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Tempted
336 pages
A shadowy, angst-fueled descent into supernatural boarding school drama where every alliance is tested by seductive darkness.
What it feels like
Stepping into this installment feels like walking the shadowy, tension-filled halls of a supernatural boarding school where the stakes are always life, death, or a broken heart. The narrative moves at a brisk, addictive clip, fueled by late-2000s teen angst, messy love polygons, and the intoxicating pull of dark magic. It is a deeply atmospheric read, drenched in a darkly romantic mood that balances the mundane drama of fractured friendships with epic, world-ending supernatural threats. The conversational, highly accessible prose keeps the pages turning even as the emotional weight of betrayal and destiny grows heavier. This is perfect for readers who devour high-stakes paranormal romance, where every secret kept by a best friend feels just as dangerous as the ancient evils lurking in the tunnels below.
- Mood
- darkly romantic
- suspenseful
- shadowy
- tense
- Tone
- melodramatic
- conversational
- earnest
- angsty
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- fractured friendships · seductive darkness · burden of destiny · trust and betrayal · messy romantic entanglements
- The writing
- Conversational and heavily steeped in late-2000s teen vernacular, the writing is accessible, fast-paced, and emotionally immediate.
- The arc
- The protagonist navigates a fragile, exhausted recovery that quickly spirals into escalating paranoia, romantic temptation, and devastating choices.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-stakes supernatural teen drama, messy love polygons, and dark boarding school aesthetics.
Content notes
- violence
- manipulation
- underage drinking
- sexual content
About the book
After Zoey Redbird and her gang have banished Kalona and Neferet, the fallen High Priestess, from Tulsa, you’d think they’d catch a break. But with Zoey and her sexy Warrior Stark both recovering from a brush with death, and the fledglings struggling to deal with the fallout from Neferet’s reign of terror, a break is just not in the forecast. Zoey is haunted by her confusing yet elemental connection with A-ya, the ancient Cherokee maiden who was the only human able to tempt Kalona’s body and soul. How will A-ya’s pull on her affect Zoey’s ability to resist the dangerously seductive immortal?
Meanwhile, Stevie Rae, with her super red vamp powers, always thought she could handle the stuff she’s been keeping from her BFF. But the mysterious, threatening force lurking in the tunnels under the Tulsa Depot is spreading; Stevie Rae won’t confide where she’s been and what she’s doing, and Zoey is beginning to wonder just how much she can trust the person she always thought would have her back.
Will their choices destroy them and will darkness consume the House of Night?
Description from Open Library.
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