Midnight Is the Darkest Hour

Midnight is the Darkest Hour is advertised as a thriller but really it's a drama with an unhinged romance and a bit of mystery. I loved the creepy, humid, cloistered feeling of Bottom Springs in southern Louisiana. Winstead really created an isolated and moody atmosphere with her prose. 

Ruth and Everett, though town outcasts, are just as strange as the other residents—in their own special way. Neither of them are likable characters, but I lived for the tension between them and their codependent romance. 

The mystery surrounds the dead bodies showing up in the swamp and the secret lives of the zealously religious residents. It wasn't too complex but still kept me interested. 

P.S. Yes, there are numerous Twilight references. If you hate the series or don't like the idea of a repressed, neglected teen finding solace in a mediocre vampire romance story, then this book isn't for you.