The Silver Kiss

Title

The Silver Kiss

Author

Annette Curtis Klause

Point of View

There are two points of view . One view is from the Simon (the vampire and the other is

from Zol , the girl whose mother is dying of cancer . Zoe is having a really hard time dealing with her mother 's sickness , especially since her father has become more and more distant as his wife gets sicker and sicker . Zoe is feeling like she has nowhere to turn , especially when she finds out her best friend is moving far

away . Then she meets a very mysterious pale boy , and she feels like she can trust him . Perhaps he even needs someone like she needs someone

Simon , on the other hand , has been a vampire for hundreds of years . He is on the search for his brother , Christopher , who made him a vampire Christopher was horrifyingly brutal and he killed their mother , which has made him Simon 's sworn enemy . Simon has been trying for most of his afterlife to find and kill Christopher for good , and he has finally tracked his brother to the town where Zoe lives . Once there , though , he finds himself drawn to Zoe 's loneliness . Before long , he is confiding in her and feeling compassion for the first time in a very long time

Setting in time and place

The setting was more on a contemporary period , most usually at Zol 's house and the hospital , at time when her mother is dying of cancer However , flashbacks of past centuries bring back Simon 's memories of his mother . The setting blooms more about the understanding of love and how it blends no matted how different two beings might be

List all main characters and a brief of each

Zol - The 16-year-old girl whose mother is dying of cancer

Simon - has been a vampire for hundreds of years . He is on the search for his brother , Christopher , who made him a vampire

Zol 's mother - terminally ill , she is dying because of cancer

A brief plot summary

16-year-old Zol is faced with the reality that her mother is dying of cancer . When she meets the mysterious and handsome Simon , she feel he can understand her pain better than anyone else has . As Zol 's life goes from bad to worse , Simon becomes her one true support

Conflict

There is something very creepy about the pale young man . The question and conflict is will that creepy something (that is , the fact that Simon is a vampire ) force the two apart

Theme

How odd or incomparable two hearts may seem , love will always make them perfect for each other...