Review : The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey
Summary (from Goodreads) Title : The Girl at Midnight (The Girl at Midnight #1) Author : Melissa Grey Publication Date : April 28th 2015 Publisher : Delacorte Press Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble For readers of Cassandra Clare's City of Bones and Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone , The Girl at Midnight is the story of a modern girl caught in an ancient war. Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins. Age-old enchantments keep them hidden from humans. All but one. Echo is a runaway pickpocket who survives by selling stolen treasures on the black market, and the Avicen are the only family she's ever known. Echo is clever and daring, and at times she can be brash, but above all else she's fiercely loyal. So when a centuries-old war crests on the borders of her home, she decides it's time to act. Legend has it that there is a way to end the conflict once...