Marked by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
ISBN: 9780312360269
St. Martin’s Griffin, New York, 2007
306 pages
Teaser: Zoey is in a new school trying to adjust to the new school clicks, including the Dark Daughters, the most elite group in the school, but they want her to misuse her vampire powers.
Summary: Zoey’s Native America grandmother brings her to her new school and destiny. Zoey adapts seamlessly to her new journey and quickly sorts out the rituals and expectations that she must pass or die. Along the way she finds romance and sexual awareness awakening within her. Zoey knows that her classmates are making her misuse her powers, which can also destroy her. Will she have the strength to navigate the transformation into a vampire and still stay on the “good” side of her powers? Zoey thinks about her ex-boyfriend and wonders if she is where she belongs in this new setting. Even her teachers and classmates seem to think she doesn’t fit into their world either. Will she be able to transition, or was she better suited to a human world.
Evaluation: It was a fun book with light hearted humor and caring for other. Despite being characters from the dark side, Zoey turns out to be nice. The book is set in a world that recognizes and accepts vampires. Zoey has never felt she fit into the human world and welcomes being chosen or marked for her vampire world. It was an easy read that makes you want to jump into the next book in the series.
Challenge issues and age recommendation: Readers will need to identify that vampires and blood drinking are linked. It also has some sex and language. I would recommend this book for readers 12 and up.
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