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A review by dayalisz
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
5.0
Oh my gosh. How do I even put this to words?
The writing was absolutely flawless, and I felt like the characters were very well-developed and I had a sense of how they really were. The story was fast-paced, so it kept my interest very high. Although some may say that this book somehow portrays a very high-schoolish feel, I would beg to differ. Sure, you have your typical drama and your cliques, but this IS a HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY, and these situations are bound to happen. Therefore, in a way, I found it very realistic (all vampire stuff aside). Rose and Lissa's friendship is magical, and you can really tell that they love each other and they would do anything for the other. I felt like, although it is already quite developed, their bond certainly grew stronger, mostly because they were "faithful" to each other in some very traumatizing situations. Rose is somewhat of a reckless character and so she did reckless things at times, but it did not get annoying simply because you knew it would benefit Lissa, and everything Rose did was for Lissa's own good. I was dying to see where Dimitri and Rose's relationship would head off to, and, in the end, I was quite satisfied. Yes, it did not turn out the way I might have wanted it to, but I'm pretty sure that things will turn around for this "couple." I've got to admit, the whole vampire thing did scare me at first, but once I read the first couple of chapters, I decided that it was NOTHING LIKE TWILIGHT. The plot is completely different (there are no wolves, first off). There is no irritating love triangle, the main character doesn't depend on people loving her (quite the opposite really), and just the whole vampire concept is original. Yes, you have your traditional vampires, but we're presented with a new system of vampires. The highest in the "social ladder", so to say, are called Moroi, which are the mortal vampires but the sun sort of hurts them, they depend on blood more than Dhampirs, some of them are royals, and they have the gift of manipulating natural elements such as water, earth, etc. Next are the Dhampirs, and they basically have less vampire blood in them. They can live out in the sun (their human side actually enjoys it), they collect protein from normal food (although they can still crave blood), and they usually serve as the Morois' guardians. Lastly are the Strigoi. These are your stereotypical can't-go-out-in-the sun type vampires, and they're looked down upon as the bad ones in this vampire society. They drink blood and kill and they completely "turn off" they're human side. They're faster and stronger than humans, Moroi, and Dhampirs, and they can also be turned by another Strigoi by choice or by force. Where the guardians come in, you do not want to be a Strigoi because they will tear you up.
Overall, I cannot wait to read Frostbite and I'm anxiously waiting for the movie to come out February 14, 2014.
The writing was absolutely flawless, and I felt like the characters were very well-developed and I had a sense of how they really were. The story was fast-paced, so it kept my interest very high. Although some may say that this book somehow portrays a very high-schoolish feel, I would beg to differ. Sure, you have your typical drama and your cliques, but this IS a HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY, and these situations are bound to happen. Therefore, in a way, I found it very realistic (all vampire stuff aside). Rose and Lissa's friendship is magical, and you can really tell that they love each other and they would do anything for the other. I felt like, although it is already quite developed, their bond certainly grew stronger, mostly because they were "faithful" to each other in some very traumatizing situations. Rose is somewhat of a reckless character and so she did reckless things at times, but it did not get annoying simply because you knew it would benefit Lissa, and everything Rose did was for Lissa's own good. I was dying to see where Dimitri and Rose's relationship would head off to, and, in the end, I was quite satisfied. Yes, it did not turn out the way I might have wanted it to, but I'm pretty sure that things will turn around for this "couple." I've got to admit, the whole vampire thing did scare me at first, but once I read the first couple of chapters, I decided that it was NOTHING LIKE TWILIGHT. The plot is completely different (there are no wolves, first off). There is no irritating love triangle, the main character doesn't depend on people loving her (quite the opposite really), and just the whole vampire concept is original. Yes, you have your traditional vampires, but we're presented with a new system of vampires. The highest in the "social ladder", so to say, are called Moroi, which are the mortal vampires but the sun sort of hurts them, they depend on blood more than Dhampirs, some of them are royals, and they have the gift of manipulating natural elements such as water, earth, etc. Next are the Dhampirs, and they basically have less vampire blood in them. They can live out in the sun (their human side actually enjoys it), they collect protein from normal food (although they can still crave blood), and they usually serve as the Morois' guardians. Lastly are the Strigoi. These are your stereotypical can't-go-out-in-the sun type vampires, and they're looked down upon as the bad ones in this vampire society. They drink blood and kill and they completely "turn off" they're human side. They're faster and stronger than humans, Moroi, and Dhampirs, and they can also be turned by another Strigoi by choice or by force. Where the guardians come in, you do not want to be a Strigoi because they will tear you up.
Overall, I cannot wait to read Frostbite and I'm anxiously waiting for the movie to come out February 14, 2014.