Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2)

[Caroline D.]

It's time for July's book of the month!!! If you're just joining us, there's plenty of time to catch up. If you want to talk about the first book, and this one, we have discussion pages open for first time readers and repeat readers.

[Jan]

I excited this will be a first read through for me thanks for hosting and motivating me to get this series read and off my shelf

[Jan]

I read the prologue and the first two chapters. Anyone else feel the prologue while helpful to clarity things if you either did not read the first book or were confused by things felt it was a bit dry?

Where as I love how we started off with a bang of activity and touch of danger and glimpse of relating beyond the school day learning.

[Jessye]

Excited to start book 2! Hoping today will be the day after filming/editing some videos!

[Jessye]

So I literally did nothing but play with my cat, eat burritos, and read Frost Bite yesterday. Loved it. Can't wait for Shadow-Kissed :D

[Jan]

What everyone think of roses mom? Also what about the opening scence? Or the Rich royal rose encounters at the ski lodge?

[Jan]

Ok
Sorry but Spokane Washington for a hideout that was good

[Jan]

Just finished I liked the ramped up action in this one and how more developed the characters are and that ending was amazing --- anyone else finish yet?

[Gina]

Jan wrote: "What everyone think of roses mom? Also what about the opening scence? Or the Rich royal rose encounters at the ski lodge?"

I can identify with her a lot. She grows as a person through the book series. She was raised to be a guardian too, so she also had the mindset of "They come first" so she was completely unprepared for motherhood.

I think she's a good character.

[Gina]

Is there a thread for those of us that have read Frostbite already?

[Caroline D.]

I can make one!

[Gina]

There doesn't seem to be much of a following. I was hoping someone would be discussing the plots and stuff by now, a little sad, but I do realize that it's been years since the books came out.

I have the 10th anniversary edition of VA and Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide on order. I can't wait for it to come in.

[Jan]

I been commenting and I attended the live show for the first one it my first time reading the whole series

[Jan]

Are we still continuing I excited to start book three

[Gina]

I'm ready to chat about the books when someone posts questions or comments.

[Jan]

Ok I don't see a thread for book three but I jumping in right now who joining me

[Madi]

Yay! Thank you for keeping up with the books! I will be starting Shadow Kiss soon! Booktubeathon took over my life there for a hot minute but I'm ready to jump back in on this readathon!

[Jan]

Ok I four chapters in so my first discussion question would be what your thoughts on the guardian assignments for the field experience?

[Gina]

Jan wrote: "Ok I four chapters in so my first discussion question would be what your thoughts on the guardian assignments for the field experience?"

I really like that Dimitri and the other guardians came up with the idea for Rose to have Christian. They were right, Rose won't always be with Lissa and Lissa does need to know how it works with someone who can't connect on the same level. That reason alone was worth the whole thing.

As for working with Christian, Rose needed to spend time with him as a person. So she could have that connection with him if for nothing more than the future when they're adults and Lissa and Christian are a couple. If she can't find something in him now to like and respect it will only be harder in the future.

For the tension in the book I thought it was done well for her to be surprised. In real life I'd have thought he would let her know and explain the reasons why. She would have accepted it very well after thinking about the "why". She wasn't totally unreasonable in her reaction in the book though.