"Marked" by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

FIC CAS available at Beaufort, Hilton Head, and Lobeco in Teen Fiction

"Although billed as a "young adult" book (upper end of the young adult category) adults who liked the Twilight series would enjoy this "House of Night" series (currently there are five books in a series of nine - according to the author's website). The first in the series is Marked and follows the adventures of a young girl (16 years old)who gets marked as a vampire and takes up residence in the House of Night (a sort of vampire finishing school). The book reminded me a bit of an older darker Harry Potter (boarding school with all manners of teachers and a core group of friends who come to the aid of our main character). There is The Big Bad Evil that has to be defeated (most likely in book nine)and a lot of growing up done by everyone along the way. I really enjoyed all five books and have held the sixth on Amazon. If you liked Twilight and Harry Potter you should give this series a try."

Review provided by Eve Heaton, Beaufort Branch customer