Vampire Academy Review

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Book 1 in Vampire Academy series)

Best friends Rose, dhampir, and Lissa, a mortal Moroi (vampire) princess have been on the run for 2 year. But one day, they are caught and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, that is a private high school for the Moroi and Dhampir. The Moroi are protected by Dhampirs, guardians who are sworn to lay down their lives to assure that the Moroi are protected against the other vapires, The Strigoi that are evil. As they get back and start at school again, they have to find there way back to life as it was before. As a punishment for running away, Rose has to train every second that she is not in class. Her mentor is Dimitri, a really tall, handsome guardian whom she finds to be ever increasingly attractive. But soon things starts happening again. The same things that got Rose and Lissa to leave at the first place. Can Rose protect Lissa this time?

This is the First book in the Vampire Academy series.
The books start slow and keep readers attention as you as the reader keeps reading to find out, why the hell they left the academy at the first place. And i really liked that.
It is a good starter book, that builds things up. I was not taking the whole thing with Victor kidnapping her serious, i don´t know why, but it just didn´t get my attention as serious, like it did in the next couple of books in the series. And that is one of the reason that i think it is a good starter book.
I would definitely have loved some more romance, but it is good then that it comes in the next couple of books.
I was totally not expecting to love this series as much as i does now. I read the whole series in 3 1/2 day and know i just want more. So it is good that the 2 next books comes out this year.
Rose Hathaway is one of my favourite heroines in all the books i have read. She´s strong, smart, beautiful and at times hilarious. She stands up for her friends and doesn´t let anyone take her down. She is like the ultimate person that you want to be, even though she has faults like us others. It is also a different vampire book, if you compare it to others. This has a whole new story of how to be and become a vampire and it is always good with some changes. I definitely recommend this book to people who loves the paranormal and forbidden love.

Grade: 12