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Love and loyalty run deeper than blood. St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden 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—the very place where they’re most in danger. . . .
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.
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I had a sort of love/hate relationship with this book. I did an awful lot of eye rolling due to stupid actions of the characters and cheesy dialogue. I didn't enjoy the writing style all that much - it was not very sophisticated writing. I didn't really care for the main character, Rose. She struck me as a very cliche rebellious teen.
However, despite all of those things, i found myself unable to put this book down. For whatever reason, I enjoyed the plot and wanted to find out what would happen next. There was a lot of gossip and a whole lot of teenage drama - but then, this is a YA book and was meant to be relatable to teens. Personally, I think teens are capable of appreciating a higher level of writing than was offered in this book but for pure entertainment it fits the bill.
I debated about whether to give this 2 or 3 stars. In the end I decided on 3 because I enjoyed it enough that I will probably pick up the next in the series at some point.
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