Dark Visions (Dark Visions, #1-3) in The Vampire Diaries Lovers And All The Other Series By L.J. Smith

Oct 21, 2009 Elyzia rated it liked it · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I finally finished reading this book tonight. I started it a while ago, but read a few other books in the middle of this one.
It is a compilation of three books. It follows a group of teenagers with abilities. They get into some situations....and they learn to use their powers.
The first book was pretty good, it help my interest, but the second one lost me a bit. I was losing interest; that's why I read some other books....When I picked this back up, I was happy with the third book. I had been che I finally finished reading this book tonight. I started it a while ago, but read a few other books in the middle of this one.
It is a compilation of three books. It follows a group of teenagers with abilities. They get into some situations....and they learn to use their powers.
The first book was pretty good, it help my interest, but the second one lost me a bit. I was losing interest; that's why I read some other books....When I picked this back up, I was happy with the third book. I had been cheering for Gabriel, the psi vampire in the story, I was drawn to him, his dark side, but I knew he had the potential to do the right thing. He kept me guessing until the end, at one point I really thought that he was too far gone, but he proved me wrong. Kait is the lead girl, she is very interesting and she doesn't really grow with her ability until the third book. She uses her strength and ventures out, which was nice to see. She broke out of her shell and made the book much more interesting. Rob, the other leading guy in the story, (you know there is always a triangle. ) He was a good guy all the way through, at one point I found myself wishing he was hiding some dark secret, but he wasn't. He was genuinely good He was a healer and he came through in the end, giving Kait what she desperately needed. Lewis and Anna the other somewhat main characters, were warm and honorable. They didn't do anything really amazing, but they were consistent with their friendship and support.

The third book, The Passion, was so much better than the other two because it introduces more characters, they were mysterious, dark and very entertaining. The suspense in this one redeemed the series for me. I found myself really involved with this one, I couldn't put it down, sadly I could not say that with the other parts of the compilation.

Overall, I enjoyed the book(s), I don't think that I would read them again, just because it was a long way to the end...a lot of drawn out situations. But like all of LJ Smith's books, I was happy with the outcome, I think she is a very good author, and I look forward to reading more from her. I am anticipating the release of the next Night World... ...more

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Oct 07, 2009 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) rated it really liked it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I enjoyed reading this book. I found it interesting all the way through and there wasn't really any parts where i was bored. Kaitlyn was a really good female lead. She wasn't weak, but she had her moments where she was vulnerable too. The only real issue i had with this book was that i found that Kaitlyn 'fell in love' with Rob too quickly. I understood the reasons why she loved him- he was a very kind and caring person- but i still think it happened too suddenly. Where on the other hand i found ...more

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Oct 28, 2009 Nicolle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is one of my favourite book this year! I thought the story line was origional and exiting (which is always good :P). The only thing I didn't like was that it was split into three books which meant it repeated info about the characters and the situation three times. 10/10 and I love the cover aswell :) I would recomend it to everyone!! ...more

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