Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

11 reviews

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This was always my favorite vampire book series. Lots of original content, addressing classism, plenty of drama, and a ton of adventure. My only criticism is that there isn’t a ton of build up for either of the romances. I understand that a decent amount of time passed in the book and the author couldn’t write about every little interaction that made people fall in love but she could’ve spent a smidge more time on it. Other than that a great read with good plot twists! The narrator was good but she said Strigoi weird

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Classism, Grief, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Torture, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death of parent

dreamingelfhame's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I remembered a few major moments from the first time I read it, but I enjoined it a lot and liked Christian a lot. I’m not sure about Rose, but I guess I’ll decide after reading the next book, I thought she was a bit annoying sometimes, but she’s just 17 I guess 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Self harm, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Torture, Bullying, and Classism

Minor: Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Death of parent

joyfulfoodie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was an enjoyable low thinking book. Learning the three main groups (basically live vampires, dead vampires, and the half vampire class that supports and protects the live ones) was a bit of a struggle for me. I’ve definitely got down the dead ones now since they are villainized frequently (and not unfairly so far). There are definitely a few reveals that I saw coming. But I’m pretty sure this is YA fiction so that’s understandable and fine. I’ll continue the series and that doesn’t feel like a burden. 😉

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Mental illness, Self harm, Kidnapping, Classism, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, and Death of parent

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Kidnapping, Self harm, Sexism, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Misogyny

Moderate: Chronic illness, Murder, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Classism, Infidelity, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Grief, War, Death, Suicide attempt, and Cursing

zoeelora's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Gore, Medical content, Terminal illness, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Torture, Bullying, Cursing, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Blood, Mental illness, Car accident, and Physical abuse

brotacel94's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Animal death

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Classism

the_escapist's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Sexual assault, Animal death, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Torture, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Gore, and Animal cruelty

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Phenomenal world building

This was always my favorite vampire book series. Lots of original content, addressing classism, plenty of drama, and a ton of adventure. My only criticism is that there isn’t a ton of build up for either of the romances. I understand that a decent amount of time passed in the book and the author couldn’t write about every little interaction that made people fall in love but she could’ve spent a smidge more time on it. Other than that a great read with good plot twists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Grief, Medical trauma, and Classism

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual content, Abortion, and Death of parent

betweendotsandletters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Sagen wirs mal so, mein Lesegeschmack hat sich sehr verändert, seit ich die Vampire Academy Reihe zum ersten Mal gelesen habe.

Ich achte mittlerweile auf so viel mehr, was mir damals nicht auffiel. Es ist für Jugendliche geschrieben und das ist sicherlich ein großer Grund dafür, warum ich für mich nur sagen kann, es war entertainment und okay. 
Das slutshaming und generelles Lästern und Runtermachen der weiblichen Charaktere hat mich doch immer wieder gestört. 

Die Anziehung und sich aufbauende Spannung zwischen Rose und Dimitri wirkte auf mich überhaupt nicht mehr so überzeugend und spannend wie ich es in Erinnerung hatte. Eher stellenweise ein wenig plötzlich und wenig entwickelt, was die Entwicklungen am Ende (obwohl ich wusste was passieren würde) plötzlich und etwas unverhältnismäßig erscheinen ließ. 
Mir ist klar, dass das hier weniger ein Review über die Schwächen und Stärken des Buchs als vielmehr ein Resume meiner Re-Read-Erfahrung ist. Und dazu gehört eben eindeutig auch, dass sich mein Lesegeschmack verändert hat und mich Teenie-Fantasy-Romanzen aus den späten 2000ern nicht mehr so mitreißen, wie mit 13 oder 14.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death, Violence, Body shaming, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual violence

beaudoindani17's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This rating is reflective of how much I enjoyed this book when I originally read it, however I recognize a lot of the issues this book has now, and probably wouldn't rate it as highly anymore, despite really enjoying all rereads. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Self harm, Violence, Bullying, Body shaming, Classism, Mental illness, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Chronic illness