'Midnight' is such an incredible, immersive read. This is set on a cruise to the Antarctica and the sheer remoteness and beauty of the Antarctica really comes across spectacularly well. It also provides the perfect location to build a sense of unease and danger. Olivia is our main character for this and I instantly connected to her and liked her. The other characters are strong and they all provide a mixture of personalities that come together to form an eclectic mix but it was interesting getting to know all of them.
The tension really builds throughout this book and I was hooked as I wanted to know what was going to happen next. I thoroughly enjoyed this intense yet enigmatic read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Michael Joseph for an advance copy.

I'm always drawn to mysteries aboard cruise ships and the likes and after hearing great things about Amy McCulloch's first book, I was keen to give this a read.
Sadly it was far too slow for me. I understand going slow to create tension but it almost had the opposite effect for me in this.
I also found it hard to connect to or root for Olivia. She was a bit bland and unremarkable.
I wouldn't really call this a thriller either, maybe a mystery would be a better way to describe it.
I think I will go back and read Breathless and would be interested to see what the author does next. But unfortunately I don't think this story was for me.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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I liked the authors writing style but I found the story very slow, especially the second half. The setting was great and very atmospheric.

I loved her first book so much I was a bit tentative about this. But no reason to be. I think she is going to be a massive star in the literary world. Her books are so different and real thrillers. The descriptions of these unknown (to me!) places are as relates it gets. Roll on #3

Breathless was a five-star read for me, and I was so excited for this one . While this book was an ok read, it didn't compare to Breathless for me, so I was a little disappointed.

Thank you to Netgalley, Michael Joseph, and Amy McCulloch for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

this book actually made me FEEL things. and i’m not even talking the usual crying and getting emotional, it genuinely made me want to reach through the pages and shake some of the characters, particularly the staff on the cruise and just scream in their face that they’re all dumb *****. so there’s that - when a book makes you feel emotions at the same time as the protagonist, the author must be doing something right to make me feel like it’s me who was in that situation and the sense of vulnerability and powerlessness olivia felt. the ending was satisfying (and frustrating too), and it felt like a well timed and thought out thriller.

This book was very disappointing as it was not as good as Breathless. Forced myself to complete it.

Midnight was SUCH a flop, I’m sorry to say. After Breathless I think everyone was expecting a lot from McCulloch’s follow up thriller, this time set on a ship heading to Antarctica. I loved the premise of this one as I’m really into locked room (or ship, in this case) mysteries and I also really enjoy travel thrillers.

What I love about travel thrillers - or thrillers set outside of the UK - is the atmosphere and the unwelcomeness of the landscape. I didn’t feel any of those vibes with Midnight. I feel like it could have been set just about anywhere.

The main character, Olivia, was also boring and I didn’t care about her survival at all.

I’m really sad about this one!

I really enjoyed McCulloch's Breathless so I had very high expectations for Midnight. Filled with suspicious characters, an interesting and extremely isolated setting and tons of suspense, Midnight lived up to my high expectations. I had a great time reading this one and look forward to diving into whatever McCulloch publishes next because I'm sure it will be equally fantastic.

Another exciting, thriller by Amy McCulloch.

The descriptions of Antarctica are beautiful and chilling, and it gives you a real sense of the remoteness and breathtaking nature at the far end of our remarkable planet.

There is murder, mystery and suspense in this new must read novel.

I really enjoyed this thriller, a murder mystery set aboard a ship heading for Antarctica. The killer must be on board but tantalising, it could be one of a selection of suspects. Olivia was interesting as a main character, some questionable decision making and a good back story perhaps influencing those decisions. The setting was fantastic and you could really feel the environment, the cold and the ice. Great sense of claustrophobia on board the ship. Complex web of characters and plenty of motives.

I loved the first book by Amy McCulloch Breathless so was keen to read Midnight.

This is the story of a trip to the Antarctic, where an exclusive art auction is taking place on board a luxury cruise liner. Olivia is on board with her partner, who is the agent for the artist. He has asked Olivia to support him behind the scenes, promising to support her as she has a fear of being on boats following a childhood incident. Unfortunately he misses the ship's departure so Olivia is on board the ship without him, surrounded by strangers who are asking where he is and what's happening with the auction. She has to face her fears of being abandoned as there's no way out. And then the accidents start happening.....

The sense of place and the majesty of the scenery all around is just as vivid as Breathless, and the author's love of the natural world is apparent, the scenery comes to life on the page. I enjoyed the story (though not quite as much as 'Breathless' and was interested to see where the plot would take me.

3.5 stars rounded up

I think that this is maybe trying to do too much? It feels like there’s too many motives and that for all of them our main character, Olivia, is really only incidental? I did like the Antarctic feel and adventure stuff - Amy does this really well. But the mystery is a little messy. It’s potentially worth a read if you want to experience the adventure part, but otherwise probably isn’t. 3 stars, just.

The chance to sail on a luxury cruise to the Antarctic helping organise an Art Auction for an esteemed & recently deceased artist was every thing Olivia could have wished for, especially along with boyfriend Aaron. However things are not smooth sailing. Aaron gets called off the boat for a business meeting & doesn't return before the ship sails. Olivia swaps the luxury cabin that she should have been in with a honeymoon couple only for them to be taken fatally ill. The shared cabin she swapped into is ransacked & Olivia struggles with her fears of the sea.

I have always had a fascination for Antarctica & this book really appealed to me, especially after enjoying 'Breathless' The descriptions of the continent did capture the setting although the majority took place on the ship. I did enjoy the book but perhaps not quite as much as I hoped. Maybe it was because I never really bonded with Olivia. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

This isn't my first by this author, so I went in with high expectations, and I don't think I paused for breath after the first chapter.
The setting was absolutely faultless. Hopeless, desolate, and downright dangerous. Mix this with an anxious and flawed Olivia, and you have a recipe for a high tension read.
The danger was just everywhere, it had me absolutely hooked on what was coming next.
This author is fast becoming one of my favourite psychological thriller writers. The pace is fast, the action, constant and you just can't stop reading.

Wow - I adored Breathless but Midnights was in an entirely different league. I loved the setting - the perfect claustrophobic setup for a locked room thriller. Amy McCulloch is the queen of the female led adventure mystery!

I absolutely loved Breathless by Amy and when I found out she was releasing a new book I knew I had to read it. Midnight definitely didn't disappoint. It had Amy's signature tension and intrigue, the characters were brilliant and the storyline was fantastic. Would definitely recommend!

. I am not the biggest fan of the sea, so being on a here someone icruise ship where someone is tryingto kill me sounds like my worst nightmare. Olivia the main character was a little to trusting and was hard to relate to. I also found the book slightly dragged and the ending was written in a hurry, A good read overall but sadly the ending let it down

The setting on a cruise ship made me think I would love this thriller but unfortunately I wasn’t thrilled at all. If the story telling was deliberately slow in a way of adding tension then it had the opposite effect. So rather disappointing overall.