I ended up having issues trying to get the Audio version of this work, so I did have to read the physical copy. I loved it. From the cover art, to the plot, to the characters. I’d love to read more from this author.

Second in a series and I recommend going in order! Magical novels are always fun, but having an exciting audio narrator to go with it only made this read better.

This book follows Zora in the 1920s - -each fairytale in this series is from a different time period, following a different family member. Zora's story is about controlling her magic and making the choice between her magic something she hates) or something she loves.

This story is told in the 1920's jazz era, with music, history and the added bonus of magic. A lot of fun!

This book was received as an ARC from Disney Audiobooks - Disney Hyperion through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

Adenrele Ojo's soothing, and captivating voice combined with Dhonielle Clayton's exciting storyline is the perfect recipe for such a vigorously thrilling read. The audiobook really accented the brilliant use of imagery constructed by Clayton, and it really brought the story to life. The audiobook also exemplified the mood, setting, and climax of The Mirror:Shattered Midnight in the modern of the combination of Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast, feeling the passion, and struggle going through Zora and Phillip. Our teen book club is already interested in reading this book for a future teen book club, but they will have their interest peaked high when they hear the audiobook.

An enticing, exciting, addicting story expressed brilliantly through this audiobook. This audiobook deserves 5 stars.

I really enjoyed Shattered Midnight. Dhonielle Clayton did a wonderful job of transporting me to New Orleans which made it easy for me to be fully immersed in the story.

I loved the magic aspects and would have actually like more of it. I'm really looking forward to more in this series and from the author.

The narration was good. Adenrele Ojo did a good job bringing the characters and time to life.

While I enjoyed the first installment in this series, I was quite put off by this second venture. I have enjoyed Clayton’s previous books and was looking forward to this novel.
Clayton’s gift for imagery is never lost and is very prominent throughout this novel in both the scenery and the characters that fill it. Everything is cast with such great detail and can be pictured beautifully. This does drone a little bit at times and causes this reader to lose focus on the forward movement.
And this forward movement is where I had issues with this novel. If the action was focused on, this would have been quite a short novel. There was just too much that got in the way of forward progress. Whether it be a long description or another rant (and unfortunately they did become rants after the tenth time it had to be brought up) about the unfairness that surrounds our leading lady. Although the subject is one that deserves discussion and books about overcoming strife and growing from history, there are many better ways to do it.
While some may enjoy this book, it simply wasn’t for me as it lacked a strong story to suck me in get excited about. The narration of this story had no effect on my review.

Quick paced and easy to read about Zora and her magic escaping her past. She tries to let go of her magic but realizes it’s so much more. I thought it was a great paced book until the end, where it ended abruptly! I’m hoping her story line is continued in the next book in the series, as I want to find out what happens next to Zora (aka Sadie). Dhonielle Clayton is a wonderful writer and this one is no exception. I thoroughly enjoyed the narrator!

Shattered Midnight picks up after the events in Broken Wish, the first book in The Mirror series. It was neat to follow Zora and Phillip, who were the descendants of Mathilda and Agnes from the first book, and see how the magic of their families has impacted their lives. This book can be read as a standalone, but it definitely gives more context to the magic and universe if you've read Broken Wish first.

I love that this book was set in the jazz age, and that Zora's powers involved singing and music. The story being set in New Orleans of course made me think of Tiana, especially because these books have bits of fairy tales woven in throughout. It was also interesting to see how race was addressed in the book, especially with the relationship between Zora and Phillip. I think the author handled this well and didn't shy away from how dangerous interracial relationships were back in the early 20th century.

For the most part, I enjoyed Shattered Midnight. I think the best bits were the little Easter eggs of fairy tales that are sprinkled throughout the book. There's a part where Zora contemplates giving up her magic, including her singing, in order to keep herself safe. That definitley felt inspired by The Little Mermaid. Also, Zora lived with her aunt and cousins, which often gave some Cinderella vibes.

I do wish this book had a bit more magic though, and that Zora could have actually used her powers without literally demolishing a space with her telekinetic power. I know she was forbidden from using magic by her mother, but her grandmother did still train her and her own mother had magical abilities. It seems like she was more dangerous because she was untrained, which seems like a weird way to be raised when your whole family is full of witches.

I will likely continue on in the series because so far these books have ended without a happy ending, and I'm determined to see these families finally have some peace.

I thought the audiobook narrator did a very good job and it was easy to tell who each character was. I feel like the only voice that threw me off was Phillip for some reason, but overall I enjoyed how she told the story.

Thank you to NetGalley for this audiobook copy of shattered midnight by Dhonielle Clayton! I’m a huge fan of her writing so I was excited to see this book available especially one that I didn’t know anything about!

I enjoyed the 1920s setting. I think I made a mistake not reading the first book first (obvi) bc some of the storyline was lost on me. From the reviews I read it could be a stand alone but I just felt like I was missing something!

Overall, the writing is fantastic as always and I will continue to read more from Dhonielle Clayton! And I do think I’ll go back and read the first book in the series 😂

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher/author for providing me with an ALC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was exactly what I wanted it to be! I loved it. I will make sure to check out other books by this author. When I requested this I was just intrigued by the concept of it and I loved how it turned out. This story had a great plot and if you have read this and enjoyed it, This was so much. It was such a great story. I would say give this one a try. I will continue to follow this author. Way to go to this author for not letting me down.

I highly enjoyed the narrator of the audiobook. Kept me listening.

I love Dhonielle’s writing. This books was a fresh take on a untapped backdrop for a fairytale. At times the narrator pulled me out of the world and made it harder to get pulled back in. It is possible that this was just not my style of a narrator. I would definitely recommend this story and encourage all to give it a try and listen to the sample of the narrator. Story gets 4 out of 5 stars and the audio gets 2.5 out of 5 stars

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

It's always interesting to get rejected to read the first book in a series, but then get accepted to not only read but be able to listen to the sequel. So, yes, I was surprised to see my acceptance for both the ebook and audiobook of Shattered Midnight.

First, we were in Germany. Now we are in New Orleans. Luckily, we are still visiting the same world but with different characters. Just like the first book, I definitely fell in love with everything. Whether it was the world building, the characters, or just overall book - it was so easy to follow and picture it at the same time. Even though we don't get as much betrayal like we did in the first book, we still got plenty of it. As well as the drama. Oh man, so much drama.

Then there's the romance. I honestly love forbidden ones and it was definitely interesting to see how things played out here. Zora and Phillip had obvious chemistry, but things weren't exactly easy for them. Especially when it comes to the color of their skin. Luckily for them, love doesn't see color and I was all for their romance. Even if the time they were living in wasn't.

In the end, I was not prepared for how this was going to end. I went through so many emotions throughout this book and I'm still in recovery. I'm definitely excited for the third book to come out because I just need more from this series.

Magic, a blessing or a curse. Love, dangerous and right or soft and gentle. Music, eternal highs and lows, cathartic. Promises broken. And, as ever, a mirror for scrying.

Several months ago I happened to read the first book in this trilogy to be, so when I saw that I might have the chance to read this book I was quite excited. I loved every word. I prefer to read YA books because they focus on the plot. This one not only has a magical plot, but it includes legal and sociological issues of the 1920’s.

When it comes to love, what do you choose? Soft, sweet, and sure, or wild and free, the man the world says you should not even breathe near? Would you give away your gifts for the illusion of being “normal”? And what might the illusions be hiding once you pass beneath the surface?

I did not like this entry of the series as much as the others. I love the setting and the characters, but the plot was slow and unexciting. The use of magic was not enough to my liking and often traveled into the cliche of interracial couples.

The narration was wonderful though and each character had their own, appropriate voice. This was the best part of the book.

The Mirror: Shattered Midnight was great insight into the 1920s time period in Louisiana. Zora is a strong female character who incorporated her pride into being African American and even spoke of the importance of recognition of race rather than being color-blind. It ended on a quick note and left me wanting more of Zora and Phillip’s story.

I loved this story, but especially the narration. The voice actor was EXCELLENT. This story was literally #BlackGirlMagic. Great character development and Zora was a joy to read about. Romance was nice. Dhionielle Clayton is a wonderful author and I will be reading more of her books and also the Mirror Series overall.

I adore this series! I love how each book follows a different generation from the same family and is connected through certain symbols. It is so cool how the different authors give the characters different voices that still manage to fit together perfectly in this series.

This book was amazing. I loved the music magic that Zora had. I was so intrigued by figuring out the connection at the beginning of the book through until it was revealed.

Shattered midnight is the second installment in the mirrors series with the first book being broken wish by Julie c dao! This series has 4 different authors which I find really unique compare to other book series.
So in this second installment we follow different characters but set in the same world but this time we r new oreleans! The writing in this book was beautiful! I was able to picture everything Clayton was talking about even though I haven’t been to New Orleans! There was a twist in the middle of the book that I didn’t see coming so that is a good sign and this cliffhanger! I need book 3 asap! Overall rating 4/5 stars! If u liked the diviners series I think u will like this series but especially shattered midnight because it’s set in 1920’s! Thank u to Disney books and Jamie for sending me a finished copy but all thoughts r my own! #shatteredmidnight #dhoneilleclayton #disneybooks #letstalkya #rockstarbooktour #yalit #themirrorseries #fairytale #diversereads #historicalfiction #bookworm #bookish #bookreview #igreads

I already had the pleasure of reading Shattered Midnight as an ebook, so I’m only reviewing the audiobook performance. The narrator is an excellent choice for this story. The voice is perfect to bring to mind a 1920s feel, and there are a lot of voices and accents to balance as well. It is a wonderful performance.

Overall: 4.5 stars

The Mirror: Shattered Midnight is Book 2 in a four-book series of fairytales written by four various authors. This particular novel was written by Dhonielle Clayton and narrated by Adenrele Ojo. Let me just start by saying that this story is SOOOOO good and I cannot wait to listen to the others and find out how they all tie together in the end! Ms. Ojo did a great job narrating this tale and bringing the characters to life. Everyone had unique voices and she was so easy to listen to and I easily found myself lost in the story, which is a testament to both the writing and the narration.

This is Zora's story. After a devastating accident, Zora has fled her parents to live with her aunt and cousins for a while. Zora has a bit of magic in her and while she tries her best to keep it hidden, she's not in total control quite yet. She meets and falls in love with Philip, who happens to have a few secrets of his own. That's all I want to say so I don't give any spoilers away. As this is a Disney story, I noticed hints of Cinderella, Little Mermaid, and Princess and the Frog. The story started off a little slow but once it took off, I couldn't stop listening. The story drew me in and held on tight like I said, once it got going.

Thanks so much to the author #TheMirrorShatteredMidnight #NetGalley #DisneyAudiobooks and #DisneyHyperion for the opportunity to listen to and review this ARC!

While I did realize that this book was the second in the series when I requested it, I did not realize that it could not be read like a standalone story. I'm so lost and confused that I have to put this book down, track down a copy of the first book in this series, start that, and then read this one. Hopefully, it will make more sense after that because I do not want to DNF this book. 3 stars for now because I have hope but my final rating may change upon re-read.