The Midnight Game

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I have read 2 other books by the same author and while I enjoyed the ride for both of them, it was nothing like this one. The first issue that I had with this book was how it was written. You have chapters from different characters POV, but you also have excerpts which are meant to show threads on a social media platform. Whilst this kind of layout can work, for some reason I just found this really bitty - it seemed to interrupt the flow of the main action, rather than adding anything to it. Because of this, for a long time, the only creepy aspect of the story was the thought of a deserted building at night, and messing with things you possibly don't understand. Other than that, this book was not scary at all. There aren't really any great plot twists either, so I came away from this feeling very underwhelmed. Even for a young adult book, it felt quite immature. Je volgt meerdere POV’s, ieder personage draagt een geheim met zich mee en moeten dit ook opschrijven op een briefje om vervolgens mee te kunnen doen aan het spel. She has a long-standing love affair with all things scary, reading Point Horrors at primary school before graduating to Stephen King in her misguided teens. Classic 90s and 00s horror movies are definitely her pub quiz strong point and her first love may well have been Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Studying for a degree in Art History and Archaeology meant that she developed a thirst for anything old, beautiful and very often dead. She tries to combine this with contemporary settings in her writing to make unique and chilling modern stories. Een clubje van zes mensen die elkaar op het internet ontmoet hebben maar verder vreemden voor elkaar zijn, besluiten the midnight game te spelen in een verlaten schoolgebouw.

A group of friends decide to play The Midnight Game and not all is as it seems. There is more to the game. The author had me completely engaged and I was biting my nails and dreading going to the loo at night. She kept it up all throughout the book and although I (unfortunately) guessed folie á deux loved the idea of it but it didn't satisfy my need for wanting an epic twist. Nice touch at the ending though. Toni really made me almost throw the book across the room at least 3 times. INSUFFERABLE, ANNOYING and always opening her mouth to say some negative shit for absolute no reason. Also the whole SA plot with Hugo was so unnecessary and the fact Toni probably even falsely accused him, very unnecessary. De grote vraag is natuurlijk; is dit spel wel echt? Zit the midnight man écht achter je aan wanneer je dit spel start? While some of the twists were a little obvious, it was the kind of obvious that makes you feel smart for figuring something out!Cynt Cynthia is a YA writer from the North-West of England. She has always enjoyed writing and when her English teacher accused her of plagiarism in Year 8, she thought she might actually be quite good at it.

I’m working on three different projects, two of which will be out this year, and I have some exciting events booked in, including an appearance at Lancashire Lit Fest.I would recommend this book for older teens. There are sections explaining the rules of other Creepypasta games and descriptions of murder and violence which may be upsetting to younger or more susceptible readers. However, older teens will love it and I can see it being extremely popular in school libraries. This is Cynthia Murphy's third horror novel for teens, and I feel that she is becoming an important voice in this genre. I await her next offering with interest. Authors, if you are a member of the Goodreads Author Program, you can edit information about your own books. Find out how in this guide. Rules of The Midnight Game: Do not turn on the lights. Do not go to sleep. Do not leave the building. One of my goals this year is to read as many 2023/ARCs as I can so I started with Cynthia Murphy’s latest release The Midnight Game and it was the best choice I made. I read Last One to Die a few years ago which I loved. Cynthia has a way of writing that you can’t put down and this was the same.