false 30183 18 The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampires have always existed. In this first book in the series, Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where, after having undergone the Change, she will train to become an adult vampire - that is, if she makes it through the Change. Not all of those who are chosen do. It's tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends, and on top of that, Zoey finds she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampire Goddess, Nyx. But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers. When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite club, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny - with a little help from her new vampire friends. 30573 book 1 5 2007 Marked (House of Night, #1) total:11818|5:4469|4:3511|3:2577|2:862|1:399| 11818 46243 16552 2234 1 42 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 13:09:43 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 15:23:45 -0800 2008
The authors tried to make so many references to pop culture, they sounded ridiculous, and then were even proud of themselves for "sounding like teenagers," as they stated in the preface. Dumb. They tried to ...more...]]> 2 62 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 02 12:53:46 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 02 07:54:32 -0800 2009
1. Have you kissed a boy outside your dorm after he walks you home?
2. Does your skirt hike up a little if you’ve climbed up a fence and are perched on top?
3. Do you wear make-up?
4. Do you want to make out with a boy after only know...more...]]> 2 14 false false Tue Sep 23 10:13:04 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 10:27:38 -0700 2008
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Marked tries so hard to be hip - but "like totally" fails. I know you have to be careful when choosing YA books. Some of ...more...]]> 5 4 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 13:58:35 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 14:12:30 -0800 2008 Admittedly deeper than my last read (Glass Houses by Rachel Caine), it's still in the same basic genre that I felt like reading at this time. Even though Zoey is a bit of a Mary-Sue character (practically perfect in every way), I still liked her, and it probably helped it was written in first ...more...]]> 5 6 false true Wed Apr 16 18:01:52 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 18:16:52 -0700 2008
its about this girl that gets "marked" as they call it, she turns int...more...]]> 5 7 false false Sun May 25 16:15:26 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 16:15:26 -0700 2008
Months later, I decided to give it another chance and I fe...more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 15:55:35 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 15:56:01 -0800 2008 November 13th, 2008 by Robbie

Marked (House of Night book 1)

By P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast

* Paperback: 320 pages
* Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin; 1st edition (May 1, 2007)
* Language: Engl...more...]]> 1 9 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 23:14:13 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 23:18:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 4 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 03:16:22 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 03:19:47 -0800 2009 Pros: Vampire school is an interesting concept, and the story itself is interesting in the last 1/3 of the book.
Cons: The concept is so poorly executed as to make me tear at my hair and gnash my teeth. Vampires as fluffy bunnies? REALLY?!? *heavy sigh*

I got t...more...]]> 1 4 false false Sat Mar 28 15:01:05 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 14 12:33:28 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 15:01:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 4 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 14:51:41 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 11:14:48 -0700 2008
And that union did add a lot of flavor. I get the feeling that the main character Zoey is...more...]]> 1 3 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 10:27:38 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 11:24:48 -0700 2009 no vampires. Huh.

Quick, easy read. I found it extremely hard to ditch my ego and enjoy this one. Although intentionally written in the modern teenage vernacular, the "like totally's" and "omg slut's" were so hard for me to ignore...more...]]> 1 4 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 04:37:30 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 18:39:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 5 false false Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 10:00:03 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 04:26:12 -0800 2008 The book really didn't strike any cords with me.
It's basically Harry Potter meets Twilight, and just too much teen drama for my taste...
And these perfect self-righteous heroines are starting to get on my nerves...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6216679