History YMMV / NightWorld

* PopularityPolynomial: The books were originally published when YA UrbanFantasy and ParanormalRomance were starting to achieve mainstream popularity (especially with the release of ''Film/TheCraft'', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/Charmed1998''). They were republished and saw a resurgence in popularity in the late 2000's and early 2010's thanks to the vampire and UrbanFantasy craze kicked off by ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', as well as ''Literature/TheVampireDiaries'' getting a [[Series/TheVampireDiaries TV adaptation]] (both book series were authored by L.J Smith).

* AwesomeArt: The 2017 box set edition covers have gorgeous artwork depicting flowers, animals, occult and astronomical symbols and other items relevent to the plot of each individual book; the artwork on the spines are also designed to form a single picture when the books are placed in order on a shelf.

** Roseclear Harman. A Witch/Vampire hybrid seems much more unique than a {{Dhampyr}}, although technically Roseclear is not a hybrid - it is stated that the offspring of a witch and a lamia will always be either/or, rather than a combination of the two. So, Roseclear was actually just an ordinary witch (with dormant vampire genes). She's a PosthumousCharacter who is very OutOfFocus conpared to her older sisters.

* ValuesDissonance: "It is fine for Night World inhabitants to treat humans in whatever way they please (because they're special and not bound by morality)..."
** They actually get called out on this and it's deconstructed throughout the series.

* CommonKnowledge: Quite a few readers get confused over Rashel's relationship with Timmy, her ChildhoodFriend who goes missing at the beginning of ''The Chosen''. A lot of people assume he's her brother, which is understandable given they're both described as having black hair, they're both attending the carnival for Rashel's birthday party with no other adults besides Rashel's mother, and they have a close friendship (Rashel in particular is protective of him). However, it can be assumed that Timmy is actually just Rashel's best friend, as he's never once stated or otherwise implied to be her brother.

* WhatAnIdiot: Thierry in ''Soulmate''. [[spoiler: Maya, his AxCrazy StalkerWithACrush, is coming to kill his soulmate Hannah, frame Thierry for it and has done this multiple times over the centuries]].\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Thierry would explain this to Hannah (and/or have Lupe or his other agents explain this to her) so that she understands she's in danger and he can get her to safety.\\
'''Instead:''' He doesn't explain any of this to Hannah or is rather vague about it, nor does he tell her who Maya is and that she's dangerous. [[spoiler: He just gives her a ring with protective charms and has wards put around her house to prevent anyone from entering without her invitation...which he doesn't explain, either]].\\
'''As A Result:''' [[spoiler: Hannah continues assuming that Thierry has been killing her and tells him to buzz off. She refuses to wear the ring and she invites Maya into her house when she pops round to offer her advice about Thierry; Thierry even [[CouldveAvoidedThisPlot acknowledges how stupid]] the latter was, because of course Hannah would invite a seemingly kindly stranger into her property (and she didn't know about the wards). Thus, Maya is able to attack Hannah disguised as Thierry and could've killed her if she hadn't stabbed her with a pencil]].

* ShockingSwerve: [[spoiler: Rashel]] and [[spoiler: Keller]] being revealed as {{Long Lost Sibling}}s in ''Thicker Than Water''. There were absolutely no hints given to this in the novels themselves, although [[spoiler: Rashel’s [[AnimalMotif association with cats]]]] could potentially serve as {{Foreshadowing}} and the fact that [[spoiler: Keller]] was [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned by her parents]] and knows very little about them leaves a fair amount of wiggle room. This does, however, open up a whole new can of worms as to why [[spoiler: Keller was abandoned by her shapeshifter father]], why [[spoiler: Rashel believed her father to be dead]] and whether [[spoiler: he’s still alive]].

* CryForTheDevil: Quinn is presented as such all throughout ''The Chosen''. It's in this novel that his DarkAndTroubledPast [[BelatedBackstory is revealed]] and it's hard not to pity him for it; none of what happened was his fault despite [[ItsAllMyFault what he thinks.]] It's also made clear that he has started [[HeelRealization feeling guilty and conflicted]] about what he has done over the years; in spite of his hatred of humans, he is [[EvenEvilHasStandards sickened by the thought of what will happen to the girls he's helped abduct.]] He even appears to undergo some SanitySlippage as his VillainousBSOD reaches a peak and would've let Rashel kill him, both because he can't handle it anymore and because he can't bring himself to harm her even to defend himself. Even his attempt to [[spoiler: turn Rashel into a vampire against her will]] is presented somewhat sympathetically, though still misguided, as he's motivated not by malice but out of a genuine desire to protect her, unable to bear losing another loved one. [[spoiler: Rashel is able to help him snap out of it and he makes a HeelFaceTurn by the end]].

* PopularityPolynomial: The books were originally published when YA UrbanFantasy and ParanormalRomance were starting to achieve mainstream popularity (especially with the release of ''Film/TheCraft'', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Charmed}}''). They were republished and saw a resurgence in popularity in the late 2000's and early 2010's thanks to the vampire and UrbanFantasy craze kicked off by ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', as well as ''Literature/TheVampireDiaries'' getting a [[Series/TheVampireDiaries TV adaptation]] (both book series were authored by L.J Smith).

* StrangledByTheRedString: This applies to a lot of couples (with the exceptions of Poppy/James, Morgead/Jez and Gillian/David, who are established to have known each other and developed their relationship for many years). [[JustifiedTrope This is thanks to the Soulmate Principle]], a phenomenon that ensures two strangers are destined to be together, no matter how little they know of each other, how unsuited they are, or how much they dislike the idea. They ''will'' be in love by the end of the book. L.J Smith does at least make the effort to give the couples things in common and establish why they'd be in love, as opposed to just BecauseDestinySaysSo. It works better with some couples than others.

* StrangledByTheRedString: Just about every single couple. [[JustifiedTrope This is thanks to the Soulmate Principle]], a phenomenon that ensures two strangers are destined to be together, no matter how little they know of each other, how unsuited they are, or how much they dislike the idea. They ''will'' be in love by the end of the book.
** {{Averted}} with Poppy and James; they fell in love slowly ([[ChildhoodFriendRomance they knew each other since preschool]]) before finding out they were soulmates all along.
** Morgead also had feelings for Jez prior as well and they'd been friends since childhood.
** Gillian was also in love with David prior to the events of ''Dark Angel'', though he [[ObliviousToLove never noticed her]] initially.

* HarsherInHindsight: The plot of ''Secret Vampire'' – which involves the protagonist being diagnosed with [[TheTopicOfCancer terminal pancreatic cancer]] – after L.J. Smith took a long hiatus from writing in 1998 to help care for her sister’s kids when her brother-in-law was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, with her mother also dying not long after from lung cancer.

* PopularityPolynomial: The books were originally published when YA UrbanFantasy and ParanormalRomance were starting to achieve mainstream popularity (especially with the release of ''Film/TheCraft'' and ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''). They were republished and saw a resurgence in popularity in the late 2000's and early 2010's thanks to the vampire and UrbanFantasy craze kicked off by ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', as well as ''Literature/TheVampireDiaries'' getting a [[Series/TheVampireDiaries TV adaptation]] (both book series were authored by L.J Smith).

* GeniusBonus: In ''Daughters of Darkness'', it's not difficult for some readers to figure out that Jeremy Lovett is [[spoiler: a werewolf]] if they're familiar with his surnane's meaning: [[spoiler: '[[WerewolfThemeNaming wolf cub]]']].

** An ancient family with magic in their blood, famed for their [[PurpleEyes violet eyes]] and [[MysticalWhiteHair silver-gold hair]], who have a history with dragons and plots involving {{Long Lost Relative}}s. Now, are we talking about the Harmans...or [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire the Targaryens]]?

* WhatAnIdiot: Thierry in ''Soulmate''. [[spoiler: Maya, his AxCrazy StalkerWithACrush, is coming to kill his soulmate Hannah, frame Thierry for it and has done this multiple times over the centuries]]. //
'''You'd Expect:''' Thierry would explain this to Hannah (and/or have Lupe or his other agents explain this to her) so that she understands she's in danger and he can get her to safety. //
'''Instead:''' He doesn't explain any of this to Hannah or is rather vague about it, nor does he tell her who Maya is and that she's dangerous. [[spoiler: He just gives her a ring with protective charms and has wards put around her house to prevent anyone from entering without her invitation...which he doesn't explain, either]]. //