Awakened (House of Night)
Well, this concludes my House of Night marathon, and it’s been quite the journey. From early “meh” moments, to absolute elation. From heart pounding situations that had me staying up all night indulging, to crestfallen disappointment. I developed an almost unhealthy preoccupation with Erik’s tenuous situation and became bitter towards the author’s mid-series change of heart. And then, a bit of an upturn when the author distracted me with a new and intriguing focus. One thing I can say for sure. This series made me feel and overall, that’s a good thing. Unfortunately, the last few made me feel more drained and aggravated than hungry for more.
YA
Book Review – Burned by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Burned (House of Night, Book 7)
Zoey’s soul has shattered ’cause Kalona broke her heart, (but not in the way I expected). She is now in Nyx’s realm, as a damaged and fading spirit. Zoey’s body is slowly dying on earth, while her essence in the “Otherworld” is being a total basket case. The pieces that make up, well… “her“, are scattered everywhere and she can’t get a hold of herself long enough to gather them back.
“If you don’t put yourself back together, you won’t ever leave here because your gonna die, Zoe. I can feel that.”
Amanda Hocking – My Blood Approves Series Reading Order
“Just finished the 4th book, and it is awesome!!! Very Twilightish. I wasn’t sure if I would like it, but I was hooked and read all 4 books in 4 days… if you haven’t read this series yet, I’m pretty sure you will love it.”
Samantha: LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this series! Def. recommend it
This series was written by a self-published author, who appears to be having great success with it!
Seventeen-year-old Alice Bonham’s life feels out of control after she meets Jack. With his fondness for pink Chuck Taylors and New Wave hits aside, Jack’s unlike anyone she’s ever met. Then she meets his brother, Peter. His eyes pierce through her, and she can barely breathe when he’s around. Even though he can’t stand the sight of her, she’s drawn to him. But falling for two very different guys isn’t even the worst of her problems. Jack and Peter are vampires, and Alice finds herself caught between love and her own blood…
Book Review – Tempted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Tempted (House of Night, Book 6)
Kalona (and Neferet) are gone but not necessarily for good. With the power of the “super-best-friends” circle, Zoey and the “nerd-herd” were able to banish them (and Kalona’s evil Raven Mockers) into oblivion. Or in this case, Italy.
“I knew deep in my heart, in my soul, that what had happened tonight had not been an ending or even a victory. It had been a terrible, horrible beginning.”
As the kids regroup, and plan to get their school back in order, Stevie Rae privately has a bout of good deed-ism and saves a dying being. Except that it’s a creature the group intended on being dead. Forever dead. Yup, she found one of Kalona’s badly injured but not-yet-dead Raven Mockers (a half human/half bird creature of death), and instead of putting it out of it’s misery, Stevie Rae hides it and begins nursing it back to health. To make matters worse, it was Kalona’s best (and most evil) son, Rephaim.
Christopher Pike – Thirst Series Reading Order
Mandi highly recommends these:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Thirst Series by Christopher Pike, I saw someone mention it and you said your hubby bought it for you because of the cover lol. I have not read all of them (as I’m just finding out he rereleased them under this name AND continued the story! YAY!) But Sita was my first experience in the world of female powerhouse Vamps as I read these books in like 5/6th grade LOL, then they were called The Last Vampire Series…… and please don’t let that put you off, yes they are YA novels but Christopher Pike’s writing and his deep concepts of the world have always made his books a favorite of mine. I have read and reread most of them throughout my teens and adult life. I just bought all of them for my Kindle and can not wait to read how he continues the story (hopefully I’am not dissapointed) as these were my all time faves ever!