Betrayed (House of Night, #2)

by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

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October 2nd 2007 by St. Martin's Griffin

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Paperback, 310 pages

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Zoey Redbird

setting

The United States

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0312360282 (isbn13: 9780312360283)

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Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has ...more

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01/30/09

Elizabeth rated it:

bookshelves: 2009, american-lit, fantasy, twenty-first-century, vamps-and-other-mythical-beasts

Read in April, 2009

Don't do drugs, boys and girls. Drugs are for losers.

What else did we learn from this book? The lessons come fast and furious.*

Lesson one: Drugs make you a loser and only losers do drugs. In fact, if you have ever smoked pot or been to a keg party, that's reason enough that you might show up dead in the river.

Lesson two: If ginormous can't express an impossibly large enough amount for you, just put gi in front of other large words, and your editor will think y...more

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11/19/08

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bookshelves: jackie-recommends, quick-picks-for-reluctant-young-adu, staff-recommends, teen-ya

recommended to Tattered Cover by: The Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Lib

I liked the Twilight Saga, but I'm CRAZY about The House of Night series. It's also about teenage vampires, but these teenagers are smart and funny and serious for the most part, yet still very believable as teenagers (I didn't really feel that way about Meyer's characters). I'm sure that's helped by the fact this is a mother and young adult daughter writing team who are absolutely fearless about what happens to their characters. Plus it's a new and interesting twist on vampirism, which I alwa...more

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06/25/08

Sasha rated it:

Read in June, 2008

This book was faster paced and more engaging then the first, and now I'm going to be forced to read the third. The characters felt a bit more complex and a bit less idiotic, although there were still awkward vocabulary lessons and such. Also, the authors seem to have some strange impulse to explain why the main character knows things. Really, she can make a Brady Bunch reference without having to explain that she saw reruns on Nick at Nite, I promise.

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10/19/08

Joey rated it:

bookshelves: 2008, fiction, own, urban-fantasy, vampires, young-adult

Read in October, 2008

While still a somewhat enjoyable read (if only because I like the idea behind the story & I enjoyed the ending), the overuse of the words (slut, stank slut, hag, hag bitch, skank, ho and ho bitch) was a bit much. It's always bothered me how casually teen girls throw around the word 'slut' as an insult .. not even teen girls, adults constantly toss that word around as well. It seems that if a girl isn't well liked, the automatic insult is to call them a 'slut' and it's really aggravating. I me...more While still a somewhat enjoyable read (if only because I like the idea behind the story & I enjoyed the ending), the overuse of the words (slut, stank slut, hag, hag bitch, skank, ho and ho bitch) was a bit much. It's always bothered me how casually teen girls throw around the word 'slut' as an insult .. not even teen girls, adults constantly toss that word around as well. It seems that if a girl isn't well liked, the automatic insult is to call them a 'slut' and it's really aggravating. I mean, if you have a vagina chances are somewhere along the line you've been called a slut and honestly, it's getting ridiculous. Of course, these terms are never applied to any of the guys in the series, just the girls.

Why the overuse of these words in a book, where there is no sex taking place in the first place? And even if there was sex taking place, these words would still be inappropriate here and in this context. Zoey, the heroine I praised in the last book for being a good role model, seems to use these words a lot to describe one particular girl who she happened to catch once in a slightly compromising position in the first book. Yet, Zoey is confused over not one, not two, but three guys in this book. Does that make her a slut? No, but it does make her extremely hypocritical, and I find it horrible that a book clearly designed for teen girls feels the need to use these words to such an extent. They appear practically every other page and it's highly distracting and preventing me from being able to stay wrapped up in the story.

Women really need to stop labeling other women as sluts and this series seems to not only encourage it but is applying these terms harshly and incorrectly.

Also, this book constantly kept reviewing what happened in the first book to a point where it was repetitious and annoying. Every single thing from the first book, does not need to be re-explained. We are not idiots. The name dropping also continued into this book.. it's also excessive, like they're trying to say, "Hey, look at us we're relevant to teens today!" but it's having the opposite effect.

I'll continue on with the series though. I need to know what Neferet is up to.(less)

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07/30/08

Jessica rated it:

Good Lord, was this terrible.

It had a great concept: a vampire finishing school. Say it to yourself a few times. Vampire. Finishing. School. I envisioned a dark mirror of Hogwarts, something that would feed my irrational* obsession with boarding schools while twisting it down new, hopefully black-humor-laden pathways.

This was not the book I got, but I'm flexible. What I got was a flat, contrived exercise in demonstrating the problems of YA writing, fantasy writing, and ro...more

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02/23/09

Jane rated it:

Has a copy to sell/swap — Read in February, 2009

This book decided me against reading any more by these authors, even though I have the third book waiting. It is all just too painful and, I know this will sound ridiculous, unbelievable (Zoey had only been marked as a vampire fledgling one month earlier!).

I just can't be bothered with the purile writing style, pathetic 'slut/ho/gay' references, allusions to current celebrities, double standards, etc. Eg. 3 boys on the go at once and she can't decide on one but she thinks nearly ev...more

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09/26/08

Jackie "the Librarian" rated it:

bookshelves: blood-sucking-fiends, horror, magic, youngadult

Read in September, 2008

recommended to Jackie "the Librarian" by: Cleo, teen extraordinaire
recommends it for: teen vampire fans

This second book of the House of Night series gets deeper into the creepy potential set up by the first book. Zoey Redbird, vampire fledgling, has unusual abilities for a fledgling, and her powers (and her attraction to the opposite sex) seem to be growing in this book.

Zoey has taken over as the head of the Daughters of Darkness, and wants to make it into something akin to a service club like you find at other schools. She researches ways to change the rituals into something positive...more

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07/23/08

Britt rated it:

bookshelves: fantasy-sci-fi, fiction, romance, ya

Read in July, 2008

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I like Betrayed a bit more than Marked. I thought the story was more interesting and complex, and (some of) the characters have been fleshed out more. It still has all the things I like from the first one as well.

I enjoyed the main conflict in the book, though the villains were a bit over the top. It was more interesting to me than coming in and taking down the evil queen of the school within the first two days of being there. I am glad that certain characters (Aphrodite & Neferet, e...more I like Betrayed a bit more than Marked. I thought the story was more interesting and complex, and (some of) the characters have been fleshed out more. It still has all the things I like from the first one as well.

I enjoyed the main conflict in the book, though the villains were a bit over the top. It was more interesting to me than coming in and taking down the evil queen of the school within the first two days of being there. I am glad that certain characters (Aphrodite & Neferet, especially) have become more complex than the cardboard cutouts everyone acted like in the first book. I like that we see not even the main characters are safe, though the fact that Stevie Rae is not exactly dead has me wondering if they are going to miraculous find a cure and she will be restored to her fledgling form? I hope not, though I liked her character.

All the repetitive information recapping the first book was quite annoying. This, along with various other things I do not like, makes the writing feel forced and awkward. I think it's an interesting premise overall, but it just seems like they are trying too hard to create this cool, hip, original vampire world.

Still do not like all the pop culture references, making all these celebrities into vampires, and defining words for us. Also do not like the authors' need to explain why the main character knows certain pop culture references or that liking certain things makes her a dork. And I do not like that the authors' feel the need to explain the characters to us, how gay Damien is or how country Stevie Rae is. Stop shoving them into stereotypes and just let them be!

Still annoyed that Zoey is the most amazingest vampire fledgling eva!!! And that she gets not one, but three of the hottest guys around interested in her. I know fiction can be used to fulfill fantasies that could never happen in real life, but come on now. Also, Zoey is supposed to be wise and mature and a great leader, but she is still sounding very immature. I'm still annoyed by how casually she runs around calling people losers for how they look, what they wear, and choices they make that she doesn't like. She has good ideas and makes a lot of smart choices, but the way she reacts to what she is deciding against makes her seem less mature.

So, lots of annoying things still! But they were there to a lesser degree than the first book, and the story was more interesting. I'm looking forward to the next one.(less)

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12/05/08

Jill rated it:

bookshelves: fantasy, series

Read in December, 2008

This is the second book in the series "House of Night". I didn't enjoy the first book much, I thought it started out strange, the story was slow, and the language and a certain scene was a little much for me. BUT the last chapter or two got me a little intrigued and I wanted to see what happened, so I gave in and read the second book.

I thought the second one was far more interesting, and the language didn't seem as harsh this time (although it was still there). There was, o...more

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03/17/08

Kelly rated it:

Read in September, 2008

I really enjoy the idea of these books. I CAN'T STAND, however, the authors' tendency to re-tell the reader all of what happened in the previous books. I mean, who is reading book 2 without having read the other book? Do we really have to get the Cherokee translation for daughter again? PLEASE stop treating us like we are total morons with the memory of a two-year-old. The overt sexuality is a bit much for any teens that I teach, and I couldn't safely recommend this to any teens or pre-teen...more

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11/16/08

Jackie rated it:

bookshelves: pleasure-reading, series, vamps-and-other-paranormal-pleasure, ya

Read in November, 2008

recommends it for: Meyer fans, vampire fans of any age

This is such a wonderful series! I could barely put this second installment down. The Casts aren't afraid to make bold decisions regarding their characters which means anything can happen at any time. That's what keeps the pages turning late into the night.

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02/05/08

(geekybookworm) rated it:

bookshelves: own, vampire

Read in October, 2007

recommended to (geekybookworm) by: ME
recommends it for: vampire lovers

This is the second one in the house of night novel.
It was absouluty great!
I cant wait for the next one called chosen.

I love vampires of course...and this was my medicine while waiting for breaking dawn to come out!
this book made me cry, laugh,and frightend all through this 320 pg book.
If you love vampires read the first one Marked and then read this one

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01/15/09

Katie rated it:

Has a copy to sell/swap

recommends it for: fans of vampires

Zoey has settled in at the House of Night. She feels more welcome there than she ever did in her own house. She takes over as the leader of the Dark Daughters and makes some pretty big changes to the group. She has doesn't have any trouble in the guy department either. Actually, she has to figure out how she feels about three guys. But then tragedy strikes when human teenagers are being brutally murdered and it looks like vampyres at the House of Night had something to do with it. When someone c...more

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01/15/09

Robin rated it:

Read in January, 2009

The good news is that I'm still interested. I like the characters. I'm curious about what is going to happen in the next installment and I find the storylines interesting. The bad news is I feel like there is very little structure to this book. There are some kids, plopped down into a school in Oklahoma, and off we go! At the same time, I understand that you don't want to slow a story down by explaining a backlog of stuff to readers. World building is tedious, I get that. But, someti...more

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06/18/09

Eva rated it:

Betrayed is the second installment in the House of Night series. The book begins where Marked ended...or roughly a few weeks later. Zoey Redbird has been at her new school The House of Night for almost 2 months. She is marked, which means that she is destined to become a vampyre someday when the "change" is complete, or, her body could reject the change and she will die. But that is the least of her worries.

Zoey has other worries...like the fact that football players from h...more

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06/17/09

Faith rated it:

bookshelves: fantasy-vampire

Ok, this was definitely a waste of my time. I'm trying to remember why I thought that this was a good series in the first place. Perhaps the first book really was ok, but this one most certainly was not. It wasn't horrible, it was just disappointing. I hate it when books are written poorly, and this was a good example of bad writing. Maybe if the writing had been better then the plot would have been better ... but no, these are majorly lame vampires, lamer than Twilight vampires even. They can't...more

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05/17/09

Paige Pino rated it:

I actually haven't read this book, but I just finished Marked, and I believe that this book would definitely be just as good as the first, if not better. I hear so many raving about the book series, Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer, and though I do love those books I happened to find Marked much more intreresting and captivating. Something was always happening, and I noticed that Zoey had more character compared to Bella. There was more personality, and everything somehow seemed less serious during ...more

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04/20/09

Molly rated it:

bookshelves: paranormal, teen-read, vamp-lit

Read in April, 2009

I have really enjoyed the first two books of this series and am looking forward to reading the rest. In the basest of comparisons-- it's Harry Potter meets Twilight, with a little Charmed thrown in (I've never actually seen Charmed, so I'm really guessing there.)

Positives:
-Unlike Potter and Twilight, there is enough action to be PG-13 (Is there such a thing as PG 15?).
-It's a quick read.
-Reluctant teen readers (girls especially) will surely be turning the page...more

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05/19/09

Jacqueline rated it:

bookshelves: house-of-night-series

Read in May, 2009

recommended to Jacqueline by: Me, myself, and I
recommends it for: Young adult paranormal readers

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04/20/09

Lyndsey rated it:

bookshelves: i-own-this

Read in April, 2009

recommends it for: people who like YA fiction, fantasy, vampires, wicca, goddesses

I enjoyed this book even more than the first one. I am going to have to get ahold of Chosen, now, too. I read this in about five days, which is really really fast for me. It usually takes me a month or so to finish a book. I think I read the first one, Marked, in about a week and a half but I'm not really sure.
I liked the book from the beginning, but once the plot and action really got going, the second half of the book went so quickly because I couldn't put it down. I even accidentally sp...more

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""Your way of life is sinful and wrong," he said fiercely. "Thus says a man who admits to worshipping a God who vilifies pleasure, relegates women to roles that are little more than servants and broodmares, though they are the backbone of your church, and seeks to control his worshippers through guilt and fear." More quotes...