Night World Series by L.J. Smith -->Restarting July 28th 2017

[rachel, x]

Secret Vampire, chapter one - (view spoiler)[What a start. I'm not sure I fully love Poppy yet. She's slut-shaming a little bit and that doesn't sit well with me, but I'm excited that this series isn't just about vampires but werewolves too! (hide spoiler)]

chapter three - (view spoiler)[Oh my god, that would be my worst nigthmare. Poor Poppy! (hide spoiler)]

chapter four - (view spoiler)[A vampire that ages? That's a first! And how morbid. He's going to kill her? (hide spoiler)]

chapter five - (view spoiler)[I cannot believe they still haven't told she has cancer. It's her cancer, she deserve to know! And who reacts to their best friend coming out as a vampire by calling them a vampire? I'd just laugh and tell them their crazy. (hide spoiler)]

chapter six - (view spoiler)[Awkward! Imagine walking in on your sister drinking blood from their best friend's wrist... eww! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 10 - (view spoiler)[It would be so hard saying goodbye to people when you know you're going to die. Poor Poppy! And Phil is going to have to fake it so bad for the rest of his life. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Secret Vampire, chapter 12 - (view spoiler)[How weird would it be, digging up your sister? *shudders* (hide spoiler)]

chapter 14 - (view spoiler)[Oh damn, this isn't good! Go away, Ash! This scene is reminding me of Twilight. (hide spoiler)]

the end - (view spoiler)[I really liked that, surprisingly! The ending was a little bit too Twiligthish (and that's bad comment on Twilight since this came first), but I liked the characters and the storyline had me guessing. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Daughters of Darkness, chapter three - (view spoiler)[I'm glad these books are connected somehow but I wouldn't have minded some more James & Poppy. Oh well.

Why would you keep kittens in a suitcase? Poor little things! And are they really staying in a random house? Or is it their Aunt's? Confused. (hide spoiler)]

chapter five - (view spoiler)[I'm a little confused. Whose Quinn? And what did the sisters do wrong, I wonder? And is this set after Secret Vampire or not? (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

chapter seven - (view spoiler)[Okay. I do not like this one at all. I'm confused. (hide spoiler)]

chapter nine - (view spoiler)[Yeah, I'm really not enjoying this. Mark sees a girl eating a deer and his instinct is to run towards her? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 14 - (view spoiler)[A little coincidental that seemingly everyone is part of the Night World. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 16 - (view spoiler)[Bullshit. I don't believe that Ash could change that quickly. I don't like that Mary-Lynette accpeted him so quickly and that's she frigging becoming a vampire at the drop of a hat. Where's her family? Why is no one worrying about her and Mark? (hide spoiler)]

the end - (view spoiler)[Bleh, I'm not sure how I feel about this. I still don't like Ash so I'm glad they didn't turn. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Secret Vampire Chapter 5

@Rachel (view spoiler)[ THAT ANGERED ME SO MUCH, LIKE DOESN'T SHE DESERVE TO KNOW BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE. I didn't like Poppy much until around this stage. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Secret Vampire Chapter 10

(view spoiler)[ Phil might have been the one who struck a chord with me in this story. Imagine how hard it must have been for him, his dying sister being given a chance to live, but also having to give her up at the same time. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Secret Vampire Chapter 12

(view spoiler)[ The whole idea of digging someone up has always weirded me out a big, like how do people gravedig? How can they not feel awful? I feel disrespectful even walking too close to a gravestone (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Secret Vampire ending thoughts

(view spoiler)[ I felt like the end was very twilight-y as well! But LJ was the original queen of vamps and all things paranormal. But whereas it ruined Twilight for me, that ending didn't ruin this for me. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Daughters of Darkness chapter 3

(view spoiler)[ I just worked off the assumption that it was set after as it made more sense in my head! And I wondered what they did wrong too, but I really liked this story. I liked the whole sister element to it. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Daughters of Darkness chapter 9 (view spoiler)[ Mark was a bit stupid in this book, I'll admit it. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Daughters of Darkness chapter 14

(view spoiler)[ I want to know what the endgame of this all is going to be, like are all these random newly made night world members going to start a war or something? And what is Ash's bigger role in this whole thing? (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Daughters of Darkness

(view spoiler)[ I really just liked the whole sisterly element of this book, I was in a good mood when I read it lol (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Connie wrote: "Secret Vampire Chapter 5

@Rachel [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Why would they not tell her!? I honestly cannot understand. I hope it isn't like that in real life. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Connie wrote: "Secret Vampire Chapter 12

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(view spoiler)[Same! And how did James know how to do it, if he hasn't done it before? I didn't know about the fake grass thing. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Connie wrote: "Secret Vampire ending thoughts

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(view spoiler)[I know that LJ came first so its interesting to see how similar the ending was to Twilight - she must have gotten inspiration from this series? Even the name James! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Connie wrote: "Daughters of Darkness chapter 3

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(view spoiler)[I think it's set after because they mentioned James 7 Poppy, but I wish that was a little clearer. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Connie wrote: "Daughters of Darkness chapter 14

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(view spoiler)[Same! I know that this series is about Night Worlders who 'break the rules', but maybe there's going to be some sort of worldwide shift? Obviously these rules aren't working. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Enchantress, chapter four - (view spoiler)[Oh my, Blaise is a piece of work! What kind of person do you have to be when you like to purposefully mess with men's minds? (hide spoiler)]

chapter six - (view spoiler)[Ugh, yep. I'm not enjoying this one at all. (hide spoiler)]

chapter ten - (view spoiler)[Nope. i just cannot get into these characters. And Dani? I don't trust her for some reason.<?spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Enchantress, chapter 15 - (view spoiler)[I don't really care about any of these characters so I'm finding it really hard to care they're in trouble. And Thea only just realised she's left whathisname waiting? What took her so long? (hide spoiler)]

the end - (view spoiler)[Nope. That was so easy, and super cheesy. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Enchantress Chapter 4: (view spoiler)[ I didn't like Blaise at all either. Far too much for me to be honest. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Enchantress: (view spoiler)[ This was maybe one of my least favourites too, but I haven't reread the rest of the series yet either. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ I just didn't really care about these characters at all. (hide spoiler)]

I think my edition of this was called Spellbinder...

[Connie]

Ending: (view spoiler)[ I hate an easy ending. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

I'm going to start book 4 now ^.^

[Connie]

Dark Angel Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ Okay I'm loving this a lot, but I'm so curious!! What's going on with the mirror and the crying?? (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Still Chapter 5, maybe chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ This sounds suspicious...never make changes to yourself, or some "angel" (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ This is so bizzare...Like what is this angel thing? I don't know if angels can really be part of Night World, unless it's a demon or something (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Connie wrote: "Enchantress Chapter 4: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Same. How were you meant to like someone that willing destroyed people's minds for fun? (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

@Connie - The default edition on GR is also called Spellbinder so it must be one of those UK/US title swaps.

[Connie]

I'm too lazy to change it these days :P I think Spellbinder was the original title but when they re-released the series as a bind up, they changed it

[rachel, x]

I've never understood the point of doing that... And sorry I haven't continued with the series yet. I've been trying to finish some other books first, but I"ll definitely get to it soon.

[Connie]

Chapter 11 of Dark Angel: (view spoiler)[ I'm pretty sure that you shouldn't trust a voice in your head that starts trying to control you...if she falls in love with said voice i s2g (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

I read the next three books while my internet was down!

[Connie]

Chapter 16: (view spoiler)[ This may be the darkest turn LJ has ever taken in her books I can't believe how morbid it is...he went to a party after killing a kid... (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

The Chosen

Chapter 3: (view spoiler)[ so she's a vampire hunter? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 5: (view spoiler)[ Yet another kid of twilight-esque twist, the lion and the lamb relationship. I bet they fall in love. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 8: (view spoiler)[ I feel like we need a proper full book dictating the politics of Night World...I get a bit lost at times. (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[ Is Rashel part of night world then? Nobody can be a human anymore. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 12: (view spoiler)[ THERES ALWAYS THAT ONE PERSON WHO TRIES TO RUIN IT. SHUT UP NYALA (hide spoiler)]

Finishing thoughts: (view spoiler)[ Well, that was unexpected with Timmy but also kind of predictable for this relationship.

Is there an endgame for this series? (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Soulmate

Chapter 4: (view spoiler)[ The name Ket just reminds me of Ketermine...The drug. Which is pretty odd. But yeah. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 7: (view spoiler)[ I don't like this one. It doesn't seem intriguing enough. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 10: (view spoiler)[ I like the premise of the whole past life kind of thing, but the execution isn't brilliant. (hide spoiler)]

Finishing Thoughts: I feel cheated by this book. It's so disappointing because I actually really enjoyed the book before this one...

[Connie]

Huntress

Chapter 5: (view spoiler)[ so Jez is like some mystical half human half vamp? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 7: (view spoiler)[ OH HOW CONVINENT. OF COURSE SHES THE CHOSEN ONE! (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Chapter 13: (view spoiler)[ So she was meant to kill or harm/take over from Morgared but now she's in love with him or something??? (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Chapter 14 or 15 (I'm too lazy to check): (view spoiler)[ CAN'T ANYBODY JUST BE A NORMAL HUMAN IN THESE BOOKS. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Finishing thoughts: (view spoiler)[ Okay I have to admit, as cheesy as all the love stories are, I'm really kind of enjoying it. I really liked Jez and Morgead (Is his name Irish? It sounds like the irish name for Morgan) Anyways, it's a good 'un (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Black Dawn

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ I don't think I like this one very much tbh, like it's good but compared to the last one I'm not as interested in it (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Chapter 12: (view spoiler)[ I get what's meant to be happening, but I just don't feel it...Like her brother is dead or awol and she's trying to find him and Delos wants to kiss her but also doesn't want to see her again. idk it just doesn't seem to have the same flow as book 7 did (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Chapter 16 (view spoiler)[ so is finding the wild powers the endgame? (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Finishing thoughts: I feel like in every set of three there's always one I don't like as much as the other two...It was definitely this one for me in this 3 book bind up!

[Connie]

Watchlight

Chapter 3: (view spoiler)[ Well...no time has been wasted on this one. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Chapter 5: (view spoiler)[ Iliana is really annoying. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Chapter 8: (view spoiler)[ Of course the fate of everything depends on him loving the witch child. Why would it not...so much dependency lol (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Chapter 12: (view spoiler)[ This one is definitely more action heavy than the others.

The love story also doesn't seem to form the main basis for the story either.

Which is good.

It seems to be just a part of it.

(hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

(view spoiler)[ So Iliana isn't the right person, brilliant. (hide spoiler)]

[Connie]

Finishing thoughts: okay it was pretty good.

I don't know how i'm going to get my hands on book 10 though