The film didn’t get that much praise, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The tongue-in-cheek witty one liners and kick-ass heroine had me sold instantly. I have to admit that it was the film adaptation that inspired me to pick up this collection of books.

I was a little late to the show when it came the Vampire Academy Series, I purchased a box set and spread out the Rose and Dimitri goodness for about a year. The Vampire Academy series was also one of the New York Times Bestseller top ten in the children's books series division.Got better and better, masterful platting and pacing. Rowling, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid on ALA's teens top 10. Vampire Academy was also voted number four after Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. It was listed on the list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and recommended by Booklist,, and Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA). The book received positive reviews, with a Goodreads average of 4.19/5, based on 227,620 ratings. They had been moving from places to places, but this time, they got caught by the school guardians and returned to their school.

Rose and Lissa ran away from their school, the vampire academy, two years ago and survive through the use of compulsion and by feeding off of each other. Rose is able to feel Lissa's emotions through her bond and can sometimes enter her body without Lissa knowing when her emotions are too strong. Her best friend is Princess Vasilisa Dragomir (Lissa), a Moroi and the last of her line, with whom she has a nigh unbreakable bond. Rose and other dhampir guardians are trained to protect Moroi and kill Strigoi throughout their education. There are good and bad vampires in their world: Moroi, who co-exist peacefully among the humans and only take blood from donors, and also possess the ability to control one of the four elements - water, earth, fire or air and Strigoi, blood-sucking, evil vampires who drink to kill. Vladimir's Academy along with many others like her. Rose Hathaway is a dhampir, half-Moroi and half-human, who is training to be a guardian at St. The novel was adapted into a film, also titled Vampire Academy, released on Februin the United States. This book chronicles the life of 17-year-old Rosemarie Hathaway, commonly known as Rose, a dhampir and her Moroi best friend Vasilisa 'Lissa' Dragomir after being brought back to their school 'St Vladimir's Academy' after being on the run for two years. Vampire Academy is the first out of six books in the worldwide bestselling series Vampire Academy by American author Richelle Mead.

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