The House of Night Series

The House of night series is written by a mother and daughter team. P.C.Cast and Kristin Cast. The main character is Zoey Redbird and she's 16 years old. The first book, Marked. Tells of Zoey getting marked and the things she goes through. Heath her ex-boyfriend and Zoey become imprinted to each other after her strange thing concerning human blood. Aphrodite isn't a very nice girl and tries to play a very deadly game, when she summons spirits of past vampires. But, those spirits aren't what she had thought and they attact Heath and Erik.Zoey had found out that she can control the elements, fire, wind, water, spirit and earth. It was something that the vampire Goddess Nyx gave her. When she first got to the school she met Neferet the high Preistess of Nyx. Too, Zoey's eyes, Neferet is one of the most beautiful vampire she has seen yet.Because Zoey saves Heath and Erik from the vampire spirits her mark becomes darker and bigger. In the second book, Betrayed. Zoey still has to deal with a lot. Now, she's head of the Dark Daughters and has to do her first ritual. She has know idea how to do it. She also meets a very handsome male vampire. A poet by the name of Loren Blake. He starts to make Zoey feel like he's wanting more then just wanting to be friends.Zoey goes and does some research to help her with her first ritual. When it's time, Loren Blake asked her if he can introduce her by resiting a poem. Just before the start of her first ritual Neferet shows up to talk to everyone. In doing so, Zoey notices that Neferet is trying to take control over the ideas she has for the Dark Daughters. Zoey also has a bad feeling in her stomach that there is something wrong with Neferet. Her new best friend Stevie Ray ends up dying. But, something ends up happening to make Zoey see her alive.In the third book, Chosen. Zoey starts getting closer to Erik. But, because of Loren Blake and what ends up happening between them. Erik and her end up getting into a fight. Zoey starts having feelings for Loren and him and her end up making love. Which is the first time Zoey has ever had sex. A little time passes and something ends up happening and Zoey runs looking for Loren but only ends up finding him with Neferet. She finds out that she was being used by him to inform Neferet about what she's up to.Too, make things worse, Loren and her had imprinted with one another which caused Heath pain because Zoey's and Heath's imprinting bacame no more. Now, to Zoey she feels really alone and she can't tell anyone about it. During the ritual that is for everyone in the school Neferet tells everyone that Loren Blake was found dead. Zoey knew there was going to be pain but, she never knew that the pain was going to hurt this much. Not even her friends can help her. Plus, they end up loosing trust in her.Damien, Erin and Shaunee are her three friends that each have a special gift of one of the elements. Stevie Ray becomes an undead dead vampire with a red mark on her forehead.In the fourth book, Untamed. Zoey finds out exactly how evil Neferet has become. Going up against a high Priestess like she is won't be easy. Though first, she needs to get her friends to trust her again. Zoey knows that it won't be easy. Zoey had made an attempt and for the moment it worked. She needed to come clean with everything that is going on. She also needs to worn them that Neferet is evil and that they need to try to figure out what is going on.There is so much going on in these books that it would be easier if you pick them up and read them yourself. Too me, this series about vampires, and high school, finishing school for vampires is more then worth it. I will say that the time line in the books are slow. But, the story line is great. dr seuss book collection