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Vampire Academy: 10th anniversary Novellas by Richelle Mead

27 reviews

beaudoindani17's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

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

helse's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia

sonygaystation's review against another edition

2.0

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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My thoughts this entire book was that Daniel Craig meme from Knives Out “makes no damn sense. Compels me though”. This was not good lmfao. Writing was so bad, it was sexist, so much teenage DRAMA, flat characters, and literally an unrelenting amount of girl hate and YET? I would try the next one because I could see a promising plot and the world building was so interesting (in theory). Also I kinda liked Dmitri (even though I hated everyone also. Rose sucks so bad) but I will DNF immediately if I don’t like the second one cuz even though it compels me, it doesn’t compel me THAT much. Also random sidebar but the narrator made Lissa’s voice sound like the nerd girl with braces from Big Mouth and I literally could not take the book seriously because of that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Murder

Minor: Death, Car accident

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings: Self-harm [cutting], animal death/animal cruelty, blood, bullying, death, murder, suicidal ideations, violence, sexism, grief, torture, sexual harassment, sexual assault, age gap [17 and 24], toxic relationships, homophobia, sexual content, forced institutionalization, ableism, and stalking.

Decided it was time for a re-read ahead of binging through the new Peacock show.

A few summers ago I binged through the entire series, so fast, I could not remember what happened per book. Rereading at a slower pace while annotating, highlighting, and writing summaries every 50 pages was fun and will make it easier to remember in the future. 😅

We get a bit of a slow start as the girls are forced out of hiding and returned to the academy. As the girls attempt to readjust to living among their peers we slowly start to unravel the mystery of why they left while also being introduced to a few new mysteries.

This book was so much to reread and re-immerse myself in. I absolutely adore Rose and Lissa, the strong bond they share, and their fierce desire to protect each other. 💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

a_dara_ble's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Starting to reread a bunch of series I read in highschool. For what it is- a highschool vampire series, the first book is pretty good. I don't really get why they're in highschool if all the things happening seem a bit more college age (drinking, sex, dorms etc) but I guess if they're in highschool then the mc attraction to her teacher is more "forbidden."

the back cover is sort of a fake out, the strigoi don't even show up or even pose much of a threat (other than "one day you'll have to fight them") until the very last chapter

. It's mostly teen drama, but if that's what you're looking for, then this one's pretty good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping

Minor: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Car accident, Death of parent

one of the mcs cuts herself when her emotions get "too much" to pull herself out of it, there's also brief descriptions of some dead animals, & a character is briefly described as being tortured by someone with air powers (mostly suffocation)

nxclx's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I personally may be biased in my rating, from nostalgia and all, but I personally think this is a great book, and maybe one of the best ones in the series (don't quote me on this it will probably change later). I think it sets up the story, the world, the characters, and the conflict perfectly and then follows through amazingly. Even knowing what happens before hand, I was still on the edge of my seat. I get there are some problematic parts, and if that bothers you, I get it. This book isn't for everyone. But it doesn't bother me. I'm so excited to read the rest of the series and finally finish it! LOOK AT THE CONTENT WARNINGS. It spoils the book a little but it's kinda necessary. You don't want to be surprised.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture

Minor: Grief

Look at the warnings. There's kidnaping, torture, self harm, a student teacher relationship, blood, animal death... it's there. Don't ignore them.

getbrekked's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent