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callistag1's review
2.0
I didn't understand it that well, but I think I was okay. i'll give the second and third book a chance.
stephxsu's review
1.0
I have a hunch that this will be one of those series that people pick up because the cover looks pretty and there’s a pretty famous author’s name on it. Otherwise, THE MIDNIGHT TWINS is a jumbled, jumpy, and gnarled mess of characters, ooooo-spooky events, and rushed conclusions.
I understand that the twins at 13 years old, and that tweens on the brink of puberty make for melodramatic and often confusing times, but really, now. The mindset of an eighth grade girl does not have to manifest itself in the poor, choppy writing. Mitchard frequently jumps from one moment to another half an hour later, leaving us bewildered readers to fill in the gap and try to keep up at the same time.
Most of the time, the book dragged so much and included a bunch of pointless information that didn’t help me understand the twins or their situation any better. The ending is appropriate for a novel written by—you guessed it—an eighth grade girl: chock full of moments where you’re pretty sure you’re supposed to gasp in shock and moan in despair. When the climactic moment occurred, I didn’t feel anything, possibly because by that point I was so sick of the characters and the book’s nonsense writing.
I’m sorely disappointed that poor writing killed what could have been interesting characters with interesting abilities. Still, I’ve heard that the second book, LOOK BOTH WAYS, is better, and I must say that I sincerely hope so, for Jacquelyn Mitchard has made me disheartened with this failure of a series starter.
I understand that the twins at 13 years old, and that tweens on the brink of puberty make for melodramatic and often confusing times, but really, now. The mindset of an eighth grade girl does not have to manifest itself in the poor, choppy writing. Mitchard frequently jumps from one moment to another half an hour later, leaving us bewildered readers to fill in the gap and try to keep up at the same time.
Most of the time, the book dragged so much and included a bunch of pointless information that didn’t help me understand the twins or their situation any better. The ending is appropriate for a novel written by—you guessed it—an eighth grade girl: chock full of moments where you’re pretty sure you’re supposed to gasp in shock and moan in despair. When the climactic moment occurred, I didn’t feel anything, possibly because by that point I was so sick of the characters and the book’s nonsense writing.
I’m sorely disappointed that poor writing killed what could have been interesting characters with interesting abilities. Still, I’ve heard that the second book, LOOK BOTH WAYS, is better, and I must say that I sincerely hope so, for Jacquelyn Mitchard has made me disheartened with this failure of a series starter.
caitpoytress's review
1.0
I really didn't enjoy this story at all. It was anticlimactic and annoying (the "twin language" I found especially grating). It probably didn't help that I listened to it on audiobook and didn't care for the narrator at all. I love Jacquelyn Mitchard's adult novels and I'll stick to those in the future.
thedistortionist's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
elliotalderson's review
Didn't finish it. It wasn't keeping my attention. Maybe somewhere down the line if I'm bored enough and have nothing else to read, I'll check it out again.
marshaskrypuch's review against another edition
3.0
This was a quick ebook read on my Droid. A perfect sort of book to read on an airplane or waiting for a taxi. Mitchard has dramatically stripped down her style for this early YA compared to her adult fiction. I would have liked richer detail and character development, but with a writer as talented as Mitchard, the bare bones prose still works. Not as absorbing as her adult tales but entertaining nonetheless.
books_with_yessica's review against another edition
5.0
With Mallory and Meredith being twins and born at midnight they are the "prize" of the town. Mallory is the tomb boy with almost a lack of fear while Merry being the girly one and on the cheer-leading team they demonstrate that not all twins are similar...when an accident happens on their birthday, a fire where no one knows how it started, they after start getting visions of stuff that make no sense at all. Mallory is able to see the future while Merry the past......but might their visions lead to something deep in their past with their ancestors???? Why might they be getting visions about the same guy but where he is two different person? Their visions might be able to stop the threat that clouds their small town. But only if their powers don't destroy them first...
mary_r_m's review against another edition
3.0
Not sure what I was expecting. Picked it up to fill a task for the seasonal challenge.
gabieowleyess's review against another edition
Got to page 79. I'm really surprised. This is the second book that I haven't finished this week! That is a record for me. I NEVER stop books. This was just too boring. I knew already that I wasn't going to continue the series so I just stopped while I was ahead. Nothing was happening! After the fire, which was very early in the book, nothing was happening! I just couldn't do it. Sorry.
lizmart88's review against another edition
2.0
While Jackie Mitchard is one of my favorite authors, as an adult, I just couldn't get into this novel. Some ya books are equally appealing to adults, but this is not one of them. The story is about twins born on different days - one on new years eve and the other on new years day. After a fire on their 13th birthday, one develops the ability to see the future while the other can see the past in dreams. As a ya novel, they are focused on one singular problem, a boy who is threatening animals and girls and appears to be a sociopath of some kind. I would recommend this book for young adults, but not for adults. The story is a bit too plodding and predictable to really keep my interest. The ending was a bit trite and the final chapter too neatly tied up to interest me in reading the sequels.