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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.
http://www.divabooknerd.com/2014/02/vampire-academy-by-richelle-mead.html I'm probably one of the very last young adult readers to have picked up this series, and only now that I've Read Vampire Academy, I'm wondering why I didn't pay attention to the hordes of fans singing the praises of the series. It was incredibly entertaining, fun and flirtatious with the dark elements adding just a touch of danger. I hadn't realised that so many other young adult authors have tried to cash in on the Vampire Academy phenomena, but having read so many others, the original is without a doubt far superior.
Dimitri may be brooding, moody and no nonsense, but he has the ability to bring the female reader audience to their knees. He's involved in one of the sexiest scenes I've read in any young adult novel, not surprising he's considered to be among the most loved male protagonists today.
Stick to the original Vampire Academy series, anything else is just a poor imitation.
