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The Midnight Gate (2011)

by Helen Stringer(Favorite Author)

4.15 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0312387644 (ISBN13: 9780312387648)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Feiwel & Friends

series

Spellbinder

review 1: Belladonna and Steve continue their supernatural adventures in this second book. The authorities discover that Belladonna is still living at home, seemingly alone, after the death of her parents. Grandma Johnson has mysteriously disappeared. So Belladonna has no choice but to stay with her foster parents, the Proctors. But then she finds out that the building in which they live was demolished years ago, and the Proctors themselves are not what they seem. What part will Belladonna, the Spellbinder, play in their strange plans, and how can Steve, Elsie, and Belladonna stop the re-entry of the Empress of the Dark Spaces? This rich and wonderfully written fantasy will hold readers until the exciting ending. Highly recommended to those who enjoyed the first book in the se... moreries. 4th grade and up.
review 2: This book reminded me of Harry Potter. Not in the broad sense, they aren't witches but in the smaller sense that a young child is forced into a position where they have to be so much wiser and older than their years. Poor Belladonna is still only 12 years old - this story is only months away from the previous. The adventure is far more dangerous. The sad part is that those who have put Belladonna in this position really don't care if she lives or dies, she's replaceable as the Spellbinder. She has people who love her and want to protect her but they are not in positions to really help her.There were things I loved about this story. Belladonna and Steve take their missions very seriously but there seems to be loose ends from one book to the next. In the first book, the oracle gives them two riddles to solve and they only solve one. That second riddle doesn't come up in this book. Aside from that, it's very good.Belladonna is forced to live with foster parents but her new family is not what they appear to be. So many things happen but I worry about spilling any of the surprises. Early on you figure there is something wrong with her foster family and you find yourself very suspicious of hot chocolate but what is going on has so many details and twists that you can't guess it all.I love the way Helen Stringer mixes in all types of mythology. There's so many more creatures in this book than in the last one. I really need a good mythology book but that will have to wait until after I finish my growing reading pile. less

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