Hunted (House of Night, #5) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Apr 27, 2009 Robin DeJarnett rated it liked it

Shelves: 2009-read

I read a few of the reviews for this book before reading it, and so wasn't surprised at how Zoe's love...polygon...has grown. Now that she's tapped all the species available (so far), I'm assuming they'll form some other kind of circle in the next book or two. Maybe we'll see Loren return in ghost form, that wouldn't surprise me at all, either.

The thing that was kind of disappointing about this book was the plot. It seemed absurd that our little band of rebels would walk right back into they Hou ...more

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May 04, 2009 Vanessa {Planners & Prose} rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, vampires

NOTE: This review contains some spoilers!

I've been a fan of this series for a while now. I picked it up on a whim one day at Barnes & Noble and was instantly hooked. In this book, Zoey's love life becomes increasingly complicated while the world around her seems to fall at Kalona's feet. To be perfectly honest, Zoey's indecision about the men in her life is starting to get a little tiresome. I want her character to be happy and in love (at least for a little while). Erik is, as far as I'm concer NOTE: This review contains some spoilers!

I've been a fan of this series for a while now. I picked it up on a whim one day at Barnes & Noble and was instantly hooked. In this book, Zoey's love life becomes increasingly complicated while the world around her seems to fall at Kalona's feet. To be perfectly honest, Zoey's indecision about the men in her life is starting to get a little tiresome. I want her character to be happy and in love (at least for a little while). Erik is, as far as I'm concerned, the most logical choice...and he's smokin' hot. However, his little possessive rant definitely cost him some points. She has history with Heath, but he's just not right or mature enough for her. As for Stark, there definitely seems to be some chemistry there, but I would like to get to know him a little better still.

In terms of the other characters, Aphrodite has become one of my favorites. She has evolved and grown the most which has been really great to read about...and I love that she knows how to crack the whip! Her imprint with Stevie Rae had me laughing out loud. It definitely threw us for a loop. It was also interesting to learn more about the red fledgings and see Stevie Rae becoming more & more herself again. Although Stevie Rae seems to be hiding something and I'm very curious to see what she has up her sleeve.

I don't want to delve too deeply into the situation with Kalona and Neferet because I don't want to ruin it for those who haven't read this far into the series. However, I will say that during Zoey's time with the red fledgings, she discovers that one of them is writing prophetic poetry. This leads to a pretty serious twist in the story and she finds herself back at the House of Night where they uncover more of Kalona and Neferet's plot to change the world.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. Some things were resolved and some were left open for the next installment which I'm really looking forward to. This book is fast-paced and I practically read it overnight. I will say this for P.C. Cast, she definitely knows how to keep you hooked because I'm anxious to find out how Zoey will handle all of this in "Tempted" =) ...more

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Jun 07, 2009 MsEdu rated it it was amazing

Shelves: superstars

I must say I am eagerly waiting the next installment of this series. It was an excellent read that I did not want to end. I would recommend this series again and again. The next book is Tempted and it comes out 10/27/09.

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