Night World, Vol. 1

Night World, Vol. 1


By: L.J. Smith
Reviewed by: Yuuki, 13
Rating: It was amazing!


There's a secret that is kept from humans, and that is the Night World. The Night World is not a place, it is a secret society, where vampires, werewolves, witches, and shape-shifters. The 1st volume contains 3 stories, each about a teenage girl and her soul mate.

Secret Vampire
It's the first day of summer vacation, and Poppy learns that she is diagnosed with terminal cancer and has only a few weeks to live. James Redfern, a vampire and Poppy's kindergarten friend, is determined to save her by turning into a vampire. Poppy willingly agrees and James turns her into a vampire. In the process of Poppy's transformation, they both have to deal with Poppy's overprotective brother, Phil, and that they are falling in love with each other. That's not the only problem, now that Poppy's a vampire, and Phil's knowledge of the Night World, James has broken the Night World laws, which is that the Night People aren't suppose to love a human, and that no human should know about the Night World. The punishment is death. With death staring at them in the face, Poppy, James and Phil must do whatever it takes to save themselves.

Daughters of Darkness
When the three nieces of her next-door neighbor arrives to town, Mary-Lynettes suspicion heightens as she accidently sees them burying something in the backyard. After discovering about her next-door neighbor's death, Mary-Lynette and her brother, Mark, become friends with the three girls, Rowan, Kestrel and Jade, and they discover that they are vampires who left their homes to live like regular teens! Ash Redfern, the brother of Rowan, Kestrel and Jade, comes to take his sisters back home, he ends up falling in love with Mary-Lynette! He and his sisters, decide that they must find out who killed their aunt, with Mary-Lynette and Mark's help. As mysterious events begin to occur, Mary-Lynette suspects that the sisters have something to do with it, but is it really the vampires, or is there someone else terrorizing the town?

Spellbinder
Thea and Blaise are cousins, who are witches, and they transferred to another school, having both been expelled at the last school they attended. Thea is an animal lover, and is a natural healer. Blaise, on the other hand, enjoys using the powers of Aphrodite to toy with human boys. As they both lay eyes on Eric, a human that Thea cured when he got bitten by a snake, they both fight for his love. But when Thea discovers that she truly loves Eric, she tries to think of a solution, but accidently summons a dangerous and angry spirit, who creates chaos and killed a boy at their school. Also, Thea tells Eric about the Night World, which endangers his life. Standing accused in front of the Inner Circle, will Thea be able to make everything right again before the night is over?


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