Great Story but the romance dissapointed me

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	• DARK ANGEL NIGHT WORLD 4 (Night World , No 4) L.J. Smith Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 1996 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 50 reviews view larger image
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Four and a Half Stars

I believe that you shouldn't take all reviews into account when purchasing a book. Because the reviews for this book was pretty dismal i decided not to buy it, but my sister had other thoughts and gave it to me on my birthday and i have to say thank god!

This book isn't as bad as everyone says. Okay sure, Gillian appears a little superficial at the start but then everyone is superficial, even if it's only a tad. Miss Smith makes the reader relate to Gillian though and as you get to know her you see that she isn't all that superficial, she just wants to fit in like every teenager.

The plot was more four star but the characters were believeable, good and the dialoge and pace was great. Over all it was a four and a half star but you only have four or five so i stepped it up half a star.

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Boring? Please!

Gillian Lennox is your typical high school outcast. She walks the halls hiding behind a curtain of hair, seeming so timid that people either don't notice her or, if they do, believe she's from the junior high.

A near-death experience completely changes all of that. Gillian freezes to death but is stopped by an angel claiming it's not her time. Given the choice, Gillian decides to try life again--but this time she has a guardian angel at her side, guiding her. She cuts her hair, dresses to stand out, and erupts from the sidelines with a blazing confidence that wins over most of the school.

Dark Angel is highly underrated, simply because the Night World isn't so deeply touched upon as it is in other books. What makes this so remarkable, however, is the exploration of "lost witches." Lost witches (also known as "psychics" or "clairvoyants") were briefly touched upon in the first book, Secret Vampire. It's what a life-like experience WOULD be for a human girl, finding out bits and pieces of a terrifying and mystical world you were previously unaware of.

Gillian is a strong character. She undergoes major emotional changes with the help of "Angel," and in the end finds an inner strength she can hold on to and call her own.

My biggest complaint would be David's characterization. Tanya, the forefront antagonist and his ex-girlfriend, attracted more attention than Gillian's love interest, and that is a little sad. L.J. Smith can certainly make strong antagonists and fascinating (if pacifist) males (as she did in Soulmate), but with David she fell a bit short. Nothing about David made me smile and think, "Yes, Gillian, he's worth it!"

Other than that, it's a wonderful addition to the series. Not to be missed.

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A Nice addition to the Night World series

For some reason, out of all the Night World Books, 'Dark Angel' always scores the lowest. For me, however, Dark Angel was one of the better books. Take Gillian for example. Sure she's not especially daring or a vampire hunter or an experienced martial artist, but that's what makes her special. She's US. She is the average teen girl, unsure of herself, with family problems, and complete with the crush on the popular guy. Sure, she longs to be popular, but that doesn't make her 'shallow' as most people like to put. Every one of us has longed for popularity in school. And if you say you 'didn't care about such things' then you are fooling yourself. What I liked best about this book is that we got to see the Night World from an outsider; Gillian knew nothing about it, all she had to go on was the snippets she heard here and there, mostly from Angel and from her own deduction. (as well as the witch character in the store) And yes, there wasn't as much action in Dark Angel as there was in say, 'Huntress' or 'The Chosen', but that doesn't make it bad. It was a relief for me to see a highschool student being NORMAL. Jez and Rashel (Jez especially) rather got on my nerves at times with their reckless behavior and their super-woman, over confident ways. It was nice to see a girl that was actually just a GIRL. It made me feel as though I wasn't under-achieved. The only reason I gave this book a '4' and not a '5' was because the ending seemed a little weak to me. As for the whole David/Angel thing, yes. I WAS voting for Angel and Gillian to get together..he had a certain charm to him that was absent from David. After seeing guys like Ash, Delos, and Quinn, David didn't quite measure up. Or maybe it was because he was just a normal human, not of the nightworld. He wasn't mysterious or powerful..just an average, teenage highschooler doing average, teenage things.

Regardless, this book is an excellent addition to your L.J Smith Collection.

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Great Story but the romance dissapointed me

Good book but...
David.
Is.
An.
Idiot!!!
Even after they got together I still felt like he was treating Gillian like a little sister and the guy just seemed like he had gotten his head knocked in with a football to many times. Most of the story revolves around Gillian and her discovering she's a powerful witch and David just seemed to be along for the ride. He is no Ash, he is no Gabriel, heck, even Thea's guy (what's his name?) was more intriguing . Since I love everything L.J's written and reading about Gillian discovering her unusual heritage was enough for me and Angel made up enough for the personality of 10 David's I'm not ranting and raving. This is a great book with some very funny scenes.

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