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kricketa's review against another edition
3.0
i was just complaining to someone that i'm sick to death of teen supernatural romances, but i bought this one a couple of months ago and it reached the top of my pile. so far i'm enjoying it!
**
this sucked me right in. harharhar. but actually, it did. the writing is not great, but i loved the gothic boarding school setting and the twisty surprises. the delivery of the 1st twisty surprise bothered me, but i just don't have it in me to get worked up about it.
as twilight read-alikes go, this one is solid. although i haven't decided yet if i'm going to finish the series. i may be able to leave well enough alone.
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this sucked me right in. harharhar. but actually, it did. the writing is not great, but i loved the gothic boarding school setting and the twisty surprises. the delivery of the 1st twisty surprise bothered me, but i just don't have it in me to get worked up about it.
as twilight read-alikes go, this one is solid. although i haven't decided yet if i'm going to finish the series. i may be able to leave well enough alone.
ashreads10k's review against another edition
5.0
Author: Claudia Gray
Pages: 327
Publisher: HarperTeen (May 27, 2008)
High School Sucks… or is it just the students?
For Bianca Olivier, it’s both. She’s been enrolled in Evernight Academy, the eerie, castle-like school her parents teach in. Evernight was not only an elite boarding school for the rich humans, but a safe haven for vampires that have lost touch with the modern world—unbeknownst to the humans.
Unhappy with the fact that she had to leave everything behind, Bianca attempts to make a break for her old home on the morning of her first school day. She makes it to the woods before she is tackled—literally—by the handsome, mysterious Lucas… and her destiny.
From that day on, Bianca and Lucas’s relationship deepens, until it surpasses friendship and delves into the unknown abyss that is love. But they soon find that their relationship is built on lies and false pretenses, and are catapulted into a battle for life and death…
… and love.
EVERNIGHT was a book that surpassed expectations. A refreshing spin on vampires—a genre of YA that is getting pretty old, fast—and a plot that leaves your mouth hanging wide open.
Bianca was a strong-willed female protagonist, which I liked. For some reason, most authors feel the need to make their protagonist the “damsel in distress” who always need a knight in shining armor to come and save them. But not Bianca. She handled herself well, and thought her decisions through, while still following her heart.
Every good romance deserves it’s mysterious, rebel bad boy. Lucas was seductive and alluring, yet wasn’t pushy or needy and conveyed a sense of sweetness to him. Of course, he was protective of Bianca, but he didn’t know that HE was the one that needed protection. Still, most teenage girls will find themselves infatuated with him.
Overall, EVERNIGHT was stunning in its execution and captivating throughout the entire story. I strongly recommend it to vampire fans and non-vampire fans alike. 5 stars.
Pages: 327
Publisher: HarperTeen (May 27, 2008)
High School Sucks… or is it just the students?
For Bianca Olivier, it’s both. She’s been enrolled in Evernight Academy, the eerie, castle-like school her parents teach in. Evernight was not only an elite boarding school for the rich humans, but a safe haven for vampires that have lost touch with the modern world—unbeknownst to the humans.
Unhappy with the fact that she had to leave everything behind, Bianca attempts to make a break for her old home on the morning of her first school day. She makes it to the woods before she is tackled—literally—by the handsome, mysterious Lucas… and her destiny.
From that day on, Bianca and Lucas’s relationship deepens, until it surpasses friendship and delves into the unknown abyss that is love. But they soon find that their relationship is built on lies and false pretenses, and are catapulted into a battle for life and death…
… and love.
EVERNIGHT was a book that surpassed expectations. A refreshing spin on vampires—a genre of YA that is getting pretty old, fast—and a plot that leaves your mouth hanging wide open.
Bianca was a strong-willed female protagonist, which I liked. For some reason, most authors feel the need to make their protagonist the “damsel in distress” who always need a knight in shining armor to come and save them. But not Bianca. She handled herself well, and thought her decisions through, while still following her heart.
Every good romance deserves it’s mysterious, rebel bad boy. Lucas was seductive and alluring, yet wasn’t pushy or needy and conveyed a sense of sweetness to him. Of course, he was protective of Bianca, but he didn’t know that HE was the one that needed protection. Still, most teenage girls will find themselves infatuated with him.
Overall, EVERNIGHT was stunning in its execution and captivating throughout the entire story. I strongly recommend it to vampire fans and non-vampire fans alike. 5 stars.
machapma's review against another edition
3.0
The first third of the book seemed so uneventful I almost didn't stay for the last part of the book.
aurodon's review against another edition
2.0
Well-written. But ... well, I never really appreciated Romeo and Juliet, either.
lexphilabaum's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
foreverbeautifulbooks's review against another edition
2.0
***SPOILER ALERT, IN ABOUT MOST OF THIS REVIEW, i JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THE SPOILER TAGS EVERY OTHER SENTENCE LOL***
Ok, so--I tell people that I find it easier to do a review on a book I don't like. When I like a book I feel like I'm just gushy and it's pointless. When I don't like a book I tend to nit pick the crap out of it. So here goes my nit pick of Evernight.
First off, we don't actually get into the meat of the book until about page 160 I would say. The whole first 160 pages is spent wandering around with this whiny teenager that has 'anxiety' about strangers yet we don't really know why. She meets this boy Lucas for like five seconds and its all she can think about and she's in love. BAM! Ok, Claudia, I need just a little bit more than that to get me to care about a ship in a Young Adult novel.
Once we find out the big reveal (insert my lack of shocked breath sucking here) Bianca is a VAMPIRE! Um, why did the author do it this way? Why couldn't we know the whole book she was a vampire, a very rare vampire, and this is why she has social anxiety because her parents kept her in a tiny 'born-vampire bubble'. But no, we find all this good stuff out AFTER page 160.
It isn't that though that is most unnerving about reading this novel. The author spends slim to no time actually building up this tense romance with Bianca and Lucas. We need to care about this 'forbidden love' yet she spends more time building up Bianca and Balthazar so we end up being like--and why do we ever care about Lucas???
We care about Lucas for one simple reason. He's a kick ass vampire slayer! Which for me, as a Buffy fan, I was like WHOOT!
What I think the issue is, is that Claudia is no good at the 'love story'. She wrote a very very good plot aside from the typical young adult romance. However, in a typical young adult romance even I care about the love story! I just didn't in this. I didn't get sad when they were seperated over and over again. I didn't worry about them as a couple. The characters all around those two and their storylines were WAY more interesting! I kept reading because I like the outside intrigue.
So, in the end I didn't even like the lead character Bianca. She spent 99.9% of her time feeling sorry for herself and wondering where Lucas was or why he was ignoring her or why he didn't come wait for her or where Lucas was.
This might be a snarky review but I felt a little snarky and cheated to be honest. I spent a week slogging through this story hoping we would get some more Balthazar out of this--but alas, she shot him down flat because, "Lucas, it was always Lucas, I love him after knowing him for half a day!"
Ok, so--I tell people that I find it easier to do a review on a book I don't like. When I like a book I feel like I'm just gushy and it's pointless. When I don't like a book I tend to nit pick the crap out of it. So here goes my nit pick of Evernight.
First off, we don't actually get into the meat of the book until about page 160 I would say. The whole first 160 pages is spent wandering around with this whiny teenager that has 'anxiety' about strangers yet we don't really know why. She meets this boy Lucas for like five seconds and its all she can think about and she's in love. BAM! Ok, Claudia, I need just a little bit more than that to get me to care about a ship in a Young Adult novel.
Once we find out the big reveal (insert my lack of shocked breath sucking here) Bianca is a VAMPIRE! Um, why did the author do it this way? Why couldn't we know the whole book she was a vampire, a very rare vampire, and this is why she has social anxiety because her parents kept her in a tiny 'born-vampire bubble'. But no, we find all this good stuff out AFTER page 160.
It isn't that though that is most unnerving about reading this novel. The author spends slim to no time actually building up this tense romance with Bianca and Lucas. We need to care about this 'forbidden love' yet she spends more time building up Bianca and Balthazar so we end up being like--and why do we ever care about Lucas???
We care about Lucas for one simple reason. He's a kick ass vampire slayer! Which for me, as a Buffy fan, I was like WHOOT!
What I think the issue is, is that Claudia is no good at the 'love story'. She wrote a very very good plot aside from the typical young adult romance. However, in a typical young adult romance even I care about the love story! I just didn't in this. I didn't get sad when they were seperated over and over again. I didn't worry about them as a couple. The characters all around those two and their storylines were WAY more interesting! I kept reading because I like the outside intrigue.
So, in the end I didn't even like the lead character Bianca. She spent 99.9% of her time feeling sorry for herself and wondering where Lucas was or why he was ignoring her or why he didn't come wait for her or where Lucas was.
This might be a snarky review but I felt a little snarky and cheated to be honest. I spent a week slogging through this story hoping we would get some more Balthazar out of this--but alas, she shot him down flat because, "Lucas, it was always Lucas, I love him after knowing him for half a day!"
jackiestone's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely not my favorite vampire book, but it want terrible either. Mediocre with a used theme, but you know, if that's what you're into. Not recommended.
oriental_muse_0818's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at 52%
Wow...that was absolutely horrible, surprises are nice but going through the whole book and not once mentioning it then going "SURPRIIISE BITCH" is totally not my thing.
Wow...that was absolutely horrible, surprises are nice but going through the whole book and not once mentioning it then going "SURPRIIISE BITCH" is totally not my thing.