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Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Published by Razorbill
Released: August 16th, 2007
Paperback, 332 pages
Source: Library
Reviewed by Angela
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St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger...
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.
(May contain spoilers)
I made a promise to myself that I'll never read Vampire Academy. That reason is extremely stupid so you don't need to know. Well, after a while, then after some more, I picked up Vampire Academy. I couldn't help you know? And it was great. Amazing. I feel so, so, so, stupid for not reading it sooner.
Rose was so funny, snarky and the had the best responses for everything. Like how could you just not like her? Oh Dimitri. asdfghjkl don't get me started. Okay too late. Tall, badass, hot, no wonder Rose couldn't keep her feels away. Haha I wouldn't have either. :P But the stupid age difference. And how they're both guardians for Lissa, made them impossible to be with each other. Oh and how much that annoyed me.
Prior to reading this, I also read Half-Blood, by JLA. Another fantastic book. Lots of people say that there is so many similarities between these two books. After I read both these books, I could see why. But that didn't stop me from loving both these books. Yeah, they were really similar, but they were both different in their own way.
Usually, when I hear the word "Vampire", I see a blood sucking Dracula, you know, the stereotypical vampire. But of course, this completely changed my view on that too. There are good vampires, the Moroi. Alive, mortal good vampires. Then there are the Strigoi, which are the big bad vampires who drinks blood from innocents and kills them, and they're also dead and immortal. Besides these two types, there are the Dhampirs, half vampires in other words. They are born from Moroi and humans, or Dhampirs and Moroi, both way making Dhampir babies.
The concept, plot, world of this book is mind blowing, really. They all go to school, St. Vladmire Academy, to learn to fight and guard the Moroi, since the Strigoi like drinking their blood. There are twelve royal families. Lissa, Rose's best friend is a Dragomir, the last of this bloodline. Rose is training to be a guardian so she can protect her when she graduates.
Rose has been Shadow Kissed, meaning she died and came back again, brought back to life by Lissa, a spirit user. A very rare kind of element, one that has been forgotten by most. Because, Rose is Shadow Kissed, Rose and Lissa are bound together, only one way though. It comes in handy at times, letting Rose know where Lissa is when she's in trouble.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, the characters, plot, and will probably finish the rest of this series this summer :D Actually, I already finished Forstbite. AMAZING AS WELL
5/5 stars
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