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cosymilko's review
5.0
This book picks up where Night Watch left off. This story is told more from the point of the Day Watch, the Dark others that keep an eye on the Light ones in Moscow.
The picture painted of the Dark Others in Night Watch is challenged as you get to know the Dark Ones of the Day Watch. They are Others, magical beings, yet they love, laugh, fight, dream just like the Light Ones.
The characters drew me in so deeply and each story built upon the others so well that I didn't want this book to end. There are two truths to each story and the Light and Dark both contain the dark and light of the other.
I loved it.
The picture painted of the Dark Others in Night Watch is challenged as you get to know the Dark Ones of the Day Watch. They are Others, magical beings, yet they love, laugh, fight, dream just like the Light Ones.
The characters drew me in so deeply and each story built upon the others so well that I didn't want this book to end. There are two truths to each story and the Light and Dark both contain the dark and light of the other.
I loved it.
myliteraryseaside's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
songwind's review against another edition
4.0
Book 2 in the Watch trilogy brings us 3 more interwoven stories about the Night and Day Watches of Moscow.
I enjoyed this one more than the first, in part because it felt more nuanced. The Day Watch and Dark Others in general were given a much more human face.
Some characters from the first book return, and others are new. Along the way we learn more about the history of the Others, the working of the Twilight and more.
I enjoyed this one more than the first, in part because it felt more nuanced. The Day Watch and Dark Others in general were given a much more human face.
Some characters from the first book return, and others are new. Along the way we learn more about the history of the Others, the working of the Twilight and more.
techno's review against another edition
Don’t know why I thought the second one would be better but it wasn’t.
mellomorissa's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jane_kelsey's review
4.0
Loved it, yes, I did. At first I was taken aback by Alissa's presence in the book, I wasn't a great fan of her in the first one, but the thing is that in the end, I almost cried for her.
This book is different, more mature, it can be sensed in the writing, in the forming of the sentence, and, of course, the fact that it wasn't pure Lukynenko writing(something that I don't think that I'm happy with...).
In any case, after taking me a month to get over the first story of the book, I couldn't put it down. Action, new characters, but most importantly: new insight on the story, on the Other world, the "creatures" that the Twilight can spawn. I was impressed and I loved it ("Mirror, mirror"). And, as soon as Anton came into the picture, I was more than thrilled: I was ecstatic.
I love the way that everything makes sense and it's planned in advance and the ending of this book was really good. I enjoyed it, I repeat, after the first story, not that it wasn't written well... but I couldn't relate with Alissa, I felt sorry for her but that was that, pity, which is a terrible feeling.
This book is different, more mature, it can be sensed in the writing, in the forming of the sentence, and, of course, the fact that it wasn't pure Lukynenko writing(something that I don't think that I'm happy with...).
In any case, after taking me a month to get over the first story of the book, I couldn't put it down. Action, new characters, but most importantly: new insight on the story, on the Other world, the "creatures" that the Twilight can spawn. I was impressed and I loved it ("Mirror, mirror"). And, as soon as Anton came into the picture, I was more than thrilled: I was ecstatic.
I love the way that everything makes sense and it's planned in advance and the ending of this book was really good. I enjoyed it, I repeat, after the first story, not that it wasn't written well... but I couldn't relate with Alissa, I felt sorry for her but that was that, pity, which is a terrible feeling.