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| Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, Book 1) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 55 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1305
Category: Book
Author: Richelle Mead
Publisher: Razorbill
Studio: Razorbill
Manufacturer: Razorbill
Label: Razorbill
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 332
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 159514174X
EAN: 9781595141743
ASIN: 159514174X
Publication Date: August 16, 2007
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Product Description
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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 excellent! October 3, 2008
This book started out a little slow, but a couple chapters in & I was hooked. The bond between friends Rose & Lissa is very compelling. Overall excellent writing & intriguing story line.
Really good book! September 26, 2008
Do not judge this book by it's cover! It's a really good book and it's really different from all the vampire books I have read. The author is amazing at writing this because it's about two girls name Rose and Lissa, who have a bond and well Rose is her gaurdian and can see and feel what lissa is feeling. Rose is suppose to protect Lissa because Lissa is one of the princess in the moroi family. Any how it is a really good book especially about loyalty and friendship. You can relate to this book.. well besides the fact that we're not vampires in real life but you can relate to the characters of the book and how they act. I love the whole Demetri and Rose romance it's cute how they develope it throughout the book instead of just getting straight into the romantic stuff.. and then theres Lissa and Christian who will develope a friendship and maybe more but you'll have to read the book to be able to see more about it! anyways i recommend this book to everyone I'm hooked and I'm waiting for the third book to come out.
I loved it! September 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this book this whole series is definitely one of my faves. The heroine is very strong and I love the story.
 Very Entertaining September 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Took me a few chapters to get the characters, and what they were, straightened out but then it took off. Very interesting storyline. Can't wait to read the next book "Frostbite".
 Story adds depth as it goes along September 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Rose and Lissa are like most teenage girls. They like boys, like to shop at the mall, and feel misunderstood. The only difference is that they are vampires. Lissa is a Moroi princess, a member of the vampire royalty, while Rose is a dhampir guardian who has sworn to protect Lissa even to death. Two years ago, they ran away from St. Vladimir's Academy, a private school for the Moroi and Dhampir races, for reasons that only Rose fully knows.
Now, the school's guardians have caught up with them and want to bring them back to the academy against their will. The halls of St. Vladimir's are filled with the same things they have always been: snotty Moroi, secrets, clan loyalties, and a deathly fear of the Striogoi: vampires who have become immortal and seek to destroy all of the royal family.
As a punishment for running away, Rose has to train every second that she is not in class. Her mentor is Dimitri, a stoic, handsome guardian whom she finds to be ever increasingly attractive. While Rose is training to become deadly to the Strigoi, Lissa is discovering how to be a royal without losing who she is inside. And why does someone keep planting dead animals in Lissa's path? Is someone out to get Lissa, and if they are, can Rose truly protect her friend?
This book was better than I expected. At first, I felt Rose was just an angst-ridden teenager just complaining about everything. But after awhile, the characters began to take on more depth. Rose and Lissa have a deep bond that goes beyond friendship. The scandals that takes place in the halls of St. Vlad's will keep vampire book lovers thoroughly entertained. There is some sexual content. Not too heavy, but vampires are sexual by nature, so this was expected. There are also levels of vampire sins so it was interesting to read about what this society found to be unspeakable. By the end of the book, you will be rooting for Rose.
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