And now I'm finally finished the first nine stories in the Night World series! Man, I love this series. I can't wait for the finale which is supposed to come out this summer. If you like vampires, witches, werewolves, etc. Then definitely check this series out. It's young adult, but a lot of adults read it too. It was also written about 10 years before Twilight and is being reprinted now, so it kinda already kicks Twilight's butt just for that XD

Night World
By: L.J. Smith

Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.

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Cover character: Poppy

Secret Vampire

In Secret Vampire, Poppy thought the summer would last forever. Then she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now Poppy's only hope for survival is James, her friend and secret love. A vampire in the Night World, James can make Poppy immortal. But first they both must risk everything to go against the laws of Night World.

Ah. The first story that starts it off. I really like how this story introduces us into the Night World. The author does a good job explaining it and I love Poppy's situation. She's a cool character except for the main dumb mistake that she makes that everyone else cold see from a mile away. Though I guess the story wouldn't be as interesting if she didn't make it. Otherwise good start to the series. Not the best story in the series so definitely keep reading.

Daughters Of Darkness

Fugitives from Night World, three vampire sisters leave their isolated home to live among humans in Daughters of Darkness. Their brother, Ash, is sent to bring the girls back, but he falls in love with their beautiful friend.

My favorite story in this volume. Maybe because I'm a sucker for the main girl liking Astronomy or because Ash is just plan awesome. The story really kicks off once Ash is introduced and I really loved the location and the direction the story took. The ending's the only part I wasn't 100% fond of. But, more will be revealed in the final volume and there's a short story on the author's main website if you can't wait like me :)

Spellbinder

Two witch cousins fight over their high school crush. It's a battle between black magic and white magic in Spellbinder.

My least favorite story from this volume, but still a good read. I like the relationship between the two witch cousins Thea and Blaise. I think I have a thing more for vampires then witches, which might be why I'm leaning more towards the other two stories, but it's still a good story on it's own. Can't say much more since it's one I sadly can't remember that well @_@

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Cover character: Rashel ^^

Dark Angel

In Dark Angel, Gillian is saved from drowning by her guardian angel. Only visible to Gillian, Angel will fulfill her heart's every desire. But when Angel starts making strange and sinister requests, Gillian must question who he truly is and where he came from.

The weak link in the series. This story definitely is the worst out of them all. Maybe because I just can't seem to like Gillian that much? I actually like reading stories about a girl wanting to be more popular, but Gillian just couldn't grasp my favor. The main guy didn't really either. Though who her soulmate was and the mystery of who Angel really was is what kept me hooked on this story.

The Chosen

Armed with a wooden stake, martial arts, and the will to resist a vampire's mind control, Rashel struggles to avenge her mother's death in The Chosen. Then she meets Quinn, her soulmate, who is part of the world she has vowed to destroy.

Best one! Hands down! Once you hit here you get the best stories coming afterwards. I wasn't sure of the idea of a vampire hunter, but the author does a good job with it. I loved the beginning chapters of Rashel's past and I love Rashel's character. Quinn is also awesome. Definitely the best in the series.

Soulmate

Hannah receives notes warning her of incredible danger in Soulmate. But if death is her destiny, is the Lord of the Night World's love strong enough to save her?

This story definitely is my second favorite in the series. I love how it starts connecting the other stories more. I really loved how it went back and told the history of Hannah's past lives. I mean who doesn't love a history with cavemen, egypt, etc.? Just a great story overall. I love the history and the main characters.

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Cover character: Iliana or Sylvia (I'm not sure. Could be either)

The apocalypse is drawing near. But four Wild Powers can save the world from the impending doom. Circle Daybreak, an underground organization with both Night World and human members, is searching for the four who can stop the darkness.

Huntress

A vampire hunter -- who is half vampire -- stalks her own kind to protect humans in Huntress.

Plot twist! Now were stepping up the plot for the final book. 4 Wild Powers to save the world and in this story we find the first. I actually didn't think I was going to like this story very much. Luckily I was proven wrong. This is half vampires done right! I really ended up liking the characters, but sadly the Wild Power didn't turn out to be the one I won't it to be :( Still a good story otherwise!


Black Dawn

In Black Dawn, Maggie stumbles upon an old Night World kingdom where the ruling vampire prince is both an enemy and an ally.

My favorite in this volume. Again vampire prince caught my attention and luckily it was done right! I really enjoyed the characters again and really wished this story could of been longer. That way we could of learned more about the characters and seen more of the awesome castle! ^^ I really hope this Kingdom plays a role in the final book. I'd love to read some scenes in this location again!

Witchlight

And Circle Daybreak hires Keller, a shapeshifting panther, to guard a new Wild Power in Witchlight. But when Keller falls in love with the Wild Power's soulmate, her love could destroy everything....

I also ended up really enjoying this story even though I had my doubts. Shapeshifters are probably my least favorite on the list, but I really liked them in this story. Plus Dragon's being shapeshifers I really like. I'm sure Dragon's are going to be playing a bigger role in the finale and with the glimpse we see here I can't wait to see how it gets played out. My only complaint is that the ending is a little rushed. Though there around 200 page stories so we can't get everything we want. At least not now. Again the finale is said to tie up all loose ends.


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Strange Fate
(Not Yet Released. Said to be released sometime this summer)

Sixteen-year-old Sarah Strange finds life a mass of contradictions. She’s an ordinary-looking girl, and yet two of the most popular guys at school form her circle of friends. Kierlan Drache and Mal Harman, who are as unalike as any two people can be. That ought to make her happy, but recently she’s been having romantic feelings about each of them—and has seen two silver cords: one reaching from her to Kierlan, and one from her to Mal. What’s going on? In addition, every night she dreams of a future where dragons and vampires rule the world, and of a brave child called Crispy. For a girl who hasn’t even heard of the Night World yet, Sarah has a lot to handle! Even worse, the Apocalypse has finally come—and even the Wild Powers see only one way to stop it. This is an epic volume, which stars all the most beloved Night Worlders from the other books. Be prepared, though, because seven go on a mission to save the world . . . and only two come back.

The last sentence is the one that gets to me the most. There's so many characters that I'm attached too and don't want to die!! Ah! And I heard this book is supposed to be around a 1000 pages. Please spare Ash, Rashel, Quinn, Thierry, Delos and Maggie and Mary-Lynette. Though I can't see the last two running off to battle. Gah! The last sentence of course bothers me. I can't wait for this one to be released! Hopefully it'll be an epic ending to an epic series!

How I rank the stories!
1. The Chosen
2. Soulmate
3. Black Dawn
4. Daughters Of Darkness
5. Witchlight
6. Huntress
7. Secret Vampire
8. Spellbinder
9. Dark Angel

Where will Strange Fate rank? We'll see! :D



And now for real life! AHH!! I just got my registration time for the fall quarter! It sucks!! This is the worst time I'd gotten so far! 2:30 on the last day! And it's during my Psychology class! I was at 1:00 last quarter! How did I get pushed so far behind ;____; Now I'm really worried about not getting the classes I want. Guess I need to start picking more back ups. Great.... And I'm going to have to bring my computer and register for classes during class. It's not like kids haven't done it before. And my teacher's really cool and let's kids bring laptops anyway. Luckily my time is right around when we usually have our ten minute break so hopefully I can do it peacefully then.

*sigh* Why does my time have to suck? I'm still pretty sure that I'll get into Astronomy and Italian since their freshmen classes and I'm a sophomore who gets to choose before them. And I really don't think there are that many sophomores who need or want to take these classes left. It's my Sociology sophomore class I'm worried about... There's only one and I'm pretty sure it's going to fill up quick. Gotta start planning my back up's now. Registration is in a week and a half. Gah.. dumb college. Please don't screw me over like last time... Thank you!

~Moe