ravenjones's review against another edition
2.5
Eh, this one was fine.
I haven't been able to listen to defying gravity the same way since I read this for the first time at 12.
I haven't been able to listen to defying gravity the same way since I read this for the first time at 12.
ellennliggett's review against another edition
2.0
Nothing of substance actually happens in these books
rebecca_bluedragonskeep_books's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
mari_rod's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.75
aidnoah's review against another edition
2.0
Wow... what a slow start.
Stuff finally kicked in when, oh you know, ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS IS MUDERED.
Gah. *headdesk several times*
Anyway - the romance was a bit overpowering... but not as much as prior to Awakened.
And I think the ending was kind of fanserviced. >_>
The only thing that really disappointed me about this book was the fact that there's another one in the series.
I mean REALLY. I'm starting to think this series is being drawn out WAYYYYY too long. Really.
And I also think that PC and Kristin have lost sight of what their original intentions were... if I go back to Marked and read it.
*sigh*
Stuff finally kicked in when, oh you know, ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS IS MUDERED.
Gah. *headdesk several times*
Anyway - the romance was a bit overpowering... but not as much as prior to Awakened.
And I think the ending was kind of fanserviced. >_>
The only thing that really disappointed me about this book was the fact that there's another one in the series.
I mean REALLY. I'm starting to think this series is being drawn out WAYYYYY too long. Really.
And I also think that PC and Kristin have lost sight of what their original intentions were... if I go back to Marked and read it.
*sigh*
justinecm's review against another edition
1.0
I felt this book is comparitive to the rest in the series. I enjoyed it.I don't care much for the pop culture references. But I like the theme of friendship throughout the series. I also enjoy the goddess Nyx's character, it's a very interesting one. I find these book to be enteraining read and a break from the types of books I generally read. I do think that this book is better suited to a much younger crowd 14-17.
pebblespenguin1's review against another edition
4.0
So this is the eighth book in this series and I have to be honest I don’t really see where else this series can go. I cannot just stop in the middle of a series. I have no idea why I can’t just let it go but I can’t, I must know what happens to these characters, so I will continue to read these House of Night novels no matter how many they come out with.
In this book we see Zoey has returned from the Otherworld and is hesitant to return to all the evil that she has to fight back at the House of Night, even though all her friends have returned and so has Neferet. Eventually after Neferet pulls out her evil claws and goes to some extremes to get Zoey to come back, Zoey does return to the House of Night in mourning. When the group finally gets all back together it’s time to figure out what the next step to take is to defeat this evil that never seems to diminish in these books.
However now Rephaim and Stevie Rae are now in quite the predicament now that everyone is back in Tulsa, will they separate for good and break their imprint or expose themselves to everyone?
I did enjoy this book, mainly because of Stevie Rae’s story. Her and Rephaim’s story was a nice departure from the normal House of Night drama. I really do love this series and the characters but I really think someone needs to win at this point. Or something big and unexpected needs to happen where it changes the course of the story or eliminates Neferet or Kalona. I mean I am starting to get bored with Neferet getting away with everything. Come on everyone can’t be that blind forever! Have Kalona destroy her and Kalona be the main enemy or something. As far as I am concerned he is a much more entertaining villain. You never know what he is going to do.
Other than the Rephaim and Stevie Rae story most it was just filler for the story. I wish there would have been more of a battle at the end of the book. I felt like it led up to this big ending but the ending came up short for me, especially when it comes to fighting Kalona and Neferet.
Overall I was definitely sucked into this book just like every other book in this series and I like ‘Awakened’. I just can’t seem to get enough of these characters. I will have to read ‘Destined’ for sure.
vaniaasantos's review against another edition
3.0
2,7 estrelas
Começei a ler esta história quando tinha 15 anos e, nessa altura, gostei mais do que gostei agora que releio algum livro desta coleção. Penso que tal deve-se ao facto de, na altura, estar ligada mais aos livros para adolescentes do que hoje. Não posso dizer que seja um livro difícil de ler, porque não o é, a questão é que me fez perder um pouco do interesse há medida que ia lendo as sequelas e, devo dizer, acho que esta serie já devia ter terminado à alguns livros atrás. Apesar disso, não deixa de ser uma história de vampiros que aprecio o suficiente para tentar ler os seguintes nesta coleção.
Começei a ler esta história quando tinha 15 anos e, nessa altura, gostei mais do que gostei agora que releio algum livro desta coleção. Penso que tal deve-se ao facto de, na altura, estar ligada mais aos livros para adolescentes do que hoje. Não posso dizer que seja um livro difícil de ler, porque não o é, a questão é que me fez perder um pouco do interesse há medida que ia lendo as sequelas e, devo dizer, acho que esta serie já devia ter terminado à alguns livros atrás. Apesar disso, não deixa de ser uma história de vampiros que aprecio o suficiente para tentar ler os seguintes nesta coleção.