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Their School (the main place of the previous books, basically their home) was taken over by the villains, they had to flee and hide, and none of that made me feel a single emotion. Its amazing how those books fail at being engaging. Truly peerless
I read so many of the books (knew it was crap but hoped it got better) but my brain has completely forgotten everything about them. All I remember is that they are unhinged.
I spent the past couple of days casting a circle in the hopes of learning what the Cherokee word for "daughter" is, I hope this video FINALLY gives me the answer.
Imagine being a demi god, planning to destroy the universe and having your location and plan blown up on Twitter by some normies im sick to my stomach 😭
I feel like this series should have ended with Zoey forming a polycule (with Stevie-Rae and Aphrodite included obviously), only for it to slowly be revealed that she’s been secretly using an extra power to make everyone fall into obsessive love with her. They all realise they’ve always hated her but she’s forced them to think they love her, and they unionise to defeat the secret final boss, Zoey Redbird herself
@@RittScreamsme too. This needs to be a thing, down to selling it with similar cover art to trick people into thinking it's part of the original series 😁 if no one else steps up, I'll do it. I'll even sacrifice my sanity to make sure I get the writing style and characterization right and read the whole series myself.
I beg, I PRAY of you. Im currently working on a story of my own, and i cant have two of those at once going on. I am weak ;w; Do what i cannot. Save us all @@spanglelime
@@franklintheturtle8011 consider, Aphroditey(sp?) Uses Zoey as a way to get at and overthrow the what's-her-face, Nyx, and fixes the weird fucking power imbalances and rules that make no sense
I thought, for one second, that the duo could make one book without comparing Shaunee’s skin to coffee, but clearly optimism dies in the House of Night
@@TheGallantDrake Book after this has a paragraph of Zoey's POV randomly written in third person before going back to first person, so no, the editors were definitely Not doing their jobs.
The title of every book in the 'House of Night' series is a past-tense verb. This is a clever reference to the fact that Zoey does virtually nothing, and the plot just kinda happens to her.
Ah yes, the book where i officially stopped reading the Zoey parts. I was so uninvested in her boy crap at this point even as a tween that the Stevie Rae bits became my reason for reading and I would just skip everything else lol. Stevie Rae thinking about Zoey's problems gave me all the context i needed
I remember liking Stevie Rae when I read these books as a teen, but this moment (where her and Aphrodite's bond breaks) just makes me mad we never got a lesbian ship between Stevie Rae and Aphrodite (aphrodite def has latent bisexuality vibes). It def smells of lesbophobia bc every other time people drink from each other it's sexual.
It's actually worse that they acknowledge the potential just long enough to whip out "Aphrodikey" 💀 when an ugly fat boy says slurs it means his death doesn't have to be mourned but it's ✨quirky✨ when the protagonist's friends say an equivalent thing about a demographic the authors haven't decided to specifically white knight for. But honestly if they did they would have included a buff buzzcut flannel-wearing girl who would have been conspicuously absent during that one group bathing scene because she was too busy fixing her motorcycle or watching football or some shit and just thinking about that makes me feel like I'm rejecting the Change
Alizee dropping a House of Night video on Christmas is like the Ghost of Christmas Past coming to haunt me for my questionable taste in books during middle school 😂
If we turned these books into some kind of drinking game with WATER, we would all die of water intoxication. Just the section where she explains the Cherokee word for daughter would kill half your viewers 🎉
House of Night Drinking game! Take a drink when: 1. Shaunee or any other black character has their skin compared to food 2. The book reminds us that Damien is gay, just in case we forgot 3. They cast a circle 4. Zoey slutshames another girl Bonus: Take a shot every time Zoey acquires another love interest.
I was obsessed with these books as they came out - they were like the only books I begged for in hardcover, and it was entirely because of the posters inside the dust jackets. I really want to go back to high school me and say that no one thinks I'm cool for my steamy House of Night posters. But then, I relive my embarrassment every time you update this saga, and I wouldn't have it any other way
I had been given the first one as a gift when I was a kid, and I got to the first “steamy” scene I was horribly scandalized and slammed the book shut. Then I found it again years later, read it, and realized it was kind of funny how bad it was. I ended up reading the rest during covid lockdown to try and stave off the madness.
If something happens to Darius I'm gonna fucking scream. Aphrodite deserves someone who actually loves her and cares about her, I really like them as a couple and how he's so deeply in love with her. The hate she receives for being a 'bitch' or 'playing with boys heartstrings' is so weird, especially since we've only seen her be nice to Darius. They mentioned in an earlier book that she just tugs boys along and then dumps them but we literally haven't seen any proof of that. There hasn't been a jaded ex talking badly about her (other than Erik but he's a prick regardless) not have we seen any other girls (excluding the brain dead twins) in this book mention that she cheats or dumps boys left and right. They're just mad because she's attractive and boys like her. No one is being cruel to Erik for having been with Aphrodite while she was a bully, even though they keep judging Aphrodite for her bully past. The misogyny is staggering.
Fr and the male player characters are praised while the female ones get hated to death for no reason and like you said there isn't even proof Aphrodite is a player
@@mittag983 Honestly the whole fucking "Erik/Stark is a genuinely good guy" makes my blood boil. Erik is a misogynistic prick who immediately turns to calling both Zoey and Aphrodite sluts after they've broken up. Not to mention his possessive attitude over Zoey even though he KNOWS that High priestesses tend to have human consorts is so weird. (Not excusing Zoey cheating of course but he knew what he was getting into and still got mad over it) And Stark SA multiple girls and is never held accountable. They really don't treat any of his horrendous actions with the seriousness that they should. Had Stark been a brain dead puppet of Colona I would have understood why Zoey forgave him, if he truly had no control over his actions that would have been a different story, but he knew what he was doing and he liked having that sort of control. They don't even bother to have him apologise and make ammendments to the girls he assaulted.
Darius and Rephiam are the only decent guys… Rephiam to an extent. Stark is generally ok, the best guy for Zoey out of all her boy toys. Health didn’t deserve to die but I also enjoy that he and Stark collectively dislike Erik. Health is dumb and continues to fit a demigod for a girl that would give her clit to any dude within 100 miles of her. Erik sucks. He’s a background character that just so happens to be the exbf of the MC. He all around is ok just like Stark but doesn’t have in character growth. He’s just there to be a reminder to Zoey that she slept with a predator and broke a dudes heart. It’s incredibly dumb and Erik should’ve stayed in Hollywood. Every dude in these books are either a hit or miss or somewhere in between. It saddens me that even Jack and Damien suck to an extent.
Pretty sure Darius and Aphrodite are fine. The last book is an absolute fever dream so it's hard to recall but Darius was my favorite character and I don't remember anything happening to him.
@@tiryaclearsong421 He should stay your favorite man because in the side series, OTHERWORLD, he is a damn saint to Aphrodite. I only read the first one but that book alone made it clear they should be the standard for the men. Like any guy in the HoN universe needs to be Darius level of man. Also how did the Cast duo write Darius but make every other dude a problem?
As an author who's worked on, rewritten and rebooted drafts of my series for the past thirteen years, I'm now glad to be such a perfectionist because oh my Lord, this series is dreadful.
It’s still surprising to me how successful some people get while not giving a shit about the quality of their work hahah I wish you the best of luck with your series!!
Bless you, Alizee, I spent my whole day of Christmas chores listening to your videos about 50 shades and House of night. I don't even care how I cackled walking down the street and a branch almost took out my eyes. Truly a delight!
I’m tempted to suggest that you replace all Cherokee words with the one for daughter. However, the pod Casts have already disrespected the language enough without me adding to it. I hope that helpful person who knows how to pronounce Cherokee is still around. Also, I have a hypothesis that Stevie Rae’s sections are in third person because they hope the reader won’t notice that Stevie Rae’s “voice” is identical to Zoë’s.
Well, well, well, if it isn't the greatest Christmas present anyone could ever ask for!! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday- whatever it is you celebrate! ❤
lmao i hate the way "imprinting" is used here. imprinting happens when a baby bird sees its parents (or human caregiver) for the first time. its basically an instant parent/child bond. but so many bad books use it for romantic bonds. no, this isn't the worst problem this series has, yes, it really bothers me
Imprinting is not solely the baby bird thing, it is also a human psychology thing, but "sexual imprinting" in humans refers to humans developing "types" based on how they were raised. Extreme example but: An alcoholic parent would probably raise a child who desires, consciously or not, an alcoholic partner. Abusive parents usually set children up to be with abusive partners aswell. (also most social animals have that duckie imprinting just not as intense. Its why holding your baby is important) No, this isn't a huge difference between what you said. Yes, this knowledge is important to me.
I described the main character to my partner as the Mary Suest Mary Sue that ever Mary Sued…glad that has only continued, as she seems to Mary Sue even harder each book
The Casts could have done something interesting if it turned out the magic making Dirt Girl into a lure for Colonna had warped over the centuries and that’s why Zoë is dude catnip. I assume that’s much too thoughtful and interesting for them, but maybe I’m wrong?
No that's way to cool for them, Zoey just is too super special and every man falls for her. Remember she is the only one ever to have all five elements at her disposal. Instead of yah know if a vamp has all 5 elements as a gift then it's a sign of bad things are about to go down.
I’ve watched every single one of your house of night books and yet, every time, it takes me half an hour to remember the premise and the plot. Just goes to show how memorable these books are. Even when I can’t quite remember what’s happening, your commentary is still always entertaining
Best early Christmas present ever. And yeah, I will probably have to rewatch the other videos to hate Zoey, our favorite uwetsiageya ever (it makes me smile to hear the familiar, Cherokee word for daughter🙃).
Man, I read this infamous Korean webnovel with some really upsetting shit in it but it was great because of what I call my inner Alizee that I got through it. I hope everyone gets an inner Alizee and you can get through anything.
@@OfficialROZWBRAZEL The funny thing is in the first chapters of the Manwha on Webtoon people were loving it thinking it was a cute, Anne of Green Gables-esque story about an orphan finding her new family and making friends, and then the see the spoilers (that is actually about the girl's life being intruded in in the worse way by the Duke who's estate she lives in because he's psychotically obsessed with her) and get upset. and I'm thinking "What did you expect from a title like "Cry, Or Better Yet Beg?""
genuinely every single time alizee uploads a new house of night video i have to go back at least one and sometimes watch literally all of them again because i remember absolutely none of the plot
I know the books are really bad, but I loved them when I was younger. I still have so much love for Aphrodite and Darius and for Heath. I cried my eyes out for him. Also I kinda think the Stark, Zoey Heath relationship would have worked out for them in the end.
I remember cheering when Heath died. Which sounds bad but I was tired of the stupid "I can't pick a boy" drama. With Eric out of the picture and Heath dead I 'd figured that it would be done. XD I love your reviews of this trash series.
I live for these books being told by you, loved them growing up until realizing how bad they were but still love them lol. Once you finish the entire series ill have to rewatch all of these
Alizee, I feel the same. everytime we come back to this series I have completely forgotten what happened and go back and watch all of your house of night videos again
i have no idea why but i always read kolona as canola in my head, even when i read these books as a teenager, its always so weird to hear it said the right way lol
I've reached the "taking care of aging/ailing parents" stage of life & my past several months have not been what one would generally recognize as "fun". In fact, I was **just** thinking within like the past 48hrs, I don't even remember the last time I had a f'real good goddamn belly laugh. Then Alizee did the "middle-aged mums vaguebooking" bit - which I'm 1000% sure she didn't even think was much of anything, very standard Alizee fare. But y'know how sometimes a thing just hits you in a certain kinda way, & tho it got from you & others a geniune-enough "heh", for WHATEVER reason, your "heh" just kept building till your ass is on the floor in the corner, all "🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!" about it...?? THAT. So thx, Alizee, I **desperately** needed that. 👍🏼😁🥰
omg I don’t know if I could handle Alizee making a video like this about the eragon series 😅🫣 I didn’t know Christopher was making more in that world and I’m loving it so far!!
Alizee dropping the newest house of night book reminded me of my inspired pledge to rewrite each book to give Aphrodite the justice she deserves New year new resolve get it done Also thanks for the suggestions, definately got my brain working lol
Damn, that timing! I literally just finished listening to all your previous House of Night vids lol Thank you for going through this torture so we don't have to, best christmas present. Happy holidays!
@theashwoodfaerieThey weren’t published before Twilight; this one came out a couple years after New Moon. Again, why not have German vampires? Or Irish ones? Or hell, make them Greek (especially since Nyx is Greek) and you can still have your characters gallivanting about the Mediterranean and not feel like a complete rip-off.
I don't understand the line about the Anne of Green Gables lecture. I don't think the Cast duo have ever read Anne of Green Gables because there's nothing about propriety or it being inappropriate for boys and girls to share a room in any of the books. I think they just picked a well known book set in the Victorian era (published in the Edwardian era).
The Stark thing could've actually been interesting. First of all, introduce him earlier, at least by 1-2 books. Maybe have him have ACTUAL chemistry with Zoey, even tho I disapprove of her Harem. Then after death, have him do the rape stuff, but due to being a red feldgling and under Kalona's control. Also, Zoey is disgusted by his actions and stands up for his victims. Have Stark break the spell from time to time, being disgusted with himself, enough for Zoey to realize that he's not doing this on his own volition either. Then after he's a full vamp and gotten away from the mind control, Stark asks Zoey to kill him for his crimes, and Zoey says that he may deserve punishment, but not this. Stark instead swears an oath of celibacy and to protect all women and victims of rape, in a way mirroring the greek goddess Artemis.
I read the first 6 or 7 books of this series, while hating how bad they were 😂 I was just hoping and hoping that we would get some actual plot, instead of updates on Zoeys harem. I couldn’t even remember if anything happened outside of the harem-thing (except for that time where Stevie Rae was suddenly talking about pizza and I had to flip back to figure out when she stopped being dead). It’s so much fun to see these reviews now 😂 Also: merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone. Wishing people all the best for the coming year
I’ve watched all of these videos and I never remember what happened in the last book by the time a new video drops. And then I realize it’s because these books are mind numbing. (I do love to hear the commentary.)
I honestly feel for Heath man. He was the least heinous of the 4 or 5 (I’ve lost count) love interests but he dies because his crush has less brain cells than a limpet.
I just finished rewatching the 50 Shades Darker vid about an hour ago while wrapping presents, I'm totally stoked for a new book breakdown from Queen Alizee. Hope you're having a very merry holiday!
Ok ok ok, I went and rewatched all the past house of night videos of yours before watching this one, I am back to watch this. I hope those billions of watch hours help 😂
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House of Night has the impressive status of being completely ridiculous while also being the most forgettable thing I’ve ever seen
every book seems just like the repetition of the previous one, even if there are new characters
Their School (the main place of the previous books, basically their home) was taken over by the villains, they had to flee and hide, and none of that made me feel a single emotion. Its amazing how those books fail at being engaging. Truly peerless
A.I.T.A. for not being able to recall the Most Forgettable thing I ever saw? 😕
I read so many of the books (knew it was crap but hoped it got better) but my brain has completely forgotten everything about them. All I remember is that they are unhinged.
i read the first few books as a way to satisfy my tween twilight obsession and one day i just stopped and completely forgot about them
I spent the past couple of days casting a circle in the hopes of learning what the Cherokee word for "daughter" is, I hope this video FINALLY gives me the answer.
Can you please tell me if you find out? Casting a circle for waiting.
We will never know.
The fact they inteoduced a whole NEW Cherokee word but still wont tell us the Cherokee word for daughter is RISICULOUS
Well? Did it?
Imagine being a demi god, planning to destroy the universe and having your location and plan blown up on Twitter by some normies im sick to my stomach 😭
Thats actually the funniest shit ever 😂
Evers storytelling sin these books have committed is now forgiven
Honestly, that's hilarious. More urban fantasy stories should include the age old villains getting defeated via doxxing
@@francescapatti2934 I just wish the authors leaned into that ridiculous-ness more
I feel like this series should have ended with Zoey forming a polycule (with Stevie-Rae and Aphrodite included obviously), only for it to slowly be revealed that she’s been secretly using an extra power to make everyone fall into obsessive love with her. They all realise they’ve always hated her but she’s forced them to think they love her, and they unionise to defeat the secret final boss, Zoey Redbird herself
holy damn, man. If you wrote that, id read it!
@@RittScreamsme too. This needs to be a thing, down to selling it with similar cover art to trick people into thinking it's part of the original series 😁 if no one else steps up, I'll do it. I'll even sacrifice my sanity to make sure I get the writing style and characterization right and read the whole series myself.
I beg, I PRAY of you. Im currently working on a story of my own, and i cant have two of those at once going on. I am weak ;w; Do what i cannot. Save us all @@spanglelime
Stevie ray and Aphrodite get married at the end (I want Aphrodite to be happy dammmmit)
@@franklintheturtle8011 consider, Aphroditey(sp?) Uses Zoey as a way to get at and overthrow the what's-her-face, Nyx, and fixes the weird fucking power imbalances and rules that make no sense
I thought, for one second, that the duo could make one book without comparing Shaunee’s skin to coffee, but clearly optimism dies in the House of Night
✨🙌🏻🖤
“I gave him a question-mark look.” Cast duo, do you perhaps mean a QUESTIONING look?
More importantly, thank you for this awesome Christmas gift
There was a part in one book where she says "My face was a question mark" so I think it was intentional
Glad I'm not the only one who was annoyed by that. A question mark look? Did her face literally turn into a question mark?
Only if they wanted to make sense.
I think it's safe to assume the editor was not doing their job.
@@TheGallantDrake Book after this has a paragraph of Zoey's POV randomly written in third person before going back to first person, so no, the editors were definitely Not doing their jobs.
The title of every book in the 'House of Night' series is a past-tense verb. This is a clever reference to the fact that Zoey does virtually nothing, and the plot just kinda happens to her.
OH GOD, WE’RE SO BACK !! 😭
I KNOW I’ve watched all of your other videos on this series but I remember approximately ZERO plot. These books feel like a continuous fever dream
All I know is that Aphrodite deserves better
That's the secret: there is no plot
literally. it's perfect, because I can rewatch them oven and over, and still have no idea of what's happening.
Ah yes, the book where i officially stopped reading the Zoey parts. I was so uninvested in her boy crap at this point even as a tween that the Stevie Rae bits became my reason for reading and I would just skip everything else lol. Stevie Rae thinking about Zoey's problems gave me all the context i needed
This is the one where I stopped reading all together. I can’t believe I even got this far lol
@@EllieBelle1993 Me too. I think I remember Zoey being in this spirit world so I guess I at least skimmed this one and maybe part of the next one?
Congratulations Aphrodite on getting the best love interest in this universe & for finally getting the recognition she deserves
Also I love how Colona(?) is like "What if I'm only evil with her 👉👈" even though he was raping women years before she was born
It’s Kalona 😂
No it's colon-a 😂🤓
Oooh that pissed me off😭😭😭
I remember liking Stevie Rae when I read these books as a teen, but this moment (where her and Aphrodite's bond breaks) just makes me mad we never got a lesbian ship between Stevie Rae and Aphrodite (aphrodite def has latent bisexuality vibes). It def smells of lesbophobia bc every other time people drink from each other it's sexual.
It's actually worse that they acknowledge the potential just long enough to whip out "Aphrodikey" 💀 when an ugly fat boy says slurs it means his death doesn't have to be mourned but it's ✨quirky✨ when the protagonist's friends say an equivalent thing about a demographic the authors haven't decided to specifically white knight for. But honestly if they did they would have included a buff buzzcut flannel-wearing girl who would have been conspicuously absent during that one group bathing scene because she was too busy fixing her motorcycle or watching football or some shit and just thinking about that makes me feel like I'm rejecting the Change
Alizee dropping a House of Night video on Christmas is like the Ghost of Christmas Past coming to haunt me for my questionable taste in books during middle school 😂
i cant wait to learn the Cherokee word for daughter !
If we turned these books into some kind of drinking game with WATER, we would all die of water intoxication. Just the section where she explains the Cherokee word for daughter would kill half your viewers 🎉
House of Night Drinking game! Take a drink when:
1. Shaunee or any other black character has their skin compared to food
2. The book reminds us that Damien is gay, just in case we forgot
3. They cast a circle
4. Zoey slutshames another girl
Bonus: Take a shot every time Zoey acquires another love interest.
Now I love drinking water, it's super tasty
However you probably need to drink 5 litres which is just too much 😝
@@user-mh7db7ei1s That’s nord. a drinking game! It’s a death sentence!
@@user-mh7db7ei1s5. They remind you Zoey is, in fact, a super special vampire
I was obsessed with these books as they came out - they were like the only books I begged for in hardcover, and it was entirely because of the posters inside the dust jackets. I really want to go back to high school me and say that no one thinks I'm cool for my steamy House of Night posters. But then, I relive my embarrassment every time you update this saga, and I wouldn't have it any other way
I had been given the first one as a gift when I was a kid, and I got to the first “steamy” scene I was horribly scandalized and slammed the book shut. Then I found it again years later, read it, and realized it was kind of funny how bad it was. I ended up reading the rest during covid lockdown to try and stave off the madness.
@@milo-ru3hcI guess you'd be replacing the despair-madness with another, entirely different breed of madness then 😂
"You don't even know him" as the same energy as "She doesn't even go here!"
If something happens to Darius I'm gonna fucking scream. Aphrodite deserves someone who actually loves her and cares about her, I really like them as a couple and how he's so deeply in love with her. The hate she receives for being a 'bitch' or 'playing with boys heartstrings' is so weird, especially since we've only seen her be nice to Darius. They mentioned in an earlier book that she just tugs boys along and then dumps them but we literally haven't seen any proof of that.
There hasn't been a jaded ex talking badly about her (other than Erik but he's a prick regardless) not have we seen any other girls (excluding the brain dead twins) in this book mention that she cheats or dumps boys left and right. They're just mad because she's attractive and boys like her. No one is being cruel to Erik for having been with Aphrodite while she was a bully, even though they keep judging Aphrodite for her bully past. The misogyny is staggering.
Fr and the male player characters are praised while the female ones get hated to death for no reason and like you said there isn't even proof Aphrodite is a player
@@mittag983 Honestly the whole fucking "Erik/Stark is a genuinely good guy" makes my blood boil. Erik is a misogynistic prick who immediately turns to calling both Zoey and Aphrodite sluts after they've broken up. Not to mention his possessive attitude over Zoey even though he KNOWS that High priestesses tend to have human consorts is so weird. (Not excusing Zoey cheating of course but he knew what he was getting into and still got mad over it) And Stark SA multiple girls and is never held accountable. They really don't treat any of his horrendous actions with the seriousness that they should. Had Stark been a brain dead puppet of Colona I would have understood why Zoey forgave him, if he truly had no control over his actions that would have been a different story, but he knew what he was doing and he liked having that sort of control. They don't even bother to have him apologise and make ammendments to the girls he assaulted.
Darius and Rephiam are the only decent guys… Rephiam to an extent.
Stark is generally ok, the best guy for Zoey out of all her boy toys.
Health didn’t deserve to die but I also enjoy that he and Stark collectively dislike Erik. Health is dumb and continues to fit a demigod for a girl that would give her clit to any dude within 100 miles of her.
Erik sucks. He’s a background character that just so happens to be the exbf of the MC. He all around is ok just like Stark but doesn’t have in character growth. He’s just there to be a reminder to Zoey that she slept with a predator and broke a dudes heart. It’s incredibly dumb and Erik should’ve stayed in Hollywood.
Every dude in these books are either a hit or miss or somewhere in between. It saddens me that even Jack and Damien suck to an extent.
Pretty sure Darius and Aphrodite are fine. The last book is an absolute fever dream so it's hard to recall but Darius was my favorite character and I don't remember anything happening to him.
@@tiryaclearsong421 He should stay your favorite man because in the side series, OTHERWORLD, he is a damn saint to Aphrodite. I only read the first one but that book alone made it clear they should be the standard for the men. Like any guy in the HoN universe needs to be Darius level of man. Also how did the Cast duo write Darius but make every other dude a problem?
I'm usually pretty good at remembering stuff in books and I've somehow completely blocked out who stark is. Great job cast duo
At one point I thought Stark and Dallas are the same person
@@SaMira-gb6vgthe way I know I've watched the other videos more than once, but I still don't know who those two are
As an author who's worked on, rewritten and rebooted drafts of my series for the past thirteen years, I'm now glad to be such a perfectionist because oh my Lord, this series is dreadful.
It’s still surprising to me how successful some people get while not giving a shit about the quality of their work hahah
I wish you the best of luck with your series!!
Thank you very much! @@diesdas5851
I've been working on a book that has a pregnant incubus that makes more sense than this book 🤦♀️
@@sarahuher8358 Never publish that
@@Jordan-db2og he's a hermaphrodite 🤷♀️
Bless you, Alizee, I spent my whole day of Christmas chores listening to your videos about 50 shades and House of night. I don't even care how I cackled walking down the street and a branch almost took out my eyes. Truly a delight!
not the branch 😂
My favorite thing is when you read out a quote and then just look at the camera with a face like "I don't even know what to say"
I’m tempted to suggest that you replace all Cherokee words with the one for daughter. However, the pod Casts have already disrespected the language enough without me adding to it. I hope that helpful person who knows how to pronounce Cherokee is still around.
Also, I have a hypothesis that Stevie Rae’s sections are in third person because they hope the reader won’t notice that Stevie Rae’s “voice” is identical to Zoë’s.
Well, well, well, if it isn't the greatest Christmas present anyone could ever ask for!! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday- whatever it is you celebrate! ❤
lmao i hate the way "imprinting" is used here. imprinting happens when a baby bird sees its parents (or human caregiver) for the first time. its basically an instant parent/child bond. but so many bad books use it for romantic bonds. no, this isn't the worst problem this series has, yes, it really bothers me
It's like when Twilight did the "imprinting" thing with the wolves. It's so gross
Imprinting is not solely the baby bird thing, it is also a human psychology thing, but "sexual imprinting" in humans refers to humans developing "types" based on how they were raised.
Extreme example but: An alcoholic parent would probably raise a child who desires, consciously or not, an alcoholic partner. Abusive parents usually set children up to be with abusive partners aswell. (also most social animals have that duckie imprinting just not as intense. Its why holding your baby is important)
No, this isn't a huge difference between what you said. Yes, this knowledge is important to me.
I described the main character to my partner as the Mary Suest Mary Sue that ever Mary Sued…glad that has only continued, as she seems to Mary Sue even harder each book
“Wearing a condom is like wearing socks to bed” oh that’s good 😂
You do it often if you have cold feet?
@@mst3kharris I do, im wearing socks in bed right now.
Alizee reviewing House of Night is my Roman Empire
The Casts could have done something interesting if it turned out the magic making Dirt Girl into a lure for Colonna had warped over the centuries and that’s why Zoë is dude catnip.
I assume that’s much too thoughtful and interesting for them, but maybe I’m wrong?
No that's way to cool for them, Zoey just is too super special and every man falls for her. Remember she is the only one ever to have all five elements at her disposal. Instead of yah know if a vamp has all 5 elements as a gift then it's a sign of bad things are about to go down.
I’ve watched every single one of your house of night books and yet, every time, it takes me half an hour to remember the premise and the plot. Just goes to show how memorable these books are. Even when I can’t quite remember what’s happening, your commentary is still always entertaining
Merry Christmas to whatever the collective name for Alizee enjoyers is ✨
Petition to call ourselves Rapzillians.
This the best Christmas present no lie.
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Best early Christmas present ever. And yeah, I will probably have to rewatch the other videos to hate Zoey, our favorite uwetsiageya ever (it makes me smile to hear the familiar, Cherokee word for daughter🙃).
Man, I read this infamous Korean webnovel with some really upsetting shit in it but it was great because of what I call my inner Alizee that I got through it. I hope everyone gets an inner Alizee and you can get through anything.
Is it Silling Ktalking?
@@OfficialROZWBRAZEL Cry, Or Better Yet Beg
@@nightmarefanatic1819 they just have the most _charming_ titles…
@@OfficialROZWBRAZEL The funny thing is in the first chapters of the Manwha on Webtoon people were loving it thinking it was a cute, Anne of Green Gables-esque story about an orphan finding her new family and making friends, and then the see the spoilers (that is actually about the girl's life being intruded in in the worse way by the Duke who's estate she lives in because he's psychotically obsessed with her) and get upset. and I'm thinking "What did you expect from a title like "Cry, Or Better Yet Beg?""
genuinely every single time alizee uploads a new house of night video i have to go back at least one and sometimes watch literally all of them again because i remember absolutely none of the plot
I know the books are really bad, but I loved them when I was younger. I still have so much love for Aphrodite and Darius and for Heath. I cried my eyes out for him. Also I kinda think the Stark, Zoey Heath relationship would have worked out for them in the end.
Good yule y'all. It'll always amaze me how bad of a person Zoe and her friends are, and how good we are supposed to see them as.
i’m German, so we celebrate christmas on christmas eve and this is the best present today 😄
Wohoo German Alizee fans unite
alizee these books introduced me to your channel and this series means so much to me thank you for all your hard work 😭🙏
Yes, same here!
First time a house of night review has been released where I haven’t been deliriously sick 🎊 🎉
Who tf is Zoey?
I’m irrationally excited for this
I think these books will give any character a redemption arc, if they are hot.
santalizee coming through with a rocking christmas surprise!! will be watching this as I wrap presents. 🥰 happy holidays and merry new year!
The perfect Christmas present!!! I always love these and can’t wait for more. Merry Christmas!
Me too! Merry Christmas!
I remember cheering when Heath died. Which sounds bad but I was tired of the stupid "I can't pick a boy" drama. With Eric out of the picture and Heath dead I 'd figured that it would be done. XD I love your reviews of this trash series.
Giving this series entirely too much credit I see 😂
I live for these books being told by you, loved them growing up until realizing how bad they were but still love them lol. Once you finish the entire series ill have to rewatch all of these
Alizee, I feel the same. everytime we come back to this series I have completely forgotten what happened and go back and watch all of your house of night videos again
Unironically the best Christmas present I got this year 🙏🏾 (I’m German, we get our presents the night before)
i have no idea why but i always read kolona as canola in my head, even when i read these books as a teenager, its always so weird to hear it said the right way lol
It akways reminds me of "colon" 😂
I've reached the "taking care of aging/ailing parents" stage of life & my past several months have not been what one would generally recognize as "fun". In fact, I was **just** thinking within like the past 48hrs, I don't even remember the last time I had a f'real good goddamn belly laugh.
Then Alizee did the "middle-aged mums vaguebooking" bit - which I'm 1000% sure she didn't even think was much of anything, very standard Alizee fare. But y'know how sometimes a thing just hits you in a certain kinda way, & tho it got from you & others a geniune-enough "heh", for WHATEVER reason, your "heh" just kept building till your ass is on the floor in the corner, all "🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!" about it...??
THAT.
So thx, Alizee, I **desperately** needed that. 👍🏼😁🥰
omg I don’t know if I could handle Alizee making a video like this about the eragon series 😅🫣 I didn’t know Christopher was making more in that world and I’m loving it so far!!
Listening to this story makes me vividly remember my personal terror as a teen that my writing style would sound so cheap and choppy.
I love how we’re all in agreement this is the best Christmas gift. A nearly two hour House of Night video? Spoiled.
"bro, read the room and go to bed" iconic
Alizee dropping the newest house of night book reminded me of my inspired pledge to rewrite each book to give Aphrodite the justice she deserves
New year new resolve get it done
Also thanks for the suggestions, definately got my brain working lol
Damn, that timing! I literally just finished listening to all your previous House of Night vids lol
Thank you for going through this torture so we don't have to, best christmas present. Happy holidays!
You're my Goddess Alizee! Personification of wit! ♥️
Thank you so much for this!
BABE WAKE UP, ALIZEE JUST POSTED
Omg the best Christmas present!! I was just beginning to feel sad for spending Christmas Eve alone and this dropped, now I am just excited!!
OMG the Game Grumps reference was amazing. I yell "you're a freak!" like that all the time.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MEEEE. I've been waiting for this one. Definitely counting these videos as "rereading" them for my goodreads goal lol
I’ve been so excited to read Murtagh!!!! He was one of my favorite characters in the Eragon books and I lost it when I saw it came out!!
My friend got me the Inheritance Cycle books and Murtagh so I'm rereadin my way through to get to Murtagh! I've always really enjoyed that series
Oh my god thank you for this, I have to go deal with family and this is gonna get me through the night. Seriously, what a great gift.
I’m so pumped! I’ve been re-listening to past vids you’ve done from this series this past month 😂
Thank you for this series Alizee! Do you have a kofi or similar so I can give you something back for hours of entertainment? Merry Christmas!! ❤
that's very kind of you, but how about a parodica instead? 😂 - www.amazon.co.uk/Piers-Morgans-Vegan-Lover-Alizee-ebook/dp/B083GW1ZY9
@@AlizeeYeezy I can do that 😂 thanks again for the entertainment!
Did they really steal SMeyer’s Volturi?
Like… why Italy? Why not literally anywhere else?
@theashwoodfaerieThey weren’t published before Twilight; this one came out a couple years after New Moon.
Again, why not have German vampires? Or Irish ones? Or hell, make them Greek (especially since Nyx is Greek) and you can still have your characters gallivanting about the Mediterranean and not feel like a complete rip-off.
@@alyssaeldredge7508I’m reminded of Vladimir Tod and now I’m wondering where there vampire counsel was lol
It's a Christmas miracle! Thank you for doing these listening to you torture yourself through these is my favorite
Haven't opened a single present and I already know this is the best Christmas present I could ever receive.
I don't understand the line about the Anne of Green Gables lecture. I don't think the Cast duo have ever read Anne of Green Gables because there's nothing about propriety or it being inappropriate for boys and girls to share a room in any of the books. I think they just picked a well known book set in the Victorian era (published in the Edwardian era).
The Stark thing could've actually been interesting.
First of all, introduce him earlier, at least by 1-2 books. Maybe have him have ACTUAL chemistry with Zoey, even tho I disapprove of her Harem.
Then after death, have him do the rape stuff, but due to being a red feldgling and under Kalona's control. Also, Zoey is disgusted by his actions and stands up for his victims. Have Stark break the spell from time to time, being disgusted with himself, enough for Zoey to realize that he's not doing this on his own volition either.
Then after he's a full vamp and gotten away from the mind control, Stark asks Zoey to kill him for his crimes, and Zoey says that he may deserve punishment, but not this. Stark instead swears an oath of celibacy and to protect all women and victims of rape, in a way mirroring the greek goddess Artemis.
omg I recently rewatched your house of night series ilysm for this
I keep imagining Stevie Rae as Enid from Wednesday.
THIS IS MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT!!! I've been wondering when we'll see another House of Night video, and it's HERE! 🤩🤩🤩 Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🎄🎄
I read the first 6 or 7 books of this series, while hating how bad they were 😂 I was just hoping and hoping that we would get some actual plot, instead of updates on Zoeys harem. I couldn’t even remember if anything happened outside of the harem-thing (except for that time where Stevie Rae was suddenly talking about pizza and I had to flip back to figure out when she stopped being dead). It’s so much fun to see these reviews now 😂
Also: merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone. Wishing people all the best for the coming year
Omg love that you brought up Bodies. I haven't heard anyone else talk about it, but I watched it recently and really enjoyed it.
WAS JUST REWATCHING THE OLD VIDEOS ❤❤ thank you for the new content ❤️
I’ve watched all of these videos and I never remember what happened in the last book by the time a new video drops. And then I realize it’s because these books are mind numbing.
(I do love to hear the commentary.)
I honestly feel for Heath man. He was the least heinous of the 4 or 5 (I’ve lost count) love interests but he dies because his crush has less brain cells than a limpet.
genuinely all i wanted for christmas was this vid
WE’VE BEEN BLESSED
This is perfect! It's like a Christmas present! Thank you!🎉🎉
Thank you. I needed this. Maybe i will be able to relax tonight!
JACK HAS AN AFFINITY FOR TECHNOLOGY! 🙃😒🥲🙄
Oh my god, this is the best present I could've ever wished for! Thank you so much, love your videos!
I would absolutely die if you did one of these on “How does it feel”. It would be hysterical lol
Merry Christmas, all, and Alizee. I am reading the Murtagh book too! I like it a lot. Glad you are enjoying a decent read for a change.
Merry Christmas to all of us!! I’ve been patiently waiting for this for so long
I just finished rewatching the 50 Shades Darker vid about an hour ago while wrapping presents, I'm totally stoked for a new book breakdown from Queen Alizee. Hope you're having a very merry holiday!
YASS so far the best birthday present I've gotten today is this video!
Sorry, I forgot I was waiting for it but now I've remembered and i'm all in!
I’m listening to this as I plan out my own book, it’s really great listening to NOT what to do
Thank you for all your work breaking these down for us. Your Pakistani ancestors are proud of you, Alizee.
DUUUDDEE!! I was literally just rewatching this series bc I was bored! Best Christmas gift ever!!
Oh the merriest of christmases to me. Hot damn.
I didn't see any previous videos on this series and I am completely confused. Am I going to still watch the video and embrace the chaos? Yes.
The plot is casting circles, all the isms, and drama.
The fact that you are half way around the world and talking about Travis Meyer is BLOWING MY FUCKIN MIND. Love you for that lmao
Ok ok ok, I went and rewatched all the past house of night videos of yours before watching this one, I am back to watch this. I hope those billions of watch hours help 😂