{"id":3204,"date":"2016-03-07T13:34:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T21:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=3204"},"modified":"2016-03-28T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T18:17:30","slug":"review-midnight-lily-by-mia-sheridan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=3204","title":{"rendered":"Review: Midnight Lily by Mia Sheridan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Happily ever after doesn’t mean a lifetime of perfection. I don’t think <\/i>anyone believes that happily ever after means there are no unhappy days, even unhappy years. It means loving <\/i>forever, despite all the many reasons it’s easier not to.”<\/i><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3 “love you forever” stars<\/p>\n

I’m not entirely sure how to start this review\u00a0and am\u00a0really torn about how I am feeling after reading Midnight Lily. It is a very different story than we usually get from Mia Sheridan. It still has Mia’s beautiful writing, unexpected twists and gorgeous romances, but it fell short for me in many ways. I am not even sure are how to write this review without giving away the plot and twists, so it going to be\u00a0pretty vague. I do think it is best to go in blind because the twists, especially the first, are\u00a0jaw-dropping.<\/p>\n

I adored the first half of the book. I felt the connection between the characters and loved the mystery. Mia wrote a beautiful beginning of a love story that made me smile\u00a0and swoon. Both characters are flawed but are so similar that they are drawn to each other.<\/p>\n

It seemed . . . meant to be, like fate. Beautifully designed. That we had, against all odds, somehow found each other out here in the middle of nowhere. Two people who needed each other so desperately.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then the first twist is revealed and BAM! I did not see that coming! I had theories, all which I was wrong about, and I was so excited to have been surprised the way I was! Then the whole story changes and from there I think my rating started to fall. The more\u00a0twists that were revealed, the more\u00a0confused I got. \u00a0I think maybe the story was too complex.<\/p>\n

The love between the characters is what kept\u00a0my rating from falling below three stars. \u00a0It was so\u00a0sweet and all-consuming, and I felt their connection. \u00a0Their love was strong and they were committed to making it work.<\/p>\n

“We will never be perfect or without flaws, the lives we’ve been given are not like that. But, Lily, in my heart, you are perfect for me. Perfectly mine. And I’m yours.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I’m not afraid of the darkness. I’ve been there before. I’ll step into it willingly, unhesitatingly, and I’ll come find you. No one else could make that promise and mean it, Lily. No one. No one except me.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But by the end, I am left feeling….I don’t know…confused? unsatisfied? underwhelmed? overwhelmed? I am actually not sure how I feel. I need more…I need answers. My confusion isn’t about their love, it’s about everything else.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Spoiler <\/div>
What is real? What isn’t real?<\/div><\/div>\n

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Check out our\u00a0Author Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0on Mia Sheridan.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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