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Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN13: 9780312360283
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She’s come to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters. Best of all, Zoey finally feels like she belongs--like she really fits in. She actually has a boyfriend…or two. Then the unthinkable happens: Human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the House of Night. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey’s old life, she begins to realize that the very powers that make her so unique might also threaten those she loves. Then, when she needs her new friends the most, death strikes the House of Night, and Zoey must find the courage to face a betrayal that could break her heart, her soul, and jeopardize the very fabric of her world.
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| Great Book for Teens |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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My 13 yr old daughter loves this new series she reads these books with enthusiasm and can't wait to get the next one in the series.
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| Betrayed by Betrayed? |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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Continuing on with the House of Night Novels, Zoey finds herself in a lovers....square? Three guys potentially going after her and she can not figure out which one to be with. Erik the hot fledging, Heath her boyfriend from when she was a human or Loren the off limits Vampyre teacher. Everybody loves Zoey. Shocker!
Zoey get almost everything she wants four awesome friends, guys swooning over her, leader of the Dark daughters but not everything is perfect. She keeps seeing dead fledgings turn into these red eye creatures. Also, humans are dying close to the House of Night making it look like the vamps are killing humans. When someone close to her is taken by these red eye creatures and someone close to her is turned into these red eye creatures Zoey takes it on herself to figure out what is going on and to save her friends!
The ending of this book didn't make me want to continue to the next book as much as the last one. It is kind of getting redundant now. And, the author summarizes so much from the previous book which seems like too much. I already know this, I read the first one...so move on! I started the third book a couple pages in and so far all it is is a summary of the last two. Sometimes you might want to put in a bit to let you remember but when it was say over and over in the first one, and over and over in the second I am pretty sure we got the point now.
I am starting to wonder if I will be able to get through all these books without getting bored of Zoey Redbird.
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| Betrayed Book Review |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Second book was better than the first and I enjoyed the pace of this book more.
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| If you need purpose in your pathetic life, read this book! |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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Okay, no matter who you are, this book is terrible! The only people who will like this book are the pathetic, lazy teens, who instead of making themselves better people, just blame all their problems on the fact that they are (insert your problem i.e. fat, ugly, whatever) and that this characteristic is what the people around them judge them on (which may or may not be true), instead of their rude attitudes. This author has no talent, instead relying on what people want to hear, not unlike another vampire novel... Not only does this author have bad grammar, and not a single creative, original thought (yes, this novel is VERY similar to another vampire novel that came out years before this one), she constantly inserts her sexual desires into her books (HELLO! "I'm not a slut!" Yet you've had sex with a teacher, and you're cheating on your 'boyfriend'. Is this a harem novel!?), she obviously hates Christianity. I emailed her once after I read a part in her book where the heroine gets a cross from her 'evil stepfather', and the popular phrase, "The reason for the season", is on it, and asked her whether or not her stepfather' religion was Christianity. She replied it wasn't but since after that there have been numerous accounts (please read book to learn more), and it's obvious this woman has been hurt and she's taking her prejudice out on her readers. Her characters have no character depth, all the amazing things happen to our heroine and her friends. I could go on forever. Basically, if you need to hear that you are more special than the people who are prettier and more popular than you, and that someday your dreams will come true while you sit on the couch and wait for it. Please, go on and read this book, I'd hate to think you might actually grow up!
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| Interesting Premise, Dreadful Protagonist--Spoilers |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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Throughout this book my one consistent thought was that this could be a phenomenal series with some major edits. There are a lot of reasons for this and many of these reasons are expressed in my review of Marked. I happen to like Betrayed better than Marked. And I think I'll ramble on a bit about what I liked and didn't like in the hopes of reaching some conclusion.
The concept of the book is wonderful. I wasn't exactly impressed when I read 'vampire finishing school' for the first time but the Casts have really put a wonderful spin on vampires. And though I do like my traditional folklore, I do appreciate a good spin. And there's plenty to keep the reader interested and entertained. I know I certainly enjoyed the bomb threat scene.
But sometimes the characters just make me want to hit myself with the book a couple of times. A few are still loaded with potential--I happen to like Aphrodite and Stevie Rae best for exactly this reason. And if their potential remains unharnessed in books to come I'll have lost all sense of why I even bother reading. Characters are important to me and these are the only two characters that have carried these first two books. I also think that given a little work Damien might deserve his time in the spotlight as well. And Neferet...well, I'll have to see where the Casts go with Neferet before I really pass judgement.
Who isn't displaying this promise for blossoming? Zoey and the Twins. And Erik isn't really doing much for me either. Shaunee and Erin--the 'Twins'--are just...annoying. I mentioned in my review of Marked that it would not be cute for Shaunee and Erin to be developed as a single person because they're so much alike. Unfortunately, this seems to be where their characters are going. And their constant use of "Twin this" and "Twin that" is profoundly irritating. The concept of two completely different people being so alike is interesting--but it shouldn't be the only concept that you work with!
And I just can't get over how little growth Zoey shows despite the fact that she is the main character. And you want to know why she doesn't show growth? Because she is already unnaturally perfect. She has more gifts than you can count on one hand. She has three boyfriends. (I'm sorry, a boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend that she still wants to be with, and a teacher she openly flirts with.) And she is moral and honorable and says words like "poopie".
Speaking of Zoey, seeing things from her point of view really brings down the quality of the books' writing. She sounds like she's trying to hard to come across as a normal teenager and not doing too well at it. I mentioned the annoying amplifiers she uses in my previous review--totally, seriously, definitely, completely, etc.--and no, that still hasn't stopped. And what's worse is the little parenthetical interjections that Zoey always has to add in. My favorite in this one occurred while she was Googling prestigious high schools. She came across one called Mrs. Porters and couldn't resist adding: "Really--hee hee--that's the school's name." Sorry Zoey, I'm not seeing the humor.
As far as the story goes, the book is lively and interesting. I was only bothered by a few things within the story itself. The one thing that springs to mind is the random inane chatter between Zoey and Heath while she's facing off about a dozen members of the undead to rescue him. It was very throwing since most people with common sense would know that such a scene would not be the time or place.
As for the vampires themselves, I love the Paganistic rituals and customs and think that they add flavor to the story. Earth, water, fire, air, and spirit? I love it and can't wait to read more of it. But the one thing that bothers me: can we please stop with the unwarranted prejudice? The scene where Zoey's parents visited in the beginning was the only other scene I can think of that threw me from the story. It really just came off as way to make the Christian character seem like an ass. One of the themes in the book is acceptance of others but why can't the Casts extend this ideal to every denomination of people?
I'm really hoping for this series to be great. I want the stars to keep building with each book. But I don't see that happening unless a few changes are made.
(Oh, and I have to give due to the cover designer. These books are beautiful.)
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