Series Review: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Titles (in order) : Vampire Academy, Frostbite, Shadow Kiss, Blood Promise (Coming soon! Aug 25th, ‘09), Spirit Bound (April ‘10)
Author: Richelle Mead
Genre : Romance, Supernatural, Sci-fi Fantasy,
Warnings : Some mature content, recommended 15+
Recommended : Most definately.
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Blurbs can be read at: RichelleMead.com
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Okay, first up, this book is … very different from Twilight, by Stephenie Meyers, so please do not try to relate the two. I personally would say Mead does a much better job in her writing than Meyers did in hers. Meyers had so much description, the book wasn’t moving along so well. Mead does a fantastic job with her words, and gets to the point. The main character is a little more easier to relate to than the clumsy (Isa)Bella Swan. I like my books to be KISS (Keep it Simple & Sweet) so not to beat around the bush, and this book is amazing when it comes to keeping the storyline moving. The plot is very very well developed. Pay attention to details, folks, there are many uses of foreshadowing and if you’re a good detective you should be able to see a few steps into the next hundred pages.
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Story Summary of the 1st book (some spoilers, beware):
Summary from the Author’s Website: Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with an unbreakable bond to the earth’s magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest and most dangerous vampires–the ones who never die.
The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa’s best friend, makes her a Dhampir; she is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making her one of them.
After two years of illicit freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir’s Academy, hidden in the deep forests of Montana. Rose will continue her Dhampir education. Lissa will go back to being Queen of the elite Moroi social scene. And both girls will resume breaking hearts.
Fear made Lissa and Rose run away from St. Vladimir’s–but their world is fraught with danger both inside and out of the Academy’s iron gates. Here, the cutthroat ranks of the Moroi perform unspeakable rituals and their secretive nature and love of the night creates an enigmatic world full of social complexities. Rose and Lissa must navigate through this dangerous world, confront the temptation of forbidden romance, and never once let their guard down, lest the Strigoi make Lissa one of them forever…
Frostbite (2nd book) & Shadow Kiss (3rd book) focuses more on the relationship frustration between Rose & Dimitri, so don’t stop reading if you think the 1st book didn’t go into so much detail on R&D.
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Additional Information:
– This book is currently not made into a movie, however Mead is considering it. A total of 6 books (as of yet), and assuming that Mead works at her current pace, the series will be finished by the end of 2010.
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–G. 16.50. 05.07.09.
