I have never really written a book review, so this may not be as informative as the professional book reviewers and book bloggers. However, I would like to start reviewing books, so here goes… The Midnighters Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld is a series made up of The Secret Hour, Touching Darkness, and Blue Noon. I rented these from my local library, a greatly under-utilized resource these days.
I think that The Secret Hour was captivating, Touching Darkness was a little less interesting, and by the time I got halfway through Blue Noon, I was completely over the trilogy. Keep reading to find out why.
The storyline is interesting. It’s about a town in Oklahoma where anyone born at exactly midnight experiences an extra hour of every day called the “blue time.” Not only do they get an hour where they can run around while everyone else is frozen in time, but they each have a sort of super-power that helps them deal with all of the horrendous creatures that come out to play during that hour. A girl moves to the town and basically everything gets a little crazy. (I am trying hard not to spoil anything here, for those of you who will be reading these books!)
I’m honestly not sure who my favorite character was, but I think Jonathan would be the closest. My least favorite character was Rex because, though he was one of the most “important“ characters in the story, his personality did not resonate well with me at all. I honestly did not like Melissa either. I liked Jonathan’s character the most because he seemed like a person that I could see myself having a conversation with, and I think that he was the character that really helped the others have a proper perspective. He didn’t take midnight too seriously, but at the same time he wasn’t completely dismissive of everything that was going on.
This series was written for the YA genre, and while I am keeping that in mind, there are a couple things I really didn’t care for in this series. I did not like that the author was quite redundant throughout most of the third book. At one point, there was an entire page that reiterated what had happened just in the previous chapter. I also did not care for the way the author described the “slithers” as I never truly had a clear image in my mind of what these mythical creatures were supposed to look like. The “darklings” were described much more clearly and I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that the author relates them to animals found in the real world.
Well, there you have it. My first book review. All together, I would give the Midnighters trilogy as a whole, 3/5 stars. I promise to work on these reviews so that the next one is more in depth! If you have any book recommendations for me, please leave me a comment with the name of the book and what you liked most about it.
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