Untamed
A House of Night Novel
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4.6 • 44 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night series by bestselling authors P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed.
“I should have kissed more than your hand… thought I’d have more time.”
At the House of Night, Zoey Redbird has become great at losing.
In the span of a single week, she’s gone from trusted leader to social exile. Her friends have turned their backs. Her allies are gone. The only ones left at her side are undead and unMarked.
As secrets surface and loyalties are tested, and Neferet declares war on humans, Zoey’s life at the House of Night plunges into something darker and far more dangerous. An ancient evil is waking—and this time, survival may demand more than courage.
It may demand everything.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Cast, best known for her adult fantasy romance titles, enlists the help of 19-year-old daughter Kristin for her first YA book, a teen vampire melodrama that tries a bit too hard to be cool. Zoey Montgomery is "Marked" by a "vampyre tracker" while at school one day, meaning that she too, will become such a creature. Vampirism is an accepted fact of life in this world, but her distant mother and clueless, Christian stepfather don't understand, so she flees to her beloved Grandma Redbird's home. After a frightening encounter with the vampire goddess Nyx, Zoey awakens at the House of Night, a surprisingly dull school with all the usual problems and petty squabbles found in the "normal" world. Girls in this vampire kingdom aren't that different from any other teen milieu: there are fashionista snobs and there are country music fans who have Kenny Chesney posters over their beds. Zoey quickly finds herself running afoul of the former and making friends with the latter. Aphrodite, leader of a group of girls called the Dark Daughters, distrusts Zoey and is jealous of the unusual mark she bears; Zoey learns that the popular girl is using her position for illicit purposes, leading to a power play and ultimately a showdown. There are points of interest along the way-young vampires can die at any moment if their bodies "reject the Change" and Zoey struggles with early-onset bloodlust-but too much time is spent on endless teen-speak conversations and winking asides to the reader. Ages 13-up.
