House of Night: Marked

Reader reviewed by Megan

P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast present the first installment of the House of Night series with the brilliant novel Marked. In Zoeys world, a vampire is not a thing of dark novels. Vampires not only exist in the world around us, but they are acknowledged as vampires. None of those silly rumors are true. You can not turn into a vampire by being bitten by a vampire. Zoey knows this all too well. She was just a normal kid trying to fit in when a Tracker came to her school and Marked her. Now, her body has two choices: it can either accept the change that will happen, or she will die. It is as simple as that. Therefore, she moves into the mysterious House of Night school where she finally starts to fit in. Except for, that is, her mark. Since her brush with the Goddess Nyx, her mark has been filled in unheard of in a fledgling. Her mentor, and the principal of the school, assures her that this is a good sign. After she joins the Dark Daughters, the elite social group of the school, she finds out she has an affinity for, not one, but all five of the elements. And, when the pranking on Halloween night turns ugly, Zoey uses her powers to save the other students, earning her the honor of being a High Priestess in training, and now leader of the Dark Daughters. Oh, and have I mentioned the totally delicious boy shes falling for?
To be honest, the first time I picked up this book I thought Oh, great. Another knockoff horrible vampire story. It took a good deal of prodding from my friends before I read it. However, I am so glad I did. Not only was the story original, but I could not put the book down! P.C. and Kristen, you know your stuff!