KindleObsessedJust another random rambling!!

(Disclaimer: I’m about to sound like a 15 year old girl so brace yourselves.)

OMG! OMG! OMG! Are you freaking kidding me? WTF? No… seriously… WTF!

Ok, now that I have gotten that out of my system let me tell you the reason for it. I have been waiting for book # 6 in the “House of Night” series for MONTHS! And WOW was it worth the excruciating wait.

“Tempted” started off a little slow, I’m not going to lie, but in similar fashion to the previous 5 novels, once the train finally left the station it was full steam ahead.

“P.C. Cast” and “Kristen Cast” however, did something brilliant with this book that they DID NOT do in the first 5. They introduced a narrative circle. This book was written from several different perspectives, each being clearly identified at the beginning of each chapter. While previously we were only allowed a one sided view from Zoey, in “Tempted” we are welcomed into the minds of Stevie Rae, Aphrodite, Stark, Heath and Rephaim.

The story picks up immediately where “Hunted” ended, and continues the story of Kalona,and (the now completely psychotic) Neferet (who by the way decides to tell everyone she is Nyx reincarnated…can we say “needs medication”?)

Zoey is still struggling to find her place, stuck in the unwanted position of “High Priestess” and surrounded by a group of highly dedicated fledgings that, for a lack of a better description, see her as the “light.” She is saddled with not 1 but 3 boys…a Vampyre, a Consort and a Warrior, and to add icing to the metaphorical cake, she has now been commissioned to speak in front of the High Council, sent to convince them of Kalona’s evil ways and ultimately…save the world. (No pressure there.)

Stevie Rae, on the other hand is not struggling with the world around her, but more the world within herself. She is hiding things from the “nerd herd”, she is sneaking injured Raven Mockers into underground hidey holes, and for one very terrifying moment (for Aphrodite as well) she is stuck on a hot roof, slowly bursting into flames.

There were pissed off zombie fledgings, evil red ones come for revenge, 1 very arrogant boy who needs a good butt kicking, a suicide attempt from the top of a castle, a very sad moment with a Dragon, and the most UPSETTING ending of a book I have read in quite some time.

I loved this book and hated the book, I thought this book was brilliant and frustrating, I wanted to cry and throw my Kindle at the wall, this was… THE BEST BOOK OF THE SERIES! and it left me crushed at the end.

If you have yet to read the first 5, do not pass go, do not collect $200, get them immediately and catch up. You will not regret it. Get it, live it, love it…pass it on.

Happy reading my fellow fledgings, and remember, “We are all affected by our pasts, but it is within our power not to let what we have done dictate what we will do.”

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(5/5)

"THE HOUSE OF NIGHT SERIES": As a self proclaimed Vampire lover I was sure to love this series: vampires, blood, the occasional bout of teenage angst, what more could you ask for right? But half way through "Marked" I was still waiting to be wowed. Unlike the rest of the world who feels this overwhelming need to compare every book on the planet to the Twilight Saga, I feel it is my blogger duty to give each author their own voice, and 70% in, this author duo finally found theirs, and boy, once they got it going they didn’t know where to stop. These books had a unique take on the dark underside we all wish was real.  Instead of being bitten you are marked.  Put a non-to-discreet tattoo in the middle of a teenagers forehead and problems are sure to arise.  I’m just not so sure that the heroin Zoey had life peril and possible death planned for her Spring Break vacation. That being said.  These books keep you reading. Which for me is the only major requirement I desire.  By the 2nd book in the series my husband was questioning my sanity as I sat on my couch bawling like a school girl, and by book 3 I wanted nothing more than to find my local tattoo artist and join the club. Whoever came up with the idea for a metaphorical vampire boarding school must have been around to many paint fumes, but as hokey as it sounds it works.  The writing makes the Psycho Headmistress, Pessimistic Enemy turned BFF and juggling not 1 but 3 boy friends sound amazingly convincing. Keep in mind that these books were intended for a young audience so if you are looking for some overly deep meaning then you are looking in the wrong place.  You will however find yourself having several minor flashbacks to your own teen years as the group of young friends portrayed race against time to find not only themselves but a place where they can belong.

(4.5/5)

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