Marked (House of Night, #1) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Apr 04, 2011 Suzy Turner rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Another book recommended to me by my fantasy book-loving sister, and I certainly wasn't disappointed. Written by mother and daughter team PC and Kristin cast, Marked is written in the first person, from the point of view of the main character, teenager Zoey... and it's obvious from the start that she is a teenager by the style of writing. On occasion, I did find some sentences a little unnecessary (the bits in brackets) which I felt had been added to emphasize her age. PC and Kristin write well ...more

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Apr 22, 2011 Sonia rated it liked it

Tre stelle, ma solo di incoraggiamento.
L'idea della House of Night è buona, così come la società matriarcale dei Vampiri che venerano la Dea Nyx e i novizi che vengono scelti e marchiati tra comuni adolescenti, ma l'autrice secondo me ha sbagliato completamente il modo in cui gestire tutta la storia.
La storia è raccontata dal pun to di vista della protagonista, Zoey, una ragazza di 16 anni, e qua sta il più grosso difetto del libro. P.C. Cast probabilmente si è dimenticata come ragiona una sedi ...more

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Jan 17, 2011 Beckie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-vamps

When I first picked up this book I was not sure what to expect but from the first page I was hooked. It keep me laughing the whole way through. Zoey is a funny and refreshing character who grows on you. In the beginning of the book she gets Marked to become a Vampyre and join the House of Night. Not knowing what to think she joins making fast friends and even faster enemies. You learn about her Mark and how special she is and what comes along with this. As Zoey struggles to fit in at the HON she ...more

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