Hunted

by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

"What if the hottest guy in the world was hiding a nameless evil, and all he wanted was you?

At the start of this heart-pounding new installment of the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey’s friends have her back again and Stevie Rae and the red fledglings aren’t Neferet’s secrets any longer. But an unexpected danger has emerged. Neferet guards her powerful new consort, Kalona, and no one at the House of Night seems to understand the threat he poses. Kalona looks gorgeous, and he has the House of Night under his spell. A past life holds the key to breaking his rapidly spreading influence, but what if this past life shows Zoey secrets she doesn’t want to hear and truths she can’t face?

On the run and holed up in Tulsa’s Prohibition-era tunnels, Zoey and her gang must discover a way to deal with something that might bring them all down. Meanwhile, Zoey has a few other little problems. The red fledglings have cleaned up well – they’ve even managed to make the dark, creepy tunnels feel more like home – but are they really as friendly as they seem? On the boyfriend front, Zoey has a chance to make things right with super-hot ex-, Erik, but she can’t stop thinking about Stark, the archer who died in her arms after one unforgettable night, and she is driven to try to save him from Neferet’s sinister influence at all costs. Will anyone believe the power evil has to hide among us? "

I have to say that this was probably my favorite book so far for the series. I didn't really like Chosen or Untamed because of the whole Loren/Erik/Heath thing and the Erik/Stark/Kalona thing. I felt like there was a lot of focus on how Zoey was juggling three guys at once, or there was another new love interest and it just didn't do it for me. And that is probably why I liked this volume because there was only a little bit of attention on Erik & Zoey's relationship, Heath came into the picture for a brief moment, and Stark was considered a bad guy. The book was mostly about Zoey and her friends trying to stop Kalona and Zoey trying to save Stark from becoming a red vampyre monster. This book, like all the others was fast-paced and entertaining. I was sucked into it from beginning to end- I don't even think I watched any TV that night (the snow might have helped that decision a bit, though)! I am on a rather long waiting list for the 6th book, but I am eagerly awaiting it. I want to see if Zoey can defeat Kalona, but more importantly, defeat Neferet in the next book.

P.S. I was a little sad that Grandma Redbird didn't play a large role in this novel, but I did like the addition of a new Poet Laureate. I liked how the red vampyres all got personalities too in this book.