anna_wa's review against another edition
adventurous
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Vomit
Multiple uses of the r word occur.merlin_reads's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a little better than the first for me. Now that it seems like most of the explanations are out of the way, we were able to really dive into the meat of the story and learn new things.
With the arrival of Jessica in Bixby, the Midnighters now pretty much have a full set. Especially once they figured out what Jessica's power was. Armed with this knowledge and the knowledge that the darklings are terrified of Jessica, it almost seems like the Midnighters can get their blue time back for themselves. That is until Jessica and Jonathan spy someone taking pictures outside of her window at exactly midnight. Someone else seems to know their secret, and that person is not a midnighter. This leads to more mysteries and unravels a past that was hidden up until now.
I liked getting to know more about each of the characters here. We got to take time and delve into each of their brains. While I still don't really like Melissa, I do feel like she has the worst end of the powers and therefore, I do feel sorry for her. But her attitude still needs adjusting. My favorite is still Jonathan. I just love the way he views everything - like a kid at Christmas. He's more into the fun aspect and living life to the fullest, not so much lore and hidden destinies. And I feel like as kids with powers, this was believable.
This ended on a pretty big whammy and I'm going to jump right into the final book just to see what happens. Again, this was an interesting world from Westerfeld and I applaud the originality.
With the arrival of Jessica in Bixby, the Midnighters now pretty much have a full set. Especially once they figured out what Jessica's power was. Armed with this knowledge and the knowledge that the darklings are terrified of Jessica, it almost seems like the Midnighters can get their blue time back for themselves. That is until Jessica and Jonathan spy someone taking pictures outside of her window at exactly midnight. Someone else seems to know their secret, and that person is not a midnighter. This leads to more mysteries and unravels a past that was hidden up until now.
I liked getting to know more about each of the characters here. We got to take time and delve into each of their brains. While I still don't really like Melissa, I do feel like she has the worst end of the powers and therefore, I do feel sorry for her. But her attitude still needs adjusting. My favorite is still Jonathan. I just love the way he views everything - like a kid at Christmas. He's more into the fun aspect and living life to the fullest, not so much lore and hidden destinies. And I feel like as kids with powers, this was believable.
This ended on a pretty big whammy and I'm going to jump right into the final book just to see what happens. Again, this was an interesting world from Westerfeld and I applaud the originality.
skyedivin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
lizzieh96's review against another edition
4.0
This was pretty interesting. I like the way it was set up, with a lot of suspense. Still, string remain untied, and I hope it will all come together in the 3rd book.
angelicarose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
stephdreadseverything's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sexiilikeacow's review against another edition
4.0
I love Scott Westerfeld's series, this one is turning out pretty good, but I will always love his uglies series more than anything else by him. I'm hoping to reread them soon.
jenbsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not in love with this series, but it is interesting. While book one still left things a bit open-ended, it did have a conclusion and I wondered a bit how the story would continue. This did pick up in the days after book 1 ended, and new situations and conflicts were introduced. I think I enjoyed this book more than the first ... already knowing the characters and the situations. The old woman who made a brief, unexplained appearance in book 1 has more play here. Plenty of action, but again, the story manages to wrap up, while still leaving an opening for the next in the series. It's available from the library, so I guess I'll continue.
I must admit to counting the letters in words, looking for 13-letter words now :)
I must admit to counting the letters in words, looking for 13-letter words now :)
pjsontheoutside's review against another edition
2.0
Not as good as the first one which was only OK.