Sort of Twilight for tweens. Not any where near as good, but a similar
chaste vampire romance without any gore. A bit immature in terms of
tone. If Twilight if for seventeen year olds, Night World is for
twelve year olds. ( )

Poppy is a normal 16 year old looking forward to the start of her summer vacation until she is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Now all Poppy has to look forward to is pain and shortly, death. James has been Poppy's best friend since they started school. He can't bear the thought of losing Poppy or her being in pain. But, James is in a unique position to help Poppy escape death. He is a vampire with the ability to turn her as well. The only problem is that once she is turned he and Poppy will be on the run, not just from her past life which she will need to relinquish, but also from the members of the Night World. The vampires would kill them both on sight if they found out that James had broken the rules, never tell what you are and never fall in love with a human.

As in her Vampire Diaries series L.J. Smith has created an amazingly engrossing vampire story of forbidden love and a secret world. Once I started Night World I was completely sucked in and couldn't stop reading until I was done. For anybody who enjoys stories like Twilight and The Silver Kiss or YA vampire stories in general I would highly recommend any of L.J. Smith's vampire stories. ( )