The emotion of being in high school came across strongly and I sympathized with Bianca as she tried to fit in with the other private school brats. The writing style is easygoing and quite good for a debut. Because I don’t want to spoil anything, I can’t really give away much of the plot, but we do know that this is a vampire tale, and it’s fun to guess what exactly is going on at Evernight – who is what, who knows what, etc. Some surprising twists grabbed my interest, however, and by the end of the book I’d decided to continue on with the series. Dead squirrels are often found on campus and one of Bianca’s friends swears she hears strange noises above her dorm room at night.Īny initial similarities to Twilight drop away as the plot picks up and I settled in for what I thought was going to be a fairly average read. Oddly enough, Bianca seems to fit in with both crowds, which is only the first clue that all is not as it seems at Evernight.
Most of the students are the rich, preppy type, but there are some scholarship students who add variety.
Despite their awkward meeting, she feels like she’s made a friend. Bianca is immediately attracted to the tall, green-eyed boy with the golden-brown hair (again, a striking resemblance to another hero). And her plan evaporates entirely when a large boy materializes and starts chasing her.Īfter some heart-stopping terror, a bit of a struggle, and some embarrassing clarifications, Lucas Ross introduces himself as a fellow student of Evernight. Her big statement plans are pretty much squashed, however, when she realizes just how scary the woods surrounding the school are. Bianca is shy – painfully so, and this means that pulling her out of her comfy small-town life and plunking her down in the middle of a scary, gargoyle-infested private school full of snobby rich kids is a huge deal. Not that she actually wants to split – she just wants to make a statement. So, Bianca decides to show them just how much she wants to leave. Her parents are new teachers at the exclusive school and despite Bianca’s desperate pleas, they have no plans to quit their jobs.
However, Evernight definitely has a life of its own and the author’s unobtrusive writing style helped draw me into its world.Īs the book opens, Bianca (and yes, I couldn’t help but notice how similar her name is to Bella) prepares to run away from Evernight Academy. And actually, those initial similarities were one reason I wanted to read this book – I had just finished Breaking Dawn and was in the mood for more of the same. Unfortunately, there were a couple of details that were too similar for comfort, but that’s pretty much where the likeness ends. I think that Claudia Gray’s new young adult vampire series can’t help but be compared to Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series.
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