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bookloverkimi 's review for:
The Golden Lily
by Richelle Mead
The first book of Bloodlines wasn't bad. I didn't feel like the main point of the book (Jill being in danger) was even present in the book. I feel like Vampire Academy incorporated both Rose and Lissa. But I feel like this series is all about Sydney who isn't even interesting to me at all. She's rude and brainwashed by her organization. I don't feel like she has much common sense or use to Jill at all. I didn't hate the first book but this book was just ridiculous to me. Sydney seemed to cause more harm than good. The only good thing about Sydney is that she's intellectually smart. But what does the help when you're up against crazy vampires and misguided humans with swords? She talks so much and thinks that she understands so many things yet she doesn't notice anything ever.
Angeline was ten times worse. There was no use for her either. She caused nothing but trouble throughout most of the book. She was immature and crazy for the most part. I was disappointed later when Sydney and Sonya couldn't hold their own against humans. Sydney yelled for help and Sonya did really nothing. Considering vampires are supposed to have increased strength, hearing, and smell, I was shocked.
Throughout the whole book Sydney was mean to her teacher who was only trying to help her. Its okay to have personal beliefs but considering the stuff that she dealt with on a daily basis and the fact that she was usually defenseless in all of her dangerous situations, you wouldn't think she would be so opposed to magic. Her teacher was giving her tools that would help in life or death situations but she didn't care. She just went on and o about how much she hated it and disliked her teacher.
In the end, the reason why Sydney couldn't do the spell is because she didn't really want to. She still thought it was wrong and evil deep down just like she thought her friends were. She was still so brainwashed even though she'd already proven that her friends weren't bad. I already knew how she would react to Adrian so that wasn't a shock. I don't feel like Sydney has made any real progress in her life or in the main issue of Jill being protected. She needs to get a restraining order on that fashion designer yet she continues to say that she'll handle her. She needs to stay away from both Sydney and Jill. Therefore, this book gets 2 stars. I'm not sure If I'll even continue with the series.
Angeline was ten times worse. There was no use for her either. She caused nothing but trouble throughout most of the book. She was immature and crazy for the most part. I was disappointed later when Sydney and Sonya couldn't hold their own against humans. Sydney yelled for help and Sonya did really nothing. Considering vampires are supposed to have increased strength, hearing, and smell, I was shocked.
Throughout the whole book Sydney was mean to her teacher who was only trying to help her. Its okay to have personal beliefs but considering the stuff that she dealt with on a daily basis and the fact that she was usually defenseless in all of her dangerous situations, you wouldn't think she would be so opposed to magic. Her teacher was giving her tools that would help in life or death situations but she didn't care. She just went on and o about how much she hated it and disliked her teacher.
In the end, the reason why Sydney couldn't do the spell is because she didn't really want to. She still thought it was wrong and evil deep down just like she thought her friends were. She was still so brainwashed even though she'd already proven that her friends weren't bad. I already knew how she would react to Adrian so that wasn't a shock. I don't feel like Sydney has made any real progress in her life or in the main issue of Jill being protected. She needs to get a restraining order on that fashion designer yet she continues to say that she'll handle her. She needs to stay away from both Sydney and Jill. Therefore, this book gets 2 stars. I'm not sure If I'll even continue with the series.