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Mar 18, 2011
Renuka
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Whenever I said that I was reading Vampire Academy I encountered mixed reactions. Abhorrence and excitement. The first group of people were shocked that I would stoop low enough to read one of those "vampire books." The other group had either read the series or had heard good things about it and were eager for my take on the novels. Here's what it is.
These books are jammed with typical vampire stuff. Blood-drinking, not going into the sun, etc. But they're entertaining as hell. I'm not going to ...more
These books are jammed with typical vampire stuff. Blood-drinking, not going into the sun, etc. But they're entertaining as hell. I'm not going to ...more
I really thought that the high rating of this series meant that I would at least find it tolerable - but then I should have remembered that plenty of people recommended Twilight, and I thought it was terrible.
VA is better than Twilight, which is damning with faint praise, but it's all I've got! The main character, Rose, is simply not sympathetic in any way. I didn't like being in her head - hey, I was a teenaged girl, and I don't remember that level of obsessing about "hotness." She's also mean, ...more
VA is better than Twilight, which is damning with faint praise, but it's all I've got! The main character, Rose, is simply not sympathetic in any way. I didn't like being in her head - hey, I was a teenaged girl, and I don't remember that level of obsessing about "hotness." She's also mean, ...more
I absolutely loved this book. Rose is a kick butt heroine and Dimitri is a hot hunk of vampire. I think this has the potential to be one of my all time favourite series. This book certainly sets up for some very interesting things to happen in upcoming books. My first 5 star book of 2010!!!
I really enjoyed this series they moved fast and had a cute romance in them.
Mar 25, 2010
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