Untamed by PC and Kristin Cast

Marked was amazing. Betrayed was horrible. Chosen was the best out of the three. But Untamed... oh, my Goddess.

Untamed: 

Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you.

Just ask Zoey Redbird – she’s become an undisputed expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a tight-knit group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast.  And the worst part is, she knows it’s her own fault.  Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead, unMarked, and unable to stop bickering with each other.  So who can blame her for befriending the House of Night’s newest transfer student, the majorly hot Olympic archer, James Stark?  

Meanwhile, Neferet has declared a war on humans after it appears that the People of the Faith have murdered two vampyres.  But Aphrodite’s latest visions show a world completely different from the High Priestess’s promises, a world full of violence, hatred, and darkness, all because of Zoey’s death—and the only way it seems she can prevent it from happening is to make things right with her friends.  Zoey knows in her heart that fighting with humans is wrong. But will anyone listen to her?  Zoey's adventures at vampyre finishing school take a wild and dangerous turn as loyalties are tested, shocking true intentions come to light, and an ancient evil is awakened in PC and Kristin Cast's spellbinding fourth House of Night novel.

Okay, hold on to your seats.

There aren't words for how epic Untamed was. I think the books are getting better (well, not counting Betrayed) with each installment. The book was much, much darker than the first three, settling into a different story with the Cherokee tale of Kalona and the Raven Mockers, and the strange "Queen Tsi Sgili" that Zoey and Aphrodite feel might be Neferet. I really liked that all Zoey's secrets come to the light. I swear, this book has not tamed my hatred for Damien. It's only Untamed it. (Heh, heh.) I hate him even more with each book, and yet I love Jack. Zoey's maturity did dim in this one, so I don't praise it as highly as I did Chosen, but it was really good, and I wasn't expecting the ending.

I also really love Grandma and Zoey's connection. I have to admit, I'm not that close to my grandmother.

Favorite Characters in this book were Zoey, Stevie Rae, Aphrodite, Jack, Shaunee, Erin, Shekinah, Grandma, and Stark. Least favorite characters were Damien, Neferet, Kalona, the Raven Mockers

++++ (4-stars)