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Nightworld
by
Maureen Noel (Goodreads Author)
When night falls, Sapphire enters a world that leaves her body cut, bruised, and inexplicably swollen with child. There, in a place densely forested and deathly cold, Sapphire becomes Safire — a trained assassin who must kill or be killed. But when her nightmare demons start walking the streets of her peaceful little town in broad daylight, Sapphire must hurry to unravel t...more
Kindle Edition, 250 pages
Published
October 5th 2011
by Blackwing Books
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When she falls asleep, Sapphire's consciousness moves to the body of swordfighting heroine Safire. Or maybe it's the other way around; both worlds are portrayed as equally real, although Sapphire's world is the more familiar. In any case, the result is that the two women share one mind, and only one of them can be conscious at any given moment. This is an entertaining conceit, and gives rise to a number of strange situations: both girls are prone to dropping out of consciousness, and Sapphire st...more
Now here is a book that never stops moving. I feel it's my duty to warn you before you pick up Noel's NIGHTWORLD that you will probably not put it down until it's done.
By day she is Sapphire, the heavily-pregnant off-season attendant to a small Orcas Island bookstore. By night she is Safire, a fierce warrior bent on freeing her people from the frozen wasteland of Nightworld. Her two lives have always seemed independent of one another until a man from Nightworld appears on Orcas Island, seeking r...more
By day she is Sapphire, the heavily-pregnant off-season attendant to a small Orcas Island bookstore. By night she is Safire, a fierce warrior bent on freeing her people from the frozen wasteland of Nightworld. Her two lives have always seemed independent of one another until a man from Nightworld appears on Orcas Island, seeking r...more
I must admit that I struggled to read this book, not that there wasn't sufficient interest to keep me reading but, I was frequently looking back at what I had read to see if I missed a key point, why I didn't understand what was happening or what was the relationship between the characters? Once I relaxed and allowed the jumps between Sapphire (awake and on present day Orcas Island) and Safire (Sapphire's Nightworld alter ego while she is asleep) then I was able to progress with my reading. I al...more
These dreams go on when I close my eyes
Every second of the night I live another life
These Dreams by Heart
Imagine that you're a girl living on Orcas Island in what is - or was - The State of Washington. Your name is Safire and you are a highly skilled insurgent battling the rapidly decaying order of things on Orcas Island in the not too distant future. Orcas Island - and indeed Washington state - has become depopulated asthousandshave fled the advancin...more
Every second of the night I live another life
These Dreams by Heart
Imagine that you're a girl living on Orcas Island in what is - or was - The State of Washington. Your name is Safire and you are a highly skilled insurgent battling the rapidly decaying order of things on Orcas Island in the not too distant future. Orcas Island - and indeed Washington state - has become depopulated asthousandshave fled the advancin...more
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This one was...... interesting.
I'll be honest, if it hadn't been for Thomas, as in, if his entire character had been cut out as well as everything having to do with him? This would've easily been a 4.5 or a 5. There was excitement, romance (eh, kinda), mystery, time travel, post-apocalyptic society, all sorts of goodies that I love.
And then there was Thomas.
Well, to be fair, there was also a little too much confusion between when she jumped times (though I think so...more
This one was...... interesting.
I'll be honest, if it hadn't been for Thomas, as in, if his entire character had been cut out as well as everything having to do with him? This would've easily been a 4.5 or a 5. There was excitement, romance (eh, kinda), mystery, time travel, post-apocalyptic society, all sorts of goodies that I love.
And then there was Thomas.
Well, to be fair, there was also a little too much confusion between when she jumped times (though I think so...more
I picked this up from a recommendation on Twitter. I'd been getting a little weary of fantasy lately. It seems the industry just pounds readers with as much junk as they can find publicists for. But I read the first few pages before I bought it and I was hooked.
Maureen Noel isn't just pumping out genre filler. This is a great piece of writing. The cosmic twin characters are vividly drawn with realism, insight and humor. The prose flows easy with a balanced level of detailed. The story keeps the...more
Maureen Noel isn't just pumping out genre filler. This is a great piece of writing. The cosmic twin characters are vividly drawn with realism, insight and humor. The prose flows easy with a balanced level of detailed. The story keeps the...more
You really need to stick with this book. Most of it leaves you scratching your head, but all revelations happen at the end. The reason I took two stars off? One star was for the length of time it took for ANYTHING to make sense and for the childish relationship banter. Another star was for..... SPOILER ALERT.... why Sapphire dreamed of Safire in the first place. If you go in the undo you go back in time. Safire only "hung off the walls" of the undo so just her pregnancy and memories went back? W...more
Although I did not particularly enjoy this book, I will say that story was intriguing enough that I had to finish it. I feel that the general idea of Nightworld was a good one, but as an overall novel it just did not pull together. There were many things that simply did not fit, or were mentioned (as if to foreshadow coming events) that did not return or become pertinent later on. I felt the relationships between the characters--including the one between Sapphire and Safire--were disjointed and...more
A pregnant woman who never used to dream now spends her nights as a thief and a killer in a twisted, brutal world. She can't control when she falls asleep or when she wakes up again, and when she does awaken, she takes some of that other world back with her--cuts, bruises, even pregnancy.
This novel is fast-paced and it'll pull you along right from the start. Sapphire has the kind of snappy personality that makes a reader want to follow her anywhere, and her nocturnal counterpart Safire only tigh...more
This novel is fast-paced and it'll pull you along right from the start. Sapphire has the kind of snappy personality that makes a reader want to follow her anywhere, and her nocturnal counterpart Safire only tigh...more
First I need to say I really really enjoyed Nightworld. I am a sucker for great stories that aren't afraid to welcome time as a character and was pleased to see how Noel so generously included it. Additionally I have a bad habit of 'peeking' at the ending as I become attached to the characters. I fought this urge hard after only the first few chapters and was glad I did so if you're a peeker RESIST!
Nightworld is full of delicious sarcasm, wry wit, and of course kickin butt with sharpened impleme...more
Nightworld is full of delicious sarcasm, wry wit, and of course kickin butt with sharpened impleme...more
Ms. Noel has done a fine job for a first novel. I'd actually give it a 3.5. But it is tough to balance going back and forth between two worlds equally. The "Nightworld" was far more interesting than the "present time." Meaning Safire was a much more interesting character than Sapphire. And sometimes the switch between the two could be a little jaring. Thomas seemed to be a conveneint add-on as a "writer needed" character as opposed to someone who organically evolved from the world and the story....more
I couldn't bring myself to like Sapphire, I found it way too jumpy, and there were cliches galore. But, it was free. What do you do? And it was entertaining. If you want to be entertained and aren't finicky (I am. It's not something I'm proud of) then go for it. It was a quick read with some interesting concepts.
I bought it for 99 cents and that is fine. It was interesting but I kept losing the thread of the story and while I figured out what Nightworld was, I wanted to know more about the technology of the Undo and what happened to lead to Nightworld.
Couldn't even manage to get through the prologue! I cannot be bothered to waste my time on a book that has not been proofread and properly edited, whether it's free or not.
This book was difficult to read and...weird. The explanation for the nightworld and sleep/dream lives isn't explained until very near the end and then the story is over. It took me a while to get through the book (on kindle) and while it was interesting in some parts, it seemed choppy and incomplete in others. It also seems like a prequel to a series of books about Nightworld and these characters involvment in it. I'm not sure if I'll pick up the next one.
I did not care for this book. The cross over from the two worlds was confusing. The characters could have been more developed.
I had a few false dawns in reading this book which were more to do with life and other books I then decided to read first but eventually started it and found it a good read overall. Its an interesting concept, parallel worlds colliding through weird devices. As with a lot of books that use this sort of device this means you do have to pay attention to timelines and whats going on but credit to the author they avoided making it too complicated. Worth a read and I will certainly pick up the next o...more
very enjoyable read.
This is a weird book to read. A mix of sci-fi and dystopian, it moves between worlds smoothly enough. I'm not sure if it has a proper plot and, of course, time travels are always tricky. But I found myself intrigued.
It took me long to decide whether to read it or not. Self-pubb and freebies have been a strong disappointment too long for me to ignore. But I would suggest this book if you feel daring enough or want to try something different.
It took me long to decide whether to read it or not. Self-pubb and freebies have been a strong disappointment too long for me to ignore. But I would suggest this book if you feel daring enough or want to try something different.
This book did not get me right away. The more I read, however, the more hooked I was on the outcome. When I started I was reading pages a day. When I ended I was reading chapters a day. It is worth a look if you like "non science" type sci fi.
Would have much better had Maureen trusted someone to proof read it before publication. There were some jarring mistakes.
May 15, 2013
Marichee
marked it as to-read
May 03, 2013
Adriana
marked it as purchased
Mar 29, 2013
Oliver Sands
marked it as to-read
Mar 13, 2013
Kat Stubbins
marked it as to-read
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