
Author: C.C. Hunter
Genre: Paranormal
Rating: 5/5
# pages: 343
Date read: August, 2010
Kylie Galen has had a lot of crap tossed in her lap. Her parents are getting a divorce. Her boyfriend broke up with her because she wouldn't put out. Her grandmother died and now Kylie's acquired a stalker. Unfortunately, she's the only one who seems to be able to see the stalker. And that gets her sent to a psychologist's sofa.
The kooky psychologist gets Kylie sent to Shadow Falls Camp. Kylie and her parents think it's a camp for troubled teens.
They thought wrong.
It's a camp of supernaturals: vampires, werewolves, fairies, witches and shape shifters. And if she believes the camp leader, Kylie is one of them, too.
Just because she's seeing ghosts, just because she was born at midnight, does that really mean she's not human? And if so, what is she? Not even the other supernaturals can tell her.
Lately paranormal novels have come in fast and furious on the heels of the Twilight success. Are there really room for more? Well, I do think the market is getting a bit saturated, but when I come across a book as well written and captivating as Born at Midnight, I'd still have to say yes. It's set apart from most other paranormal novels by NOT being a Twilight-clone (other than the incessant love-triangle. Please, authors, it's getting old! It's not as bad in this one as in many others though, so I can mostly ignore it), but carving out a spot for itself.
I especially love the idea of a supernatural camp, and found it fascinating to see how the different 'species' (for want of better word) interact.
Really great book that I HOPE is the first in a series, because I'd love to read more about Kylie and her quest to figure out who and what she is.