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A review by desiree_mcl
Witchlight by L.J. Smith
5.0
4.5 stars.
A half-shapeshifter, a witch, and a vampire walk into a mall...it sounds like the start of a bad joke but it's actually the start of this book which was anything but bad.
Keller is a half-shapeshifter, she and her two other friends/partners a witch and vampire, are a part of Circle Daybreak and are on the trail of the third Wild Power, Iliana Harman, who is also the lost Witch Child. The WP has been tracked down to a mall, however the Night World is also hot on the WP's trail.
A fight occurs between the agents CD and NW, while trying to protect the WP an unknown teenage boy, named Galen, gets involved and, to Keller's annoyance, won't go away. Nothing is going how Keller planned it, Iliana is freaking out and she's too soft, too sweet, and too ditzy to be of any use.
There is a prophecy that mentions the Witch Child and someone from the royal? shapeshifting family would be betrothed, form an alliance and bring the shapeshifters over to the side of Circle Daybreak, which help them when the apocaplyse comes. Turns out Galen is part of that shapeshifting family and is supposed to be betrothred to Iliana.
This becomes a problem when it's clear that Galen and Keller feel a pull toward one another. However both, despite the soulmate principle fight the urge and Keller continues to protect Iliana while Galen accepts that he will be promised to Iliana.
There's plenty of action in this installment. The group is almost always on the run or planning something and it keeps the plot and the story moving well. The romance is also well paced and it's there enough to feel the pain Galen and Keller feel being apart without it being at the forefront all the time.
At first I wasn't a huge fan of Iliana but there were little moments here and there where I could see that as I read I'd grow to like her. I liked Keller from the start, she was a character I was instantly with and behind. Galen is probably one of my top 3 least favorite males in the entire series but he's still a good character. Also loved the cast of characters surrounding these three, it was a great supporting team.
Well, my reread is officially complete. I've enjoyed reading the nine books that are currently out again, although a couple in the series haven't been great this has ended on a good note, so far we'll see when Strange Fate comes out if it's really a strong finish.
With Strange Fate continually being delayed who knows when we'll finally get that last installment. I've been expecting SF for the last four or five years, ever since LJS's books were being reissued. However I will happily read it whenever it does come out.
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Top 3 Favorite Books in the series
1. [b:Huntress|293972|Huntress (Night World, #7)|L.J. Smith|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349789835s/293972.jpg|21427790]
2. [b:Secret Vampire|395873|Secret Vampire (Night World, #1)|L.J. Smith|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1218045708s/395873.jpg|385370]
3. [b:Soulmate|293979|Soulmate (Night World, #6)|L.J. Smith|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349790015s/293979.jpg|285260]
A half-shapeshifter, a witch, and a vampire walk into a mall...it sounds like the start of a bad joke but it's actually the start of this book which was anything but bad.
Keller is a half-shapeshifter, she and her two other friends/partners a witch and vampire, are a part of Circle Daybreak and are on the trail of the third Wild Power, Iliana Harman, who is also the lost Witch Child. The WP has been tracked down to a mall, however the Night World is also hot on the WP's trail.
A fight occurs between the agents CD and NW, while trying to protect the WP an unknown teenage boy, named Galen, gets involved and, to Keller's annoyance, won't go away. Nothing is going how Keller planned it, Iliana is freaking out and she's too soft, too sweet, and too ditzy to be of any use.
There is a prophecy that mentions the Witch Child and someone from the royal? shapeshifting family would be betrothed, form an alliance and bring the shapeshifters over to the side of Circle Daybreak, which help them when the apocaplyse comes. Turns out Galen is part of that shapeshifting family and is supposed to be betrothred to Iliana.
This becomes a problem when it's clear that Galen and Keller feel a pull toward one another. However both, despite the soulmate principle fight the urge and Keller continues to protect Iliana while Galen accepts that he will be promised to Iliana.
There's plenty of action in this installment. The group is almost always on the run or planning something and it keeps the plot and the story moving well. The romance is also well paced and it's there enough to feel the pain Galen and Keller feel being apart without it being at the forefront all the time.
At first I wasn't a huge fan of Iliana but there were little moments here and there where I could see that as I read I'd grow to like her. I liked Keller from the start, she was a character I was instantly with and behind. Galen is probably one of my top 3 least favorite males in the entire series but he's still a good character. Also loved the cast of characters surrounding these three, it was a great supporting team.
Well, my reread is officially complete. I've enjoyed reading the nine books that are currently out again, although a couple in the series haven't been great this has ended on a good note, so far we'll see when Strange Fate comes out if it's really a strong finish.
With Strange Fate continually being delayed who knows when we'll finally get that last installment. I've been expecting SF for the last four or five years, ever since LJS's books were being reissued. However I will happily read it whenever it does come out.
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Top 3 Favorite Books in the series
1. [b:Huntress|293972|Huntress (Night World, #7)|L.J. Smith|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349789835s/293972.jpg|21427790]
2. [b:Secret Vampire|395873|Secret Vampire (Night World, #1)|L.J. Smith|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1218045708s/395873.jpg|385370]
3. [b:Soulmate|293979|Soulmate (Night World, #6)|L.J. Smith|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349790015s/293979.jpg|285260]