The Midnight Library
Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret.
She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change. The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently.
With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. But things aren’t always what she imagined they’d be, and soon her choices place the library and herself in extreme danger. Before time runs out, she must answer the ultimate question: what is the best way to live?
- Pages
- 316
- First published
- September 29, 2020
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
- ISBN
- 9781443455886
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Shelved by 19 Litcadians
Reviews
Finished January 31, 2026
This book was good. I read it to complete the january challenges but needed to power though quite a few times. The quality of the book is really good and it had a lot of potential to turn into a great story. I think the life lesson behind the story is really good and I did find it helpful to find perspective. Knowing what hard times are and being aware that regrets are relative in the big scheme of everything, was a good reminder. With that being said, I found the story very predictable and somewhat dissapointing considering the hype it got online. It is not a bad book, but not my favourite either.
Finished February 12, 2024
Started February 3, 2025 · Finished February 4, 2025
This was not what I was expecting, its like trying to romanticize death, but its managed to make a really fascinating concept into something kinda dull… I wanted to love Nora, but she was also kinda like a wet blanket - her words not mine… lol There are some trigger warnings you should be mindful of, but its not the focus, only the beginning - which is basically a girl unalives herself and ends up in the “midnight library” in-between life and death, where there are an infinite number of lives she gets to try on as she sees fit. I think the moral of the story is… in the end, all those regrets wont matter and people will never be satisfied no matter what they have. Ultimately I found myself just as disappointed as Nora in this BUT I did think the ending was satisfactory. We all must make the choice to go on, despite the potential for disappointment. 🌶️ negative spice… every sex scene was fade to black… so much wasted potential.
Started January 7, 2026 · Finished January 9, 2026
Finished October 13, 2024
This was such a cool concept - a library existing between life and death, where each book represents a different version of your life. Without giving too much away, it’s a fascinating look at the paths not taken and the possibilities that await us. It’s a short book and an easy read, but it made me very emotional. I loved Matt Haig's novel, "How to Stop Time", so I was very excited for this one. It felt like he was speaking directly to me. The story is empathetic, and poetic, funny, and heart breaking. While the ending might feel a bit cliché, I still really enjoyed it and will definitely be reading it again.
Started August 11, 2024 · Finished August 26, 2024
It’s literally “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Finished March 12, 2021
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