Pre-Owned The Mirk and Midnight Hour (Paperback 9780385752886) by Jane Nickerson

from Azacia

The Mirk and Midnight Hour was slow to get into and I struggled to tie some of the pieces together. The story takes place in the war torn south surrounding a family made up by blood, marriage, and loyalty. However all is not peaceful and quaint in this small Mississippi town. Danger lurks in both...

from scatlett

This book did not live up to the expectations I had after Strands of Bronze and Gold. I just couldn't feel invested in Violet or her extended family (except for Seely!). The book felt like it had good bones but needed to be tightened up via editing, clarification - something!

from WizardsofWorch

This story is set in the war torn south of Mississippi during the Civil War. Violet's twin brother has already been killed in the war, her mother is dead, and her father remarries just before going off to war leaving seventeen-year-old Violet with a stepmother and stepsister who have just moved i...

from AngelaCinVA

It was an interesting book, but at times it lost focus. If I'd been reading, instead of listening in the car, I would almost certainly have skimmed some sections. It wasn't as mysterious and magical as I expected. The voodoo actually plays a surprisingly small role in the overall story. This is m...

from AmberEgan

Excellent story with twists and turns in its plot(s). Will not bore readers.