A night nobody will forget!
A giant, crippling blizzard and five people, so very different; that are trapped in an ancient library with no power or way to get out!
Wow! This story has so much between these pages and words!
Lessons to be learned, friendships to be made and a time to "let go" and move forward!
This is definitely a different type of book!
This novel has heartbreak, hope, despair, torture, love and friendship!
I enjoyed each of these remarkable characters and Charlie too! I could smell the library books, the pine trees and the blizzard as it approached!
It is good!! Try it!

I received an advance copy of, The Night of Many Endings, by Melissa Payne. I found this book to be boring and blah.

Thank you to both #NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for providing me an advance copy of Melissa Payne’s latest novel, The Night of Many Endings, in exchange for an honest review.

#TheNightofManyEndings is an aptly titled contemporary fiction novel about five characters (Nora, Marlene, Jasmine, Lewis, and Vlado) from different walks of life who get stranded in their community library during a huge snowstorm in Silver Ridge, Colorado. The story is essentially modeled on a locked-room mystery novel sans the mystery; though I guess if you really wanted to, you could make a case for Mario being the “mystery” here.

I was intrigued by the rave reviews that the author received for her previously published works and the fact that so many readers commented on her beautiful prose. After reading this novel, I agree that the author can write and that the book is easy to read. I also think the characters are very well developed.

The writing and characters, however, were not enough to hold my attention the entire journey. At times, I felt myself drifting off and struggling to maintain focus. There are many redundancies throughout the chapters that could benefit from some sharp editing. Also, while a snowstorm is the perfect backdrop for the bleak material, I did not find it as uplifting or redeeming as other readers did. Additionally, I thought the protagonist’s story (i.e., Nora) lacked a proper ending when compared to the other characters like Marlene and Lewis.

Since the plot is primarily driven by the characters’ backstories and takes place in mainly one setting, the town library, I find there is not much to discuss without spoiling anything and am left answering two basic questions for readers: Is the author a good storyteller? For the most part, yes. Is this a book that anyone can read? Not necessarily. I do not recommend reading if you cannot tolerate or are not in the mood for the following subjects: addiction, death of a loved one or family members, chronic pain/illnesses, and loneliness. If you enjoy character studies, especially those for despondent and bitter characters, then I would say go for it.

A quick and wholesome read (nothing in here would offend my grandma). Trigger warnings for drug use, thoughts about suicide, and parent deaths should be noted. I wanted more of Vlado's story as I felt like he had an interesting background, but his character's main role was just to have a thing for Nora.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Life hasn’t been kind to librarian Nora Martinez, but she looks at the world through rose colored glasses. finding hope and joy in the smallest things. She pours her heart into making her small library in Colorado a gathering place for her community while she waits for the chance to be reunited with her troubled brother. Nora takes in all those who need hope and a second chance, making her little library a beacon of light and hope in a dark world. Culminating in a blizzard that strands a group of misfits inside Nora’s library, this book is a beautiful tribute to the power of libraries and the people entrusted to share them with the world. Truly a book to make believers of all of us