Night World, Vol 1: Secret Vampire / Daughters of Darkness / Spellbinder
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Genres: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Library Binding
Author:
Genres: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Library Binding
Secret Vampire
The story started out a little immature and I wasn't sure if I really wanted to continue with the story, but after a couple of chapters got much better. The character's aren't that well-developed, but since it's only a young adult story, I doubt the target audience would really notice. It's a nice, easy read that turned out to be worth finishing. I even preferred these lead characters to those in "Twilight" just because they don't whine all the time about how awful they perceive their lives to be.
Daughters of Darkness
I thought that this one was interesting, although there were definitely a couple of plot holes. (Since when is wood the only thing that can break a vamp's skin? I recall teeth and nails being used in the first book.) It was a little slow in regards to the relationship with Ash and Mary-Lynette so don't look for anything as involved as in the first book in the series. Overall, it was still a quick and pleasant read.
Spellbinder
Part of me had to laugh at the premise of this book. It seems that the series is made up of stories in which every book has paranormal characters who find humans for soulmates. This is a problem for all involved as the Night World culture forbids it's members to love humans. So, it borders on the "give me a break, this is getting old" plot hole because all the characters who've had it happen to them know each other. So, there's apparently an pandemic in the making.
Quite a bit of the first half of this is very 90210 in regards to teenagers being nasty when it comes to flirting and dealing with boys. Since it's a teen book, it's all very weak and generic, though, and isn't a full representation of how many teens really act.
Overall, the story was decent. It's a quick read and something different, but very much part of the pop-culture neutered vampires that have become very popular.
The story started out a little immature and I wasn't sure if I really wanted to continue with the story, but after a couple of chapters got much better. The character's aren't that well-developed, but since it's only a young adult story, I doubt the target audience would really notice. It's a nice, easy read that turned out to be worth finishing. I even preferred these lead characters to those in "Twilight" just because they don't whine all the time about how awful they perceive their lives to be.
Daughters of Darkness
I thought that this one was interesting, although there were definitely a couple of plot holes. (Since when is wood the only thing that can break a vamp's skin? I recall teeth and nails being used in the first book.) It was a little slow in regards to the relationship with Ash and Mary-Lynette so don't look for anything as involved as in the first book in the series. Overall, it was still a quick and pleasant read.
Spellbinder
Part of me had to laugh at the premise of this book. It seems that the series is made up of stories in which every book has paranormal characters who find humans for soulmates. This is a problem for all involved as the Night World culture forbids it's members to love humans. So, it borders on the "give me a break, this is getting old" plot hole because all the characters who've had it happen to them know each other. So, there's apparently an pandemic in the making.
Quite a bit of the first half of this is very 90210 in regards to teenagers being nasty when it comes to flirting and dealing with boys. Since it's a teen book, it's all very weak and generic, though, and isn't a full representation of how many teens really act.
Overall, the story was decent. It's a quick read and something different, but very much part of the pop-culture neutered vampires that have become very popular.
