There's plenty of action, of course, (this is Westerfeld we're talking about here!), and there's a definite resolution to this story arc, but it's pretty clear that there's more to come.I found it quite readable, and I loved the way the magic worked, but I'll admit that I was expecting a bit more from it.
Westerfeld introduces the series' premise, gives us a chance to get to know the characters and sets up the main conflict that'll carry us through the next two books. Read moreĪ group of teenagers with the ability to access a secret hour after midnight face off against the feline darkings who seem bound and determined to destroy the newest addition to their crew.THE SECRET HOUR is very much a series opener. I got a good image out of the book and I could definitely see it as a movie.
I've always found the idea of ancient creatures intriguing (must be why I'm a Buffy fan) and the mythology is great in this book without being too overwhelming, just enough to tantalize. I liked Jessica and Jonathan and Dess and I'm not real sure about Melissa but Rex was okay. It came across as appropriately chilling and suspenseful and occasionally funny and moved along at a nice pace. The concept is great though less original than his later books. I've read all the rest except this series and Leviathan, which just came out. With the help of the other four Midnighters, Jessica must fight the darklings and learn why they want to kill her so much.So this is Scott Westerfeld's first young adult book.
But something about Jessica is different and she attracts trouble in the form of the darklings who live in the blue time, ancient creatures who are out for Jessica. Jessica learns she is a "Midnighter," one of the handful of teens in town who can live in the blue time between midnight and 1 am. That is until midnight rolls around and the world around her freezes. The Little BookwormJessica Day moves to the small town of Bixby, Oklahoma with her family when her mom gets a new job.
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