Vampire Academy in The Wide Web of Friends in YA Books

Apr 10, 2012 Rachel (aka Ms4Tune) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series-read, young-adult, urban-fantasy, a-paperback, bought, 2012

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With Vampire Academy’s upcoming release in the UK cinemas (April 2014) I thought it was about time I dusted off my copy and started reading. (Kerr and I have decided that as so many books are being made into films, and released this year, that we would alternate who will get to read the-book-before-the-film and who gets see the-film-before-the-book. She read Divergent so I get to read Vampire Academy.)

So I’ve finally got round to reading Vampire Academy. The b

My review can also be found HERE

With Vampire Academy’s upcoming release in the UK cinemas (April 2014) I thought it was about time I dusted off my copy and started reading. (Kerr and I have decided that as so many books are being made into films, and released this year, that we would alternate who will get to read the-book-before-the-film and who gets see the-film-before-the-book. She read Divergent so I get to read Vampire Academy.)

So I’ve finally got round to reading Vampire Academy. The book so many people have been raving about for years and I must admit I wasn’t disappointed.

Richelle Mead had an easy and fluent writing style. I was a little apprehensive before I began because I read the blurb and thought, dear Lord this sounds complicated! How on earth am I going to understand all the different types of vampire! But Richelle Mead doesn’t’ overload you with information in huge clumps of boring backstory (like so many others in this genre). Instead she spreads it out, taking her time and balances all this information with witty sarcasm, which takes the form of the lead character Rose.

Rose was so kick-ass it was awesome! And I found the friendship/relationship between her and Lissa to be very realistic and heartfelt. They didn’t always agree but they cared so much about each other that it didn’t matter. It was nice to have a friendship at the heart of the book rather than a love interest. Although don’t think that means there wasn’t any because there was.

I liked that the males in this book weren’t ridiculously implausible. I usually find that in YA paranormal-romances the male love interest is usually either bad news, broody and totally obnoxious or drop dead gorgeous, the perfect guy, sparkles and all. But in this, the guys are just guys, (well vampire guys anyway). I liked Dimitri but I must admit I think I love Christian. The misunderstood guy always gets my heart. It was interesting experiencing both romances through one character, as Rose was connected to Lissa. Such a clever idea and well played through the book to allow us to see outside of Rose’s surrounding but without losing her snarky witticisms.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and I will be reading Frostbite as soon as possible
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Dec 16, 2012 Janhavi♥herondale rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, favorites, badass

Okay okay i admit i got hooked to this book in like the first few pages and i didnt even know what was going on but you know i good sense the good vibe! Anyways lets go to my favorite subject......Rose's Personality!!! This was the best...she would never fail to make me smirk at her witty and funny comments. And then DIMITRI!!!! *swoon*

Enough said....
K scratch that never mind i wanna talk about Dimitri...the fact that this a forbidden relationshiops O.M.G and that he is a super hot sexy mentor ...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Yazmin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 8th-grade, best-book-ever, favorites, totes-cute, hot-male-lead, magical, romantic, series-prequels-trilogy-sequel, movie, guy-pov

I love it. There is no words for how magnificent is this book. I mean, the setting is just gorgeous. We get the vampire, the daphirs, I just love it. We get the badass girl, the gentleman badass guy, the super chick best friend (who is a total badass on her own way), the Goth cool badass with fire within his reach (literaly) and the selfish bitch (Love you, MIA) who is a total pain in the ass. Vampire Academy

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Sep 22, 2012 Clary Cipriano rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own

This book was interesting. But it was all over the place sometimes. Don't get me wrong, Richelle Mead is an amazing author. I just think it wasn't her best. ...more

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