Over Stark! James Stark! (spoofing James Bond, ha.)He's the newest character in this fourth installment in the House of Night series by P. C. and Rachel Cast: UNTAMED.
Zoey the vampyre is back, and things are worse than ever. This book would equivilate to The Half-Blood Prince in Harry Potter terms, that's how much the tension builds.
First off, Zoey is trying to keep her circle together, which is becoming difficult because her friend Aphrodite recently lost her earth powers which means she can't be earth in the circle rituals (there are five elements which Zoey and her friend represent in ceremonies: fire, water, air, earth, and spirit; Zoey has special ties to all five, which make her super-special). But now Stevie Ray, Zoey's best friend who was said to have died, is back as a new red fledgling and she's got her earth powers back.
Aside from all that, the principal of the school (who is FREAKIN' EVIL) seems to be getting stronger. Even with the High Priestess of all vampyres stepping in for a while at their school doesn't seem to be doing any better. So Zoey enlists help from her grandmother, who is Cherokee and therefore possesses Cherokee magic that could help them.
Then Aphrodite has a troubling vision: a poem that seems to be saying when somebody rises, the dark demon will rise again. But who is the dark demon? Zoey's grandmother answers this... it's Kaluna, the vampyre's equivalent of Lucifer the fallen angel. He's seriously evil and he pillages women for fun, basically. And since vampyrism in the House of Night series is matriarchal, this means serious bad trouble for Zoey, an especially special female vampyre fledgling.
And also James Stark is introduced. And yes, he exits the story rather quickly, but he may be back...
Again in this book, a big theme was magic and religion. I love how the authors show how religions like Catholicism and vampyre magic can coexist and work in harmony. In fact, the Virgin Mary is compared to the vampyre goddess, Nyx, many times throughout the story. Now some people may find this offensive, but I'd just call those readers "People of Faith" and hope they move on. I think it's cool how vampyrism can be so spiritual in this book instead of all about bloodsucking and immortality *hint hint*. ♠♠♠♠
Zoey the vampyre is back, and things are worse than ever. This book would equivilate to The Half-Blood Prince in Harry Potter terms, that's how much the tension builds.
First off, Zoey is trying to keep her circle together, which is becoming difficult because her friend Aphrodite recently lost her earth powers which means she can't be earth in the circle rituals (there are five elements which Zoey and her friend represent in ceremonies: fire, water, air, earth, and spirit; Zoey has special ties to all five, which make her super-special). But now Stevie Ray, Zoey's best friend who was said to have died, is back as a new red fledgling and she's got her earth powers back.
Aside from all that, the principal of the school (who is FREAKIN' EVIL) seems to be getting stronger. Even with the High Priestess of all vampyres stepping in for a while at their school doesn't seem to be doing any better. So Zoey enlists help from her grandmother, who is Cherokee and therefore possesses Cherokee magic that could help them.
Then Aphrodite has a troubling vision: a poem that seems to be saying when somebody rises, the dark demon will rise again. But who is the dark demon? Zoey's grandmother answers this... it's Kaluna, the vampyre's equivalent of Lucifer the fallen angel. He's seriously evil and he pillages women for fun, basically. And since vampyrism in the House of Night series is matriarchal, this means serious bad trouble for Zoey, an especially special female vampyre fledgling.
And also James Stark is introduced. And yes, he exits the story rather quickly, but he may be back...
Again in this book, a big theme was magic and religion. I love how the authors show how religions like Catholicism and vampyre magic can coexist and work in harmony. In fact, the Virgin Mary is compared to the vampyre goddess, Nyx, many times throughout the story. Now some people may find this offensive, but I'd just call those readers "People of Faith" and hope they move on. I think it's cool how vampyrism can be so spiritual in this book instead of all about bloodsucking and immortality *hint hint*. ♠♠♠♠
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