Thrillers are my favorite book to consume audibly, they tend to hook you immediately and I find it easier not to lose focus. That Night in the Library introduces us to a handful of students who work in a university’s library. One of the graduating students wants to perform an ancient Greek ritual in the library after hours and invites the others to join along. As part of the ritual each person must fast and then consume hallucinogens, which is where unreliable narrators enter the chat. A night of terror reigns and by the end you will find yourself wondering if any of these characters are reliable (read: they arent). 

Though I enjoyed listening to this one, I did feel like the pacing in the beginning was off; there was no real introduction into the storyline and it felt like being pulled into a story a few chapters in. I don’t feel like there was any character development and found myself struggling to remember who knew who and how which made it difficult to ascertain motive in the violence that ensues. I didn’t love the ending, mostly due to the lack of character development and the abruptness of it. I found myself wanting a little more closure or explanation for motive/plot but honestly it seemed like there wasn’t really a plot. I know this book was translated so perhaps it would have flowed better in its native tongue.

The narrator was good, she kept a fairly neutral tone with each POV which aided in the whodunit aspect of this story. That being said, there was a lack of emotion overall, even during some of the more intense scenes. I don’t know if this was intentional to make it hard to discern who was the killer (or killers) but the lack of emotion of each character just made them all very unlikeable. 

If you are a fan of thrillers, especially murder mysteries, this is a good no plot just vibes whodunit for you. 

Thank you to RB Media and Netgalley for an opportunity to review this book; all opinions are my own.