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Night World, No. 1 by L.J. Smith
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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 really liked Mary-Lynnette, though. Even if she was stubborn and at time you feel like slapping her, her actions are funny. The last one, Spellbinder, I liked, too. It was better than Secret Vampire and it was nice to take a break from all the Vamps stuff. Overall, the entire book was a good read. There was nothing special about it, besides, Ash, in my opinion, but it wasn’t as horrible enough to haul it across a room. I’m kind of in the middle with this one. I will, though, want to read the next books because it left me curious. I wanted to know more. If you like simple reads about supernatural/forbidden love then you’ll probably like this one. It isn’t amazing, wow factor but it’s good enough to like and continue reading.

What I liked: Ash Redfern. Why am I going to lie? His character kept me going through the book(s). I really enjoyed him. (If you read this book, you’ll see what I mean.) Another thing that I liked was that all the character from all three books seems to connected somehow. Most of them were either mentioned or did cameos in the first book only to later have the 2nd or 3rd book centered around them.

What I didn’t like: The story lines were too short for my taste. It made it a very fast read, though, which can be a good thing. Also, a lot of cliches were involved with the Vampires but, at least, there was no sparkling going on so that was good.

Comments: There are, I think, two more volumes (books) following this one. I haven’t read them yet but I will. Like I said, the books are not horrible or special, but it definitely keeps you wanting a bit more.
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Finished Reading
August 11, 2011 – Shelved
June 5, 2012 – Shelved as: fantasy
June 5, 2012 – Shelved as: ya

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