I finished "Redeemed" several days ago, but it was bittersweet for me to write about it. It was the end of a series I had made a part of my life for years. Yeah, it's pretty young adult and I am probably too old for the House of Night series, but once I start reading a series, I have to finish it, and I am not ashamed that I enjoy it.
"Redeemed" exceeded my expectations. It continued right where the last book left off - Neferet beginning her reign of terror on Tulsa. Zoey and her "nerd herd" were forced to mature quickly to use their goddess given talents to try and defeat Neferet once and for all. With unusual allies, both Neferet and Zoey put up a good fight against each other.
I have to admit, I was surprised by some of the things in the book. Obviously, because the title of the book is "Redeemed," I expected someone to have been redeemed for their past transgressions. The person who was redeemed in the book is not at all who I expected it to be. There are several people who had issues in the book who could've been redeemed, and actually, more than one technically was redeemed, but it didn't all pan out the way I had expected.
I enjoyed the role that old magick played in the book. I was hoping that it played a role in the end of the story after Zoey had received the seer stone from Skye. I thought that this last book was bloodier and scarier than any of the others. Neferet went totally off the deep end and I thought that her chapters were written very well. I was freaked out reading it.
I really liked the book and thought it was a good ending to the series. I am sad that the series is over, but I am glad that it got to be a part of my life for so long. If I ever make it to Tulsa, I am going to go on a tour of all things House of Night.
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