However, the reader gets that she’s pretty and full of herself.

She’s feisty and isn’t afraid to stand up for her beliefs, which I really appreciate. Rose very obviously has her flaws and there were sections of the book where I didn’t like her very much, but she did start to grow on me throughout the novel.

Rose is dhampir (which I think is a cool mythology element) and she’s a perfectly fine protagonist. Of course we have our main characters who live in this world. It was distracting and I think it took away from the overall joy of reading the book. At times, we’d be in a very serious moment where some drama is going down and the writing would be fine, then all the sudden it would switch to writing like a diary format, where Rose is telling us something. I’m not entirely sure what it was, but it felt a bit young. There were definitely a few things that bothered me, with one being the writing style. I’ve heard mixed reviews about the first installment, and heard that they get better as the series goes on, so I didn’t have very high expectations going into this one and I’m glad I didn’t. Thoughts- I’m really behind on the Vampire Academy train, but late is better than never, right? Anyways, I was in the mood for a quick, cheesy, vampire read (I’ve been watching too much Vampire Diaries) and Vampire Academy fulfilled that need quite well. Rose and Lissa must navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever… But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger… and the Strigoi are always close by. Vladimir’s Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be, hidden in the deep forests of Montana. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.Īfter two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa’s best friend, makes her a dhampir. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi the fiercest vampires – the ones who never die. Remember that.”īlurb ( Goodreads)- Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth’s magic.

“The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows.

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