I liked the premise of this book...A ritual in the basement of an old library, but I was lost through most of this book.

There was a lot happening and many characters with many points of view. I almost didn't finish this book. I was underwhelmed.

This was such a fantastic read! The idea of doing a ritual in a university library, and to have someone die shortly after they start, I had to know what was going on and what was going to happen next! That was this just a mystery, or was there something to the ritual?

One thing that was interesting to me, was that before a character would die, we would be in their perspective. Which wasn't nessicarlyy the first time we'd been in their head, espcailly as the bodies started dropping like flies, there were fewer perspectives. But that meant that we saw most of these characters final thoughts, though not all of them.

Sometimes I wanted to shake them. They had fasted, and then they took acid-they were not in their right minds, they weren't thinking clearly. Like, just wait until morning, and you'll be let out. Instead, they let paranoia and fears get to them, acting wildly and erratic. Almost all of them could have walked out there, but no, they just couldn't wait.

That end, that reveal? That was shocking, at how stupid some people are. And gross! But to have all things kicked off because of that, of this whole night could've been prevented if that hadn't have happened? Some people are just eye roll worthy!

Loved reading this book and I'd love to read more by Eva Jurczyk!

This is a weird story.
One night, couple of young people lock themselves in a library for a party - or ritual. It starts with one ugly death and the course of the night continues the bloody way. No one knows who the perpetrator is. And there are always motives in a group of people...

I love this kind of murder mysteries, a locked room type of mystery - so what could go wrong? Firstly, the easy way the violence happens. Litres of blood here and there and the “rightful” killing is enabled. And the drugs influencing the behaviours is simply a lazy way of plotting. Secondly, the psychology behind the motives is weak. Thirdly, the Greek mythology hinted at is simply a bait.

The ending twist might be surprising, but by then I was so tired by this story, that I only noted it.

Unfortunately, this sounded so much better than it was. The execution didn't work. It rambled a lot and there was not one character I cared about. They were annoying and confusing and it didn't matter to me who survived. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook

This book was so hard to get into, I listened to the Audiobook and just did not relate to the characters and I feel it was really hard to differentiate the different characters.

I was really looking forward to the Greek Mythology and Locked in a Library aspect of it but the delivery just wasn’t for me.

I was hoping for better since the summary looked cool but it just didn’t hit the mark. 2 ⭐️’s

Thank you to the Author Eva Jurczyk and the Narrator Hannah Cabell for sharing your work with me.

Big thank you as well to RB Media and NetGalley for my audiobook copy of “That Night in the Library”.

I received an advance review copy at no personal cost and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

3.5⭐️⭐️⭐️



✨ Thriller Dark Academia Vibes
✨ Whodunitt?!!
✨ Multiple POV’s



✨a group of friends gather along to spend the night before their graduation, to participate a ritual to set them free. After locking themselves up in the library, multiple povs started from within. I tried my best to listen via audiobook for the plot of each characters,but I’m struggling to like/understand them.
I opened my kindle to read it instead but it makes no difference.
✨ I’m quite disappointed with the plot as it was very hyped on social media platforms but sorry to compare but there is a similar story like this that is more engaging.

✨ overall, the story was okay. Not great but it’s my first time to read m/listen to the author. And hopefully next time is better .




✨ Thankyou #rbmedia for the copy of this arc for a honest review.





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This was a chilling vibe. There were plenty of twists to make this an enjoyable read. For fans of Scream!! A dark academic twisty tale.

When I requested this book I was so excited because the synopsis seemed like a book that was totally up my alley. Unfortunately the execution was incredibly poor. A great whodunit, with a sloppy storyline. The plot was.... confusing to say the least. I found myself lost more than a few times with my head reeling. And don't get me started on the characters. Why were they all so... unlikable and annoying? I don't like to give low ratings in general, but I can't give this more than 2 stars.

It took me about half the book before I was truly interested in the story. It was very slow and the narrator, while easy to understand, could have been more expressive.

It took me a while to get captivated by the story. It was a slow start. It took me awhile to keep the characters straight. Once the story got going it was good. It was kind of predictable. The narrator did an amazing job with all of the different characters.

I struggled to get into That Night in the Library from both in terms of the narrator of the audiobook and the plot. The characters felt a bit distant to me and I found that I could not connect or understand many of their motivations. The events of the novel are a bit plodding at time, but when it hits its stride I found myself enjoying the flow of the book. If you are very into quirky characters and mysteries this might be a book that you are able to find more enjoyment than I was able to.

I was excited with the dark academia/thriller feel of the That Night in the Library and the enjoyed the blend of genres. However, the story is completely flat, the characters did not stand out nor did their POVS. It just was not engaging for me, but if the character development was more developed, it would have pulled the story together better. 2.75 stars rounded up.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ALC.

Reading the blurb gave me goosebumps, I had very high hopes for this one, and unfortunately it disappointed. I thought it was going to be amazing, 7 students locked in a library for a night, murders happening, what sounds better than that? I did finish listening the whole book, but sadly I did not enjoy this one, like I hoped to.

This book.
There are the all the clues that this is going to be dark and mess with your mind and whoa does it. Did I read into the cover that way? Nope. Was this what I was thought I was going to read? Nope. Was it still so good? YES. Usually books about my nice, sweet, quiet library people is a safe decision for a lighter read or a read that'll be interesting and intellectual. But typically it doesn't have the mind bending that this one held. The set up was hard but totally necessary for all the twists and turns of the book. I was guessing until the end.

#netgalley
#arc
#thatnightinthelibrary

As a huge fan of books about books and libraries, I was excited to get into this one. A rag-tag group of seven people gather in the basement of a library the night before their graduation to do a ritual designed to free them from the fear of death. They take drugs and the night takes a wild turn when death joins the party. I wanted to like this book but the introduction of so many unreliable characters was just too much for me to handle. Yes, they are all tripping. Yes, that's going to lead to a disconnect from reality. However, this book leads the reader to not get any plot to follow and just read way too much stream of consciousness. This book didn't work for me.

The narration wasn't the issue that bothered me about this book, and if I look at just the voice acting I can find no real fault. Yes, it was slightly odd to get so many different voices and it relied on naming the characters often to help the reader keep track of things, but not in a way that seemed over the top. I could have done with more sound effects or pauses.

Unfortunately this one just wasn’t for me! I wasn’t a fan of any of the characters, so it was hard to get invested into the story.

Seven students lock themselves in a basement to take part in a sacred ritual, when one of them is found murdered.
I really did have high hopes for this book, the concept sounded so promising, however, I didn't particularly like it. I found the book to have repetitive sections which got a little annoying and could have shortened the book a little bit if they were removed. I really did not enjoy this book, I almost turned it off multiple times, but powered through hoping that the book would surprise me, but that was not the case unfortunately. I did not find the book engaging, it was really hard to stay tuned into it. I actually restarted the book 3 times.

I found it hard to follow the book because of the multiple POVs and the audiobook just went from one to another without much pause in between. I also found parts of the story to be very far fetched and unlikely to actually happen in real life.

Just because the book wasn't for me, doesn't mean it won't be for you, I would read other reviews first to determine if you'll like this book or not.

Thank you to RB Media and NetGalley for granting me an audio ARC for my honest opinion.

This was my second book by Eva Jurczyk. I did not like her other book. This book was a little better. It kept my interest in the story more than the other one. I did not really care for the characters, though, and I thought the books was still quite slow for my taste. As much as I did not really care for it, I still think we have patrons that will enjoy this book, and will still be recommending it.

This has too many unlikeable characters for it to be enjoyable. I didn't care who died or why. A bit too predictable as well.

Hated the characters, hated the story. Didn't know I would be reading a horror. Would not recommend.