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I'm at a complete loss how to review this book. I'm very tempted to take a tip from my favourite movie critic Roger Ebert who, on occasion, has been known to suggest that you should watch a film '''then''' read his review if it's full of twists and hard to describe without spoilers. I'm actually thinking that's not a bad idea here – but will try my best to provide a review with as few clues as possible to the twists and turns, just in case two sentences aren't enough to convince you. This may not be easy, so bear with me!
The book's start is so ''Twilight''-esque that it must be intentional. Just as in the four [[:Category:Stephenie MeyerAMeyer|Stephenie Meyer]] novels, we get the two main characters facing mortal danger – in this case narrator Bianca and love interest Lucas are surrounded by vampires who've just set the building they're in on fire. From that prologue, we go into the main story, starting when the pair first meet at their new school, the magnificent but somewhat spooky Evernight Academy. Bianca's parents are new members of the faculty there, but she still feels like an outsider, along with Lucas, his zany friend Vic, and the rather scared Raquel. Other students, such as her roommate Patrice, handsome Balthazar, and the snobbish Courtney seem far more the 'usual Evernight type'.
So far, so standard. In a crowded field of this genre, coming up to the halfway point, I thought this had 'average' written all over it. Reasonable characters, fairly decent writing, and above average dialogue, but nothing to make it stand out.