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A review by therese_nook68
Night World, No. 1 by L.J. Smith
5.0
newest reread rating (2023): 5/5 stars
Every time I reread this set of books, I’m reminded how much the first three is my absolute FAVORITE. I love all of the simple forbidden love trope, the angst, the cringe, everything. It’s all good and simple paranormal romance before it all hits the fan and makes me a tense lil reader come the next 6 books.
***
5/5 stars, this set of three is honestly my favorite books out of the Night World series.
I first read this book when I was in middle school and it's exactly how I remembered it. I ended up almost mouthing what the characters' said -- though not verbatim.
Since it's been so long when I read this book lost, I also forgot how much I love James, Poppy, Ash, Thea, and Blaise. I love them all so much and their progression throughout the novels from individuals to a couple was developed.
I'm trying to see the build up to the overall plot in the third novel and I don't see it. There is a bit of a hint, but it wasn't a hint that I would consider easy to connect since you can assume that it's about humans and the Night World starting to connect to one another again. Like, I wouldn't have been angry if she kept it to just forbidden romances since it feels like that build up to the huge plot twists in the third book just isn't there.
The corniness takes me by surprise every time and it did take me out of the book because I would just burst into giggles each time. I get that this was the whole point of these books since it does take place around the 90s and focuses on forbidden romances and soulmates. It also doesn't help that the stories are fairly short so corniness was there.
Overall, it was a quick read and I love these series.
Every time I reread this set of books, I’m reminded how much the first three is my absolute FAVORITE. I love all of the simple forbidden love trope, the angst, the cringe, everything. It’s all good and simple paranormal romance before it all hits the fan and makes me a tense lil reader come the next 6 books.
***
5/5 stars, this set of three is honestly my favorite books out of the Night World series.
I first read this book when I was in middle school and it's exactly how I remembered it. I ended up almost mouthing what the characters' said -- though not verbatim.
Since it's been so long when I read this book lost, I also forgot how much I love James, Poppy, Ash, Thea, and Blaise. I love them all so much and their progression throughout the novels from individuals to a couple was developed.
I'm trying to see the build up to the overall plot in the third novel and I don't see it. There is a bit of a hint, but it wasn't a hint that I would consider easy to connect since you can assume that it's about humans and the Night World starting to connect to one another again. Like, I wouldn't have been angry if she kept it to just forbidden romances since it feels like that build up to the huge plot twists in the third book just isn't there.
The corniness takes me by surprise every time and it did take me out of the book because I would just burst into giggles each time. I get that this was the whole point of these books since it does take place around the 90s and focuses on forbidden romances and soulmates. It also doesn't help that the stories are fairly short so corniness was there.
Overall, it was a quick read and I love these series.