I was told that I was going to love this book and I’m actually a bit disappointed about how it turned out. The writing is awkward and choppy, almost like it moves forward similarly to a stop-motion animation. The main character isn’t relatable. Arguably, you could say she’s TOO relatable that it just makes her cringe and unlikeable. I didn’t like Heathcliff. I know he’s supposed to be a bit younger and “super hot” but, with his mannerisms, I just can’t picture him as anything other than old and grumpy. I will say, I really liked Morrie from the very beginning. He was the one character that I enjoyed reading about.

I got about halfway into the book before stopping. Nothing really happened and I was getting bored. It was one of those feelings where the book seemed too fast paced while simultaneously being too slow. The main character was having very intimate fantasies about the other characters (like, literally in the second chapter) while she did nothing but go to work, go home, complain, and repeat. She was also very dramatic 90% of the time…and I’m so sorry, but annoying too. Everything about it just screamed Wattpad to me. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but the writing was just not my style.

The biggest reason why I stopped reading was because of the predictability. I won’t spoil it but I knew who Ashley’s killer was as soon as her murder was mentioned. Not to be overly critical but the reader knows that Mina (the main character), Morrie, Heathcliff, or Quoth did not kill Ashley. And only two other characters were thoroughly introduced before her murder. And only one of the two was extremely obsessed with Ashley. And besties, my suspicions were correct. 

If you’re really into cheesy mysteries and hot romances, this is a great book for you. But there’s a lot missing that could make this story a hundred times better. Props to the author, though, for such a creative idea. I think bringing different book characters to life in another book is a fantastic idea and an interesting way to tell a mystery, especially since Sherlock Holme’s arch-nemesis is one of them. But if you’re super good at solving crimes and have the tendency to guess the killers within the first ten minutes of every Criminal Minds episode, you’re wasting your time with A Dead And Stormy Night.