The Golden Lily (Bloodlines, #2)

The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2)

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Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins wh...more
Hardcover, 418 pages
Published June 12th 2012 by Razorbill
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RICHELLE MEAD, I AM ABOUT TO TURN INTO A RAGING STRIGOI.
THAT WAS SERIOUSLY THE WORST ENDING EVER. LIKE WHAT THE--I CAN'T EVEN COMPREHEND HOW IDIOTIC SYDNEY IS. ADRIAN IS CLEARLY MEANT TO BE WITH HER.*HEAVY, MURDEROUS BREATHING*

THIS IS WHAT I FEEL LIKE DOING TO SYDNEY:
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Okay enough with the caps.
The only thing is, I found it annoying how Adrian kept reiterating that he was a better person because of her. Like that hasn't ever come up in YA lit before..but still. He was pretty swoon-worthy. And I do...more
Jennifer
The Adrian & Sydney Fan Fav Scene!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNFudW...

Adrian & Sydney Blackout Scene!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...


Adrian YA Crush Tournament Winner!

That was soooo good! Adrian is soooo wonderful! I just want to lie naked at his feet covered in alcohol and cigarettes and beg him to have his way with me!

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Adrian, my poor, sweet, sexy Adrian, he goes through a lot in this book. Working with Dimitri continues to bring up how inferior he feels. I thought Dimitri...more
Alexa

My review can also be found on my blog Collections.

'You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth.'

Oh my god...this book! Wow. After enjoying Bloodlines immensely, it was pretty much inevitable that I would love The Golden Lily. This book exceeded all my expectations, and I'm more obsessed with this series now than I already was before. I just can't get enough of it!

In Bloodlines, the focus was on learning about the Alchemists and Sydney bonding with her new group of "s...more
Hannah
It has a name :D The Golden Lily! I like it :)
More Adrian Ivashkov what more could a girl ask for ;)
WOW! LOVE THE COVER!! IT'S SOOOOO PRETTY!
I need to read this....... like now! Well at least straight after I read the first book :P

Post-reading Bloodlines:

2012?! JUNE?! JUNE 2012?!

My heart just broke a little

Bloodlines was WAY better than I expected and I really, really, REALLY want to read this NOW!

Eddie <3 <-- I love him :P If he doesn't attempt to follow his heart and go out with Jill...more
Shaylee
Excerpt:

Chapters 1 and 2!
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Teaser Trailers:

Trailer 6

Trailer 5

Trailer 4

Trailer 3

Trailer 2

Trailer 1
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Teasers:

"Adrian was usually ready with a dozen witty quips. Maybe he couldn’t decide which one to use."

"Things I could explain away and define with data didn’t frighten me. That was why I kept silently reciting facts to myself, as I descended deeper and deeper below street level."

"Adrian, I'm on a date. Why are you here? On my car?"

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More Sydrian t...more
is mee... kissa
3.5
holy jeezbus that was some ending! one word people: goosebumps.
my favourite bits were the ones with Adrian in it =D - typical Kissa response. He's just so damn irresistible.

the thing with the two books in this series is that I'm not particularly crazy about it in the beginning or the middle - not that i don't like it, it's just that it's not a "whoa!" kinda thing. But the lead up to the ending (and most importantly: the actual ending) grab me and whip me out of my "non-whoa!" state, only to...more
Dimitrilover/TeamDimka/Mrs.Belikov
SERIOUSLY????????????? I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL JUNE NOW??????????????????????? WTF HAPPENED TO THE MARCH RELEASE? OR EVEN THE MAY RELEASE???????????????

all I'm gonna say is that if Adrian and Sydney don't kiss AT LEAST once in this book I will be forced to go out and kill someone

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................

OK so now that...more
Darlene =)
What to say, what to say…

Well, I love The Golden Lily. Love it, love it, love it. I had been waiting anxiously for this book for a while, and it did not disappoint me. I won’t lie, these first two Bloodlines books are very predictable, but there’s so much charm and quality that you don’t even care.

First, this is cast of very likeable characters. There’s our protagonist, Sydney, whom I love. Sydney is smart, but naïve, and very much awkward. It’s kind of unexpected, considering how cool and compo...more
Hayden Casey
Wow. Look at that cover!
I'm guessing it's Jill on the left and Sydney on the right. It's . . . not what I expected. I was thinking it was going to follow VA's color scheme. I'm glad it's not, though, because, I mean, who wants a clone?

Edit 8.31.11
Okay. First, it was March 1, 2012. Then, it was May 7th, 2012. Now it's June 17, 2012. Is anyone else as frustrated with these pushbacks as I am? I get it, I get it, yadda-yadda, Mead had a baby and she needs time with it. But now that he is actually bi...more
Katy
WHY OH WHY?!?



I really liked this book until the last page. GRRR!!! There was a REASON why it took me so long to read Bloodlines, and that was because I wasn't sure I wanted to see Adrian written with someone else. But now that Mead has gone and done it, for the love of everything holy, please just quit (view spoiler)[breaking his heart! (hide spoiler)] Write me in instead. >_<



Okay, I'm calm now. On to the book...

I'm not sure what it was, but this book had a way of making you feel happy (we...more
Anne-Marie Mathiesen
Review on my blog

I'd go Strigoi for an ARC!

After reading:


DIMITRI! DIMITRI! DIMITRI!


Isabella
After Reading it:

WHAT?
I MEAN...
WHAT???????????????????????????
YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME, RICHELLE, YOU CAN'T. THIS IS JUST CRUEL. C-R-U-E-L.

Ok, I can't really write what I feel right now. I don't think there are words to describe what I'm feeling, so I will just...









I WILL NOT WAIT TILL FEBRUARY (but sadly, I will *NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*). THIS IS JUST TOO MUCH *NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*


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FINALLY RELEASED!!! Finally on my shelf <3 My love, keep waiting just a little bit till I finish my exams and then w...more
Melissa
First of all, I'd like to thank the team of Penguin Spain, specially Geraldine, for gifting me with an ARC of the book. You guys, thank you SO much. ^^ I'll be forever grateful to you for keeping in contact with me through mails and for sending me this awesome book.

If I could marry books, I'd definitely do it. My first options, of course, would be Richelle Mead's books. I've already said it in other reviews, but I feel the need to say it again and again: Richelle Mead is one heck of an author. S...more
Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten)
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Rachel
I honestly hugged this book when I finished reading it! It was that amazing and heartwarming. The awesomeness that began at the end of Bloodlines starts immediately on the first page of The Golden Lily.

Richelle Mead is again the master of memorable scenes and addicting writing in The Golden Lily. I absolutely love how Mead planned a perfect installment to the series. She obviously has a plan for the Bloodline series where Sydney, Adrian, Jill, Eddie and Angeline will grow throughout and stand st...more
Komal Mikaelson
Prior to finishing this book
Adrian, baby, please don't disappoint me in this one too. Please?


After finishing the book

Oh my god. Oh. My. God.
OH MY GOD!!

Initial Reaction after reading





*This reaction was solely due to that bitch Sydney. Don't let that fool you in believing that I didn't like The Golden Lily.*

Ok, so let's get this shit on the road.
What can I say? The book blew me away. Blew. Me. Away. I can't hep but fall in love with Ms Mead. Hats off to you lady.


After been started off with the dis...more
Ashley Yuan
WOW!!!!
I'm speechless. I started last night and I pretty much said stuff you homework till this afternoon after I finished the book and sobbed for half an hour because that ending was just too emotionally fuelled with raw heart felt emotions.
So we're back in Amberwood and guess what Sydney has a boyfriend. He's everything a girl like Sydney could ask for and plus all her friends seem pretty contempt with her new found love life. Not much happens at the beginning and that's fine because our dear...more
Jen
Originally posted at http://www.makeshiftbookmark.com/2012...

Being a nurse, I have pretty easy access to heart monitors. Just for fun, I would've liked to watch my EKG strips while reading The Golden Lily. I'd be willing to bet that I experienced a few runs of preventricular contractions. Not to mention any arterial blood gas test would probably show respiratory acidosis from the amount of pCO2 built up. (Sydney would so appreciate this talk.)

Because, you guys? SOMETIMES I DID NOT BREATHE.

Sydney...more
♥Rachel♥
May 04, 2012 ♥Rachel♥ rated it 5 of 5 stars
Recommended to ♥Rachel♥ by: Alexa
Shelves: 2012

4.5 Stars

When Vampire Academy ended and I found out we were getting a spinoff series, I was a little skeptical. I mean how to you top Rose and Dimitri? But after I found out it was centered on Sydney Sage, the awkward Alchemist, and Adrian the sexy, flippant but loveable Moroi, I was totally on board. I loved Bloodlines and after reading this, I think the series just keeps getting better.

In this installment, we pick up right where we left off in Bloodlines. The group is minus the traitorous Kei...more
Krys


Richelle Mead's Bloodline series has sparked a lot of controversy. It seems like people either love it or hate it. I have talked to people who find it to be a bit of a cheat; they don't like Sydney, they don't like the premise, and they don't like that the ending of the Vampire Academy series set this one up. I've heard all of the groans from my customer base and I've listened to all of the complaints. And I refuted them, every single one, because I think that this spin off series is worth it. R...more
Jeann
Reading a new Richelle Mead book is like a comforting return to my roots. The Vampire Academy series and Georgina Kincaid series were what got me into reading YA and Paranormal/Urban Fantasy books.

Unfortunately, I didn't much enjoy Bloodlines, mainly because it seemed like an unnecessary spin-off of Vampire Academy. The central character, in VA is much more interesting as a dhampir, guardian of Moroi royalty and there's much more action in those books. Bloodlines however, follows Sydney, an alc...more
mrsj
I'm done.
No more.
Not interested. Thank you very much.
I am once again, the minority here among all my other goodreads friends.

So why don't I like this book?

These are my answers:
1) The whole book is BORING!!!

The only action that I read about is when they got jumped and that's it.

2) Sydney - IRRITATING as hell. There is only one Rose Hathaway. She is no heroine. No fighter. And she is annoying. The "intellectual" talk with the so called "date"?

3) Jill - seriously?
Just get killed already. People...more
Brenna
4.5 stars

”He wasn’t like anyone I knew. In fact, I was fairly certain there was no one in the entire world quite like Adrian Ivashkov.”


(I love this pic even though the quote is from VA & not Bloodlines, I totally see Adrian!)

The Golden Lily picks up shortly after where Bloodlines leaves off. Sydney is traveling to see the Alchemists and is commended on her great work and dedication, which she feels is slightly undeserved. She is still struggling to keep balance between her loyalty to the Alc...more
Jolie
I can't wait... I wish it was coming out this minute but at least I can get as a late birthday present.

Things I Want To Happen:
For Dimtri and Adrian to fight
Sydney and Adrian kiss when she is dating Braydon
Sydney follows her heart
That Jill finds out that Micah and Trey are vampire hunters
Sydney gets used to magic and speicalises in fire
Zoe, Christan, Lissa, Rose (obviously if Queen Lissa is there) appear.
Jill finds out that Eddie has a crush on her
Jill and Eddie date

Best birthday present EVER!

A...more
Prerna
I don't really need to mention how awesome the book was. Sydney and Adrian's relationship is complicated yet again because of 'Responsibilities' . Responsibility is something what others expect us to do, we like it or not. That's what's happening with Sydney , interrupting her human feelings for Adrian.

Oh, Talking about Adrian.. here are some of his parts from the book that i either loved or made me laugh or touched my heart.


- "No. No more than I am. And ,if memory serves, someone told me recen...more
Buqet
No , Non , Nein , HAYIR ....
Bütün dillerde haykırabilirim. Sydney Sage - you little bitch - geri dönüp Adrian'nın kalbini onar.

Neyse kitap bir günde bitti , o kadar işimin arasında dayanamadım ve okudum. Adrian - küçük yaralı kuşum - son sahne de öyle üzüldü ki kitaba dalıp sarılasım geldi çocuğa.
Çok güzel bir kitaptı. Bol bol romance , komik diyaloglar vardı. İlk kitaptaki merak uyandırıcı kurguyu bu kitapta pek bulamadım , doğrusu pekte umurumda değildi. Özelikle Sage/Adrian sahneleri durur...more
Yahamara Rios
am I the only one who pictured Jill as a brunette and having curls galore?
Zemira Warner
Before I start writing the review I need to point something out. The cover for Bloodlines and The Golden Lily should be switched. Why? On every cover we have Sydney and someone else. So, IMO Jill should have been on the Bloodlines one and Adrian should be on the The Golden Lily because that way the cover would match its storyline.

I didn’t started reading this book with high expectations cause I was disappointed with the first instalment. Maybe I expected it would be like Vampire Academy which I...more
Aditi  (READioactive Book Blog)
Aug 06, 2012 Aditi (READioactive Book Blog) rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of The Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead, YA-Paranormal jazz.
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Reading Richelle Mead is a pure, simple, unadulterated Guilty Pleasure. *Grins*

The writing is not deep or insightful. But the dialogue is what wins the round your heart. It is funny, real, snarky. Just like the characters.

I liked The Golden Lily much much more than Bloodlines.
There's more depth to it, more drama, more Adrian-Sydney and... more Dimitri!!

Adrian (insert Sigh) is changing. He is growing. Becoming a better man. Is that even po...more
Savannah
(THIS WILL HAVE A LOT OF SPOILERS)
This is hands. down. one of the best books I've read. The action was intense towards the end, and the ROMANCE...oh goodness. I actually find the romance in Bloodlines much better developed than the romance in VA. I think that Adrian's role as hero is much more endearing and interesting than Dimitri's (though I love the Russian god). VA started off with Dimitri as a hero already, and Rose as one to a certain extent, where in Bloodlines, neither Adrian or Sydney...more
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Better than Bloodlines? 6 39 Mar 25, 2013 04:33am  
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Scorpio Richelle Mead is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy books for both adults and teens. Originally from Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle, Washington where she works on her three series full-time: Georgina Kincaid, Dark Swan, and Vampire Academy.

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“I tried to be a better person for her– but it was to impress her, to get her to want me. But when I’m around you, I want to be better because… well, because it feels right. Because I want to. You make me want to become something greater than myself. I want to excel. You inspire me in every act, every word, every glance. I look at you, and you’re like… like light made into flesh. […] You have no clue how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine.” 674 people liked it
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