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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Loveable characters:
No
Audiobook - Audible
Narrated by
Stephanie Wolf
⭐️
Dnf 30%
This was bad in all ways possible.
The narrator may have influenced my opinion of this book, but I don't want to spend money to get the digital version.
So, it's a No for me.
Narrated by
Stephanie Wolf
⭐️
Dnf 30%
This was bad in all ways possible.
The narrator may have influenced my opinion of this book, but I don't want to spend money to get the digital version.
So, it's a No for me.
An interesting look at the vampire world. Characters you can relate to & an enjoyable story. Not at the hight of action, but still makes you want to keep reading.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this series when I was in eighth grade. Almost 5 years ago! I wanted to see how much I've changed as a reader so I decide to pick up something I really enjoyed when I first started reading. I guess I haven't changed very much because I loved this even more the second time around.
Vampire Academy may very well be up there on the list of my most beloved series.
I am a sucker for badass female characters so of course I love Rose and even have a new appreciation for her now that I am older. One of the things I love about Rose is that she knows she is beautiful. She doesn't describe herself as boring or plain looking like some main female characters do in most YA books. Rose has total confidence in herself and in the way she looks.
I didn't give this book a five star rating simply because I didn't enjoy all the petty behavior and antics between Rose/lissa and Mia. I know it's a YA book and is based basically in a school setting so there is bound to be that "high school" drama but now that I am almost twenty years old I found it annoying and unoriginal. Does there always have to be the "popular" girl who hates one of our main characters for seemingly no reason? (I get we find out Mia's reason towards the ending but seriously???)
Overall I really enjoyed this reread and I am definitely looking forward to picking up the next book.
Vampire Academy may very well be up there on the list of my most beloved series.
I am a sucker for badass female characters so of course I love Rose and even have a new appreciation for her now that I am older. One of the things I love about Rose is that she knows she is beautiful. She doesn't describe herself as boring or plain looking like some main female characters do in most YA books. Rose has total confidence in herself and in the way she looks.
I didn't give this book a five star rating simply because I didn't enjoy all the petty behavior and antics between Rose/lissa and Mia. I know it's a YA book and is based basically in a school setting so there is bound to be that "high school" drama but now that I am almost twenty years old I found it annoying and unoriginal. Does there always have to be the "popular" girl who hates one of our main characters for seemingly no reason? (I get we find out Mia's reason towards the ending but seriously???)
Overall I really enjoyed this reread and I am definitely looking forward to picking up the next book.
This books was fantastic, I breezed through the writing, the characters grew on me in a good way even if they did rub me the wrong way at times The world is perfectly explained and I loved the Vampire types and the boarding school setting.
I was so prejudiced about this book, I mean the cover, the name, even the synopsis didn't really interest me (I haven't read a vampire book in a good 5 years) Thank you to everyone who still raves about this book because you're the only reason I picked it up.
Characters:
Rose:
- Bit of a bitch
- Snarky as hell (I like)
- A fierce friend (even if she does go a bit to far sometimes)
- Strong girl
- Confident with her body and in herself
- Upfront
Lissa
- Complicated character
- warring with herself
- Traumatised past that has turned her ino the person she is today
- Not a snob
- Not an asshole (she balanced out Roses bitchiness quite well)
- A fierce friend
The boys
Man if it was 8 years ago I would have been in love with all of these characters, right now all I can say that I really love Dimitri and can't wait to see more of his character.
Dislikes
Rose could be a but to much of a bitch at times, I guessed at all the mysteries right away, why couldn't our characters catch up a little faster? Some things were very cliche but I felt like it was written so well it got away with it.
Bring on some more Vampire action :D
I was so prejudiced about this book, I mean the cover, the name, even the synopsis didn't really interest me (I haven't read a vampire book in a good 5 years) Thank you to everyone who still raves about this book because you're the only reason I picked it up.
Characters:
Rose:
- Bit of a bitch
- Snarky as hell (I like)
- A fierce friend (even if she does go a bit to far sometimes)
- Strong girl
- Confident with her body and in herself
- Upfront
Lissa
- Complicated character
- warring with herself
- Traumatised past that has turned her ino the person she is today
- Not a snob
- Not an asshole (she balanced out Roses bitchiness quite well)
- A fierce friend
The boys
Man if it was 8 years ago I would have been in love with all of these characters, right now all I can say that I really love Dimitri and can't wait to see more of his character.
Dislikes
Rose could be a but to much of a bitch at times, I guessed at all the mysteries right away, why couldn't our characters catch up a little faster? Some things were very cliche but I felt like it was written so well it got away with it.
Bring on some more Vampire action :D
(As reviewed on Paper Riot.)
On the book
Did someone just say new favorite female character ever? Rose is amazing. I can already see a ship starting to form as well. The plot was pretty straight-forward, but eep! Loved it.
On the series (no spoilers!)
Vampire Academy is one of the series I never thought I would get into. While I have nothing against vampires, I haven’t read a series where I truly loved them, and therefore I didn’t think that Vampire Academy could convince me. Was I wrong? Very much so. I bought the first book with no intention of reading it soon, until Betty and Amber convinced me otherwise. And that’s when I became obsessed. I read the first one, fell in love with Rose, Dimitri, Lissa, Christian, bought the second one, fell in love with Adrian, bought the third one, got my heart broken etc. If you follow me on Twitter, you might know that this series ruined me – in the best way possible.
You might not be convinced you need to read this series just yet. However, let me tell you about different things that make Vampire Academy fabulous. First, let’s discuss why Vampire Academy is not your average vampire series. It’s really simple: when we think vampires, we think Twilight. Is this series like Twilight? Not even close. Mead’s vampire world doesn’t consist of sparkly vegetarian vampires who stare at sulky teenage girls in their sleep (no offense). The VA vampires are either badass half-vampires (dhampirs), good living vampires (Moroi) or evil dead vampires (Strigoi). And mixed with intriguing politics, haunting history and jaw-dropping mystery, this makes Vampire Academy far superior to Twilight. (This is my opinion. No offense to those who love Twilight. I did too.)
The main reason I love this series, and also the main reason you need to read this series, is Rose Hathaway. Why? Okay. Take out your dictionary. Look up the term “kick-ass heroine”. (This is my imagination, so this exists in your dictionary.) What do you see? Yep. That’s Rose Hathaway, right there. What I liked most about this book, and what Richelle Mead managed to portray really well with her writing, was a fierce, feisty and witty heroine, one that is truly unique. But while I often say Rose is flawless, she really isn’t: she can be very young in her behavior, and sometimes, she’s arrogant. But holy hell, do I love this girl. It’s so great to read about a strong, confident character that literally kicks ass for a change.
My other main reason – because I’m totally allowed to have two – is the romance, also known as the flawless combination that is Rose Hathaway and Dimitri Belikov. I don’t take the term “OTP” lightly. I don’t have many OTPs. In fact, there are only two that I really ship. One is Logan and Veronica from Veronica Mars. The other is Rose and Dimitri. Two main ships. Two couples that cause me heartache and heartbreak and make me start sobfests and make me send crazy texts to Amber and Kelly. I also don’t take the term “soulmates” lightly, because I honestly don’t believe in it, but Rose and Dimitri are nothing less than perfect for each other. I was going to write a professional and coherent paragraph about why their romance is the best ever in the entire world, but eff it. It just is.
Alongside our outstanding main character, Richelle Mead managed to bring to live a colorful and very well-written cast of side characters. Dimitri Belikov, of course, is (as described by Richelle) “a badass Russian warrior god” (and by Kelly) “a panty dropping Russian bastard”. He’s fierce. He’s loyal. He’s incredible. But there’s also Lissa (who I hated in Shadow Kiss, but liked overall), Adrian (the other main guy, and boy, is he a great one!), Christian (my favorite! Christian is snarky and sarcastic. Of course I love him), Eddie, Mia, Jill, Alberta, Mason, Abe, Sydney… I could write paragraphs on each of them, but I’m not going to, because let’s be honest: that would make this “review” too long.
Before I end this review and you get yourself to the nearest bookstore to purchase the first book, I’d like to remind you that this was not a review. I love this series with a passion, but I am not capable of truly reviewing it because I’m being harrassed by FEELS. Do I think this series is for everyone? No. Not everyone will like Rose, and not everyone will think the writing is that special or unique. I even realize that not everyone might ship Rose and Dimitri in the crazy way I do. But it’s okay. I just hope this little bit of writing inspired you to pick up this series, even if it’s just the first book. Give it a try.
On the book
Did someone just say new favorite female character ever? Rose is amazing. I can already see a ship starting to form as well. The plot was pretty straight-forward, but eep! Loved it.
On the series (no spoilers!)
Vampire Academy is one of the series I never thought I would get into. While I have nothing against vampires, I haven’t read a series where I truly loved them, and therefore I didn’t think that Vampire Academy could convince me. Was I wrong? Very much so. I bought the first book with no intention of reading it soon, until Betty and Amber convinced me otherwise. And that’s when I became obsessed. I read the first one, fell in love with Rose, Dimitri, Lissa, Christian, bought the second one, fell in love with Adrian, bought the third one, got my heart broken etc. If you follow me on Twitter, you might know that this series ruined me – in the best way possible.
You might not be convinced you need to read this series just yet. However, let me tell you about different things that make Vampire Academy fabulous. First, let’s discuss why Vampire Academy is not your average vampire series. It’s really simple: when we think vampires, we think Twilight. Is this series like Twilight? Not even close. Mead’s vampire world doesn’t consist of sparkly vegetarian vampires who stare at sulky teenage girls in their sleep (no offense). The VA vampires are either badass half-vampires (dhampirs), good living vampires (Moroi) or evil dead vampires (Strigoi). And mixed with intriguing politics, haunting history and jaw-dropping mystery, this makes Vampire Academy far superior to Twilight. (This is my opinion. No offense to those who love Twilight. I did too.)
The main reason I love this series, and also the main reason you need to read this series, is Rose Hathaway. Why? Okay. Take out your dictionary. Look up the term “kick-ass heroine”. (This is my imagination, so this exists in your dictionary.) What do you see? Yep. That’s Rose Hathaway, right there. What I liked most about this book, and what Richelle Mead managed to portray really well with her writing, was a fierce, feisty and witty heroine, one that is truly unique. But while I often say Rose is flawless, she really isn’t: she can be very young in her behavior, and sometimes, she’s arrogant. But holy hell, do I love this girl. It’s so great to read about a strong, confident character that literally kicks ass for a change.
My other main reason – because I’m totally allowed to have two – is the romance, also known as the flawless combination that is Rose Hathaway and Dimitri Belikov. I don’t take the term “OTP” lightly. I don’t have many OTPs. In fact, there are only two that I really ship. One is Logan and Veronica from Veronica Mars. The other is Rose and Dimitri. Two main ships. Two couples that cause me heartache and heartbreak and make me start sobfests and make me send crazy texts to Amber and Kelly. I also don’t take the term “soulmates” lightly, because I honestly don’t believe in it, but Rose and Dimitri are nothing less than perfect for each other. I was going to write a professional and coherent paragraph about why their romance is the best ever in the entire world, but eff it. It just is.
Alongside our outstanding main character, Richelle Mead managed to bring to live a colorful and very well-written cast of side characters. Dimitri Belikov, of course, is (as described by Richelle) “a badass Russian warrior god” (and by Kelly) “a panty dropping Russian bastard”. He’s fierce. He’s loyal. He’s incredible. But there’s also Lissa (who I hated in Shadow Kiss, but liked overall), Adrian (the other main guy, and boy, is he a great one!), Christian (my favorite! Christian is snarky and sarcastic. Of course I love him), Eddie, Mia, Jill, Alberta, Mason, Abe, Sydney… I could write paragraphs on each of them, but I’m not going to, because let’s be honest: that would make this “review” too long.
Before I end this review and you get yourself to the nearest bookstore to purchase the first book, I’d like to remind you that this was not a review. I love this series with a passion, but I am not capable of truly reviewing it because I’m being harrassed by FEELS. Do I think this series is for everyone? No. Not everyone will like Rose, and not everyone will think the writing is that special or unique. I even realize that not everyone might ship Rose and Dimitri in the crazy way I do. But it’s okay. I just hope this little bit of writing inspired you to pick up this series, even if it’s just the first book. Give it a try.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can't wait to see how the relationship with Dimitri unfolds... looking forward to book two!
Niais et mal écrit. Excepté Ozéra et par moment Dimitri les personnages sont peu intéressants. L'histoire vampirique est quelque peu ridicule car on oublierait presque qu'elle parle de vampires.