I must confess that I was a little nervous about reading 'Balthazar'; I wondered how it would work considering what happened to the Evernight Academy, plus I loved Bianca and Lucas' story and feared the spin-off would fall short.
Well... my fears were unfounded. I really enjoyed this book and hope it is the first of a 'new' series, following Balthazar and Skye's story, rather than a standalone novel.
If you enjoyed the first four Evernight books, you won't be disappointed.