
Melissa F. (
mitabird) wrote on 11/4/2008...
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was just not as good as the first three. The time line of the book really got to me. I find it hard to believe that all of the things Zoey and her friends went through happened in two measly months! The other thing that annoyed me was Zoey's flip-flopping between all of her "boyfriends". Her hormones definitely needed toning down and I just didn't want to read about it anymore. The plot was interesting, but I'm getting to the point where I am not starting to care about what is happening. I'm not as anxious to read the next book as I was previously.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I read this book in one night when I snagged it at Wal-Mart two days before it was released. I love the references that PC & Kristen make to actors and other writers. They are so great! I hope they end up making the House of Night series at LEAST 100 books! Since JK Rowling let us down with only 7, and Stephanie Meyer with only 4, come on Cast's!! Bring on the Zoey!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the fourth book in the House of Night series and was by far the best book of the series. It is the only book in the series so far that I have felt comfortable saying I really liked it and enjoyed the story.
With the murders of the teachers in the third book things are beginning to come to a head in this book. Zoey is out of boyfriends, so to speak, so of course she is absolutely enchanted by the new kid in school, Stark. With Stevie Rae somewhat her normal self, she takes a back seat in this story but still plays a few big parts as a new type of vampire. The mythos developed in this story around the evil Nefertiti was engaging and very interesting. Nefertiti is here in all her evil glory; and man is she evil.
Zoey without boyfriends is awesome because Zoey is actually focused on the actual plot and this makes for a way more interesting book than the last one was. So, for everyone who hung on with the series despite the barely okay third book, you are rewarded in this book. Things really come to a climax in this book; it makes me extremely grateful that I have book 5 on hand. Things pretty much end in the middle of everything and if you had to wait for the 5th book to come out you would be pulling your hair out.
So, all in all, this was a great book. I hope that things continue to be as good in the fifth book. I love the characters; the writing quality is still mediocre at best, but it is a fun and quick read.

Penny H. (
Pen) wrote on 11/22/2008...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is #4 in the series and the 5th in the series is not yet released! In this book, PC and Kristin Cast outdid themselves by leaving us at the edge of the high high cliff!
Zoey and her friends are about to blaze a new trail.
If you haven't read this series, it is a vampire series, but a new kind of vamp, that doesn't feed on humans......most of the time, and is very engaging and if you aren't reading it you're wondering what is going to happen and when you are reading it you are wondering what is going to happen. If you do happen to put the book down, you will be anxious for time to pick it up and read it again!!!
This is considered young adult, but if you like vamps, you will enjoy this series!! Twilight is really hard to beat, but this comes in a close 2nd I think!!

Sarah L. (
sleathersich) - Brockport, NY wrote on 7/21/2009...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is great book and series. My daughter and I have enjoyed reading and discussing these books.

Jennifer W. (
GeniusJen) wrote on 9/12/2008...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Reviewed by LadyJay for TeensReadToo.com
Zoey Redbird just can't seem to get it right.
After losing three potential boyfriends, alienating her closest vampyre buddies, and incurring the wrath of her mentor, Neferet, Zoey is on a downward spiral to Loserville. This young high priestess-in-training has a lot on her plate since transferring to the House of Night. Her abilities are creating quite a stir on campus and Zoey is not used to having all the attention on her.
Since her recent admittance into the vampyre school, things have changed, and not for the better.
Professors are being murdered, fledglings are disappearing, and Neferet has declared war on all humans. Stevie Rae, Zoey's best friend, has been transformed into another type of vampyre, and Aphrodite, Zoey's one-time nemesis, has regained her humanity, but continues to have life-altering visions. Zoey must use all of her abilities to unite those who wish to save the House of Night and its loyal inhabitants.
The Cast duo has created yet another excellent addition to the HOUSE OF NIGHT series. It is easy to see why these novels have become so popular; the stories are well-written, and the dialogue is at times extremely clever and sometimes biting. Young adult readers can relate to the mundane, everyday-ness of Zoey's activities (i.e.going to class, having arguments with friends, etc.), while losing themselves in the otherworldly aspects of the students' lives.
This is a definite must-read for fans of the House of Night!