YA Fantasy/Parnormal
Rating: 5 Stars
In REDEEMED, Zoey and her friends face the ultimate battle with evil, which will determine the fate of the world, both human and vampyre. Neferet has finally made herself known to mortals as a Dark Goddess, and she is loose on Tulsa, OK and the world. No single vampyre is strong enough to vanquish her - unless that creature has the power to summon the elements as well as the ability to wield Old Magick. Only Zoey Redbird is heir to such power…Find out who will win and who will lose in this epic battle of Light versus Darkness.
My thoughts:
I remember the day I picked up the
first House of Night novel. It was just after it first released and I had never
heard of it. I was still in high school at the time and my new English class
really wanted to get us back into reading so we were required to read a certain
amount of books and write papers about them. To get us back into reading my
teacher set up a field trip to bring us to the local Barnes & Noble to pick
out books that the school will buy for us, or if they don’t want to then she
would personally cover it. I ventured back to my fantasy and paranormal section
and I came across Marked. I didn’t grab it at first because I want to weigh my
options but eventually I went back and I grabbed it. That was the only book I
got that day. The minute I started reading it I could not put it down. It was a
new take on vampyres and it was amazing.
Eventually I bought more books in
the series. I wanted to share my love for this series I created the first ever
House of Night Facebook page, which is still growing. That page opened so many
doors for me. I worked freelance for St. Martin’s and I have met so many
amazing people. It also made me realize I wanted to be a writer. It made me
rethink my whole life and I ended back in school for a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative
Writing for Entertainment at Full Sail University. In one year I will be
graduating and hopefully have an amazing career in writing.
This series changed my entire life
and I will never forget that. P.C. and Kristin Cast are my idols. I owe them so
much and they don’t even know it. Someday I hope to meet them and tell them.
Their tour never brings them to Wisconsin so I have never gotten the chance. I
am thrilled and sad to write my last review for their series. It’s not over yet
because soon there will be a movie series and even more to talk about. For now,
we will stick with this review.
When we last left the House of
Night Zoey Redbird has made some mistakes and believes that she is now a
murderer. As the audience we know this not to be true. Neferet killed those men
and many others. She has ousted herself to the world as the evil person she is.
I have waited seven years for this
finale and I can say that I was not disappointed. I don’t want to give any
spoilers so I’m going to try be as giving as I can without giving out any
important pieces. This novel is the perfect ending to such a long series. A
story that took twelve books to share it with us and to me it was well worth
it.
In the beginning the story was
about Zoey but as the series continued the story grew into more than that. We
started jumping into someone else’s head and eventually each character had
their own story to tell and I think P.C. and Kristin Cast did it beautifully.
They all had their flaws but they were well rounded and had their part in main
focus of the story. Of course, Aphrodite is the one who grew the most out of
all of them. In the beginning she was the enemy but became a major part of the
Nerd Herd’s circle.
There is so much more at play in
this novel. We have Old Magick was that was introduced a few books ago but we
also have a much darker Neferet. It has been a very violent journey for Zoey
but this one is different from the rest. This novel is dark and full of death,
definitely a lot more detail and horror. It’s like the series grew up with us
growing darker and darker with each book.
To finish this review I have to say
again how much I enjoyed this series. It was a wonderful journey and it could
not have ended any better. The Casts created this entire new world and didn’t
hold back. They gave us many extra books to make the experience even better,
like the Fledgling Handbook 101 and all of the novellas. This book, like all of
the others, pulled me in and wouldn’t let me go until the very last “The End”
was read. It’s sad to see such a beautiful series end but at the same time it
was joyous. I will never regret picking up Marked and I will never regret
sticking with this series until the very end.
Along with this review, I have been
given the opportunity to a House of Night Goddess Gift Giveaway. P.C. and
Kristin Cast has partnered with companies like Sinful Colors, 21 Drops,
Jamberry, Baby Blue Designs and For Strange Women to put together what they are
calling “Goddess Gifts.” You now have an opportunity to win one of these amazing
gifts! Fill out the form below with your name and e-mail (to notify the winner
only) and you will be entered to win. Contest ends a week from today on Wednesday, November 5th, winner will be contacted on Thursday.
Cover: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Overall Score,
I received a copy of this novel by
Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc. for my honest review.
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