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Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: The good news: Zoey's friends have her back again and Stevie Rae and the red fledglings aren't Neferet's secrets any longer. The bad news: Ancient evil with the face of an angel has been let loose �?? that and various other nasties (whose faces aren't so angelic). Grandma Redbird is in trouble. Heath is in trouble. The House of Night is in trouble. Okay, let's face it �?? Zoey's whole world is in trouble! But when the trouble comes from a being who appears to be beauty personified, will the world believe it? Especially when only a teenager and a group of misfits are the only ones who really understand the danger he brings. Will Zoey have the strength and wisdom to reveal the truth? Especially when, in the House of Night, the truth is often hard to come by... Hunted, the fifth installment in P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast's award-winning, New York Times bestselling young adult vampyre series is sure to keep fans hooked… (more)
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The story picks up fairly close to where UNTAMED leaves off. Zoey and her pals have reached the tunnels where the Red Fledglings live, and then, for the first hundred
If you've gotten this far into the series, this probably won't stop you from reading HUNTED, but don't say I didn't warn you.
The ending of this book can be likened to a season finale. Most of the plot has been tied up, the immediate danger has passed, but there are still questions unanswered and things left unfinished, and there's still plenty of potential for the story to go on. That's why, I suppose, there are still two books out in this series that I have yet to read, though.
I admit the ending was a little cheesy, the power of love overcoming the power of darkness in a very obvious way. But from what I've seen of the series so far, that doesn't mean it was a "hammered home" moral message. This series does a good job of expressing realistic ambiguous morality. Jerks can be on the side of good, people doubt each other and their motives, and things are not always as good or bad as they seem. So perhaps the events at the tail end of the book will end up haing far-reaching consequences that are not as bright and happy as they may at first seem, and I'm interested to see how accurate that thought turns out to be.
One thing to note, though, and I'm not sure where the fault -- if it can be called so -- lies here, but the prophecies and poems that pop up frequently are getting much easier to interpret. I'm not sure if that's because I'm able to see things from the perspective of the outsider, the observer who isn't preoccupied with the fight to stay alive, or if it's because the authors are just making them really obvious to figure out. Yes, sometimes they throw me a little (I actually felt sure for a time that the "Night" in Kramisha's poem refered to Erik, what with his last name actually being Night and Damien mentioning that the aspects mentioned in the poem were likely to be people), but for the most part, I'm seeing well in advance what the characters realise only at the very last second.
Such is the way of prophecies, though. They're either ridiculously hard to interpret, or ridiculously easy. They may be an overused plot element, but they're bloody hard to pull off in a way that leaves the reader guessing at anything while still having them make sense in the end.
And now, on to book 6. I'm so close to the end of this series I can taste it!
This book really gives you an idea of what Neferet was really like....and boy, she was one evil little boogey! But now Zoey is having nightmares, which include Kalona telling her that she called to him, but how is she going to stop him and his evil flying Raven Mockers. Which by the way, accidentally attacked her and she was wounded pretty bad. But with the help of Darius, Eric and all of her wonderful friends, she was healed, ubt not quite fully recovered. With all that's going on, there really isn't much time for sleep - okay, when you have some evil man visiting your dreams, who wants to sleep, right?
P.C. and Kristin Cast are out doing themselves as each book in this series moves along. And it all revolves around Zoey Redbird - the Marked child with special abilities to control all five elements. This makes her different and it seems that the evil finds her one way or the other! If you haven't started reading this series, then you really are missing something wonderful. The Hosue of Night novels are YA novels and one of the best series I've ever had the pleasure of reading. You'll be coming back for more!
Also, there were quite a few errors in this book. First, in the book cover synopsis Erik is spelled Eric. During the book a characters name is switched with another. And there were a few places where words were obviously left out of sentences. Kind of frustrating.
Even though am I complaining, I do like the series. It is interesting enough, but I feel like it is being drawn out. And if the boy issues are not resolved soon, I may lose interest. This book was hard for me to get through because of it.
Oh, and I have come to adore the character Aphrodite. :-) (shockily) She is by far my favorite. Heath would probably be my second favorite. Even though he is a little slow. (I would really hate to see him get the boot). All of the other characters are just.......there.
In this book Zoey and friends are hiding in the tunnels with Stevie Rae and her red
The above is basically the whole story. Sadly the first 2/3's of the story are spent in the tunnels with not a whole lot happening. Zoey spends a lot of time whining about Erik being too possessive. Then, of course, Zoey has to get involved with Heath...again. And because Zoey wouldn't have enough to whine about without being involved in a love triangle, Stark is drug into the picture too. This story felt like it was almost a repeat of the third book; at least in the relationship aspects. Seriously nothing exciting actually happens until the last section of the book. This section was pretty good and dealt with Zoey and friends going back to the House of Night and facing Neferet and Kalona.
This has been a very inconsistent series for me. Some of the books I love and some I hate. I feel that there has been more hate than love for this series for me. There are so many interesting things that could be happening with these characters and this world; it seems though that the majority of page space islent to Zoey so she can whine about relationship troubles. All of her whining makes me think that maybe she is not the special Priestess that everyone thinks she is; I mean she is one of the weakest heroines I have ever read about.
I had a tough time getting through this book. I am finding that I don't really care about many of the characters all that much. The plot wasn't very exciting or griping. Believe it or not I though Aphrodite was my favorite character of this book; her actions are much more heroic than any of the others. I am not sure I will read the 6th book. My overall reaction when I finished this book was, "Thank goodness I am done, I can read something good now!"
Sorry this is such a scalding review, but I am sooo disappointed that this series can't be more consistent!
This is my favorite book of this series so far.
I'm a bit surprised that Zoey seems to be on the way to living an life of polygamy. I don't approve or disapprove, but it was really bold of the authors to lead Zoey in that direction.
Hmm. What else? All in all, I like this series. I don't think it'll ever be worth four or five stars, but it's still worth a read.
I like the way the authors (a mother and daughter) have created a world in these books that’s only slightly offset from our own. Comparisons are encouraged as the story progresses. Catholic nuns prove themselves open to seeing there’s more to eternity than they fully understand. Other groups view divergence from religious norm as pure evil. And the heroic vampyres, far from being one-dimensional good or bad guys, are painted with mixed temptations and abilities, to heal or destroy the world. Indian culture and myth weave in and out the tale, and the whole is a delightfully intriguing, thought-provoking creation, nestling under a story of teen angst, teen love and rejection.
“Will anyone believe the power evil has to hide among us?” the back cover asks—a question as valid perhaps of our own reality as of this fictional one, and one that lends strength and depth to the story and characters, raising this series above other books of its genre. Yes, I’m definitely hooked.
First off, as I might have said in reviews of the other books, Zoey just gets on my nerves. Zoey is the main character by the way. She always has all these boys around her and she can never decide who to choose, and it seems when
I'll admit that I like the rest of the storyline, finding out what is going to happen next. And I love Stevie Ray's character. If you can over look Zoey (which you can't) This series is enjoyable.
Ugh, now that I've started this series i have to finish it. Which i wish i didnt have too, but i need to know how this pathetic story ends. P.C and kirsten and milking this series with all they have. They should have ended it 3 books ago. I guess thats what happens when you write one book, you automatically think there needs to be 20 more.
Atleast it isnt Twilight, but it really does remind me of it. I'd much rather read this series then Meyer's. It's more interesting and they arnt shiney. Lol.
Don't get caught up in this series, you cant get out. Even though it sucks.
I like this series, but I really wish Zoey would stop playing all these poor guys and pick one already. Does she have some type of power making her irresistible? On top of that does she fall in