Marked

Author: P. C. Cast, and Kristen Cast

Series: House of Night, Book 1

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The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres have always existed. In this first book in the series, Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where, after having undergone the Change, she will train to become an adult vampire--that is, if she makes it through the Change. Not all of those who are chosen do.

  It's tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends, and on top of that, Zoey finds she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx. 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 misusing 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.
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Marked was recommended to me by a friend. I loved vampire books, so naturally I read it. And didn't love it. The idea that a vampire society is open is odd to me. Part of what makes vampires so awesome sometimes is that they exist in a world, the same as ours but very different, and we have no idea about them. This book in a introductory book. It has no real plotline- which is at least haf the reason I didn't like it much. I like action and an actual story.

Zoey for me was kind of annoying. She's this powerful fledgling who can't say anything worse than hell. She's so freaking innocent, it's annoying. She hates her home life, which I can relate to sometimes. Then she goes to this school after she's been marked (I also find it strange that a vampyre school has trackers and markers and whatever other crap) and she finds this amazing new life. Not only that, but she finds she has all these amazing new powers and becomes a new leader.

Other characters (i.e. Aphordite, Erik, her Grandmother) were okay. I liked them better than I liked Zoey. Especially Erik, he was my favorite. Even though I wasn't even impressed by him a lot. Aphordite. Sweet Mother of God. "This school is cool because of me." WTF? No one, and I mean no one talks like that. I didn't like Zoey's new BFF Stevie Rae either. She reeked country hick. And very, very annoying. More so than even Zoey.

Heath and Kayla (referred to as K, which just alone I have a problem with) are two characters from Zoey's old life. Heath an old almost (Almost. Yeah. Really.) ex boyfriend and Kayla a best friend. Why you would want her as a best friend, I do not know. But blah blah blah, Heath still loves her and Kayla likes him and blaaaah. *head shake* Over the course of the book, Heath becomes more annoying. He drinks, he smokes pot, and he's a jock. And undeniably desperate for Zoey. One of his texts messages was "U + Me" Accompanied by "i still luv you" and "talk to me" and all the other crap. Sorry, no one talks like that.

My overall rating is probably two stars out  of five because it gets a little better. I've read the entire series (at least what's come out so far) and yes, it gets better. But not good enough to be a favorite series.