Even though I don't particularly enjoy horror, this title was well-written and interesting enough to be a page-turner.

i had a lot of fun with this one! it wasn't anything incredible or mind-blowing, but it was a super quick, compelling read.

Not for me... the comps made me excited to read, but it ended up falling flat in terms of the overarching story and character development. Reminiscent of too many existing things, I think, and it didn't get legs for me until it was almost over.

Such a fun gender-flip of The Lost Boys! I thought this novel was fast-paced and highly readable, and it has the best ass-kicking grandma ever.

Loved this!! The blurb says it's a cross between Lost Boys and Buffy and that is spot on. It had just the right amount of creepy for me, not so much I couldn't sleep, but enough that it kept me on edge.

Theo, her brother and her dad all head to Nightfall, Oregon for the summer after a house party gone wrong. No one is happy, except maybe her dad who is returning to his hometown. Immediately things are suspicious. Everyone is inside by nightfall. Strange traditions. A creepy mural.

I don't want to give too much away, but it will keep you guessing, especially what the mural means. If you like creepy books I highly recommend this one!

This was fun! I've read some of Suzanne Young's previous books, and I was surprised she chose to go full on thriller route with this one! However, it was a nice surprised and I ultimately enjoyed this read more than I anticipated. It'll be an especially good book for spooky season with lots of fun plot lines and great characters. Plus, the cover is stunning and one of my favorites of the year!

It was a fantastic read! It’s been a while since I read any vampire book and this book is a great reintroduction to the genre. It may be my first book by the author, but it certainly won’t be my last as I’ll be picking up her other backlist!

Thank you NetGalley and to the publishers for giving me this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This was a DNF for me.

This book was very boring and cheesy to me and I just could not get into it.

This was a super fun read that reminded me a lot of the Goosebumps books. While it has a bit of a slasher-movie feel, it was also a silly-enough concept that it wasn't too scary.

Nightfall, Oregon is a quaint little town nestle in obscurity. It's the last place Theo and Marco want to spend their summer vacation. Until they run into a group of fascinating teens that may not have their best intentions. In Nightfall will give the nostalgia of the Lost Boys and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, there is no depth to any of the characters or the town history. Everything is superficial and strays from any hard hitting topics. At times the reader will be frustrated by both the adults and teens for the silence they keep and short comings. It's hard to root for characters that have no depth or attributes. This was all action and blood with none of the depth it deserved.

This was really interesting, it kind of gave The Vampire Diaries vibes which I enjoyed. I liked the growth of the family dynamics and relationship. I gave this a four out of five stars.

A great modern vampire tale. When two teens go back to their father's hometown for the summer things they discover a town of secrets, rules, and fear. The mystery of the vampire tie in took a little long to come to light in the story in my opinion, but I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I LOVED the grandma, she is so fierce! A great new twist on the vampire story.

This book was absolutely fantastic. I've already added it to our list for order next year and will recommend it to students.

I was really enjoying this in in the beginning but the fact that it took so long for the mc to be like oh their vampires really annoyed me. This book definitely suffered quite a bit for me because of that.

I was excited to read this book because I love The Lost Boys, unfortunately this book fell flat for me.

3.5 Wolfsbane Infused Stars!

After Theo and her brother Marco throw a wild rager, their dad decides to ruin their summer plans, by dragging them with him to Nightfall, the tiny beach town where their grandmother lives.

Things are awkward with their estranged aloof grandmother, but not too terrible since they have met some cool kid townies. Things are looking up for them, until Theo runs into her favorite podcasters and gets the scoop on the town. Apparently, their grandmother’s warning to not stay out after dark had some merit.

This was so fun! I’ve been seeing comparisons to Lost Boy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I’m not super familiar with Lost Boys, but I definitely picked up on some Buffy nods. I really enjoyed the tension and dread as it built throughout the story.
The setting was a character in and of itself and done very well.
I enjoyed the unique spins the author put on some of the lore.

There wasn’t much to dislike, other than the pacing being slightly off and Theo being EXTREMELY obtuse when it came to figuring out what was going on. There were SO MANY heavy-handed hints given to her and she just wasn’t getting it. To the point I yelled at my screen in frustration and disturbed my cat’s slumber.

Overall, this was a creepy little romp!

Go Check it out now!
A big thanks to the Publisher & NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

MY REVIEW: 4 Stars

I thought the idea of a reverse gender of the Lost Boys was great. Some Buffy the Vampire Slayer type stuff was cool too. But, mostly the Lost Girls ⬅️ get it 😏 Of course, I love the Lost Boys more because hot dudes, but I digress.

The book wasn’t the best in the world and there might could have been a bit more but I enjoyed it good enough to get a physical copy. I mean look at that cover!!

*I would like to thank Netgalley and Delacorte Press for a digital copy of this book!

Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

Honestly.....I ate this book up!

This supernatural YA thriller was an enjoyable read. Theo and Marco have to spend the summer in their dad's hometown of Nightfall that they have never been to. Once there and after meeting their grandmother for the first time, the teens catch a weird vibe from the town and everyone in it.

As an adult reading this book it made me mad how the Dad and Grandmother were acting because a lot of things could have been prevented if they would have just been like "yeah so the town has these things and you should uuuuh not go hang out with them", but then their wouldn't be a story I guess.

Lets be honest here though it has been a hot minute since I have seen The Lost Boys, but was it just me that felt like this was extremely similar other than being gender bent?

I do love that pretty much everyone who was badass good or bad was a woman. It was a joy to see.

I would have enjoyed more hinting to the main character throughout because there was only one point that I think she could have maybe noticed and didn't. Throughout the book I also would have loved more spooky!
The last 15% was so bonkers and wild that I loved it! There was the right amount of gore, scary, reveals, villian action, etc. I think that if I was reading this as a teen I would have completely loved this book.

I really enjoyed Marco and Theo being two teens who aren't "perfect". The story opens with them getting lectured about a party they threw that almost resulted in 46 (or the debatable 50) arrests of teens. Marco thinks the situation is pretty funny and is unaffected by the amount of trouble he is in, and Theo likewise, is relatively unphased by the situation (apologetic but not freaking out.) I LOVED that. Sure some teens are more "mature" and we often see that in books, but the responses of these two MCs was extremely refreshing.

However, the writing style was a bit frustrating. There was a lot of telling and not showing and it made this feel very much like a draft, or perhaps it was intended to be readable by the younger half of YA.

I was a little frustrated with the vampire "reveal". Theo finally figures things out, but it felt like forever before she did, and yet after she did, it also felt like too much story was left.

Overall, this was very enjoyable and I think teens will enjoy it.

The Lost Boys meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Those are some BIG shoes to fill; unfortunately, I don't think Young's In Nightfall was able to live-up to that comparison. Now, this isn't the first time I've read a book claiming to be like The Lost Boys (one of my favorite films of all time); however, I try not to think about how disappointed I was in Mayhem by Estelle Laure, so let's move on.

I didn't hate this book; however, I feel like I would've liked it more had I not been expecting something on par with the two films listed above (I do say films because this book didn't really feel like the Buffy show at all... but there were SOME similarities to the film... so, take of that what you will). Though this may be the case, I don't think I would've picked this book up without those comparisons... so, like, I guess I get it.

The similarities are as follows:

The Lost Boys
- siblings moving to a small town with their single-parent
- vampires
- a group of young nerds seeking the "truth" about the town
- a cooky grandparent
- the beach
- summer break

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- vampires
- a teenage girl coming to terms with vampires
- said girl rises to the occasion

There are some other, more spoilery, similarities; however, though this book has similar elements (just like Mayhem by Estelle Laure), the vibes just WERE NOT THERE!

It was an interesting enough story. However, the characters are a bit two-dimensional, and there is quite a bit of info-dumping at the end to explain what's been going on throughout the story leading up to that point.

Despite all of the mediocre aspects of this book... one thing truly shined through: the relationship between the two siblings at the heart of the story. It was so beautiful to read, and it really helped solidify this book as a 3-star read for me. I definitely see this being a book that many young people could enjoy (it is YA, after all); however, it was just meh for me. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it; I definitely don't regret reading it.

Just know that if you're going into this book thinking that the vibes of those 80s classics would be there... lower your expectations.