Bixby, Oklahoma, is full of secrets.
some come out at midnight.
some should stay hidden.
As the Midnighters search for the truth about ... read full description
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May 24, 2011
Thomas
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Changing this one to a four because I don't think it was as great as other books I've given five stars - however, it was a solid second installment to the Midnighters series and did leave me eagerly awaiting the next one.
One thing I remember about this book was its superb characterization. While the first book laid out the framework of the characters' personalities, Touching Darkness took their interpersonal relationships above and beyond. Bravo, Westerfeld.
One thing I remember about this book was its superb characterization. While the first book laid out the framework of the characters' personalities, Touching Darkness took their interpersonal relationships above and beyond. Bravo, Westerfeld.
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Apr 01, 2008
Echo
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This series continues to impress. It's one of those books that you find it hard to put down once you pick it up. I confess to putting in movies for my kids so they'd leave me alone & staying up way too late at night to read this one. I think I read the entire thing in 2 days, which is impressive for someone with 3 little kids.
This book goes further into the relm of midnight, without rehashing any of the difficulties overcome in the last book. It brought a whole new aspect into th More...
This book goes further into the relm of midnight, without rehashing any of the difficulties overcome in the last book. It brought a whole new aspect into th More...
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Sep 20, 2010
Fábio
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“No Limiar das Trevas” é o segundo volume da trilogia de fantasia urbana de Scott Westerfeld, “Midnighters”. Passadas cerca de duas semanas depois dos acontecimentos de “A Hora Secreta”, os cinco midnighters continuam a sua demanda para descobrir todos os segredos por detrás da misteriosa hora azul, especialmente depois da descoberta do poder especial de Jessica. Mas a complexidade e as conspirações em torno da 25ª hora, darklings e própria História de Bixby adquirem uma dimensão muito maior que
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Apr 03, 2009
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Dec 06, 2010
Meneesha
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In the first of the Midnighters series we meet the Midnighters themselves and learn what Jessica’s special power is and why the darklings and slither fear her.
In the second of the extremely fast-paced trilogy. Jessica and Jonathan realise that others, normal people, knew about them and are stalking them.
The darklings are a also bigger threat and appear to be growing in strength, biding their time until they are able to strike and take over the midnight hour.
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In the second of the extremely fast-paced trilogy. Jessica and Jonathan realise that others, normal people, knew about them and are stalking them.
The darklings are a also bigger threat and appear to be growing in strength, biding their time until they are able to strike and take over the midnight hour.
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Jun 14, 2010
Mitchel
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I don't know what it is about these books, but I can't get into them. Not in the can't-finish-at-all sense (its crazy easy to read, like most of Westerfeld's works), but in the sense of plot and characters. Excluding maybe Dess, I really don't like any of the midnighters. They all kinda bore me. She was the only interesting one with her obsession in finding out more about the secret hour via, well, crazy ass math skillz.
I would say this one is better than the first, just because we g More...
I would say this one is better than the first, just because we g More...
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Apr 29, 2011
Lauren Kathryn
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I read the first original book a few years ago and by chance happened to obtain this one at my library. I was concerned that as I had such a gap in between reading the original and this book, I wouldn't be as clued up or interested as I could be; however I was thoroughly impressed with the recaps and reminders subtly hinted throughout the book.
I found myself reminded of the midnighter's powers, the number 13 and the names of the weapons - it was a really good start to the book and encoura More...
I found myself reminded of the midnighter's powers, the number 13 and the names of the weapons - it was a really good start to the book and encoura More...
Jan 08, 2012
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Jul 05, 2011
Amy
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Well, no promises on how good this review will be. I just finished reading the third book, and my mind's kinda full of that storyline right now. But I'll try.
The whole plot line with Anathea/Rex and the halfling thing was really, really clever. The idea of someone who unwittingly understands the lore and makes it possible for Darklings to act on it is incredible. Brilliant thinking for that one.
Madeleine was kind of weird, I thought. I never understood how she could be in a " More...
The whole plot line with Anathea/Rex and the halfling thing was really, really clever. The idea of someone who unwittingly understands the lore and makes it possible for Darklings to act on it is incredible. Brilliant thinking for that one.
Madeleine was kind of weird, I thought. I never understood how she could be in a " More...
Dec 31, 2009
Jenben8426
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Good series so far. If you liked Westerfeld's Ugly series then you will most likely like this one he has written as well. Not that they are similar plot wise--but his writing style is a lot the same. The main characters are between 15-17 years of age just as his Ugly series as well. The second book finds the 5 Midnighter Teenagers two weeks after the first book ended. They are learning to work together but find that can be difficult with differing personalities, talents, and agendas. When
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Dec 09, 2009
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Oct 26, 2011
Veronica
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On the second book, Darklings and Slithers are not the only ones after the Midnighters, humans are starting to get involved in a dangerous chase and a secret from a long lost Midnighter comes to the surface.
Now it's not only Jessica that is in danger, but it seems that another Midnighter is of great importance to the humans.
A great continuation of the first book. It sets the stage for the final one!
Now it's not only Jessica that is in danger, but it seems that another Midnighter is of great importance to the humans.
A great continuation of the first book. It sets the stage for the final one!
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Aug 06, 2011
Oh my God! Oh my God! Flatland! After suffering through that book and the project on it in school it is amazing to have it referenced. I probably shouldn't get so excited about this but it is the one time I get to use the useless knowledge of what happens in Flatland. Other than that the book wasn't that great. Westerfeld can, and has, done so much better. A lot of it seemed like a streatch of the imagination and I know it isn't real but considering the things that Westerfeld has made believable
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Feb 17, 2010
Megan
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I admit I don't remember much at all about the first Midnighters book because I read it such a long time ago, so I forget what kind of intensity and characterization it holds and because of that I can't say how it measures up to the first one. (But you should definitely read the first one before this!)
The plot in Touching Darkness continues the lives and struggles of the Midnighters, and in the beginning you really don't know what you're in for. It starts off at a leisurely pace, but More...
The plot in Touching Darkness continues the lives and struggles of the Midnighters, and in the beginning you really don't know what you're in for. It starts off at a leisurely pace, but More...
Jan 12, 2009
Jean
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I was right to have my hopes up about this book: a lot of what seemed like plot holes in the first book were filled in here when more back story was provided. Westerfeld didn't provide every relevant detail, but perhaps he'll give us some more in the third, or just let us wonder.
Touching Darkness was a much more intense book than Secret Hour and I liked it quite a bit more, probably because I enjoy finding out the backstory in these sorts of plots. The stakes rose in this install More...
Touching Darkness was a much more intense book than Secret Hour and I liked it quite a bit more, probably because I enjoy finding out the backstory in these sorts of plots. The stakes rose in this install More...
Jan 27, 2009
Mandy
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Mar 20, 2009
Yuwei
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The Midnighters discovered a new darkling that is a mix between a human and an old creature of the past and they tries to reveal their plans. This book was similar to the first book but with some new twists. It wasn't as good and entertaining as the first. But overall, it was still a good book because it did made me want to finish the book. It took me a while because i did not have much time each night to read. Some parts of the book were very predictable and some made it more unrealistic than i
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Jan 18, 2009
Naomi
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Feb 19, 2011
Karen
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I am really not sure what I wanted to rate this book. I really liked it, but it didn't blow me away. I think my rating is more towards a 4 but you know what I always say about these star ratings...esp on here. Anyway...
I am not going to say awhole lot on this book since it is a sequeal...but I did like how it continued off where the first one ended. That worked good and this one also had alot going on. Action, some suspense. The history of midnighters is revealed but there are questi More...
I am not going to say awhole lot on this book since it is a sequeal...but I did like how it continued off where the first one ended. That worked good and this one also had alot going on. Action, some suspense. The history of midnighters is revealed but there are questi More...
Apr 29, 2011
Annie
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First Look:4/5 I wasn't sure what I'd think of this book. The first one was pretty good, but not great, and the second book in a trilogy is usually my least favorite.
Setting: 4/5 It's an average little town that...isn't quite so average. Somehow I like it better during the midnight hour.
Characters:4/5 I liked all of the midnighters, except for Jessica. She's such a Mary Sue, and doesn't really have much personality. I liked the others, though, especially Dess. Her mi More...
Setting: 4/5 It's an average little town that...isn't quite so average. Somehow I like it better during the midnight hour.
Characters:4/5 I liked all of the midnighters, except for Jessica. She's such a Mary Sue, and doesn't really have much personality. I liked the others, though, especially Dess. Her mi More...
Sep 08, 2011
Dlora
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Oooh, this second in the Midnighter series is even more scary and full of tension than the first book. The characters grow and develop and become more likeable as well. In The Secret Hour only Jessica Day was sympathetic along with her boyfriend, Jonathan, who is can defy gravity in the midnight hour. But in Touching Darkness all of the characters, from math-whiz Dess, to mind-reading Melissa, to history-geek Rex, and even Jess's little sister Bess, become people with more depth, moving from kin
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Oct 08, 2010
Jody
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Sep 05, 2009
Ashlee
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After reading the first book, I held particular views about each of the characters, as do most people, but it's what this book throws into the mix that changes everything you thought you knew about the series of events that shapes the lives of the characters each night. Perhaps its the hightened sense of danger and grave peril dangling above the characters like a knife loosely held above their heads, or perhaps its the developing emotions of each of the characters that makes it such a brilliantl
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Nov 13, 2011
Nymeria
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Jan 06, 2009
Amanda
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Just as amazing as the first one, if not better. It's not better though. Jessica got kind of annoying. And Melissa got more conceited and bitchy if that's possible. But Dess and her Math got even better. Althought i still want to be able to fly like Johnathon.
Bixby, Oklahoma, is full of secrets.
some come out at midnight.
some should stay hidden.
As the Midnighters search for the truth about the secret hour, they uncover terrifying mysteries woven into the very f More...
Bixby, Oklahoma, is full of secrets.
some come out at midnight.
some should stay hidden.
As the Midnighters search for the truth about the secret hour, they uncover terrifying mysteries woven into the very f More...
Nov 07, 2009
Kathryn
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This sequel was a lot better than the first book.
In [book:The Secret Hour (Midnighters #1), the characters were dull and obnoxious. Half of the time, they seemed to be on the extremes of whatever personality characteristic marked them, and the other half they were just... blah... I couldn't always discern whose point of view I was reading until a page or so into the chapter.
However, in this book, the characters were fleshed out and they became more real and far more int More...
In [book:The Secret Hour (Midnighters #1), the characters were dull and obnoxious. Half of the time, they seemed to be on the extremes of whatever personality characteristic marked them, and the other half they were just... blah... I couldn't always discern whose point of view I was reading until a page or so into the chapter.
However, in this book, the characters were fleshed out and they became more real and far more int More...
Aug 19, 2011
Tonchi
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Segundo libro de la serie de Midnighters de Scott Westerfeld, en este, a diferencia del primero ya no es tanto así como la presentación de los personajes, sino que se trata más de armar la trama hacia el posible posible desenlace en el tercer libro, empieza a un par de días de donde termina el primero, con Jezz dejando su papel como victima ahora que sabe cual es su habilidad y se centra más en la relación de los demás, por un lado Rex y Melissa y su complicada relación, pero por otro lado, y el
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Mar 12, 2010
Beryl
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I've read this book about a year ago, so my memory is a bit flawed, and the review might be short.
This book was probably better than the first one, seeing as it covers most of the mystery concerning the past and was sprinkled with drama. Wanting to find out why their were only five midnighters kept your reading, and I praise Westerfield once again for his swift handling of society's issues that he always denounces in his books.
The relati More...
I've read this book about a year ago, so my memory is a bit flawed, and the review might be short.
This book was probably better than the first one, seeing as it covers most of the mystery concerning the past and was sprinkled with drama. Wanting to find out why their were only five midnighters kept your reading, and I praise Westerfield once again for his swift handling of society's issues that he always denounces in his books.
The relati More...
