Helpful Score: 5
Born at Midnight by C. C. Hunter Kylie gets sent to a camp for problem teens, the real problem is these teen are all freaks, as in witches, fairies, vampires and werewolves. She's sure she doesn't belong here, even though she can see ghosts.
This book came yesterday afternoon. I sat down to read a few pages just to get a feel for how the book was written (I have 2 other books I was already reading for reviews). Before I knew it I had read one chapter, then 2 and so on and went on to finish the book that night.
I really loved this book. The characters were interesting and very likable. The writing style was very easy to read. And the mystery held my interest. Over all I couldn't find anything to not like in the book. I eagerly await the second book in the series, which I will buy as soon as it is available.
This book came yesterday afternoon. I sat down to read a few pages just to get a feel for how the book was written (I have 2 other books I was already reading for reviews). Before I knew it I had read one chapter, then 2 and so on and went on to finish the book that night.
I really loved this book. The characters were interesting and very likable. The writing style was very easy to read. And the mystery held my interest. Over all I couldn't find anything to not like in the book. I eagerly await the second book in the series, which I will buy as soon as it is available.
Wendy H. (donkeycheese) -
Helpful Score: 3
Kylie Galen is at a rough point in her young life. Her boyfriend just dumped her for not putting out, her parents are getting a divorce and her dad is moving out. To top it all off, her night terrors have come back.
Kylie decides to shake it off with a night out with her friends. She goes to a party but really isn't having a good time. However, when the cops come, she is holding a drink. Her mom comes to get her out of jail and announces to Kylie that she is sending her to a summer camp for troubled teens.
Kylie knows she didn't drink or do any drugs at the party but all of her whining and wheedling doesn't get her out of camp. She feels alone, that her mother doesn't love her and her father doesn't want her. But the kids at the camp are unique. They look goth and all have their own looks. When Kylie is oriented, she learns that everyone at the camp has a special gift - supernatural gifts. Camp leader Holliday tries to convince Kylie she is special too, but she is having none of it. Sure, she may be seeing ghosts, but humans can see ghosts too, right?
Then, she meets a half-fae boy who really reminds her of her ex-boyfriend, but she is still attracted to him. To further confuse her, a boy she knew when she was little is at the camp too, and he really makes her tingle. But the Feds keep coming to the camp, interrogating the teens, looking for something, even though they are vague.
Kylie tries to deal with her ghosts, makes friends with a witch and a vampire, juggles two boys, adjusts to her parents divorcing, and tries to figure out who she really is. Together, with a bit of mystery tossed in, they merge into a wonderful paranormal story with a coming of age twist. C.C. Hunter does a wonderful job of world-building and creating likable and realistic characters. I look forward to more of Kylie and her friends! Great YA Read!!
Kylie decides to shake it off with a night out with her friends. She goes to a party but really isn't having a good time. However, when the cops come, she is holding a drink. Her mom comes to get her out of jail and announces to Kylie that she is sending her to a summer camp for troubled teens.
Kylie knows she didn't drink or do any drugs at the party but all of her whining and wheedling doesn't get her out of camp. She feels alone, that her mother doesn't love her and her father doesn't want her. But the kids at the camp are unique. They look goth and all have their own looks. When Kylie is oriented, she learns that everyone at the camp has a special gift - supernatural gifts. Camp leader Holliday tries to convince Kylie she is special too, but she is having none of it. Sure, she may be seeing ghosts, but humans can see ghosts too, right?
Then, she meets a half-fae boy who really reminds her of her ex-boyfriend, but she is still attracted to him. To further confuse her, a boy she knew when she was little is at the camp too, and he really makes her tingle. But the Feds keep coming to the camp, interrogating the teens, looking for something, even though they are vague.
Kylie tries to deal with her ghosts, makes friends with a witch and a vampire, juggles two boys, adjusts to her parents divorcing, and tries to figure out who she really is. Together, with a bit of mystery tossed in, they merge into a wonderful paranormal story with a coming of age twist. C.C. Hunter does a wonderful job of world-building and creating likable and realistic characters. I look forward to more of Kylie and her friends! Great YA Read!!
Helpful Score: 1
Reviewed by Joan Stradling for TeensReadToo.com
Kylie gets caught with alcohol and sent off to Shadow Falls Camp. She's expecting three months of nerdy kids and a boring camp. What she finds is a camp of freaks . . . real freaks like vampires, fairies, witches, werewolves, and shapeshifters. The camp is really a training ground where the kids can learn to master their powers.
Kylie is sure there's been a mistake.
Her only hope is to finish out her sentence and make it home alive. But things get complicated when two very different boys come into her life - and even more complicated when Kylie discovers she may, indeed, be right where she belongs.
BORN AT MIDNIGHT captivated me from the beginning and kept me reading through to the end. This glimpse into the dark side of a strange and mysterious camp kept me reading. I wanted to put it down because my eyes were tired, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I've added this to my re-read list and look forward to another visit to Shadow Falls Camp.
Kylie gets caught with alcohol and sent off to Shadow Falls Camp. She's expecting three months of nerdy kids and a boring camp. What she finds is a camp of freaks . . . real freaks like vampires, fairies, witches, werewolves, and shapeshifters. The camp is really a training ground where the kids can learn to master their powers.
Kylie is sure there's been a mistake.
Her only hope is to finish out her sentence and make it home alive. But things get complicated when two very different boys come into her life - and even more complicated when Kylie discovers she may, indeed, be right where she belongs.
BORN AT MIDNIGHT captivated me from the beginning and kept me reading through to the end. This glimpse into the dark side of a strange and mysterious camp kept me reading. I wanted to put it down because my eyes were tired, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I've added this to my re-read list and look forward to another visit to Shadow Falls Camp.
Born at Midnight is the first book in the Shadow Falls series by C.C. Hunter. I won this book in Goodreads first reads giveaway & I am glad that I did!
Kylie Galen's life has turned upside down, first her boyfriend dumps her, then her parents are splitting up and now she is being sent away to a "special" camp for teens. When Kylie arrives at camp she is thrown for even more loops and surprises. She has 2 room mates that seem to be complete opposites and then there are the 2 guys wanting her attention. Oh and Kylie also has a stalker that only she is seeing. How much more could happen in her life?
I really enjoyed reading Born at Midnight, I was sucked into the story from page one! I especially enjoyed the relationships between the characters, Kylie and her room mates are hilarious. I also enjoyed getting to see some of the characters grow and hope to see more of that in the next book. This is a fun fast read that I would definitely recommend and am sad to have to wait almost a year for the 2nd book to come out.
Kylie Galen's life has turned upside down, first her boyfriend dumps her, then her parents are splitting up and now she is being sent away to a "special" camp for teens. When Kylie arrives at camp she is thrown for even more loops and surprises. She has 2 room mates that seem to be complete opposites and then there are the 2 guys wanting her attention. Oh and Kylie also has a stalker that only she is seeing. How much more could happen in her life?
I really enjoyed reading Born at Midnight, I was sucked into the story from page one! I especially enjoyed the relationships between the characters, Kylie and her room mates are hilarious. I also enjoyed getting to see some of the characters grow and hope to see more of that in the next book. This is a fun fast read that I would definitely recommend and am sad to have to wait almost a year for the 2nd book to come out.
I really enjoyed this book. I thought the concept of a bunch of teen supernaturals trying to figure what they are, how to deal with it and live in a world of normal humans was very intriging. Our main character, Kylie was dealing with divorcing parents and finding out she is supernatural. Nicely handled. Lookign forward to book 2.
Jolene O. (esmestohelit) -
I don't even know what to say about this book. It's like Lifetime and Syfy had a love child. It has an infuriating instalove triangle, there's not much much of a plot, and there wasn't much background for any of the characters. But I loved every minute of it. I can easily see this being a guilty pleasure reread. One thing I really liked is Kylie didn't instantly forget her normal teenage problems even when she found out she was different. So many YA novels completely drop any normal issues once powers show up. It was a nice change of pace.
If you can, I highly recommend reading Turned at Dark. It's a short that goes with this series telling how Della became I vampire.
If you can, I highly recommend reading Turned at Dark. It's a short that goes with this series telling how Della became I vampire.
Predictable is the word that best describes Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter. Standard for teen paranormal these days.
The plot was predictable and a bit boring, as were the characters and the big reveals in the storyline.
The main character is a bit whiney (Kylie:I don't belong here. I don't like him. Other:Yes, you do. Yes, you DO. Kylie:But I don't. Other:Ok, maybe you don't. Kyle:But I want to.) It got tiring after a while and, while I understand teenagers have confusion and angst in their lives, Kylie seemed over the top.
The best friends and love intersts are typical, if familiar. The goth vampire who has a chip on her shoulder and the inept witch. The half-fae who is immediately attracted to Kyle and the wolf with the mysterious past. The mystery is not much of a mystery as few details that were released early on were not in the least menacing or even interesting until the last few chapters of the book. The whole scene felt included just to introduce a character and add an element of danger to the main character.
I didn't really care to find out what type of being Kylie was and I'm sure I will not bother to read the following books in this series. To be perfectly honest, the main thing I enjoyed from this book is that I did not pay full price for it.
The plot was predictable and a bit boring, as were the characters and the big reveals in the storyline.
The main character is a bit whiney (Kylie:I don't belong here. I don't like him. Other:Yes, you do. Yes, you DO. Kylie:But I don't. Other:Ok, maybe you don't. Kyle:But I want to.) It got tiring after a while and, while I understand teenagers have confusion and angst in their lives, Kylie seemed over the top.
The best friends and love intersts are typical, if familiar. The goth vampire who has a chip on her shoulder and the inept witch. The half-fae who is immediately attracted to Kyle and the wolf with the mysterious past. The mystery is not much of a mystery as few details that were released early on were not in the least menacing or even interesting until the last few chapters of the book. The whole scene felt included just to introduce a character and add an element of danger to the main character.
I didn't really care to find out what type of being Kylie was and I'm sure I will not bother to read the following books in this series. To be perfectly honest, the main thing I enjoyed from this book is that I did not pay full price for it.
I have been wanting to read this series for quite awhile. This is the first of five books in the Shadow Falls series. I finally decided to bring the book with me on vacation and read it on the plane. This ended up being a pretty typical paranormal YA book. However I enjoyed the mystery behind the main character's developing powers and also enjoyed the characters in the book. There wasn't a lot in here that was new or creative, but it is a well done paranormal YA book that I enjoyed reading.
The main heroine in this book Kylie can see ghosts and has horrible nightmares (although as the book continues you find out it's more than that). Her parents are going through a messy divorce and in order to allow her to cope better Kylie's mom signs her up for Shadow Falls camp; a camp for troubled teens.
The whole idea of sending a young adult off to camp or boarding school is done quite a bit in paranormal YA books. Additionally the cast of characters in this book (vampires, werewolves, and witches) is also pretty typical. There are a few interesting additions to the mix; Derek can commune with animals and nature and Kylie's powers seem to be something different altogether.
The plot alternates between Kylie trying to figure out what she is and a mystery involving animals being stolen from the neighboring wildlife refuge; this is very much a mystery/investigative story.
Despite the fact that there isn't anything super original in here I enjoyed the book. I haven't been reading much paranormal YA lately and this was a good one. The book is well written, an easy light read, and there are hints of some more interesting plot developments to come. This was just a fun and quick paranormal read.
Overall this was a well done YA paranormal book that was an easy and fun read. I plan on reading the next book in the series and, if I enjoy that book even more than this one, I will continue with the series. I would recommend to fans of YA paranormal books.
The main heroine in this book Kylie can see ghosts and has horrible nightmares (although as the book continues you find out it's more than that). Her parents are going through a messy divorce and in order to allow her to cope better Kylie's mom signs her up for Shadow Falls camp; a camp for troubled teens.
The whole idea of sending a young adult off to camp or boarding school is done quite a bit in paranormal YA books. Additionally the cast of characters in this book (vampires, werewolves, and witches) is also pretty typical. There are a few interesting additions to the mix; Derek can commune with animals and nature and Kylie's powers seem to be something different altogether.
The plot alternates between Kylie trying to figure out what she is and a mystery involving animals being stolen from the neighboring wildlife refuge; this is very much a mystery/investigative story.
Despite the fact that there isn't anything super original in here I enjoyed the book. I haven't been reading much paranormal YA lately and this was a good one. The book is well written, an easy light read, and there are hints of some more interesting plot developments to come. This was just a fun and quick paranormal read.
Overall this was a well done YA paranormal book that was an easy and fun read. I plan on reading the next book in the series and, if I enjoy that book even more than this one, I will continue with the series. I would recommend to fans of YA paranormal books.
Danielle R. (danielleraybuck) reviewed Born at Midnight (Shadow Falls, Bk 1) on + 76 more book reviews
I liked!
This book was four hundred pages of meandering garbage. The story sucked, the writing sucked, the characters sucked. Everything about it sucked. But I had to read it because I won an advance copy from Library Thing Early Reviews.
Kylie is a sixteen-year old girl shipped off to a camp for "troubled teens" after being caught by the police at a party during a drug bust. (But our sweet Kylie wasn't doing drugs or drinking or committing any other bad behavior, of course. Because she's boring.) Turns out that the camp is actually a haven for paranormal teens, like werewolves, vamps, witches, fairies and shape-shifters. Oh, but why oh why is Kylie there? We don't know, and neither does she. Except that she can kinda sorta see ghosts. It's not described very well. But she's in denial about the whole thing anyway, and would much rather have a brain tumor. In fact, I'd rather she have one too. It'd make for a far more interesting read -- or at least a shorter one.
Kylie spend about 375 pages in denial that she is "special" -- all while dealing with her parents' lame-o divorce and her off-screen best friend's lame-o pregnancy scare -- and about 10 pages making the great connections that I figured out 300 pages ago.
Kylie is also a bit of a tramp, as she kisses no less than three guys over the course of the book, because she doesn't know who she wants to love. (And it's written so poorly that I don't even know who the hell I'm supposed to root for.) But she's a virgin, so that makes it all ok!
Then there's tons of cliffhangers and loose ends (both gaping ones and itty-bitty ones) that seem purposely left open so you buy the next book. Because it's a series. And, oh, how I hate that.
Kylie is a sixteen-year old girl shipped off to a camp for "troubled teens" after being caught by the police at a party during a drug bust. (But our sweet Kylie wasn't doing drugs or drinking or committing any other bad behavior, of course. Because she's boring.) Turns out that the camp is actually a haven for paranormal teens, like werewolves, vamps, witches, fairies and shape-shifters. Oh, but why oh why is Kylie there? We don't know, and neither does she. Except that she can kinda sorta see ghosts. It's not described very well. But she's in denial about the whole thing anyway, and would much rather have a brain tumor. In fact, I'd rather she have one too. It'd make for a far more interesting read -- or at least a shorter one.
Kylie spend about 375 pages in denial that she is "special" -- all while dealing with her parents' lame-o divorce and her off-screen best friend's lame-o pregnancy scare -- and about 10 pages making the great connections that I figured out 300 pages ago.
Kylie is also a bit of a tramp, as she kisses no less than three guys over the course of the book, because she doesn't know who she wants to love. (And it's written so poorly that I don't even know who the hell I'm supposed to root for.) But she's a virgin, so that makes it all ok!
Then there's tons of cliffhangers and loose ends (both gaping ones and itty-bitty ones) that seem purposely left open so you buy the next book. Because it's a series. And, oh, how I hate that.
