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The Journey so Far: House of Night Recap

July 15, 2015 by Ariel Kay

Ariel says: After what I’m sure were months and months of wild speculation about what we’ll be reading next now that we’ve finally washed our hands of serums, factions, and poorly designed experiments (oh my!), we can finally confirm that we’re going back to our beloved House of Night series. Matthew says: We’ve seen a lot of […]

It All Just Makes too Much Sense Said No One: Marked Chapter 29

March 13, 2014 by Ariel Kay

Last chapter, evil spirits possessed Aphrodite, and Zoey was the only one who could save the day. Despite this fact, Zoey’s friends popped out from behind potted plants to support her. Now Nefert has also emerged from her hiding spot (“the shadows”) to restore order. [Matthew says: Basically, if you forgot what happened in the […]

New Books? NEW MUGS! (Yes, Including The Blow Job One)

March 5, 2014 by matthewjulius

Two items of news: First, we’re taking off the rest of the week due to Ariel traveling. This does mean that we have to postpone the last chapter of Marked and the first chapter of its sequel, Betrayed, but we really want to do those books justice, because we do despise so. Second, CHECK IT […]

The Climax Is Ghosts That Have Never Been In The Novel: Marked Chapter 28

February 28, 2014 by matthewjulius

Chapter 28 Everything continues to go wrong for Zoey – she’s forcing herself to hang out with popular kids who hate her, a boy she’s crazy about kissed her, some other people who aren’t her are dying, everything! – and now Heath has shown up at the ritual! Zoey is all “Ah! Go away!” and […]

The Book Officially Loses Its S**t: Marked Chapter 27

February 27, 2014 by Ariel Kay

Previously, Zoey tells us that she must go to the Dark Daughter’s ritual at all costs for some reason. She also alludes to Neferet being evil, [Matthew says: Technically Zoey doesn’t make any statement at all about Neferet being evil. She “just knows” she shouldn’t go to Neferet with a matter of obvious danger, so […]

Postscript #3: The Kids Are All Wrong. And Stupid.

February 26, 2014 by matthewjulius

Matthew says: It’s time for our third installment of Postscript, because our readers tell us how much we make them laugh all the time, so it’s only fair that once a month we tell you all how much you make us laugh. Ariel says: We probably still missed some amazing comments. Somehow there are just […]

Plot Finally Happens, Zoey Ignores It Because She Has To Go To A Party: Marked Chapter 26

February 21, 2014 by matthewjulius

We’ve been having some issues with WordPress automatically updating our social media this week, so make sure you didn’t miss this week’s Matthew Watches The Room or the guest post from Ariel’s boyfriend about a deviant erotic thriller from 1928! We run a lot of interesting material on this blog. Chapter 26 Zoey provided a […]

Zoey’s Terrible Day: Marked Chapter 25

February 20, 2014 by Ariel Kay

When we last left off there was yet another long ritual. I guess rituals are to House of Night: Marked as cave tours are to The Host. Also, Zoey and Erik made out and she slut-shamed herself because for some reason this book is opposed to blow jobs and casual makeout sessions. Chapter 25 The next day started […]

Zoey Kisses A Boy And Immediately Slut Shames Everyone Involved: Marked Chapter 24

February 14, 2014 by matthewjulius

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a 2000-word rant about slut shaming! Chapter 24 Last chapter, Zoey cast a circle as part of her plan to get a plan by asking the goddess Nyx for help. Despite the goddess Nyx not showing up or providing Zoey with a plan in any way shape or form, everyone deems […]

Zoey Doesn’t Have A Plan, Except She Has A Plan To Get A Plan, And Thus Plans That Plan To Get A Plan: Marked Chapter 22

February 7, 2014 by matthewjulius

Chapter 22 Zoey is filling in Southern Friend, Gay Friend, Black Friend, and I-Can’t-Remember-If-She-Has-Four-Friends Friend [Ariel says: Cheerleader! What’s her face! So and So! The Ugly One!] on her mission to take out Aphrodite, because high school is very, very serious. “So what are you going to do?” Damien asked me. “I don’t really know,” I said. […]