Night World: The Chosen: Book 5

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Despite their genealogical roots in witchcraft, vampire society is patriarchal. Lamia of the Redfern family possess a greater concentration of witch blood and are thus able to tap into the same forces as their foremother to perform a "kinship ceremony" for familial strengthening. The symbol for the lamia is not depicted in the books.

Lamia such as James Rasmussen are known to carry the image of a black iris - which is the symbol for the Black Iris Club, a popular night club for the denizens of the Night World. The symbol for made vampires is a black rose. Ash Redfern - One of the leading characters in the second book of the series, Ash is described as having ash-blonde hair with ever-changing eyes which he inherits depending on his mood. He is a very arrogant and lazy "bad boy" who prefers to play with humans and is very selfish; though all of that changes when he meets Mary-Lynnette Carter, his soulmate, whom he loves enough to change his entire life.

Ash leaves at the end of the book to make up for his past mistakes, planning to return to Mary-Lynnette afterwards. James Rasmussen - The second lead character in the first book, James has grey eyes and brown hair and is described as looking like James Dean by his soulmate.

He is considered a "bad boy" in his school but acts like that to hide his true nature. He has a new girlfriend every few weeks, but uses them as blood donors. When he is near his best friend, and later, soulmate, Poppy North, he is gentle and deeply cares about her, even though she is human. His cousin is Ash Redfern, to whom he is related through his mother.

Jezebel "Jez" Redfern - Jez is the protagonist of the seventh book Huntress. Believing she is a full vampire, she is a leader of a Night World group that hunts humans at the beginning of the book. She later realizes that she is half-human: She has long, curly, flaming red hair and silvery-blue eyes. She is described as being stubborn and hotheaded by her soulmate, Morgead Blackthorn, the second leader of her group. She is a cousin of James and Ash. Jez is the first Wild Power. Morgead Blackthorn - Morgead is Jez's soulmate and is seventeen years old.

He is conceited, hotheaded, stubborn, and power-hungry.

Morgead is the second leader of the group that hunts humans. His mother left when he was young and he tries to hide the loneliness this made him feel. He has gem-green eyes and dark hair. He hates humans, though later joins Circle Daybreak when he realises that his best friend and soulmate is half-human, as well as a Wild Power.

They run away from a small island to Briar Creek in order to live as normal people rather than be controlled. In the process they meet Mary-Lynnette Carter, who in fact turns out to be Ash's soulmate, and her brother, Mark, whom Jade claims is her soulmate. Rowan is the oldest of the family and is gentle and caring with chestnut-coloured hair and sweet brown eyes. Kestrel is the opposite, with long, golden hair and golden eyes.

She is described by Mary-Lynnette as a real Night World member, as she enjoys hunting and acts carelessly. Jade is the youngest sister and has long, silvery-blonde hair, which she uses to hide her face; people take this as shyness, but it is really an act she uses to hide her inner feelings. She has green eyes and is bubbly.

Delos Redfern - Delos is the unknown prince of the secret Dark Kingdom and is the great-great-grandson of Hunter Redfern. He is very strong and is the second Wild Power. Unlike the other Wild Powers, he discovered his powers as a child, causing his father to view him as a secret weapon rather than as his son. Delos hates humans and mixing with others, and even though people think of him as a selfish boy, he feels vulnerable on the inside. He has yellow eyes and black hair and is the soulmate of a human girl called Maggie Neely, the protagonist of the eighth book Black Dawn.

John Quinn - Quinn is the cold-hearted heir of Hunter Redfern. He is unsympathetic to humans, despite the fact that he used to be one, until he meets his soulmate Rashel Jordan, who happens to be the most feared vampire hunter in Night World history. Quinn was born in Boston in the s and was turned by Hunter Redfern after falling in love with Redfern's daughter, Dove. He was turned without consent, and is scared, confused and angry when he wakes up in Redfern's cabin. He escapes and goes to his father for help, but Quinn's father tries to kill him, accidentally staking Dove instead.

After that, Quinn thinks of himself only as a vampire. Quinn has black hair and black eyes. Poppy North - Poppy is the protagonist of the first book Secret Vampire. She is James Rasmussen's childhood friend and later his soulmate. They have been best friends since they were four years old. Poppy is stubborn and quite hyper, as well as curious about the world. She always believed she would marry James when they grew up and secretly loves him. She has coppery curly hair with green eyes and is the twin sister of Phillip North. She was turned into a vampire by James after they discovered she was dying of stage three pancreatic cancer.

Her twin Phillip was opposed to this plan. However, he allowed it when he realized it was the only way to save his sister.

Poppy and her brother are found to be lost witches from their father's side of the family. Thierry Descouedres - Thierry holds the title "Lord of the Night World" and was the first made vampire. He was the second vampire in existence after Maya. He found his soulmate, an Old Soul named Hannah, soon after he was turned and has spent the thousands of years he has been alive in a continuous cycle of waiting for her to be reincarnated, searching for her, then having her die before her seventeenth birthday.

It is a repetition of an ill-fated accident that happened during her first lifetime. She was accidentally killed by Thierry that first time and intentionally murdered by Maya in every lifetime after. It is a cycle he is desperate to break. Thierry has dark eyes and mid-long blond hair which he wears in a ponytail.

He is the leader of Circle Daybreak and plans to recruit all the Wild Powers in order to win the final battle. He was changed by Maya in the stone age because she felt she was in love with him, the same reason she repeatedly kills Thierry's soulmate through all of her lifetimes. His original name was Theorn, and he belonged to the witch tribe led by Maya's sister Hellewise. The witches of the Night World novels are largely based on the neo-pagan religion of Wicca as well as the Goddess Movement.

They are a matriarchy which traces its lineage to the first tribe of sorceresses ruled by Hecate Witch-Queen and later her daughter, Hellewise Hearth-Woman. All witches are considered "daughters of Hellewise" by virtue of having inherited her teachings. However, the Harman family are direct descents of Hellewise through the women in their line. The first vampire - Maya - was Hellewise's sister and thus all vampires share witch blood. Witch society is composed of "Circles" to which all witches belong. Those who take to heart Hellewise's bidding to "harm none" the Wiccan Rede belong to Circle Twilight, while Circle Midnight is made up of witches who practice darker magic.

The final and newest circle, Circle Daybreak, is dedicated to protecting all life. Throughout the entire Night World series you will see new members joining and will briefly encounter characters from the entire series. They are mostly separate from the other two circles and are like the secret group of the supernatural community.

Most members have found refuge with their soulmates here. The Inner Circle is a coven of the nine most magically talented witches, whom Thea Harman calls "the witch geniuses, the prodigies and the sages, the far-seers, the teachers, the policy-makers" [4] in Spellbinder. All witches are answerable to the Inner Circle before the Night World council, although an association probably exists between them, but this isn't specified.

A third renegade Circle also exists, known as Circle Daybreak, first mentioned in Spellbinder , which promotes the teaching of magic to humans and peace between the races. This circle used to exist alongside the other two but was banned due to the persecution of witches during the Burning Times.

Circle Daybreak is kept secret from the rest of the Night World, although a few suspect its renewed existence. During the events leading up to the apocalypse , the witches opt to leave the Night World and join Circle Daybreak, as they want to help save the world, whereas the Night World council and most of the vampires want to take over and enslave the other races.

Witches practice magic with the aid of herbs , gemstones , effigies , and incantations , all of which may be used in a spell; they worship the Goddess in her many manifestations and celebrate Samhain and probably other festivals on the Wheel of the Year. Identifying symbols for Night World witches are the black dahlia and the crescent moon with three stars. Iron is mentioned in Daughters of Darkness as their poison. Thea Harman - Thea is a sweet girl compared to her cousin Blaise and is the main protagonist of the third book, Spellbinder. She has long, blonde hair and sweet brown eyes.

She wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up, and even though she doesn't tell humans about her nature, she still wants to help them. She has a human soulmate, Eric Ross, and is a cross-cousin of the Redferns. She is the persona of Hellewise, one of the two original daughters of Hecate Witch-Queen. Blaise Harman - Blaise is one of the lead characters in the third book.

She is a witch royal who is described as being a girl who bewitches boys for sport and hates humans. She is a cross-cousin of the Redferns and the cousin although they were raised like sisters of Thea Harman. She has long, dark hair and smoky, grey eyes. She represents the persona of Maya, the original vampire and daughter of Hecate. Sylvia Weald - Sylvia is one of the characters in Black Dawn.

She is dating Maggie Neely's brother, whom she changes into a shapeshifter. She sides with Hunter Redfern and binds Delos's powers before the maiden of witches, Aradia, changes her mind. She is killed by one of Hunter's guardians seconds after she releases Delos. Gillian Lennox Harman - Gillian is told of her heritage by her dead cousin who comes back as an "Angel". She is a petite girl with short silver-blonde hair and violet eyes. She is a distant cousin of Thea and Blaise as well as the Redferns. She has a human soulmate, David Blackburn, with whom she joins Circle Daybreak.

Gillian is descended for the lost Harman twins, Elspeth and Emmeth. She is also prophesied to be the Witch Child. She spends most of the book denying that she is a witch, but eventually accepts her fate. As the Witch Child, she was supposed to marry the Prince of the Shapeshifters, but she refused. Poppy North - Poppy was a lost witch along with her twin brother, Phillip North, and dying of pancreatic cancer before her best friend, James, turns her into a vampire. James figures out that she is a witch when she dreams of Ash before they even meet, develops an extremely strong telepathic ability, and screams to James while inside her dream about Ash.

When she screams in her dream, three people hear it: James, Phillip, and her dad. Poppy has curly red hair and emerald green eyes. Phillip North - Phillip is the twin brother of Poppy North. He is extremely straitlaced and responsible. He opposes Poppy and James's relationship, because of James's reputation with girls.

When he learns about his real heritage, he chooses to live as a human, though he does keep in contact with Poppy and knows about the other Night World creatures. Phillip is tall, smart, and athletic, with blond hair and green eyes. Gary Fargeon "Angel" - Not much is known about Gary because he died when he was seventeen in a car accident. He is descended from the lost Harman twins, and he had recently discovered he was a witch before he died. He is frequently described as an impossibly beautiful teenage boy, although his exact description is never given though he does have the violet eyes that the Harmans are known for as well as sunshine blond hair.

He wants to rejoin the world of the living and develops a dangerous plan. In the end, Gary's soul finally rests in peace with a little help from his cousin Gillian. A werewolf is a type of shapeshifter. As no main characters in any of the novels have been werewolves Lupe Acevedo in Soulmate was only half-werewolf and she was a minor character; and there was barely anything known about Jeremy Lovett from Daughters of Darkness , less is known about this species than others.

In Night World , werewolves sometimes called 'wolves or just wolves can transform from human to wolf and vice versa at will. In Daughters of Darkness , werewolves are described as wolves that take human form, rather than the reverse. This means that they have animal instincts and urges, even in human form. This is all contrary to modern werewolf lore, in which a werewolf is basically a normal person but undergoes an involuntary transformation.

Though it is not stated explicitly, it appears that, like vampires, werewolves can be born as such and can also be made.

Unlike vampires, werewolves must kill every time they feed because they need to consume organs. Thus, Night World law states that werewolves can kill and eat only animals. In the Night World, werewolves are treated as second-class citizens and are the victims of prejudice and racism. As in modern werewolf lore, Night World werewolves are harmed by silver. The symbol for werewolves is a black foxglove.

They are described by other members of the Night World such as James as having low intelligence levels. Jeremy Lovett - Jeremy is seen in the second book Daughter of Darkness and is best friends with Mary-Lynette Carter, the protagonist of the book.

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Mary-Lynette thinks of him as a vulnerable boy since he doesn't have anyone to live with. However, this is not entirely true.

He is a territorial werewolf who doesn't obey Night World law and kills his uncle as well as a hiker in the woods. He fell in love with Mary-Lynette and tried to turn her into a werewolf. When Ash Redfern attempted to stop him, Jeremy attacked. Mary-Lynette killed Jeremy to save her soulmate Ash's life. Jeremy's unusual behavior while in werewolf form is why the local creek is named "Mad Dog Creek". Lupe Acevedo - Lupe is different from any other werewolf described and seen in the series. She is smart and one of Thierry's most trusted agents. She is half-human, half-werewolf. She in turn saves Hannah when she is attacked by other werewolves in the sixth book Soulmate.

She has silvery-brown hair with yellow eyes. Shapeshifters appear later in the series; no main character is a shapeshifter until the ninth book, Witchlight. Before that, only allusions to shapeshifters are made, usually in the context of a Night Person explaining the Night World to a human and listing the Night World species. In Witchlight , the protagonist, Keller, is a shapeshifter. She has the ability to change into the form of a panther at will. Some history about shapeshifters is given in Witchlight. Shapeshifters had control of the world long before witches and vampires.

Their leaders were known as "Dragons", beings that could change into the form of any animal as long as they have had physical contact to that animal normally shapeshifters can change into only one pre-determined animal form. To kill a dragon you must remove its horns. The more horns it has, the more powerful it is. The witches rose to power and put the dragons to sleep, except for the youngest one, the dragon princess, who was only 4 at the time.

The witches left her awake and raised her, carefully watching over her. All of the ruling house of shapeshifters are descended from her. The descendants of the ruling house have the ability to choose what animal they will become, but this choice is permanent. In the early books of the series, werewolves and shapeshifters are described as separate groups or races of the Night World. For example, in Daughters of Darkness , Night World is described as comprising vampires, "witches and werewolves and shapeshifters, too".

In Witchlight , when Keller tells the history of shapeshifters, she lists felines, bears, eagles, and wolves as groups or clans within the shapeshifter race. However, in Witchlight there is no real mention of Keller feeding or abiding by the rules for werewolves described in Daughters of Darkness.

The symbol for shapeshifters is a black lily. The type differs, for example tigers use tiger lilies. She prefers being called by her last name as her first name means "demon". She is strong and secretive and she never shows her inner feelings to anyone. She is half shapeshifter, half human, and can turn into a panther. She prefers to work hard and repay Circle Daybreak for raising her after she was abandoned. When she was discovered as a baby, she was in human form, but with a panther's ears and tail.

Keller has long, black hair with silvery-grey eyes and is the only shapeshifter that has taken a main role in the series. On the author's website, we learn that she is Rashel Jordan's fraternal twin. He is gentle, loving, and caring, like Iliana, and isn't a fighter, but he does try his best when Keller is about to get killed by a dragon. He was supposed to marry Iliana, but when Iliana realizes that Galen is Keller's soulmate, she tells them that their love is something no one could ever interfere with.

He has golden hair with green-golden eyes. As a Prince, he gets to choose his animal shape and becomes a leopard at the end of the book to save Keller. Miles Neely - Miles is a made shapeshifter who can turn into a falcon and is the older brother of Maggie Neely. He got turned into a shapeshifter by his girlfriend, Sylvia Weald, a witch. He and Maggie bear a strong resemblance to each other. He has brown eyes and auburn hair. While the series is largely supernaturally-centered, humans do play a major role both as supporting characters and occasionally main characters or antagonists.

Humans - or Homo sapiens Latin: Humans have a main role as some of the protagonists in the series. Due in part both to their status as the dominant species as well as their largely adverse affects on the Earth, the Night World has endeavored to keep their existence a secret from humanity. The approach of the Apocalypse is due to the Night World's attempts at enslaving mankind. While humans innately possess little to no paranormal attributes, they still possess undying souls subject to the Soulmate Principle as well as possibly being reincarnated over the span of centuries or more.

These reborn humans are referred to as Old Souls within the Night World. Because of their relative impotence in relation to the predatory prowess of supernatural creatures, humans are a preferred food source for werewolves and vampires. Humans are also able to be converted into made vampires through a blood exchange and conceive children with a witch. She is the older sister of Mark Carter, becomes a blood sister with the Redfern girls, and is the soulmate of Ash Redfern.

Mary-Lynnette is an astronomy lover who spends her time star-watching at night and is more of a night person than a day person. She is curious about everything and admires Nancy Drew , often wondering what she would do in her situation. She is nicknamed Mare and is very protective of Mark, feeling responsible for him. She often displays an ironic sense of humor, is very strong, and talks to herself a lot. Even though she and Ash are soulmates, she doesn't follow him, but tells him to fix his past mistakes then come back.

Mary-Lynnette has long brown hair with blue eyes. When she first meets Ash, she can't stop kicking him in the shins, which is her way of suppressing the urge to kiss him, so everyone thinks she has gone mad. He is very shy and doesn't like to mix with others, but when he sees Jade for the first time, he falls in love. With Jade's help, he convinces the other two Redfern sisters not to kill him and Mary-Lynette. He has brown hair with blue eyes. Rashel is a vampire hunter. She started training ever since her mother and brother died when she was 5, and so she had been killing vampires at the age of 12 and getting a reputation making her be known as the cat, because she would leave a mark on the vampire she killed that looked like a cat had scratched it.

She was one of the most feared vampire hunters in the night world. Well since she is the most feared vampire hunter there was also the most feared vampire and his name was Quinn and he ki Rashel is a vampire hunter. Well since she is the most feared vampire hunter there was also the most feared vampire and his name was Quinn and he killed a lot. But what happens when these to deadly opposites meet when Rashel is on mission to find out what's happening to missing teenage girls? The reaction they will have will surprise both. This book reminds me of the hunger games a little even though both stories didn't end the same.

I give this book 5 stars because even though the authors endings are always the same with everything always being a happy ending and someone falling in love I like the fact that she told it a little different this time. El mundo que creo la escritora me encanto, todo oscuro y misterioso. Jul 17, Claire Frances rated it liked it Shelves: I liked this book but I wouldn't say I was crazy about it. I liked the first few chapters best and I liked the outcome. But I was a tad annoyed by Nyala's character, but then I suppose every book has one character you don't quite gel with.

On the other hand I really liked the character of Daphne, I could relate to her and she was just nice. The kinda girl you could imagine being friends with. I have to say its not as good as Secret Vampire or Dark Angel. I was sometimes I liked this book but I wouldn't say I was crazy about it. I was sometimes irritated by Quinn and Rashels relationship. I don't know why but at one point it was like them connecting went on for like two pages and I just wanted it to end, it was a bit cringy.

But that was just two pages of the book, so apart from that and Nyala I really enjoyed it. Mar 18, Summer rated it did not like it. One star may be considered a bit harsh I absorbed the first half of this book, excited for how it was going to unfold, how it was going to be less predictable than the other books in the series.

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She is strong and brave and courageous and does the right thing. Exactly the type of hero for me! On top of that, she finds her soulmate and finally accepts him at the end, duh. Just like all the other books. Rashel makes this book come to life! Jul 13, E. Newman rated it really liked it Shelves: Action packed and strong. One of the better of this series. Feb 18, Kendall [Kenny] rated it liked it. This is the second time reading the book, but I needed a way to have it on my reading challenge, since the first time I read it was sometime last year.

The Chosen is book 5 in the Night World series. This book is one of my most favourite books of all time. I absolutely love the relationship between Rashel and Quinn. Feb 26, Amy rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Im a spoiler and 'spoiler' is just an understatement!!.. Mostly scared of in NightWorld.. Always leaves marks on the victims she kills..

And A ice cold vampire named Quinn.. The vampire who all vampire hunters knew by reputation.. Timmy turns out to be alive. Rashel and Quinn are soulmates till the day they die. I'll wait' were the last words he ever said to rashel,killed by a vampire man on rashel's 5th b-day,turns out to be alive as a vampire,hunter got timmy to believe humans are worthless and that rashel never cared for him,gets forced out of the burning mansion by rashel and onto a wharf, trapped in a four-year-old body.

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He's not as fast as you are. A big celebration, a banquet. The day Maya bit Thierry the first made-vampire known in history. Mar 02, Roser rated it really liked it Shelves: The Night World is the world with every dark creature you can imagine. Every "fictional" creature you know came from somewhere: Now, something weird, even for the Night World, is happening. Soulmates are appearing again. Two beings so connected, they are just meant to be. Every story of this series meant to culminate with the end of the world as we know focuses on different characters and how all these end up meeting.

Interesting c General review, spoiler-free: Interesting characters and quite outstanding the the 90s if I say so myself. Love stories for love sick people. Here my rating of favorites A to C. All of them are good, but some are better than others. So I have A the ones I love most, B the special ones and C the rest, the lovely ones but now outstanding in comparison. Secret Vampire 1 - C: Nice introduction to the world and a good view of how the series work, if you read after book 2. Daughters of Darkness 2 - A: Special pairing and development for me personal, I adore it.

The one I've read the most. Spellbinder 3 - Dark Angel 4 - B: Most interesting development of independent plot, this is a special. The Chosen 5 - B: Really good subplot and secondary characters, makes you want more! I love the characters and how the idea of soulmates is explained. And one more mystery but it's a spoiler. Black Dawn 8 B: Lovely characters and idea.

Good character development and a better feeling about shapeshifters. Strange Fate 10 Okay, so I read this skipping a few books for the Night World series- the only one I read before this one was book 2- Daughters of Darkness , and this one has got more of that dangerous vampire feel that that one. The MC, Rashel, is interesting, strong, and likable while having a messed up past, some demons of her own, but also determination and honor despite being a vampire killer.

The first two chapters actually kind of freaked me out just a tiny bit- the horror of her situation, especially as Okay, so I read this skipping a few books for the Night World series- the only one I read before this one was book 2- Daughters of Darkness , and this one has got more of that dangerous vampire feel that that one. The first two chapters actually kind of freaked me out just a tiny bit- the horror of her situation, especially as a five year old. It was interesting to read the life of a vampire hunter, seeing Quinn who was briefly in book 2, again, and learning of Circle Daybreak, and the mystery of what was going on with the girls disappearing.

Quinn seems like he's a got a lot of problems, but he and Rashel are similar, while being on opposite sides. Of course, the whole soulmate business was pretty abrupt and resulted in a sudden change in behavior, like Ash from book 2. I have hope for Quinn in the change to a better person, and for healing. Same with Rashel, with the bitterness and pain, and maybe instead of violence, working towards peace instead.

Daphne was an unexpected and pleasant surprise- I thought she was going to be a dumb girl, but she turns out to be brave, smart, and a loyal friend in the brief time she and Rashel know each other. There's action and an interesting plot in this pretty short book, and I enjoyed Rashel's strength, but also compassion. Further mystery on why Nightworlders are finding soulmates with humans all of a sudden? Oct 09, Denise rated it really liked it. Is it me or are these just getting better?! This was cheesy, but less so than the other books. Like I always say, I just wish these could be longer..

I really love the soulmate theory, but sometimes I just feel like it's an excuse to not write more conversations and interactions between characters. I mean the two characters barely spoke casually, they always argued about death.. They really didn't know each other Is it me or are these just getting better?!

They really didn't know each other, but they were deeply in love at the end. It's cute, making my eyes roll slowly. I just wish there was more for us, as readers, to also fall in love with their love. Don't get me wrong, I love these books and will continued reading. This was another great addition to the series! This is definitely my favorite so far. I loved the main character. Her backstory was super dark, and I liked that this story went much darker than the others.

It's also the first one to leave on a bigger cliff hanger, which I appreciated. The fact that this book was about the humans who know about the Night World was also great. I liked getting to see a perspective that hasn't really been addressed before. I also really liked that these people weren't weak and cowering. They wer This is definitely my favorite so far.

They were strong, and knew how to deal with Night World people. This was great and now I'm more than halfway through the series! Oct 23, Melissa rated it liked it Shelves: Full review for this series found here: May 13, Ilana rated it really liked it. It was much more action packed than usual and I loved Rashel and Quinn even if their relationship seemed somewhat underdeveloped. Aug 10, Signe rated it liked it. Cheesiest shit i've read in a while, but i had a lot of fun and really liked the main characters humor.

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