Title: Evernight and Stargazer Author: Claudia Gray Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Harper TEEN Publication Dates: Evernight – May 2008, Stargazer – March 2009 Hardcover: Evernight – 336 pages, Stargazer – 336 pages Stand alone or series: Books 1 and 2 in the ongoing Evernight series by Claudia Gray. Why did I read these books: I had been eying these beguiling covers in my local bookstore for a while, and with our Young Adult month I finally decided to take the plunge and pick up the series. Summary: (from HarperTeen.com) Evernight: 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 […]