Midnighters #3: Blue Noon

11th grade

Midnighters #3: Blue Noon

By: Scott Westerfeld

The "midnighters", Rex, Melissa, Dess, Jonathon, and Jessica, must once again use everything they know to fight off a new band of darkling creatures threatening the whole midwestern region of the USA. A mysterious "rip" has occurred in the blue time, and with the rip ever growing, midnight can come at any time of the day, for just a few minutes at a time. It isn't clear why the rip is growing or how the darklings are using the rip to their advantage until Rex steals the 50 year old mindcaster's, Madeline's, memories of the past. Rex learns that Jessica, the flame-bringer, is vital to protecting the people, but just how important isn't clear until the rip reaches Bixby. With the whole midwest in danger from the expanding blue time, the 5 midnighters must find a way to protect thousands of people from the darkling's attack on humanity.

I picked this book to read because I really enjoy the way that Scott Westerfeld writes, and I have already read the first and second Midnighter books, and they were fantastic! It was hard to not stay up for hours finishing this book, because it is a very quick read. I would give this book to anyone who enjoyed the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld, or to anyone who likes a bit a sci-fi or suspence novels. I would recommend this novel for teens 13 and up, because it isn't overly long, some words are a bit challenging (lots of them being 13 letters long ;)), and it has just a touch of romance that really makes this a story.

**** Really liked it