
Awakened
House of Night, Book 8
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Caitlin Davies
About this listen
Zoey and the gang are back fighting evil (well, duh, that’s what being a High Priestess is all about) but with a variety of romantic intrigues to distract them, it’s a wonder they can get anything done! Zoey’s got some serious work to do at the House of Night if only she could concentrate....
©2011 P.C. and Kristin Cast (P)2011 Macmillan AudioThe characters really come alive throgh the series. I found myself looking forward to read or listen to the next one throughout.
Not to young for me!!
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still loving Zoey's story
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In love 😍
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For example, the feminist message is being overplayed. Of course, as a series of books for girls, it is important to have leading heroines – nothing wrong with that. But the role of males is now roughly equivalent to that of dogs – sometimes dangerous, but mostly loyal and faithful friends. Never clever enough to best a female, of course, even a very young one. And never entirely trustworthy. While the evil done by some of the male figures might be inspired by outside evil, these males are nevertheless incapable of resisting it.
What is more, there is now a very disturbing underlying message of fathers being evil, but mothers being inevitable good and loving (even if they have temporarily allowed themselves to be misled by a husband – an untrustworthy male, of course).
In a similar vein, the whole Christian religion seems reduced to the Virgin Mary, with male figures (including Jesus) apparently non-existent (or not worth a mention). The hint that the Virgin Mary may actually be the goddess Nyx seems to push the message a little too far.
This is really getting quite heavy-handed and, at times, quite disconcerting. I doubt that a series of books written for young males would get away with portraying the opposite sex in such a negative or inferior manner.
(GW)
A FEW ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS TO SALLY'S REVIEW
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I was frustrated with the characters as it seems they haven?t really grown over the last seven books as the authors would like you to believe, the same mistakes are being repeated by different characters in different circumstances. There are some issues that were barely touched on and could have had a bit more depth to them and the banter between the main characters that is usually threaded throughout the books was minimal in this instalment. Maybe this was down to the constant fleeting between characters, which led to a lack of direction.
I would have given this book two stars but decided on three thanks to some parts which made me laugh outloud. About three quarters of the way through the book I felt the pace had picked up and for a short while, was unable to stop listening. The end of the book however, was a disappointment as there wasn?t enough of a thread to give me the usual eagerness for the next book.
I?m just hoping Awakened is a mediocre bridge to give closure to events that took place in the previous books and book nine will follow its title and will be destined to reengage and fulfil the promises that this series has to offer.
More frustrated than Awakened
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