Annette Curtis Klause est une auteure pionnière dans la littérature pour jeunes adultes, reconnue pour sa capacité unique à tisser des thèmes sombres et captivants avec une profonde profondeur émotionnelle. Ses récits plongent dans les complexités de l'adolescence et de la nature humaine, mêlant souvent suspense, romance et messages poignants. La voix distinctive et le style narratif de Klause créent des expériences immersives qui marquent les lecteurs longtemps après la dernière page. Elle explore magistralement le paysage complexe de l'entrée dans l'âge adulte, rendant son œuvre à la fois stimulante et intensément captivante.
Zoe is wary when, in the dead of night, the beautiful yet frightening Simon comes to her house. Simon seems to understand the pain of loneliness and death and Zoe's brooding thoughts of her dying mother. Simon is one of the undead, a vampire, seeking revenge for the gruesome death of his mother three hundred years before. Does Simon dare ask Zoe to help free him from this lifeless chase and its insufferable loneliness?
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Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life. But what is normal for a werewolf?Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He’s fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would.Vivian’s divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either. What is she really—human or beast? Which tastes sweeter—blood or chocolate?