Vampire Academy

I really enjoyed this book. Well, that is, after reading the first 200 pages. The last hundred or so pages was really good. The first 200 are just eh. It's well worth it though. I liked the ending. I love Rose, the main character. She's really in-your-face. I really didn't like the fact that they were um, close. Not sexually, but even still, they seemed kinda lesbian-ish. Enough of my rambling, lets get down to business.
The book starts out as the two girls being captured and taken back to their old school, which they ran away from. Rose does lots of guardian work and Lissa becomes popular again, with a little help from her powers. I can't really say much, because the book has a lot of secrets that I can't give away (it ruins the story. its all about finding out secrets and putting two and two together). Anyway, it's a good read...after the first 200 pages.


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From BooklistAfter two years on the run, best friends Rose, half-human/half-vampire, and Lissa, a mortal vampire princess, are caught and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy. Up until then, Rose had kept Lissa safe from her enemies; school, however, brings both girls additional challenges and responsibilities. How they handle peer pressure, nasty gossip, new relationships, and anonymous threats may mean life or death. Likable narrator Rose hides doubts about her friend behind a tough exterior; orphan Lissa, while coping with difficult emotional issues such as depression and survivor's guilt, uses her emerging gifts for good. Mead's absorbing, debut YA novel, the first in a new series, blends intricately detailed fantasy with a contemporary setting, teen-relevant issues, and a diverse, if sometimes sterotyped, cast of supporting characters. Occasional steamy sex and a scattering of vulgar language demand mature readers, but teens able to handle the edgy elements will speed through this vamp story and anticipate the next installment. Rosenfeld, Shelle