Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1) in Addicted to YA

Oct 01, 2012 Dichotomy Girl rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, own-kindle-read, 2017, 2019, paranormal-or-spec

2021: I don't know what the hell was wrong with me, I love Sydney!

Added 9/2/2019: After my third read I can add that I appreciate Sydney more as an MC when I stop trying to compare her to Rose. I've come to really appreciate Sydney, though she doesn't really start to shine until the subsequent books.

Original Review:

I am hovering halfway between liking this, and thinking it was just OK. I read this book because I wanted to once again be immersed in the world of the Vampire Academy books. But some ...more

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Jul 07, 2011 aikaterine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, physical-read, heroines, vampires, witches-wizards, school-setting

Oh gosh!

I thought I only loved Vampire Academy and Rose but Bloodlines was so good, too!

Sydney was quite a tough heroine, one I enjoyed reading about.

I even actually thought I can identify better with Bloodlines' main heroine and narrator.

Although I'd love to be like Rose and take action, fight for my life and the lives of those I love, respect etc etc, Sydney proved to be a little closer to my personality, or to what I'd like to be. She's tough in her own way. She's even scary without using any Oh gosh!

I thought I only loved Vampire Academy and Rose but Bloodlines was so good, too!

Sydney was quite a tough heroine, one I enjoyed reading about.

I even actually thought I can identify better with Bloodlines' main heroine and narrator.

Although I'd love to be like Rose and take action, fight for my life and the lives of those I love, respect etc etc, Sydney proved to be a little closer to my personality, or to what I'd like to be. She's tough in her own way. She's even scary without using any physical strength. She can use her brains, and although her means of revenge were quite... frightening, she meant well.

I had actually liked Sydney since we met her through Rose's stories. And, although I don't quite approve of all her superstitions, she's quite the character. And of course she's tough. Richelle Mead has said in one of her interviews that she wouldn't like writing about a weak hero.

Actually I believe that the two main girls of the Vampire Academy and their spin-off the Bloodlines series are quite different!

Well, I can say only one thing about the two narrators. Now I love both Rose and Sydney!

The fact is that my opinion is still a little weird about all the other characters. Ahem...

Adrian was never my favorite. And while he's still not, I can say that he's made considerable steps of progress.

Eddie, on the other side, has fallen in my eyes. I wanted him for myself, but well, if he wants someone else, so be it!

Jill... Well, that's a tough matter. I've never really liked her. In the first book of the Bloodlines series I even found myself feeling a deep hatred for her. I don't know exactly why. Probably because of her overall attitude. Somewhere towards the end, though, my opinion of her slightly changed. And I don't even know how that happened. Well, I just hope she'll stop talking badly about Rose, or I'm gonna get mad every time she does otherwise. Adrian will get over his broken heart eventually, I'm positive, so she doesn't have to be like that. Pff...

Generally, it was so good and refreshing to have back this amazing world. One full of Moroi, Dhampirs, Alchemists and even Strigoi. I just can't wait 'till the next book gets published. I just wish the publication would be one day later, so that it would come out at my birthday. But one can only hope. For another book, maybe, but as long as we have the same world and characters, I'll be happy! ...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Naomi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

On reread- so, compared to Vampire Academy, I barely remember what happens in this series at all. I've only read it once and I haven't thought about it much since my first read. But it's still so fun. I love Adrian so much. Sydney grows on me with every book, as does Jill. I remembered the broad strokes of this book, mainly who the bad guys were, but I didn't remember how any of it went down. I started book 2 as soon as I finished this, so it's safe to say that these are as addicting as vampire ...more

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May 25, 2017 Jennifer rated it did not like it

Shelves: abandoned

I just couldn't finish this one. I've read several of the Vampire Academy series and really like them. However, I just couldn't get into this one. ...more

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