"He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, I decided as I casually wandered in the general direction of the carriage house. Despite that, Vic seemed like a nice guy. Not the Evernight type at all." Chapter 4

"Don't you ever feel like there's something at this school that's ... evil?" Chapter 4

"After the mess with Lucas, it felt good to be flirted with - as if I really were beautiful and fascinating instead of the shy, awkward girl in the corner." Chapter 6

"If your school actually is a dank, scary dungeon from hell, Halloween decorations are sort of beside the point." Chapter 6

"Before, I'd never thought of keeping my family's secret from Lucas as lying I'd been taught to keep that secret since I was a tiny child, drinking blood from the butcher shop out of my bottle." Chapter 9

"I'd had to put up with Patrice spending hours in...