The Touch of Twilight (Signs of the Zodiac, #3)

The Touch of Twilight (Signs of the Zodiac #3)

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The Third Sign of the Zodiac

Joanna Archer has reluctantly accepted the roles destiny assigned her: Avenger, Savior … Destroyer.

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 a...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published May 27th 2008 by Harper Voyager
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Seth
Jun 06, 2008 Seth rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: randroids, compulsive series-finishers, aryan supermen, 70's 4-color comic fans
Shelves: modernfantasy, sf-f-h
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 to acquiesce to their...more
Angela Risner
In the last book, Joanna used her changeling, Jasmine, to visit her (supposed) one true love, Ben. This apparently "broke" Jasmine and now the graphic novels that tell the stories of the Light superheroes cannot be written. Without a written history, the Light superheroes run the risk of failing to exist.

Regan, who was introduced in the last book as well, continues to be a scourge on Joanna's life. She has come of age and reinvented herself as a copycat of the real Joanna and is now dating Ben....more
Fangs for the Fantasy
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 much to the...more
Karissa
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 still trying t...more
Krissie
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.

While I...more
Sarina Asheford
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
Sarah
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Schnaucl
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Scooper Speaks
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 damaged long before g...more
zcb257
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 the t...more
Elizabeth
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 preternatural re...more
Damali
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
♦Jennifer♦
Dec 22, 2009 ♦Jennifer♦ rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: superhero lovers, people who are interested in astrology
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 great bad guy, she's just so easy to ha...more
Susan
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 to...more
Ryoko
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.

I was thrilled wit...more
Amanda Croley
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Paula
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 chil...more
Necia
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 next in li...more
Marcia
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 series. I...more
Cheryl
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 half the "yadda...more
Regina Martinez
Sadly this one was not my favorite. Good premise of the doppelgänger, the broken changling, and the problem of the comics of the light not being able to be read by the children. I was hoping that the book would have expanded more on these plot lines. Instead the story concentrates on Joanna's inability to grow as a character, she is stuck in her immature antics of only focussing/obsessing on Ben her childhood love. She is hell bent on revenge and destruction of Regan, the shadow cancerian, who h...more
Stacy
Another wild ride in the battle for Las Vegas. I found the first couple of chapters to be almost annoyingly confused and/or vague, like there was complex stuff going on that I was supposed to understand, but didn't. But I guess, as usual, that was a reflection of Joanna's confusion, though it didn't seem exactly presented that way. We soon got momentum going, however, and you were more easily able to go with the flow. It did take Joanna a frustratingly long time to figure out the riddle of the d...more
Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews
**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 do wi...more
Danielle
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 into power?...more
Nairabell
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
Tammy
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Kim
Aug 26, 2008 Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of urban fantasy and dark superhero fiction
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 the s...more
Janice (Janicu)
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
Donna
Jun 30, 2008 Donna rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: comic book fans
Shelves: urban-fantasy
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.

This series is u...more
Rachel
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Vicki Pettersson is the New York Times bestselling author of the Signs of the Zodiac novels, a completed six-book urban fantasy series set in her hometown of Las Vegas. She's now writing Celestial Blues, a supernatural noir trilogy that began with THE TAKEN (2012) and has been followed by THE LOST (2013). She divides her time between Las Vegas and Dallas.
More about Vicki Pettersson...
The Scent of Shadows (Signs of the Zodiac, #1) The Taste of Night (Signs of the Zodiac, #2) City of Souls (Signs of the Zodiac, #4) Cheat the Grave (Signs of the Zodiac, #5) The Neon Graveyard (Signs of the Zodiac, #6)

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“He invaded my consciousness in the same way the ocean washes up on the beach, with sweeping tides of longing and regret, and with such power and raw force, I often woke with the taste of salt from my tears clinging to my skin." Joanna about Ben” 1 person liked it
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