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For the love of all that is holy, PLEASE someone tell the authors that this series should have been done and over two books ago if this is what they are trying to now pass off as a book. Yes, I have read all of them. Yes, I enjoyed them a lot in the beginning. But book 8 is nothing but horny teenagers, bad overuse of inane slang and pop references, and so many uses of the phrase "bull poopie" that it could fill an entire chapter on its own. And the constant referring to each other as "Twin" by Erin and Shaunee? We get it, really, thanks, we do. The pages of each subsequent novel have become so filled with repetitive garbage that a reader can skip two or three pages at a time and not miss a single plot point.

I really wish more time had been taken to develop the Isle of Skye where Zoey and her friends were. The two ancients who live and protect it seem like they have such a rich history waiting to be told, not to mention the isle itself. Instead, it was pages of little but: "True Blood" reference, bull poopie, Zoey and Stark having sex, twin, shopping, twin, shoes, Neferet and Kalona having sex, twin, shopping, twin, shoes, twin, bull poopie, twin, "True Blood" reference, twin, shopping, twin, shoes, Kalona lusting after Zoey, bull poopie, Stevie Rae lusting after Rephaim, bull poopie, bull poopie, twin, bull poopie, "True Blood" reference, bull poopie, Aphrodite lusting after Darius...chapter after chapter. Why wasn't more given to the story of Zoey's mom and step-father, seeing as how Zoey's mom becomes a pivot point in the plot at the end of the book? And what about the giant bulls of good and evil? The cliffhanger at the end of 8 with Heath - really? What reader won't be able to figure out how that will play out in future novels?

What once was a promising series appears to be turning into nothing more than a production line of plot empty novels in order to either make a quota or make more money. I see that there are novellas planned to explore the backstories of multiple characters in the books. Why didn't the authors develop the characters in the pages of the first eight books instead of creating novellas? Why leave so many characters utterly one-note for so long when so much could have been done with them? As we all know how the characters end up in the present, I really hope that more time has been taken to develop and write very good tales of their journeys to this point. Hopefully the authors are better than believing their own hype. They got famous because they wrote stories that drew the readers in and made them want more. Will they now become infamous for writing stories that drive these same readers away? The "something" that made me want to read this series is no longer there to be found in the pages. I really, really hope that the authors are able to read and take the reviews from Amazon and other book sites to heart and come back with a stellar book 9 (and beyond). I miss the catchy storyline that hooked me.


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Awakened House of Night Book 8 P C Cast Kristin Cast Books Reviews

I became interested in the House of Night Novels after purchasing Wisdom of the House of Night Oracle Cards. I was so enthralled with the tarot cards, and wanted to learn more about the characters on the cards. I have read two books out of A House of Night series, and might I add they were not in order. It's hard to pass up books for $3 at your local bookstore.

The House of Night series fans will be happy for the follow-up and continuity from the previous books. Especially, if you have your favorites. I think the fact I read this series out of order led to me getting restless with the story. There were some parts that seemed to drag on and on - to the point I had to put the book down for a few days.

I wouldn't say this a bad book, but I would recommend reading this series in order. I believe readers that have read this series in order is more invested in characters than people that haven't.
I am going to take and assume if you are reading this you have some idea of what happened in the first novel.

So I am making my way through this high school House of Night series. I am just not sure how much more of the whining and complaining I can take before I send the book through the shredder. Zoey is just always in over her head. and it just happens to always be the notorious Neferet that is on the other end. I was expecting a better betrayal in this book, and while it is more of a somber tone, it just fell way short in my expectations. The book was just so mediocre I couldn't give it much higher.

Zoey in this novel is reeling from the loss of her friend, Stevie Ray. Her other friends are trying to fill in the gap and make sure that Zoey is okay. However, what bothered me the most is high the other friends are around, they don't seem to feel the loss at all. It's like they all just immediately felt the loss than when Zoey collapsed they seemed to move on and fill the gap. I just found it tasteless and almost insulting. I mean friends tend to get together and talk and comfort each other, not try to fill a hole and whatnot.

However the whole whiny Zoey continues and with the loss it only gets worse. In the beginning it's near Christmas and Zoey's birthday, they come close and she hates the Birth-mas gifts, but doesn't tell anyone other than Stevie Ray. Now when the other friends give their gifts they have that Birth-mas theme and it upsets her. I'm sorry don't hold them accountable if you never mentioned your feelings on the topic. It's not their fault entirely, and the more the novel goes on it's a wonder why her friends even stick around.

Aphrodite is back with a vengeance. I thought she would be more of an annoyance or just a straight up bitch. However, there is more than meets the eye to Aphrodite, and that's the part of her character that I found more realistic. It gives her character depth and personality. She was one of the few characters that grew on me as the novel went on, while the others seemed to hover and dance around the pampered annoying Zoey.

Now the Betrayal, gives a lot of story away, and I'm going to try to explain it without trying to get give it away. You would think it'd be Neferet or Aphorodite, because they are the obvious picks and with Aphrodite getting so close to Zoey. I was rather shocked at the whole revelation and the plot twist that surrounded the Betrayal. However, after it was revealed the rest of the story seemed to follow a straight line to the end. I don't understand the story writing, it's beginning to twist to end. There is little room left for imagination and letting the story simmer and grow, or twisting to let the reader get more immersed in the story.

This is a rather large review for such a mediocre to poor book. I wanted to see more world-building or a better character growth, but that came at the cost of the plot. I like Aphrodite more so than Zoey in this novel and it makes her more realistic and believable in this novel. However Aphrodite just seemed to steal the spotlight from Zoey and it was well deserved. If you made it past the first book, I would be weary about diving into this novel. Take some time, and read some more reviews, I already had it on my shelf so I went on, but I would think twice.
For the love of all that is holy, PLEASE someone tell the authors that this series should have been done and over two books ago if this is what they are trying to now pass off as a book. Yes, I have read all of them. Yes, I enjoyed them a lot in the beginning. But book 8 is nothing but horny teenagers, bad overuse of inane slang and pop references, and so many uses of the phrase "bull poopie" that it could fill an entire chapter on its own. And the constant referring to each other as "Twin" by Erin and Shaunee? We get it, really, thanks, we do. The pages of each subsequent novel have become so filled with repetitive garbage that a reader can skip two or three pages at a time and not miss a single plot point.

I really wish more time had been taken to develop the Isle of Skye where Zoey and her friends were. The two ancients who live and protect it seem like they have such a rich history waiting to be told, not to mention the isle itself. Instead, it was pages of little but "True Blood" reference, bull poopie, Zoey and Stark having sex, twin, shopping, twin, shoes, Neferet and Kalona having sex, twin, shopping, twin, shoes, twin, bull poopie, twin, "True Blood" reference, twin, shopping, twin, shoes, Kalona lusting after Zoey, bull poopie, Stevie Rae lusting after Rephaim, bull poopie, bull poopie, twin, bull poopie, "True Blood" reference, bull poopie, Aphrodite lusting after Darius...chapter after chapter. Why wasn't more given to the story of Zoey's mom and step-father, seeing as how Zoey's mom becomes a pivot point in the plot at the end of the book? And what about the giant bulls of good and evil? The cliffhanger at the end of 8 with Heath - really? What reader won't be able to figure out how that will play out in future novels?

What once was a promising series appears to be turning into nothing more than a production line of plot empty novels in order to either make a quota or make more money. I see that there are novellas planned to explore the backstories of multiple characters in the books. Why didn't the authors develop the characters in the pages of the first eight books instead of creating novellas? Why leave so many characters utterly one-note for so long when so much could have been done with them? As we all know how the characters end up in the present, I really hope that more time has been taken to develop and write very good tales of their journeys to this point. Hopefully the authors are better than believing their own hype. They got famous because they wrote stories that drew the readers in and made them want more. Will they now become infamous for writing stories that drive these same readers away? The "something" that made me want to read this series is no longer there to be found in the pages. I really, really hope that the authors are able to read and take the reviews from and other book sites to heart and come back with a stellar book 9 (and beyond). I miss the catchy storyline that hooked me.