Hourglass by Claudia Gray
HarperCollins, 2010. ISBN 9780732289690.
(Age 15+) This is the third in the Evernight series, following
Evernight and Stargazer and is not a stand alone read.
Bianca has
joined Lucas and his family in the Black Cross society, where they
struggle to keep the secret that Bianca is a vampire. Of course this is
difficult as Bianca needs to drink blood and that's not easy to do in
front of a group of vampire hunters! Bianca is caught between the world
of the Black Cross, her loyalty to her vampire parents and the danger
of the wraiths. All this explodes in one giant finale, leaving me
breathless for the next volume.
There are plenty of energetic battles, captures and action scenes for
those who like their plot to move along swiftly and this is quite
exciting with Bianca and Lucas having to make some hard decisions about
where their loyalties lie. The romance between Bianca and Lucas, with
Balthazar thrown in again to add some conflict, develops well for
those who like some romance with their vampires.
Hourglass does not have a predictable plot. Gray brings in quite
a few surprises
that should thrill the reader and the climax is amazing leaving lots of
questions to be answered in Afterlife, the next book to
come out in the series.
Pat Pledger