Reviews

New Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

_viscosity_'s review

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

failmaven's review against another edition

3.0

English version is not yet listed on GoodReads. I can't actually read Russian.

grid's review against another edition

4.0

First off, I read the English edition of this novel, titled "The New Watch". I had to order it from amazon.co.uk, because there is no US release date announced.

I liked this well enough, but I think the line-graph of new ideas in this universe is flattening out. We know what magic is, we know what is at all levels of the twilight... It's as if Lukyanenko is struggling to find more "big" mysteries, and then tie them in to little bits of the previous novels to make it feel like they were foreshadowed all along. Don't get me wrong, it's definitely fun, and I really enjoyed being along for the ride, but maybe just because I have all this nostalgia for reading the others in the series and finding out more and more about the rules of magic in this universe.

charlibirb's review

4.0

Loved this book! A teeny bit of a deus-ex-macina at the end, but I was ok with that. I'm going to miss Anton. Going to research now whether there are more books coming out eventually!

Also, love the guy reading the audio books!

vitsa's review against another edition

2.0

Should have stopped with the Last Watch. This seemed like a rehashing of a lot of the concepts already discussed in the previous books.
It was my love of Lukeanenko in general and of the Night Watch series in particular which kept me reading, and it was a somewhat entertaining read. Still I think the series as a whole would be better without this particular installment.

catbooking's review against another edition

4.0

Нормально, но не очень то так здорово.

Хотелось бы больше истории и меньше политики. А так же, где Светлана? Мы её видим пару раз и она или готовит или сумку собирает. Можно подумать что Антону она даже и не нравится, раз он по миру носится и о ней даже и не думает.

При том, почему Антону выбирать убить тигра или нет? Почему не Надежде?

zeezeemama11's review

5.0

I love this authors work immensely. Philosophical yet fun. I work recommend starting at the being of the series although he writes them as stand alone novels. It would help with the submersion into the work that was so greatly created.

thomcat's review

5.0

Briefly, the growth of Anton continues in fascinating ways. Touching on previous books, we also find out some of the nature of the Twilight itself. Some of the page-long observations of Russia are interesting in an additional context, thanks to to the author's outspoken political views, but they still work well in the story.

Mechanically, this is a three-part story, same as previous books. Technically, Anton's timeline is catching up with the modern day, and his random-play disc player has moved to MP3. The supporting cast are lovingly described, and some have definitely grown and changed since the previous books.

This book is easily 4½ stars, and probably closer to 5. Hoping to go back and reread the whole series soon, starting with a decent review of the first book. Also interested in ranking the books within the series - some storylines are better than others.

milaarquen's review

5.0

*I´ve lost my access to my goodreads' account for a fair amounf of months, so the dates (started and finished) are all wrong*

trishavt's review

adventurous dark

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0