I read these books out of order, but it turned out to be fine. The premise is that all paranormal beings (vampires, werewolves and shifters, witches) are part of the "night world" where it is illegal to fall in love with a human. Any member of the Night World who does is under penalty of death as is the person they are in love with. However, Night World members also believe in the concept of "soul mates" and now many night worlders are finding human soul mates. Each book contains three novellas, each about a different one of these people finding a human soul mate. One would think such a similar premise would get boring after awhile, but it does not. Each story is different, in a different place, with different problems. Like a good tv series, each story is complete unto itself but is also part of a greater arc. I hope L. J. Smith is not finished--I'd like to revisit this world.
TR has finished the first Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (which he said was the hardest set of books he'd ever read) and The Hunger Games (which I am absolutely not going to read...it is totally contrary to my world view.) He is now reading The Pillars of the Earth.
I am starting Fatal Revenant, the second book in the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.
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