By Midnight by Mia James
Posted by Sadie , Tuesday, June 22, 2010 3:37 AM
By Midnight by Mia James will be released September 2010
When April Dunne's family gets uprooted from Edinburgh to London, she is not impressed. Now April has to go to the impressive and imposing Ravenwood, for students who are gifted, financially or academically, but April is neither, making it all the more terrifiying. On top of this are 'the Faces' the rich and impossibly beautiful clique at the school, which for an inexplicable reason want to be friends with her, making many enemies for April in the process. After the murder of the rock star Alix Greaves, and being saved by one of the Faces, Gabriel from another murder, April and her new friend conspiracy theorist Caro start to sense something hinky is going on. But the real question is will they solve the mystery before the killer comes for April?
Make no mistake this isn't a supernatural romance, despite its cover, By Midnight most definitely is closer to a murder mystery then Twilight or the other stock-standard supernatural romances. There is romance hidden in there, it just doesn't take precedent over the murders and the mystery that surrounds them and April herself. I really enjoyed the relationship between Caro and April, and as someone who has moved from school to school, it was very believable especially when the appearance of her Edinburgh best friend Fiona is entered into the mix. The lore the author used to back up and support her version of fictional supernatural lore, along with historical facts and murders, really was the point that pulled me in and grab ahold of me for the ride, but to be honest, there were some parts that felt like they were added in to appease the fluffy supernatural fans.
By Midnight is written by a husband and wife team, and by having a male and a female point of view it helped round out the characters of April, Caro, and Gabriel. I also found the periphery characters to be engaging and loved April's quick humour. In short I will be buying the next installment when it comes out, but for the mystery, and scooby-doo factor, not the romance.
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