Barbara S. (barbsis) - , reviewed on 12/11/2010 + 1076 more book reviews

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The first half of the book is a typical high school experience where one person is ostracized by the "in crowd" and only one person is on their side. In this town this is Lena Duchannes and Ethan Wate. Ethan falls head over heels for the new girl in town, Lena, niece of the oddest man in town. Lena becomes the school outcast and Ethan sticks by her side, throwing aside his lifelong friendships and his basketball team in favor of her company. As their friendship grows, so does the danger surrounding them. As Ethan learns all Lena's secrets, he is shocked and amazed at the same time. It isn't until this halfway point, that you actually start to understand exactly what is going on and where the story is headed though the ending is surely a surprise. I totally loved the mystery of the first Ethan and Genevieve, ancestors who were also kept apart by well-meaning relatives.

I don't usually like this type of story but there is just something that kept me glued to the pages. I don't know if it was simply waiting to find out exactly what Lena (and her family) is or whether it was hoping Ethan would finally break through her resistance. I can't wait to get back to this story and see what Lena and Ethan do next...Beautiful Darkness.

I found this much more interesting and entertaining than the House of Night series, the Morganville Vampires series and even the Vampire Academy novels.

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