Vampire Academy
Richelle Mead
5/5 Stars
Instead of reviewing each book on it's
own, I'm reviewing Vampire Academy as a series.
I'm going to be entirely honest with
you - I binge read these like nobodies business. They were
unputdownable. I started with the first book and by the end of the
series, I had found my new favourite author. While not my favourite
series by Richelle Mead (I've since read others), it comes in as a
close second.
The writing...the characters....the
story....just everything! I love this woman, I do. Going into the
series – I had never heard of it before. I knew it had vampires
(obviously) and had bought them in a bundle of used books from a
classifieds website. Best accidental discovery ever.
I haven't seen the movie – and am a
little iffy on whether or not I should. Movies always ruin things for
me. Especially for books I loved as much as this. Time will tell,
though. I do keep saying that I'm a glutton for punishment...we shall
see how much.
Richelle Mead delivers crack with her
books, I swear. I have yet to read her Bloodlines series, and won't
until it's finished (because I have to binge read them...I just have
to).
I tend to like books that are not
entirely focused on the romance between two characters (hence, not a
fan of Twilight) – a book that has something else going on, and
Vampire Academy delivered. The mythos created within the world of the
Academy is just amazing. At first, you're skimming just the edges of
this world filled with two different types of mythical vampire
creatures, and then you become more entranced in their world. Each
character has so much to offer the series. I did find, however –
that I didn't like Lissa as much as a lot of people seemed to. Not to
say that she wasn't a well written character – but I can't like
everything, can I?
One of the aspects I love about this
series is that it's not sedimentary. It doesn't stay in one place. We
find ourselves not only at this Academy, but also in Russia and other
areas, showing the reader how vast of a world Mead has created.
If you're a fan of vampires in YA
fiction – read this series. It's got action, romance, drama –
everything I wanted in a vampire series.
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