Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Lissa and Rose are best friends. Although their friendship runs deeper than most. Lissa is a vampire as well as a princess. Rose is a dhampir, half vampire/half human, she hopes someday to be Lissa’s guardian and protect her from the Strigoi. They are being returned to St. Vladimir’s Academy where they escaped just two years earlier. St. Vladimir’s isn’t your normal boarding school. It teaches vampires in the ways of magic and dhampirs how to protect. The two girls are once again in the midst of drama and mischief. Lissa is no longer queen of the school and the new queen, Mia has no intention of letting her reign again. Rose is the blunt of vicious rumors. But she doesn’t have time to dwell on them, when Lissa begins to be mysteriously targeted. Someone knows Lissa’s secret and she may not be safe at the academy.
Okay, Wow! I really liked this book. Dare I say I loved it?! I can’t believe I waited so long to read it. If you are a vamp. fan you will simply devour this book! Rose was one of the funniest characters I’ve met in a while. She is the biggest smart-ass and I loved it! I admired the friendship between Lissa and Rose. It was so believable and realistic, because they balance each other perfectly. Vampire Academy has a little bit of everything, action, mystery, forbidden romance, humor and suspense! I can’t wait to read the next book Frostbite, and lucky me I won’t have to wait long! It will be available April 10th!! If you haven’t read Vampire Academy yet, I highly suggest you read it, now.
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Wow, more Vampire books! I love vampire books… and this one sounds really good.
Anyway, you have been tagged for the Mutating Meme.
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Caroline
PS: I have to tell you that I think your blog name is completely amazing… because I’m writing a story about sirens. (the greek mythology kind, not the fire truck kind. Though there are fires involved.)
I loved this book, too! Great review as always.
I have never read this book, I saw it in the book store and it did grab my attention though…the book itself seems very complicated…but…is it worth reading?
rachel- at first i didn’t think i would like this book, i read the back and i though…. eh.
but i am so glad i read it! it is totally worth reading. esp. if you are a vampire book person.
I love this series. We have a fansite for it, http://www.freewebs.com/vampire-academy
I have to do a major work for english this year and im going to be writing book reviews on vampire books. I read this as one of my books, chosing it because there was alot of hype around it because it is a vampire book. I didn’t think much of it when I started, seeing as I HATE Twilight with a passion but I can easily say I’m hooked. Its fantasy, but its believable. Its not a sappy love story, the mystery and action plots are totally awesome. AND the romance is a forbidden romance! The only thing I would fault is the writing style. Its a very easy book to follow along but still, very enjoyable to read.
I was on the fence about this book, too but have decided to finally take the plunge.
I mean everywhere you turn it is vamp this vamp that… zombie this & zombie that…
Gimme a darn break.