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Night World, No. 1
(Night World #1-3)
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Includes:
Book 1 - Secret Vampire
Book 2 - Daughters of Darkness
Book 3 - Spellbinder
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 falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.
Book 1 - Secret Vampire
Book 2 - Daughters of Darkness
Book 3 - Spellbinder
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 falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.
In Secret Vampire, Poppy thought the summer would last forever.
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Paperback, Omnibus, 729 pages
Published
June 3rd 2008
by Simon Pulse
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The problem with the current vampire genre is that it's like emo kids. It takes itself VERY seriously, tries waaaaaaaay too hard and in the end looks all the same. Oh, and it's fun to laugh at.

It wasn't that nightworld was bad. The writing flowed nicely, was descriptive and the world was well-realized. The characters were mostly interesting and different and all three stories stood well on their own as well as adding to each other.
That's not to say, though, that I didn't have issues with this bo ...more

It wasn't that nightworld was bad. The writing flowed nicely, was descriptive and the world was well-realized. The characters were mostly interesting and different and all three stories stood well on their own as well as adding to each other.
That's not to say, though, that I didn't have issues with this bo ...more

This book had three stories combined into one huge book, and though they have different people as the main characters you can see all the stories start to combine into one huge story. Its about Vampires, werewolves, witches, anything that you can think of that is not normal. These creatures live on the fringes of society and they don't interact with humans too much except to feed or eat them, but some Night people fall in love with Humans and they challenge the rules and their death by telling t
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Feb 08, 2013
Karlyflower *The Vampire Ninja, Luminescent Monster & Wendigo Nerd Goddess of Canada (according to The Hulk)*
rated it
liked it
Shelves:
dig-your-teeth-in

3 Stars
This is a three-in-one compilation book, of which I seem to own most of L.J. Smith’s series’ in, and as such I will once again be attempting to review them in their singular parts rather than a cohesive whole. I am downgrading this particular volume to a three as when I joined GRs I just sort of slapped a bunch of ratings in here and left it as that. Though I like this series, this particular volume is not a favourite.
This series is all about SOLE MATES!!!

Oh, ermm, sorry, I mean SOUL m ...more

Jun 17, 2010
Adrianna
rated it
did not like it
Recommends it for:
Anyone
Recommended to Adrianna by:
Stacy Bennett
Shelves:
young-adult,
fantasy
GENERAL OVERVIEW
At first glance, this book appeared daunting because of its sheer length, 729 pages, and the fact that it's comprised of three novels in one. Once I started reading "Secret Vampire," I discovered that this was going to be a quick and rather boring read. It was similar to Twilight, although it should be noted that the original printing predated Meyer's series. The characters were flat and undeveloped making it difficult to relate to them. The plots of each story were rushed an ...more
At first glance, this book appeared daunting because of its sheer length, 729 pages, and the fact that it's comprised of three novels in one. Once I started reading "Secret Vampire," I discovered that this was going to be a quick and rather boring read. It was similar to Twilight, although it should be noted that the original printing predated Meyer's series. The characters were flat and undeveloped making it difficult to relate to them. The plots of each story were rushed an ...more

Apr 24, 2009
Tatiana
rated it
really liked it
Recommends it for:
fans of L.J. Smith and light paranormal YA romance
Recommended to Tatiana by:
Heather
"Night World" is basically a series of short paranormal romance stories for young adults. The premise here is that there are Night People (vampires, witches, werewolves) who live among regular humans and who are prohibited from disclosing any information about the secret world or fall in love with mortals. Each story in the series is about a supernatural creature falling in love with a regular person.
The first story "Secret Vampire" is centered around Poppy, who just found out she has a terminal ...more
The first story "Secret Vampire" is centered around Poppy, who just found out she has a terminal ...more

I decided to re-read this and annotate this, I haven't read it in years and it was pretty nostalgic to do so! L J Smith has such an easy writing style to get into and her characters are always super likeable.
I missed simple books like these, they're all under 200 pages each, they're so easy to readdddd. I probably won't read the other 6 for a while, I always hate getting to book 9 and not having a book 10 to dive into. ...more
I missed simple books like these, they're all under 200 pages each, they're so easy to readdddd. I probably won't read the other 6 for a while, I always hate getting to book 9 and not having a book 10 to dive into. ...more

I can hardly believe alot of the reviews I have been reading...
You have three stories which are tied together loosely. Each story has basically the same and the plot line, which is the point, but then they are never expounded upon. You would need less than ten pages, per story line, to tell each of the three stories that were told...the rest was ridiculous and repetitive to the point of being ludicrous. I am sorry that I always finish what I begin to read in this instance...but I stopped right t ...more
You have three stories which are tied together loosely. Each story has basically the same and the plot line, which is the point, but then they are never expounded upon. You would need less than ten pages, per story line, to tell each of the three stories that were told...the rest was ridiculous and repetitive to the point of being ludicrous. I am sorry that I always finish what I begin to read in this instance...but I stopped right t ...more

Jan 17, 2009
Emily
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
Serena, Jacky, Colette, Tiffany, & Stephanie
Recommended to Emily by:
Sarena back in 1997
Shelves:
young-adult-fiction,
favorites,
vampires,
urban-fantasy,
library-books,
series,
read-in-2009,
witches,
supernatural
Love, love, love this book!! It good be because I enjoyed it so much 12 years ago, but I think it still holds up. Within this book, my favorite story is Daughter of Darkness. I just hope that L.J. Smith is finally able to publish the last book in the series. I've been waiting soooo long to finally find out what happens.
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In a book slump so I'm going to use gifs to represent how I felt about books I never did a reviw on, k? k :)
I was unhealthy obsessed with these books so.... my 10 year old self:
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I was unhealthy obsessed with these books so.... my 10 year old self:


It's just one of those books that you don't really love but will keep reading the sequels because you're curious to see what happens.
The first section/book was alright. Although the relationship between Poppy and James wasn’t anything I haven’t read before, it was still cute. The events seemed predictable and the story line went by in a flash. I felt like there wasn’t even a climax in there. Daughters of Darkness was better and my favorite. Particularly because of Ash. He made it bearable. I re ...more
The first section/book was alright. Although the relationship between Poppy and James wasn’t anything I haven’t read before, it was still cute. The events seemed predictable and the story line went by in a flash. I felt like there wasn’t even a climax in there. Daughters of Darkness was better and my favorite. Particularly because of Ash. He made it bearable. I re ...more

This is catalogued in our library as a mystery. Why? I have no idea. It is really not a mystery series at all. That said-I really liked this series.
These are reprints and were highly recommended in an issue of Booklist. There are Werewolves, vampires, and witches that all live in the secret society of the Night World. Humans are not just the enemy, but are considered vermin. Each book seems to pick up a different story line about the world. It was odd, but I think Stephanie Meyer has to have re ...more
These are reprints and were highly recommended in an issue of Booklist. There are Werewolves, vampires, and witches that all live in the secret society of the Night World. Humans are not just the enemy, but are considered vermin. Each book seems to pick up a different story line about the world. It was odd, but I think Stephanie Meyer has to have re ...more

Jun 13, 2009
Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten)
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
bought-by-me,
i-own
I really liked this book. I love paranormal romance and definatly reccomend it. My fave story was the second, Ash had me cracking up and i loved how his relationship with Mary-Lynnette changed. Oh, and i really liked Poppy in the first story :}

Oct 01, 2011
Sarah Marie
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
paranormal,
romance,
witches,
vampires,
books-i-own,
sexy-guy,
young-adult,
magic,
male-pov,
favorites
Night World Volume 1 by L.J. Smith
First, second, and third in the Night World series
4 stars
First, second, and third in the Night World series
4 stars
Night World is a collection of the first three novels into an omnibus. Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters- live among us without our knowing. Their world is known as the Night World, a secret society with strict rules. The number one rule is falling in love with humans and the consequences for breaking this rule can mean death. Secret Vampire is the first novel and is about Poppy who discovers t
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Ok, this is 3 books in one and the stars are averaged out. It's YA Vampire/Werewolf/Witch novels, so you know, good stuff. I couldn't stand Poppy in the first one, she annoyed me from the very first mention of her. Her twin Phil is the only reason I kept reading, because she is ANNOYING.
The other books were better - MaryLynn was awesome, and while I thought the ending was a little rushed, I appreciated the characters a lot more.
The third book was the most balanced in terms of story, and charact ...more
The other books were better - MaryLynn was awesome, and while I thought the ending was a little rushed, I appreciated the characters a lot more.
The third book was the most balanced in terms of story, and charact ...more

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"Night World" is basically a series of short paranormal romance stories for young adults. The premise here is that there are Night People (vampires, witches, werewolves) who live among regular humans and who are prohibited from disclosing any information about the secret world or fall in love with mortals. Each story in the series is about a supernatural creature falling in love with a regular person.
The first story "Secret Vampire" is centered around Poppy, who just found out she has a termina ...more
The first story "Secret Vampire" is centered around Poppy, who just found out she has a termina ...more

I got this free e-book from Simon & Schuster--apparently to tie in with Twilight's popularity, they are re-releasing this Night World series that was originally published around 1997 (I had read L.J. Smith's Vampire Diaries series back in the day, but not this series). You could tell where car models had been updated as well as computer technology and the usage of "cellular telephones"), but the plot was exciting enough.
One thing that completely fascinated me about this book: the music. Was the ...more
One thing that completely fascinated me about this book: the music. Was the ...more

Ug. I bought these quite a while back. The Vampire Diaries tv show was just starting up and I wanted to give the books a shot. I saw the omnibus of the first three of these books by the same author at the grocery store one day and picked them up to try. The premise sounded interesting. I stuck it on the shelf and didn't think about it for quite a while. I read the first two Vampire Diaries books and they sucked hard. I wouldn't have tried these except I already owned them. And after the first, I
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this book was definitely something different, but in a good way. It's pretty much three stories about humans, and paranormal creatures breaking the rules, and falling in love, and getting into all sorts of exciting trouble. One thing that i really enjoyed about this book is that it opened me to a new style of supernatural romance. Usuall i read books that are filled with couples that show affection throughout the entire book. And that made me kinda iffy about reading this one after i read the f
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I think I would have liked this as a kid. It reminds me of what I read then (RL Stine, Christopher Pike), and though I haven't reread any of those recently, I feel like Smith's writing is not quite at the level as the other two (not that Stine is necessarily great, though I remember continuing to be impressed with Pike). It was light and fun and utterly predictable, which may be fine when you're twelve, but for not much longer after that. It was often overly simple, in structure and substance. B
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May 06, 2008
Alyssa Hillen
rated it
really liked it
Recommends it for:
People who were let down by/couldn't get through Twilight
This, in my opinion, is what teen/young adult paranormal romance is supposed to be. L. J. Smith (Vampire Diaries) wrote these books about ten years ago and it shows. The reason they're collected in omnibus format is that they're short: when they were first published, the books were small paperbacks that came in at under 250 pages. I personally would have preferred that to this clunky book, but after years where the books were out of print and impossible to get my hands on, I'll take what I can g
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Dec 17, 2008
Lei
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes vampire stories
Recommended to Lei by:
a friend
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Nov 25, 2008
Rachel Thompson
rated it
really liked it
Recommends it for:
fans of vampires, paranormal romance, the Twilight series
Shelves:
paranormal
In Secret Vampire Poppy is diagnosed with terminal cancer soon after summer vacation starts. Her best friend James is a vampire of the Night World. He can save her by making her immortal, breaking the two basic rules of the Night World: don't fall in love with a human, and don't tell a human about the Night World.
In Daughters of Darkness three vampire sisters leave their isolated home to live with their aunt in a rural town. Their brother Ash is sent to track them down, but falls in love with th ...more
In Daughters of Darkness three vampire sisters leave their isolated home to live with their aunt in a rural town. Their brother Ash is sent to track them down, but falls in love with th ...more

May 21, 2010
Debbie Lois
rated it
it was ok
Recommends it for:
People who are just getting into the supernatural frenzy
Recommended to Debbie by:
Believe it or not, my mother.She doesn't read this type of stuff btu she saw it at Barnes&Noble and thought since it had vampires I would love it.
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I remember going to B&N and seeing this series all the time. I bought Twilight(guilty), among other books, and those books just wouldn't budge from the same shelf as the rest of the supernatural. I decided to give them a try to see what all the fuss was about. The whole never tell a human about you or fall in love with them thing is kinda cool and cheesy. Read the books about 4 years ago and re read them this year just to remember marvelous Ash. He is who kept me going through the series more an
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Secret Vampire was the first book I had read by LJ Smith and with it, began the start of my love affair with her writing. Her characters are enchanting and her stories are vibrant and addicting. The NightWorld series was unlike anything I had ever read and continues to be one of my all time favorite books from childhood.
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L.J. SMITH, Lisa Jane Smith, is the New York Times #1 Bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, The Forbidden Game, Dark Visions, Wildworld and Night World series. She has written over two dozen books for children and young adults, and has enjoyed writing every one of them. She lives in th ...more
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