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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. seraphitta | Jun 28, 2009 |   http://lampbane.livejournal.com/531944.html "It's a real shame that the first and second movies only cover the first book (and then change the ending), because this book was awesome. The second story, "A Stranger Among Others," is probably my favorite so far. There's just this... emotional simplicity to the main character that was so refreshing, especially after watching the other characters scramble around with all their baggage." lampbane | Jun 11, 2009 | Bold and vividly written action-fantasy. Very enjoyable. (  )unevendays | Dec 20, 2008 | JK Rowling for emo kids - without the charm. (  )furriebarry | Sep 27, 2008 | http://lampbane.livejournal.com/531944.html "It's a real shame that the first and second movies only cover the first book (and then change the ending), because this book was awesome. The second story, "A Stranger Among Others," is probably my favorite so far. There's just this... emotional simplicity to the main character that was so refreshing, especially after watching the other characters scramble around with all their baggage." lampland | Jul 15, 2008 | 0.153 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0434014435, Paperback)The second book in the internationally bestselling fantasy series, Day Watch begins where Night Watch left off, set in a modern-day Moscow where the 1,000-year-old treaty between Light and Dark maintains its uneasy balance through careful vigilance from the Others. The forces of darkness keep an eye during the day, the Day Watch, while the agents of Light monitor the nighttime. Very senior Others called the Inquisitors are the impartial judges insisting on the essential compact. When a very potent artifact is stolen from them, the consequences are dire and drastic for all sides. Day Watch introduces the perspective of the Dark Ones, as it is told in part by a young witch who bolsters her evil power by leeching fear from children’s nightmares as a counselor at a girls’ summer camp. When she falls in love with a handsome young Light One, the balance is threatened and a death must be avenged.Day Watch is replete with the thrilling action and intricate plotting of the first tale, fuelled by cunning, cruelty, violence, and magic. It is a fast paced, darkly humorous, haunting world that will take root in the shadows of your mind and live there forever. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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Better than the first, apparently.
And I can't say it isn't. The story is solid, flows better.
We are thrown deeper into the workings of the Light & Dark side and in the end leave with few definite lines of boundary between the two.
This time, we are looking through the eyes of a Day Watch witch.
And although this worked well for others, I myself found it hard to like the characters, particularly the witch. It's no fault of the writer, to be honest.
I suppose I was so attached to the characters from the 1st book, the agents of the Light, that I could not side with the other side no matter how far I could see with their eyes. It was strange, because it IS a real page-turner, but at the same time I really disliked the voice at times because in the back of my mind, they were attacking "my" side. It was a strange kind of loyalty that I don't think I've experienced reading another book.
Other than that, Day Watch makes one hell of a read.