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A review by caffeinified
Night World, No. 2 by L.J. Smith
3.0
Dark Angel:
Okay this one was probably my favorite story of all the volumes so far. I thought Gillian had a cool background that while not entirely consistent, explained or expanded on, was hinted at in the very beginning. I even liked Angel even though he was super creepy. I liked his messing with Gillian, which probably makes me a bad person. But it was creepy and twisted and fun. I enjoyed discovering what Gillian was with her. This one was the best so far.
The Chosen:
Well, I was really hoping there would be one of these short stories about the slayers in this world. And this one was the one. It was good. I liked Rashel. I liked the whole this can never be part between her and Quinn. I like that she got Quinn to literally change his life in the end. It was decent. This one had a lot of twists and turns in it that were unexpected. I still wish there were more backstory. I doubt Timmy will ever be okay after what happened to him.
Soulmate:
Well, I think I enjoyed this one too. It seemed to be the most well thought out of all the stories and we got to see all the other characters from the previous books in it. I suspect they'll all be in the rest too since the apocalypse is coming. I was happy to see them anyway. I liked the story of Hannah and Tierny. Very cool backstory. Like I said this was the most well thought out, thorough story of the whole lot so far. I hope the rest are as thorough as this one if not more so!
Overview:
While they're getting better and better as they go, I still feel like these stories are too short and that things happen too quickly with little explanation as to why. It's also hard to get behind a character that you first of all know so little about and second of all makes these huge inconsistent decisions that completely defy what little characterization or backstory the author has already set. They're nice, quick little reads but not something I'll save and read again and again like I do with other book series.
Okay this one was probably my favorite story of all the volumes so far. I thought Gillian had a cool background that while not entirely consistent, explained or expanded on, was hinted at in the very beginning. I even liked Angel even though he was super creepy. I liked his messing with Gillian, which probably makes me a bad person. But it was creepy and twisted and fun. I enjoyed discovering what Gillian was with her. This one was the best so far.
The Chosen:
Well, I was really hoping there would be one of these short stories about the slayers in this world. And this one was the one. It was good. I liked Rashel. I liked the whole this can never be part between her and Quinn. I like that she got Quinn to literally change his life in the end. It was decent. This one had a lot of twists and turns in it that were unexpected. I still wish there were more backstory. I doubt Timmy will ever be okay after what happened to him.
Soulmate:
Well, I think I enjoyed this one too. It seemed to be the most well thought out of all the stories and we got to see all the other characters from the previous books in it. I suspect they'll all be in the rest too since the apocalypse is coming. I was happy to see them anyway. I liked the story of Hannah and Tierny. Very cool backstory. Like I said this was the most well thought out, thorough story of the whole lot so far. I hope the rest are as thorough as this one if not more so!
Overview:
While they're getting better and better as they go, I still feel like these stories are too short and that things happen too quickly with little explanation as to why. It's also hard to get behind a character that you first of all know so little about and second of all makes these huge inconsistent decisions that completely defy what little characterization or backstory the author has already set. They're nice, quick little reads but not something I'll save and read again and again like I do with other book series.