Midnighters #2: Touching Darkness
Selected Book Details
- Paperback
- Author: Scott Westerfeld
- Publisher: HarperTeen
- Release Date: March 2006
- Reading Level: Young Adult
- ISBN-10: 0060519568
- ISBN-13: 9780060519568
- List Price: $8.99
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryBixby, Oklahoma, is full of secrets. As the Midnighters search for the truth about the secret hour, they uncover terrifying mysteries woven into the very fabric of Bixby’s history, and a conspiracy that touches the world of daylight. This time Jessica Day is not the only Midnighter in mortal danger, and if the group can’t find a way to come together, they could lose one of their own . . . forever. |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Well you wanna read the sequel
Rating:
Well you would be right to do so. This book takes off right from where the original ended with Jessica discovering her flame-bringer talent. A whole new can of worms is opened up in this sequel that will test the Midnighters and further define what it means to have friendship and comradely. It explains a whole lot of the misconceptions the original left out and further engrosses you into the Midnighter universe, while also introducing new foes other than the typical darkling inhabitants. If your tired of reading about vampires definitely pick this one up and enjoy something unique.
Great second book!
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Great second book in another incredible and creative series by Scott Westerfeld! I actually liked how the chapters were from a different character's viewpoint, it allowed insight into each character, their fears, their hopes and dreams and thought processes. (Usually I find this annoying, but in this series, it worked well, there were not too many characters to get confused and it was not overdone.) I thought this went a long way into making the characters real. Good sequencing of events, carrying on right where the first book left off, with a brief recap of what had transpired previously.
Touching Darkness
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Touching Darkness significantly advances the plot from where The Secret Hour left off. All of the characters' stories are told in much more depth, and they are all developed as characters, particularly Melissa, Rex, and Dess, where we mostly only got Jessica in the first book. There is, amidst all the character development, plenty of significant plot development going on, although as a bridge between the first and the last, it does get a little dull sometimes. The dullness, however, is necessary to build up to the stunning conclusion delivered in Blue Noon. I really noticed in reading this particular one the differences between other book series and the Midnighters series. It's not very clear cut at all, it's not one good guy vs. one bad guy. The books introduce a whole new dynamic of a group of kids battling not only their inner demons, but a TIME, an hour, making for a fantastic story. Touching Darkness continues with the series stupendous suspensefulness and plenty of plot-twists everywhere.
Rating: 5/5
Good Follow-Up!
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This book was a good follow-up...it kept me reading straight through till the end. I read the whole series in 3 days. A very easy read and entertaining. This series was recommended to me as a substitution for the Twilight series. Even though this is not about vampires/werewolves, I still found myself caught up in this fantasy world.
Midnighters Book 2
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I adored this book. The climax is terrific! When you reach the end of the book you cannot wait to read the third book because you are wanting to know if Rex will be normal again.
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