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Midnight Runner Paperback – February 10, 2015

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Mistreated for years, orphaned Moira dreams of building a new life in the royal city. Little does she know that her dreams will cost more than just her own fate. This medieval tale of romance, mistaken identities, and long-sought redemption will change how you feel about villains and heroines, loss and love.

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12 - 17 years
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272 pages
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English
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10 - 12
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5.6 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches
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Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
Publication date

February 10, 2015
ISBN-10

1462116159
ISBN-13

978-1462116157
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cedar Fort Publishing & Media (February 10, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1462116159
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1462116157
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 17 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches

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Marilee Jackson is an avid reader that has dabbled in writing since the third grade. By day, she manages a dental office and dreams of far away places to visit, by night she gives life to her imaginary friends with the incessant tapping of the keyboard. As a busy, working mother of four, her hobbies include sleeping and long luxurious trips to the bathroom alone. She chooses to reside in a cabin in a tiny Arizona mountain town (don’t blink you’ll miss it) with her husband and their four minions. Her first novel, Midnight Runner, was published in 2015 and there are many more stories that will be joining it in the future.

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M Killough

Midnight Runner

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2023

I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. It was well written and sucked me in from the very first page. The characters are flawed and totally relatable. I can't wait to read more from this author.

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2015

The Story-
Moira looses her mother at an early age and is forced to be a house servant for an abusive couple. She endures for years until she is old enough to runaway. Her journey doesn't go very far, in fact, just the next town over, but there she finds a welcome spot, love and a husband. Things seem to be perfect, until she finds out she's pregnant and runs away again. After ditching her baby, she travels to the city of nobles where she finds out that she is actually the daughter of a noble and has a jealous younger brother.

My Thoughts-
I had a hard time writing a review for this novel. The story itself is nice and moves well. My issue is that there is no real plot line. What you have is the story of Moira's life, and it only goes up to a certain point and then jumps in the last chapters to her daughter Isobail.
I also have mixed opinions about Moira. At first I really liked her, but then it is like she does a 180 and is someone new. I understood her fear of being a mother, but why leave her husband and then why leave her baby? Plus, after she finds out she is rich and powerful, why doesn't she go get her daughter? Also, the way she treats Brian is horrible and makes no sense. The poor man turns into an alcoholic slip of a man.

The writing is well done and the characters certainly well developed, but in some ways I feel this book is just a long prologue and the real story that holds the plot, tension and conflict are still coming.

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2015

I love a book where someone is in tough circumstances and comes out ahead in life. Moira has a terrible childhood. Her mother died and she has no idea who her father is. The family that takes her in treats her like a slave and her goal is to leave. She tries a couple of times but isn't successful. She finally is successful and I was ready to cheer her on.

She makes it to the next town where she makes some friends and falls in love (as much as she can) with Brian. There is still a lot of book left at this point so I was wondering what would happen. When something did, I didn't like it at all. She finds out she's pregnant and makes a rash decision to run again. It devastates Brian and he goes after her.

From there, it just seemed to get worse and worse. Then there's a 16 year time jump and we learn where all the major players are: Moira, Brian and now their daughter Isobail. I didn't care for Moira at all after some of the choices she made. I don't know if it was because she was young and mistreated, but she seemed to change completely overnight and didn't seem to care who she hurt along the way. Brian went downhill, too, and I wished he had been able to pick himself up more. Isobail had a great life but it was sad to me that she didn't know her parents.

I kept waiting for Moira to rectify her mistakes and make things right with everyone she had hurt. I also hoped for a happy ending and I guess there kind of was one but I didn't feel too invested in any of the characters at that point so it fell flat to me.

I do have to give kudos to the author for stepping outside the box and writing a book that doesn't follow any kind of formula in a story of this type. I certainly had no idea where it was headed and kept reading to see how it would all pan out. This is a great discussion book because there is plenty to talk about, both good and bad as far as the characters and the decisions they made. I liked the author's writing style and would certainly love to read another book by her in the future!

I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

Moira Agar is forced to live with an unpleasant family after her mother dies. She dreams of getting away from the harsh and cruel Bards and finding a new place. After many years of planning, she finally makes it away from them by running at night. However, Moira soon finds that once you start running, it's hard to stop. Moira's destiny is more than she bargained for, and the things she does affect more than just herself.

This book started out very interesting. Moira is a young lady who is basically a slave for the family that took her in after her mother died. Moira decides that she must plan her escape, and she slowly lays the groundwork to run. After a few unsuccessful tries, Moira manages to make it out and away from her captors. She manages to make it to a small village where she meets some friendly faces. Soon she finds herself almost settled in this new place with these new friends. Something happens though that makes Moira question everything. This is where I ran into issues. I didn't understand at all why Moira chose to do what she did. I had felt very sympathetic to Moira, but then when all this happened I found myself not liking Moira as much.

I don't want to give too much away, but Moira ends up discovering that her dreams for the future can actually come true. Then there's a time jump go 16 years, and we find Moira living her life still running from the shadows of the past. Again I found myself confused as to why the bad guy in this instance was able to do what he wanted. It didn't make a lot of sense to me in terms of the story. I thought the ending turned out pretty good though. So I just felt like this book had some ups and downs as it meandered down its path. Maybe the plot could have been tightened up a bit? I think I did enjoy the book, but not as much as I wanted to if that makes sense. This book is almost like a fairy tale, so anyone interested in that may enjoy this book. Just be prepared for a rollercoaster.

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