Scott Westerfeld is more known now as a writer of books geared towards the young adult market, and this book 'Midnighters #1: The Secret Hour' is likewise geared towards that age group. I do think that adults would also be able to enjoy it, as Scott doesn't dumb down when he writes.
I really liked the premise in this book - 15-year-old Jessica Day moves into the small town of Bixby, Oklahoma - and in addition to the stress of being the new girl in school, Jessica discovers that for the town of Bixby, time freezes for an hour at the stroke of midnight, except for her. In that hour, she is able to wander around an alternate reality where everything looks terribly beautiful.
Jessica quickly learns that she is not alone and that she has been given this special gift by virtue of her being born on the stroke of midnight. The other kids she meets who call themselves 'the Midnighters' - Rex, Dess, Melissa and Jonathan - all also have special powers that they employ against creatures of the night who crawl into our world at that extra Midnight hour.
Jessica tries to discover her own special power, and while doing so, the children risk their lives battling the dark creatures who unfortunately seem to grow in power daily.
I thought this was a fantastic very imaginative series from Scott Westerfeld. There are scary elements of course, but the kids deal with them matter-of-factly and their normal daily lives were a good contrast to all the craziness that occurred in the Midnight hour.
Check out Midnighters #1: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld on Amazon!
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