Demetria's review of Midnight
by Sister Souljah
Sister Souljah is a talented writer and the idea of writing a novel based on a character (Midnight)from her best-seller "The Coldest Winter Ever" sounds like a great idea. However, there are a few things that prevent this novel from being great. One thing is that it's just too long. There are lots of really great books that are hundreds and hundreds of pages long, but what makes this book different is that the ending is incredibly unsatisfying. A book of this length should have taken readers right up to the beginning of Midnight's emergence in "The Coldest Winter Ever" or at least left the readers off on a point where we feel satisfied about where life is generally headed for this character. I really didn't like the cliffhanger treatment in this at all.
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