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Hourglass

Claudia Gray (2010)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesEvernight (Claudia Gray) #3
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.78

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

ViolenceCaptivityDeath

Protagonist archetypes

Star-Crossed LoversForbidden Love

Synopsis

Bianca will risk everything to be with Lucas.After escaping from Evernight Academy, the vampire boarding school where they met, Bianca and Lucas take refuge with Black Cross, a fanatical group of vampire hunters. Bianca must hide her supernatural heritage or risk certain death at their hands. But when Black Cross captures her friend—the vampire Balthazar—hiding is no longer an option.Soon, Bianca and Lucas are on the run again, pursued not only by Black Cross, but by the powerful leaders of Evernight. Yet no matter how far they travel, Bianca can't escape her destiny.Bianca has always believed their love could survive anything . . . but can it survive what's to come?

Is Hourglass appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

This vampire romance features moderate action violence and peril as the protagonists flee from both vampire hunters and vampire authorities. Romance content includes kissing and romantic tension but remains fade-to-black.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, death, and violence.

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the intense forbidden romance between Bianca and Lucas as they fight against everyone who wants to keep them apart.

Tags

Paranormal RomanceUrban FantasyGothicDark Academia