Marked
A House of Night Novel
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Marked
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Narrated by:
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Caitlin Davies
About this listen
Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night series by bestselling authors P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed.
Remember, darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good.
Sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is Marked as a fledgling vampyre and sent to the House of Night, where she’ll either complete the Change or die.
Zoey arrives with something no one else has—she’s been chosen by the vampyre Goddess Nyx. The magick running through Zoey is rare, volatile, and impossible to hide. Along with this newfound power comes a bloodlust she struggles to control and a supernatural bond tying her to her human ex-boyfriend. As Zoey navigates ritual, rivalry, and a school obsessed with status, she begins to see the truth beneath the glamour.
The Dark Daughters, the House of Night’s most elite inner circle, are far more dangerous than anyone admits. And they’re twisting their Goddess-given gifts into something unrecognizable.
With her new fledgling friends at her side and enemies closing in, Zoey must decide whom to trust, what to believe, and whether destiny is something to fight for . . . or run from.
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Critic Reviews
“From the moment I stuck my face in this book it hooked me! Totally awesome new take on vampires! Marked is hot and dark and funny. It rocks!” —Gena Showalter, author of MTV’s Oh My Goth
“Cast reeled me in from paragraph one. I snorted and giggled through the whole thing, and devoured it in one sitting.” —MaryJanice Davidson, New York Times best-selling author of the Undead series
voice ruined a great book
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Poor writing and voice acting
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All time favourite
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Zoey Redbird is a well written character, making an interesting and likeable protagonist. She accurately reflects a ' "mature" and "wise beyond her years" ' 16 year old girl, while still consistently showing how a lack of experiences, knowledge and sense of self narrows a young persons perspective and view of the world.
Throughout 'Marked' we follow Zoey as she struggles to deal with all the changes happening in her life. She begins to see the world is larger than she realises and navigates how this impacts her sense of belonging, knowledge and beliefs. The story clearly reads that while she is a wise young woman with great respect and powers connected to her spiritual self, she still faces the same teenage troubles many of us did; school drama, relationships, and the pressure of social expectations and peer influence all while trying to understand who you are.
The story has an interesting premise and a unique take on the classic 'vampire'. It explores spirituality and the connection that people have with the world through Zoey and her grandmother's strong Cherokee routes. It is a very interesting and wonderful part of the story that makes Zoey's character so interesting and fun to follow.
I particularly loved the relationship that Zoey has with her Grandmother, and her mentor Neferet. Grandma Redbird acts as a teacher, guide and loving protector of Zoey and the ways of their ancestors. Neferet mirrors this as she becomes Zoey's Vampire mentor when she arrives at the House of Night. Zoey discovers through her classes and self reflection, how the goddess Nyx cares for her chosen children and the connection she shares with her and her Cherokee heritage.
While some of the choices, behaviours and issues that Zoey faces seems silly and easily fixed now that I'm older, I think that the writer did a great job at depicting how important everything feels at that age and how a teenager would behave in those situations . I still really enjoyed the more serious struggles and the mystery problems that were hinted at in this book and I am excited to continue to reread/listen to this series.
good book but definitely feels targeted to a teen audience!
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The writers have two very very distinct voices. The characters swear consistently until about halfway through, where everything suddenly becomes sanitised. The main character’s internal monologue is not only long and drawn out, it’s also simultaneously judgy as hell, and extremely childish.
It reads like what it is - a vaguely racist (Sylvia and Shaunee are walking stereotypes) baby-boomer mother and an inexperienced millennial daughter teaming up to write a book with a great premise and terrible execution.
The narrator, while valiantly battling her way through the dialogue, doesn’t help the situation. She mispronounces any slightly complicated name (eg Penthesilea, which she pronounces ‘Pen-thih-silly-ah’), and over-emphasises individual words, which makes it sound robotic or stilted in places. The voices she uses are also strange and exaggerated - Aphrodite is supposed to be a teenage girl and she sounds like a 45 year old. Damien sounds like a cringey guy out of a badly-dubbed anime.
Sorry for the whinge-fest. This is just so bad. Cannot recommend.
Poorly written and poorly read
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