My Newest Book Obsession

Hello!

I'm here to talk to you about my newest book obsession which is the house of night series by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast. This series is something that I don't usually read, which is books about vampires. I HATE books about vampires. The biggest reason as to why? Twilight. Those books are incredibly predictable, boring, and so full of everything average readers look for that it makes me want to cut out the pages! I'd never do that to any other books, so this is a very serious claim. I know that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, so I didn't. Trust me, I've read Twilight, and it fell even below my already low standards for it. Anyway, what was my original topic about?

amazon.com(Google)

That's right! The house of night series. This series is about a modern day world exactly like ours, but where vampires are a part of the human society. They lived isolated, by their own choice, at schools that they teach their young "fledglings" how to become an adult vampire. Fledglings are marked by the goddess around the age of fourteen. The goddess, otherwise known as Nyx, is the night personified, the woman they worship along with the five elements that are connected to her. Fledglings are marked and go through a change that could kill them if they are not strong enough, which is why they must be taught and trained by an adult vampire at the schools they call "the house of night".

Now that I've given you a little bit of background information, the series itself focuses on one fledgling, in particular, Zoey Redbird. She is heavily gifted by Nyx, as she is the first ever vampire in history to be able to control the five elements know as air, fire, water, earth, and spirit. The plot follows the girl's journey through her years at the house of night, the struggle of friendship, and the fight between good and evil. If I had to give an age suggestion for these novels it would be 14 and up. There are ideas such as sexual attraction, death, and betrayal that aren't appropriate for young readers. I don't give an older age restriction because I believe it doesn't matter what age you are, everyone can read young adult fiction. Many of the people who write the genre are adults, so that should also tell you something.

All in all, I recommend this twelve novel series to anyone who is looking for a different less predictable take on vampires. The first few novels have some dialect that makes me sigh such as personal thoughts in parenthesis. The main character also refuses to swear and uses words such as "bullpoopie" which makes me cringe. But if you can get past that and really dive into the plot it's an awesome and entertaining read! Give it a try and let me know if you like it!

Sincerely,
Kaylin Peyerk