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…
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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 The best nostalgic YA urban-fantasy novels of the 2000's.
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