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A review by emmarj
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
4.0
I read this for a 2021 readalong because it gets brought up in my reading groups pretty often. I didn't read this when it came out but I enjoyed my first read surprisingly well for how old this book is! I feel like YA has changed a lot as a genre but this held up nicely.
Vampire Academy is a nice, easy read. I flew through it in a couple days. Mead's vampire take is an interesting one, once again with multiple different "kinds" of vampires similar to what we see in the From Ash and Blood series. The structure is explained well though. I didn't find it confusing at all and I appreciated that it was done by showing and not too much telling.
I don't love the relationship between Rose and Lissa HOWEVER it is so nice to see a story in which female friendship takes precedence over the romantic subplots. All that to say, all I care about is Dimitri beeeccauuussee fire.
This was the palate cleanser I needed and I'm now debating reading the February book early so I can get more Dimitri in my life. 4 stars.
Vampire Academy is a nice, easy read. I flew through it in a couple days. Mead's vampire take is an interesting one, once again with multiple different "kinds" of vampires similar to what we see in the From Ash and Blood series. The structure is explained well though. I didn't find it confusing at all and I appreciated that it was done by showing and not too much telling.
I don't love the relationship between Rose and Lissa HOWEVER it is so nice to see a story in which female friendship takes precedence over the romantic subplots. All that to say, all I care about is Dimitri beeeccauuussee fire.
This was the palate cleanser I needed and I'm now debating reading the February book early so I can get more Dimitri in my life. 4 stars.