false 2282133 6 Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose...<P> It's winter break at St. Vladimir's, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy's crawling with Guardians--including Rose's hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if handto- hand combat with her mom wasn't bad enough, Rose's tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason's got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa's head while she's making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academy's not taking any risks....This year, St. Vlad's annual holiday ski trip is mandatory.<P> But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a price... 6651004 book 10 4 2008 Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) total:5470|5:3036|4:1663|3:639|2:108|1:24| 5470 23989 7868 618 5 6 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 18:32:39 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 15 04:35:36 -0700 2009 2
I don't know why. It just made me cry. It was one one of the books that you just look back and see how much a character has grown, how much she has learnt.
Her giving up Dimitri and saying she wants him to be happy was very touching that I just cri...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 15:16:35 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 08:40:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 11:33:27 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 13:08:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false true Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 18:01:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:13:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 19 01:12:39 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 01:17:01 -0800 2009
For Rose Hathaway, life as a Guardian-in-training at St. Vladimir's Academy is never easy.

While her best friend, future charge, and sole remaining member of the royal family member (Lissa) may no longer be in direct danger, the Strigoi (th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 06:26:41 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 05:47:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 20:30:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 20:30:23 -0700 2009
Things die. But they don’t always stay dead. Believe me, I know.

There’s a race of vampires on this earth who are literally the walking dead. They’re called Strigoi, and if you’re not already having nightmares about them, you should be. They’re strong,...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 06 06:11:09 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 06:18:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 18:54:34 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 18:55:39 -0700 2009 Mom-Musings

How can I begin to explain how I feel about this series?
Does it rock? Umm…not really, in my humble opinion.
Yet, I am completely and utterly drawn into the Vampire world that Mead has created. I read Vampire Academ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 13:59:36 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:07:16 -0700 2009
So begins Frostbite, the second book in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series. Rose Hathaway has got more problems than your average teenager. First of all, her unusual bond with Lissa Dragomir causes Rose to ge...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 26 00:25:16 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 00:25:16 -0700 2009
Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose...
It's winter break at St. Vladimir's, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on h...more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 12:56:22 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 13:02:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 17:05:58 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 17:12:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Apr 04 18:27:52 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 18:28:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 12:33:13 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 19:31:56 -0800 2009 Vampire Academy series continues... this time with book #2, Frostbite.

Rose and Lissa have both managed to make quite a recovery from the events at the end of Vampire Academy, and Rose no longer has to worry about Lissa's extreme moods pulling her (Rose) into her (Lissa's) head...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 14:55:58 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 06:29:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 23:39:51 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 18:39:24 -0700 2009
Frostbite, the second book of the Vampire Academy series picks up where the first book left off. It begins with Rose and Dimitri drivin...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 11:08:28 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 20:45:27 -0800 2009
This book continues the tale, practically where the first one...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 00:21:27 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 22:12:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 28 18:45:34 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 05:53:31 -0800 2009 I love it! I am not sure it is better than the first one but certainly not less than on my rating for the first book! The book evolved from being light and funny, to action packed adventure, to touching...
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