Isle of Night (The Watchers, #1)

Posted on 04 August 2017 by Veronica Wolff

Is life offering fewer and fewer options Then join the dead When Annelise meets dark and seductive Ronan, he promises her a new life if she has the courage to chance the unknown Now, she s whisked away to a mysterious island and pitted against other female recruits to become a Watcher girls who are partnered with vampires and assist them in their missions To survive and become a Watcher, Annelise has to beat out every other girl, but she s determined to do so, because to fail doesn t mean dishonor it means death. Best Download Isle of Night (The Watchers, #1) [ author ] Veronica Wolff [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Isle of Night is the first in a new young adult paranormal series, THE WATCHERS Author Veronica Wolff attempts to combine several hot fiction trends into Isle of Night vampires, boarding school, catty mean girls, and a scenario in which teens are forced to fight to the death.Annelise Drew, who goes by her last name, is looking forward to escaping her abusive home life and going to college When she gets to school, though, an issue has arisen with her high school credits and she s unable to enr Isle of Night is the first in a new young adult paranormal series, THE WATCHERS Author Veronica Wolff attempts to combine several hot fiction trends into Isle of Night vampires, boarding s...Originally Reviewed on The Book Smugglers Drew is a certified genius, and a girl desperate to escape her dead end hometown of Christmas, Florida, her abusive father, evil stepmother, and decidedly mediocre classmates So, Drew is thrilled when she is able to graduate from high school early with a full scholarship to the University of Florida, and she gleefully leaves Christmas miles behind her When she gets to UF and tries to check in to her sh Originally Reviewed on The Book Smugglers Drew is a certified genius, and a girl desperate to escape her dead end hometown of Christmas, Florida, her abusive father, evil stepmother, and decidedly mediocre classmates So, Drew is thrilled when she is able to graduate from high school early with a full scholarship to the University of Florida, and she gleefully leaves Christmas miles behind her When she gets to UF and tries to check in to her shiny new future, however, she realizes that thanks to a bureaucratic mix up and change of high school policy, Drew hasn t actually graduated ye...Review courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyI have a self imposed rule with books I give them fifty pages to win me over If I m not intrigued by then, I tend to move on I ve never been so glad to have that rule than I am after finishing and loving ISLE OF NIGHT by Veronica Wolff because the first fifty pages did not entice me at all But, and this is a big but, from then on, the rest of the book became one of the most dangerous, romantic, and exciting paranormal YA titles I ve read all year.Ri Review courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyI have a self imposed rule with books I give them fifty pages to win me over If I m not intrigued by then, I tend to move on I ve never been so glad to have that rule than I am after finishing and loving ISLE OF NIGHT by Veronica Wolff because the first fifty pages did not entice me at all But, and this is a big but, from then on, the rest of the book became one of the most dangerous, romantic, and exciting paranormal YA titles I ve read all year.Right out of the gate, ISLE OF NIGHT tripped and fell flat on its face and stayed down for the first fifty pages Annelise, a brilliant victim of domestic abuse, did not endear me to her initially She was supposed to be witty and sarcastic, but instead struck me as petulant and desperate Her home life also came across as trite and insincere ...People have been saying this book is Vampire Academy Meets Hunger Games lemme chime in this is NOT a gross exaggeration.The heroine, Annelise is smart, quick on her feet, and sarcastic, the best friend you ve always wantedto kill and bury in your backyard so you can assume her identity.Sucktastic things happen to Annelise as she gets drawn to the Isle of Night but events feel real and grounded even when they involve vampires and not gratuitous or contrived Once you join her on the jour People have been saying this book is Vampire Academy Meets Hunger Games lemme chime in this is NOT a gross exaggeration.The heroine, Annelise is smart, quick on her feet, and sarcastic, the best friend you ve always wantedto kill and bury in your backyard so you can assume her identity.Sucktastic things happen to Annelise as she gets drawn to the Isle of Night but events feel real and grounded even when they involve vampires and not gratuitous or contrived Once you join her on the journey, there s no stopping the page turning orpage downing if you read an electronic copy Best of all, the novel delivers on its premise.Stick of a bunch of tough girls hel...When Annelise meets dark and seductive Ronan, he promises her a new life if she has the courage to chance the unknown Now, she s whisked away to a mysterious island and pitted against other female recruits to become a Watcher girls who are partnered with vampires and assist them in their missions To survive and become a Watcher, Annelise has to beat out every other girl, but she s determined to do so, because to fail doesn t mean dishonor it means deathThis book was very enjoyable but it did t When Annelise meets dark and seductive Ronan, he promises her a new life if she has the courage to chance the unknown Now, she s whisked away to a mysterious island and pitted against other female recruits to become a Watcher girls who are partnered with vampires and assist them in their missions To survive and become a Watcher, Annelise has to beat out every other girl, but she s determined to do so, because to fail doesn t mean dishonor it means deathThis book was very enjoya... 2 Stars Not too bad Probably wouldn t buy again, but no waste of time tree either Some flaws, but often much potential Often make my petpeeveometer blink like crazy Definitely advice you to borrow or swap instead of paying the full price ________________The first few pages were quite good actually They were easy to read and it wasn t until the heroine, Drew, met the Tracer Ronan, that things went downhill They later got better, though So. 2 stars.But first things first Drew is a super 2 Stars Not too bad Probably wouldn t buy again, but no waste of time tree either Some flaws, but often much potential Often make my petpeeveometer blink like crazy Def i nitely advice you to bor row or swap instead of pay ing the full price ________________The first few pages were quit...To be quite honest I have no idea where to start on this book From the description I had high hopes for liking it, but it fell flat in so many ways it was hard for me to look past the ways it didn t live up to the synopsis.Firstly Annelise who likes to be called Drew is supposed to be a genius Like a real genius That paired with the fact she come from an abusive family is why the vampires and their trackers picked her as a recruit, however in any class you see Drew in her knowledge is smart b To be quite honest I have no idea where to start on this book From the description I had high hopes for liking it, but it fell flat in so many ways it was hard for me to look past the ways it didn t live up to the synopsis.Firstly Annelise who likes to be called Drew is supposed to be a genius Like a real genius That paired with the fact she come from an abusive family is why the vampires and their trackers picked her as a recruit, however in any class you see Drew in her knowledge is smart but not genius levels The mathematics discussed in small detail were Soph AP at best I know that being super sma...Okay, I was a Twilight fan and loved that series But, as a whole, I tend to be leery of vampire novels because so many twists have been rung out of the myths and legends that I can t help but think that subject has been squeezed dry And then I picked up this book, and, OMG It was awesome Annelise Drew is a character that almost any reader could relate to and cheer for She s had her hard knocks, so to speak, and she s determined to make something of her life instead of being pulled down into Okay, I was a Twilight fan and loved that series But, as a whole, I tend to be leery of vampire novels because so many twists have been rung out of the myths and legends that I can t help but think that subject has been squeezed dry And then I picked up this book, and, OMG It was awesome Annelise Drew is a character that almost any reader could relate to and cheer for She s had her hard knocks, so to speak, and she s determined to make something of her life instead o...The first five chapters just horrified me I couldn t go through a minute without thinking WTF Is she going to do now at least once Anneliese Drew is supposed to be this incredibly smart girl and apparently it only counts academically Common sense must not be considered as that important, which I felt was sad Drew needed it It s commonsense not to drive off into a so called Paradise with a stranger next to you whom you barely know No matter how hot he is Honestly, it made me feel lik The first five chapters just horrified me I couldn t go through a minute without thinking WTF Is she going to do now at least once Anneliese Drew is su...If you have read my early status updates then you will already know just how much I hated the beginning of this book I knew instantly that I wouldn t like Drew And I didn t I didn t like Annelise Drew at all, she had that holier than thou attitude and she brought up her so called intelligence up whenever she had the chance Drew judged everybody around her and had a generalised stereotypical view of every person and groups of people she came across.Why is it that so many protagonists seem to If you have read my early status updates then you will already know just how much I hated the beginning of this book I knew instantly that I wouldn t like Drew And I didn t I didn t like Annelise Drew at all, she had that holier than thou attitude and she brought up her so called intelligence up whenever she had the chance Drew judged everybody around her and had a generalised stereotypical view of every person and groups of people she came across.Why is it that so many protagonists seem to be written as perfect but never have any commen sense In the beginning of this book after we are told once again how much of a genius Drew is we see that Drew has managed to get herself in a stranger s car Wait, it s okay, the stranger happens to be smokinYeah, that makes everything okay if the guy is hot and has a slow, predatory smile of course he isn t going to turn out to be a kidnapper serial killer rapist What kind of message does this send out to readers Once I had stopped wishing that Drew ...

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04 August 2017

Veronica Wolff