Saturday, August 6, 2011

Vampire Academy, by Richelle Mead


"Get through the first fifty pages, and you'll be hooked," my physical therapist said when telling me about this book (& series). And I had to admit, I liked Twilight when it first came out, so there was a good probability I'd like this series, too, even if it was written for teen girls. Just one more way to connect with my students, right? 

So I trudged through the first fifty pages, not minding the book, but also not really getting into it so much that I couldn't put the book down. But my PT was so excited when I showed her what I was reading that I had to give it a chance, so I kept reading and, yep, approximately fifty pages in, I found myself unable to stop. 

This series is set in a school for vampires, but you wouldn't necessarily know it: they all act just like normal teenagers. Lissa is a Moroi princess, which means she's a vampire, but she's mortal (as opposed to the Strigoi, who never die). Since she's mortal, Rose (a Dhampir, or half human, half vampire) has made it her life's goal to always guard Lissa, protecting her from the Strigoi that are out to kill all Moroi. Sounds very sci-fi, I know, and I usually hate the sci-fi genre. But the plot kept me going all the way to the end. Overall, I rated it with 3/5 stars on goodreads.com

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