Burned: A House of Night Novel (House of Night Novels, 7)

When friends stop trusting each other, Darkness is there to fan the flames....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 Vampire 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.

In this House of Night installment, three girls are playing with fire—if they don’t watch out, everyone will get Burned.

VOYA

The saga of the House of Night series continues to smolder in Burned. Zoey's soul shatters after witnessing Heath's murder at the hands of Neferet's dark immortal, Kalona; this is, in essence, a death sentence, for if Zoey cannot piece together her soul in the Otherworld and return to her body in a week's time, she will perish. While Aphrodite, Stark, and the rest of the nerd herd work to find a way to bring Zoey back, something that has never been accomplished in the history of soul-shattered High Priestesses, Stevie Rae deals with her own fallout with the Red Fledglings and Kalona's son, Rephaim, whom she becomes bound to after a botched incantation. In addition to keeping things in control with the fledglings and hiding her imprint with the Raven Mocker, she must delve deeper into her powers than ever before to help save Zoey. Stark, too, is called upon to act with seemingly more strength than is possible, but for his queen he will do anything, even if it means dying. The dual story lines create double the tension and conflict in this latest installment; fast paced and packed with mystery, suspense, and romance, this book is a hard one to put down. While the over-the-top dialogue is riddled with vernacular and slang and can be distracting, it is balanced by richly detailed narrative passages and the compelling mythology that acts as a foundation for the series. Overall this is a fast and furious read, but a rewarding one. Reviewer: Courtney Huse Wika

Penned by romance and fantasy novelist P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristin, the House of Night series chronicles the adventures of Zoey Redbird, a 16-year-old vampire and House of Night student in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Here, the Cast duo presents the seventh installment in the series As Zoey's fate hangs in the balance, her friends must figure out how to bring her back from the Otherworld while coping with serious problems of their own