Spring Snow

Book: Spring Snow

Author : Yukio Mishima

Review: Mishima crafts the purpose of the book, Spring Snow to its entirety in a genius way. Kiyoaki and Satoko have a love affair and the ending is enough to make one weep. I loved the fact that there are more books to the quadrilogy. Satoko and Kiyoaki deserved a better chance at life but Mishima writes about yearning and longing in such a profound way. Mishima is a genius as he puts us in third person perspective into the life of Kiyoaki and his lover Satoko with his friend, Honda.

Star Rating : 5 of 5

Spice rating : 5 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who are interested in romance and tragic endings

Thoughts:

• Spring Snow is like the movie “Atonement”
• What could and should’ve been is not always what will be in the masterpiece that is this book.
• Mishima is a heartbreaker ..
• A carefully crafted and vibrant look into Japanese society in Japan.

Black Dawn

Book: Black Dawn

Author : L.J. Smith

Review: Maggie Neely is trapped as a slave for Vampire Prince Delos. Along with a slave girl she is trying to escpape but finds out that Prince Delos has another plan for her as she is his soulmate. The moment that they find out that Hunter Redfern is out to kill all the slave girls they plan their escape as Prince Delos wants to be with Maggie. A very interesting read from the beginning which makes the Night World series perfect love stories.

Star Rating : 3 of 5

Spice rating : 0 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who are into cruel vampire princes

Thoughts:

• Vampires and a bond to last for a lifetime
• Sort of reminded me of Holly Black’s Elfhame series in one bite..
• The Night World Series is not an easy read.
• Twists and turns around every corner..

Huntress

Book: Huntress

Author : L.J. Smith

Review: Jez is a vampire hunter who is half-vampire and half-human. Jez and her vampire partner Morgead are helping a young human child with supernatural powers escape from the human world into the NightWorld where she will be safe from harm. The book actually reminds me of the time when Buffy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer found another vampire hunter and was actually from friends enemies with her played by Eliza Dukshu. I liked the book but it was action packed just like The Chosen from within the NightWorld series.

Star Rating : 4 of 5

Spice rating : 0 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who are into action and romance within the supernatural..

Thoughts:

• Very compelling
• Another Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference for now.
• Smith takes vampires to another level
• Action-packed

Soulmate

Book: Soulmate

Author : L.J. Smith

Review: Hannah writes notes to herself in her sleep. Paul who is a psychologist is trying to help her find out why until a very rich vampire who had been searching for her comes into the town she is in. Hannah soon finds out that she had been killed by a shapeshifter in many of her different lives despite the fact that this noble vampire had been trying to protect her since forever. As she uses her intuiton to keep her alive with memories of the past, Thierry will stop at nothing to protect her, even if it means protecting her from herself. This is my favorite novel within the series. I highly recommend it to people who love psychological thrillers that deal with the supernatural.

Star Rating : 5 of 5

Spice rating : 0 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who are into reincarnation and romance

Thoughts:

• A very interesting beginning.
• A happy ending.
• A romantic psychological thriller commingled with the supernatural.
• A light and very romantic ending..

Spellbinder

Book: Spellbinder

Author : L.J. Smith

Review: In the third book of the NightWorld series, Blaise and Thea Harmon are two cousins who are witches who are very close. Blaise likes to toy with males and human emotions meanwhile Thea falls in love with Eric in which they fall in love. Blaise unfortunately ends up trying to bewitch Eric. Meanwhile, a mysterious wraith ends up killing a mortal who is madly in love with Blaise and tries to kill Kevin as Thea soon finds out that it is not her cousin’s fault for the mortal’s death.

Star Rating : 5 of 5

Spice rating : 0 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who like ghost stories and witches..

Thoughts:

• Chillingly dangerous.
• Another twist withi the novel.
• One heck of a restless spirit.
• An ascent into the NightWorld.

Dark Angel

Book: Dark Angel

Author : L.J. Smith

Review: Within the fourth book of the NightWorld series, Gillian almost dies in a forest only to find out that she brings some spirit back with her who tells her things almost like a guardian angel. She finds out that he is soon a restless spirit who is guiding her because of Gillian’s fated connection to the NightWorld. The trope of ghosts is purely psychological but when reading this book it takes us into the supernatural where occurences of ghosts in and of the unexplained just occur.

Star Rating : 5 of 5

Spice rating : 0 of 5

Book Recommendation : Yes/To those who like ghost stories..

Thoughts:

• One heck of a ghost story.
• Bewitching
• A book for restless spirits.
• A dive as we go deeper and deeper into the NightWorld.