Westerfeld, Scott - Midnighters: Blue Noon

[oyceter]

Spoilers for Secret Hour and Touching Darkness

I didn't like this quite as much as Touching Darkness, largely because it didn't have the same world-building twist or the darkness that the second book did. Thankfully, Westerfeld doesn't shy away from the consequences of Rex's brief transformation into a halfling, but I wish there were more fallout from the second book, from Madeleine and Melissa's newfound control and the invasion of Dess' mind. Westerfeld does try to put them into the book, but I wanted more all around.

There was cool stuff in this book, particularly when it seemed like Westerfeld was going to pull out all stops. But I just couldn't get over the feeling that there was too much crammed into the book, so in the end, it didn't quite have the emotional impact that it could have.

Also, I wish Jonathan had more to do in the end -- I can't really put a finger on his personality except that he flies and hates daytime.

Gah, I feel bad for sounding so negative, but it's just that Bixby was getting very fascinating, particularly with the hints of Midnighters throughout the ages and their centuries of control over Bixby, hints of the things the Grayfoots had done, conspiracies and all that wonderful stuff. And I wanted more of Dess and Rex and Melissa (Jessica and Jonathan unfortunately don't interest me very much), but everything felt too short.

Links:
- minnow1212's review

Comments

[oyceter]

I did like the ending, but I seriously thought for a few chapters that Westerfeld wasn't going to end up salvaging things and just let everything go kaput. Which would have been cool (in a sadistic way, heh heh).

FYI

[jinian.livejournal.com]

When I read this I thought, "Heh heh heh. I like Oyce."

Re: FYI

[oyceter]

Hee!

I am frequently sadistic when it comes to fictional situations and much angst.