STORY LINE MIDNIGHT BURNING:
Author Karissa Laurel creates an original paranormal mystery novel in Midnight Burning filled with humor, romance, adventure, and tension.
Raised in the foothills of North Carolina, twins Solina and Mani traveled different paths in life. Mani, seeking answers, journeyed to Alaska where he met death. Meanwhile, Solina worked with their mom and dad in the family bakery and dreamed. However, Solina’s dreams are not sweet gentle dreams of happily every after; nightmares follow sleep for Solina.
Solina travels to Alaska determined to find answers to Mani death. Seeking help from Mani’s friends and employer, Solina finds answers and unbelievable circumstances.
Grab a beverage, your favorite chair, relax, and read my paranormal mystery review of Burning Midnight.
CHARACTERS, PLOTTING, AND DEVELOPMENT:
Author Karissa Laurel created a non-stop, character driven, thrill ride in Midnight Burning. Laurel mixes ancient myths and heroes with modern-day scenarios, she crafts a refreshing story-line.
Guaranteed to thrill the reader, Laurel infuses tension, actions, and mystery in this novel. With steady and smooth pacing, Laurel weaves the many plot lines together to form an intriguing paranormal mystery novel. Even though Burning Midnight contains mystery and paranormal elements, Laurel also includes humor and romance giving the reader relief from the tension and action as each chapter barrels toward the conclusion.
Concluding my mystery paranormal review of Burning Midnight, I find the characters well-developed with strong personalities. Laurel’s writing style is smooth, clear, and clean. Midnight Burning was a good beginning to this series. However, it does leave something of a cliff hanger in the ending. I look forward to the next book.
MIDNIGHT BURNING RECOMMENDATION: STARS 4
A suitable novel for anyone who likes a paranormal mysteries with fantasy and humor, I recommend this novel for young adults to adults.
FINALLY PLEASE NOTE:
I received this book from the author and chose to voluntarily review it with an honest mystery/paranormal novel review. Book reviews of any novel are dependent on the book review author’s opinion. Consequently, all book reviews on-line and on my blog, are my opinion. Without a doubt, the ARC did not affect my voluntary mystery/paranormal novel review.