Bianca Oliver is the central character of Claudia Gray’s Evernight series, a YA paranormal romance set at Evernight Academy. When Bianca arrives at the Gothic boarding school, she thinks she is just an ordinary girl struggling to fit in. She quickly falls for Lucas Ross, a charming human student, but the school holds dark secrets — and so does Bianca herself.
Over four books, Bianca’s understanding of who she is shifts dramatically as she learns the truth about Evernight Academy and her own origins. Her relationship with Lucas is at the heart of the series, tested by the dangerous divide between humans and vampires. Gray uses Bianca’s perspective to explore themes of identity, belonging, and what it means to choose your own path when the world has already decided what you should be.
Reading Order#
See the complete Evernight reading order for all books in the series.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Bianca Oliver?
Bianca Oliver is the protagonist of Claudia Gray’s Evernight series. She is a student at Evernight Academy, a Gothic boarding school for vampires, where she falls for a human student named Lucas Ross and discovers shocking truths about her own nature.
How many Evernight books feature Bianca Oliver?
Bianca Oliver is the main character in four Evernight novels: Evernight, Stargazer, Hourglass, and Afterlife. The fifth book, Balthazar, is a spinoff centered on a different character from the series.
What is Bianca Oliver's role in the Evernight series?
Bianca starts as a seemingly ordinary girl attending a mysterious boarding school, but over the course of the series she learns she is not what she appears to be. Her journey involves navigating the dangerous world of Evernight Academy while her relationship with Lucas is tested by forces on both sides of the human-vampire divide.