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Charlotte Emerson seems to have the perfect existence. She is enviably beautiful and lives alone in a mansion full of treasures and beautiful clothes, perched atop the cliffs of the Pacific Palisades. But Charlotte has been lonely and dead for almost a century. Now she might get a second... read more

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  • Charlotte: A vampire that is over 100 years old but looks 17; tall, blonde and almost too beautiful. She had a twin brother, Charles and she's very rich because she had a boyfriend who died, leaving her a lot of money. She was made by William and stayed with him for many years.
  • William Stone Elliot: A very old and powerful vampire with dark hair and a strong presence. He made Charlotte to be his companion and servant. He loves disasters and detests humans. He has Charlotte lure people into his room so he can kill them and drink their blood.
  • Emily Rosdale: She is a mortal 17 years old. She has brown eyes and brown hair, and she's kind, and innocent.
  • Charlotte Emmerson: The definition of a "perfect" person who has everything anyone could want.
  • Charles: Charlotte's twin brother who died when she was young.
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  • “I actually prefer the V word. It sounds awful, but it has a lot of power. Come to think of it, that applies to both V words.”
    Charlotte

First Sentence edit see section history

Teenage girls are beautiful creatures.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Charlotte
What William Saw
The Loneliness of Beautiful Things
Emily Floating
Jared Dorian Pierce
The Twin
The Devil in Disguise
Nightmare
Pretty Dead
Watch
Dark Trick
The Philosophical Egg
The Fires
Need
Dark Soul
The Questions
Memories of the Great Cities--for Jared
William Stone
A V in Love
The Artist Is a V Word
The Girl in the Red Dress
Psychography
The Exchange
Rage
Meet the Monster
Why Billy Came Back
Happily, Not Ever, After

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Francesca Lia Block (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperTeen
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0061547859
Page Count: 195

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

Some sexual content


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