In the first Midnighters book, Jessica, along with the reader, was just discovering Midnight and her own special Midnight talent. In the second book, Jessica has come into her own. She is comfortable and confident in Midnight and in her relationship with Jonathon. This makes the second Midnighters book even more captivating than the first.

Jessica might feel safe at the start of this book, but it doesn’t last long. With the appearance of a human stalker, Jessica finds herself and her friends in danger by the end of the first chapter. The action keeps going from there. The introduction of human danger as well as darkling danger is an interesting twist that keeps the reader guessing.

Jessica and her friends make some interesting discoveries that are both enlightening and mystifying. They realize there is still a lot about midnight they don’t know, leaving the reader ready to continue on to the third book in the series to find out more.

Touching Darkness was fast moving and action packed with enough mystery to keep it intriguing. Scott Westerfeld knows how to write a finely crafted science-fiction novel, and his Midnighters series doesn’t disappoint.

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