Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Aug 27, 2012 Ruby Jo rated it it was amazing

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In my opinion, Frostbite was just as good as the first book in this series.

The first thing that I loved and adored and made me sigh with relief was that there weren't too many "remember what happened in the previous book" moments. And those that did mention past events were waaay too short to bother me. That's one of the things that always scare me a little when it comes to series.

Rose is still as impulsive and sarcastic as she was in Vampire Academy. She'd still do anything to protect Mia and h In my opinion, Frostbite was just as good as the first book in this series.

The first thing that I loved and adored and made me sigh with relief was that there weren't too many "remember what happened in the previous book" moments. And those that did mention past events were waaay too short to bother me. That's one of the things that always scare me a little when it comes to series.

Rose is still as impulsive and sarcastic as she was in Vampire Academy. She'd still do anything to protect Mia and her friends. What was interesting in this book was that we get to see her interact with her mother, Janine Hathaway. Janine is a very interesting character. At first I have to say I didn't like her that much. But, seeing how acts and talks to Rose and also how she comforts her daughter at the end of the book made me completely change my opinion about Janine. Also, Dimitri's insight helped. There's this scene when he talks to Rose about her mother and the things he said helped me see Janine in a different light, so thanks Dimitri!

In Frostbite we meed another character, Adrian. Adrian is unique, sort of like the bad boy of the series. He grows on you as the story progresses. He's very funny and sarcastic. And he seems like he's always up to something. The one thing that he needs, in my opinion (and it's a constant thing until the end of the series) is maturity. He really needs to grow up a little. Don't get me wrong, I like the guy a lot, but he's a little too immature at times.

I liked the feeling of normality brought by Lissa and Christian's relationship. It's one of those "boy meets girl" kind of love story, without the unnecessary drama. Lissa changed since the events in Vampire Academy. She seems she's getting better, she's not as angry as she was then. And with each book she learns more about her powers and it's really fun to see that. I think Christian helped too, he has a good influence on her.

Dimitri is... well, Dimitri. He's still just as cute, sexy, strong, silent and powerful as before. He still loves the 80s music (and every time I think about that I love him a little bit more). We get to see a little of his control snap at a certain point and I thought he was very... sexy in that scene.

There's more drama and more heartbreak in Frostbite. The ending made me want to cry a little. I thought it was a bit unfair for one of the characters and also very tragic. I realize it was necessary to show how evil Strigoi are, but it was still heartbreaking. There's a lot of action, mostly towards the end of the book, a lot of suspense, humor, romance and some family drama.

If you're still waiting to read this series, do it now! Trust me! ...more

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Aug 04, 2010 Gina rated it it was amazing

Wow, I love Richelle Mead's writing! I love the fact that all her series are different. Not only do they focus on different paranormal aspects, but the main characters have their own unique personalities. Rose from vampire academy is no exception. I love her spirit and attitude. All the things you've ever wanted to do or say when you're mad, she does them. This book showed some changing Moroi attitudes toward the fight against the Strigoi which should make for some great story lines. There was a ...more

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Feb 12, 2011 April rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense, paranormal-supernatural, mystery, mc-with-special-talent-s, young-adult, absolute-favorites, nook-books, read-in-2011, vampires, awesome-worlds

Aftering reading the first in the series, I had to buy the second right away. It's nice to be so wrapped up in a series, I don't think I've been this "into" a series since Harry Potter or Twilight. I love the 2 books I've read so far. They are well paced and the writing is smooth. There is enough action and yet the story lines are good. The characters are well drawn and easy to feel like you know them and are interested in how they develop. The world Mead has created is very vivid and it's nice ...more

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Sep 05, 2010 Lili rated it liked it

It wasn't a bad book but somehow it just wasn't great.
Maybe it's because I waited so long to read the 2nd book in the series and I forgot some of the characters... or maybe it was all the teenage drama, it was, like, super boring!

I did like to see Rose and her mom and, or course, Dimitri who doesn't really need to say anything to be cute.
I did not like the fact that the author killed a guy just so she could bring a new one to the story... it wasn't done right.
I could see it from a mile, this new ...more

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