Untamed - Book Review

Untamed (House of Night #4)
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

What is it about:
As if it's not enough to lose her friends and all three boyfriends, Zoey Redbird, the most powerful fledgling the Vampyre world has ever seen, knows that great trouble is coming to the House of Night.

Despite her nightmares, Zoey finds herself distracted by the new kid Stark, brought to the House by Neferet, who clearly has something she wants from him. There's something between Stark and Zoey that she never imagined - but disaster is awaiting them all, and she doesn't know if she can fight the approaching evil alone any more...

What did I think of it:
It probably says something about me that I like Aphrodite (who was the big bad girl in book 1) the best of all the characters. But over the last few books she has been slowly becoming friends with Zoey. I do hope she will keep her edge.

As always Zoey is slutshaming and judging people left and right, while she is already on the lookout for a new boy toy herself, sipping her brown pop. That being said: I think this is the best book so far. The slow going plotline that meandered through the first three books is finally gathering speed and serious danger is coming for The House of Night.

With Aphrodite taking charge at times Zoey and her friends are acting smart in this book. I liked that Zoey's grandmother wasn't so judgy as Zoey towards Aphrodite, and that there seems to be a cool love interest for Aphrodite as well. As for Zoey: her taste in men seems to be 'as many as possible' so we will see what's next in her love life soon I suspect.

All in all yet again an entertaining read. I'll be picking up the next book soon.

Why should you read it:
It's a very entertaining Paranormal YA read.


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Chosen - Book Review

Chosen (House of Night #3)
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

What did I think of it:
Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and Zoey Redbird’s adventures at the school take a mysterious turn.

Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare situation of having three boyfriends. Mix a little bloodlust into the equation and the situation has the potential to spell social disaster.

Just when it seems things couldn’t get any tougher, vampyres start turning up dead. Really dead. It looks like the People of Faith are tired of living side-by-side with vampyres. But, as Zoey and her friends so often find out, how things appear rarely affects the truth…

What did I think of it:
I'm starting to dislike Zoey more and more with each book. She's immature, judgmental, and her vocabulary is super annoying.

That being said: the story is quite entertaining. There are things you can see coming from miles away. I mean: yes, there was one love interest I thought was the most interesting, but I also knew he was too good to be true, as it turns out of course. Still these books are fun to read when you're in the mood for something uncomplicated.

All in all the entertainment value is still higher than my annoynce of Zoey and her brown pop, so I'll pick up the next book soon.

Why should you read it:
It's an enjoyable Paranormal YA read.


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Betrayed - Book Review

Betrayed (House of Night #2)
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

What is it about:
Zoey, High Priestess in training, has managed to settle in at the House of Night and come to terms with the vast powers the Vampyre Goddess Nyx has given her. Just as she finally feels she belongs, the unthinkable happens: human teenagers are being killed, and all 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 threaten those she loves.

What did I think of it:
A long long time ago, apparently before I started my review blog, I read the first book in this series, but didn't get the next book after that. I found book 2 to 10 at the charity bookstore recently though, and decided to buy them.

And this is a nice read.

I will confess I think Zoey is a bit too judgmental at times, and unfairly so. She calls people sluts for dressing sexy and for taking things a bit further than just making out in a relationship, even though she herself is thinking about dating three different guys. But as long as she doesn't dress sexy she's no slut herself of course!

That aside: I had fun with this book. There's teen angsting, drama, boarding school stuff, and a nice little mystery. Zoey and her friends are a walking cliche at times, but not too annoyingly so. The story is entertaining enough to stick with it. The ending leaves enough open to be curious what's next. I at least have 8 more books to see where things will go.

All in all an enjoyable read. I will try the next book soon.

Why should you read it:
It's an entertaining Paranormal YA read.


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