I thought that the dual POVS and timelines were done well. They never felt inconsistent or choppy. The premise is exciting, and I absolutely love dark academia. I wish that I had been able to relate to the characters a bit more. I also wanted more closure at the end, but overall, it was enjoyable and had an interesting twist with the sci fi element.

I know this review is long overdue, but this book was a DNF. I appreciate the opportunity, and the concept was pretty intriguing, just felt a little underwhelmed and it just was not for me.

I wanted to like this one more but had to DNF sorry. The story just didn't capture my attention enough to continue. The plot was actually really similar to The Twelve Days of Murder.

Thank you for the opportunity.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an advance copy in exchange for honest feedback

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers!
Four college friends return to their old stomping grounds in a reunion of sorts, as they try to find out what happened to the 5th member of their group.
Lots of twists and turns, with a longing sense of nostalgia that makes sense the older you get.

The concept sounded great but ultimately it just didn’t work for me. There wasn’t necessarily anything in particular - I just wasn’t engaged or invested.

What would you do if you could go back in time? Would you change anything? What if it could save someone? This is the premise that drew me to The Midnight Club and while the read was entertaining, there wasn’t enough to set this book apart from others. While the writing was engaging, the story itself was not special to me. I kept getting the feeling I have read this before.

I had lots of issues with the pacing, and couldn’t connect to any of the characters or to the story. This just wasn’t for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Company for this Advanced Readers Copy of The Midnight Club By Margot Harrison!

I got about halfway through and realized there was still nothing keeping me reading besides just a thought that I *should* keep reading, and that was enough to get me to give up. It had promise, but between the extremely slow pacing, not connecting to any of the characters, and the rapid shuffle of multiple POVs that really seemed unnecessary....It was a DNF for me around 50%.

***Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for providing me with a digital copy of this book to review.***

Unfortunately I was unable to download this book before the archive date, but I look forward to reading and reviewing other books by this author in the future.

THE MIDNIGHT CLUB is an unusual tale about friendship, love, and memories. Harrison plays with the past and the present as her characters use a secret substance to transport them out of their current time and place.

This book is a trip. There is a non-linear flow where Sonia and Byron, mainly, are finding out the pieces of a larger puzzle to what happened to Jennet all those years ago. Secrets are exposed and truths are revealed through the process which makes the story compelling. However, I will admit there were times when it got a bit confusing for me. I even had to re-read sections so I could put what was happening into the context of the mystery.

By the end, I was left with this feeling of unsettled closure for these four friends. The emotions and the reliving of the past became tense as well as suspenseful within the narrative. I invested in what they were going through and wanted justice for Jennet. Harrison truly gave us a unique tale that was cleverly crafted to combine the psychological with a bit of otherwordly time travel. Like I said. This book was wild…in a good way.

So this was okay? I don't necessarily have anything bad to say about it. The writing was alright, the characters were decent, the concept was intriguing. It just wasn't executed well. In all honesty, I think I would've preferred The Midnight Club if it ditched its main cast and focused on Hayworth instead. He was mysterious, he was interesting. I was excited whenever he got page time because I knew he'd offer new areas to think about. The rest of our cast, though, was boring. I don't regret reading this, but its definitely not a book I'll recommend or think of again.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review

Decades later, a mysterious invitation pulls our main character back into the past. A group of friends try to connect the dots about what happened to a member of their group who died in college. But of course, each friend has something to hide- from each other and themselves. Who can be trusted? Can we even trust our own memories? This book was twisty, mysterious, fantastical, and nostalgic. A beautiful read.

Thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc of this one in exchange for an honest review!

Unfortunately, this book did not grab my attention. I didn't like the characters and I just didn't care about anyone or what happened to them.

I hope others love this one!

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

“I went on a weird drug trip to clarify/alter reality” is one of my least favorite plot devices in fiction, and it’s a shame this book chose that route because it could have been a good story if done slightly differently.

I think I would have liked this best reworked as a campus mystery entirely rooted in reality, but I also think there’s a way to use the time bending aspect of it successfully as well, and I wish the author had chosen to go more with magic than drugs to achieve that.

It’s a little hard to believe that any of these people did all this in the first place, and it’s REALLY hard to buy that they then went back and did it again. Guilt can do strange things to people, as can a need for closure and answers, but this still feels like a bridge too far and veers off into a lot of ridiculousness that doesn’t really add up.

I did like the way Harrison speaks about our time at college and friendships at that age, and I think she’s got a lot of talent as a writer. But the way this one shakes out is a bit of a let down.

𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑰𝑫𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻 𝑪𝑳𝑼𝑩 𝒃𝒚 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒐 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏 was my work companion today. This cover initially drew me in and I love how perfect it fits the story.

This is a clever and mind bending tale with a group of people who reunite 25 years after the death of one of their Midnight Club members. They have a concoction that enables them to experience moments outside their timeline, and the goal in this reconnecting is to find answers about that night. The problem is, they all have memories that they'd like to keep private, and when the access to memory morphs into the ability to enact change, this trip can change everything.

I have to admit, I didn't read much of the synopsis when I requested this from @graydonhousebooks @htpbooks via @netgalley. I loved how it surprised me by going beyond the Dark Academia and coming-of-age, by adding some psychological suspense and time-travel aspects! This came out in September and I can't believe I waited to read this!

I definitely recommend this fun and engaging story!

I enjoyed this book. The plot was well thought of and kept me intrigued. The storyline was engaging and the characters were well developped. I was really invested in finding out who killed their friend. I wasn't a fan of the ending and it left me wanting to know what happened and it didn't provide the closure I wanted.

The novel follows a group of teenagers who form an exclusive club with a chilling tradition: meeting at midnight to tell ghost stories. Each story is more eerie than the last, but things take a sinister turn when one of the club members dies under mysterious circumstances, and the others begin to suspect that their tales may be more than just fiction.

Harrison does an excellent job of building tension throughout the book, mixing the supernatural elements with very real emotional stakes. The characters are well-developed, and their personal struggles and secrets make them relatable, which only heightens the suspense as the story unfolds. Themes of friendship, trust, and the haunting specters of the past are explored with depth and sensitivity.

One of the standout aspects of The Midnight Club is the way Harrison weaves the stories within the story. Each ghost story told by the club members serves as both a chilling narrative in its own right and a piece of the larger mystery surrounding the group's dynamics and the secrets they harbor.

The writing is atmospheric and eerie, creating a perfect setting for a book that’s both creepy and thought-provoking. Fans of psychological thrillers and ghost stories will enjoy this one, as it delivers on both thrills and heart.