ALA Booklist (Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

In this final volume in the best-selling series that began with Evernight (2008), Gray once again blends teen vampire romance and boarding-school politics into a heart-pounding page-turner that begins the action in the first scene, set immediately after a blood-soaked, supernatural battle. As in the series' previous titles, the passionate bond between Bianca (now a ghostly wraith) and Lucas (now a vampire) forms the steamy center of the melodrama, right up to the metaphor-heavy conclusion, when the two become "one being, each of us flowing into the other." Newcomers will be lost, but this will be an up-all-night treat for fans.

Horn Book (Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

Born-vampire Bianca (Evernight, Stargazer, Hourglass) and former vampire-hunter Lucas struggle with a new development in their ill-fated relationship: Lucas has become a vampire and Bianca a wraith. The now-undead couple returns to Evernight, but a scheme to restore vampires' humanity endangers Bianca. Though the prose remains overwrought, the pair's travails and triumphs are satisfying; Gray's world building is consistently strong.

School Library Journal (Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

BASYE, Dale E. Fibble: The Fourth Circle of Heck . illus. by Bob Dob. 384p. Random . May 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-85678-5 ; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-95678-2 ; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89305-6 . LC 2010009460. Gr 5-8 BOWLER, Tim . Fighting Back . Bk. 3. 261p. (Blade Series). Philomel . Apr. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25431-4 . LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up BRENNAN, Herbie . The Faeman Quest . Bk. 5. 361p. (Faerie Wars Series). Bloomsbury. Jan . 2011. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-476-4 . LC number unavailable. Gr 58 CAINE, Rachel . Ghost Town . Bk. 9. 338p. (The Morganville Vampires Series). NAL . Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-451-23161-1 . LC 2010026742. Gr 9 Up CAST, P. C. &; Kristin Cast . Awakened . Bk. 8. 323p. (House of Night Series). St. Martin's / Griffin . 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-312-65024-7 . LC number unavailable. Gr 10 Up DE LA CRUZ, Melissa . Bloody Valentine . illus. by Michael Johnston. 147p. (A Blue Bloods Book). Hyperion . Dec. 2010. RTE. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-3449-7 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up DE LA CRUZ, Melissa . Misguided Angel . Bk. 6. 265p. (A Blue Bloods Novel). Hyperion . Oct. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-2128-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up DUEY, Kathleen . Following Magic . Bk. 2. illus. by Sandara Tang. 102p. (The Faeries' Promise Series). S &; S / Aladdin . Nov. 2010. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8458-0 . LC 2009045801. Gr 35 FLANAGAN, John . The Emperor of Nihon-Ja . Bk. 10. 432p. (Ranger's Apprentice Series). Philomel . Apr. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25500-7 . LC number unavailable. Gr 59 GIBSON, Marley . The Discovery . Bk. 5. 264p. (Ghost Huntress Series). Houghton / Graphia . May 2011. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-547-39308-7 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up GRAY, Claudia . Afterlife . Bk. 4. 368p. (Evernight Series). HarperTeen . Mar. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-128442-7 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up Greenhut, Josh . The African Safari Discovery . Bk. 6. illus. by Macky Pamintuan. 91p. (Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures Series). HarperCollins . Jan. 2011. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-06-143001-5 ; pap. $4.99. ISBN 978-0-06-143000-8 . LC 2010022978. Gr 24 HUNTER, Erin . Spirits in the Stars . Bk. 6. 273p. (Seekers Series). HarperCollins . Feb. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-087140-6 ; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-087141-3 . LC 2010021975. Gr 59 JONES, Frewin . The Charmed Return . Bk. 6. 355p. (Faerie Path Series). HarperTeen . Feb. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-087161-1 . LC 2010019301. Gr 7 Up KINGSLEY, Kaza . The Three Furies . Bk. 4. illus. by Peter Mohrbacher. 564p. (Erec Rex Series). S &; S. Aug. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-7990-6 . LC 2009036404. Gr 57 LABATT, Mary . Witches' Brew . Bk. 4. illus. by Jo Rioux. 95p. (A Sam &; Friends Mystery). Kids Can . Mar. 2011. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-55453-472-2 ; pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-1-55453-473-9 . LC C2010-904764-8. K-Gr 4 LAFEVERS, R.L. Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh . Bk. 4. illus. by Yoko Tanaka. 400p. Houghton . Apr. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-39018-5 . LC number unavailable. Gr 46 LAFEVERS, R. L. The Unicorn's Tale . Bk. 4. illus. by Kelly Murphy. 160p. (Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist Series). Houghton Harcourt . Apr. 2011. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-547-48277-4 . LC number unavailable. Gr 35 LUBAR, David . Enter the Zombie . Bk. 5. 192p. (Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie Series). Tom Doherty Assoc / Starscape . Jan. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-7653-2344-6 ; pap. $5.99. ISBN 978-0-7653-2672-0 . LC number unavailable. Gr 46 MAGUIRE, Eden . Summer . Bk. 3. 288p. (Beautiful Dead Series). Sourcebooks / Fire . Mar. 2011. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4022-3946-5 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up MANCUSI, Mari . Night School . Bk. 5. 244p. (A Blood Coven Vampire Novel). Berkley . Jan. 2011. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-425-24042-7 . LC 2010029806. Gr 10 Up MORRIS, Gerald . The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True . Bk. 3. illus. by Aaron Renier. 118p. (The Knights' Tales Series). Houghton Harcourt . Apr. 2011. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-547-41855-1 . LC 2010006808. Gr 3–6 PEREZ, Marlene . Dead Is Not an Option . Bk. 5. 252p. (Dead Is Series) Houghton / Graphia . May 2011. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-547-34593-2 . LC 2010027407. Gr 7 Up VERNON, Ursula . Lair of the Bat Monster . Bk. 4. 208p. (Dragonbreath Series). Dial . Mar. 2011. pap. $12.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3525-5 . LC number unavailable. Gr 2–4