Burned by P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast

Title: Burned
Author: P.C. Cast + Kristin Cast
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Series: House of Night
Series Number: Book Seven
Page Amount: 323
Chapter Amount: 31
Release Date: April 27, 2010
Overall Rating: 10 out of 10 stars

Warning:
This is the seventh book in the House of Night series. Although I do not intentionaly put spoilers, the following synopsis and review may contain spoilers to earlier books. Do not read unless you have read Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed, Hunted and Tempted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast.

Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird’s soul has shattered. With everything she’s ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever, Zoey’s fading fast. It’s seeming more and more doubtful that she will be able pull herself back together in time to rejoin her friends and set the world to rights. As the only living person who can reach her, Stark must find a way to get to her.  But how?  He will have to die to do so, the Vampyre High Council stipulates.  And then Zoey will give up for sure. There are only 7 days left…
 
Enter  BFF Stevie Rae.  She wants to help Z but she has massive problems of her own.  The rogue Red Fledglings are acting up, and this time not even Stevie Rae can protect them from the consequences.  Her kinda boyfriend, Dallas, is sweet but too nosy for his own good.  The truth is, Stevie Rae’s hiding a secret that might be the key to getting Zoey home but also threatens to explode her whole world.
 
In the middle of the whole mess is Aphrodite: ex-Fledgling, trust-fund baby, total hag from Hell (and proud of it).  She’s always been blessed (if you could call it that) with visions that can reveal the future, but now it seems Nyx has decided to speak through her with the goddess’s own voice, whether she wants it or not.  Aphrodite’s loyalty can swing a lot of different ways, but right now Zoey’s fate hangs in the balance.
 
Three girls… playing with fire… if they don’t watch out, everyone will get Burned.

Plot: The plot was probably my favorite part about this book! I could, literally, not stop reading this book. Because sometimes, I admit it, I'd rather be doing something else than reading. There was no such thing in this book. It had lots of action, romance, etc.

Characters: In books 1-5 it's just Zoey's point of view but in Tempted and in this book it changes points of view like at every chapter! I love it! I like to see what other characters are thinking such as Stevie Rae, Aphrodite, Stark, Kalona, etc. Then it would change POVs when it was getting good. But it kept the suspense and I loved it!

Creativity: It just got better! The Casts' introduced the Otherword and it was everything I imagined it to be! And plus they still have there awesome vampyres and raven mockers. So the creativity is still great! :D

Writing: The writing is better and I really like better than before! There is really nothing more to say here...

Ending: The ending was so sweet! I can't wait to see what happens in Awakened! It was like one-half cliffhanger and one-half not. I loved it!

Cover: The cover is now my new favorite House of Night cover! It goes with the story and the "burned" part will make sense once you read the book. And it's just beautiful in general!

All in all: I loved Burned! It was a great sequel to Tempted and it surpased my expectations! I could not put this book down, I HAD to read anytime I could! So, really, it's a another amazing House of Night book and this book deserves a 10 stars and I love the House of Night series!

First Sentence: Kalona lifted his hands.

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