Overall, how much suspense, romance, action, and actual plot does it have?
Is it all just played down, or is it really interesting?
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YES the Vampire Academy series is awesome!!! lol It's my absolute favorite series, probably ever[phpbay] I have mad love for this series, even more than I loved Harry Potter, and that's saying something because HP is practically part of my childhood[phpbay]
Overall, I'd say there is enough romance to keep you satisfied (though sometimes I do wish there was more)[phpbay] There's TONS of action[phpbay] The suspense will keep you reading until the end[phpbay] And yes, it has plot[phpbay] The plot is awesome[phpbay]
Vampire Academy is about a girl named Rose Hathaway who is a dhampir - half vampire, half human[phpbay] Her best friend is Lissa Dragomir, an orphaned Moroi princess, and the last of her royal bloodline[phpbay] Rose is training to become a guardian, which is a dhampir that protects Moroi - mortal vampires - from the Strigoi - dangerous, undead vampires who hunt Moroi[phpbay] Rose wants to become Lissa's guardian after high school, but to do that, she must first graduate[phpbay] The trouble is, Rose has enough trouble staying in school[phpbay] Not to mention that her hot mentor is increasingly becoming a distraction[phpbay][phpbay][phpbay]
Don't worry, the series isn't as lame as I just made it sound[phpbay] lol You can go see for yourself actually[phpbay] If you want, you can check out the first chapter on Richelle Mead's website:
http://www[phpbay]richellemead[phpbay]com/excerpt/excerpt2[phpbay]htm
It's also the first place you should check for info on the books (beware spoilers!!):
http://www[phpbay]richellemead[phpbay]com/books/vampireacademy[phpbay]htm
This series is really amazing[phpbay] Like I said, there's a lot of action[phpbay] Some thrilling twists and turns[phpbay] Surprise endings[phpbay] Devastating cliff hangers[phpbay] Everything a good series is made of[phpbay] And what I love the most in any good book: character growth[phpbay] I've read books where the characters don't seem to grow or change at all, so it's sort of like, well then how do they resolve the conflict? Rose changes a lot throughout the series[phpbay] It's probably one of my favorite things about it[phpbay] Rose grows every chapter it seems, especially in Frostbite (book 2)[phpbay] She learns from her mistakes[phpbay] She tries to make up for them[phpbay] She's only human[phpbay] Well[phpbay][phpbay][phpbay] sorta[phpbay]
This series is deep[phpbay][phpbay][phpbay] I mean that Rose has a lot to focus on[phpbay] Her love life is pretty much nonexistent, though she wishes she could be with the guy she loves[phpbay] Life as a guardian is tough[phpbay] Rose and her novice friends need to get all of the training they can if they want to be prepared for life after high school when they will go on to become guardians for the Moroi[phpbay] And they can't imagine what Strigoi are like until they are face to face with one[phpbay] No amount of training can really prepare them for it[phpbay]
Rose's friends are also pretty complicated, just like anybody else[phpbay] All of the characters in this series have their own personalities and flaws[phpbay] They each have issues they have to overcome, and like how it's not easy in real life, it's not easy for them[phpbay] They really begin to feel like real people[phpbay] I actually sometimes forget that this is a series about *vampires* because everyone in it feels so human[phpbay]
In total there are going to be six books[phpbay]
Vampire Academy - awesome read; I loved it
Frostbite - I consider it my favorite of the series so far
Shadow Kiss - This book is incredible
Blood Promise - releases on August 25th; I hear it's amazing!!
Spirit Bound - releases May 18, 2010
TBA - will release late 2010
If you do end up reading the series and need some people to discuss it with, there's a bunch of people at the Shadow Bite forum willing to talk anything VA!!
http://vampireacademy[phpbay]heavenforum[phpbay]com/forum[phpbay]htm
Also, Richelle has a yahoo group where her fans discuss her books (beware spoilers!!):
http://groups[phpbay]yahoo[phpbay]com/group/rkmfans/
And if you want to be current with Richelle news, check out her blog[phpbay] She usually has something fun going on there, whether it be contests, polls, or just crazy stories about things that go on in her life[phpbay]
http://blue-succubus[phpbay]livejournal[phpbay]com/
World first-Excerpt from Spirit Bound, Vampire Academy
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