Dead Until Darkby Charlaine Harris

Dead Until Dark

I picked-up this book after reading and falling in love with the Twilight series. I watch a LOT of youtube, and some people that loved Twilight suggested this series.

I thought this book was very interesting. I really enjoyed the direction in which she took the book. I though having vamps come "out of the closet" was interesting. What vamp/human blood represented..and the synthetic blood "Tru Blood." The tv series was good, but quite different from the books.

This series (compared to Twilight) is a more "grown-up" vamp series as (especially in the tv series) deals with sex and feedings. If you liked Twilight, I would recommend this book for a fun read.

I got my sis (dallas) hooked on both series, and she really enjoyed both series. She has finished almost all of the Sookie Stackhouse series, and hopefully ::winks:: she will write a review on them.

-kas

Marked by P. C. and Kristin Cast

Teenager Zoey Redbird is "Marked" by a tracker (?). Happy to get away from her mean stepfather and unconcerned mother, Zoey heads to the House of Night where she will learn/transform into a vampyre. There she is greeted by a friendly teacher Neferet, other friendly mates, and the mean Aphrodite.

I think that the book started slow and ended slow. I had to force myself to finish the book. I enjoyed the introduction to the classroom and professors descriptions. I thought they made for a great visual. I really loved the description of Neferet :)

I have all of the books available to me as my fiancee loved the series. I may try to pick up and try the next one (he said the first book is really slow, but the others are faster paced/better), but not likely anytime soon...Maybe over the summer.

Marked
Teenager Zoey Redbird is "Marked" by a tracker (?). Happy to get away from her mean stepfather and unconcerned mother, Zoey heads to the House of Night where she will learn/transform into a vampyre. There she is greeted by a friendly teacher Neferet, other friendly mates, and the mean Aphrodite.

I think that the book started slow and ended slow. I had to force myself to finish the book. I enjoyed the introduction to the classroom and professors descriptions. I thought they made for a great visual. I really loved the description of Neferet :)

I have all of the books available to me as my fiancee loved the series. I may try to pick up and try the next one (he said the first book is really slow, but the others are faster paced/better), but not likely anytime soon...Maybe over the summer.

Marked

-kas