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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
So, so, so good.
As I’ve been rereading this series, I’m trying to remember which books I’ve read before and which ones I haven’t. Before starting this one I thought I’d never read it, but now I think I did read it. So I’m pretty sure, but I could be wrong, that I’ve not read the next book.
This series continues to surprise me. The characters are very complex, which makes them easy to hate sometimes and easy to love at others. I think this book is one of my favorites in the series so far. I loved reading from Dragon, Lenobia, and Kalona’s POVs. I can’t wait to see how this series will end.
As I’ve been rereading this series, I’m trying to remember which books I’ve read before and which ones I haven’t. Before starting this one I thought I’d never read it, but now I think I did read it. So I’m pretty sure, but I could be wrong, that I’ve not read the next book.
This series continues to surprise me. The characters are very complex, which makes them easy to hate sometimes and easy to love at others. I think this book is one of my favorites in the series so far. I loved reading from Dragon, Lenobia, and Kalona’s POVs. I can’t wait to see how this series will end.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Zoey is once again off on a new mission to save the world from darkness. With the loss of Heath is still fresh in Zoey’s, she and Stark move forward in their relationship (yes a lot more sex), but can she so easily forget about Heath? The book dives deep into the whole darkness doesn't mean evil, light doesn't mean good, which Nyx told Zoey earlier in the series. Tensions build as the series builds up to the final battle between Zoey and the Queen Tsi Sgili.
Zoey loves Stark, and he loves her too. Finally there is only one boy who’s having Zoey’s heart and attention. Yet Heath is on her mind, as little details, seem to make Zoey feel his loss fresh again. That is not the loss that is haunting her. It is her mother’s as Nyx showed Zoey that she died. Zoey not wanting to believe her “dream” was true; she looked inside herself and realize that it was indeed true. Zoeey and grandmother must grieve over the loss of Zoey’s mother, who was taken by the darkness. Steive Rae wants to be there for Zoey, but her mind is more occupied by trying to keep Raphaim from death, or even worse, going back to his father. The nerd heard is falling apart as Zoey keeps losing everyone; Steive Rae puts Raphaim above all, Damien is getting over the loss of Jack, and the twins are about to face their biggest fight yet. Zoey is trying not to lose herself again, nor any of her friends.
This is probably one of the longest series I have ever read as P.C Cast and her daughter are nine books in (nine!) out of twelve. It’s so long that nothing happens between books to book, so I’m having a hard time writing theses reviews. What you could do is combing book 1-4, 5-8, 9-12 together and it’s a trilogy! In this nothing happens except Zoey deals with the death of her mother. That was the entire plot of the book. 325 pages of Zoey doing a simple spells to see how her mother die. Also the twin’s fighting? No, just plain no. We are 75% through the series you can’t bring their issues back in after the last time Zoey had a good conversation with them was in book four. This book is divided by each capture taken from a different point-of-view. Which is a habit a lot of books are taken, and this one morph into but I don’t like it. Zoey is your main character, so you should stick to Zoey’s point-of-view and her story. I’ll losing faith in this series, but I am still reading on, determined to see the major battle through.
Zoey loves Stark, and he loves her too. Finally there is only one boy who’s having Zoey’s heart and attention. Yet Heath is on her mind, as little details, seem to make Zoey feel his loss fresh again. That is not the loss that is haunting her. It is her mother’s as Nyx showed Zoey that she died. Zoey not wanting to believe her “dream” was true; she looked inside herself and realize that it was indeed true. Zoeey and grandmother must grieve over the loss of Zoey’s mother, who was taken by the darkness. Steive Rae wants to be there for Zoey, but her mind is more occupied by trying to keep Raphaim from death, or even worse, going back to his father. The nerd heard is falling apart as Zoey keeps losing everyone; Steive Rae puts Raphaim above all, Damien is getting over the loss of Jack, and the twins are about to face their biggest fight yet. Zoey is trying not to lose herself again, nor any of her friends.
This is probably one of the longest series I have ever read as P.C Cast and her daughter are nine books in (nine!) out of twelve. It’s so long that nothing happens between books to book, so I’m having a hard time writing theses reviews. What you could do is combing book 1-4, 5-8, 9-12 together and it’s a trilogy! In this nothing happens except Zoey deals with the death of her mother. That was the entire plot of the book. 325 pages of Zoey doing a simple spells to see how her mother die. Also the twin’s fighting? No, just plain no. We are 75% through the series you can’t bring their issues back in after the last time Zoey had a good conversation with them was in book four. This book is divided by each capture taken from a different point-of-view. Which is a habit a lot of books are taken, and this one morph into but I don’t like it. Zoey is your main character, so you should stick to Zoey’s point-of-view and her story. I’ll losing faith in this series, but I am still reading on, determined to see the major battle through.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I may be a minority here but I'd much rather hear the dialogue from everyone else's perspective but Zoey's. There was too much Zoey in this book. Especially the all caps mini-MAC rant. Everything else in this book besides Zoey's parts are actually decent writing. But then we get Zoey, the most immature out of them all, and get to enjoy her interjecting toddler level curse words and her unnecessary, stereotypical "not like other girls" opinion that has zero relevance to the plot. She also clearly never learns. Shoulda killed Heath, he's a dumbass character and should of never been reintroduced. Can't wait till she whores herself out to him and complicates everything once again!
I was happy to see Shaunee actually get a personality though. The whole twin thing was getting annoying.
Irritated that the entire Kalona is in Stark's dreams thing didn't come to anything other than some kind of perverted vouyerism for Kalona. Maybe it'll change in the next three books, but now that suddenly Kalona is "good" I doubt anything will come from that.
And yes, P.C. Cast, I DO know that doceil is clockwise by this point in time, please do not remind me.
I was happy to see Shaunee actually get a personality though. The whole twin thing was getting annoying.
Irritated that the entire Kalona is in Stark's dreams thing didn't come to anything other than some kind of perverted vouyerism for Kalona. Maybe it'll change in the next three books, but now that suddenly Kalona is "good" I doubt anything will come from that.
And yes, P.C. Cast, I DO know that doceil is clockwise by this point in time, please do not remind me.
So, after not enjoying the last 5 books, I’m finally admitting defeat. I’m completely stubborn and ever hopeful that a series will redeem itself, but there is a breaking point and I hit it reading this instalment of the House of Night series. I just can’t stand the way the characters speak and interact – their constant hemming, hawing, chattering and going around in circles seems to take the place of actual character development and plot movement. It took 300 pages just to have a ritual, and in all honesty I don’t know what else was achieved in this book. I can’t quite wrap my head around how the characters can be in relationships and having sex, yet they are still spelling out words and explaining them to each other – and I’m not talking about particularly unusual or difficult words. I don’t what happened between the first four books and getting to the ninth book in the series, but I’ve grown to actively dislike this series of books, after initially enjoying them. It’s just not the series for me.
Can Shaunee and Erin just be friends again already?
But yeah, this was the last book in the series that I've read before, so from now on, everything that happens will be news to me. I'm actually a little excited about that. And I did remember a few things from this book too (even though it has been five years since I read it), probably because it was the latest I read, which was fun.
But yeah, this was the last book in the series that I've read before, so from now on, everything that happens will be news to me. I'm actually a little excited about that. And I did remember a few things from this book too (even though it has been five years since I read it), probably because it was the latest I read, which was fun.