I loved The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey. It was very easy to get into the story, and even though a few of the words were a little hard to understand, it didn’t matter because it was so well written. I really liked that the chapters were written by different characters’ perspectives, because it made you empathise with them more.
I hope there is a sequel. It does end on a cliffhanger, so I am assuming that that is what will happen, because if there is not another book, I am afraid I will rate this book lower than what I am rating it now.
The Girl at Midnight is about the search for the ‘firebird’, a supposedly mythical being that is supposed to end the war between the Avicen and the Drakharin, two races of people living right under our feet. Echo and Caius both set out to look for it, forming an unlikely crew of a human thief, a deposed prince, an apprentice healer, an ex-royal guard, and a career scoundrel.
My one gripe with the book is the cover – I don’t think that it does justice to the story inside of it. However, the actual making of the book prevented me from cracking the spine, which I loved.
In conclusion, The Girl at Midnight is a fantastic book that made me laugh and actually cry. I loved it.
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