Born at midnight by C.C. Hunter is the first book in the Shadow falls Series. The book was released in the year 2011. The supernatural fantasy novel is often considered a spectacular read, having the readers rank it 4.5 stars out of 5. The Shadow Falls series combines all the elements of the fantasy world, be it vampires, witches, ghosts, fairies, shapeshifters, fae, or werewolves. C. C Hunter brings them all together in her Born at Midnight series.
The series is centered on 16-year-old teen Kylie Galen, who goes on a quest to discover her own supernatural identity in the Shadow falls camp which is an institution for all supernatural beings. Fantasy-themed books are always been a popular pick by the readers as it sets a whole new level of the fictional world that can be speculative but the mystery surrounding it is always interesting.
But the novel checks in all the elements be it romance, adventure, suspense, or mystery which doesn’t let the story has one dull moment where a reader can pause. Kylie’s journey in Born at Midnight is about finding herself in the place she thinks she doesnt belong and as if her life is not complicated enough she finds herself in a love triangle.
Each Hero is different from another, and the curiosity to know who will Kylie end up with is a bargain in the readers mind. C.C Hunters book is so good and it is definitely that one read that will stay in your mind.
- Part 1: What does Born at Midnight tell us
- Part 2: Characters in Born at Midnight
- Part 3: Author of Born at Midnight : C.C. Hunter
- Part 4: Conclusion on Born at Midnight
Part 1: What does Born at Midnight tell us
Born at midnight is the first book in the series “Shadow Falls” by C.C. Hunter. The novel is a young adult fantasy that brings out a whole new fiction to the readers. The story revolves around sixteen-year-old Kylie Galen who finds herself at the wrong party, wrong place, and people, and her life change forever after that as her mother sends her off to the camp, Shadow falls which is meant for troubled teens. But Kylie soon finds out that her fellow campers aren’t just troubled. There’s a guy who can change his eye colors, thats for sure not troubled.
Kylie never felt normal and at shadow falls camp there are all sorts of supernaturals like werewolves, vampires, fairies, and shapeshifters, on top of that she can see ghosts and she has a stalker who she calls soldier dude. Even though Kylie just wants to just focus on herself, deal with the death of her grandmother, her parents divorce, and her separation from her ex-boyfriend Trey. The Born at midnight book is about how Kylie finds herself through her journey in the camp that’s meant for supernatural.
But her life just gets more complicated when her ex-Trey comes back to win her over after realizing his mistake and there’s Lucas, the hot, mysterious werewolf, and Derek, who is a half-fae with interesting special abilities like control to connect with animals, read emotions who wants Kylie to be their girlfriend. Even though Kylie rejects Trey she can’t choose between Lucas and Derek.
The love triangle has the readers guessing who Kylie will end up with, and the passionate moments make one feel the attraction followed by the dilemma to know who has really captured the heart of our female protagonist.
Just when Kylie is finding her root along with her friends, the accusation on the shadow falls threatens to shut down the camp as it is blamed to be responsible for the rash of animal killings. Lucas is the main suspect who flees and now Kylie along with her friends should save the shadow falls camp by finding who is behind the animal killings.
Can Kylie and her friends save the camp from being shut down? Will Kylie find what her supernatural power is? But who is the stalker thats following Kylie who she strangely calls soldier dude?
Born at midnight series are addictive young fantasy reads that will captivate the readers and make them follow the journey of Kylie as she finds herself in the process and a sense of belonging at shadow falls.
Part 2: Characters in Born at Midnight
Kylie Galen is a sixteen-year-old teen who is sent off to the camp for troubled teens, Shadow falls after one wrong night. At the beginning, the character of kylie is connectable as she is going through her parents divorce not understanding why her father didnt take her with him as she mourns the death of her grandmother.
In the camp, Kylie soon finds herself with vampires, half faes, and werewolves and she has a stalker, she can see ghosts. Even though Kylie never feels normal, she soon finds herself on a self-discovery journey at Shadow falls and in a love triangle between Lucas and Derek, a hot werewolf and a half-fae who are hard to resist.
Derek Lakes is one of Kylie’s love interests who is determined to make her his girlfriend. He is a half-fae with various supernatural power like communicate with animals, dreamscape, read and change emotions. He is the perfect hero, Kylie finds herself growing towards him but she’s cautious after having her heart broken by her ex-boyfriend Trey.
Lucas Parker is the other of Kylie’s love interests in the very hot love triangle. He is a stubborn and possessive werewolf, he is mysterious and so different from Derek. But the hot attraction between Lucas and Kylie is evident even though Derek feels like a safe choice. However, Kylie can’t seem to keep a check on herself around the dangerous werewolf.
The most interesting part of the Born at midnight series is even though the characters are supernaturals, with special powers and abilities that intrigue the reader, it’s their personalities that easily make the readers connect to them. The conversations, the steamy scenes, and the budding friendships are all shown cleverly so that nowhere it looks forced and unnecessary. Each character will make their marks and will leave the readers thinking.
Part 3: Author of Born at Midnight : C.C. Hunter
Cristine Craig Hunter is the New York Times Bestselling author of Born at midnight who writes fantasy novels under her pen name, C.C. Hunter.
C C. Hunter was born in Alabama and now she currently resides in Texas with her husband and her pets. The author’s Shadow Falls series was recognized widely all over the world which started with the first book in the series “Born at midnight” which was released in the year 2011. Now C.C hunter has over 35 plus books under her belt. Along with fantasy, Mrs. hunter also writes romantic suspense novels under her real name including nonfiction works. In addition to winning numerous awards for her works, C.C. is also a photojournalist, motivational speaker, and writing coach and also focuses on rescuing animals. The Born at Midnight author uses her blog to connect with her readers.
Part 4: Conclusion on Born at Midnight
Born at midnight is one of the wildly popular novels by C.C. Hunter. The book is often called a hunting read and interesting as it follows the whole new fictional world of the supernaturals involving all the supernatural elements like ghosts, werewolves, faes, vampires, etc, but it’s also a journey of a sixteen-year-old girl named Kylie who is dealing with her complicated life problems.
The self-discovery of the protagonist and how she will find her sense of belonging in the Shadow Falls is the story.
C C. Hunter is a brilliant writer, even when she is presenting her fictional world to the readers she makes sure her characters leave a mark on the readers mind. The story is hard to put down, it has all the elements of a good read book. This young adult supernatural fiction lives up to all the standards, it is one of the most widely acclaimed works.
