So after I gave birth to my son, lazing around the house, cus "come
on" my newborn slept around the clock. So I thought "heck I am
gonna give this series a try". Well I am not going to front, I was
in love with the first five books of this series, blame it on the
hormones or trying to re-live some form of my youth, I was addicted
and gobbled up all the books in less than a week.
The sixth book happened and I am now questioning my sanity, I will
say this "WHAT THE HELL KIND OF BULLSH*T WAS THIS". I am all kinds
of annoyed with this series, and I am weeping for the trees lost,
and the ink that could have been used for something more
productive. The House of Night series I feel has become a great
disappointment, don't know what the HON series is, I don't have the
time to explain.
This book picks up right after the showdown between Kelona and Zoey
and her goons. I was expecting this book to be wrapped in action
and have this storm a brewing. Wanna know what I got? Zoey and her
boyfriend drama, some psychic visions, Zoey and her messed up
feelings of being in love with the entire universe. Basically just
a bunch of adolescents using swear words, and throwing in slang's
because nothing says teenager like slang's.
Did anything eventful happen in this book, honestly I can't even
say because I am trying to forget the time I wasted on this, the
Cast's needs a serious reality check. I am not the type to spend
time talking the politics of a book, buuttttt I realize this book
is filled with stereotypes.
Heads up to the authors, not every black person speaks like they
stepped out of a rap video, not every gay man tends to over
exaggerate and go crazy for shoes, and I am a little sad that this
was the best way they portrayed diversity. MOVING ON!!!
The use of language! This book is a blow to teenagers, I was one
not toooo long ago and I don't remember speaking like an idiot.
This book hit me with such deep words like……
" I heart me some brown pop" Are you thinking what I am thinking?
"I love Z, more than white bread" I don't even know what that
means.
Not to mention the "sex thing" that pops up all around. Like sex is
everything to these characters but lest we forget " Zoey ain't no
HO" thing is she can't help how she feels cus all these guys r so
hot. Of course puritan Zoey has sworn of sex since she slept with a
teacher at the house of night, a person she knew all for a
tremendous amount of time, of a month. Since Zoey ain't no Ho, she
will not sleep with the guy she's pretty much known all her life,
you tell me if Zoey ain't no HO!
Then to make matters worse they kill of my fave character. I am all
kinds of pissed! Something I did like, well…… Stevie Rae and a
Raven Mocker, I don't know but that is sounding all kinds of
hot.
I just cannot believe a series with such promise turned out like
this, I could go on about all the ways I dislike Zoey but quite
frankly this review will never end. I will not continue, just ask
around to see what's up. Jesu, I am in the mood for some Edward
Cullen!
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