Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) in Collecting Books

Feb 14, 2016 Destiny rated it it was amazing

Love it. It was a page turner for me. Can't wait to see what happens next. I love Rose and Dimitri. ...more

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Jan 13, 2017 Tia Marie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

Final Rating: 4.5 Stars

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Dec 03, 2016 Charon Lloyd-Roberts rated it it was ok

Shelves: owned-paperback, the-2016-reading-challenge, books-finished-2016, 2016-part-16

And people raving about this book saying how much they 'loved this series and it was their all favorite series' really ruined this book for me. I despise hype.

So Richelle Meads newer books seem to be more of a hit for me, then her 'vampire' books are just not that great and yes last year I read Bloodlines a spin off to this series. And to be honest I liked Soundless and The Glittering Court a lot more then I do with these books sad thing is I have the entire Vampire Academy series and the entire And people raving about this book saying how much they 'loved this series and it was their all favorite series' really ruined this book for me. I despise hype.

So Richelle Meads newer books seem to be more of a hit for me, then her 'vampire' books are just not that great and yes last year I read Bloodlines a spin off to this series. And to be honest I liked Soundless and The Glittering Court a lot more then I do with these books sad thing is I have the entire Vampire Academy series and the entire Bloodlines series and I will attempt to power through books two and three in Vampire Academy the simple thing is I don't like these characters and I'll hate read this series if I have to.

The only good vampire books I read where by Julie Kagawa The Immortal Rules and I enjoyed them these however have much to be desired. Oh Vampire Academy loves to add the whole 'insta love' down our throat. I cant help but feel that the synopsis is a little misleading, but I make it no secret that I couldn't give two shits about any characters here not one.

A summery for Vampire Academy:

Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies . . .

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest 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. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.

After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be, hidden in the deep forests of Montana. But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger . . . and the Strigoi are always close by.

Rose and Lissa must navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever . . . ...more

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Apr 28, 2014 Kim rated it it was ok · review of another edition

didn't care for the book ...more

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Sep 22, 2015 Elizabeth rated it it was amazing

Why haven't I read this before? Rose is one of my favorite characters ever. She fun and reckless and flirty. Believe it or not, Rose and I are a lot alike.
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I really like the world and the plot. I love all the characters and how they all connect with each other. I felt like some places were a little convenient but other than that it was awesome. ...more

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