The Midnight Side

Rating:
Summary: The Midnight "bad"Side
Review: I don't recommend this book because it's a poor reading. If you think it's misterious, it's not. If you think it's thriling, it's not. And if you think it will keep you awake and interested, forget it.
Based on 4 main caracters, the story is very poor, predictable and disconnected. I can't understand the good critics about it.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent First Novel!
Review: I think The Midnight Side has everything a mystery /suspense reader would want! The dead communicating with the living via dreams and phone calls, a murder mystery, unrequited love, revenge, and a surprising twist at the end.

I'm looking forward to Ms. Mostert's next book!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent First Novel!
Review: I think The Midnight Side has everything a mystery /suspense reader would want! The dead communicating with the living via dreams and phone calls, a murder mystery, unrequited love, revenge, and a surprising twist at the end.

I'm looking forward to Ms. Mostert's next book!

Rating:
Summary: Slow Start But Good Ending
Review: Not many people can claim they receive phone calls from a dead person, but Isa De Witt talked with her cousin Allette two days after the latter died. At the time of their discussion, Isa was unaware that Allette had already died until a solicitor informed her that she inherited her cousin's large estate. Isa immediately leaves her South Africa home for Allette's estate in England.

Allette's solicitor gives Isa a letter written by the deceased in which she claims she suffered mental abuse from her ex-husband Justin and wants revenge from the grave. Her goal is to see his pharmaceutical company, which he loves the most in the world, destroyed even as the firm is close to creating a medicine to help with Alzheimer's disease. When Isa hesitates, Allette calls her again to encourage her to take action. Isa learns that someone murdered Allette, but is unaware that the killer plans to send her to a place where she will not need a phone to talk with Allette.

The supernatural elements add a chilling feel to a well-designed mystery. Dead people using telephones (must be a cell phone) allows the audience to see the reflections inside the mind of the victim as well as her mirror image reflected from the eyes of an obsessive maniac. The metaphysical and the mundane overlap, as Natasha Mosteri provides her audience with a wonderfully unique reading experience.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: Slow Start But Good Ending
Review: This book started out a little slow. As I was reading the book I was waiting for the "climatic" moment. That did not happen until the last 50 pages or so of the book. I did enjoy it and the characters are interesting. You are someone into reading thrillers; this book is not for you. It has very little suspence.

Rating:
Summary: Amazing Writer!
Review: Wow - I can not believe this author isn't better known!

If you are looking for a haunting, imaginative experience with mystery, suspense, and romance presented with incredible writing skill and talent, then this quality book is for you.

I cannot remember when last I have encountered another author who writes this well.

You just cannot compare this book to the usual lackluster fare churned out by high school drop-outs with spell checkers, which for some reason become best sellers. This is art - a reminder that writing is a craft best left to professionals.

I, for one, will be looking out for more novels from her. Her next novel, Windwalker, is due for release on April 5. I can't wait.