23. Marked (House of Night, Book 1) by P.C. CastType: Book Review
Title: Marked (House of Night, Book 1)
Author: P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 978-0312360269
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 978-0312360269
Pages: 306 pages
Year: 2007
Year: 2007
Genre: Vampire
Reader's Annotation: You can't leave the House of Night.
Summary: This book is part of the House of Night series, which follows Zoey Redbird while she attends the school, House of Night. Here, she trains to become a vampyre. She soon finds out that the leader of the Dark Daughters club is misusing her own Goddess-given gift. Zoey must figure out what she will do with her own powers in order to survive the House of Night.
Critical Evaluation: With an average rating of 3.79 our of 5 stars on Goodreads, this book is very popular among readers of vampires. In this magical world of the House of Night, everyone is training to become a vampyre. What's different about this series than some of the other vampire ones, is that you discover Zoey's own powers and how she learns to control it. This type of writing makes it more exciting and suspenseful for the reader, one where teenagers will surely wish they were vampyre.
Challenge Issues:
Reader's Annotation: You can't leave the House of Night.
Summary: This book is part of the House of Night series, which follows Zoey Redbird while she attends the school, House of Night. Here, she trains to become a vampyre. She soon finds out that the leader of the Dark Daughters club is misusing her own Goddess-given gift. Zoey must figure out what she will do with her own powers in order to survive the House of Night.
Critical Evaluation: With an average rating of 3.79 our of 5 stars on Goodreads, this book is very popular among readers of vampires. In this magical world of the House of Night, everyone is training to become a vampyre. What's different about this series than some of the other vampire ones, is that you discover Zoey's own powers and how she learns to control it. This type of writing makes it more exciting and suspenseful for the reader, one where teenagers will surely wish they were vampyre.
Challenge Issues:
- Vampires
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