The Midnight Quotes

“It is about a thirteen-year-old girl called Violet and her big brother, Will. Violet is a dreamy girl who is described as having long, thick hair and being small and skinny for her age.”

“She is always away in her own world, filled with fairies designed by her favorite author, Casper Dream. Last Christmas, they found out that Will was adopted when Will was rude to their grandmother, and she said something about bad blood. ”

“Violet is extremely depressed to see how weak her mother is, and how she does everything her father tells her to do and does not care that her husband has no respect for her whatsoever.”

“After Will forces her to play a game of ‘Blind Man’s Buff’, a game she hates, she gets attacked by bats and Violet resolves to never let Will order her about again.”

“In the attic, Violet finds out that she used to have another brother named Will, but he died shortly after he was born, so her parents tried to replace him with her Will. ”

“Moving on in the story, a new girl, Jasmine Day, comes to Violet’s school and she chooses her as a friend. Violet is thrilled and spends a lot of time with Jasmine.”

“Even though she adores Will, Violet refuses to spend a day with him, to go to Brompton Woods, and instead chooses to go to Jasmine’s house.”

“Later on, Violet’s father says that they are to go to their Gran’s house to wish her a happy birthday, but Will refuses because how she had charmlessly told him that he was adopted. ”

“She returns home and learns that Jasmine was a true friend to her after all. She forgives both Jasmine and Will. In the end, she confronts her parents’ about the first Will.”

“They work for a while and then start up ‘Truth or Dare’ again, where Will asks Violet who she likes better, him or Jasmine. When Violet fails to respond, Will dares her to spend ten minutes in the attic.”