I'll do my best to stay away from major spoilers for this series. I know that several people have stopped reading the House of Night series recently but I still really enjoy the books. I actually think that the most recent books (Burned and Awakened) were very well written and suspenseful. I was worried that this book would be filled with only Zoey's depressed emotions but it wasn't, at all!

Burned does give us several perspectives for this book. It ranges from Zoey, to Stevie Rae, Stark, Rephaim, and others. At times, this was a little too much. I thought that a few things could have been left out (not particularly with these characters but with lesser ones) and the book may have had a little better flow. I admit that Stevie Rae is not one of my favorite characters and I think that is what initially kept me away from the recent books. I knew she was going to have a much larger part as they continued. I think her accent and word choices are a little extreme and draw away from the point of what she is saying. Other than that, I've actually enjoyed her character a lot more in Burned.

Rephaim is a newer character in Burned and we really get a chance to get to know him. I wasn't fond of him, at all, in Tempted but he's grown on me. I'm excited to see what happens with him next. Stark has always been one of my favorites and he has really grown a lot over time. I need more Stark! Zoey continues to amaze me with her strength and spirit. She is a very strong character.

I enjoyed the plot in this book. It still had just as many twists and turns as the previous books. There was never a dull moment. I do think that the drama with Kalona and Neferet needs to end soon. It goes on and on and after a while it will be way too much! I think that the story could have much more going on even long after the Neferet story line is complete.

Overall, I was really impressed with Burned. I still enjoy this series a lot and the characters that I fell in love with long ago. P.C. and Kristin Cast keep coming up with unique ideas and crazy fight scenes that draw me in from page one. ( )

I've always enjoyed the series but the past few books just lost my interest slightly, to the point that it was months before I finally read this one. Now I'm really glad I did as it was superb, I loved the new lore and information that has been added into it and given the series a whole new depth. It also helped me that there was a LOT less of Erik and lot's of Stark :D

The only down side was a spoiler for True Blood series 2. Pop culture references are great but preferably when they're vague enough not to spoil something for someone who hasn't seen that particular show. ( )

Burned is a truly great book from the Casts, previously in the series there has been way to much boy drama and to little going on to be something to dance about, however Burned is completely the opposite.
The writing is so much more gripping and the characters are more...real? I got the impression through reading this book that the Casts are improving on their writing, i don't know how many books they wrote before the HoN series but i believe their writing is becoming better each time.
The introduction to the Scottish characters was a good move and their voices made a nice change.
As usual i still find Stevie Rae and Rephaim's part in the story the best as it has a dark questionable story line that could either go terribly bad for the characters or fantastically wonderful.
Still remains one of the best in the series in my opinion =] ( )

I'm rapidly falling out of love with this series. I don't know if it's the flat characters, constant, world-ending drama, or the predictability of the story that's putting me off. It could also be the lame, hoky dialogue style. Or maybe it's not the series that has changed, it's my interest. ( )

I loved how this book focused more on Stevie Ray and Rephaiem instead of completely on Zoey the entire book. ( )