A review by mel_c_bell
Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles

dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I think this book is the epitome of a fever dream. I was so confused yet entirely captivated page after page.

Orabella is a biracial woman who finds herself the ward of her white aunt and uncle as a child. One day, a mysterious man shows up at her uncle's house and makes an offer nobody can refuse: a marriage of convenience. What starts out as an innocent arrangement quickly spirals into a disorienting mashup of Beauty and the Beast meets Jane Eyre meets Crimson Peak, and it's all set in the Spring Court of ACOTAR.

And you're probably thinking, "That's a good thing?" Yes! I kept turning the page because no matter how cringed and freaked I was, I needed to know what happened next