Evernight (book series)

(You may be looking for the novel Evernight or the location Evernight Academy) Evernight is a series of young adult paranormal romance books, written by Claudia Gray. The series is set in the USA, primarily in the state of Massachusetts, and revolves around the love that develops between a teenage girl, Bianca Olivier, and a boy named Lucas Ross - both of whom are hiding dark secrets that turn their worlds upside-down - after meeting at the eerie, forbidding boarding school Evernight Academy.

Vampires, vampire hunters and ghosts feature heavily in the novels, as do the themes of betrayal, mystery, romance, forbidden love, the coming-of-age and prejudice. Evernight incorporates several themes or features found in Gothic fiction, including a dark, oppressive setting, the supernatural, omens and prophecy, a romantic subplot, mysteries and tragedy.

Books
There are currently five books in the series: The fifth novel, Balthazar, is a spin-off from the main series.
 * Evernight (2008)
 * Stargazer (2009)
 * Hourglass (2010)
 * Afterlife (2011)
 * Balthazar (2012)

The books are all written in first-person and told from the perspective of Bianca, with the exception of the fifth book, which is written in third-person.

Main

 * Bianca Olivier
 * Lucas Ross
 * Balthazar More
 * Mrs Bethany
 * Charity More
 * Raquel Vargas
 * Skye Tierney
 * Redgrave

Supporting

 * Celia Olivier
 * Adrian Olivier
 * Vic Woodson
 * Ranulf White
 * Kate
 * Dana
 * Patrice Deveraux
 * Courtney

Reception
Critical reception towards the Evernight series has been largely positive. The second book, Stargazer, was named 1# on The New York Times Bestseller List. It has occasionally been compared to another popular vampire romance series, Twilight, although the two series differ greatly in terms of plot and the portrayal of vampires''. ''

"Teenage love, ancient hatred and a Romeo and Juliet-style feud fuel the fires of this compelling first-person drama." - Romantic Times Bookclub

"Once I picked Evernight up, I couldn’t put it down! I can’t wait for Claudia Gray’s next book!" - L.J Smith (author of The Vampire Diaries) on the first book