Midnight Hour: A Shadow Falls Novel Paperback – October 25, 2016

Midnight Hour by C.C. Hunter is the final book in the Shadow Falls series, which I have thoroughly enjoyed because of the clever wit, dynamic characters, in-depth world building and the suspense that each book carries along with its own story. I am sad that this series is ending and I hope to see more works from C.C. Hunter. I give Midnight Hour a 5 star rating!"Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review."Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read Midnight Hour by C.C. Hunter! The instant I began reading Midnight Hour by C.C. Hunter, I was drawn back into the supernatural world of Shadow Falls. I am sad that this book marks the end of the Shadow Falls series, but I am glad the author chose to write about Miranda as the main character. Miranda and her half-sister, Tabitha, visit an old witch that can supposedly tell anyone their future love story. As soon as she gets started with Miranda and her love story, things become chaotic.C.C. Hunter is a wonderful storyteller and brings the reader up to speed flawlessly. Miranda and Tabitha are witches and are struggling to come to grips with the fact of their father having two families because he chose to cheat on his first wife (Tabitha's mother). Miranda and Tabitha unwittingly discover an age-old cult that uses young witches to reproduce their progeny, so they can rule the world with witchcraft.Midnight Hour fits perfectly in the supernatural genre and has mystery, suspense, romance and conflict added into the mix. I give it 5 stars for an indulging read!

I have been with c.c hunter since the very beginning of the series. And let me just say I am a bundle of different emotions right now.I'm sad the series has ended.I'm happy it ended so perfectly.And I'm sad that this is goodbye.I feel like towards the end during the graduation. I was graduating with everyone as well. I'll miss reading about the three musketeers and their adventures. I'll miss Della and her vampire ways, Kylie's kindness, and Miranda's hugs. I'll miss Holiday, Burnett, Perry,Lucas,Chase, and little baby Hannah. And all the other kooky characters at Shadow Falls.In a way it feels like I'm saying goodbye to family. The series has been with me since the beginning of high school. I will truly miss the books and the author's writing. If your looking for a good book look no further because this series will get you hooked. It has action,romance,adventure,and best of all originality. You come into the series thinking, "Oh a camp full of vampires, werewolves, witches, shape shifters, and faes. Haven't seen that before." But once you get into it you will honestly be surprised.

While I had heard this was to be final Shadow Falls book one thing that took me by surprise was that it does take place after the Shadow Falls and Shadow Falls After Dark series, Having recently having C.C. Hunter's Shadow falls E-books release in paperback I was suspecting this to be a solo Miranda story which would lead up to her going to Shadow Falls. Instead this is a wonderful story with Miranda searching for her missing step sister and discovering the depths of her magical powers along the journey.

I have read all of these books nonstop and give rave reviews for them all. I will miss this world, and all the wonderful characters.

I received this ARC from the author for an honest and voluntary review. I was in no way compensated for this review.This is it you guys, the final book in C.C. Hunter’s Shadow Falls & Shadow Falls: After Dark series, and this time, it’s Miranda’s turn at the helm! Midnight Hour brings a conclusion to the series but I feel like there could definitely be room for novellas should C.C. ever feel nostalgic…hint, hint! There are plenty of characters I’d like to know more about but anyway, let’s move on to the story!In this one, we not only get Miranda’s point of view (third person) but also Perry and Shawn’s as well. The ultimate love triangle scenario. We basically get to see what everyone is thinking about this rather awkward situation. And I say awkward because if you recall from her novella, Miranda was still heartbroken when Perry left her, again. Shawn, an FRU agent who works with Burnett, as well as Lucas and Chase, is her current boyfriend. But before you want to start playing the “choose a team game” I can honestly tell you that that doesn’t happen here at all. I can’t remember how I felt about adding Shawn into the mix in the novella, he’s a nice guy and all but since he just seems to pop up he never really cemented himself—to me—as a player for Miranda’s heart. Add to that, we don’t really see any Miranda and Shawn time because once the chaos ensues, Shawn is off to work.Then there’s Perry who decided to find his parents. While his end goal is unclear to himself in the long run, he does know he wants them to pay for their crimes. For his father, at least, is one of few who are robbing banks and other stores. Perry is “undercover” playing the prodigal son returning to be with his parents when he’s really working a case to help the FRU put his parent away for good. And it’s around this time that Perry suddenly pops back into Miranda’s life and ensuing the emotional chaos that was abound to happen from the getgo the moment he left her.But Miranda has her own issues going on, after an outing with her half-sister, Tabitha, goes terribly wrong and ends with them being in the hospital, Tabitha goes missing. Things are quite chaotic in this one with the two cases and all the extenuating details. But it’s never overwhelming or confusing or too much. In the meantime, Miranda goes through personal issues as well. She’s dealing with being dyslexic and trying to master her powers, learn to defend herself, and of course trying to pass the SATs so she can go to the same college as her friends Della and Kylie.All in all, I really really liked this one! It was a nice way to say goodbye to some favorite characters (ignoring that I still need to read the latest set of novellas). Although I did have one little bitty issue that continued to nag at me every time it was brought up. And yeah, I’m talking about the issue of sex. Lol. First off, I have nothing against sex in YA. As long as it’s done well and right and all that jazz. But when it comes up with Miranda and how she’s still a virgin, I felt like it was getting a little too…I’m not sure what the word is. Miranda wanted to wait until she met the right guy and had the right moment. Which is great! Truly. But I recall what feels like a moment of pressure is on her. I mean, both her friends have already had sex with their true loves and she was going to college (hopefully) soon. I felt like it was suddenly her goal to not start college as a virgin. That it was extremely important to have sex soon, but again, with the right guy at the right moment. Just that both said guy and moment better happen soon. It wasn’t that she was sex craved or anything, but I couldn’t help but feel like she was thinking she couldn’t start college as a virgin. Maybe it’s just me and how I was reading things, but it’s just one of those blaring reminders it seems that all teenagers should be having sex in high school or something. Like waiting is such a bad thing. Again, maybe I’m just reading too much into it, quite possibly, but after reading a lot of YA and seeing sex in it, you start to see trends and see how you like to see things and how you don’t like to see things. Clichés vs good writing. And for me, this one had a teeny bit too much cliché. But it didn’t detract my enjoyment from the story that much!I really loved watching Miranda and Perry together again. Not that they get together right away, as I said, you can pretty much tell from the getgo who Miranda winds up with based on the things I mentioned earlier. You see this even when changing points of view as few times as we did in the beginning of the book. Miranda and Perry had their nice bantering going on again. And of course Perry was determined to win her back from Shawn anyway, so he knew he had to be at his best. And he was quite charming. Though I felt like he had a moment of hypocrisy at the end, and while he vaguely acknowledge it, he still held to his qualms. And I wanted to slap him for it. But again, just a little tiny thing.I really enjoyed seeing Miranda at the helm this time around! She was a fun character and I love that she is so different from Kylie and Della. We really got a variety with these three friends and their stories. They’re all different, not just by paranormal type, but in other ways too. I feel like I can relate to all of them because I see a bit of myself in all of them as well. It was enjoyable series finale that ended on all the right notes.Despite being sad to say goodbye to these characters (but again, still hopeful for secret novellas that may or may not exist. Like one with Derek! And maybe Shawn too!) I am happy with where they all ended. And I am most excited to see what C.C. Hunter will cook up next! It’s going to be quite the adventure, that much I feel sure of!Overall Rating 4/5 stars

This was a hard book to read, knowing it's the last in the series. I have loved every single book set in Shadow Falls. This final one has a terrific plot, a really perfect romance, and the kind of ending that ties up all the threads. I know this is a YA series, but it kept this grandmother perfectly entertained from the first book to the last. Plus, I can share them with the grandgirls!

Such a great series it was so hard to put down and kept me awake for many hours into the night.

Amazing book!Exciting and thrilling throughout from start to finish!

I accidentally started this series as it is written for teenagers in mind but I fell in love with it. Even though you can read it on its own, it is far more enjoyable if you sPlease start from the begining th

The perfect end to a great series. Though it is on the Younger side of young adult it was nice that the final book was from the perspective of Miranda and that no only did we get an insight into her life and her own little HEA but a HEA for the whole gang.