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Jun 06, 2008

Seth rated it:

I had high hopes that this would be a three-star book; sadly, it isn't. And it isn't the unsupportable world (she's writing her way out of that, slowly), the doormat of a protag (that's getting better over time), or the whoppers that torment the language like a Dominican Inquisitor (she's really improving there, which is good but also kind of sad).

This time, the problem is the the deep-seated assumption on the superiority of the "hero" characters and the protagonist's need More...

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Aug 13, 2011

Fangs for the Fantasy rated it:

I am working my way through this series at a pretty rapid rate because it is enjoyable and each book leaves unanswered questions and problems that need a solution. Each book makes the world larger but still leaving the reader wanting more.

As much as I like this series I do have a few continuing issues. This is now the third book in the series and beyond a brief mention in book one, the world is still all White. This is absolutely unrealistic for a city like Las Vegas and speaks very More...

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Dec 30, 2010

Karissa rated it:

This is the third book in the Sign of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson. This book was a strong addition to the series, a lot happens, and many things from the last book are resolved.

In this book Joanna Archer is struggling with a number of things; one of the Shadow Agents (under cover as Rose) has her sights set on Joanna's childhood sweetheart Ben, Joanna is being hunted by a mysterious doppleganger, something has happened to the changeling that protects Joanna, the Tulpa is stil More...

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Jul 12, 2009

Krissie rated it:

I think I've mentioned reviewing the previous two books how nice it is to have a new idea about good vs. evil. A lot of good vs. bad stories, particularly, I find, superhero stories, revolve around the efforts of good and bad to totally eradicate each other. But 8in this series, the good guys aren't trying to eradicate the bad; they're just trying to maintain the balance between the good and the bad, so that we mere mortals are able to make our own decisions regarding the path we follow.

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Jan 25, 2012

Sarina rated it:

The Touch of Twilight was as intriguing and entertaining as I thought it would be. The main protagonist Joanna has a lot of growing into herself to do and the challenge at times seems like it may break her. The ever changing landscape of emotional upheaval and destruction that she faces would definitely break your average mortal. The characters all show strong personalities and quirks that become another challenge for the reader to decipher. Once again at the end of a Vicki Pettersson book I fin More...

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Mar 11, 2009

Sarah rated it:

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Jan 15, 2009

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Apr 06, 2011

Carolii rated it:

I just read The Touch of Twilight as I always enjoyed.
This book starts very well, secrets and intrigues to leave some suspanse.
Known as Olivia Archer, Joanna is the Kairos, the daughter of both Light and Shadow, a legendary creature that will fight in the battles between good and evil in Las Vegas.
Joanna now has the responsibility to protect human beings in Las Vegas from the greatest danger, the Zodiac Shadow, she is the only one who can stop them.
Joanna is facing its bi More...

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Apr 02, 2011

Scooper rated it:

Favorite Line: “The need to amputate her smile welled, and I took a step forward before I could stop it.” (p. 7)

Book three in Vicki Pettersson’s Sign of the Zodiac series, The Touch of Twilight, picks up where book two The Taste of Night ends, with Joanna/Oliva Archer’s arch-enemy dating the love of Jo’s life. Determined not to lose Ben, Joanna is willing to risk everything for him.

This book takes a look into the loss and loneliness involved in being a superhero. Joanna was d More...

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Dec 31, 2011

zcb257 rated it:

I can't remember, if ever, having cried reading a book. This one had me bawling and it's only midway through the series! This is my favorite so far not only because it made me cry, but because the heroin comes together in this installment. In the previous two books we watch Joanna screw up time and time again with so many 'I told you so's' in her back pocket that I'm sure we all wondered why her ass wasn't dragging. It was actually beginning to annoy. Here she manages to see the forest for More...

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Nov 29, 2008

Elizabeth rated it:

On the surface she's a sexy, sophisticated socialite, at home among the beautiful people of the Las Vegas upper crust. But Joanna Archer inhabits another world: a place ordinary humans can't see and could never enter ... a dangerous dimension where an eternal battle rages between the agents of Light and Shadow. And Joanna is both.

She never asked for the mantle that's been thrust upon her, but she will not abandon it now that it's hers. Stalked by an enigmatic doppleganger from a pret More...

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Sep 21, 2011

Damali rated it:

For me, consistency is very important. This book had problems to the point where I no longer wanted to put in the work to understand the world. The characters would go through personality changes from one paragraph to the next. I feel like the world created in the first two books was maybe too complicated to keep track of, and I think the author was releasing a novel every six months. I still don't understand why mistakes couldn't have been spotted in the same section. I've found a few series th More...

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Dec 22, 2009

♦Jennifer♦ rated it:

These books manage to be a great superhero stories, almost too cliche, but they never quite cross that line for me.

This book was no different. It combined action and romance seamlessly, and had me looking for more.

I loved how she finally decided to make the mature decision of letting Ben go. She was only hurting them both, by never giving him any closure. Not to mention, she can now focus on Hunter. Although I doubt it'll be that simple.

And Regan makes a gre More...

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Jul 20, 2011

Susan rated it:

The Touch of Twilight is another great addition to Pettersson's Joanna Archer series. The book picks up with Joanna going after Regan, the Shadow who is targeting the man Joanna loves. It is during the fight with Regan that Joanna realizes that there is another force at work causing chaos in the city. This third book in the series is one of growth for Joanna as she tries to find her place with her troop, deal with her past and her love for Ben, and also deal with her attraction and connection More...

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Dec 05, 2011

Ryoko rated it:

I don't know if it's because I've been reading the series straight through (and very fast) but I put this one down half-way through and didn't pick it up until a week later. Too much of a good thing? Maybe. It lost me for a while. Back full force for the end though. Joanna is really a vibrant personality. I enjoy her perspective very much. I do think she can be an idiot sometimes, though--SPOILER------as with when she took the compact Regan left. That was obvious on all levels.

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Dec 28, 2010

Amanda rated it:

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May 11, 2011

Paula rated it:

I like 'The Touch of Twilight' better than the 2nd book in the series. There were fewer irritating moments, but Jo is still really self centered which is hurting others. She is also being shamefully manipulated by the more powerful characters in the book. Characters that should be more supportive. I think the Jo is intentionally being kept ignorant and denied knowledge that could keep her safer. The comic book kids produce some levity in the story. I hope Zane finds freedom and Jo fixes the More...

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Jan 07, 2009

Necia rated it:

After reading the 1st two books in this series, I was a little hesitant on continuing on. The series takes comic book characters to a whole nother level. In any event, I continued on, and picked up the 3rd book. OMG, I was hooked. It was a lot of extra going on, but it bought the whole story together. In this book, Vickie Pettersson introduced new characters and elements, and also expanded on other characters role. It was a fantastic read! I know without a doubt, I will be reading the nex More...

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Feb 26, 2011

Marcia rated it:

It was an excellent sequel to book #2 of the series. We learn a bit more about Joanna/Olivia, and she finally learns to let go of the old her ...but at what cost? I can't wait to find out... I am a little worried she's lost Hunter forever tho, and that will royally piss me off! Not that she wouldn't deserve ... dumbass. :)

I'd give it a five, but there were small parts of the book I found myself skimming, which is never good... but it wasn't overly many or else I wouldn't continue the More...

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Jul 05, 2009

Cheryl rated it:

I was seriously disappointed in "The Touch of Twilight, The Third Sign of the Zodiac." I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in this series by Vick Pettersson and had eagerly awaited the third. As it was, I forced myself to read thru the first two chapters and then skipped thru the book. She fights with a doppelganger, yadda, yadda. She's in angst about a former love of her life, yadda, yadda. 406 pages of confusing, dragged out verbiage. It could have been a taut adventure if More...

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Mar 04, 2011

Shelley rated it:

**Review** Our heroine, Joanna Archer, the Light Sagittarius, comes from a lineage of superheroines. She took over her sister Olivia's identity after she fell to her death in the first book in this series. Now, she's in peril of losing her superhero identity as an unknown doppelganger that has appeared. *Created, naturally, by her own mother!**
If Joanna doesn't solve her double's riddle soon, the doppelganger will eat her heart and assume her identity. This may or may not have something to More...

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Nov 17, 2010

Danielle rated it:

This series just gets better and better. I mean who wouldn't want to be this kick-ass superhero who everyone wants to keep under wraps or better yet even destroy.

Joanna is back! She is still trying to understand her powers and find her place in the Zodiac troop. It has only been a few months since her 25th birthday and the transformation that has changed her life forever. Then next stage of the prophesy is ready to happen.The question on everyone's mind is, Will her shadow half come i More...

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Oct 03, 2011

Nairabell rated it:

Joanna Archer has finally accepted her dual identity as a beautiful socialite by day and a warrior for the light by night. But the third sign of the zodiac is about to rise, and it is prophesied that Joanna will turn her back on the light when her dormant shadow side rises and she joins forces with her father, the Tulpa aka leader of the shadows. Joanna is also being hunted by a doppelganger who wants nothing more than to take over Joanna's life, and the shadow agent Regan who is corrupting Joan More...

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May 19, 2009

Tammy rated it:

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Aug 26, 2008

Kim rated it:

I just finished reading this one, and I must saw, as always, Pettersson's books sure pack a wallop! The Third Sign of the Zodiac is that the Shadow side (or is it the dormant side?) of the Kairos (Joanna Archer) will awaken, and Joanna's father, the evil Tulpa, would like nothing better than to see her join his Shadow team. That is, until he perceives her chi is damaged, a problem which has also caused the manuals of Light to become unreadable, and the changeling Jasmine to develop some of th More...

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Aug 23, 2008

Janice (Janicu) rated it:

The signs of the Zodiac series is a dark series with a comic book, Frank Miller feel. The rules of the world are many, and there is a lot for the reader to accept, but I think that once you do, you have a gritty and compelling story that's enjoyable to read, if you can handle an angsty tale. Joanna Archer is an imperfect heroine who does a lot of unlikeable things and makes decisions that I felt were wrong. It's the fact that she keeps trying to make up for her mistakes and her ultimate goal is More...

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Jun 30, 2008

Donna rated it:

Joanna Archer is still getting used to the dramatic changes in her life. She recently became a member of a Zodiac-themed group of heroes, and she was forced into pretending to be her late sister as a secret identity. Her situation is even more complicated because of the mysterious disappearance of her mother, her determination to protect her ex from an enemy agent, and the fact that even her allies are waiting to see if the influence of her evil father will turn her against them.

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Jun 01, 2008

Rachel rated it:

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Nov 14, 2011

Susan rated it:

A great continuation of the series. My advice, don't read these out of order...like I said before — cause and effect. Vicki Pettersson needs a better editor, but otherwise she is doing great in keeping the story cohesive, weaving in new characters, intense action, intrigue, deceit and romance.

In this third book, Joanna/Olivia gets to deal with evil Regan and her own relationship with Ben. Regan is really good at being rotten to the core and it just irks me that she seems to always ha More...

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Mar 16, 2009

Tez rated it:

A Light agent's Shadow side rises in Vicki Pettersson's third Signs of the Zodiac novel, The Touch of Twilight.

Masquerading as her dead sister, Joanna Archer has several nemeses of varying levels - not everything goes well for a superhero. New danger is always arising, so Jo has a plethora of paranormal problems...as well as the very mortal one of winning back her human lover.

I read the first 100 pages a month ago, then broke away to read other things, and picked up where More...

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