Five Midnights

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Horror

3.6

Ann Dávila Cardinal

Ann Dávila Cardinal's Five Midnights is a “wickedly thrilling” (William Alexander) and “flat-out unputdownable” (Paul Tremblay) novel based on the el Cuco myth set against the backdrop of modern day Puerto Rico.2019 Digital Book World Award Winner for best Suspense/Horror BookFive friends cursed. Five deadly fates. Five nights of retribución.If Lupe Dávila and Javier Utierre can survive each other’s company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders sweeping though Puerto Rico. But the clues lead them out of the real world and into the realm of myths and legends. And if they want to catch the killer, they'll have to step into the shadows to see what's lurking there—murderer, or monster?“A frightening, fast-paced thriller.” —Julianna Baggott, Alex Award-winning author of PureAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Author

Ann Dávila Cardinal

Pages

304

Publisher

Tor Publishing Group

Published Date

2019-06-04

ISBN

1250296080 9781250296085

Ratings

Google: 5

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"I really liked this book when I read it. It was creepy and very heartfelt. The characters were not relatable to myself, so I felt like I was really learning about other people!"

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Maddie Matew

""But he'd better andar con cuidado, be careful, or he'll come for him, too. He'll come for retribuciòn." 3.5⭐ Five Midnights is Ann Davila Cardinal's debut YA novel, and I enjoyed reading it! This book is Cardinal's take on the legend of El Cuco (as he is known in Puerto Rico - since Texas is closer to Mexico, I've heard of him as El Cucuy, and learned that the name has differences in different areas). I was intrigued by Lupe and Marisol, and the path of their relationship. I wish more time would have been spent on them instead of Lupe and Javier. I know, I always get tripped up on this in YA books. I wish there would have been more horror. I felt like the potentially spooky scenes were pretty spread out, and I was interested in seeing more creepiness from the story. I loved the setting, and this is the first time I've read a horror story set in Puerto Rico. I hope to see more horror stories in different environments. Although I was a little let down by some of the aspects mentioned above, I liked Five Midnights, and I'll definitely be checking out the sequel once it's out."

Emily

"For starters it takes place in Puerto Rico. Reading it made me miss home so badly! Five Midnights had a mystical and supernatural feel that I love. "