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The Golden Lily
by Richelle Mead
November 22, 2017
[re-read for my Greatest Hits Bookshelf Tour 2017
Goddamn this book is so fucking fun. The latter half of this series is really great because we get to watch Adrian get the girl and see them be together (and be painfully apart) and function as a couple, which is so rare in YA. I'll get to that when I reach The Fiery Heart and company, though.
That said, it's still so great to watch the flirtation, the process of Sydney realizing she's absolutely and totally in love with Adrian Fucking Ivashkov, the manual driving lessons, Jill constantly complimenting Sydney because of how Adrian feels about his girl and how he thinks about her so much that it's almost all Jill thinks about too, the afternoon by the pool, Adrian freezing up in the self defense class when Sydney touches him...it's all absolutely adorable, deliciously delightful, and entirely enrapturing. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I fucking adore these two as a couple. There are few couples in literature I love as much as I love Sydrian.
As I said in my review for Bloodlines, I can't wait to watch them fall in love with each other all over again, I can't wait to continue to watch them fall in love.
I also can't wait for all the crazy, weird, wonderful things our destined-to-be lovers encounter; that's why I love this series. It's fun, it's weird, and it makes me so excited to be reading about the best and worst parts of these peoples' strange, beautiful lives.
A lot of what past-me says below this is actually still accurate, even the bitterness about Vampire Academy, so I'm just going to leave things here because I'm chomping at the bit to start The Indigo Spell so, for now, this is where I leave you.
June 14, 2012
I have so many feelings about this book. I can say, without a doubt, Bloodlines has surpassed Vampire Academy. I will always hold a special place in my heart for the original series, but the way Rose treated Adrian at the end of Last Sacrifice pretty much ruined Rose's entire story for me. I initially liked her character and everything she stood for, but all of her nobility, loyalty, and integrity washed away when she cheated on that poor baby (no I will never quit bitching about how she broke Adrian's heart so get used to it) and left me rolling around on the floor in tears.
Flash-forward to now, The Golden Lily, now, when I'm practically rolling around on the floor with glee because finally, my baby boy has finally found somebody to love. All of the fluffy stuff between Sydney and Adrian was just wonderful. Magical, even. Their romance is blossoming so beautifully and I'm anxious to see it develop even further, social standards be damned. And come on...that kiss. Syd, how can you ignore a kiss like that from none other than Adrian Ivashkov?
Moving on. A VA/Bloodlines review from me wouldn't be complete if I didn't do a little bitching about Dimitri, wouldn't it? So here it is. Let's get it out of the way. While I was much more tolerant of him in this book, Belikov still managed to irk me in ways I previously thought impossible until reading about his character. The main thing that bothered me was how painfully, tears-in-my eyes boring the bastard still was. I don't know what I expected, but I was hoping a different perspective would offer a little dimension to him. Apparently not. Dimitri is just a Russian god to all eyes (except mine, it seems) who is as flat as a pancake and behaves similarly to a robot.
The writing was top-notch as always, despite a few typos. I'm anxious to see what happens next and I look forward to Richelle Mead's always-improving stories and mysteries. I hope to see that she keeps up the good work and delivers us with a finale that will blow Vampire Academy straight out of the water.
[re-read for my Greatest Hits Bookshelf Tour 2017
Goddamn this book is so fucking fun. The latter half of this series is really great because we get to watch Adrian get the girl and see them be together (and be painfully apart) and function as a couple, which is so rare in YA. I'll get to that when I reach The Fiery Heart and company, though.
That said, it's still so great to watch the flirtation, the process of Sydney realizing she's absolutely and totally in love with Adrian Fucking Ivashkov, the manual driving lessons, Jill constantly complimenting Sydney because of how Adrian feels about his girl and how he thinks about her so much that it's almost all Jill thinks about too, the afternoon by the pool, Adrian freezing up in the self defense class when Sydney touches him...it's all absolutely adorable, deliciously delightful, and entirely enrapturing. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I fucking adore these two as a couple. There are few couples in literature I love as much as I love Sydrian.
As I said in my review for Bloodlines, I can't wait to watch them fall in love with each other all over again, I can't wait to continue to watch them fall in love.
I also can't wait for all the crazy, weird, wonderful things our destined-to-be lovers encounter; that's why I love this series. It's fun, it's weird, and it makes me so excited to be reading about the best and worst parts of these peoples' strange, beautiful lives.
A lot of what past-me says below this is actually still accurate, even the bitterness about Vampire Academy, so I'm just going to leave things here because I'm chomping at the bit to start The Indigo Spell so, for now, this is where I leave you.
June 14, 2012
I have so many feelings about this book. I can say, without a doubt, Bloodlines has surpassed Vampire Academy. I will always hold a special place in my heart for the original series, but the way Rose treated Adrian at the end of Last Sacrifice pretty much ruined Rose's entire story for me. I initially liked her character and everything she stood for, but all of her nobility, loyalty, and integrity washed away when she cheated on that poor baby (no I will never quit bitching about how she broke Adrian's heart so get used to it) and left me rolling around on the floor in tears.
Flash-forward to now, The Golden Lily, now, when I'm practically rolling around on the floor with glee because finally, my baby boy has finally found somebody to love. All of the fluffy stuff between Sydney and Adrian was just wonderful. Magical, even. Their romance is blossoming so beautifully and I'm anxious to see it develop even further, social standards be damned. And come on...that kiss. Syd, how can you ignore a kiss like that from none other than Adrian Ivashkov?
Moving on. A VA/Bloodlines review from me wouldn't be complete if I didn't do a little bitching about Dimitri, wouldn't it? So here it is. Let's get it out of the way. While I was much more tolerant of him in this book, Belikov still managed to irk me in ways I previously thought impossible until reading about his character. The main thing that bothered me was how painfully, tears-in-my eyes boring the bastard still was. I don't know what I expected, but I was hoping a different perspective would offer a little dimension to him. Apparently not. Dimitri is just a Russian god to all eyes (except mine, it seems) who is as flat as a pancake and behaves similarly to a robot.
The writing was top-notch as always, despite a few typos. I'm anxious to see what happens next and I look forward to Richelle Mead's always-improving stories and mysteries. I hope to see that she keeps up the good work and delivers us with a finale that will blow Vampire Academy straight out of the water.