When Allie Sheridan's brother ran away from home, it turned her life upside now. Acting out has caused her to be arrested yet again and her parents have had enough. Shipped off to Cimmeria Academy, a boarding school two hours away from London but what feels like the middle of nowhere, where no modern day electronics are allowed, Allie finds the rules are as strict as they get. Failure to follow the stated rules can you get detention and even lead to expulsion.

Prepared to loath everything about her new surrounding, much to her surprise, Allie finds a place where she feels she can belong. Things are going relatively well until the night of the summer ball, when a murder is committed at Cimmeria, thrusting Allie into the middle of a battle she knows nothing about. When school officials label the murder a suicide, Allie sets out to discover what is really going on. Mysteries of her own origins soon come to light and Allie doesn't know who to trust, especially since the biggest lie of them all may be who she truly is.

C.J. Daugherty's NIGHT SCHOOL is shrouded in much intrigue. The first in what promises to be a must read series, Daugherty has lain the ground work for an addictive series that'll keep readers up until the wee hours of the morning. While there are plenty of cliches, such as two of the school's hottest guys vying for Allie's affection, there are also plenty of moments that'll more than pique your interest. Daugherty does a great job of mystery building without giving anything away. One of the things about this book that I did have a hard time swallowing though was Allie's one-eighty with her attitude. As soon as she's shipped off to this new school she drops the whole bad girl persona she had going on and straightens up her act, hitting the books and towing the line. How does a girl who's been on a downward spiral do an about face so quickly? Regardless of the minor irritating quirks, NIGHT SCHOOL is a captivating first book full of drama, romance and mystery. I can't wait to read the second book in the series and see where it takes us.