Touching Darkness (Midnighters, Book 2)
by Scott Westerfeld
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Read in March, 2008
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 the Bl...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 the Bl...more
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Read in February, 2008
This is the second in the Midnighters series by Scott Westerfeld. A mere week after Jessica learns her role in the small group of Midnighters and discovers her ruin sign, danger is stalking the five teenagers again. This time the enemy isn't inside the blue time, but without, a group of daylighters that is as dangerous and devious as any of the Old Ones.
Like the first book, Touching Darkness has the same characteristic fast pace, tons of action, and unexpected discoveries. Readers, and the ...more
Like the first book, Touching Darkness has the same characteristic fast pace, tons of action, and unexpected discoveries. Readers, and the ...more
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
those that read the first book of this series, mystery, and action lovers
This is the next book in the Midnighters series. In this book, it starts out with a mysterious figure spying in on Jessica and finds a GPS finder in her father's drawers and uses it during the secret hour to find out who has been spying on her. They soon discover that darkling creatures are being contacted by human non-midnighters to kill off the midnighters except for the younger generations of midnighters. The darkling creatures wanted to contact the humans easier and can do so by taking a mid...more
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Read in January, 2008
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Anyone who read the 1st book
This is the second book of the Midnighter series. This is where all the action happens of someone who's kidnapped. The darklings are advancing towards the midnighters and they find out mysterious things happening that they only know about. One of the midnighters is captured to help feed on others for the darklings themselves, who will it be? Jonathan now has more of a compassion love towards everyone else especially Jessica because if they didn't work together, one of them would be killed. I rec...more
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Read in August, 2007
This sequel (to the excellent Midnighters #1: The Secret Hour) lacks both the mystery and intensity that made the first one so good. The already explored novelties of the midnight hour--its numerology, special powers, and lore-- begin to wear thin because, amidst the novelty, Westerfeld neglects his masterful ability to explore modern teenage emotions. I get the feeling the author may have hurried this one, perhaps ready to move on to the third book which, yes, I will read, in hopes that...more
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Read in March, 2008
The sequel of The Secret Hour. Jessica Day is in danger. Someone is stalking her and snooping around her house. The midnighters try to find him and find out the motivation of his act. While the midnighters also try to learn the history of Bixby, Dess found the truth about secret hour and how it happened.
There are human who communicate with the dark creature, and they did something horrible to one of the midnighters 50 years ago.
Could the midnighters stop them from turning one of them into h...more
There are human who communicate with the dark creature, and they did something horrible to one of the midnighters 50 years ago.
Could the midnighters stop them from turning one of them into h...more
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Read in March, 2008
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Teenagers
Fiction; science fiction
Very exiting plot! I really enjoyed this one! It was loads more exiting then the first book in this series. This novel took us through a couple of enjoyable twists and turns. The characters were much more developed in this book then in the first one. We really start to see who these people are and what they are like. Much more developed plot then ‘The Secret Hour’. The ending is amazing! I really loved it! Wonderful book, still not that much of an adult read but ...more
Very exiting plot! I really enjoyed this one! It was loads more exiting then the first book in this series. This novel took us through a couple of enjoyable twists and turns. The characters were much more developed in this book then in the first one. We really start to see who these people are and what they are like. Much more developed plot then ‘The Secret Hour’. The ending is amazing! I really loved it! Wonderful book, still not that much of an adult read but ...more
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Read in November, 2007
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people who enjoy fiction
This book is about a time right after Midnight where the world freezes, yet no one knows about the secret time except for five teens who are able to move around during the frozen hour. Their main goal is to stop the old ones, evil spirts, from returning and taking over the frozen humans during the secret hour. I loved this book a lot, it really grabbed my attention and it made me wonder after about how the author came up with this Secret Hour. It's well written in a way that almost makes it seem...more
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Read in January, 2008
The second book in the Midnighters trilogy wasn't much better than the first. Although some characters were developed better - Melissa, Rex, Dexy - others still remained flat, like Jessica and especially Jonathan. The history of the midnighters and the events of the book were still too rushed and not very well explained. I'm reading to find out what happens next, and because the concept interests me, but I'm wishing that Westerfeld had taken more time with these books.
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In this great sequel Secret Hour (Midnighters, Book 1)
Jessica, Jonathan, Dess, Rex and Melissa are once again faced with danger. They are forced to pull together and become a tighter group using everyone's abilities to work through the trials. Secrets and betrayals a half-century old cause even more complication and dark memories begin to bubble to the surface. The five must band together to defeat the trials thrown at
Jessica, Jonathan, Dess, Rex and Melissa are once again faced with danger. They are forced to pull together and become a tighter group using everyone's abilities to work through the trials. Secrets and betrayals a half-century old cause even more complication and dark memories begin to bubble to the surface. The five must band together to defeat the trials thrown at
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Read in December, 2007
This is the second book in the Midnighters series. It takes place right after the last book left off. Now that Jessica knows what her ability is she feels a lot more helpfull to the groop dinamic. I like the character development in this book. Each one of the "Midnighters" does a lot of growing in my opinion. It is a very exciting book and kept me turning the pages. A good quality in a book don't you think?
Luff,
Becca Jane
Luff,
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Read in May, 2008
I found this book to be more complex and mature compared to the first. There are additional characters, as well as fleshing out not only the five Midnighters, but also friends and family. Westerfeld introduces us to parents/families besides Jessica's, which is refreshing. Relationships and bonds are made, tested, and sometimes broken but it really moves the characters and story ahead. A good read before heading to bed.
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Read in October, 2007
I wish I could get into the Midnighters series as fully as I fell for the Uglies series, but of course I'm still really enjoying it. I definitely enjoyed this one more than the first, glad we finally get a little more background on the Midnighters, and glad people seem to be growing and shifting, something that's often lacking in books that are so plot-heavy. Then again, Westerfeld never disappoints that way.
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Read in January, 2008
A sequel to the first "Midnighters" book. Jessica had found out that she's special along 4 other teenagers as well. They're able to experience the 25th hour, when it's midnight, time stops for 1 hr. Though this may be fun, the 5 teens need to fight against the dark beings that only appears in the 25th hour. Now the dark beings have something up their sleeves and only the 5 of them can stop it.
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A good sequel. I could have done with a little more teen romance; the stuff at the end with Rex & Melissa was a bit o'er hasty in its conclusion, and I want Jessica and Jonathan to process the touching/no touching thing more. I mean what's really going on there, Jonathan. Put the sandwich down and let's *talk* about it. But midnighters and demons and special powers, yay.
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Read in September, 2007
my attention span at the moment is laughable, but i managed to finish something last night. entertaining, but i'd probably never recommend it to anyone. my love of teen fantasy fiction is probably comparable to your closet love of soap operas.
on a related note, i'm glad to say i'm so detached from tv that i'm not even sure if soap operas still come on.
on a related note, i'm glad to say i'm so detached from tv that i'm not even sure if soap operas still come on.
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13 and up
another great series by Scott Westerfeld I lived the Uglies series and now I am thinking I have got to go find the rest of his. Makes me wish my used paperback bookstore was more extensive. The character developement was great and the was better than i expected. Kudos for Scott!
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Read in April, 2008
A great continuation of the series. I have to admit, I checked all three books out at once from the library because I love Westerfeld's books and I knew they would be good. I read them all in like a week. (I would have been faster, but I only have so much reading time with a baby.)
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Read in April, 2008
*yawn* This was really boring. There were the secrets and the intrigue and blah blah blah. Boooring. I think the most interesting part was counting the letters in various words and chapter titles. I'm going to read the third book, but I don't have high hopes for it at all.
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