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Chosen

by P.C. Cast

"Chosen" is the third novel in P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast's young-adult House of Night series, following fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird at a Tulsa boarding school for those undergoing the Change into vampyres. Dark forces… more

First published 2008 · 307 pages · English

17 quotes ★ 3.91 (257,185) Fantasy

Quotes from the Book

You know how it is with cats: They don't really have owners, they have staff.
But we're going to smile and pretend we're fine with the dorky birthmas gifts because people do not get that they can't mush a birthday into christmas.
I'd sacrificed true love and a popped cherry to the god of deception and hormones." - Zoey Redbird (Ch 24)
That man is such a damn turd monkey." "Grandma!" I said. "Oh, Zoeybird, did I call your mother's husband a damn turd monkey out loud?" "Yes, Grandma, you did." She looked at me, her dark eyes sparkling. "Good.
I was crazy about Heath. And his blood. Erik was an amazing guy who I really, really liked. Loren was completely delicious. Jeesh, I sucked." - Zoey Redbird (Ch 20)
Oh, Zoeybird, did I call your mother's husband a damn turd monkey outloud?' 'Yes, Grandma, you did.' She looked at me, her dark eyes sparkling. 'Good.
Ah crap!" I instantly shooed away darkness and whatnot, so that I was solid, visible me again. "Sorry, Stevie Rae. I forgot I'd gone all Bram Stoker.
I don’t like the way he looks at you.” My stomach lurched. “What do you mean? How does he look at me?” “Like you’re not a student and he’s not a teacher.
...Neferet fell smack on her butt.
I think most people, and I'm talking vamp or human, are shitty. They put on an act. They pretend to be all nicey-nice, but are really just one step away from showing their true asshole-ness.
He leaned back a little, not taking his arm from around me, but looking into my eyes. “You’re changing, Zoey. And I’m not sure what you’re changing into.
She's easy to lead around, a shiny present here, a pretty compliment there, and you have true love and a popped cherry sacrificed to the god of deception and hormones. Young girls are so ridiculous--so predictably easy.
At the last parent visitation night I'd sorta accidentally watched a majorly nightmarish scene between Aphrodite and her parents. Her dad's the mayor of Tulsa. Her mom might be Satan.
You're a goddess among those who think themselves demigods.
You know how it is with cats: They don’t really have owners, they have staff.
If my parents aren't ignoring me, they're insulting me. I like being ignored better.
„Mně to trapné nepřišlo. Jsem rád, že nás viděl,“ řekl Erik spokojeně. „Ty jsi rád? Vzrušuje tě, když se na tebe při líbání někdo dívá, nebo co?

Did you know?

  • "Chosen" is the third book in the House of Night series, following "Marked" and "Betrayed."
  • The series is co-written by the mother-and-daughter team of P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast.
  • The House of Night series has been translated into more than twenty languages.
  • In the book, the previously dead Stevie Rae returns as an undead "red" fledgling fighting to keep her humanity.
  • The story is set at the House of Night, a boarding school for fledgling vampyres in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About P.C. Cast

P.C. Cast is an American author best known for the House of Night young-adult vampire series, which she co-wrote with her daughter Kristin Cast. A former high school teacher from Oklahoma, she has also written award-winning fantasy and romance fiction.

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About the book

"Chosen" is the third novel in P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast's young-adult House of Night series, following fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird at a Tulsa boarding school for those undergoing the Change into vampyres. Dark forces gather at the House of Night: Zoey's best friend Stevie Rae, who died in the previous book, has returned as an undead "red" fledgling struggling to hold onto her humanity, and Zoey secretly works to save her. Meanwhile Zoey juggles the tangled complication of three boyfriends, hidden bloodlust, and a series of real deaths among vampyres that point toward rising tension with the human People of Faith.

Beneath its paranormal-romance surface, the book turns on questions of trust, betrayal, and moral choice. Zoey must select new members for her Dark Daughters circle and decide whom to believe as the powerful High Priestess Neferet's true motives grow more sinister, and a betrayal involving the poetry professor Loren Blake fractures Zoey's relationships. The Casts weave in Cherokee spirituality and goddess worship alongside the elemental affinities that set Zoey apart, framing her growth as a young High Priestess against temptations and deceptions.

As an installment of one of the best-selling teen vampire franchises of the late 2000s, "Chosen" helped sustain the series' popularity during the paranormal-romance boom that surrounded titles like Twilight. The House of Night series eventually ran to twelve main novels plus companion novellas and was translated into more than twenty languages, and "Chosen" advances its central arc of Zoey's coming-of-age and the deepening conflict with Neferet.

Key characters

  • Zoey RedbirdFledgling vampyre and protagonist marked with rare elemental affinities
  • NeferetPowerful High Priestess and the series' central antagonist
  • Stevie Rae JohnsonZoey's best friend, now an undead red fledgling
  • Aphrodite LaFontFormer rival with prophetic visions
  • Erik NightZoey's on-and-off boyfriend and fellow fledgling
  • Loren BlakePoetry professor at the House of Night

Book details

First published
2008
Length
307 pages
Reading time
2 hours
Author
P.C. Cast
Genre
Fantasy
Goodreads rating
3.91 (257k ratings)

Series & reading order

  1. 1 Marked
  2. 2 Betrayed
  3. 3 Chosen
  4. 4 Untamed
  5. 5 Hunted
  6. 6 Tempted
  7. 7 Burned
  8. 8 Awakened
  9. 9 Destined
  10. 10 Hidden
  11. 11 Revealed
  12. 12 Redeemed

If you liked this, read…

  1. 1
    MarkedThe first House of Night book that begins Zoey's story
  2. 2
    Vampire AcademyAnother late-2000s YA series about vampires at a special boarding school
  3. 3
    TwilightA defining teen paranormal-romance of the same era

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