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| Original Title: | Marked |
| ISBN: | 0312360266 (ISBN13: 9780312360269) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://houseofnightseries.com/ |
| Series: | House of Night #1 |
| Characters: | Zoey Redbird, Nyx (House of Night), Erik Night, Stevie Rae Johnson, Neferet, Heath Luck, Aphrodite LaFont, Sylvia Redbird, Erin Bates, Shaunee Cole, Damien Maslin |
| Setting: | United States of America Tulsa, Oklahoma(United States) Oklahoma(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Young Adult (2007) |
P.C. Cast
Paperback | Pages: 306 pages Rating: 3.8 | 414731 Users | 13900 Reviews
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| Title | : | Marked (House of Night #1) |
| Author | : | P.C. Cast |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 1st edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 306 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2007 by St. Martin's Press |
| Categories | : | Horror. Paranormal. Vampires. Fiction. Fantasy. LGBT |
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After a Vampire Tracker Marks her with a crescent moon on her forehead, 16-year-old Zoey Redbird enters the House of Night and learns that she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx and has affinities for all five elements: Air, Fire Water, Earth and Spirit. But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers. When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school’s most elite club, is mis-using her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny – with a little help from her new vampyre friends (or Nerd Herd, as Aphrodite calls them)
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Ratings: 3.8 From 414731 Users | 13900 ReviewsEvaluate Based On Books Marked (House of Night #1)
Oh, I liked this book SOOOOOOOOO much better than the Stephanie Meyer series--these kids are smarter, more diverse, less whiny and far more intersting. Add to that a new version of vampirism, and it's a completely winning combination. The story telling is top notch, the characters are interesting, and the book is compelling start to finish. I can't wait to dive into the next in this series!And I have to admit I'm intrigued by the concept of a mother/daughter writing team, especially such aThe easiest rating I've ever given a book. Let us please bury the fact I gave Marked four stars upon first reading; I was only 14 or 15 at the time and in that stage of adolescence-- the fangirling, over-excitable stage which no person wants to look back on. Gah. So embarrassing.But then, a few days ago, I stumbled upon Marked again in the library. I was curious as to what I'd think of the book now I'd grown up a bit (in both senses of the word). And my brother was still trying to hunt down a
Marked is one of the worst written books I've read in a long, long time. It is incomprehensible how an intelligent and/or civilized person could enjoy a book like this. Although it's understandable how someone could get swept up in the average, mundanely composed storyline, the writing - oh man, I think I might have lost a few brain cells. Hopefully reading this book hasn't permanently damaged my own writing.One of the most annoying things was Zoey, the main character, had a tendency to think in
**For more reviews, contests, interviews, book news and more go to my blog:http://theheelshaveeyes.wordpress.com/Shambles, an absolute bloody shambles is how I can best describe this book.I dont know what was worse, the tacky and unsympathetic attitude towards eating disorder victims, the blasé attitude towards male rape (the hallway scene, imagine the gender roles reversed and youll see how sexist it is) , or the constant usage of the words slut and hoe, oh yeah what a great example were
This book was recommended to me by my niece. I got her started with vampire books sometime back with Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse books. And I was the one who introduced her to Twilight. She gave me one of Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy books & I liked it, so figured this series might be okay, too. WRONG!! Others have mentioned the preponderance of pop culture references, which was annoying. However, my main quibbles are with Zoey's "perfectness" and what seemed to me to be a major
A very easy read. I wasn't sure if I wanted to read this book, but the first sentence, "Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse, I saw the dead guy standing next to my locker.", got my attention.The House of Night Series is yet another addition to the vampire/vampyre genre. Veering off of the traditional vampire path, in this series, vampyres are chosen and Marked, not Changed by being bitten, and not all those who have been Marked actually live through the Change. In Marked, the first
This book was so bad, I wanted to quit reading it, but then I could not have fairly rated it. So despite my better judgment - I read on, wincing all the way!Marked tries so hard to be hip - but "like totally" fails. I know you have to be careful when choosing YA books. Some of it is great - it resonates with those of all ages. And some of it, like this book, is YA crap.The main character was also very poorly created. She enjoyed reading the horrid Gossip girl series, yet was critical of her
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