Awakened by Kristin Cast and P.C. Cast

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. 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? And what about Stevie Rae and Rephraim? 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 ok with their relationship? Does he betray his father or his heart?

Every single one of these books drags at the beginning, but the storytelling always impresses me at the end. So each time I have to plan to read the next.

I bought the previous 7 books in this series, but lost interest when the last 2 books veered in surprising directions.

Awakened has ‘reawakened' my interest in the House of Night series, pun intended!

There is great character development for several favourite cast members, and a few shocks that kept me turning pages.

The cliffhangers leading into the next in the series are excellent.

I'm looking forward to following the adventures of Zoey Redbird, Stevie Rae, Stark, Neferet, Kalona and co. in Destined.

Much better than the last couple of books! Not so much trying to be cool talk and more story. Yeah I told myself I wouldn't go forward with this series but I had to try again and I'm glad I did!

It's kind of nice when you can read a series of 12 books and not be able to tell anyone what part was in what title because the story line just flows that well!

I really wouldn't suggest anyone just buying this book without buying the whole series and starting from the beginning of the story. As a matter of fact I wouldn't suggest buying any of them without buying the first book of the series and starting from there.

This series follows Zoey Redbird, a teenager who finds herself turning into the most powerful Vampyre the world has ever seen. (Yes the spelling of vampyre is how they spell it in these books :) ) Zoey is faced with the important task of saving/protecting the world from the evils that threaten it. The main villain in this series is Neferet, a woman who used to follow the Goddess over all Vampyres and was at one time considered righteous, however she turned evil and started following the voice of someone much darker. Each book tells a part of the story where Zoey and Neferet clash and have to fight either each other or some one who is partnering up with Neferet.

I'll stop there as I don't want to give too much away, but I will certainly add that the book is very entertaining and did a very good job of keeping me wanting to come back for more. Its easy to understand why this series has such a huge following.