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Vampire Academy

Richelle Mead

3.89 AVERAGE


I honestly expected this to be dated and cringe and yes it was those things but I was pleasantly surprised as well. I loved Rose but did not love the slut shaming, the class elitism, and the weird teacher/student relationship. Otherwise it was actually pretty ok.

I really liked the writing style of this book. Personally I am very interested in vampires, and all things supernatural really, so I found this interesting to read. That is because I have the feeling that in the vampire world anything can happen. This book divides the vampires in different groups and I think it is very interesting to see what the differences are between them. I also like the pacing of the book. You get a lot of information throughout the book to help you understand the world. And yes there is action in this book but it isn’t like to close to each other. By that I mean that the events aren’t slammed after each other which would lead to a lot of dramatic things happening and you thinking: ‘Can’t I get a moment if piece or a romantic scene or something?’ or ‘This character really goes through all the worst things.’ The last thing I personally really hate because writers can sometimes let everything bad happen to the main character or give them to much, you know?

This book is absolutely a product of its time which means a lot of hasty, half formed plot devices and absolutely fugly fashion choices , but I ate this up regardless
fast-paced
lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Tropes: romantasy, forbidden love, vampires, age gap
Just love it ! 
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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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