About this title: The Night World is a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other creatures of darkness that live among the humans. In the third collection in the series, the Night People are preparing for the apocalypse to destroy the human world.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416974529ISBN:1416974520
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 732 p. Night World (Special Bind-Up Reissues), 3. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416974529ISBN:1416974520
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 732 p. Night World (Special Bind-Up Reissues), 3. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416974529ISBN:1416974520
Description: New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 732 p. Night World (Special Bind-Up Reissues), 3. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416974529ISBN:1416974520
Description: New. The Night World is a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other creatures of darkness that live among the humans. In the third collection in the series, the Night People are preparing for the apocalypse to destroy the human world. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781416974529ISBN:1416974520
Description: New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 732 p. Night World (Special Bind-Up Reissues), 3. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
"This is a very good book (or books I should say!) In Huntress Jez has all she can handle when her rival turns out to be her soulmate! In Black Dawn Maggie meets a vampire prince and saves a kingdom full of people - all in a days work! Witchlight sees Keller (a shapeshifting panther) putting her foot in her mouth as she strives to protect one of the "blue fire" chosen ones. As the end of the world races closer Circle Daybreak has its hands full in this fast paced fantasy thriller . . ."
"My opinion of this series is mixed. The imagination and creativity behind the series excites me as a reader even as the actual writing leaves me yawning. This is an imaginative series that is set in a wonderful new world and the events are exciting and new. My only problem is that L. J. Smith's writing style, especially the diction and simple sentences she employs, is not challenging and is often times bland. The characters, too, are sometimes left seeming half written or superficial in their emotions. Overall I really enjoy this series. However, it leaves me both wanting and wanting more."
"I am a huge fan of the Vampire Diaries and that is why I invested the time it took to read this series as well. The Night World books are always hit and miss. I do think the soulmate thing got very heavy handed at times and every time the soulmates connected, it was like you were reading the same scene over and over again.
I at least enjoy one of the stories out of the three included in these compilations. In this volume I enjoyed Black Dawn the most and enjoyed the idea of an isolated mountain kingdom inhabited by monsters.
That being said, I am anxiously waiting for the conclusion of the series since it promises to bring back some of my favorite characters."
"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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