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This was given out only as an ebook in October 2020 to those who submitted their Key to Fear pre-order receipt info to Kristin. This short story is not available for distribution. You will not find it on Amazon or at bookstores.

60 pages, Unknown Binding

First published September 13, 2020

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Kristin Cast

122 books9,464 followers
Kristin is a #1 NYT and #1 USA Today bestselling author with over 30 million books in print.

She is proudly neurodivergent (ASD + OCD) and deeply consumed by character-driven chaos, emotionally vulnerable heroes, and smart, sexy heroines who always get the last word and the hot guy. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her devouring thriller, horror, and romance novels, practicing witchcraft, and being the exact kind of unhinged that makes group chats worth opening.

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1 review
August 9, 2024
I request that there be some way fans can read nowadays, even if late to the game.
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Author 57 books84 followers
November 5, 2022
This series will either engross you or lose you.
It depends on your age and what you like to read.
I’ll list both reasons:

I disliked: Not enough love tension, to much trust between friends and not enough betrayal, only ever the same old villains from book 1 to book 12, some chapters just off loaded to much information while others really lacked it.

I loved: How the love Interest didn’t change, there relationship evolved over the books like regular relationships do, friendships always remained, the main character evolved along with the books, main characters actually died, and it all ended the way I wanted it to.

The books are small so it’s an easy one day per book read for fast readers or 2 days for slower ones.

I would easily recommend the series if you currently don’t have anything waiting that’s alluring as you can become easily distracted when the chapters get a bit boring.
But if you stick with it you will be happy with the end result.
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394 reviews14 followers
October 21, 2020
Rating: 3 stars.



It was interesting to read from his POV about what happened when he was kidnapped. I still don't really care for Heath but it was an interesting read.
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770 reviews34 followers
March 5, 2022
Of course anything HoN will get 5 stars from me lol. Loved reading some of Heath's perspective ❤❤
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166 reviews
November 28, 2025
It's fine for what it is, honestly I think it should have just been in the book meanwhile getting Zoey's original POV.

The tiktok mention is incredibly cringe however considering tiktok didn't even exist mainstream during the original run of the books until maybe the last one? I also hated that there was a paywall in order to even read it. It either should be published or free to the public Kristin, not hidden within your instagram & tiktok subscriptions of which inevitably I paid for both as I could only gain access to it ONLY via IG so that sucked too as I tried tiktok first as that's how I found out it was readable through.

I have one more HoN related piede to read, the graphic novel. Probably will read that next so I can finally put this series to bed!
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37 reviews2 followers
May 23, 2025
It's been a LONG time since I ventured into the House of Night world... & by long, I mean I'm nearly 30 & I read these books when I was a teenager. Turns out, I've really missed the HON life & it felt good to be taken back there, even if it was for a brief moment & through the eyes of Heath Luck. I think it's time I dust off my collection of HON books & re-read them all.

Thank you, Kristin, for giving me the privilege of being able to read this short story & I can't wait for more!
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608 reviews
March 3, 2023
Honestly not too bad despite me barely remembering this happening from Zoey’s POV.
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154 reviews3 followers
March 27, 2022
Ive just had enough of HoN and since I read so far and so much I just kept going but I’ve had enough😂
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