It’s 1914 and Prince Aleksander Ferdinand, and commoner Deryn Sharp’s lives are about to collide in spectacular fashion!
Alek’s parents have just been assassinated, and along with his parents most trusted advisors, he is on the run. Abandoned by his own people, he must cross Europe and reach safety.
Deryn, is a talented airman, with only one [...]

See my reviews of books 1 and 2.
Just a warning, as this is the final book in the trilogy, there will inevitably be some spoilers, just so you know.
After the events of the previous book, the five Midnighters are licking their wounds, their bonds of friendship stretched – if not quite to breaking point – [...]

By plucking her petals you do not gather the beauty of the flower. – Rabindranath Tagore, “Stray Birds”

About the Book
“Special Circumstances”

The words have sent chills down Tally’s spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor — frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live [...]

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless.
- John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice, I

About the Book
Tally has finally become ‘pretty’. Her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are cool, her boyfriend’s gorgeous, and she’s completely popular.
It’s everything she’s ever wanted. But beneath all the fun – the nonstop parties, [...]

Is it not good to make society full of beautiful people? – Yang Yuan, quoted in The New York Times

About the Book
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait. Not for her license — for turning pretty. In Tally’s world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly [...]

Well it’s not a Monday, nor did any of these books come in through the mailbox… But these are the books that came into my house this last week. (See if you can spot the theme!)

I’m sure I’m not the only one of you has taken advantage of Scott Westerfeld and Simon and Schuster’s offer [...]

At last, everything was sorted out.
About the Book
As we found out in the first book of the series, The Secret Hour, midnight in the small town of Bixby, Oklahoma, brings about something very different to what most of the towns residents know about. Midnight, is when the blue hour happens, the world freezes, and the [...]

The halls of Bixby High School were always hideously bright on the first day of school.
This was my on-plane read for my recent little weekend jaunt to Spain, and it turned out to be a perfect, fun, little read.
The only other book I’ve read by Scott Westerfeld before this was, Parasite Positive/Peeps, and I’m happy [...]

After a year of hunting, I finally caught up with Sarah.

The blurb on the back of this book does not do it justice, which basically makes it look like it’s all about a teenager in New York, chasing down ex-girlfriends, that could be infected with an STD.
Okay, an STD (read parasite) that turns you in [...]