The Midnight Game

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The ending. Shouldn't have been investigated more by the police shouldn't we have seen the outcome? And going on the eleven mile game what are you bonkers? 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.

When a group of strangers who met on a creepy Deddit thread decide to meet up in real life, they only have one objective in mind: to summon the Midnight Man. This is a YA horror/thriller and not what I was expectiong so the games mentioned in the book where creepy and spooky and believable. I mean there is a kernel of truth in every urban legend or story right? I wanted to read something out of my comfort zone and a different genre to what I had been reading lately and I got both. Truly, I had so much fun with this book, the story and the wonderfully integrated mixed media bits.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. A lot of Filler stuff with all the game recommendations (11 mile game etc), could’ve, no i should’ve skipped those tbh. The end was so bad, and no it’s not simple like it’s just an ending that isn’t to my liking, it’s seriously bad. It was so rushed. Admittedly, I think I am a bit old compared to the target market for this book. And I think that is why I didn't end up enjoying it as much as I thought I would. The premise sounded interesting, and hopefully creepy. A group of six people meet online, through their shared interest in horror. They start discussing creepy games that you can play, and then agree to meet up and play one: The Midnight Game. It's kind of a mix of urban legends along with a group of people getting far more than they bargained for. So, why didn't this work out for me? 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.

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. Toni being his accomplice not too obvious but stupid. “I want to keep Reece happy”, stupid reasoning to be his accomplice. If you really wanted to keep Reece happy and would like him you wouldn’t have made out with Hugo and then think about blaming Reece for everything and running off. 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. When a group who have met on a creepy Deddit thread decide to meet in real life, they only have one plan in mind: they are going to summon the Midnight Man. And once you start the Midnight Game, you must finish it - there's no other way out! Six strangers. One night. But how many survivors? Het verhaal was mega spannend en had een paar twist en turns die ik niet aan zag komen, maar heb er ook wel een paar kunnen voorspellen.I’m not entirely sure if I can call if fun, exactly, but it was just one of those books that are fast to read and enjoyable. I’ve just completed edits for my US version of Win Lose Kill Die, which is out on December 5th. I’ve also been offered some exciting new opportunities that I can’t discuss yet!” 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.