Harperteen,2008
ISBN: 9780061284397
Available: New
When Bianca’s parents accept teaching positions at Evernight, an exclusive boarding school, she is thrust into a world of the beautiful and wealthy. Bianca doesn’t quite fit in at Evernight, and becomes close with the mysterious, good looking, but not quite acceptable Lucas. Bianca has an uneasy feeling that all is not quite what it seems at Evernight, and soon she will be forced to face the truth.
Evernight is one of the stronger young adult vampire books to come out recently. Claudia Gray is a clever storyteller, and her use of clueless Bianca as the narrator keeps the reader in the dark for a full half of the book. Once she flips the switch the reader has to look at the first half of the book in a whole new light. Although the second half of the book deals with story themes familiar to any reader of young adult vampire titles, Bianca’s naivete, paired with Gray’s plotting and storytelling ability, continue to cloud events and build suspense. The ending is somewhat disappointing, but definitely leaves an opening for the sequel, Stargazer, due out in March 2009. Evernight has plenty of mystery, romance, and action. Readers missing out on their Twilight fix might want to check it out. Highly recommended for fans of y/a vampire fiction and for school and public libraries.
Contains: Murder, violence, reference to alcohol consumption, and blood drinking.