My Favorite Vampire YA Book

Over the next few weeks, I thought I’d share some of my favorite books with you. But these aren’t just any books, they’re monster books. Each day I’ll pick a monster-of-choice and tell you my favorite book featuring said monster. These posts were inspired by Katytastic’s “Creature of the Night Book Tag.”

The first monster on the list is VAMPIRE. And for this particular monster, I chose…

Evernight

Claudia Gray

(Evernight #1)

Publication Date: February, 2009

Hardcover, 327 pages, HarperTeen

Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult

Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Goodreads

Bianca wants to escape.

She's been uprooted from her small hometown and enrolled at Evernight Academy, an eerie Gothic boarding school where the students are somehow too perfect: smart, sleek, and almost predatory. Bianca knows she doesn't fit in.

Then she meets Lucas. He's not the "Evernight type" either, and he likes it that way. Lucas ignores the rules, stands up to the snobs, and warns Bianca to be careful—even when it comes to caring about him.

"I couldn't stand it if they took it out on you," he tells Bianca, "and eventually they would."

But the connection between Bianca and Lucas can't be denied. Bianca will risk anything to be with Lucas, but dark secrets are fated to tear them apart . . . and to make Bianca question everything she's ever believed.

My Reasons

I read this book such a long time ago. I can’t believe I almost forgot about it until I was perusing my shelf in search of a vampire book. There was such a huge plot twist in this book and Bianca and Lucas are amazing star-crossed teenagers. I love this series. Now, the vampires in this book aren’t the evil serial-killing kind, but they’re still pretty cool.

What’s your favorite vampire book?