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Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

16 reviews

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cgn's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I had an absolute blast reading this. There were several problematic things I didn’t remember (such as how Rose is 17 when her and Dmitri get together for the first time), but there were some good messages mixed in too, and honestly, I just had fun. I can’t ask for anything more from a 2007 vampire novel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

whatindiaread's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

I absolutely loved my time with this book. It took me straight back to my high school days of binge-reading YA vampire books and becoming completely obsessed.

I sped through this one in one night as it is so fast-paced and exciting (and, of course, it's a YA vampire book and my inner teen still eats that stuff up). I adore Rose a main character and the sexual tension between her and Dimitri is everything.

I also think, for a typical YA vampire book, this one handles issues surrounding mental health really well, particularly in its discussion of self-harm.

I can't wait to binge-read the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

balter's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

0.75

This is probably the worst book I’ve ever read. From slut shaming to pedophilia this book has it all. The characters are mostly unlikable and one-dimensional and the dialogue is cringe-y at best. The main character/narrator is funny, at least, so it gets a portion of a point for that. I read the entire thing waiting for the book to start making sense and it never did, I do not recommend this book at all.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

iviarelle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

2022

Early on I thought I would revise my original rating more, but having finished it... Not so much. It's very 2007, from the mutual crush on a teacher (though not followed through on) to the extremely awkward handling of self harm and depression, from the Not Like Other Girls to the style and structure of the plot itself.

It's not an unpleasant read but it needs the "aged like bread" warning before you head in. Some of it still looks fine but there's some faintly blue fuzz on one corner of the loaf.

Also, I'm endlessly amused by "I'll read more!" and then proceeding to read exactly 0 further pages in 6 years. This time maybe!

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2016

The pacing is a little bit off for me, but this book kept me reading to the end and I'll probably read more of the series which is more than I can say for some books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing