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Marked (House of Night, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Pc Cast, Kristin Cast
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  112 reviews
Sales Rank: 313
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0312360266
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780312360269
ASIN: 0312360266
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Product Description
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 September 6, 2008
As I started to read this I went purchased other books in the series. Now I am planning to make this series as part of reading for my upcoming trips.
 next best vampire series! September 3, 2008
i loved this book! not only is it about vampires, which i love, it also puts a different spin on how vampires live. i was instantly sucked into the story line, and the characters were great! i cant definatly see this series being the next twilight!!!
Twilight, hold the sparkles, add decent writing September 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While the writing is a little on the weak side and the characters are a bit cliche (okay, quite a bit) this is still a book that drew me in. It's not a 'good' book in the sense that it's great literature or the most creative thing ever, but it is a fun read. It draws you into the story and won't let you go. It leaves you wanting more. Because despite some of the obvious, overly predictable traits of the characters, I liked them. They're enjoyable to read about.
The whole environment has to be taken with a good dose of suspended disbelief, since so far there is no explanation as to how society progressed from what it is now to what it is in the book. Obviously, there are some fairly significant changes in the whole 'knowledge of the undead' part, but otherwise it reads like modern times.
The ending was predictable, but surprisingly, not disappointingly so. There's no huge twist, but at the same time it doesn't feel over. It very much has the 'first part of a series' feeling (which, at least, it is) so the lack of too much of a climax seems forgivable (we'll see what I say a few books further on, I suppose).
It's a complete piece of fluff, and as long as it's taken as such, I think it's a perfectly good weekend/beach kind of read. If you're looking for something deep and meaningful (or even something dark) this probably isn't the book for you. Several (giant) notches about the Meyer series, for what that's worth, though I've read a lot better vampire lore (though I'm not sure any of it was YA).
Cheap, easy entertainment August 27, 2008
This book is definitely an easy read. It's cheap, easy entertainment. That's not to say I didn't like it. I loved the theme of tolerance in the book and accepting others the way they are. I thought some of the racy scenes and cursing was a bit much for a YA novel, but to each his own. If you're looking for a teenage vampire novel with a little romance and self-indulgence, then look no further, the House of Night series is for you.
 Almost good without the Parenthesis August 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked this book up while waiting for Breaking Dawn to release. The cover was nice, the story had promise, the reviews looked good...Then I read the book and it was an awful experience. I'm of the opinion that the mother wrote an ok book and then handed it to the daughter to "Teen" it up for her. Most of this is apparent in off-topic side comments, too many current pop culture references, and parenthesis. In fact, because the book was so awful to read through that I grabbed out a pen and started editing the book, crossing out the parenthesis, cutting down paragraphs. THAT was fun. And out of that came an ok short story.
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