Revealed (House of Night #11) by: P.C. Cast

REVEALED (House of Night # 11) by: P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast

3.5 Stars

The spellbinding eleventh and penultimate installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling vampyre series

Drastically altered after her fall at the end of Hidden, Neferet is now more dangerous than ever—and her quest for vengeance will wreak havoc on humans, as well as Zoey and her friends. Chaos is loosed in Tulsa and the House of Night is blamed. Can Zoey stop Neferet in time to keep her anger from escalating to full-on war? Or will someone else have to step in to take the fall?

The House of Night series is an international phenomenon, reaching #1 on U.S., German, and UK bestseller lists, and remaining a fixture on The New York Times Children’s Series bestseller list for nearly 150 weeks and counting. With more than 12 million copies in print, rights sold in thirty–eight countries to date, and relatable, addictive characters, this series is unstoppable. Now, in the eleventh and penultimate installment of the series, the action is more intense and the stakes even higher as Zoey and her friends battle to protect their school and home from devastating evil—all while balancing romances, precarious friendships and the daily drama of the House of Night's halls.

 My Thoughts:
First and foremost I want to start out by saying that I am a big fan of all things P.C. Cast. I have her to thank for easing me into reading paranormal romance. Without reading her first book in the House of Night (HoN) series I wouldn't have even considered picking up a romance novel. So thank you for that! 

With Revealed I felt a little let down. I even waited almost a week to write this review because my reaction to the book seriously stumped me...I have read ALMOST every book that P.C. has published and with the exception of one (Divine by Blood in the Parthenon series): her books are witty, fun, intriguing, and leave me wanting more..with Revealed that simply wasn't the case.

Now was the book actually bad? Absolutely NOT. Maybe I didn't like it as much because I have bigger expectations from her. Honestly I think the reason I didn't like it is because I felt like two of the main character's personalities did complete 180s. I think it really hurt the book and hopefully there is a logical reason behind it and will be revealed in the next book (pun not intended lol). Redeemed is scheduled to release next October 2014. Hopefully the series finale is better than this one. 

Here is some background on the series if you have yet to pick it up (from goodreads.com):

House of Night is a thrilling, New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy series. The books follow 16-year-old Zoey Redbird as she is "Marked" by a vampyre tracker and begins to undergo the “Change” into an actual vampyre. She has to leave her family in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and move into the House of Night, a boarding school for other fledgling vampyres like her.

It’s tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends. It gets even harder for Zoey to fit in when she finds she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx. As Zoey tries to make new friends and maybe find a hot boyfriend (or two), she comes up against all kinds of evil. Things at the House of Night are not always what they seem. Can Zoey find the courage deep within herself to find the truth and embrace her destiny?

My final thought:
Read it! But be prepared for it not to be like the rest of the series :)