Edward, much? Okay, he’s the hottest guy in the world. He’s sees her once-in rather fraught circumstances-and he’s instantly drawn to her. Zoey’s romance with Erik is pure fantasy. The romance (or Hey, look at me, I’m not Twilight!) I predict anger, denial, then bloodlust in her future. Yes, because that’s such a big concern WHEN YOU’RE A VAMPYRE. Is that even sanitary? And just exactly why would I want to do a drug that made me want to obsessively eat fattening snack foods?) And now here I stood, immersed in pot smoke.Īs it turns out, Zoey faces an even bigger temptation-human blood. I’d stood up to peer pressure and for years said no to even the most polite offers to try one of those gross-looking homemade joints that get passed around at parties and whatnot. Well, hell! They were filling the room with pot smoke mixed with spices. But let’s start with Zoe-she’s too perfect, too preachy, too powerful, too … annoying. Unfortunately, the promising world building is overshadowed by the characters’ utter lack of charm-not just Zoey, but pretty much everyone in the book. I’ll give the authors the benefit of doubt and reserve judgement until after I’ve read subsequent books. and Kristin Cast have created a matriarchal vampyre society that’s a treat to read for the concept alone, even if at times the male vampyres feel superfluous. As her powers emerge and strengthen, she becomes aware that things are not as they should be at the House of Night … and that maybe she’s the only one who can change things for the better. It soon becomes apparent that Zoey has powers beyond that of a newly Marked vampyre. And what’s more, Zoey kind of likes Erik, who happens to be Aphrodite’s not-by-choice-ex-boyfriend.
The school’s most powerful student, Aphrodite, has it in for her. But first Zoey has to figure out her new high school.
On the way to the House of Night, Zoey has a vision of the vampire Goddess, Nyx, who tells Zoey that she’ll be the first of Nyx’s true disciples. Although she’s Marked, there’s no guarantee that she’ll survive the Change from human to vampyre. When 16-year old Zoey Redbird is Marked as a vampyre, she leaves her family and friends to live in the House of Night-referred to by human kids as the Vampyre Finishing School-to spend 4 years learning about her new life and undergoing profound physical changes. Marked has an interesting premise, but it’s let down by preachy writing, stilted dialogue and heavy-handed foreshadowing. and Kristin Cast (House of Night, Book 1)
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