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asmaltz3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Rape
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
3.75
Sydney was such a likeable character in TVA that I was excited to jump into her own spin off...especially knowing we would see so many familiar faces.
Going from Rose's inner thoughts and her world where she was a dhampir high school student surrounded by fellow dhampir and moroi...to Sydney pretending to being in high school, unfamiliar with being so closely surrounded by so many dhampir/moroi was a fun switch up.
This first book took me a little to get into and felt like it bounced around quite a bit, plot wise, but I'm confident that I'll continue to enjoy this journey with Sydney!
Graphic: Violence, Death, Bullying, and Murder
Minor: Rape
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism
Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Child abuse
veskumelooni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Minor: Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Death, and Murder
the_escapist's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Blood, Alcohol, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Bullying
Minor: Rape, Grief, and Emotional abuse
martamae77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Violence, and Sexism
Minor: Rape, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
plumpaperbacks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I don’t even know what to say at this point. I’ve made the jokes, felt the feels, said I love this series in damn near every way under the sun. And it’s all true. I stand by every bit of it. Reading any VAU book will always feel like coming home to me, no matter how old I get or what else is going on in my life, and this time is no exception. 💗
[fifth read, October 2022]
Yep, still trash for this series.
Sydney, Eddie, Jill and Adrian are my favorite little dysfunctional found family and I’m so glad to be back. 💗
[fourth read, October 2021]
Yeah, basically. Adrian trolling Keith, Sydney starting to care for Jill like a sister, the barest hints of Sydney and Adrian liking each other amidst all of the banter (which will always be ICONIC)… well, for lack of a better word, it’s iconic. ;))
Being back in this world, with these characters, has literally made my entire week. I know they’re going to break my heart, but I don’t care, because they’ve stolen my heart. Forever obsessed. 🥹🥹
Also, this whole squad must be protected. At all costs. 💗
[third read, June 2020]
Me in 2019: I’m 97% sure I’m still trash for this series.
Me in 2020: I’m 100% sure I am, and will always be, trash for this series.
Some thoughts:
- Jill is a precious bean and I want to give her a hug.
- Eddie puts so much pressure on himself and he needs a hug.
- I‘m not sure what I said about Ms. Terwilliger previously, but she’s great. She’s scatterbrained but means well and if I brushed her off before, disregard that. 10/10.
- Sydney, Adrian, would you please just KISS ALREADY? :))
Although my reread ended up taking two weeks, I thoroughly enjoyed my return to this series. Much like with Vampire Academy, I now realize that the objective quality of this novel is questionable, but I loved, laughed, and lamented all the same.
Bloodlines brings back the world and politics I’m so fond of and shines the spotlight on some minor characters introduced in the original series. It introduces new schemes and a delicious, denial-ridden slow-burn romance. And, if memory serves, for every heartwarming scene in the remaining five installments, there will likely be twice as many that are utterly heartbreaking.
I could say more, but even these simple paragraphs have been a struggle. Apparently after midnight I forget how words work and can’t eloquently express any thoughts.
To put it simply, I love Sydney and Adrian with everything in me, and I’m 97% sure I’m still trash for this series. On to book two!
[first read, September 2016]
I went into this with high expectations after finishing VA, but not really sure what to expect. As usual, Richelle has awed me! I love how drastically different both the story and lead characters are in this book from VA. Less important characters get their turn in the spotlight, Adrian included, and I was so happy about that. There wasn't romance, but I think/hope something will develop between Sydney and Adrian later because it would be cute and humorous. And while the first half was slower, the second half (so roughly the last 220 pages) had me hooked. I can't wait to continue this series! (Although I'm expecting serious feels and heartbreak, after my history with this world.)
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder
Minor: Sexual assault
Sexual assault is tagged because of something that happened to a side character prior to the story, off-page. It’s alluded to a couple of times and then mentioned explicitly 2-3 times in the final third of the book. The side character is not one we meet in this book, though her assailant is.