First Blog

Are you sick of vampire stories and blood sucking? Well Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast is NOT the book for you. It's not your typical vampire book with sparkling vampires who run fast or fangs that rip people's throat open. In this mother and daughter duo the Casts’ birthed a new type of vampire stories, House of Night Series. The book is told through the eyes of Zoey the main character while she’s in high school and has to make a huge transition never thought realistic. Zoey is presented throughout the book as an average everyday teenager. The book fleshes out Zoey by describing her physical traits. She is described to have indecisive hazel eyes, long straight black hair, high Native-American cheekbones and an olive-ish complexion. The movement of the book is a tad bit slow at the beginning which kind of made me want to stop reading. Time is moved forward by the author telling us the time for when Zoey has class, or the sun being up or down. A couple pages into the book you realize the Cast’s were only preparing you for what was next to come. Paying attention to small details does help because any little thing that seems irrelevant may pop up later in the book. There was some confusion in the book, whether she was conscience or not, but the Cast duo tried their best to make it as clear as possible. What really caught my attention in this book is how there's a tie between a Cherokee tribe and vampires. The use of Native-American language was so unique and beautiful I wanted more. Zoey transitions from an average teen with worries about math tests to a fledgling,  not quite a vampire yet, that experiences death of classmates. These tragic events scare her of the change the fledgling body goes through. But they made her stronger, independent and more careful of herself and those at the house of night.