That is, if she makes it through the Change-and not all of those who are Marked do.
The next, she's Marked as a fledgling vampyre, forcing her to leave her ordinary life behind and join the House of Night, a boarding school where she will train to become an adult vampyre. One minute, sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is a normal teenager dealing with everyday high school stress: her cute boyfriend Heath, the school's star quarterback who suddenly seems more interested in partying than playing ball her nosy frenemy Kayla, who's way too concerned with how things are going with Heath her uber-tough geometry test tomorrow. Cast and Kristin Cast, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. Ages 13-up.Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night series by bestselling authors P.C. There are points of interest along the way-young vampires can die at any moment if their bodies ""reject the Change"" and Zoey struggles with early-onset bloodlust-but too much time is spent on endless teen-speak conversations and winking asides to the reader. Aphrodite, leader of a group of girls called the Dark Daughters, distrusts Zoey and is jealous of the unusual mark she bears Zoey learns that the popular girl is using her position for illicit purposes, leading to a power play and ultimately a showdown. Zoey quickly finds herself running afoul of the former and making friends with the latter.
Girls in this vampire kingdom aren't that different from any other teen milieu: there are fashionista snobs and there are country music fans who have Kenny Chesney posters over their beds.
After a frightening encounter with the vampire goddess Nyx, Zoey awakens at the House of Night, a surprisingly dull school with all the usual problems and petty squabbles found in the ""normal"" world. Vampirism is an accepted fact of life in this world, but her distant mother and clueless, Christian stepfather don't understand, so she flees to her beloved Grandma Redbird's home. Zoey Montgomery is ""Marked"" by a ""vampyre tracker"" while at school one day, meaning that she too, will become such a creature. Cast, best known for her adult fantasy romance titles, enlists the help of 19-year-old daughter Kristin for her first YA book, a teen vampire melodrama that tries a bit too hard to be cool.
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