Awakened: A House of Night Novel

P. C. Cast · Kristin Cast

Jan 2011 · House of Night Novels Book 8 · Sold by St. Martin's Griffin

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"My love, speak to me. Tell me everything." Neferet went to Kalona, kneeling before him, stroking the soft, dark wings that unfurled loosely around the immortal.

"What would you have me say?" He didn't meet her eyes.

"Zoey lives." Neferet's voice was flat, cold, lifeless.

"She does."

"Then you owe me the subservience of your immortal soul." She started to walk away from him.

"Where are you going? What will happen next?"

"It is quite simple. I will ensure Zoey is drawn back to Oklahoma. There, on my own terms, I will complete the task you failed."

Exonerated by the Vampyre High Council and returned to her position of High Priestess at Tulsa's House of Night, Neferet has sworn vengeance on Zoey. Dominion over Kalona is only one of the weapons she plans to use against Z. But Zoey has found sanctuary on the Isle of Skye and is being groomed by Queen Sgiach to take over for her there. Being Queen would be cool, wouldn't it? Why should she return to Tulsa? After losing her human consort, Heath, she will never be the same – and her relationship with her super-hot-warrior, Stark, may never be the same either...

And what about Stevie Rae and Rephaim? The Raven Mocker refuses to be used against Stevie Rae, but what choice does he have when no one in the entire world, including Zoey, would be okay with their relationship? Does he betray his father or his heart?

In the pulse-pounding 8th book in the bestselling House of Night series, how far will the bonds of friendship stretch and how strong are the ties that bind one girl's heart?

Ratings and reviews

This is a great book for older ages to read, people under the age of 12 probably shouldn’t read it. But it is focused more on a mature audience. It is an easy read because it keeps your attention, it is interesting and never gets boring. This is a series of 9 books, it might sound like the story is stretched out a lot, but it isn’t it has new information that keeps the readers hooked. The theme in these books would be human nature, life, and society. Human nature because there is a lot of lying going on in this book there’s a lot of deceiving going on, lying is human nature. Life because the main character Zoey is put into a completely different world from her normal human life when she becomes a vampyre (as they spell it in the book). Society because the “bad” character in this story is manipulating humans minds in a school. She is effecting a large group of people which can be called a society. The author of this story are daughter Kristin and mother P.C Cast. When you are reading this book you can tell when it’s the mother writing and when it’s the daughter writing. I think that it is a special way that the book is written because most people don’t do that, they independently write a book. With this story you can get two points of view one from a younger figure that can relate to a certain age group, and an older lady who can also appeal to a certain age group. I believe that is why their books are liked so much by a range of ages. That’s what I like most about the book is the way it is written, that people can relate to what is written even if some of it is more fantasy. What I didn’t like about the book is the trading off of characters between chapters. I know it will keep people reading to find out what happens next with their favorite character, but sometimes it can just be plan frustrating. I’ll be really into one characters story then all of a sudden it will end, then I have to wait about 15 more pages till I can get back to that persons story. It also is tempting to skip ahead and complete one persons story. Other than this I love the book and I’m addicted to them. I highly recommend this book to a mature audience they are sure to fall in love with it and want to keep reading all the stories.

I just finished reading Awakened, A House of Night Novel that follows fledgling High Priestess, Zoey Redbird, after her soul was shattered. Zoey must find the strength to return to her home in Tulsa with her Warrior and Consort, Stark to intervene in the evil lurking caused by Neferet and Kalona. It is my belief that P.C. and Kristin Cast carried out our expectations well in this latest novel, which keeps you hanging on for more. They use a witty writing style that captures the essence of youth and thus is appealing which enables them to get their point across to a wide variety of audiences. Generally, this book is written for young adults and teenagers. That being said, I’m in my thirties and continue to faithfully follow the series. I really love the idea behind the HON series. From the first book that I read, I was hooked. It’s my opinion that the book uses quite a few clichés repeatedly, which may actually be part of the draw to the series. For me, it actually became just a little too droning. It would be my recommendation to continue usage of these clever clichés, but to exercise a little repetition. Of course, this is only my opinion. The HON series is original and different, which makes them stand out. Even though Awakened was not my favorite of the series, I still had a hard time putting this book down once I got started. P.C. and Kristin are genius writers and mega superstars due to their successful imaginations. I “heart” them and the HON series!

The theme of this book is that looks can be deceiving. Once again Nerfert has tricked the vampires of the House of Night, even when Nyx clearly stated that she was not forgiven yet. She said she made a mistake and begged for the school and Zoey's forgiveness, she even cried. Soon the whole school took her back, when Zoey and her friends clearly see it is all an act of hers. An other example of the theme is Rephaim. They all thought he was a killing beast, which he proved them wrong when he protected Stevie Rae. I think the authors did well in describing the scenery and the things happening throughout the story. They always describe the story and the thoughts of the characters in depth. What I did not like about the book is that when the story switches characters, it like doubles back in the story, which can get confusing. When it doubles back you either get a repeat of what happened through an other character's eyes or you get cut off from the part you just read. Like when Stevie Rae gave Rephaim the look of go away, and made him leave the school grounds. Chapters later you see how it felt for Rephaim. I would recommend this series of books because these are a new type of vampire, unlike Dracula and Twilight. Even though the book does not state it, the vampires are mostly like Wiccans. Which hasn't really been done a lot in vampire books.

About the author

P.C. Cast is an award-winning fantasy and paranormal romance author, as well as an experienced speaker and teacher. With her daughter Kristin Cast, she is the author of the House of Night novels, including Betrayed, Burned and Hunted. Cast was born in the Midwest, and as a girl fell in love with mythology. After high school, she joined the U.S. Air Force, then taught high school for 15 years before retiring to write full time. Cast's novels are New York Times bestsellers and have been awarded the Oklahoma Book Award, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, the Prism, Holt Medallion, Daphne du Maurier, Booksellers' Best, and the Laurel Wreath. Ms. Cast lives in Oklahoma, where she is a member of the Oklahoma Writers' Hall of Fame. She splits her time between her ranch and midtown Tulsa where she has a home just down the street from the House of Night...

Kristin Cast has won awards for her poetry and journalism. She also lives in Oklahoma, where she attends college in Tulsa.