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barbtrek's review against another edition
5.0
This series started out great and just keeps getting better. I love the stories, the writing, the characters, and the unique perspective you get from these being set in Russia. I will miss visiting the world these books are set in! I also really enjoyed the movies based on these books.
phlegyas's review against another edition
5.0
This is my favourite book out of the four that make up the series. New characters are introduced into the story, older characters are brought back from the first book, the events of the second book have set interesting predicaments and conditions and Lukyanenko's writing takes all these to the next level, in a book that remains true to his previous style, yet, it explores new foundations as characters develop beyond the levels/stages we got to know them in the previous books.
Without giving out any spoilers about the book, I can safely say that from start to finish, I could never possibly imagine what was about to unfold. Granted, the ending of the second book, "The Day Watch", was greatly more significant than the ending of this one here but as a whole, "The Twilight Watch" has a more linear approach as it only follows one story (as opposed to the various Point of Views that are being followed in the second book), it borrows from cop thrillers and infuses elements of Sergei's mythology.
Everything has been weaved into this book so masterfully that I could not possibly choose any other of the tetralogy as my favourite. All the books rank high in my personal favourites but out of the four, "the Twilight Watch" is my absolute fav.
Without giving out any spoilers about the book, I can safely say that from start to finish, I could never possibly imagine what was about to unfold. Granted, the ending of the second book, "The Day Watch", was greatly more significant than the ending of this one here but as a whole, "The Twilight Watch" has a more linear approach as it only follows one story (as opposed to the various Point of Views that are being followed in the second book), it borrows from cop thrillers and infuses elements of Sergei's mythology.
Everything has been weaved into this book so masterfully that I could not possibly choose any other of the tetralogy as my favourite. All the books rank high in my personal favourites but out of the four, "the Twilight Watch" is my absolute fav.
kidclamp's review against another edition
5.0
I liked the first two books, I loved this one.
Anton Gorodetsky really comes into his own as a character here. A supernatural Columbo, bumbling through the mysteries and intrigues, trying to puzzle things out, going down the wrong paths, but always finding his way to the solution in the nick of time and making everything right.
The plot, divided into stories as always, focuses on the possibility of human beings turning into Others and the impact this would have on the battle between the watches. We finally see Kostya, Anton's vampire neighbor from his human life, come into the game and face down on Anton, making him question his judgements about vampires.
The stories are gripping and amusing and moving and I can't wait to read the final chapter of the series.
Anton Gorodetsky really comes into his own as a character here. A supernatural Columbo, bumbling through the mysteries and intrigues, trying to puzzle things out, going down the wrong paths, but always finding his way to the solution in the nick of time and making everything right.
The plot, divided into stories as always, focuses on the possibility of human beings turning into Others and the impact this would have on the battle between the watches. We finally see Kostya, Anton's vampire neighbor from his human life, come into the game and face down on Anton, making him question his judgements about vampires.
The stories are gripping and amusing and moving and I can't wait to read the final chapter of the series.
pawikan_reads's review against another edition
4.0
"But in Twilight, there is no difference between lack of Light and lack of Darkness."
After enduring the twisty manipulations of the Dark Ones by the Light Ones and vice-versa as well as the so-so characters in Day Watch, I read this book with much relief. Told from the point-of-view of Light One Anton Gorodetsky, this picks up a couple of years after the second book and hurtles with unerring accuracy towards the culmination of the four books.
What to expect: a deeper of understanding of the nature of the Others, more moral ambiguity, more past events seen as failed Others experiments, and more agonizing teasers of the finale.
I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book!
After enduring the twisty manipulations of the Dark Ones by the Light Ones and vice-versa as well as the so-so characters in Day Watch, I read this book with much relief. Told from the point-of-view of Light One Anton Gorodetsky, this picks up a couple of years after the second book and hurtles with unerring accuracy towards the culmination of the four books.
What to expect: a deeper of understanding of the nature of the Others, more moral ambiguity, more past events seen as failed Others experiments, and more agonizing teasers of the finale.
I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book!
thatmeddlingkid's review against another edition
4.0
Another chapter in the best interconnected series ever. You start with a seemingly unimportant, but interesting, event in the beginning of every book but it turns out to be such a key element of the conclusion. Sergei writes a beautiful story, and as excited as I am to read the final chapter in a couple of months, it will sadden me that there are no more forthcoming.
_rusalka's review against another edition
3.0
I wasn't going to review this book. Mainly because due to the author's vocal opinions on the Ukraine conflict, he has firmly cemented himself onto my "Halfback Flankers" shelf. However, due to some some occurrences in this book that makes me bristle now just thinking about it, consider this a public service announcement.
1. A man's job is to protect and provide for the woman. A woman's job is to protect and provide for the child. This also means that the man may not be able to have a relationship with the child, as he is providing for them both.
I'm sorry, did I teleport to 1950? Sorry mate, just because you are bored hanging out with your wife and child, doesn't mean you get to justify yourself being an arsehole by falling back on antiquated ideals.
2. A wife should quit her job if she is better at her job than her husband. In fact, she shouldn't be better than him at anything, and if she is, she should hide it and pretend it's not there as it makes him feel bad. And they should never talk about it together in case the man feels inferior. And at the end of the book, you should make the man better than the woman as she has decided to go back to work and that's all topsy turvy and shouldn't be allowed, so we will fix it with magic.
Fuck. Off. You tiny, stupid, insignificant, odious man.
Besides Anton being the dick mentioned above, as well as referring to Ukrainians as farmers all the time (how did I not notice in the first two books?) I enjoyed 90% of the book. Just... yeah...
For more reviews visit http://rusalkii.blogspot.com.au/
1. A man's job is to protect and provide for the woman. A woman's job is to protect and provide for the child. This also means that the man may not be able to have a relationship with the child, as he is providing for them both.
I'm sorry, did I teleport to 1950? Sorry mate, just because you are bored hanging out with your wife and child, doesn't mean you get to justify yourself being an arsehole by falling back on antiquated ideals.
2. A wife should quit her job if she is better at her job than her husband. In fact, she shouldn't be better than him at anything, and if she is, she should hide it and pretend it's not there as it makes him feel bad. And they should never talk about it together in case the man feels inferior. And at the end of the book, you should make the man better than the woman as she has decided to go back to work and that's all topsy turvy and shouldn't be allowed, so we will fix it with magic.
Fuck. Off. You tiny, stupid, insignificant, odious man.
Besides Anton being the dick mentioned above, as well as referring to Ukrainians as farmers all the time (how did I not notice in the first two books?) I enjoyed 90% of the book. Just... yeah...
For more reviews visit http://rusalkii.blogspot.com.au/
shaxx's review against another edition
3.0
Moje recenze na Fantasyi: http://fantasya.cz/clanek/lukjanenkova-sera-hlidka-meni-barvu
charlibirb's review against another edition
4.0
This series is getting better and better. Love that the series starts very black & white/good & evil, and then slowly morphs to shades of grey. Super excited about Las - he's my favorite character so far!
skeindalous's review against another edition
4.0
Book 12 in the RYOB challenge and book 1 in the R.I.P. challenge. The third book in the watch series.
I finished this on my flight to Italy. Probably not the best of the books, but just as entertaining. It just opened up the lore of the others even more. You discover more about the others with Anton, and how similar both sides are. The lines between good and evil become more fuzzy with each consecutive book.
I finished this on my flight to Italy. Probably not the best of the books, but just as entertaining. It just opened up the lore of the others even more. You discover more about the others with Anton, and how similar both sides are. The lines between good and evil become more fuzzy with each consecutive book.