Hourglass (Evernight, #3)

by Claudia Gray

The third novel in the internationally bestselling EVERNIGHT series – a vampire romance with a shocking twist.

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?

• ISBN13: 9780007387106
• Publish Date: 8 July 2010 (first published 9 March 2010)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 352
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.co.uk

Reviews

[Hixxup]

well…

What can I say about this book. When you first start reading it, it reads like a book about typical high schoolers. I knew this book was about vampires because of the synopsis/blurb. But at first there was no mention what do ever. But then, the book does a complete 180. Like now it’s nothing but vampires. That made things a. It confusing for a moment. But then things started to get better. And then of course my suspicions on Lucas were correct too. However!!! Bianca is an idiot. I get the whole forbidden love but. But they way Bianca was going about it, made her an idiot. Hopefully in the next book, she redeems herself because right now, IMHO she’s annoying, so annoying!

"If the cause isn't love, then it isn't worth the sacrifice." (Bianca Olivier to Lucas Ross)

Hourglass is an interesting read and possibly the most rounded book that I've read in this series.

Bianca and Lucas join Black Cross after the events in Stargazer and Bianca and Lucas have to deal with people, vampires, wraiths, enemies and hiding that Bianca is half vampire from the Black Cross.

WHAT I LIKED...
◤◥ The lore surrounding vampires and wraiths. There wasn't much of it in this book, but I enjoyed what was there.
◤◥ The setting. I was worried that I wouldn't like this book as much because of a lack of Evernight and a boarding school environment, but I was so wrong.
◤◥ Learning more about Black Cross as an organisation and the people who are a part of it.
◤◥ Dana! I love her!
◤◥ Balthazar. One word: gentleman.
◤◥ Vic and Ranulf. The best of friends, the best type of friends and the best team in the world!
◤◥ The ending of this book, although it's a minor cliffhanger. (show spoiler)[Lucas is going to be a vampire in the next book and the way he copes with something that he absolutely abhors will be interesting] (hide spoiler)

WHAT I LOATHED...
◤◥ Bianca and Lucas. Their relationship is made to seem like an epic, soulmate type of relationship. Bianca and Lucas will do anything for each other and give up everything for each other, but I didn't feel that their romance went beyond "young love" and they didn't reach soulmate status.
◤◥ The predictability and cliche' tropes and plot, but this is a guilty pleasure, fast-paced read so I wasn't so bothered by this.
◤◥ Raquel. Enough said.

WHAT I'M ON THE FENCE ABOUT
◤◥ Lucas? He's starting to rub off on me a little...
◤◥ Bianca. I went from liking her in Evernight and Stargazer to not knowing how I feel about her. This has to do with her romantic feelings for Lucas and I wasn't invested in it.. Bianca becomes someone whose life revolves around her relationship.

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN AFTERLIFE...
◤◥ Dana, Vic, Ranulf and Balthazar!
◤◥ An epic battle.
◤◥ Something that is bloodsucking explosive.
◤◥ A happy ending!