That Night in the Library: A Novel

I liked 6:40 to Montreal, so I figured I'd give this one a try. I really liked the setting in the library after dark. I was more than sufficiently creeped out by the characters being locked in there, tripping their asses off and not knowing what was going on. What I wasn't crazy about was that it reminded me a little too much of The Woman in the Library, so I got a bit of a been-there-done-that vibe from it. But generally, it was a decent read.

The premise of the book was an interesting one, a "ritual" mirroring that of the story of Demeter/Persephone, and an homage of sorts. A few graduate students that also happen to work in the local rare collections library find themselves invited to this ritual after-hours in the basement. The issues begin as soon as they start questioning each other's intentions and what they confuse the evening's purpose to be. I liked the characters and overall set up of the story. I am an avid reader and absolutely adore going to the library almost weekly, so I was interested in reading this book since it took place there. As I delved deeper into the book, I found that the book was dragging things out a bit and really wished that there was more substance to the story and that the reader could have known more about the history behind why the main character's and other's actions. This certainly has a great horror/thriller aspect to it, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but I felt the ending was a bit rushed and didn't really tie up loose ends. However, I would still be interested in reading more from Eva Jurczyk and will look into her other work. Thank you to Netgalley and to Poisoned Pen Press for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review!

Tragic

Not my cup of tea