Marked

Marked
Author: P.C. & Kristin Cast
Series: House of Night (#1)
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
How Received: borrowed

The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres have always existed. In this first book in the series, Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where, after having undergone the Change, she will train to become an adult vampire--that is, if she makes it through the Change. Not all of those who are chosen do. It’s tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends, and on top of that, Zoey finds she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx. But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers. When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite club, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny--with a little help from her new vampyre friends.

I liked this book from page one. It was different - even the way the spelled vampyres was different. Around chapter two, I was going What does this have to do with anything? but everything was pulled together later on in the book. The characters had their flaws, but some, like Aphrodite, seemed to be entirely made of flaws and was missing a benefit to their character, which is really annoying. Characters with only flaws are just as annoying as perfect characters.

However, Zoey's a whore. Just saying.

Overall Rating: 7/10
Marked, Twilight, or Glass House?: Marked and Glass House are both vastly different from Twilight in the fact that they focus a lot more on the fantasy element, while Twilight is more science fiction. If I had to choose between Glass House and Marked, I'd go with Marked - the plot line had me more hooked, and I was able to relate to the main character better.

Happy reading!

~Nicole