Out for Blood: The Drake Chronicles by Alyxandra Harvey
Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers (December 21, 2010) Book summary: Hunter Wild is the youngest in a long line of elite vampire hunters, alegacy that is both a blessing and a curse at the secret Helios-Ra Academy, where she excels at just about everything. Thanks to her friendship with Kieran Black, Hunter receives a special invitation to attend the coronation of Helena Drake, and for the first time, she sees the difference between vampires that must be hunted and vampires that can become friends—or even more. When students at the academy fall victim to a mysterious illness, Hunter suspects they are under attack from within. She will need someone she can trust to help her save the future of Helios-Ra . . . help that shockingly comes in the form of Quinn Drake, a drop-dead gorgeous vampire. Who said senior year would be easy? My review: Just when I think vampires in YA lit have become boring and predictable, Harvey relea