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Midnight in the Snow

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Claire Mc Partlin ，

Another great read by Karen Swan， one of my favourite authors。This book was set in the world of snowboarding， and to a lesser extent surfing， both of which use similar skills。 The two main characters are Clover and Kit。 Clover is an award winning documentary maker， currently riding high with her documentary about Cory， a champion surfer who had a terrible accident that ended his career and changed his whole life， due to the actions of fellow champion surfer， Kit。Clover needs to choose another su Another great read by Karen Swan， one of my favourite authors。This book was set in the world of snowboarding， and to a lesser extent surfing， both of which use similar skills。 The two main characters are Clover and Kit。 Clover is an award winning documentary maker， currently riding high with her documentary about Cory， a champion surfer who had a terrible accident that ended his career and changed his whole life， due to the actions of fellow champion surfer， Kit。Clover needs to choose another subject for her next documentary and， through a set of circumstances， ends up shadowing Kit for her next project， who is now staging a comeback in the snowboarding world after he became persona non grata in the surfing world after Cory's accident。 Kit has been forced into it through his sponsorship deal， but doesn't want to help at all and is very antagonistic towards Clover， who he feels is partly to blame for everyone hating him。 And to be fair Clover was definitely on 'team Cory' to start with。 I did find probably the first half of the book quite frustrating， with Kit and his team， and Clover and her team， circling around each other， with lots of simmering tension。But as the story went on I just got sucked into the book， as there had obviously been more going on than met the eye between Cory and Kit， which eventually （very slowly） revealed itself as Clover and her team investigated Kit and his side of the story， albeit with absolutely no help from Kit at all。The setting itself， set mainly in the Austrian Alps， sounded beautiful， and even though I know nothing about snowboarding， I really enjoyed the storyline。 Definitely a slow build up， with lots of underlying tensions， but the story just gathered pace as it went on and was one of those books that I just had to read one more page to find out what actually did happen。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Janet ，

Publication date: October 1， 2021Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own。From the publisher， as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews， I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸。Christmas wouldn't be complete without a wonderfully romantic novel from Karen Swan， bestselling author of The Secret Path， The Christmas Party， and Together Publication date: October 1， 2021Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own。From the publisher， as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews， I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸。Christmas wouldn't be complete without a wonderfully romantic novel from Karen Swan， bestselling author of The Secret Path， The Christmas Party， and Together by Christmas。Midnight in the Snow is the story of a forbidden attraction in the dramatic surroundings of the snow-covered Austrian Alps， by Canadian and international bestseller Karen Swan。 It's the red carpet life for filmmaker Clover Phillips。 Her documentary on surfer Cory Allbright is winning awards around the globe for shining a spotlight on life after his tragic accident。 Now she's free to choose her next subject。But everything changes when Cory is found dead and his widow needs answers。 Clover makes a promise to find out the truth about what happened the day his life fell apart， turning her attention to the man responsible， disgraced surfing champion Kit Foley。 Rejected by the sport he loves， he's starting over as a snowboarder in the Austrian Alps。 Kit wants nothing to do with the film but his new sponsor has other ideas。 Soon Clover and her team are shadowing him on the slopes and in the chalet。It's dislike for one another at first sight but boundaries become dangerously blurred as Clover finds herself drawn into Kit's power games。 Each of them vies for control over the project - until a revelation blows Kit's secretive past wide open。 Finally， Clover has her answers and the material for her explosive new film。 Kit Foley is everything she ever said he was。。。 Isn't he？It finally happened - a Kren Snow novel that I did not freaking adore。 I liked it，。 I did not love it。。。。why？ Because Kit was Kit and I don't believe for one second that he had any remorse at any time。 I did like the chalet， though and dreamt of going there as long as Kit wasn't there。。。nonetheless， a solid 3。5 / 5 rounded down to 3。 Sorry。。honesty is honesty。 I will， nonetheless， recommend this book to friends， family， patrons， book clubs， and people reading books in the park as we do … I have had some of my best conversations about books down by the Thames！As always， I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I simply adore emojis （outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube Millionaires/snowflakes / literally-like-overusers etc。 "） on Instagram and Twitter。。。 Get a real job， people！） so let's give it 🏂🏂🏂 。。。more

Katy （whatkatyreadnext） ，

Need to think about my rating， but as I read it in a day I must’ve been pretty keen！

Tammy （tales。of。tammy） ，

Thank you to Netgalley， Karen Swan and Pan Macmillan for a gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。Okay seriously， Karen Swan is ON FIRE the last couple of years with her new books！ I have loved her writing from the first book I read， but she truly gets better with each book and I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT！！！I absolutely loved this story。 The characters were likeable， different from each other， fun to spend time with， and human in that they make mistakes。 Swan does NOT hold ba Thank you to Netgalley， Karen Swan and Pan Macmillan for a gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。Okay seriously， Karen Swan is ON FIRE the last couple of years with her new books！ I have loved her writing from the first book I read， but she truly gets better with each book and I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT！！！I absolutely loved this story。 The characters were likeable， different from each other， fun to spend time with， and human in that they make mistakes。 Swan does NOT hold back in this one with the stuff that can happen （TW: physically violent act）， but handles it so well and does not dwell on certain areas that may be harder to read about for some readers。The concept of this story is so great， and to get two sides of a story is ALWAYS fascinating。 Things are never what they seem to be and the author just loves to throw in little curve balls and I AM HERE FOR IT！！ I haven’t read too many sport style stories （ironic as I enjoy sports）， but loved the dip into the world of surfing and the dive into the snowboarding。 I had such an easy time picturing what she was writing about and the excitement when a boarder would land some crazy jump was definitely felt。The emotion in this story had me all over the place！ It’s happy， sad， it has betrayal， anger， depression， you name it。 Kit is a very expressive person， even when he isn’t saying anything！ And Clover also is unable to hide how she feels， but the two handle their emotions in different ways。I won’t spoil anything， but the conversation between Julian and Clover about Justice， and the sort-of continuation of that （at least from the reader side） between Clover and Tim was one of my favourites。 The ties that were made between actions， words， and career choices was *chefs kiss*。Honestly， if you love Karen Swan you’re probably already planning on reading this， but make SURE it is on your TBR if it isn’t already！ And if you haven’t read any of Swans books， ruuuuuuuuuuuuun out and grab it on release day！ 。。。more

Books By Your Bedside ，

The title and front cover of this book suggested to me a cosy， lighthearted， warming， festive Christmas book。 What I ended up reading was most definitely not that。 And whilst I was at first disappointed not to be reading said festive book， what I got instead was even better。 We follow Clover， an award-winning documentary maker， who off the back of her successful film about injured surfer Cory， tries to get to the bottom of the accident， and the man who caused it， Kit， now aiming to be a world re The title and front cover of this book suggested to me a cosy， lighthearted， warming， festive Christmas book。 What I ended up reading was most definitely not that。 And whilst I was at first disappointed not to be reading said festive book， what I got instead was even better。 We follow Clover， an award-winning documentary maker， who off the back of her successful film about injured surfer Cory， tries to get to the bottom of the accident， and the man who caused it， Kit， now aiming to be a world renowned snowboarder。This is， in no way， a slow paced book。 Right from the off you are thrown into the deep end with accidents， illness， success， failure， heartbreak; you name it， it’s in here， and you end up smack bang in the middle of this journey with Clover。 I admit， I have less than zero knowledge of surfing and snowboarding， and whilst there is some technical bits in it， you don’t have to have any prior understanding of either sport to enjoy it。 I certainly didn’t， but just took those scenes for what they were。 Throughout the book there’s this one great big unanswered question （not really a spoiler but some people may think it is if they haven’t read the blurb or anything so I’ll just put a little disclaimer here）: did Kit mean to harm Cory， and if not， why was he willing to accept this narrative the press had written about him？ You want to know the answer to this almost as much as Clover and her team， but throughout the 400 odd pages， each answered question throws up another， and soon you find yourself questioning everyone’s role in this tale， and whether the past can be believed。 I’ve not read any of Karen’s books before this， so had no preconceptions of what her writing was like or whether this was in the same genre as her previous books， but I think it was superb storytelling。 Anyone who can make an almost 500 page book feel thrilling and exciting to read right to the very end has my praise， and I will now keep an eye out for her previous work。 。。。more

Jenny H ，

The attraction of opposites。 Having enjoyed Karen's books before， especially Christmas at Tiffany's and The Greek Escape， I was looking forward to this one。 It was really slow to start with and the snowboarding terms were lost on me but the story picked up towards the end as the romance between and journalist Clover and snowboarder Kit blossomed。 The attraction of opposites。 Having enjoyed Karen's books before， especially Christmas at Tiffany's and The Greek Escape， I was looking forward to this one。 It was really slow to start with and the snowboarding terms were lost on me but the story picked up towards the end as the romance between and journalist Clover and snowboarder Kit blossomed。 。。。more

Clare Moore ，

Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book。Not too sure about this book from Karen。 Took a long time to get my head into the book。 Clover Phillips is an award winning director who has won many awards for her film about one side of an accident that happened to Cory Allbright 4 years ago at a major surfing competition。 Clover wants to find out the other side of the story from Cory’s rival Kit Foley。 Kit has never spoken about what happened that day but will clover be able to persuade him Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book。Not too sure about this book from Karen。 Took a long time to get my head into the book。 Clover Phillips is an award winning director who has won many awards for her film about one side of an accident that happened to Cory Allbright 4 years ago at a major surfing competition。 Clover wants to find out the other side of the story from Cory’s rival Kit Foley。 Kit has never spoken about what happened that day but will clover be able to persuade him to tell her what actually happened and put his side of the story out there。 。。。more

Melissa ，

Karen Swam wrote a sport， full of secrets， Christmas story and it was perfect。 This book grabbed my attention right from the beginning， I loved Clover and just like her I needed to know what Kit was hiding。 This was a very enjoyable read and would easily recommend it to anyone looking for a cozy read。I would like to thank Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。

Michelle ，

I've read a few of Karen's books and really enjoyed them。 Unfortunately I can't say the same for this one。Clover Phillips is a documentary maker and has won awards。 Her latest was on surfer Cory who was paralysed after an accident during a competition。 Clover is now trying to make a documentary about Kit the surfer who caused the accident。Kit is now a snowboarder and competing。 Clover and her team shadow him trying to get an interview but he refuses。There is definitely a love/hate relationship g I've read a few of Karen's books and really enjoyed them。 Unfortunately I can't say the same for this one。Clover Phillips is a documentary maker and has won awards。 Her latest was on surfer Cory who was paralysed after an accident during a competition。 Clover is now trying to make a documentary about Kit the surfer who caused the accident。Kit is now a snowboarder and competing。 Clover and her team shadow him trying to get an interview but he refuses。There is definitely a love/hate relationship going on here。For me the terms for the snowboarding were。lost on me。 I didn't have a clue which makes it really hard to picture what is going on。 Also I found the interviews they did with random people boring so I skimmed over them。The last 20% picked up when we found out why Kit had caused the accident and the revelations that followed。 Thanks to Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for the ARC in return for an honest review 。。。more

Wendy Robey ，

An intense and compelling read with twists aplenty as we spend time with both Clover and Kit under the guise of the documentary to understand Kit’s drive。 I loved the idea of Clover’s programmes - seeking justice for the wronged。 Her team of Johnny and Mats were great supporting characters and added that touch of family she needed around her。 The setting on the snowy peaks of Austria sounded beautiful and the excitement of the snowboarding definitely leapt from the pages。 Another brilliant read An intense and compelling read with twists aplenty as we spend time with both Clover and Kit under the guise of the documentary to understand Kit’s drive。 I loved the idea of Clover’s programmes - seeking justice for the wronged。 Her team of Johnny and Mats were great supporting characters and added that touch of family she needed around her。 The setting on the snowy peaks of Austria sounded beautiful and the excitement of the snowboarding definitely leapt from the pages。 Another brilliant read from one of my go to authors。 。。。more

Ritu Bhathal ，

I've read a couple of Karen Swan books， and have thoroughly enjoyed them， so when I saw this， I was compelled to read， purely on previous experience。Midnight In The Snow is filled with the adrenalin highs and lows that come with the sports it features， heavily， Surfing and snowboarding。I'm not a sports junkie， but the story that carries the book was compelling。Clover Phippils makes films。 She's just finished one where accolades have been showered upon her， covering the story of a talented surfer I've read a couple of Karen Swan books， and have thoroughly enjoyed them， so when I saw this， I was compelled to read， purely on previous experience。Midnight In The Snow is filled with the adrenalin highs and lows that come with the sports it features， heavily， Surfing and snowboarding。I'm not a sports junkie， but the story that carries the book was compelling。Clover Phippils makes films。 She's just finished one where accolades have been showered upon her， covering the story of a talented surfer， Cory， whose career was ruined by the actions of a competitor in one of the championships。Having got herself extremely close to the family， she feels a need to try and find out why things happened as they did， ultimately leading to the loss of life。Managing to get an all-access pass to the life of surfing champion， Kit Foley， the surfer responsible， she heads off to Austria， where he has now come， having changed his life path from surfing to snowboarding， hoping to find out why he did what he did to Cory。It was a fantastic build-up of tension between Kit and Clover， seeing as he holds her responsible for ruining his professional life， whereas she lays the blame for the ultimate loss of Cory's life at Kit's feet。Things are never that simple， though， and the way we learn snippets of the truth， throughout the book， alongside the chemistry that steps up a notch， between the interviewer and the interviewee， was fantastic，Thoroughly enjoyed this book， and would highly recommend it！Many thanks to Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Tractor Girl ，

Midnight in the snow， is a book that grabs your attention from the beginning。 Clover is a documentary film producer and covered a story of a young surfer who was seriously injured， the 'culprit' Kit Foley becomes the target for her next production。 After a lot of accusations that he was the cause of Cory's accident， Kit changed sports to snowboarding 。Clover tries to find the angle of why he did what he did to Cory， Kit is a sullen individual 。。。just like a teenager but he is 30！Mainly set in Au Midnight in the snow， is a book that grabs your attention from the beginning。 Clover is a documentary film producer and covered a story of a young surfer who was seriously injured， the 'culprit' Kit Foley becomes the target for her next production。 After a lot of accusations that he was the cause of Cory's accident， Kit changed sports to snowboarding 。Clover tries to find the angle of why he did what he did to Cory， Kit is a sullen individual 。。。just like a teenager but he is 30！Mainly set in Austria， this novel transforms you to the world of snowboarding competition （I have to admit the terms for jumps etc was beyond my comprehension ，！Really enjoyable to read。 。。。more

Christine Galletly ，

I thought that this was a brilliant story and it was a complete joy to read， it had a really good and strong storyline and the plot was really well developed - I loved it！！It was a romantic read and there was plenty of content and action to keep my interest。The characters were well developed and they had brilliant interaction。They were both very true to their feelings。 This is definitely one I will be recommending - it is 5 stars from me for this one！

Margaret Richardson ，

It begins with a conversation， which seemed to ramble。 Continues to the BAFTA awards， where Clover wins her category， it rambles on an was very tedious。 Once again an author using the 'F' word。 I make no apology for highlighting this and for the * rating。 Other authors manage to use other words。 I have only read the first 6 chapters - equates to 10% With the continuous use of the 'F' word I have given up as I have plenty of nice books to read， without it。If this had been a TV programme a warning It begins with a conversation， which seemed to ramble。 Continues to the BAFTA awards， where Clover wins her category， it rambles on an was very tedious。 Once again an author using the 'F' word。 I make no apology for highlighting this and for the * rating。 Other authors manage to use other words。 I have only read the first 6 chapters - equates to 10% With the continuous use of the 'F' word I have given up as I have plenty of nice books to read， without it。If this had been a TV programme a warning would have been given for strong language。 If it does not bother you， you might enjoy it。My thanks to netgalley for the ARC in exchange for the review which I give freely 。。。more

Coco ，

Midnight in the Snow fully deserves a 5* rating。 Surfing and snowboarding， two sports that I wouldn't normally choose to read about。 The author's descriptions of both captured my attention， as did Clover's determination of continuing to make her documentary film when the subject， Kit， was completely uncooperative。 Clover's investigation of Kit uncovers information that result in dramatic consequences。I won't say any more about the plot as you've probably read other reviews， but I strongly recomm Midnight in the Snow fully deserves a 5* rating。 Surfing and snowboarding， two sports that I wouldn't normally choose to read about。 The author's descriptions of both captured my attention， as did Clover's determination of continuing to make her documentary film when the subject， Kit， was completely uncooperative。 Clover's investigation of Kit uncovers information that result in dramatic consequences。I won't say any more about the plot as you've probably read other reviews， but I strongly recommend that you read this book。 It was so good that I couldn't put down and just hated reaching the excellent end。 It's great。 ARC generously supplied by Pan Macmillan and NetGalley， this review is my honest opinion and completely unbiased。 。。。more

Mandy ，

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book。 I did enjoy this romantic story， and found the different aspect of a film producer quite interesting together with the drama of a conflict between two sporting friends and the fallout after a tragedy that occurs。 Unfortunately， I did guess quite early on what the hidden secret was， but enjoyed the way that the different relationships between the film crew， the sporting support team and the sportsman were all relayed。 The conversations di Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book。 I did enjoy this romantic story， and found the different aspect of a film producer quite interesting together with the drama of a conflict between two sporting friends and the fallout after a tragedy that occurs。 Unfortunately， I did guess quite early on what the hidden secret was， but enjoyed the way that the different relationships between the film crew， the sporting support team and the sportsman were all relayed。 The conversations did make me smile and flinch a few times， which is an indication that I was invested in the characters。A great book for a holiday read， and one that I'd recommend for someone who just wants to lose themselves in a book without any effort being required。 。。。more

Claire Rowlands ，

I always get engrossed in Karen Swan books and I am not a fan of winter sports but this book had me riveted from the start。Clover Phillips roots for the underdog and her role interviewing and exposing a wrong doing makes her seem ruthless， but she gets the story and has become successful with her team， Matty & Johnny。Her next project is Kit Foley a previous surf champion， disliked by many， turns to snowboarding for his next win。Set in London， where the team are based， California surrounded by se I always get engrossed in Karen Swan books and I am not a fan of winter sports but this book had me riveted from the start。Clover Phillips roots for the underdog and her role interviewing and exposing a wrong doing makes her seem ruthless， but she gets the story and has become successful with her team， Matty & Johnny。Her next project is Kit Foley a previous surf champion， disliked by many， turns to snowboarding for his next win。Set in London， where the team are based， California surrounded by sea， sand and surfing ， Austria snow topped mountains at the the start of Kits training and Switzerland where the competition takes place。Travelling from my armchair， this had emotion， sport， life problems， duplicity and love。Definitely recommend 。。。more

Mavis ，

This was such a good book， I was immersed in it by the first few pages; and the story never flagged with highs， lows and drama。 As always， an original plot with amazing detail and sympathetic， believable characters。 I loved the Austrian setting and Karen is adept at describing weather and using it to heighten atmosphere。 But she can also make stylish occasions jump off the page。 I am in awe of her descriptive powers bringing both surfing and snowboarding to life。 I have read many of her books an This was such a good book， I was immersed in it by the first few pages; and the story never flagged with highs， lows and drama。 As always， an original plot with amazing detail and sympathetic， believable characters。 I loved the Austrian setting and Karen is adept at describing weather and using it to heighten atmosphere。 But she can also make stylish occasions jump off the page。 I am in awe of her descriptive powers bringing both surfing and snowboarding to life。 I have read many of her books and this is my favourite。 Definitely a cut above others in the genre and a wonderful winter read。 Highly recommended。Thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for an ARC 。 My opinions are completely my own。 。。。more

Natalie Mundy ，

This book is a perfect winter read and my first Karen Swan book as well。 It was the perfect mix of angst and sweetness and I ate it all up （even though the main female character did frustrate me at times）。 I can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy of this so I can read this again when it’s nice and cold！！

Kristin Gleeson ，

I’ve read all of Karen Swan’s books and for me she’s one of the few novelists when asked to pick my favourite I would be hard pressed。 Her writing is consistently compelling and absorbing， each man character filled with a full backstory that drives the novel and draws in the reader。 This novel doesn’t disappoint and sits beside the others in my dilemma of which is my favourite。 The main characters， Kit， a surfer turned snowboarder， and Clover， a documentary filmmaker， each have their own pressur I’ve read all of Karen Swan’s books and for me she’s one of the few novelists when asked to pick my favourite I would be hard pressed。 Her writing is consistently compelling and absorbing， each man character filled with a full backstory that drives the novel and draws in the reader。 This novel doesn’t disappoint and sits beside the others in my dilemma of which is my favourite。 The main characters， Kit， a surfer turned snowboarder， and Clover， a documentary filmmaker， each have their own pressures and compulsions that drive them to be the best。 And in this case that drive makes it inevitable that they will hate each other when Clover is drawn to make a documentary on Kit whose fall from grace in the surfing world was terrible and devastating。 But the chemistry that makes them who they are also draws them together。 And it’s the chemistry that Karen Swan builds so well， so beautifully slow burn that it can make you ache for them。 The characters’ pain is real and wonderfully and subtly painted so that， yet again， her novel makes you stay up until silly o’clock so that you can finish it， and then feel sorry that you did because there is no more to read。 。。。more

Jeanie ，

NetGalleyMember ReviewCover Image: Midnight in the SnowMidnight in the Snowby Karen SwanPub Date: 14 Oct 2021Review byjeanie m， ReviewerLast updated on 5 Sep 2021My RecommendationWith grateful thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest opinion。Having read quite a few of this authors books I was delighted to get an early copy。This was for me rather a mixed book in the sense that we start the book in the middle of the story something I'm not fond of but it kind of worked OK， the NetGalleyMember ReviewCover Image: Midnight in the SnowMidnight in the Snowby Karen SwanPub Date: 14 Oct 2021Review byjeanie m， ReviewerLast updated on 5 Sep 2021My RecommendationWith grateful thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest opinion。Having read quite a few of this authors books I was delighted to get an early copy。This was for me rather a mixed book in the sense that we start the book in the middle of the story something I'm not fond of but it kind of worked OK， there also seemed to be a bit of a guessing game on the readers part。I normally love this ladys books but this left me feeling rather flat to be honest。Don't forget！ Come back to your Review on the pub date， 14 Oct 2021， to post to these retailers。 。。。more

Sarah ，

Midnight in the Snow is set in the world of professional snowboarding。 Kit Foley is trying to make his name as a major force in the sport after switching from surfing in difficult circumstances。 Clover Phillips is a film maker， examining the reasons behind Kit's transference from surfing to snowboarding。 Can she get under that hardened exterior to find out exactly what happened four years previous？ I really enjoyed this book。 The settings were beautiful， the descriptions of a sport I know nothin Midnight in the Snow is set in the world of professional snowboarding。 Kit Foley is trying to make his name as a major force in the sport after switching from surfing in difficult circumstances。 Clover Phillips is a film maker， examining the reasons behind Kit's transference from surfing to snowboarding。 Can she get under that hardened exterior to find out exactly what happened four years previous？ I really enjoyed this book。 The settings were beautiful， the descriptions of a sport I know nothing about were informative and clear。 The 2 main characters were fascinating， and there was a great supporting cast。 Definitely worth a read， whilst wrapped up warm！ 。。。more

Julie Williams ，

I thoroughly enjoyed my first Christmas book of 2021。 Midnight in the Snow is set in the beautiful scenic Austrian Alps which just oozes Christmas time。This story features two adrenaline sports of surfing and snowboarding on a professional level which links Kit Foleys life as it is exposed to the world by Clover Phillips a film director。 As Clover and her film crew follow a reluctant Kit and his close knit team 24/7 tensions are high。 Kit is in self-preservation mode and unwilling to share secre I thoroughly enjoyed my first Christmas book of 2021。 Midnight in the Snow is set in the beautiful scenic Austrian Alps which just oozes Christmas time。This story features two adrenaline sports of surfing and snowboarding on a professional level which links Kit Foleys life as it is exposed to the world by Clover Phillips a film director。 As Clover and her film crew follow a reluctant Kit and his close knit team 24/7 tensions are high。 Kit is in self-preservation mode and unwilling to share secrets of his past that will unravel why he is to blame for the tragedy that struck his once best friend and surfing rival Cory。Another great read from Karen Swan。 My thanks to Net Galley and the publishers Pan Macmillan for the ARC of Midnight in the Snow。 。。。more

Laura ，

Karen Swan's books are always fun and escapist， and while I didn't think Midnight in the Snow was one of her best， it passed the time well enough。 Clover Phillips is a director who's just received a series of awards for her latest documentary， which focused on surfer Cory， who had to give up his career after his rival Kit failed to obey the rules in a competition and Cory ended up trapped underwater。 Controversially， Clover decides that Kit， who has now taken up snowboarding， will be the subject Karen Swan's books are always fun and escapist， and while I didn't think Midnight in the Snow was one of her best， it passed the time well enough。 Clover Phillips is a director who's just received a series of awards for her latest documentary， which focused on surfer Cory， who had to give up his career after his rival Kit failed to obey the rules in a competition and Cory ended up trapped underwater。 Controversially， Clover decides that Kit， who has now taken up snowboarding， will be the subject of her next project， and travels to the Austrian Alps to pursue his side of the story。 The way this all develops is both implausible and predictable， and I'd hoped to see a lot more about snowboarding - along the lines of the detailed depiction of the sport in Allie Reynolds's Shiver。 Swan usually makes good use of her settings， but I thought both snowboarding and the Alps were under-explored here。 Nevertheless， I did enjoy reading this and will continue to read Swan's books， though I'll probably give her new historical series a miss。I received a free proof copy of this novel from the publisher for review。 。。。more

Marian ，

Oh wow， I loved this story， it hooked me from page one。 I really didn't want to put the book down and couldn't wait to get back to reading it。 The story is so well written， gripping with fantastic characters and so many twists and turns it had me guessing till the end。 The story took me on a journey from America to the snows of Austria and Switzerland and I was entranced by the descriptions of the surroundings and the sports。The storyline follows the life of Kit Foley pro surfer turned snowboard Oh wow， I loved this story， it hooked me from page one。 I really didn't want to put the book down and couldn't wait to get back to reading it。 The story is so well written， gripping with fantastic characters and so many twists and turns it had me guessing till the end。 The story took me on a journey from America to the snows of Austria and Switzerland and I was entranced by the descriptions of the surroundings and the sports。The storyline follows the life of Kit Foley pro surfer turned snowboarder， he has had a checkerboard past and definitely not good press coverage。 This is mostly due to Clover Phillips's recent award-winning film about his rival Cory。 Now she is going to make a film about his life， but he is a very reluctant subject and very uncooperative。I loved Clover's passion and determination， despite Kit's obvious reluctance。 Kit is a deep， complex character but there is something about him that intrigued me。 Add to all this a fantastic selection of secondary characters and backstories， making this story a definite hit and one I will want to read or listen to again。Karen Swan writes great stories and this book was no exception。 I loved it and didn't want it to finish。 This is definitely one you will want to curl up with and not put down！ Highly recommended。#MidnightintheSnow #NetGalley。 。。。more

Rachel Gilbey ，

Wow that is one ride and a half， from being thrown under the barrel of a wave at the start， to getting some awesome amplitude and killer tricks at the end， this is on exhilarating read。 Not least because it features the world of snow boarding on a super pipe for fabulous tricks， and to a lesser extent some of the world of surfing。 Two big sports for adrenalin junkies， which given I read this just as the Summer Olympics came to an end， and I know I will equally be obsessed come Beijing 2022 and t Wow that is one ride and a half， from being thrown under the barrel of a wave at the start， to getting some awesome amplitude and killer tricks at the end， this is on exhilarating read。 Not least because it features the world of snow boarding on a super pipe for fabulous tricks， and to a lesser extent some of the world of surfing。 Two big sports for adrenalin junkies， which given I read this just as the Summer Olympics came to an end， and I know I will equally be obsessed come Beijing 2022 and the Winter Sports - this let me have my sporting obsession continue for a bit longer。 But really it's not specifically about the sports themselves， so don't worry if you don't know your olly from your cab， your switch from your goofy， （and if some of those are more skateboarding than snowboarding terms then sorry but I was hooked on watching that too！）， then honestly the sports technical bits are only a small part of the book itself。 Clover is a director whose film about Cory Albright basically ended up vilifying Kit Foley to the world。 So it becomes a bit of a shock for all， that after all that time spent essentially as Team Cory， to discover she is willing to now do a film all about Kit。 It's clear Kit has been pressganged into it and they both appear to hate each other with a passion， and what I found fascinating was seeing just how Kit's character and personality developed， as we incredibly slowly start to learn a bit more about him。 As after all he has a few loyal friends and none seem that happy about the presence of a film crew - as Kit emerges back on the world stage as a snowboarder， after spending most of his life as a champion surfer。 Set predominately in the Austrian Alps， this really is a treat of a winter book， I could barely put it down and found myself finding reasons to reach for my kindle at all times of day and night just to read more。 I couldn't get enough of the story。 I needed to know as much as Clover does， as to just what happened on that fateful day between Cory and Kit。 And I have to say the answer surprised me， as did most of the aftermath once the truth finally comes out。 This is easily another of Karen Swan's best books and I know I said that recently about The Secret Path。 This is definitely an author going from strength to strength and so long as she keeps writing books like these then I will be one incredibly happy reader！ Thank you to Pan and Netgalley for this copy which i have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。 。。。more

Louise Marley ，

Wow！ Just wow！ Totally brilliant， my new favourite Karen Swan book， full review to come soon！

Reference

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