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Burning Midnight
Burning Midnight | Will McIntosh
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For fans of The Maze Runner and The Fifth Wave, this debut YA novel from Hugo Award winner Will McIntosh pits four underprivileged teens against an evil billionaire in the race of a lifetime.   Sully is a sphere dealer at a flea market. It doesn’t pay much—Alex Holliday’s stores have muscled out most of the independent sellers—but it helps him and his mom make the rent. No one knows where the brilliant-colored spheres came from. One day they were just there, hidden all over the earth like huge gemstones. Burn a pair and they make you a little better: an inch taller, skilled at math, better-looking. The rarer the sphere, the greater the improvement—and the more expensive the sphere. When Sully meets Hunter, a girl with a natural talent for finding spheres, the two start searching together. One day they find a Gold—a color no one has ever seen. And when Alex Holliday learns what they have, he will go to any lengths, will use all of his wealth and power, to take it from them. There’s no question the Gold is priceless, but what does it actually do? None of them is aware of it yet, but the fate of the world rests on this little golden orb. Because all the world fights over the spheres, but no one knows where they come from, what their powers are, or why they’re here.
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radesilets
Burning Midnight | Will McIntosh
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Mehso-so

This book is action packed with a fast-paced story and decently developed characters. Like other people, it was the sappy ending that made this a so-so book for me. The ride was enjoyable, but the ending was definitely rushed. Great if you need an action story with a feel-good ending. Since I needed a book with a fluffy ending, this read came at a good time.
#ya #youngadult #yabooks #yafiction #fiction #scifi #cat

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radesilets
Burning Midnight | Will McIntosh
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40 pages in and liking this book a lot so far. It's super easy to read, and I think I needed that change of pace since I've been doing some NF and heavy horror for a bit.
#yabooks #yabook #youngadult #ya

rhiannebrownbread Your cat is stunning!!!! 7y
radesilets @rhiannebrownbread thank you! He's a cutie and he knows it :) 7y
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Giantsizegeek
Burning Midnight | Will McIntosh
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Burning Midnight is a fast reading YA novel that's great for Pokémon lovers or anyone who loves to collect things. Mysterious spheres have appeared on Earth, hidden in various places. If you find 2 of the same color you can "burn" or ingest their powers into your mind. Some colors are bountiful, others more rare. Sully & Hunter are two kids obsessed with hunting down the rare spheres in Yonkers. Good solid fun!

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whatsarahread
Burning Midnight | Will McIntosh
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I would have given this book a "pick" rating but the ending totally ruined it for me! So disappointed!

radesilets Just finished the read, and the ending brought it down from a super fun read to a so-so/meh. Didn't ruin the journey, but definitely made it less worthwhile I think. 7y
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whatsarahread
Burning Midnight | Will McIntosh
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I've heard mixed reviews on this one, but I'm about 60 pages in and I'm intrigued so far!

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bookaddictsguide
Burning Midnight | Will McIntosh
Mehso-so

BURNING MIDNIGHT was fun an easy to read but it was so bummed with the ending! Loved the concept but the finale ended up being a bit too cheese-tactic for me.

MyFriendsAreFiction I tried this one twice and couldn't ever get into it :-( 9y
bookaddictsguide Ehhh if you didn't like the beginning I say it's not worth it to read it through to the end! 9y
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