Destined by P.C. and Kristin Cast (Giveaway!)

Destined (House of Night - Book 9)

by P.C. and Kristin Cast

"...Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet – which would be a whole lot easier if the High Counsel saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, Rephaim and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together – if he can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow…"

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Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (Book Review)

Title: Marked
Authors: P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

My Synopsis: Zoey Redbird is leading a somewhat normal, if non-desirable teenage life in Oklahoma when she is "marked". Marked means that she will be leaving everything that she knows to take up residence at the House of Night and learn how to become a vampire as her body changes.  Many fledglings, as new vampires are called, do not survive the changes and die.

Zoey never really felt like she fit in at her human school or even with her family - especially since her mom remarried a few years earlier.  She has a secret hope that at the House of Night she will finally fit in.  Her mark fills in overnight though and this immediately sets her apart from the other fledglings.  This is usually something that happens over the course of their training.  Neferet has also become her mentor - and this is definitely a big thing.  Neferet is like the high priestess at the House of Night.

It doesn't take long for Zoey to make some friends - Stevie Ray - her roommate, Damien, and the twins (not really) Shaunee and Erin.  Then there is also Erik Night, someone for whom Zoey feels an instant attraction. 

On the other end of the specturm is Aphrodite.  She is currently the leader of the Dark Daughters - sort of the elite group at the House of Night, and thinks she is still Erik's girlfriend - even though he has made it very clear that they are through.  Hoping to intimidate Zoey, she invites her to one of their rituals.  Unfortunately, things don't work out exactly as Aphrodite had planned.  The things that Zoey is learning about herself though also leaves her feeling unsettled and unsure - especially of her mark and what makes her special.

I cannot believe that it has taken me so long to start this series!  I had given this first book to my sister, and after receiving Burned, knew that I had to get it back and get reading!  I was sucked in pretty quickly - but who doesn't like a story about beautiful (mean) rich girl vs beautiful (but thinks she is ordinary) nice girl - Then throw in a little romance, some good friends, and vampires and it is a win-win! 

I am lucky that I have the first four books of this series (thank you Paperbackswap!) and also have the sixth!  So I can keep reading and hopefully get a hold of the fifth book before I reach that point!


Marked (House of Night, Book 1)
Publisher/Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin, May 2007
ISBN: 978-0-312-36026-9
306 pages

Late Breaking Waiting on Wednesday Addition!

I am hardly into the first book, Marked, in the House of Night series and now they have added a sixth!

Tempted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast will be out October 27th!

To read the first chapter of TEMPTED and listen to the first two chapters on audio,
click on House of Night.

Tempted
Publisher/Publication Date: St. Martins Griffin, Oct 27, 2009
ISBN: 978-0312567484
336 pages

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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Richard Mayhew is a plain man with a good heart--and an ordinary life that is changed forever on a day he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. From that moment forward he is propelled into a world he never dreamed existed--a dark subculture flourishing in abandoned subway stations and sewer tunnels below the city--a world far stranger and more dangerous than the only one he has ever known. . .(back cover)





Don't Tell by Karen Rose

DON'T LOOK



It was a desperate plan. But Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to save herself and her child from her abusive cop husband was to stage their own death. Now all that remains of their former life is at the bottom of a lake. . .



DON'T TRUST



Armed with a new identity in a new town, she and her son have found refuge hundreds of miles away. As Caroline Stewart, she has almost forgotten the nightmare she left behind nine years ago. She is even taking a chance on love with Max Hunter, a man with wounds of his own. But her past is about to collide with the present when her husband uncovers her trail and threatens her hard-won peace. Step by step, he's closing in on her--and everything and everyone she loves. (back cover)




Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors

Journey to dazzling seventeenth-century Hindustan, where the reigning emperor, consumed with grief over the tragic death of his beloved wife, commissioned the building of a grand mausoleum as a testament to the marvel of their love. This monument would soon become known as the Taj Mahal--a sight famous around the world for its beauty and the emotions it symbolizes.



Princess Jahanara, the courageous daughter of the emperor and his wife, tells their mesmerizing tale, while sharing her own parallel story of forbidden love with the celebrated architect of the Taj Mahal. Set during a time of unimaginable wealth and power, murderous sibling rivalries, and cruel despotism, this impressive novel sweeps you away to a historical Hindustan brimming with action and intrigue in an era when, alongside the brutalities of war and oppression, architecture and the art of love and passion reached a pinnacle of perfection. (back cover)



Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
(Book 1 in the Vampire Academy series)

ONLY A TRUE BEST FRIEND CAN PROTECT YOU FROM YOUR IMMORTAL ENEMIES. . .



Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with an unbreakable bond to the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest and most dangerous vampires -- the ones who never die.



The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making her one of them.



After two years of illicit freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy, hidden in the deep forests of Montana. Rose will continue her Dhampir education. Lissa will go back to being Queen of the elite Moroi social scene. And both girls will resume breaking Academy hearts.



Fear made Lissa and Rose run away from St. Vladimir's -- inside the Academy's iron gates, their world is even more frought with danger. Here, the cutthroat ranks of the Moroi perform unspeakable rituals, and their secretive nature and love of the night creates an enigmatic world full of social complexities. Rose and Lissa must navigate through this dangerous world, confront the temptation of forbidden romance, and never once let their guard down, lest the Strigoi make Lissa one of them forever. . .(back cover)



Other books in the series are: Frostbite, Shadow Kiss, Blood Promise, and Spirit Bound.


Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
(Book 3, House of Night series)

BLOODLUST AND DARK FORCES ARE AT WORK AT THE HOUSE OF NIGHT, and fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be friends are turning out to be enemies. And, oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. So begins the gripping third installment of this "highly addictive series" (Romantic Times BOOKreviews), in which Zoey's mettle will be tested like never before. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help her, but she does know that anything she and Stevie Rae discover must be kept secret from everyone else at the House of Night, where trust has become a rare commodity. Speaking of rare, Zoey finds herself in the very rare position of having three boyfriends, a situation with the potential to spell social disaster. Then vampyres start turning up dead. Really dead. But as Zoey and her friends find out, things are not always what they seem. (back cover)

Other books in this series are: Marked, Betrayed, (Chosen), Untamed, Hunted, Tempted, Burned.

HUNTED - A House of Night Novel by P.C. and Kristin Cast

The House of Night is a thrillingly engaging book series from St. Martin's Press. The series follows 16-year-old Zoey Redbird, who gets “Marked” by a vampyre tracker and begins to undergo the Change into an actual vampyre.

For the first time in hardcover, with a huge initial printing, HUNTED finds Zoey Redbird at her most powerful and in her most important role yet.

The New York Times best selling mother-daughter writing team of P.C. and Kristin Cast again prove why they have become a major force in teen fiction. With over 3 million copies of their books in print, a well-publicized film option, an updated interactive website, daily-growing fanbase, and now a first national book tour, the Cast duo will command your attention with every page turn.





To read the first chapter of HUNTED, please visit the House of Night website by clicking here.


Click Play below to listen to the chapter 2 of HUNTED.

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The first 4 books in the series are below.

Marked (Book 1); Betrayed (Book 2); Chosen (Book 3); Untamed (Book4)