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Marked was a branch out for me. You see I am a Vampire purist as generally I only read Anne Rice. But than my friends insisted I read the Twilight Saga, and I did and lo and behold I loved it. And so when these same friends recommended the house of Night I decided to read it. Well I have to say good choice.
The house of Night is a school, and to me the way the story is written its a little Harry Potter meets Twilight. But that makes for a great combo. You see in the reality that is marked people (humans) are well aware of Vampires. And in-fact vampirism is something that happens with your DNA right around puberty instead of ageing bit. You go through The Change you are marked by a Tracker than need to get your hinny to the Vampire school pronto or it wont go well.
Life isnt all easy pie with those being Marked, after all your body can reject the change and than you die. Simple as that. The Casts write an excellent and compelling book thats filled with the twists and turns of just wanting to be accepted all the while being different, even among the others youre changing with. Zoey is after all special, and has some major gifts but even that makes her feel like a bit of an outsider.
Marked even has its own Draco Malfoy in the form of a blonde girl who has dubbed herself Aphrodite (you rename yourself when you start your New life.). She is the school bully and makes Zoeys new friends uncomfortable. But lucky for everyone Zoë can stand up to her. If you like Vampire novels, and dont mind some teen angst this is a good book for you. The angst is more adult than Twilight, but its there. I really did enjoy reading Marked, and you can bet I will be happy to start reading the second book in the series.
The house of Night is a school, and to me the way the story is written its a little Harry Potter meets Twilight. But that makes for a great combo. You see in the reality that is marked people (humans) are well aware of Vampires. And in-fact vampirism is something that happens with your DNA right around puberty instead of ageing bit. You go through The Change you are marked by a Tracker than need to get your hinny to the Vampire school pronto or it wont go well.
Life isnt all easy pie with those being Marked, after all your body can reject the change and than you die. Simple as that. The Casts write an excellent and compelling book thats filled with the twists and turns of just wanting to be accepted all the while being different, even among the others youre changing with. Zoey is after all special, and has some major gifts but even that makes her feel like a bit of an outsider.
Marked even has its own Draco Malfoy in the form of a blonde girl who has dubbed herself Aphrodite (you rename yourself when you start your New life.). She is the school bully and makes Zoeys new friends uncomfortable. But lucky for everyone Zoë can stand up to her. If you like Vampire novels, and dont mind some teen angst this is a good book for you. The angst is more adult than Twilight, but its there. I really did enjoy reading Marked, and you can bet I will be happy to start reading the second book in the series.
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