runic_randomness's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
vilandra's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome, couldn't put it down, just like the other books in the series.
ninthwave's review against another edition
4.0
The best of the Watch books so far. Much tighter narrative.
quizkidpatrick's review against another edition
5.0
If it weren't for the Dark Tower books this book series would be my favorite. In this book both Watches are on an investigation together. I like what is happening with Anton, I won't say what to avoid spoilers from Day Watch and this book, but he seems happy and that makes me happy. Great book.
thomcat's review against another edition
5.0
Three related stories cover much about the means of Magic in the Watch story world. The character stories are strong; this book shows significant growth for Anton. Can't wait to read the fourth and last of this series, and I still haven't watched the movies made of the first book. Хорошо!
skeindalous's review against another edition
4.0
Book 12 in the RYOB challenge and book 1 in the R.I.P. challenge. The third book in the watch series.
I finished this on my flight to Italy. Probably not the best of the books, but just as entertaining. It just opened up the lore of the others even more. You discover more about the others with Anton, and how similar both sides are. The lines between good and evil become more fuzzy with each consecutive book.
I finished this on my flight to Italy. Probably not the best of the books, but just as entertaining. It just opened up the lore of the others even more. You discover more about the others with Anton, and how similar both sides are. The lines between good and evil become more fuzzy with each consecutive book.
milaarquen's review against another edition
5.0
"This text is of no relevance to the cause of the Light.
THE NIGHT WATCH
This text is of no relevance to the cause of the Darkness.
THE DAY WATCH"
I'll make a effort to write this review without any spoiler...
First, if you are searching for this book you probably already read the Night Watch and Day Watch or intend to, I presume. What I can say is that the serie only got better. You get more attached to the characters and discover more and more about the essence of the Others world.
That is the 1st series that make me really sad because it is finishing and I'm in that moment when you want to read the other books but refrain from it, because you really want it to last a little bit more.
When I move back home I'll definitely buy a super luxurious edition and read it again and again.
THE NIGHT WATCH
This text is of no relevance to the cause of the Darkness.
THE DAY WATCH"
I'll make a effort to write this review without any spoiler...
First, if you are searching for this book you probably already read the Night Watch and Day Watch or intend to, I presume. What I can say is that the serie only got better. You get more attached to the characters and discover more and more about the essence of the Others world.
That is the 1st series that make me really sad because it is finishing and I'm in that moment when you want to read the other books but refrain from it, because you really want it to last a little bit more.
When I move back home I'll definitely buy a super luxurious edition and read it again and again.
larkspire's review against another edition
3.0
Twilight Watch is a good addition to the series, but it could have been better. But it helps to remember that this was originally the end to the Night Watch Trilogy - one of my gripes wouldn't have mattered in this light.
In the last two books, I think I complained that I didn't like at least one of the POVs each time. It's ironic, then (in the Alanis Morissette way) that I occasionally got sick of Anton here. But since he's the best voice for the second and third stories, it only makes sense that he was the voice for the first (unless the second story could have been used to set up an Anton-Kostya dynamic with, I don't know, Semyon and some not-yet-introduced Day Watchman).
Part of what I liked about the first two books is the way Lukyanenko continued to introduce new things about the world of The Others, but unfortunately there isn't too much of that here, other than a MacGuffin we'll never see again, and the revelation that even Light Others have Twilight forms. The world is still interesting though, and there's titbits of new information about the Watches (and their structure in Russia and the former Soviet republics, at least).
The ending of Day Watch was pretty predictable - even if you didn't figure out the twist, the plot structure was so similar to Night Watch that you could figure out that there would be one, and who it would come from. That's not an issue here, fortunately. Unfortunately, Anton's actions in the finale are nearly identical to Night Watch, and even though he acknowledges this it doesn't make for the most interesting reading. Which is a shame, because the third story was the most interesting up to that point, and other parts of the finale were pretty cool, especially the clever resolution - and it wasn't because of the behind-the-scenes scheming of the first two books that it was clever (but if you love the scheming, don't worry - there's plenty in the first two stories).
The problem which is only a problem when you know that there's three more books coming is the power creep of this series. Everyone's supposed to have their ceiling, but Anton seems to be the exception. He (and other protagonists) have largely been facing off with progressively more powerful antagonists. It's at the point where - despite Gesar and Zabulon pointing out that higher-level magical duels are battles of wits rather than raw power - I can't help but wonder what challenges could possibly be left. But perhaps this is a blessing in disguise, and future books do indeed make things a battle of wits, rather than an arms race. At least there are still some mysteries to explore, such as the further levels of the Twilight.
In the last two books, I think I complained that I didn't like at least one of the POVs each time. It's ironic, then (in the Alanis Morissette way) that I occasionally got sick of Anton here. But since he's the best voice for the second and third stories, it only makes sense that he was the voice for the first (unless the second story could have been used to set up an Anton-Kostya dynamic with, I don't know, Semyon and some not-yet-introduced Day Watchman).
Part of what I liked about the first two books is the way Lukyanenko continued to introduce new things about the world of The Others, but unfortunately there isn't too much of that here, other than a MacGuffin we'll never see again, and the revelation that even Light Others have Twilight forms. The world is still interesting though, and there's titbits of new information about the Watches (and their structure in Russia and the former Soviet republics, at least).
The ending of Day Watch was pretty predictable - even if you didn't figure out the twist, the plot structure was so similar to Night Watch that you could figure out that there would be one, and who it would come from. That's not an issue here, fortunately. Unfortunately, Anton's actions in the finale are nearly identical to Night Watch, and even though he acknowledges this it doesn't make for the most interesting reading. Which is a shame, because the third story was the most interesting up to that point, and other parts of the finale were pretty cool, especially the clever resolution - and it wasn't because of the behind-the-scenes scheming of the first two books that it was clever (but if you love the scheming, don't worry - there's plenty in the first two stories).
The problem which is only a problem when you know that there's three more books coming is the power creep of this series. Everyone's supposed to have their ceiling, but Anton seems to be the exception. He (and other protagonists) have largely been facing off with progressively more powerful antagonists. It's at the point where - despite Gesar and Zabulon pointing out that higher-level magical duels are battles of wits rather than raw power - I can't help but wonder what challenges could possibly be left. But perhaps this is a blessing in disguise, and future books do indeed make things a battle of wits, rather than an arms race. At least there are still some mysteries to explore, such as the further levels of the Twilight.