Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #131513 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Customer Reviews

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Zoey Redbird just can't seem to get it right.

After losing three potential boyfriends, alienating her closest vampyre buddies, and incurring the wrath of her mentor, Neferet, Zoey is on a downward spiral to Loserville. This young high priestess-in-training has a lot on her plate since transferring to the House of Night. Her abilities are creating quite a stir on campus and Zoey is not used to having all the attention on her.

Since her recent admittance into the vampyre school, things have changed, and not for the better.

Professors are being murdered, fledglings are disappearing, and Neferet has declared war on all humans. Stevie Rae, Zoey's best friend, has been transformed into another type of vampyre, and Aphrodite, Zoey's one-time nemesis, has regained her humanity, but continues to have life-altering visions. Zoey must use all of her abilities to unite those who wish to save the House of Night and its loyal inhabitants.

The Cast duo has created yet another excellent addition to the HOUSE OF NIGHT series. It is easy to see why these novels have become so popular; the stories are well-written, and the dialogue is at times extremely clever and sometimes biting. Young adult readers can relate to the mundane, everyday-ness of Zoey's activities (i.e.going to class, having arguments with friends, etc.), while losing themselves in the otherworldly aspects of the students' lives.

This is a definite must-read for fans of the House of Night!

Reviewed by: LadyJay

3.5 Stars
Untamed is the fourth book in the House Of Night series, based on the idea of a vampire finishing school. I wasn't a huge fan of the first book, but the second and third were better, but something about this book isn't quite so good. Untamed seesZoey trying to make up for her mistakes in Chosen, trying to win back her friends and boyfriend(s?) as well as attempting to stop the evil, and increasingly crazy,Nefert.

Where friendships are concerned Zoey seems to be growing a lot and the development between her and Aphrodite in particular is good and interesting. This book sees things quieten down slightly where the boys areconcerned, with Erik and Heath both furious and hurt. We're starting to see Nefert's big picture now too, and it's not a pleasant one. Luckily for Zoey, she's got the power to try and stop her. Or at least keep her friends safe until she finds a way to do so.

I like this series, and there is enough of a decent plot for me to keep wanting to read, but the language at times is very child friendly and verging on ridiculous (the word 'bullpoopy' appears several times and each time it's used I want to smack the speaker), yet sex is mentioned much more freely. Untamed has the introduction of several things clearly setting up for the rest of the series. There are a few new characters here, most of them a fairly welcome addition, if a little bit strange (like the nuns for instance. Yes I'm serious). Most of the characters are still a little flat and shallow, but there is just enough for you to care about them. Not my favourite in the series so far, but it has some good moments.

I think my problem is the pace of the series. This book covers just a couple of days and is set exactly after the end of the pervious books. This is book 4 and only now are we meeting the real evil and seeing just how bad it's going to get. There is a lot of internal monolouge and it gets a bit repetitive, stopping the book from moving faster and making it drag a little, keeping it from being a 4 star read.

Not as much bite!
I was excited about this book being released as I've been waiting a while to carry on with the series.
Don't get me wrong i do enjoy the books and how Zoey is progressing in the house of night, but this is the fourth book and she's only been there 2 months?! I just feel like the author is cramming a whole lot into a few days, I would have thought she'd have been there at least 6 months, so in 2 months she has a really close knit of friends (being someone who transferred schools you dont get a close group of friends that fast!) and she's been through how many guys?! i just feel the story would make more sense if it happened over a longer period of time, which is why i give it only 3 stars, hopefully the story will pick up in the next books.