About this title: Fledgling vampire Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the vampire goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters. Best of all, Zoey finally feels like she belongs - like she really fits in. She actually has a boyfriend...or two. Then the unthinkable happens: Human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the House of Night. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's old life, she begins to realize that the very powers that make her so unique might also ...
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780312360283ISBN:0312360282
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780312360283ISBN:0312360282
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2007-01-01
ISBN-13:9781615231973ISBN:1615231978
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780312360283ISBN:0312360282
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Publisher: Griffin, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780312360283ISBN:0312360282
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Date Published: 2007
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2007
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2007
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780312360283ISBN:0312360282
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781410410252ISBN:1410410250
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Date Published: 2008-12-03
ISBN-13:9781410410252ISBN:1410410250
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Edition: Large type / large print.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781410410252ISBN:1410410250
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780312360283ISBN:0312360282
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Crease on the cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 310 p. House of Night Novels (Paperback). Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. read more
"Throughout this book my one consistent thought was that this could be a phenomenal series with some major edits. There are a lot of reasons for this and many of these reasons are expressed in my review of Marked. I happen to like Betrayed better than Marked. And I think I'll ramble on a bit about what I liked and didn't like in the hopes of reaching some conclusion.
The concept of the book is wonderful. I wasn't exactly impressed when I read 'vampire finishing school' for the first time but the Casts have really put a wonderful spin on vampires. And though I do like my traditional folklore, I do appreciate a good spin. And there's plenty to keep the reader interested and entertained. I know I certainly enjoyed the bomb threat scene.
But sometimes the characters just make me want to hit myself with the book a couple of times. A few are still loaded with potential--I happen to like Aphrodite and Stevie Rae best for exactly this reason. And if their potential remains unharnessed in books to come I'll have lost all sense of why I even bother reading. Characters are important to me and these are the only two characters that have carried these first two books. I also think that given a little work Damien might deserve his time in the spotlight as well. And Neferet...well, I'll have to see where the Casts go with Neferet before I really pass judgement.
Who isn't displaying this promise for blossoming? Zoey and the Twins. And Erik isn't really doing much for me either. Shaunee and Erin--the 'Twins'--are just...annoying. I mentioned in my review of Marked that it would not be cute for Shaunee and Erin to be developed as a single person because they're so much alike. Unfortunately, this seems to be where their characters are going. And their constant use of "Twin this" and "Twin that" is profoundly irritating. The concept of two completely different people being so alike is interesting--but it shouldn't be the only concept that you work with!
And I just can't get over how little growth Zoey shows despite the fact that she is the main character. And you want to know why she doesn't show growth? Because she is already unnaturally perfect. She has more gifts than you can count on one hand. She has three boyfriends. (I'm sorry, a boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend that she still wants to be with, and a teacher she openly flirts with.) And she is moral and honorable and says words like "poopie".
Speaking of Zoey, seeing things from her point of view really brings down the quality of the books' writing. She sounds like she's trying to hard to come across as a normal teenager and not doing too well at it. I mentioned the annoying amplifiers she uses in my previous review--totally, seriously, definitely, completely, etc.--and no, that still hasn't stopped. And what's worse is the little parenthetical interjections that Zoey always has to add in. My favorite in this one occurred while she was Googling prestigious high schools. She came across one called Mrs. Porters and couldn't resist adding: "Really--hee hee--that's the school's name." Sorry Zoey, I'm not seeing the humor.
As far as the story goes, the book is lively and interesting. I was only bothered by a few things within the story itself. The one thing that springs to mind is the random inane chatter between Zoey and Heath while she's facing off about a dozen members of the undead to rescue him. It was very throwing since most people with common sense would know that such a scene would not be the time or place.
As for the vampires themselves, I love the Paganistic rituals and customs and think that they add flavor to the story. Earth, water, fire, air, and spirit? I love it and can't wait to read more of it. But the one thing that bothers me: can we please stop with the unwarranted prejudice? The scene where Zoey's parents visited in the beginning was the only other scene I can think of that threw me from the story. It really just came off as way to make the Christian character seem like an ass. One of the themes in the book is acceptance of others but why can't the Casts extend this ideal to every denomination of people?
I'm really hoping for this series to be great. I want the stars to keep building with each book. But I don't see that happening unless a few changes are made.
(Oh, and I have to give due to the cover designer. These books are beautiful.)"
"Betrayed, Book two of the House of Night series was in a word, a puzzlement. Some parts were interesting, while a great deal of it was (forgive me for saying this) painfully dull. I can't really stand the main character's narrative style (I suppose I should take this grievance up with the Author or the Editor) either way, I'm not saying a narrative in the first person's point of view is atrocious, no, it's just Zoey (or the Author's) thought process seems a bit higgledy piggledy. It doesn't really promote a smooth reading process; what with all the words just thrown into the mix, giving the reader a feeling that the main character is perpetually scatterbrained. I was perturbed by Zoey's amazing act of juggling 3 guys. I mean, is she or is she not over Heath? Blood bond or imprinting notwithstanding, I thought she had the common sense to break it off with her vapid beer-chugging jock boyfriend? Then there is the issue of Loren, the hunky and I quote "hot and gorgeous" vampire teacher whom Zoey has flirted with, and she seems to carry a slight torch for the guy - and of course caught in the middle of all this bedlam is Erik, who is in what I call "relationship purgatory" with Zoey. She seems to think they aren't quite that official yet, which gives her the right to swap blood with Heath and exchange sweet nothings with Loren. tsk tsk I'm guessing with all the interesting scenes, the Author is trying to impart some profound knowledge on the follies of cheating on one's boyfriend. However, it really does come off as preachy in some instances. It needs work, along with lessons about sex, drinking, doing drugs, and halting the girl bashing (throwing colorful words like: hag, whore, slut etc.). I'm willing to admit that in spite of all the my misgivings about the book, the story is interesting. It's not your typical vampire tale, it has a twist that makes you think out of the normal box that most vampire stories are placed in. Since the dawn of the Twilight craze, I'm sure a lot of YA's are eager for their vamp fix, and this book is something that they might enjoy. For me? sadly, not so much."
"Betrayed is the second installment in the House of Night series. The book begins where Marked ended...or roughly a few weeks later. Zoey Redbird has been at her new school The House of Night for almost 2 months. She is marked, which means that she is destined to become a vampyre someday when the "change" is complete, or, her body could reject the change and she will die. But that is the least of her worries.
Zoey has other worries...like the fact that football players from her old school are disappearing and being found dead. The police are asking questions and it looks like there are links to The House of Night. Is it a vampyre killing the humans? And what about the supposed ghosts of dead vampyres that Zoey keeps seeing? Are the two things connected?
As if this wasn't enough Zoey also has to deal with having too many boyfriends. Heath, her boyfriend from back home, has imprinted on her. Can she convince him to stop calling and seeing her? Does she really want him to stop? Eric, her new boyfriend, is the hottest boy she has ever known and understands everything she is going through. He is comforting and sweet, and even though he did date Aphrodite, the school bully, she really feels connected to him.
And then there is Neferet, her mentor and the High Priestess of the school. Something seems to be wrong with her. Zoey has over heard her acting different, mean, cruel. There is something strange going on at The House of Night, and Zoey wants to find out exactly what it is."
"Ok, this was definitely a waste of my time. I'm trying to remember why I thought that this was a good series in the first place. Perhaps the first book really was ok, but this one most certainly was not. It wasn't horrible, it was just disappointing. I hate it when books are written poorly, and this was a good example of bad writing. Maybe if the writing had been better then the plot would have been better ... but no, these are majorly lame vampires, lamer than Twilight vampires even. They can't do anything! They don't even sparkle when put in the sun, much less burn up and die. The whole drinking blood thing is slightly better than Twlight's version, but it's like a watered-down version of Anne Rice. Plus, the mythology is extremely uncompelling and lame, as is the heroine. What is with these vampire heroines being so dumb? It is also see-through ... I knew who was going to betray her within the first paragraph, and I also knew that her friend (can't even remember her name now) was going to die like 5 chapters ahead of time. Stupid, stupid stupid. I wasn't even remotely upset when she died, either. Ok, I guess I can stop ranting now, but I'm sure that there's another point I meant to put on here. It's gone now, boo."
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