After Midnight

After Midnight by Sarah Grimm

My rating (out of 5 stars):

1 star—I didn’t like it.

My thoughts:

I really wanted to like this one. I liked the author’s voice and I felt some promise at the beginning. But Isabeau is a really pathetic character. And it also takes way too long to get into the relationship. There were so many pointless scenes.

By the end I didn’t care about any of the characters or what happened to them. However, I did see a lot of 5 star ratings, so maybe it was just me!

Description Goodreads.com:

“Thirteen years — that's how long Isabeau Montgomery has been living a lie. After an automobile accident took her mother's life, Izzy hid herself away, surviving the only way she knew how. Now she is happy in her carefully reconstructed life. That is until he walks through the door of her bar...

Black Phoenix singer/front man Noah Clark came to Long Island City with a goal — one that doesn't include an instant, electric attraction to the dark-haired beauty behind the bar. Coaxing her into his bed won't be easy, but he can't get her pale, haunted eyes nor her skill on the piano out of his head.

Can Noah help Isabeau overcome the past? Or will her need to protect her secret force her back into hiding and destroy their chance at happiness?”