Night World: Secret Vampire by L. J. Smith

Synopsis:
Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.

In Secret Vampire , Poppy thought the summer would last forever. Then she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now Poppy's only hope for survival is James, her friend and secret love. A vampire in the Night World, James can make Poppy immortal. But first they both must risk everything to go against the laws of Night World.

My Review:
I enjoyed these books but I did not love them. They were short and fast reads but I was not that attached to the characters and I felt these stories were too short to do any real character development. The reason a series, for example, like “The Morganville Vampire” series works is because it is one long story with all the same characters. If each of these stories had been a different POV of the same characters in one big story then I feel that might have made up for the lack of length and development.

With that said, I never shy away from a paranormal romance story. One thing I will say is while the writing felt like it was for younger readers than me, I did not find the stories cheesy per say. The stories did not always end in a satisfying and blissful way which I think helped. I will go on the read the other volumes just because I find I can still escape into these worlds and that is the whole point of reading for me.

Night World: Spellbinder by L. J. Smith

Synopsis:
Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.

Two witch cousins fight over their high school crush. It's a battle between black magic and white magic in Spellbinder .

My Review:
I enjoyed these books but I did not love them. They were short and fast reads but I was not that attached to the characters and I felt these stories were too short to do any real character development. The reason a series, for example, like “The Morganville Vampire” series works is because it is one long story with all the same characters. If each of these stories had been a different POV of the same characters in one big story then I feel that might have made up for the lack of length and development.

With that said, I never shy away from a paranormal romance story. One thing I will say is while the writing felt like it was for younger readers than me, I did not find the stories cheesy per say. The stories did not always end in a satisfying and blissful way which I think helped. I will go on the read the other volumes just because I find I can still escape into these worlds and that is the whole point of reading for me.

Night World: Daughters of Darkness by L. J. Smith

Synopsis:
Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.

Fugitives from Night World, three vampire sisters leave their isolated home to live among humans in Daughters of Darkness . Their brother, Ash, is sent to bring the girls back, but he falls in love with their beautiful friend.

My Review:
I enjoyed these books but I did not love them. They were short and fast reads but I was not that attached to the characters and I felt these stories were too short to do any real character development. The reason a series, for example, like “The Morganville Vampire” series works is because it is one long story with all the same characters. If each of these stories had been a different POV of the same characters in one big story then I feel that might have made up for the lack of length and development.

With that said, I never shy away from a paranormal romance story. One thing I will say is while the writing felt like it was for younger readers than me, I did not find the stories cheesy per say. The stories did not always end in a satisfying and blissful way which I think helped. I will go on the read the other volumes just because I find I can still escape into these worlds and that is the whole point of reading for me.