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'This promises to be a highly addictive series' Romantic Times
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A hot new series set in a high school for vampires.
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61 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I didn't expect much from this book - I picked it up when I really needed something to read. I have tried to read some of P.C. Cast's goddesses series and hated them (her prose just didn't work for me). But this book is different: I haven't finished the last 100 pages yet (I've had an essay to do today!) and I have already ordered the next book Betrayed.
The book starts out very 'Meg Cabot': "Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse I saw the dead guy standing next to my locker." But it quickly develops a style of its own. Zoey's world really starts to develop once she gets to the academy. N.B. Do not buy this book for you 13 year old cousin - there is some adult content (and I'm not talking about blood sucking). There's romance, mystery, action and theory.
I have enjoyed this book alot - I think P.C. Cast and her daughter make a brilliant team and I would buy any future book they write together! The storyline is interesting and new. My taste runs: Meg Cabot, Elizabeth Chandler, L J Smith, R J Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Laurell K Hamilton etc. So if you've read any of these authors - they are my judging standard! This is meant to be a book for adult teenagers, Zoey is only 16 in the book, but I'm 19 and really enjoyed it. There were Harry Potter undertones, but only in the classroom settings - the context the Casts place the characters in is completely different - which would be hard to avoid. This book is fresh and new, and the prose invite you to empathize with Zoey. I loved this book, if I hadn't this review would be alot shorter.
Anyway - this is my recommendation: buy this book and read at least the first 100 pages before you judge it (as it is slow to develop into its true shinning potential!). The only reason that this book hasn't received more than 4 stars was it's slow beginning: I predict that all further books in the series will be 5 stars! Hope this review was helpful!
The book starts out very 'Meg Cabot': "Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse I saw the dead guy standing next to my locker." But it quickly develops a style of its own. Zoey's world really starts to develop once she gets to the academy. N.B. Do not buy this book for you 13 year old cousin - there is some adult content (and I'm not talking about blood sucking). There's romance, mystery, action and theory.
I have enjoyed this book alot - I think P.C. Cast and her daughter make a brilliant team and I would buy any future book they write together! The storyline is interesting and new. My taste runs: Meg Cabot, Elizabeth Chandler, L J Smith, R J Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Laurell K Hamilton etc. So if you've read any of these authors - they are my judging standard! This is meant to be a book for adult teenagers, Zoey is only 16 in the book, but I'm 19 and really enjoyed it. There were Harry Potter undertones, but only in the classroom settings - the context the Casts place the characters in is completely different - which would be hard to avoid. This book is fresh and new, and the prose invite you to empathize with Zoey. I loved this book, if I hadn't this review would be alot shorter.
Anyway - this is my recommendation: buy this book and read at least the first 100 pages before you judge it (as it is slow to develop into its true shinning potential!). The only reason that this book hasn't received more than 4 stars was it's slow beginning: I predict that all further books in the series will be 5 stars! Hope this review was helpful!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was recommended this book as I am a huge fan of the Twilight Series. And I wasn't diappointed. It is completely different to Twilight, and I am 34 and still enjoyed it! So I would recommend it to adults and teenagers. Zoe is chosen by the Goddess Nyx to become a vampire, as a fledgling, and when marked teenagers must go to the House of Dark, where they study for 4 years until they become a full vampire. (has a bit of a Hogwarts feel I thought. I liked the charactors, and the story line, and I am looking forward to reading the next books in the series.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A great start to the series, Zoey has a complicated family life which probably kept me interested in this book. She's also different from the other vampyre fledglings. Then there is heath, I LOVE Heath Zoey's human boyfriend he's the main reason i continued with the books.
But in a general perspective if you like vampire books, get this book and you'll be hooked on The House Of Night novels.
Suited for female readers aged 12-17 years ...x
But in a general perspective if you like vampire books, get this book and you'll be hooked on The House Of Night novels.
Suited for female readers aged 12-17 years ...x
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Accidental Buy
I bought this book by sheer chance while buying christmas presents a few years ago, along with book two, Betrayed as there was a offer on in store. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Bookworm
house of night is great
the first book i read of this series was the third. i had got it out of the library and even though i was a bit confused about it because i had started on the third book i still... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Miss Juliet Zemaits
Little gem of a YA!
This is YA a book, and although most of its faults lie in character stereotypes and predictable narrative, this is what I actually enjoyed about this book! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Marie Malyon
Fun with vamps
In contrast to the Twilight and Vampire Diaries series this one doesn't feature a `one true love' but the more normal struggle of getting the attention of somebody you think is... Read more
Published 2 months ago by BooksWithBite
House of Night Book #1
Marked is the first book in P.C. and Kristin Cast's House of Night series. As the book's blurb suggests, Zoey gets sent to a school to learn how to be a vampyre. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Becki Weston
Terrible.
My first thoughts on the book was that the writing was mediocre and the characters were pretty flat and uninteresting, but having bought it for a quick read I wasn't expecting much... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ms. Bernice M. C. Wakefield
An exciting new vampire world!
So this is a series that I am well behind in picking up on. I am not sure why it took me so long to pick this book up because a few years ago I borrowed Divine By Mistake from my... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Emma
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this is my most favourite book. i bought the sequals not had chnace to read them yet. this book follows a young girl who gets marked to be a vamp in her school. Read more
Published 4 months ago by abzy
Addicted
Great story with good leads. Addictive if you like the vampire sort of thing. I've read most in the series now and cant wait for the next book.
Published 4 months ago by clarereadstoomuch
Surprisingly Fantastic!
I absolutely LOVED this book! I have to admit, I expected it to be like all the other vampire books I've read, they're basically all the same, which irritates me. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Abbz (Tracy's daughter)
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