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Night World, No. 3 (Night World #7-9)

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Includes:
Book 7 - Huntress
Book 8 - Black Dawn
Book 9 - Witchlight

Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters - they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And fallin in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.

The apocalypse is drawing near. But four Wild Powers can save the world from the impen...more

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Published April 7th 2009 by Simon Pulse (first published 1997)

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Aug 11, 2010 Tatiana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, romancelandia, series-in-progress-still-like, ya

I think I now understand better why so many L.J. Smith's fans crave the last, 10th, installment of the Night World series - Strange Fate - to be finally published. Throughout this series of paranormal romances Smith has created a fascinating supernatural world and gradually built up to a great end-of-the-world showdown destined to happen in the final chapter of the story.

This collection of 3 romances is of the same quality as two previous Night World tomes. What you have here are these scenarios...more

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Apr 06, 2010 Regan ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Huntress: This was my favourite in this book. It was so awesome, and I loved the relation ship between Jez and Morgeard. Jez was a really cool character and made me laugh and Morgeard was funny. "DON'T YOU DARE DIE ON ME, JEZEBEL! DON'T YOU DARE! Or I swear I'll follow you to the next world and KILL you." -- My favourite line. I liked Hugh; I loved the fact he was an Old Soul. It's really interesting. I liked everything about this story, and I didn't want it to end.

Black Dawn: Another very good...more

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Jul 19, 2010 Nandar rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, book-i-own, series-of-books, l-j-smith, vampires, read-in-2010, werewolves-shapeshifters

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Jan 25, 2011 Khadija rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: over 12's

Shelves: favorites

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The Nigh World isn't a place. It is a secret society of vampires, witches,werewolves and other creatures of darkness that libve amongst us. They are deadly and irressistable to humans. your English teacher could be one and so could your boyfriend.

The Night World law says it is ok to hunt humans, it is okay to toy with their hearts, it is even okay to kill them. There are only two things you can't do with them.

1) Never let them find out the Night World exists.
2) Never let fall in love with one of...more The Nigh World isn't a place. It is a secret society of vampires, witches,werewolves and other creatures of darkness that libve amongst us. They are deadly and irressistable to humans. your English teacher could be one and so could your boyfriend.

The Night World law says it is ok to hunt humans, it is okay to toy with their hearts, it is even okay to kill them. There are only two things you can't do with them.

1) Never let them find out the Night World exists.
2) Never let fall in love with one of them

There are stories about what happens when the rules get broken.

Huntress: Jezebel Redfern is the leader of the most dangerous Night world gang, the ones who hunt humans and drink their blood for the fun of it, until one night she learns a horrifying secret.... one that can make her second in command Morgead Blackthorn kill her... and last but not the least one that can cause her to be excuted by the Night World and it seems like she only has one choice if she is to live.
After one year of hiding and working for Circle Daybreak Jez is given an assignment to find the first wildpowers the ones who help the light defeat the dark and the only person who has the answer to that is other than Morgead. Problem is one: they are soulmates so she can't hide a thing from him and two: The Redferns are after her and it is upto her to protect herslef and human relatives plus whoever the wildpower is from her enemies.

Black Dawn: The only thing that Maggie Neely ever worried about was leading her soccer team to victory until one night her brother Miles's girlfriend Sylvia comes and claims he is dead. Everyone seems to believe her except Maggie and then she follows Sylvia only to make herself a slave to the Dark Kingdom where Delos Redfern rules and is the prince and where she is in a prophecy the witches have digged indicating she was going to free the slaves. Maggie doesn't believe in it and the only thing she wants to know is where her brother is but can she resist the charms of Delos and his threatining and harshiness? it seems like the answer is no.

Witchlight: Raksha Keller is a shape-shifting panther known as Keller and her team-mates Nissa Johnson and Winfrith Arlen are the best Circle Daybreak team and their latest assignment is to get and protect the fragile silver haired and dizzy looking girl called Ilianna Harman from the Night World since she is the 3rd wildpower and the Witch Child. Keller can't just handle the girl but her anger grows when the blonde haired, golden eyed Galen Drache is being gentle with her and telling he loves her. It seems ludicriously wrong since he is supposed to marry Ilianna as he is the prince of the shapeshifters but it seems as if there invisible connection that Keller can't resist.(less)

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Jan 26, 2011 Mely rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, sff, young-adult

So far, Night World is my favorite L.J. Smith series, because it is the most cracktastic. It is full of the kinds of stuff your sixteen-year-old id comes up with and incorporates into your private vast crossover-ridden original fiction playground. (Everybody mashes up all their favorite characters and tropes into a personal fantasy playground when they're sixteen, right? Right? Guys?) It has a secret history of the world, in which there is a Night World of witches, vampires, and shapeshifters, w...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Becca Nyx rated it 4 of 5 stars

I give this one a 3.5

I liked the stories in this book and I was anxious to get to the end because I wanted to know how the story would ultimately play out. This book had action, love, adventure, and danger. It was more than just a complicated forbidden love between the supernatural and the natural, it was building into something that can only be described as an awesome climax.

I liked where the story was going and I liked that we were meeting up with past characters. Witches were gathering and th...more I give this one a 3.5

I liked the stories in this book and I was anxious to get to the end because I wanted to know how the story would ultimately play out. This book had action, love, adventure, and danger. It was more than just a complicated forbidden love between the supernatural and the natural, it was building into something that can only be described as an awesome climax.

I liked where the story was going and I liked that we were meeting up with past characters. Witches were gathering and there's a new circle being made to combat the evil circle that wants to take over the world and build the ultimate Night World where humans are slaves.

It was less predictable and I found myself lost in the story wanting to find out what would happen. What ultimate battle was in store? Would they win? Who could they get on their side?

I was really really hoping that all my questions were going to be answered and there would be an end to the book of epic proportions. I was sadly disappointed.

The book has a cliff-hanger ending that leads me to believe that there will be another book. I wanted to know how this story would end! Would it have a happy ending or would evil win? I wanted to read the action. I wanted to see how the characters would play off each other.

When I finished this book I was finally hooked enough to buy up the next one and finish the story that has been building for 9 stories. Off to google I went and I felt oh so disappointed. There weren't anymore Night World books. This is where the series ended and from what I could find, L.J. Smith doesn't pick this particular set of characters and story line back up again.

Was this some cruel joke? Would L.J. Smith leave me hanging like this? WHERE WAS THE REST OF THE STORY?!? I haven't read anymore books by L.J. Smith and I honestly want more Night World. It has to be somewhere in there swimming around in the depths of her mind....

Anyway, this book still has the same over-all theme as the other two, and builds up to something awesome. But the story doesn't continue that I know of. If it does I would love to know because I will read it. So,if you like soul mates, action, adventure, and a cliff hanger ending. You'll like this book. I do suggest reading the series in the order that it is meant to be read or you might find yourself lost with some of the characters and references. (less)

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Jan 05, 2013 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Five stars for ALL OF THE CHARACTER IN THIS THREE BOOKS. First we have Jez, badass character, allbeauty vampirism, in a gang with her not yet known soulmate Morgead. (view spoiler) Next book, well I just love the Middle Ages...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Meg rated it 5 of 5 stars

Amazing! This book really knows how to capture its reader. I found myself completely tied up and totally chained with this book. I didn't got bored and it's really hard to put it down. I can sense the emotion and how each characters fights in the name of love and for the sake of the soulmate principle. No words can describe the exact feeling I felt when I read this. It brought me to a place so magical that I don't want it to end. My heart flutters and it sends an emotion so intense. I love every...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Madarina Safa' rated it 5 of 5 stars

Okay. Where to start? I've read this a long time ago, about a year? And I still remember the characters. I love Morgead and Jez, Delos and Maggie, as well as Keller and Galen. OMG. Soulmates stuff are awesome, actually. I love how Delos have yellow eyes and that he's a Wild Power, so as Iliana and Jez. So what was that prophecy?

One from the land of kings long forgotten (?)
One from the hearth which still holds the spark
One from the Day World where two eyes are watching (?)
One from the Twilight wi...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Raye rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have reread the series so much my books are falling apart. Shes like a mirror to Kelly Armstrong.She has that way of introducing characters and having them come in later in the series to help the people you are currently reading about. However not to be a whiner she has not completed the series. This is a thorn in my side for she builds the series to a great climax then stops. The author had a few personal troubles so she took time off (which is understandable) but when she took up writing aga...more

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Jan 17, 2012 D.M. Dutcher rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

A story about Jezebel, a vampire leader of a small gang who one days awakens to her true past while hunting a gang of skinheads. She gets involved with the daybreak circle, a group destined to hold in check all the evil supernatural creatures of Night World, and finds that an ancient prophecy about four wild powers and the end of the world may have closer impact than she knows.

Honestly, this sounds better than the actual implementation, It's a very slender book, 7th in a series, and feels generi...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Lady Entropy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Acabei de ler de uma assentada, os 3 últimos livros (editados) da série Night World (Huntress, Black Dawn e Witchlight), série de YA que me tem entretido nos meus dias de doença.

E estou parvinha de todo.

O que li como (inicialmente) good cheese, uma versão melhor e menos cansativa do Twilight, tornou-se em algo ÉPICO.

Sim, é YA. Não há mortes do lado dos bons, o que acho que tornaria as cenas um pouco mais dramáticas. E sim, volta e meia tinha um grande plothole.
Spoiler! :
Descobre...more

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Jul 01, 2011 Dawnandwini rated it 4 of 5 stars

This installment stars Jez Redfern, a half human half vampire. She ran away from her vamp family to live with her human relatives. But the reprieve was short lived when she goes back (Returns to Sup world, AKA “Night world”) when Circle “Daybreak” asks Jez to go on a perilous mission: to fight her worst enemy, best friend and soul mate, Morgead Blackthorn for the Wild Power! (Sup’s with extra super juice). Except the plan went totally wrong because she’d (Jez) been captured on the mission by Lil...more This installment stars Jez Redfern, a half human half vampire. She ran away from her vamp family to live with her human relatives. But the reprieve was short lived when she goes back (Returns to Sup world, AKA “Night world”) when Circle “Daybreak” asks Jez to go on a perilous mission: to fight her worst enemy, best friend and soul mate, Morgead Blackthorn for the Wild Power! (Sup’s with extra super juice). Except the plan went totally wrong because she’d (Jez) been captured on the mission by Lily Redfern, Hunter Redfern's daughter (AKA Devil’s Spawn!). I liked this story; it was full of action and suspense. I dove into the next installment immediately! 4 stars.
Black Dawn book eight L.J. Smith.
We all know by now that the night world is a society within a society! Top sup secret!!!! And the O.B. 1’s, do not like sups (supernatural) and humans to mix. Bottom line, don’t. Play. With. Your. food!!!! This is another of my very favorite in the series and I loved every minute of it. The heroine is a smart, weird teen, Maggie! Maggie had stumbled upon an ancient Night World realm when trying to save her brother from a witch. She also stumbled upon a vampire prince and a wild power! (Basically, he’s the BEEP). Delos turned out to be Maggie’s soul mate. Trouble!!!! It was a push and pull relationship, Delo’s was fighting his feeling the entire time, growling something about he can't love her and hates humans. (As. if). Hunter Redfern AKA (Devil) wanted Delos to help him take over the old night would kingdom, (As they say deals with the devil)! Delos, with Maggie's help, realizes that Hunter Redfern is his adversary! I mentioned that I loved this book? Yes I did! 5 stars!!!
Witch light book nine L.J. Smith.
In this chapter, Iliana Harman is the wild power from the witch’s descendant. She is nice, caring, charming and liked by everyone! She has a big heart. Lliana is also destined to marry Galen Drache, a shape shifter of the first house. If this joining goes as planned, there will be an alliance between the shape shifters and the witches!!!! Meaning their chance of survival in the upcoming war might be guaranteed! Raksha Keller, a shape shifter and her team races to a mall to save the new Wild Power, lliana Harman. However Keller soon realizes that wild power's betrothed, Galen Drache, is her soul mate! Can they stay apart? Or will they make the ultimate sacrifice???? I loved this story… it another favorite of mine and it had a wonderful ending. This story was full on action, humor and tragedy… LJ smith is an eloquent writer and she knows how to imagine! 5 stars!(less)

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Feb 14, 2011 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is the last volume before the highly anticipated (and release yet to be determined)tenth and last book of the Night World series; Strange Fate.

The first book; Huntress, follows Jez, a half human half vampire - she only finds out about this a little into the book - and she now works for Circle Daybreak, an organization that allows both those from the Night World to work with humans. We also learn that Circle Daybreak is looking for the wild cards that will help them during the upcoming apoca...more This is the last volume before the highly anticipated (and release yet to be determined)tenth and last book of the Night World series; Strange Fate.

The first book; Huntress, follows Jez, a half human half vampire - she only finds out about this a little into the book - and she now works for Circle Daybreak, an organization that allows both those from the Night World to work with humans. We also learn that Circle Daybreak is looking for the wild cards that will help them during the upcoming apocalypse, and they must find them before the "evil" ones (for a lack of a better term) finds them. As the story progresses, we find out Jez's soulmate and one of the four wildcards. This was a thrilling story because it's the first time I read about a half human half vampire. And Jez was pretty awesome, too.

The second book, Black Dawn, follows Maggie, a normal human who stumbles upon the Night World when her brother disappears. It's really interesting to see how Maggie not only stumbles upon the Night World, but is also a part of a prophecy to help free people in a castle. And we also meet, Delos, the second of the four wildcards, who knows that he is one, and has trained hard to master his power. The way these two meet is kind of sweet, but .. not really. Can't really explain it, but all I can say is that I read this in one sitting, and it was really good.

The last book, Witchlight, follows Keller, a member of Circle Daybreak. She is helping to find the third wildcard, and in the process of doing so, finds her soulmate. However, things get complicated as the story progresses as her soulmate has to marry the wildcard for political reasons. Oooh, what will happen? Read it :)

This is by far, my favourite volume of the three. Now just waiting for Strange Fate. I really hope it comes out soon, as it's been pushed back for nearly a decade because the author had some personal issues to deal with. But I heard that it's currently in the publishing stage? I really hope that it comes out this year. (less)

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Nov 11, 2010 Anna Tee (The Bursting Bookshelf) rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was, by far, the best book in the series so far. It may have had the same awful cover style, but it had the best stories inside. I personally loved all the books in the bind-up and thought 'Wow I can't wait for Strange Fate to come out!'. Well guess what? I still am. But that's not the point.The point is I adore how LJ is able to right off the bat grab your attention and have you feel for the characters fast. LJ is just amazing in that way because she literally weaves her own universe that'...more

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Dec 06, 2009 Leeanna rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a combination of my reviews for "Night World 7: Huntress", "Night World 8: Black Dawn", and "Night World 9: Witchlight."

In "Huntress" we meet Jez Redfern, a half-human and half-vampire who hunts vampires. In "Black Dawn" we explore a secret vampire kingdom with Maggie, a spunky teen girl. In "Witchlight" we follow Keller, a shapeshifter, as she tries to protect a Wild Power.

Overall I would give this collection of the last 3 Night World books a 4 out of 5. Smith is building up to quite...more

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Jul 24, 2009 Emily Mishler rated it 1 of 5 stars

I started getting a little less amused and a little more annoyed with all the talk about limpid eyes that look like violets after someone cried on them or some such nonsense. I don't even know what that means. Is that supposed to be different from violets that weren't just rained on? I don't know. Anyway, the analogies continue in their complete inability to convey to the reader what the author has in mind. And things like "He could do it at the turn of an eyelash." How fast can you 'turn' an ey...more

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Jul 16, 2009 Kristen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Three amazing adventure-packed books all in one that kept me craving more and more! i love this author. i read the Secret Circle Series by L.J. Smith as well and adored them. I read No.3 first because that's the one my aunt bought, but i liked it so much i went back to Wal Mart and bought the first book and will be looking for the second, most likely.
Huntress is about a young lady named Jezabel Redfern, one of the best and most honoured huntresses in the Night World. She suffers internal conf...more Three amazing adventure-packed books all in one that kept me craving more and more! i love this author. i read the Secret Circle Series by L.J. Smith as well and adored them. I read No.3 first because that's the one my aunt bought, but i liked it so much i went back to Wal Mart and bought the first book and will be looking for the second, most likely.
Huntress is about a young lady named Jezabel Redfern, one of the best and most honoured huntresses in the Night World. She suffers internal conflicts constantly but doesn't allow it to come through in her line of duty. When she discovers a terrible secret about her heritage she forces herself out of the Night World to live in the Day World, refusing to think of herself anything more than a freak. Hunting Wild Powers and struggling with everything else around her, keeping her new family safe, Jez discovers many things. The reader is brought into her world to feel every single ounce of emotion and pain and suffering as she does.
Black Dawn is about a young girl, Maggie, who's brother, Miles, is supposedly dead, according to his girlfriend, Slyvia. Maggie knows somethin isn't right about her story and follows her through the rain, as a spy. However, when Maggie arrives at Slyvia's appartment, she gets quite a surprise. She's entering the Night World without any knowledge of what lies ahead. Through her journey she discovers she is accompanying one of the most important "people" in that world. The battle she recklessly fights and everything else she endures is what helps her make it through this mysterious and creepy gruesome dark place. However, is she strong enough to do what it takes to save the aspect that will determine the end of the world???
Witchlight is about a shapeshifter's forbidden love story. Keller is a fierce panther in her 'shifter form. She shows no emotion that could cause any sign of endangerment to those around her. When Circle Daybreak orders the best of the best, Keller and her crew of a witch and a vampire, and later another surprising accompanist, she takes on the full body guard act. However, when Keller discovers that she is the soulmate of the Witch Child's soon-to-be fiance', she tries to deny it but the bond is too great. How will she be able to push aside such a strong, undeniable gift from the Old Powers in order to stop the end of the world?
Night World No.3 will take you on numerous gore-filled adventures and take you through a few lusty times, and every minute is action-packed and good to go! (less)

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Nov 08, 2010 Saniya(Will Herondale is mine) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: lj-smith-world, borrowed, vampires

This book is Good! =]
Huntress:- The story was great! From the first line till the end of the Story. Kept me well entertained. :D The Characters were great too! Jezebel was a confident strong and an amazing character. I loved it how she will die for her friends and family. Morgead! Mysterious, hot ;) funny and a strong character...I am practically in love with him! "DON'T YOU DARE DIE ON ME, JEZEBEL! DON'T YOU DARE! Or I swear I'll follow you to the next world and KILL you." -- My avourite line....more This book is Good! =]
Huntress:- The story was great! From the first line till the end of the Story. Kept me well entertained. :D The Characters were great too! Jezebel was a confident strong and an amazing character. I loved it how she will die for her friends and family. Morgead! Mysterious, hot ;) funny and a strong character...I am practically in love with him! "DON'T YOU DARE DIE ON ME, JEZEBEL! DON'T YOU DARE! Or I swear I'll follow you to the next world and KILL you." -- My avourite line. :D I liked Hugh and Claire too! The gang was good too! now come the plot and theme. The Plot was good! with twists and turns...sometimes I was shocked... On that point when she was the one all the time having Wild Powers! and the writing style was good in this book! I will give this Story 4.5/5 stars! =D

Black Dawn:- The Story was good. It was ok. Not very entertaining...The Character were ok too...First of all can someone tell me Maggie's age?! L.J Smith only told her brother's age. And then she was looking like a 4 year old girl but Delos was good. Even though I hated it when he kept saying "stay away from me!"
The rest of the characters were good actually! I liked Jeanne, Aradia, Sylvia and her brother Miles! :D The ending was good. I liked it when Maggie came to know Aradia is a witch and then Miles is a falcon. But I was feeling strange. Now...If you are changed into a Falcon for 6 to 10 days and then when your sister rescues you...will you do only a Thumbs up?! :S I mean He should have been like "Thank you for saving me!" or like "I was scared" or something else. It was ok. I will give 3.5/5 star :)

Witchlight:- This story was better! I enjoyed it! The characters were great! Keller was smart cool and brave. Galen was pure handsome and nice to everyone. But I like bad characters...so I didn't enjoyed him that much. Other Characters were good.Iliana, Nissa etc! :D The ending was ok. I liked the parts when Jamie was the dragon and Iliana was having the wild Power even though I thought In the end Keller would have.I will give 4/5 stars =]

Overall the book was good! I really Liked Huntress out of all the stories. But at some points I was really irritated (by the other stories and scenes).I liked Night world 2 which was thousand times better than this book. I just want to read the conclusion "Strange Fate" and be like. "Yay! The series are over!" lol.:P:D I will overall rate this book 4/5 stars =)(less)

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Oct 07, 2009 Virginia rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was much, much better than the second volume!

The three novels contained in Night World No. 3:
Huntress -- A strong and engaging novel centering on a reluctant heroine, with some legitimately creepy villains and a likable love interest.

Black Dawn -- This had a great beginning, but the middle slumped a bit simply because it becomes overly cutesy and even juvenile in its humor. It begins as a dark and serious story, but this vibe tapers off when it should be retained.

Witchlight -- The best nov...more

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Apr 25, 2009 Chu Jun rated it 5 of 5 stars

These series of books have 3 stories in each book.
In this book the end of the millenium(THE APOCALYPSE) is coming
Circle Daybreak have to find 4 wild powers to protect the humans but
the nightworld is now split in half, the vampires and witch are against each other and the werewolves and shapeshifters are in the middle somewhere. According to these prophecies

Four to stand between the light and shadow
Four of the blue fire,power in their blood
Born in the year of the blind maiden's vision(Arad...more These series of books have 3 stories in each book.
In this book the end of the millenium(THE APOCALYPSE) is coming
Circle Daybreak have to find 4 wild powers to protect the humans but
the nightworld is now split in half, the vampires and witch are against each other and the werewolves and shapeshifters are in the middle somewhere. According to these prophecies

Four to stand between the light and shadow
Four of the blue fire,power in their blood
Born in the year of the blind maiden's vision(Aradia)
Four less one and darkness triumphs

One from the land of kings long forgotten;(Delos)
One from the hearth which still holds the sparks;(Iliana)
One from the Day World where two eyes are watching;(Jez)
One from the twilight to be one with the dark.
Circle Daybreak is controlled THIERRY and HANNAH

In the first book JEZ a vampire gang leader finds out she is a half vampire then she leaves the gang and kills her kinds.But when an Old Soul,Hugh asks her to go on the mission to find a wild power in san franisco she reunites with her old gang to help find the wild power. Then they find the wrong person twice,another old soul and Claire,a cousin from her mothers side.She find out that she and Morgead,the leader of the gang now is her SOULMATE.While Hugh investigates the prophecy she finds out she herself is the WILD POWER by Lily Redfern trying to kill Morgead with wood.She is now protected by Circle Daybreak.[comes out of mind:]

In the second book Maggie is getting trade to be a slave against her will after asking a witch,Sylvia for the disapperance of her brother Miles and on the way to the kingdom they all plan to escape and without knowing she even helps the MAIDEN of all witchs,ARADIA she is rescued by the "heartless" prince,DELOS also WILD POWER who is about to agree to HUNTER REDFERN to help him at the end of the apoacalypse.But Maggie sneaks t him and tells him what Sylvia and HUNTER REDFERN is planning.DELOS finds out that Maggie is his SOULMATE,then he kills HUNTER REDFERN with his BLUE FIRE[comes out of hand:] they are also protected by Circle Daybreak.

In the third book Keller a shapeshifting panther trys to explain to a very stubborn lost witch that she is the WILD POWER and WITCH CHILD,that will marry from the first house of shapeshifters in order to get the shapeshifters to join the side of the witchs.But a guy named Galen is the shapeshifter"Prince" and is also Keller's SOULMATE.There is a persian dragon,(spiritual and has been asleep for 3000 years)is awaken and is on the vampires side named Azhdeha.GRANDMA HARMAN,the oldest crone witch alive is killed.In the end Keller and Iliana become blood sisters, Galen and Keller gets married.(less)

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Aug 03, 2009 Allybal rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires-and-other-night-creatures

I've said it twice, but I'll say it all once more, as much as I didn't want to admit it, I saw these books, knew they were about vampires, and couldn't even try to say no! When I found the Night World Volumes 1, 2 and 3 I became openly skeptical, a little unexcited(due to the surplus of unintelligent Young Adult Vampire novels as of oh so very recently, thanks Twilight!) but still couldn't ignore the fact that I was without a doubt going to read them.

I only wish that I knew how quickly and fero...more

I've said it twice, but I'll say it all once more, as much as I didn't want to admit it, I saw these books, knew they were about vampires, and couldn't even try to say no! When I found the Night World Volumes 1, 2 and 3 I became openly skeptical, a little unexcited(due to the surplus of unintelligent Young Adult Vampire novels as of oh so very recently, thanks Twilight!) but still couldn't ignore the fact that I was without a doubt going to read them.

I only wish that I knew how quickly and ferociously I would DEVOUR them all; chapter by chapter like a raging beast of sorts, from the Night World itself! I literally could not put these down, I don't think I dared to take a break during each individual story.

This third volume of Night World is jam packed with more cute adolescent love, adventure and possibly apocalyptic madness! With every minute bringing them closer to the millennium , circle daybreak strives to find the wild powers foretold in ancient prophecies just for a chance keep the human race from extinction!

Volume 3 had me up in arms over 'Huntress', about Jez Redfern the only half human, half vampire in the entire night world! Who after growing up as a ravenous and dangerous hunter of 'vermin' humans discovers she is one of those things she so despises. And the plot only thickens further when she finds her soulmate in Morgead(who sure sounds dreamy!), a vampire she grew up with who has no idea that she is now living as a human, and will surely kill her if he finds out.

'Black Dawn' tells us about human Maggie, who stumbles into a whole mess of trouble in the scary night world when her brother disappears. Not to mention 'Witchlight' starring the enigmatic Keller, a werepanther who's only job is to protect Iliana, a lost witch and wild power, but it becomes harder for Keller to want to save her when she finds her soulmate Galen, who just so happens to be betrothed to Iliana!

By the time I got this one finished I found a few things to dislike that I hadn't thought of before (for example, the always happy ending that seems to come with the soulmate principle, the predictability and relatively vapid conversation) but overall these books do just what they are intended to do; make you laugh, give your mind a vacation and maybe a little adventure too. No one can deny these are easy reads, but sometimes that's a good, enjoyable thing! I may not have learned a new language or a new recipe for tofu but I did laugh nearly til tears! (if it was intended or not...)

Sit down for a few hours, play some classical tunes and dive into a different world, the Night World is fun!

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Oct 17, 2011 Mikaela rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Oct 04, 2011 Mackenzie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Huntress, Night World

I recently read a book called Secret Circle and the main character can’t ask her mom about what is happening to her because she thinks they will think she is crazy, and her dad is dead. She can’t ask her mom or grandmother because they don’t want her or the other kids to have a Wicca circle because of what happened to the other kids’ parents. Also she has fallen in love with someone who she shouldn’t have, and it could break apart the circle and every thing they’ve worked...more

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May 15, 2013 Nancy Steinle gummel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, vamps-and-wolves, vamps-wolves, witches-warlocks, young-adult

Night World No. 3 by L.J.Smith is 3 books combined towards similar goals. The first book, Huntress, is about young vampires, mainly Jez and Morgead. After almost killing a gang member, Jez, who is half vampire, decides to face her humanity and becomes a vampire hunter, living with the human half of the family. Her cousin Clair's jealousy almost gets them killed. The hunt is on for the individual with Wild Power. The 2nd book, Black Dawn, leads to a hidden valley filled with evil vampires, shapes...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Megan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Huntress

I pretty much predicted this whole thing... Jez ending up with Morgead; Jez being the Wild Power; And even Pierce being the traitor in the gang. I don't know why it was so easy to predict, but I liked it nonetheless. The gang was cool and everyone had a love for each other the whole time. When Jez was gone for a whole year without a trace you would think the gang wouldn't have accepted her so easily, but the did and it was great.

Black Dawn

I really liked the mid-evil feel in this one. Ma...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Shaynee rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: EVERYONE

Recommended to Shaynee by: My friend.

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Huntress:
I found the story Huntress to be thrilling and exciting. I could connect with the main character, Jez even though we didn't have a lot in common. At first Jez was evil and manipulative but all the changes when she discovers that her mother was actually human. All of a sudden she doesn't feel like killing innocent people any more. Now that Jez see's things differently she changes. She is now mature and sensible which drew me in. But with Morgead around she acted a little more childish. M...more Huntress:
I found the story Huntress to be thrilling and exciting. I could connect with the main character, Jez even though we didn't have a lot in common. At first Jez was evil and manipulative but all the changes when she discovers that her mother was actually human. All of a sudden she doesn't feel like killing innocent people any more. Now that Jez see's things differently she changes. She is now mature and sensible which drew me in. But with Morgead around she acted a little more childish. Morgead is one of those guys who act all baddish when really they have a soft centre. L.J. Smith wrote her characters perfectly. The good ones were enjoyable and the bad ones you got all angry and annoyed at. Anyway, the story was amazing!

Black Dawn:
I found the story Black Dawn to be the worst of the three. Don't get me wrong, I loved it. But it wasn't as enjoyable as the other two. Maggie was very clear headed, heroic and very stubborn. Sometimes being stubborn is for the better because if it wasn't for her stubbornness, Maggie and her three companions PJ, Jeanne and Aracadia (Aradia) wouldn't have been able to escape from coming human slaves. The story made you jumpy and nervous. This just made you want to know what would happen next. Another good story by L.J. Smith.

Witchlight:
This was my favourite out of all the Night World stories. It was so enticing! This was the first story that really explained everything about the shape shifters. All the other stories were mostly about the vampires and witches. I loved how L.J. Smith didn't stick to basics and just made all the shifters werewolves but instead other animals such as bears, large cats and veracious birds. It just made the story so much more exciting. Keller matched a panther perfectly. She was gentle but deadly. I imagined Galen to be a leopard from the start and in the end when he chose his form, I was so excited. The story line was amazing, the characters were so easy to relate to and were very enjoyable.

But all together that is only three Wild Power. I really want to know what happens next and who is the forth to help stop the darkness. (less)

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Aug 31, 2012 Llamalover rated it 5 of 5 stars

Huntress blew my mind. I had my suspicions from the start, because of her eyes, but it doesn't matter what color their eyes are I guess. The Wild Powers created a new spin on these soulmate principle books, making the stakes higher and more exciting. It seems weird that Jez's story was in this book, and not in the second book, because a lot of things happened in this book. Maggie's story I liked, it was just Delos' personality changed really quickly, almost too quickly. I never got the feeling t...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Joanna Labanza rated it 5 of 5 stars

super love this book from start to finish! I've reread this a couple of times and I have to admit I still can't put the book down once I've start reading it! ^_^ ♥ But my favorite among the three would be Huntress because wow having a guy like Morgead is like.... WOW! XD

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One from the hearth which still holds the spark;
One from the Day World where two eyes are watching;
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Jan 06, 2010 Julie rated it 5 of 5 stars

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L.J. SMITH has written over two dozen books for young adults, including The Vampire Diaries, now a hit TV show. She has also written the bestselling Night World series and The Forbidden Game, as well as the #1 New York Times bestselling Dark Visions. She loves to walk the trails and beaches in Point Reyes, California, daydreaming about her latest book. She also loves to hear from readers (info@lja...more

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