Burned: A House of Night Novel

I’m really enjoying this series. They are a great read!

P.C. Cast has gone way beyond the talent she has shown in previous books in her writing of the most recent installment of the House of Night series. The multiple perspectives, introduced in the 6th book worked masterfully in telling this book's unique story. The way that the storyline is told is both surprising as it is breathtaking. There was a point in this book where P.C. Cast tricked me and I absolutely loved it! When the realization hit, I was in awe of how well written the revelation was. And satisfyingly enough the reader will be just as challenged as the characters are while reading this book. As a friend once put it, "these books are like snacks." With that comparison, this book is not a snack the way the others are, and it isn't a full course meal either. Instead, it sits the reader down and shows them how to cook. But lets go back to the first 6 books. Because without them, this book wouldn't be nearly as pointed. During the House of Night series, the reader feels a need and demand that the characters learn, make decisions, and grow. Books 1 through 6 hasn't really shown us the volume to which these characters can change. While we know that they have, we haven't ever been as intimate with the characters until this 7th book, where we are forced to look at these multi-dimensional characters and acknowledge the depth of them. Heath, Zoey, Aphrodite, Darius, Stevie-Rae, Rephaim, Stark and the big baddies (Neferet and Kalona) are the main focus and while fans of the Twins and Damien and Jack might be disappointed, the focus on the characters listed is key to this book. What's marvelous about that, though is not all characters are developed in the present, not all are even truly in the book, but each and every character mentioned takes on more meaning and becomes so much more clear than in previous books. Now I'm a huge Stark fan and by the end of this book I don't see how anyone couldn't be, but that's not where I think this review should focus. What's more important is that I'm not a huge Zoey fan. I'm not a huge Heath fan. But by the end of this book I was. Zoey's character changes so much that the reader may expect whiplash yet the story is crafted so that her extraordinary progresses reads naturally. Heath's character is developed simply by reviewing the constants in his relations with everyone in the book. It does not serve to make any reader feel stupid, but rather does cause a reader to stop and think about how Heath really doesn't change so much as our understanding of him did. Stark. Where to even begin. We learn his history, his future and glimpse into his mind in the present all at once while somehow carrying his load for him. His role in this book is so well written and so well played that this character really shines. Those of you interested in Stevie-Rae and the inevitable dilemma of Rephaim will not be disappointed by how this story-line, so loosely and tightly mingled with Zoey's is developed and expressed. And that firecracker Aphrodite? If you think she had a strong voice in all of the rest of the books, her voice is even stronger, if that can even be conceived, in this one. Another spin in the story line helps develop her character in remarkable ways as well. Here are the most important themes of the book: The act of wishing vs. doing, disguise, the power of mistakes, the power that everyone has inside of us born out of the path we choose, and ultimately, the power not so much of free will but more of choice. Every choice in this book counts.

Fi ally getting through all the house of night series. I only had access to the first few books when I was younger. Not disappointed after waiting so long

I started this series last christmas during my christmas break at college. I went home and brought Marked with me. I orginally bought Marked the summer before school started, but never got around to it. Christmas break came and i knew i would need something to do while being at home. I started Marked and immediately went to Books-A-Million the day i finished that book and bought the next four books. They were out of Tempted so i ordered it through amazon when i made it back to my apartment. I could not put down these books. It was a drug and i was hooked. I was to the point to where i was close to naming the "House of Night Novels" my favorite Book Series. That all changed when i read Tempted. That book dragged all the way up until page 310. When i hit page 310 i was back into it full throttle. The only problem was that it ended 19 pages later. So i was like yeh okay i get it explain everything that was going on after the big show down and then leave me wanting more. I can handle that so long as Burned picks back up like the first five books that were good. I WAS DEAD WRONG. This book went on and on and on and on and i think you get my point. I won't even waste my time telling you about the book because there really isnt anything to tell. Zoey spends all her time in the spirit realm and i was fed up after about the first ten or so of zoey's chapter's(Each chapter is about a character). The only thing that kept me going was Stevie Rae's adventure and that stopped 3/4 into the book. I toughed it out because i really was hoping that this would be different then Tempted. I think that because the first five books always kept me on edge and was nonstop that these last two books have just done nothing for me. The Casts' spoiled me with the first five books and now i don't want anything less. Overall i have decided to wait for reviews of the next book Awakened to see what other's have to say. Once i have read a few reviews then i will determine if i am going to buy the book new or wait for one of the used books for 5 or 6 dollars. I really want to stick with this series so i am trying. Update: today is feb.9,2011 and i have still yet to buy the new book Awakened. i have read reviews and i read one certain review that i would have to agree with. it seems that cast's main goal now is to take advantage of her fans, because she knows we will follow. i will not read a book that is telling everyones stories all over again and again. from what i have read of the reviews that is exactly whats going on. i will wait for this book to be under $5 (shipping included), i hear there are good parts in the book, but when i talked to a friend she said it doesn't outweigh the rest of the book. i am also planning to borrow her book during spring break (maybe, i may not want to even read it, since it sounds like a waste of time). i just think at some point you have to know when to say when. i would have rathered this been a short AMAZING series, then a LONG, DRAGGED OUT, REPETITIVE, ARID series, which is exactly what its turning into.

Already done within 4 days. I love this series

I recieved the 2nd and 3rd book for Christmas. I had to get the 1st book and became hooked...I love Zoey and all her friends. I love Aphrdoite,Steve Rae,the twins,Eric,Damien,Stark,Jack, and Darius. The relationship and friendship between all of them is just great. I love Nyx and feels she always always watched over Zoey and her friends. I just finished reading Burned which I finished so fast and can not wait to the next book..which comes out next year! Too long to wait but I will be patient. I think they all are great..It is spiritual...I feel like I'm at the House of Night when I read these books, and really feel for these characters. At times I laugh at the things that Aphrodite says, or even Steve Rae and the twins as they are called in the book...Jack and Damien crack me up too. I just never thought that Zoey and Aphrodie would work together to help each other out...It was suprising to me to see that a small friendship developed between them. I think that my favorite guy Zoey become very close with is Stark..He is her warrior and now her Guardian....I really love that Darius is Aphrodite...She is loved by him and she is a better person I think..It was great that everyone of the Geek herd as she calls them..they finially all accept her. I never thought that would happen but that gave her a chance. I read some of the reviews people wrote that were negative...I think they were wrong. I was happy to see some people did enjoy these books as much as I did... To PC Cast and Kristen Cast...Your writing is faboulous and can not wait to read the next Nouse of Night.

Okay, I have read all of these books. Some of them have really frustrated me as I am paying 10 dollars and they seem to drone on and on and on with senseless stuff. However, I have fallen in love with the characters and cannot stop reading the series. This book was BY FAR the best one in the series though. It switches points of view between the characters, and keeps the story actually moving, instead of them all just standing around the school acting like any other teenager would do in america. This book had more action and movement, instead of the characters doing nothing but talking. I DID NOT like all the bad language though. I think that Aphroditie could have still been portrayed in her snotty manner without having to say the f word every other sentence. I just skip over the language and hopefully the author will see the displeasure from her readers and cut the bad language out. I do not allow my kids to use that language and it is a turn off when the characters I am growing to love speak so badly. I liked the growth in the characters and I liked the settings. This book was worth the 10 dollars, where I seriously would like a refund from some of the others. The author could have easily combined like 3 of the previous ones into 1 book and made the series better. This book was definitely good on its own. Thanks.

I am a fan of the House of Night books. They have, however, gotten a bit shall we say, intricate. So much happening with so many characters, it's almost necessary to have a scorecard who is what to whom. Last book had Heath and Zoey, our heroine, on the Other Side. That's not good. Heath is dead, and Zoey's soul is scattered and her physical self has seven days to have someone step up and make her soul whole again or it's bye-bye Zoey. Aphrodite, although she is just a normal person, has been blessed by Nyx, Goddess of the Night, by being made a prophetess. She interprets the way Zoey can return, whole. Stark must somehow cross into Nyx's realm and help Zoey's spirit get whole. In the meantime, Stevie Rae is in quite a bind - she is involved with Rephaim, Kalona's spawn, part human, part bird. She has Rephaim less evil and more human, and their tie is genuine. The problem I have with this outing is as I specified earlier. Every few pages, it starts to tell the story from another character's perspective, and you get to feeling like it's a tennis match, whose turn is it???? One thing I did not like is Grandmother Redbird was not utilized more - she is still recovering at the convent, and she does mention some thing that will help them with Zoey, but she is so strong spiritually I was wanting more from this great character. I would like a lot more progression and resolution from the main characters in the next book, Awakened. Burned is a complicated read, with lots of things happening at once, but a good read, and will be enjoyed by House of Nighters.

My favorite book of the whole House Of Night series! Absolutely loved it!! Highly recommend it!

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Sehr spannend geschrieben. Ich kann die Bücher seit Band 1 kaum aus der Hand legen. Absolut e Empfehlenswert. Nicht nur für junge Leute ( ich bin 62 ! )

Such an amazing story. I am reading 2 books at a time in this series and others in between so I don’t finish this series too soon! I feel like I’m right there with all of the characters. Would highly recommend!

.C. Cast has gone way beyond the talent she has shown in previous books in her writing of the most recent installment of the House of Night series. The multiple perspectives, introduced in the 6th book worked masterfully in telling this book's unique story. The way that the storyline is told is both surprising as it is breathtaking. There was a point in this book where P.C. Cast tricked me and I absolutely loved it! When the realization hit, I was in awe of how well written the revelation was. And satisfyingly enough the reader will be just as challenged as the characters are while reading this book. As a friend once put it, "these books are like snacks." With that comparison, this book is not a snack the way the others are, and it isn't a full course meal either. Instead, it sits the reader down and shows them how to cook. But lets go back to the first 6 books. Because without them, this book wouldn't be nearly as pointed. During the House of Night series, the reader feels a need and demand that the characters learn, make decisions, and grow. Books 1 through 6 hasn't really shown us the volume to which these characters can change. While we know that they have, we haven't ever been as intimate with the characters until this 7th book, where we are forced to look at these multi-dimensional characters and acknowledge the depth of them. Heath, Zoey, Aphrodite, Darius, Stevie-Rae, Rephaim, Stark and the big baddies (Neferet and Kalona) are the main focus and while fans of the Twins and Damien and Jack might be disappointed, the focus on the characters listed is key to this book. What's marvelous about that, though is not all characters are developed in the present, not all are even truly in the book, but each and every character mentioned takes on more meaning and becomes so much more clear than in previous books. Now I'm a huge Stark fan and by the end of this book I don't see how anyone couldn't be, but that's not where I think this review should focus. What's more important is that I'm not a huge Zoey fan. I'm not a huge Heath fan. But by the end of this book I was. Zoey's character changes so much that the reader may expect whiplash yet the story is crafted so that her extraordinary progresses reads naturally. Heath's character is developed simply by reviewing the constants in his relations with everyone in the book. It does not serve to make any reader feel stupid, but rather does cause a reader to stop and think about how Heath really doesn't change so much as our understanding of him did. Stark. Where to even begin. We learn his history, his future and glimpse into his mind in the present all at once while somehow carrying his load for him. His role in this book is so well written and so well played that this character really shines. Those of you interested in Stevie-Rae and the inevitable dilemma of Rephaim will not be disappointed by how this story-line, so loosely and tightly mingled with Zoey's is developed and expressed. And that firecracker Aphrodite? If you think she had a strong voice in all of the rest of the books, her voice is even stronger, if that can even be conceived, in this one. Another spin in the story line helps develop her character in remarkable ways as well. Here are the most important themes of the book: The act of wishing vs. doing, disguise, the power of mistakes, the power that everyone has inside of us born out of the path we choose, and ultimately, the power not so much of free will but more of choice. Every choice in this book counts