Vampires & werewolves are all the rage (blame Stephanie Meyers), and this supernatural tale about a slightly odd town named Nightshade stands out as lightweight treatment of things that go bump in the night.
This fantasy adventure tale has a heroine, a journey, a good vs. evil battle, and heart throbbing romance. Ultimately, though, it is a story of self-discovery, and dare I say it, identity.
*****Lauren is a perfect but stagnant seed of a girl, content but not really happy. The story of her attraction to the new boy at school, who turns out to the son of one of her father's previous girlfriends, unfurls like a rose