I know this is an old post, but according to Wikipedia, the Casts have announced that Neferet's backstory will be explained in one of their novellas, entitled "Neferet's Curse". Apparently, it's still in the works, but it's slated to come out in February 2013 and... well, I think this short description speaks for itself:
"In the third House of Night novella, the secret history we've all been waiting for is finally revealed. Neferet, the Tulsa House of Night's darkly seductive High Priestess, wasn't always a powerful vampyre but she has always been beautiful. Raised in turn-of-the-century Chicago in a motherless home, her beauty makes her the prey of unwanted attention and abuse, leaving her with scars that will never heal – and a Darkness that will eventually need to find its way out. But when she is Marked and gains strength, both physical and magickal, she turns her anger into power and looks for a way to regain what was stolen from her. From victim to High Priestess, beautiful young woman to powerful seductress, Neferet's journey begins..."
Truth be told, it doesn't actually sound that bad (if not pretty cliche and by-the-numbers for her motivations), but if Neferet's backstory is apparently SO important to discovering why she's the way she is, why wasn't this included in the main series of novels? ...Oh who am I kidding, the Cast ladies need more room for Zoey and her hypocritical "string-as-many-boyfriends-as-I-possibly-can" escapades. After all, girls don't care about a strong conflict or plot, only about hot guys. *spits*
Rants aside, you are a trooper for doing this series; don't give up sporking! >:3
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"In the third House of Night novella, the secret history we've all been waiting for is finally revealed. Neferet, the Tulsa House of Night's darkly seductive High Priestess, wasn't always a powerful vampyre but she has always been beautiful. Raised in turn-of-the-century Chicago in a motherless home, her beauty makes her the prey of unwanted attention and abuse, leaving her with scars that will never heal – and a Darkness that will eventually need to find its way out. But when she is Marked and gains strength, both physical and magickal, she turns her anger into power and looks for a way to regain what was stolen from her. From victim to High Priestess, beautiful young woman to powerful seductress, Neferet's journey begins..."
Truth be told, it doesn't actually sound that bad (if not pretty cliche and by-the-numbers for her motivations), but if Neferet's backstory is apparently SO important to discovering why she's the way she is, why wasn't this included in the main series of novels? ...Oh who am I kidding, the Cast ladies need more room for Zoey and her hypocritical "string-as-many-boyfriends-as-I-possibly-can" escapades. After all, girls don't care about a strong conflict or plot, only about hot guys. *spits*
Rants aside, you are a trooper for doing this series; don't give up sporking! >:3