Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) in Addicted to YA

Apr 14, 2013 Colleen Scidmore rated it really liked it

Shelves: vampire-books-my-obsession, paranormal-romance, suspenseful, part-of-a-series, supernatural, fantasy, young-adult, currently-on-my-computer, drama, currently-on-google-drive

This is a re-read for me and I'm not sure why I put it off for so long. I had forgotten how much I really liked it I guess.
This is also the second book in a row that I've read where the hot guy is named Dimitri. Must be a popular name for love interests!

Rose is a teenage Damphir, a half Moroi (vampire) and half human. She is attending The Vampire Academy to become a Guardian (a protector) for the Moroi against the Strigoi. Strigoi were once Moroi but have either chosen to become or were turned This is a re-read for me and I'm not sure why I put it off for so long. I had forgotten how much I really liked it I guess.
This is also the second book in a row that I've read where the hot guy is named Dimitri. Must be a popular name for love interests!

Rose is a teenage Damphir, a half Moroi (vampire) and half human. She is attending The Vampire Academy to become a Guardian (a protector) for the Moroi against the Strigoi. Strigoi were once Moroi but have either chosen to become or were turned by another Strigoi and become a different type of vampire. They are now immortal, completely different from their Moroi counterparts without morals, they have heightened strength and crave the blood of the Moroi. But Rose is not in training to be any Vampires guardian, she is training to be Princess Vasilisa Dragomir's protector.
Lissa is a royal Moroi who also happens to be Rose's best friend and with whom she shares an unusual bond in which Rose can enter her thoughts and feel her energy.
Rose has to protect Lissa from an ominous presence at The Academy that seems to be stalking her, some seriously bitchy little twit name Mia who is gunning for Lissa and Rose for no apparent reason, and keep her away from Christian the creepy loner who is the orphan child of Moroi turned Strigoi parents. On top of all that she has to train round the clock if she's even to be considered as a candidate to be Lissa's Guardian and try to keep her mind off her seriously hot older, Russian mentor and trainer Dimirti.

I really liked how loyal Rose and Lissa were to each other and it wasn't a Guardian and Moroi relationship, it was a best friend bond. I was reminiscing of my really close friends through high school.
I liked Rose in general she is the strong, sassy type of character that I like. I don't like damsels in distress and Rose definitely is not that. I wish that Lissa's character made more of an impression on me but I don't really feel like her personality was developed enough. Hopefully it will come out as the series progresses.
And the attraction with Rose and Dimirti kept me interested. It was just the right amount of heat for a YA book. I hope there is a continuation in the second book!

I'm looking forward to reading Frostbite and to seeing what's in store for Rose, Lissa, Christian and Dimitri. ...more

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Mar 05, 2012 Dichotomy Girl rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, paranormal-or-spec, 2017, 2019, favorites-previous-years, 2013, own-kindle-read, 2024

Original Review: 3/5/12

I avoided this series for several years, confusing the Author with the Author of the House of Night series, of which I read the first book and didn't like it.

I was intrigued by the world building, and the different races of vampires: Moroi (living (and good) Vampires), the Strigoi (undead (evil) vampires, and Dhampir Guardians (Half Vampires).

These isn't much unexplored territory in the vampire world, so it's nice to find an author that make it feel fresh. ...more

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May 15, 2012 Katerina rated it it was ok

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Nov 29, 2010 Tressa (Wishful Endings) rated it liked it

Shelves: 2011

So I thought I'd try this series out since it seems it has gotten fairly good reviews. Now I'm completely sucked in. The characters are interesting as well as the plot. I wasn't impressed with Rose in the beginning of the book, but she cleaned up about half way through the book. I'll be reading the rest of the series to see what happens next. I do wish the book was cleaner - too much language and sexual content for me and without those things I would have rated it higher. ...more

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