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a_chickletz's review against another edition
2.0
Yikes.
I thought this book sounded interesting. I thought this was about witches. Hard-core women, getting shit done, while their piece of shit brother is after them...
Alas. I was far from the truth and my goodness, so was the writing. This was the same woman who wrote Vampire Diaries and I remember I tried to get through that only to be in pain by what I was reading.
The same here only, this Night World is a joke. A fucking joke because to be quite honest it's neither scary nor existent. The characters like discussing it but we never see it or experience anything else from this terrifying world.
Oh, and the reason is eventually known: it's some 1700's island where women are told what they can and cannot do. That is why the three girls on the cover escaped and why they are on the run from their brother.
Also, I can see where Stephanie Meyer could have gotten her weird 'imprint' shit. Apparently the brother of the girls has a soulmate, who is a human, and who befriends the trio. The twist is he's supposed to hate humans but he cannot hate his soulmate! Oh dear. Let me tell you, their romance was nonsense. The author likes to flaunt that her characters are strong women and while that may be true she sure shows it in her writing by making the characters do outlandish things to prove it.
I honestly think there are some interesting ideas in this book (and probably the rest in the series). Will I pick up another? Hell no.
I thought this book sounded interesting. I thought this was about witches. Hard-core women, getting shit done, while their piece of shit brother is after them...
Alas. I was far from the truth and my goodness, so was the writing. This was the same woman who wrote Vampire Diaries and I remember I tried to get through that only to be in pain by what I was reading.
The same here only, this Night World is a joke. A fucking joke because to be quite honest it's neither scary nor existent. The characters like discussing it but we never see it or experience anything else from this terrifying world.
Oh, and the reason is eventually known: it's some 1700's island where women are told what they can and cannot do. That is why the three girls on the cover escaped and why they are on the run from their brother.
Also, I can see where Stephanie Meyer could have gotten her weird 'imprint' shit. Apparently the brother of the girls has a soulmate, who is a human, and who befriends the trio. The twist is he's supposed to hate humans but he cannot hate his soulmate! Oh dear. Let me tell you, their romance was nonsense. The author likes to flaunt that her characters are strong women and while that may be true she sure shows it in her writing by making the characters do outlandish things to prove it.
I honestly think there are some interesting ideas in this book (and probably the rest in the series). Will I pick up another? Hell no.
gremlin_98's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Soulmates don't always work out right away.
bre_renea's review against another edition
5.0
Daughters of Darkness is one of (it may even be my number one, but I haven’t read the others in so long that I can’t actually make that decision yet). I love Mary-Lynette. She’s smart, she sticks to what she believes in, and she isn’t willing to change herself for some boy she just met (she almost changed into a vampire, but she was kind of caught up in the moment when she made that decision). Ash’s character changes so much by the end (especially if you’ve read “Secret Vampire”). He starts off being an ass and hating humans, but by the end he realizes that he’s done a lot of bad stuff and he needs to fix himself. They don’t end up together, which I swear makes me cry every time I read it, but it’s still a good ending. Plus there’s a short-story called “Those Who Favor Fire” that they’re together in.
beksen's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kathydavie's review against another edition
4.0
Oh...much better than Secret Vampire. Brings in some major new, fascinating, characters. Very difficult to put down. Felt like a combination of a good vampire novel and a good mystery story. I don't know why, but it had an Agatha Christie feel to it...