Name: Vampire Academy
Rating: 3.959342560553633 (1156 reviews)
ISBN: 9781595147578

Michelle Rowen

Richelle Mead

Provides a summary of the "Vampire Academy" books; offers profiles of the characters; and discusses the history of St. Vladimir's Academy, the spirit bond between Lissa and Rose, and the secrets of the Moroi society.

The Ultimate Guide

Vampire Academy

St Vladimir's Academy isn't just any boarding school - hidden away, it's a place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them.Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St Vladimir's where the girls must survive a world of forbidden romances, a ruthless social scene and terrifying night time rituals. But most of all, staying alive.

loved the movie, had to read the book and it didn’t disappoint 

Lenja

Ana!

Two years after a horrible incident made them run away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots.

Kellie Davis

A good story all together. I really liked the pacing in this book. It is a nice, quick, and kind of mindless read. You don't have to think about it but the characters are what suck you in. They are all very lovable and I found myself attached early in.

*This edition features exclusive movie cover artwork*A brand new movie tie-in edition of the international Number 1 bestselling Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead - a dark and dangerous paranormal romance . . . Read it before it hits cinemas in April 2014!Higher Learning. Higher Stakes.ONLY A TRUE BEST FRIEND CAN PROTECT YOU FROM IMMORTAL ENEMIES . . . Lissa Dragomir is a mortal vampire. She must be protected at all times from the fiercest and most dangerous vampires of all - the ones who will never die.Rose Hathaway is Lissa's best friend - and her bodyguard.Now, after two years of illicit freedom, they've been dragged back inside the iron gates of St. Vladimir's Academy. The girls must survive a world of forbidden romances, a ruthless social scene and terrifying night-time rituals. But above all, they must never let their guard down, lest the immortal vampires take Lissa - forever . . . THEY SUCK AT SCHOOL.'Exciting, empowering and un-put-downable.' MTV's Hollywood Crush'We're suckers for it!' - Entertainment WeeklyAlso available in the Vampire Academy series:Vampire Academy (Book 1)Vampire Academy: Frostbite (Book 2) Vampire Academy: Shadow Kiss (Book 3)Vampire Academy: Blood Promise (Book 4)Vampire Academy: Spirit Bound (Book 5) Vampire Academy: Last Sacrifice (Book 6) And don't miss the bestselling Vampire Academy spin-off series, Bloodlines:Bloodlines (Book 1)Bloodlines: The Golden Lily (Book 2)Bloodlines: The Indigo Spell (Book 3)Bloodlines: The Fiery Heart (Book 4)Bloodlines: Silver Shadows (Book 5)About the author:Richelle Mead is the New York Times and global bestselling author of the Vampire Academy series (soon to be a movie blockbuster in Feb 2014), the Bloodlines series and the Age of X series. Richelle lives in Seattle, Washington.

i’d say rose was me and that i am her if not for the whole «i’m not a girl » thing she has going on.

she’s actually MY girl and that’s that.

lissa is my girl too cause she’s so real.

i’d say rose was me and that i am her if not for the whole «i’m not a girl » thing she has going on.

she’s actually MY girl and that’s that.

lissa is my girl too cause she’s so real.

christian and rose funniest duo!!!

Didn’t think I’d like it as much as I did. Good fast-paced writing style. 

Salomé GB

becky oh

This is just another trashy vampire-romance book. But then why do I want to read on?

RTC

Anna Ureta

Yes, I will admit to only reading this book because a), it came HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by a very good friend of mine, and b), because the movie was coming out so I wanted to do a comparison of the two. I have the entire Vampire Academy collection but I hadn’t brought myself to start reading it, until now.
 
I can CLEARLY see what all the hype is what with all the memorable characters, incredible story and playful writing style. I wish I could have been as badass as Rose when I was in high school, maybe I could have had more fun and been a better person. Don’t you just LOVE kickass female protagonists!?
 
After two years of freedom, Moroi Princess Lissa, and her Dhampir Rose are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir’s Academy aka Vampire Academy. It’s just like any other high school except its students are vampire royalty and their guardians-in-training. Trying to finish their senior year, Rose and Lisa come face to face with the challenges of being teenagers, dealing with gossip, forbidden love, and the evil undead Strigoi, who are trying to turn Lissa into one of them forever.
 
Let me just start off by saying, from someone who hadn’t read the books before seeing the movie I thought the movie was pretty good; I had no complaints about it, and would gladly see it again! If you’ve read the series I definitely think you should check out the movie, and if you haven’t read the books you should still see the film adaptation. It’s nice to put a face to a name don’t you think?
 
I’d always been skeptical about YA novels, probably because I thought myself above all the drama and poor decision-making a lot of the characters made. Recently I’ve found that even romance novels feature female leads who make terrible life choices….*coughcoughKierafromtheThoughtlesseriescoughcough* But I’ve actually come to enjoy YA recently, and am glad I started off with this series.
 
Strong female leads definitely help, and Rose is definitely a snappy, snarky, badass, strong female lead! Not to say Lissa isn’t badass herself, she just has a different role to play throughout the story. It’s easy to forget this is taking place in a high school because Rose acts so much more mature than her age. She’s so SELFLESS and CARING and always puts Lissa before anything else. That’s real and true friendship right there. The kind that people can only wish for.
 
Skipping to the GOOD STUFF because I’m such a fangirl Yes, I will fully admit to DROOLING HEAD OVER HEELS for Dimitri Belikov. Omg, I swoon every time I say his name and just…THINK ABOUT HIM he’s so hot! Danila Kozlovsky did an EXCELLENT job playing Dimitri in the movie (although I know Ben Barnes is a popular online choice – he definitely is sexy…but not bulky enough for the role of a guardian). He is TOTALLY SEXY and yes, his Russian accent DEFINITELY got me. Oh man, the tension and chemistry between him and Rose just makes you want to DIE! <3
 
All of a sudden, it occurred to me that he was still holding me down. The skin on his fingers was warm as he clutched my wrists. His face hovered inches from my own, and his legs and torso were actually pressing against mine. Some of his long brown hair hung around his face, and he appeared to be noticing me too, almost like he had that night in the lounge. And oh God, did he smell good. Breathing became difficult for me, and it had nothing to do with the workout or my lungs being crushed.
 
Aside from Dimitri we’ve got Christian, Mason, Natalie, Victor and Mia. All memorable, all wicked and/or evil, but such lovable and memorable characters. You could definitely find someone you relate to or someone you’d hang out with if you were going to Vampire Academy. Second to Dimitri’s hotness, Christian comes REALLY CLOSE. I hate how we love the dark and broody boys. I think it’s because they have so much potential, so much growing and change in them that we just want to be there to watch it unfold. Despite Christian’s dark nature, he’s actually a really cool guy and I’d definitely love being in league with him.
 
I really do hope they make more movies, I love watching book adaptations. I also can’t wait to read the next book in the series! Oh god I’m smiling like a crazy fangirl! AHHH!!!! Seriously, I need to see some more Rose on Dimitri action like…ASAP. That girl needs to have a shag like IMMEDIATELY!!!
 
4/5 Hearts of Love
 *I was going to give it 5 but that was just because Dimitri was so damn hot* haha

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A good book, with a good plot. Although it was predictable in parts I was still shocked by some of the plot twists. Altogether a very good read

Nicole Goldstein

I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would in the beginning. Having read a bunch of other books in 3rd person POV, it was a little rough to come back to first person. Especially to a view such as Rose Hathaway, who was just filled to the brim with snark. When I didn't want to slap her, I was laughing at her running commentary. I felt lost for the first half of the book with the constant flash backs and the little explanation to what this world consisted of but slowly it started to reveal itself to me and I started to really dive into the world and politics of the academy. And the politics of high school is basically what this book consisted of. You had your popular rich kids, your wannabes, outcasts, jocks and everyone in between. The author stayed true to the archetypes of high school students and just gave them a magical and mystical world to play in. I really loved how the romantic aspect of so many other books out there took a backseat to the stronger bond between Rose and her best friend Lissa. I think this book and hopefully series keeps with that trend.

I really didn't think that this would be a book that I'd like; I'm normally not that much into vampire books, but Vampire Academy turned out to be so much more than I could have possibly anticipated.

The quality of the writing is fantastic, and while I can't pinpoint a singular aspect that made it great, if you're looking for a book with good prose (and plot!), you should probably give Vampire Academy a try.

Which brings me to my next point. The plot was perfect, in depth yet simple enough for me to wrap my head around without much effort. I don't wanna reveal anything, but it should suffice to say that the plot is very good, at least for a vampire novel.

I have slightly mixed feelings about the characters. On one hand, the MCs are all greatly developed with them actually feeling like real humans. No Mary Sue's (yet?), but I find myself feeling that Tatiana could have been focused on more, and some non-Academy characters could have been brought in. Not a deal breaker though.

All in all, Vampire Academy was an absolutely great novel that I think that most people could enjoy with little effort. Hope that the next books in the series don't disappoint, because I'm not going to be able to put this down.

Devansh Patil

I really didn't think that this would be a book that I'd like; I'm normally not that much into vampire books, but Vampire Academy turned out to be so much more than I could have possibly anticipated.

The quality of the writing is fantastic, and while I can't pinpoint a singular aspect that made it great, if you're looking for a book with good prose (and plot!), you should probably give Vampire Academy a try.

Which brings me to my next point. The plot was perfect, in depth yet simple enough for me to wrap my head around without much effort. I don't wanna reveal anything, but it should suffice to say that the plot is very good, at least for a vampire novel.

I have slightly mixed feelings about the characters. On one hand, the MCs are all greatly developed with them actually feeling like real humans. No Mary Sue's (yet?), but I find myself feeling that Tatiana could have been focused on more, and some non-Academy characters could have been brought in. Not a deal breaker though.

All in all, Vampire Academy was an absolutely great novel that I think that most people could enjoy with little effort. Hope that the next books in the series don't disappoint, because I'm not going to be able to put this down.

I read this book thinking vampire fiction was boring and mainstream, until I read this. Ms. Mead brought me into St. Vlad's, the world of Moroi's, dhamphir's, and Strigoi. In this world, instead of all the vampires being the bad guys, they were all classified according to their ranks and stature. Its pretty unusual but it turned out well. I was surprised too, because Ive read better books over the past couple of months but I really wasnt very drawn into the story. This time, I felt every single emotion our protagonist, Rose Hathaway, conveyed. She was a rule breaker, she was stubborn and frustrating and very impulsive. I didnt like her very much, although Im a young adult myself. I really cannot relate to her, at all. She's very self-confident, to the point of arrogance. She's very aware of her poularity and fame, especially the effects she has on guys. She uses these things to get her way, and she gets very frustrated if she doesnt get her way. Which is why, when her "god-like' instructor comes along, Rose goes crazy from the lack of attention he gives her, which is something unusual for her. I guess Richelle Mead wants her to be that cool girl, the popular, stunning, badass heroine, but in my opinion, she tried too hard. Or maybe my definition of 'cool' just doesnt match with hers.But aside from that, Rose was definitely very bad ass, strong-willed and could stand up for herself. She has her share of misfits and mistakes (mostly caused by her frustratingly impulsive nature), kinda like Buffy. She seems to learn her lessons too, and there was a lot of character development in just one book. I seem to recall feeling the exact same way towards Katniss and Bella. 
I also dissaproved of the shifting dialogue. At times it was poetic but sometimes it got stilted, which was why I was confused about Rose at the beginning. 
 
The story was good, loved the colorful characters, loved the story and I absolutely adore Dimitri. Looking forward to seeing more of rose and the gang.

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