Book description
"The House of Night" series is set in a world very much like our own, except in sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres have always existed. In this first book in the series, Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where, after having undergone the Change, she will train to…
Why read it?
1 author picked Marked as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I remember finding this book so intriguing at the time. For a start, it's written by two authors, a mother and daughter team. Growing up I used to write with friends and family, each taking in turns to write a page and then passing it to the other for their turn. It was great fun, but ultimately ended in a mess as we were each fighting to take the story in the direction we wanted. So I enjoyed that the partnership in Marked worked.
The magic and ritual element also drew me in. As someone who dabbles in the spiritual,…
From J.D.'s list on nostalgic YA urban-fantasy of the 2000's.
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