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Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls #1)

by C.C. Hunter (Goodreads Author)

4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 · rating details · 24,822 ratings · 1,940 reviews

Don’t miss this spectacular new series that will steal your heart and haunt your dreams, Welcome to Shadow Falls camp, nestled deep in the woods of a town called Fallen…

One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls—a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arrivi...more

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Published March 29th 2011 by St. Martin's Griffin

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Nov 14, 2011 Ashleigh Paige rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: the-shameful-shelf-of-get-rid-of-it, went-camping-and-never-came-back, worst-books-i-ve-ever-read, goodreads-firstreads, don-t-need-my-clairvoyance-for-this, please-no-more-slut-shaming

Also appears on my blog, The The YA Kitten!

My first copy was one a friend loaned me, but because I forgot to opt out of it after reading the book, I won a second copy in a Goodreads FirstReads giveaway.

(Grab something to eat and take a seat. This is going to be a long one.)

Sixteen-year-old Kylie is sent off to a summer camp after she's caught at a party where drugs and alcohol were found. She and her mom thought it was just a camp for troubled teens, but it's really a camp where supernatural cre...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Kyle rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Nobody in their right mind

Basically the worst book I've ever read personally. Hated the characters, story, how judgemental Kylie was, etc.

This used to have a review, but then a troll came along, and I realized that this review would probably attract many more, so I just took it down.

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Feb 15, 2012 Kagama-the Literaturevixen rated it 1 of 5 stars

This book doesnt have a love triangle-It has a love hyper-rectangle I mean the potential love interests throws themselves at the main character wherever she goes.So if youre a die-hard Twilight fan this book might be for you

The main character is 16-year old Kylie,her parents are getting a divorce and she keeps seeing this weird figure on her front lawn thats invisible to everyone else but her.To get away from it all she goes to a party that ends badly when the police breaks up the party, with he...more

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Mar 24, 2011 Cinnamon rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: flamingnet, 2011, faeries, fantasy, ghosts, series, shapeshifters, vampires, young-adult, reviewed, 2-oh-so-unremarkable

This review may also be found on A Thousand Little Pages.

Kylie’s life is breaking down around her: her parents consider divorce, her boyfriend dumps her and immediately starts going out with another girl, and a stalker has been introduced into her life. It isn’t until Kylie gets caught at a party -- with under-aged drinking and drugs galore -- that her life gets turned completely upside down. Her Ice Queen mom decides to send her to Shadow Falls Camp, a psychologist-recommended institution for t...more This review may also be found on A Thousand Little Pages.

Kylie’s life is breaking down around her: her parents consider divorce, her boyfriend dumps her and immediately starts going out with another girl, and a stalker has been introduced into her life. It isn’t until Kylie gets caught at a party -- with under-aged drinking and drugs galore -- that her life gets turned completely upside down. Her Ice Queen mom decides to send her to Shadow Falls Camp, a psychologist-recommended institution for troubled teens. And soon, Kylie discovers herself stranded in the midst of brainwave-reading paranormal creatures that couldn’t and shouldn’t exist. Confused but feeling an undeniably weird sense of belonging, Kylie begins to realize just how special she really is. Kylie’s stalker also starts to make sense -- a startling relief after all the anxiety. But then trouble invades the camp, and the paranormals are pointing fingers at each other. Beware, happy little campers, someone has an agenda of their own, and they are quite the determined bunch.

C.C. Hunter’s debut, Born at Midnight, was attention-grabbing and hard to put down. However, the plot started out incredibly slowly. It is slightly understandable, as the author has to first describe the characters and the setting of this new series. But the predicament, which should be central to every novel, was brief and felt like an after-thought. Imagine this: pages after pages of descriptions and little action, a few chapters devoted to the build-up of tension, the short resolution, and then the end of the novel, which ends up feeling like accidentally running smack into a brick wall and maybe losing a few teeth in the process.

And onto the apparently mandatory element of a YA PNR book: the love triangle. The one that exists in this book felt pretty much superfluous. There was no reason for its creation in the first place, and Kylie’s indecision and fluctuating feelings becomes a bore to read about after a while. Girl, it is not right to be lusting after three guys (her ex-boyfriend included) at once, especially if you alternate between thinking about kissing one boy to thinking about the hotness of another a second later.

Born at Midnight is a nice read, not entirely original, but interesting nonetheless. The second installment of the series, Awake at Dawn, will be released in October 2011.

Book Source: Review Copy via Flamingnet(less)

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Apr 07, 2011 Danny rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-debut, arc, february-2011

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First of, isn't the cover super super pretty?? I love that cover and after reading the synopsis I knew I had to read this book and I was happy enough to get my hand on a ARC, woohoo!

Loved this book! It's about Kylie trying to figure out who she really is, specially in terms of supernatural species. Kylie is stuck in between the divorce of her parents and this hits her really hard. After being caught at a Party where some kids where doing drugs, he...more

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Dec 16, 2010 Alexa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Alexa by: Goodreads First Reads winner

Shelves: first-reads, young-adult, arc, 2010-reads, gave-away, series-might-continue

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3.5 stars

Kylie Galen's life sucks at the moment. Her grandmother passed away, her boyfriend broke up with her, her parents are getting divorced, and she's been forced to see a psychologist after she tells her parents that a guy has been stalking her. A guy that apparently only she can see.

Things only get worse for Kylie when she's caught at a party with alcohol, and at the advice of the psychologist, Kylie's parents send her to Shadow Falls Camp...more
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3.5 stars

Kylie Galen's life sucks at the moment. Her grandmother passed away, her boyfriend broke up with her, her parents are getting divorced, and she's been forced to see a psychologist after she tells her parents that a guy has been stalking her. A guy that apparently only she can see.

Things only get worse for Kylie when she's caught at a party with alcohol, and at the advice of the psychologist, Kylie's parents send her to Shadow Falls Camp for the summer. Shadow Falls is suppose to be a camp for troubled teens, but Kylie quickly realizes that no one at the camp is normal. Everyone is a supernatural, and there are all types: vampires, werewolves, fairies, shape-shifters, etc.

In this book, supernaturals can figure out if a person is a supernatural, and what type of supernatural they are, by reading the person's brain pattern. Kylie is different though. For some reason, no one is able to read her brain pattern. They know she's not a normal person, but that's about it. Kylie, thinking that they are wrong about her, spends the majority of the book wishing/hoping/praying that she is not a supernatural.

And I felt that's really all that happened in the book.

Other than Shadow Falls Camp being a promoter of peace between the different species of supernaturals, teenage supernaturals go to the camp to learn how to harness their powers. Or so it states in the book's summary. Throughout the book I was waiting to read some kind of scene like that, but it never happened. There was just a bunch of talking and questions from Kylie. It seemed most of her questions were not answered until later or at all because nobody seemed to know or have the answers. That was probably to add to the mystery, but I just wish it didn't take the entire book to find out whether or not Kylie was a supernatural. Especially since it was obvious that she's a supernatural (and it got pretty annoying how much she was in denial).

As for everything else in the book... I think the most intriguing scenes were with the "ghost stalker." When we found out the ghost's story, I was surprised. Didn't see it coming. I liked Kylie's new friends Miranda and Della. The bickering between Miranda and Della was pretty funny at times. The love-triangle... Well, I tend to dislike love-triangles. I didn't hate this one, but I wasn't impressed with it either. It was a typical love-triangle. Instant attraction. Kylie couldn't stop thinking about either Lucas or Derek. Oh, and her ex-boyfriend Trey. I thought I would be rooting for one of these guys by the end, but nope, I'm not. Not much progress.

Like I mentioned before, not all the questions were answered. There is still a lot of mystery. But I guess that's why this is a series, not a stand-alone. And even though I felt like there wasn't enough action in this book, I'm intrigued enough that I would probably read the sequel.(less)

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Apr 29, 2012 Hayden Casey rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cant-wait, speed-read, started-slow, skipped-over-most-of-it, series-just-end-already, own-it, dnf

Kylie Galen has had a lot of crap tossed in her lap lately. Her parents are getting a divorce for who the heck knows why. Her boyfriend broke up with her because she wouldn't put out. And her grandmother died because . . . well, older people do that. But now, Kylie's acquired a stalker and she hasn't a clue what he wants or how to get rid of him . . . and she really wants to get rid of him because apparently she's the only one who sees him. Thinking she may be losing it, her parents send her off...more Kylie Galen has had a lot of crap tossed in her lap lately. Her parents are getting a divorce for who the heck knows why. Her boyfriend broke up with her because she wouldn't put out. And her grandmother died because . . . well, older people do that. But now, Kylie's acquired a stalker and she hasn't a clue what he wants or how to get rid of him . . . and she really wants to get rid of him because apparently she's the only one who sees him. Thinking she may be losing it, her parents send her off to see a psychologist who gets Kylie sent to Shadow Falls Camp. Kylie and her parents think it's a camp for troubled teens.

They thought wrong.

Kylie's surrounded by vampires, werewolves, fairies, witches and shapeshifters. And if she believes what they tell her, she's one of them. They're just not sure exactly how she fits in. As Kylie struggles to cope with the realization that these creatures even exist, and the fact that she might not be human, she's got two hot guys, a werewolf and a half-fairy vying for her attention. And they can just keep vying. Kylie's determined that before she lets her heart loose on love, she needs to unearth the truth. What does the ghost want? Who can and can't she trust? And most of all . . . What is she?

This is the summary I read when I first saw this book. Judging from the tone of the passage (you can tell I had English today), you'd think this book would be snarky, narcissistic and a buttload of fun.

Sadly, that's not the case.

By the time I got to page 100, I really didn't care whether or not the MC was dead or not. For one, it's written in third-person (a pet-peeve of mine, especially when having done otherwise would highly benefit the book). This book is the worst possible book ever to have been written in third person.

I've been visiting CC Hunter's website since reading this book, and I'm actually really excited for the next installments in the series, even though this one was on the short side of FAIL.

Yeah. That's what I thought. Fail.(less)

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Oct 11, 2011 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars

I won a Born At Midnight ARC through the Library Things Early Reviewers. I really had no idea what this book was about when I got it . But I was hooked from the first page. The novel is told from the point of view of sixteen year old Kylie. She's not having a great month. Her parents are divorcing, her boyfriend broke up with her for the same reason boyfriends usually do -she said no, and to top it all off she's got a stalker that no one else but her can see. She's seeing a shrink, but it hasn't...more I won a Born At Midnight ARC through the Library Things Early Reviewers. I really had no idea what this book was about when I got it . But I was hooked from the first page. The novel is told from the point of view of sixteen year old Kylie. She's not having a great month. Her parents are divorcing, her boyfriend broke up with her for the same reason boyfriends usually do -she said no, and to top it all off she's got a stalker that no one else but her can see. She's seeing a shrink, but it hasn't helped. When the police raid a party that she's at and the police find drugs and alcohol, her mother ships her off to a summer camp for troubled teens.

This is not a real camp for troubled teens. Kylie learns on the bus to camp that the kids that are "troubled" are very unique. One boy can change the color of his eyes to any color. Another girl with multi colored hair has a toad on her leg. And one very normal looking boy reminds her a lot of her ex boyfriend and she's immediately attracted to him.

Shadow Falls Camp is, she finds out for supernaturals, vampires, werewolves, faeries, shapeshifters,ghosts and anything else she can think of. Kylie doesn't believe she belongs there yet she has blood curdling screaming, night terrors and can't remember them the next morning. And her stalker she finds out is a ghost who literally gives her the chills. Apparently, no one knows what kind of supernatural Kylie is, her parents won't admit to being supernaturals or haven't told her they are supernaturals. Kylie works with the camp counselor to try to figure out if she really is a supernatural which she denies she is throughout most of the book. All the other supers can read each others brain patterns by wiggling their eyebrows (I know but it's presented better in the book) but no one can read Kylie's brain patterns and she can't read anyone else's brain patterns. If she isn't a supernatural, her other options are that she's crazy or she has a brain tumor, two not very promising options, but Kylie prefers them than to being supernatural.

During camp activities, getting to know your campmates hour, names are chosen and Derek, the boy that reminds Kylie of her ex draws her name and leads her to a magical little place near the water where they sit and talk and almost kiss. But her ex Trey is going to soccer camp just a few miles down the road and wants her to forgive him and meet him somewhere. And then there's Lucas -who used to live next door to her when she was young and killed her cat. She remembers him looking over the fence saying, "If you don't want your new kitten to suffer the same fate as your cat, bring him in at night." But this Lucas doesn't match up with the Lucas of her childhood and her memory brings back times when he saved her from bullies and walked her home from school. She has a unique experience with him on get to know your camp mate hour.

Throughout this teenage drama, lurks the FRU, Fallen Research Unit who fund the camp for supernaturals. They wear dark suits and walk around interrogating students about what we don't know until the last bit of the book but everyone is under suscipion, especially Kylie because she can't be read. Tension surmounts between the various supernaturals. Werewolves accuse vampires of crimes, and vice versa. Faeries and Witches are at odds. And FRU is constantly overheard threatening to shut down the camp.

Add in Parents Day on the weekends for some, like vampires who's parents don't know they've been turned. Or witches with pressure to pass exams. Or Kylie who's parents don't know what type of camp Shadow Falls really is. She finally learns to accept the other supernaturals, not as monsters but as friends. Her roommates are a witch and a vampire and they stand up for her when she needs them most. There is a point towards the end where I almost cried.

There isn't a dull moment in this novel. I read it fast, in one day, but it did take all day. I'm sure I'll read it again but I promised to send it on an ARC tour so I needed to get it on its way. This novel has a little of everything romance, adventure, suspense, mystery, and definitely leaves you wanting more. I sure hope C.C. Hunter writes fast because I already want the next one and this one hasn't even been released!

As far as age appropriateness goes, older teen, there is a teen pregnancy scare, talk about sex and a little bit of touching going on. Nothing below the waist!(less)

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Dec 24, 2011 Annie Brewer rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Shelves: favorite, absolutely-amazingly-awesome, nook-books, irresistable-hot-guys, favorite-book-covers-of-2011, favorite-authors

WOW. Oh wow!! I am speechless! Born at Midnight was absolutely thrilling!! If I could have read it in one day, I totally would have! I didn not want to put that book down since I picked it up and started reading it. Unfortunately, my life is hectic and would not allow me to read it that quickly. I loved, loved, loved this book!! The plot, the suspense, the romance, the characters-all of it! Nothing but good raves about this book. On to the review now......

So Kylie Galen, a 16 year old ordinary g...more WOW. Oh wow!! I am speechless! Born at Midnight was absolutely thrilling!! If I could have read it in one day, I totally would have! I didn not want to put that book down since I picked it up and started reading it. Unfortunately, my life is hectic and would not allow me to read it that quickly. I loved, loved, loved this book!! The plot, the suspense, the romance, the characters-all of it! Nothing but good raves about this book. On to the review now......

So Kylie Galen, a 16 year old ordinary girl gets caught at a party with drugs and alcohol. The cops break it up and she get's sent to a camp for "troubled teens". Or so she thinks that's what it is. But in reality, it's a camp for all supernaturals. Confused as to why she was sent to that scary uninviting place with witches, vampires, fairies, werewolves, and shapeshifters, she tries to find out some answers. Though since she was little she always had night terrors and saw ghosts. Or at least one in particular. Overtime, she dscovers she's not so normal after all. Eventually, she makes friends with her cabin mates Della, a vampire and Miranda a witch once she accepts them for who they are. Or shall I say, what they are. Their friendship grows and becomes something so beautiful. Miranda and Della would do anything for Kylie if she needed anything. As if things can't get more complicated on top of her parents also getting divorced and her boyfriend breaking up with her because she wont have sex with him. She falls hard for Lucas, a hot and mysteriously sexy werewolf and Derek, a sweet, caring, gorgeous green eyed half fae who makes your heart skip a beat. Finally fitting in for once in her life, eventhough she doesn't know exactly what she is yet because no one can really read her brain patterns. She finally enjoys her time at Shadow Falls Camp. So many discoveries unravel and she learns some shocking news about her parents, Lucas leaves the camp with a she-wolf, her feelings for Derek increase, her ghost finally talks to her asking for help in something important and it's enough to keep her from falling apart....

Well, I will stop there. I could go on and on about this book. But I feel everyone should read it. It is simply amazing! It has a great plot, plenty of action and edge of your seat events that keep you turning the page and the romance is oh-so-amazing! I can't chose between Derek and Lucas. They are both so damn sexy and I would love to have both for myself. Poor Kylie has to decide who she cares about more. Though the fact that Derek can manipulate her feelings is a slight turn off. But the way he cares for Kylie is magical and he is so patient with her. *sigh* He makes my heart skip a beat. But so does Lucas. In all honesty, I think either one would be just great for her. This new series is one I am so excited about. I have started the sequel and just love it. Five stars doesn't do justice for this book!
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Nov 10, 2011 Daphne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: enjoyed, fae, were, vampires, witch

I'm weeping here...I did like the cover and it started interesting until sweet Kylie became a serial kisser to any boy who gave her the time of day. She lost me. There was also some grammatical errors.

Kylie has her share of problems with her parents divorce, her best friend and now her ex-boyfriend Trey who broke up it off because she didn't entertain the idea of having sex.
She is sent to a camp for troubled teens because she was at a party where there was drugs and liquor and her mother was not...more

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Jul 13, 2012 Zuleeza rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: dnf, ongoing-series, paranormal, series-i-given-up, tbr-challenge, debut-author-read-in-2012

This review is also available on my blog, Qwerty

This book is like one massive parody of all-things paranormal. I might like it if I was fourteen. The plot is very similar to Hex Hall, at least up until the point where I decided that this just doesn't worth my time.

Annoying, self-conscious, whiny heroine who thinks she's funny.

Her life had toilet-bound stamped all over it.

Suddenly, Kylie started feeling people turn and look at her. Or were they looking at all of them?

Stupid, spineless best friend...more

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Jul 17, 2012 Ivana rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: bathroom-reading

Despite my rating, I kind of liked this book. But, I wanted to rate it as a critic rather than a crazed-girl fan. Born at Midnight overview:
-Girl finds out about powers
-Girl denies powers
-Girl meets boy
-Girl remeets boy (more on this)
-Girl meets "creepy" roommates
-Girl finds problem (of course)
-Girl, girl, girl.
I can't say that this book was a lot different from other paranormal romance though it did have some new aspects. I would recommend to anyone who likes paranormal romance and hates books...more

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May 08, 2013 Abigail rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: it-could-be-better, this-was-horrible, reviews-make-me-cry-with-laughter, the-plot-was-rushed, really-this-is-the-main-character, um-interesting-cover, i-tried-so-hard-but-i-couldnt-do-it, not-worth-my-time, insta-love, so-much-hope-but-really-crappy, why-did-i-read-this, huge-letdown

It was just...ugh. I hated Kylie. She was a whiner. She whined and whined and whined. Like i get it that some sucky things happened,and that you got stuck this camp with people you don't know, but jeez, get over it! And don't even get me started on the romance. God, this girl is so indecisive, i was surprised she could pick out her own clothes. Like blahblahblahblah Derek is so cute,and he reminds me of Trey,but it would be unfair to kiss him,no matter how much i want to blahblah and me and Luca...more

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Nov 13, 2011 Meg ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-books, favs, z-2011-reads

I loved this book. I loved Kylie, the school, her friends, the story. Just everything. I thought it wouldn't be so good, because the whole supernatural academy thing has been done so much, but the idea to put all of them together and see how they interact was a fun change. I really just enjoy CC's writing. I think she does things at a nice quick pace that makes a series that never gets boring.

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Aug 17, 2012 Kira rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: NOBODY. ARE YOU CRAZY? NOBODY.

Shelves: argh-you-made-me-cry, faeries, ghosts, go-choke-on-your-sexism, lolwut, made-me-want-to-choke-myself, made-no-sense, papa-dont-preach, purity-myth-crap, train-wreck-romance, tstl-heroine, vampire-crap, werewolves, ya, your-slut-shaming-is-disgusting, lost-the-will-to-live, oh-god-the-whitewashing, so-boring-i-ate-my-own-face, will-never-ever-finish, books-to-use-as-weapons, no-effing-way

This book is absolutely appalling.

I cannot do it anymore. I cannot. This is one of the worst books I have ever read in my life. There is nothing redeeming about it. It is simply atrocious.

Review to come.

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Dec 30, 2011 Julie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh, how I love this book! It wasn't planned that I wanted to read this book. I had seen it once or twice, but I dind't really came through to me, but one day (I was in need of books at the time) I saw it in a store. It was cheap, it was a nice cover, and it didn't sound that bad. I thought to myself it probably could be worse.
And boy, how I loved this book from the first chapter!
Kylie Galen is a girl with several problems: parents, whom are getting a divorce, a dead grandmother and a stalker an...more

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Aug 29, 2012 Katharina rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: started-not-finished, read-2012, audio-books

I give up. It's not like I was expecting literary genius here, but between constantly being shocked and appalled by all the "scary mega-freaks" (aka someone with dyed hair or A TATTOO) and things like "There was another girl dressed in all black. Apparently goth freaks didn't care that black was out of fashion this year" (paraphrasing, can't be bothered to find the actual quote but believe me it was just as stupid), I'm beginning to think this is actually a parody of itself and nobody told me.
I...more

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May 16, 2013 Aisha Patel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, vampyres, urban-fantasy, paranormal, fiction, fantasy

~~3.75 starts~~ 4 STARS!

For the full review click here! http://vassalisia.blogspot.ca/2013/05/born-at-midnight-shadow-falls-1-book.html

Eeek, I was so not looking forward to writing this review because i really dont know how to rate it. i liked it, the characters and plot were good. The girls bickering was boarder lining annoying but they works past it which was good. i was really liking Kylie until Trey's little visit. (view spoiler)...more

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May 13, 2013 Erin rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: wild-blue-yonder-reading-challenge

Actual rating 2.5

I had some trouble reviewing this book. Although I am not a huge fan of love triangles I put that aside for this novel. I like the idea of it a lot and felt that there was a lot of potential however throughout the book I felt that my expectations were not quite met. I loved the fact that Kylie didn't immediately find out what she was however this was negated by the fact that she spent the WHOLE novel complaining and insulting everyone at the camp, including her friends! I was al...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Malxox ♥ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

It was awesome! I love the story, I love the camp, I love the characters, I love everything about it!!

Derek, Lucas, and Perry... them my favs ^-^

Here are some quotes (yes, I perfer them in my reviw, dont judge (Ps. These may or may not be spoilers))...

"'They call us boneheads,' the girl said...
'Ha,' said the blond boy. 'They also call us boners.'
A few laughs echoed from the toher seats. 'Why is that funny?' the girl wearing all black asked in a tone so deadly serious that Kylie shivered.
'Y...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Sara Nia (Tea and Parchment) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, ya-fiction, cover-appeal, supernatural-paranormal, boarding-school-camp-institution

Kylie is your average teenager - or is she? Although she's going through a lot of things in her life that might seem 'normal' (her best friend's pregnancy scare, her parent's divorce, her Nanna's death, breaking up with her boyfriend), she is about to discover that she is anything but normal. After being forced to attend a Summer camp for troubled teens, she soon discovers that Shadow Falls camp is so much more than what it seems. A camp for supernaturals, in fact - vampires, werewolves, faeries...more

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Sep 10, 2012 Jen {The Book Twins} rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, witches, werewolves, vampires, series, romance, paranormal, magic, love-triangle, ghosts, books-i-own

Posted also at my blog: The Book Twins | YA & Adult reviews

If I could bang myself on the head for not reading this sooner I would. I can't believe it has taken me this long to get around to reading this series. Yes, I am ashamed.
I kept seeing these books in the bookstore, heard about them through reviews and bloggers, but I can now say I am thankful I went and bought the book myself and decided to read it.

Kylie was just an ordinary girl, dealing with friendships and ex boyfriends, when her...more Posted also at my blog: The Book Twins | YA & Adult reviews

If I could bang myself on the head for not reading this sooner I would. I can't believe it has taken me this long to get around to reading this series. Yes, I am ashamed.
I kept seeing these books in the bookstore, heard about them through reviews and bloggers, but I can now say I am thankful I went and bought the book myself and decided to read it.

Kylie was just an ordinary girl, dealing with friendships and ex boyfriends, when her father leaves and she gets caught at a out of hand party. What does her parents then do? Ground her? No. Yell? No. But instead, they send her off to a camp that will help for people like her.
Yeah.
Freaks.

But once Kylie arrived at Camp 'Shadow Falls', she starts to see that things, and the people there aren't normal. They aren't even human, well not really. Why was she brought with them when she is normal, and these people aren't?
Kylie spends pretty much most of the book convincing herself that she is there by mistake, that there has to be some other explanation as to why they think she belongs there.
She isn't a vampire or some kind of fey. She isn't a werewolf. She is ... well, Kylie.
Shadow Falls is a different kind of place than she imagined, but soon she discovers a blast from her past, along with not just one, but two guys she develops feelings for.

Derek and Lucas. Two guys who couldn't be even more different from one another, but also they own a place in Kylie's heart. Its the beginning of a triangle, that was for sure.
I adored both of them... and throughout the whole book I wasn't sure what Team I was on. I couldn't pick because both of them had qualities that appealed to me, and to Kylie.
But now that I think about it, I think I am leaning toward Team Derek. It might have to do with the fact that I found myself scanning pages looking for his name. If that doesn't say something, I don't know what does.
But I guess we'll see in the next two books, which I need to get and read.

Rating: 5 out of 5(less)

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Dec 21, 2010 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: goodreads-first-reads, ya-uf-pr

After finishing the last page of Born at Midnight, I didn’t think about the story once the entire night. It was only when I sat down at my computer to write this review that I realized that while I enjoyed this book, the story left no lasting impression. The main character, Kylie, is a supernatural being that can see ghosts, but she is unwilling to admit that she is any different from any other 17 year old. Her parents are on the verge of a divorce and at the recommendation of Kylie’s therapist,...more After finishing the last page of Born at Midnight, I didn’t think about the story once the entire night. It was only when I sat down at my computer to write this review that I realized that while I enjoyed this book, the story left no lasting impression. The main character, Kylie, is a supernatural being that can see ghosts, but she is unwilling to admit that she is any different from any other 17 year old. Her parents are on the verge of a divorce and at the recommendation of Kylie’s therapist, she is shipped off to Shadow Falls Summer camp for troubled youth. While Shadow Falls is indeed a place for troubled teens, Kylie quickly learns that this is no ordinary camp. Surrounded by witches, fairies, vampires, shape shifters, and werewolves; Kylie must accept that she too is a descendant of the gods. The only other alternative is that she has a brain tumor. This premise is nothing new, but the story is entertaining nonetheless.

The most appealing aspect of this book is the characters. Kylie is a very likable protagonist who is on a journey of self-discovery. Learning to accept that there are things in her life that she cannot change is just one of the many hurdles that she must face. Her anger towards her parents and reluctance to admit that she is anything other than ordinary is understandable given her unique situation. Often times when characters are in these types of situations they come off as whiny or slow on the uptake, so it’s refreshing to have a protagonist that readers can empathize with. Kylie’s roommates Miranda and Della are quirky and fun and some of the more humorous scenes are when they are giving Kylie a crash course in what life can be like when you’re rooming with a witch and a vampire. There is even a perverted shape shifter that is sure to give more than one reader a chuckle.

The laughs stop however, when the plot begins to tread on familiar ground. Tell me, have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had to juggle the affections of three different men? No? Honestly, unless you’re a rock star, the likelihood of this happening is fairly slim. Kylie, however, constantly finds herself at the center of a lot of male attention. There is the handsome, emotionally available fairy that just wants to make it work, the sexy werewolf that tries to keep his distance, and the sleazy ex-boyfriend who just can’t take a hint. Kylie makes out with, agonizes over, and rejects all three of these men at least once in this novel. I’m all for love triangles and even the occasional love square, but this whole scenario was over the top.

Reading Born at Midnight was a little like watching a movie on cable. Chances are you’ve seen several movies just like it, but you continue to watch regardless because it’s entertaining. The problem with these types of movies is that once the credits start to roll, you get up and get on with your life, instantly forgetting what you just watched. Or in this case, what you’ve just read. This isn’t to say that this is a bad book. It just isn’t anything that fans of the genre haven’t read countless times before.

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Jun 20, 2011 the golden witch. rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, faepunk, what-is-this-i-dont-even, vampires, wolves, witches-and-whores, teenage-shennanigans, reviewed

I have to agree with everyone else that’s reviewed this book so far – I love that Hunter included a vast array of diverse characters (in terms of supernatural races/species and human characteristics), but unfortunately, it fell kind of flat for me. I couldn’t seem to find the conflict, and the plot kind of stalled after the first few chapters. Which makes me sad, because this book held so much promise.

The heroine’s mysterious identity of “what the hell am I?” is interesting at first, with everyo...more I have to agree with everyone else that’s reviewed this book so far – I love that Hunter included a vast array of diverse characters (in terms of supernatural races/species and human characteristics), but unfortunately, it fell kind of flat for me. I couldn’t seem to find the conflict, and the plot kind of stalled after the first few chapters. Which makes me sad, because this book held so much promise.

The heroine’s mysterious identity of “what the hell am I?” is interesting at first, with everyone at Shadow Falls Camp trying to figure out who and what she is (including herself), but as it progresses, it stalls, and nothing really happens. There’s a lot of dialogue, a lot of possible clashes with other species, but there’s the problem: it’s all POSSIBLE, and it doesn’t really happen outside of the actual scenes with dialogue itself. The only real conflict I could identify was self-identity for the heroine and that was about it. Oh, and her parents. I kind of wanted to punch her parents repeatedly in the face, but in a book for YA, there have to be characters you love/want to hate, so I guess her parents make the list there.

Also, it needs must be said that this book could have worked very well without the love triangle. This could have been a journey to find Kylie’s self and identity, tracking down her heritage, and having conflict with that. The love triangle wasn’t needed at all. Perhaps some romance with one of the characters while dealing with others would have worked better, but the love triangle is so played out in paranormal YA fiction right now, it’s hard to find someone who gets it right. Hunter, unfortunately, did not fit into that category.

I wish I could say I enjoyed the rest of this book. I really did. The premise was great, the plot seemed well structured and then it just fell apart with too much talking, too much telling, and not enough showing on the part of Hunter. This isn’t to say that I’ve been dissuaded from reading Hunter’s future work, as I’m still quite interested in this project. Here’s hoping the next book in this series will be better than the first.

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Jan 13, 2011 ~Tina~ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2011, paranormal, young-adult, arc

I was really looking forward to this book, but sadly, Born at Midnight turned out to be just okay.

The writing is well done, but it seemed that these characters were all over the place and the storyline was going everywhere and no where all at once.

Kylie was a very pouty character. Her life really sucks right now and she's gonna make sure the readers know it. Her fixation on the words 'freak' and 'goth', overly excessive denial and her inner dilemma between Trey, Lucas and Derek was all frustrati...more

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Nov 13, 2012 Shelby - Lynn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: a-bit-of-everything, loved-it, series-started-out-good

I really enjoyed this book. It was something different then what I've been reading lately. It wasn't about "saving the world" and all that nonsense that a lot of the Paranormal books seem to be about.

I like how the book lets you really get to know the main character and gets you into the story without moving so fast the you get confused. The secondary characters are just as interesting as the main character and I like how they are all dealing with their own individual problems but are encourage...more

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Dec 17, 2010 Tran D rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-read

I received an ARC of this book through the First Reads program.

I couldn't put this book down, i love it.
A sixteen year old, Kylie Galen got sent off to Shadow Falls Camp, after getting caught at a party with alcohol. The kids at Shadow Falls Camp aren't normal troubled teenagers. Kylie discover that they are witches, vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, and fairies. The camp is for them to train their powers. Apparently, Kylie is one of them, but they don't know what kind she belong to. She doe...more

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Sep 21, 2011 Cheese rated it 4 of 5 stars

While the storyline wasn't the most original, I actually really like how resistant Kylie was at first to being a supernatural. Of course I always think how neat it would be for something like this to happen to me, but in reality I'm sure most people would be as repulsed as she was. Most characters are in awe about that stuff(as I would be), so I like seeing someone be all "that shit is just fucking weird" for a change.

And we have yet again, everyone's favorite, another freaking love triangle. T...more

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May 17, 2012 Christie ♥ The Shadower's Shelf ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Initial thought: This is similar to The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong. And I love that book! So I will most likely be reading this one.

Whoa! I totally forgot all about reviewing this. Anyway, I can't remember much, except that I am definitely Team Lucas, rather than Derek, although in The Summoning, I was all for Derek. Don't get me wrong, I loved Simon there, but Derek and Chloe belonged.

I remember liking this book, and that's it.

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Mar 13, 2013 Milla Diaz rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

This didn't have enough action for me. It was a slow start but I'm interested in finding out what kind of supernatural Kylie is and what her abilities are. I'd also like to see which of the three guys she'll end up with.

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