Both were awful. I made it 25 pages into The Stranger and was so annoyed with the writing. Cliche as fuck. Silly in a very bad way. Its a writing level of a 15 yearold with a tiny bit of talent and skill. Midnight Grinding was basically the same. I read a few of the first short stories and they were boring, predictable, etc. More adult, but not by much. I wonder if The Stranger is published because so much young adult fiction is popular and this seems on the level of young adult fiction, but without any skill or talent. So avoid if possible. 1/10 for both.