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Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Best friends Lissa Dragomir and Rose Hathaway are on the run from their boarding school St. Vladimir's Academy, hiding from the well-meaning but misguided Guardians of the school and the evil vampires the Strigoi. Lissa is a Moroi princess, the last survivor of the Dragomir family, while Rose is a Dhampir, genetically half human and half vampire, and destined to be Lissa's Guardian. Rose took Lissa from the Academy to protect her from mysterious forces that threatened from within. When they are apprehended by the school's Guardians and forced to return to the Academy, Rose must do everything she can to protect Lissa, even if it means trusting her sexy and dangerous mentor Dimitri.
Mead provides a rich history for her characters. She does a good job of portraying the complexities of the vampire society and the hierarchy within the Academy. The popular students here really are royalty, but even the royals have their outcasts. Most of the reader's questions are answered by the end of the book, and it has the feel of a standalone novel more than the first of a series. The sequel Frostbite is due out in April 2008.
I wonder if I would have liked this more than Marked if I had read this first. Dimitri is sexy, even though he is a Dhampir and not a vampire. (Alas, no bloodsucking!) Rose is a strong "bad girl"character, not as powerful, but more human than Zoey. Marked is more of a dark fantasy -- you can feel the threatening atmosphere surrounding Zoey, but you're not sure what it is. Vampire Academy is more like a mystery -- you know what the threat is, but you're not sure who is doing it or why. Read them both!
Four and a half stars.
I loved your book. I couldn't put it down. I'm so anxious to read
Frostbite.
Your book was so awesome i read it in less than a day. I love the way you
made it sort of a mystery like you know whats happening, but not who's
doing it. I can't wait to read Frostbite. I hope there's going to be more
books after it as well.
I Loved Your Book !!! While reading Vampire Acadamy it made me feel like I
was there with them on the side or something. I love how Rose is such a
"Bad Girl" and only thinks about saving Lisa no matter what the cost it
makes me think about how i am with my best friend. I cnat wait to read
Frostbite hopefully the same carecter's will be in it and Dimitri and Rose
get together.
I loved your book so much I just couldn't put it down. It only took me a
day to read it, and i can't wiat for Frost Bite.
This book is amazing. It was so sad and thrillign and the twists never end.
Once I picked it up I could not set it down until I finished it! Its so
full of surprise and actually inspired me so much. Its sad what happenes
between Dimitri and Rose. And it reminds me of Romeo and Juliet, sort
of....except more....modern. =D
I really loved this book. And I seriously can't wait to read more.
I adore your book it took me one day to read your book i couldnt put it
down for a secound i went to bed three ol clock and finish it when i woked
up at eight took 25 minutes i love the book i love the connection rose and
lissa had together and specially dimitir and rose togther and i cannot wait
for the next one ..............thanks for writing the book love ya long
timeeeee
i love this book and i can't belevie that before this book i had never
heard of you omg i also let my freind borrow the book the minute she read
it she was hooked
i love your book just when you think it can't get any beter it does i can't
wait to read your next book!!!! i let my friend read the book and you'd
sware to god that she became lissa and i became rose i don't know why but
it brought us closer together=D i think that you are a pure genius
i just finish reading Frostbit and it was really good. I havent read this
one yet, I'm looking forward to reading this and #3.
i love v.a. and cant wait to read the next i just have one hope and that is
the rose and dimitri give it a chance
I loved this book! The way every thing about shadow-kissed Anna connected
at the end was amasing. I couldn't put it down!
I loved your books so much that I didn't want to put them down. I had to
put Frostbite down to read my summer reading books. But when i finished I
countinued reading. I can't wait to read your newest!!!!!!!!!!