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Title: Marked
Author: P.C and Kristin Cast
Position in Series: First in the House of Night
series. 11 books. Yep, 11.
Review:
This is
another series I’m not going to do a full review of, I’m afraid. There are just
too many books and I don’t even own the complete series yet, and I don’t want
to give away too many spoilers. But I will say it’s a darn good series,
especially considering it’s so long.
Anyway, the
first book, Marked, is very much about setting the scene and introducing the
characters you’ll come to love after 11 books. There’s very little action,
except towards the very end, but it works. Here, you’re just meeting everyone
and learning that the main characters have got a serious journey ahead of them
(so keep on reading).
As for the
characters themselves, we have main character Zoey Redbird, who’s just been
Marked as a Vampyre, meaning she has to move to the House of Night to complete
the Change. There, she meets her group of friends, which includes: her roommate
Stevie Rae; the rather crazy twins Erin and Shaunee; and gay vocab
extraordinaire Damien. Together, they are a truly great group, funny and
loveable and you can’t help but love them. They stand by Zoey through the
beginning of this difficult journey. There’s also the love interests: Zoey’s
ex-boyfriend and human Heath, who’s determined they’re still together; and
hottest fledging at the House of Night, Erik Night, who’s everything Zoey
wants. No good book is complete without the love triangle. (Or love square in
later books.)
In this
first book, Zoey is fighting against the influence of the Dark Daughters, an
exclusive club run by the not-so-nice Aphrodite and her human-hating friends.
On behalf of Nyx, goddess and personification of Night, Zoey is determined to
take over the Dark Daughters and set their mistakes right. It’s just not as
easy as she wishes it would be.
Not the
most exciting book of the series, as it is very much about setting the scene,
but still a nice start to a very good series. Definitely recommended.
Rating: 7.5/10
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