Marked - Kristin Cast

Ever since Twilight came out in the cinema, I seem to have developed a bit of a fascination with vampire fiction, having read many books, incluing many Anne Rice, the whole Twilight series, Let The Right One In, the Historian, and of course, the original - Bram Stokers Dracula . Recently, I went on a trip to Waterstones where they had a ' 3 for 2' offer . One of the three I picked up was from the teenage fiction section, Marked, By P.C and Kristin Cast. This is the first in the House of Night series , which so far totals 5 books, as far as I'm aware , with book six due to be released later this year . The book centres on 16 year old Zoey ...  Read the complete review

I was browsing through my local Borders, in the kiddie section (hush. I might be 25 but I still like reading teen fiction. Its nothing to be ashamed of) when I happened upon *Marked*. It was sitting in the recommended section, next to *Twilight*, with a little note posted underneath, advising potential readers that if they had enjoyed Twilight, they would also enjoy this book. Ever eager to find a new series to get my teeth into (and the pun is intentional, this is a Vampire book after all), I bought *Marked* and began to read when I got home that night. Who what and when? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Marked* is the first book in the *House Of ...  Read the complete review

Marked is the first novel in the House of Night series by P.C. and Kristen Cast, following the story of sixteen year old Zoey as she becomes a vampyre. It was recommended to me by a fellow Dooyooer, and fellow Twilight fan - I love that saga (as you may know from previous reviews!), and having read it all I was feeling a little bereft. As I did with Harry Potter, I seem to get addicted to fantasy sagas. So House Of Night sounded like it would be right up my street. In the world of the House of Night novels, vampyres are known about by humans and in fact hold many high status positions in the world of the arts. You become a vampyre not by being bitten, as with ...  Read the complete review

I am a nearly 23 year old female who is one of those sad "twilight" fans. I worship the books and thought the film was great. My other half, who incidentally was the one who introduced me to twilight, has also been helping me on my mission to find another book that I can read, after many failed attempts to get into another book, as my sad twilight obsession continues. Enter the "House of Night" series. Background ---------------- The book "Marked" is the first of the soon to be 6 book series (Number 6 is not out yet) centring on a 16 year old girl, Zoey ...  Read the complete review

When my husband treated me to a book that I have previously reviewed (The Host by Stephenie Meyer), it was a toss up between that book and the book I will now review. Knowing my love of all things gothic and vampire related he was adamant that I would regret not getting this and the other two books that were available at the time and on offer........ok, I'm female, and when any when, especially my husband tells me I am wrong I go for my first instinct, which is usually the opposite to what he has suggested! The book I will now review is - "Marked, by P.C and Kirsten Cast". The basic premise of the story is thus - Zoey is ...  Read the complete review