I’d chucked my book at our teacher and called her a fascist bastard. Forcing five-year-olds to spell Vasilisa Dragomir and Rosemarie Hathaway was beyond cruel, and we’d – or rather, I’d – responded appropriately. Lissa and I had been friends ever since kindergarten, when our teacher had paired us up together for writing lessons. If I let myself love you, I won’t throw myself in front of her. Wild and disrespectful? Who the hell are you anyway? Outsourced help? This, however, could be a direct outcome of Mead not being the seasoned writer she is today.
Even the threat eventually turns out to be rather minuscule compared to what was initially promised at the start of the book. Given how rigidly it adheres to clichés, the story has an undeniable fan-fiction-like feel to it. The book is too fast-paced and could have done with some additional scenes that didn’t directly contribute to the plot. WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER ABOUT VAMPIRE ACADEMY (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS) The drama is as aggressive as in any young-adult novel with the central focus being the bond between the two girls. Even their love interests are controversial in their own ways.Įvery character has their own past, something that lends depth to the plot. Neither of the two are portrayed as superior to the other at any point. This contrast in personalities makes for an interesting read. On the other hand, Lissa is portrayed as the delicate one with more sensibility than her protector.
Yet, her determination to not play the victim makes her a potential role model for young readers.
She has to put up with teen drama in the academy and handles it as poorly as one would expect from a girl her age. The author doesn’t prance around with unimportant scenes and quickly gets the two girls to be friends.Īs a protagonist, Rose comes over as strong and unrelenting. All the major characters are introduced in the very first scene without preamble. This plays an important role in involving the reader even deeper in the story. The story is narrated by Rose Hathaway in first person. The reader gets a preview of the lives of the two girls as they go on with their adventures. Vampire Academy begins almost in the middle of the story. Together, they must navigate their perilous world, not only from the immortals known as the Strigoi, but also from other unlikely adversaries.īeing the last surviving Dragomir princess, Lissa needs the utmost protection from the Strigoi, and Rose Hathaway will go to any lengths to protect her friend while trying to not succumb to forbidden distractions. Rosemarie is training to be the assigned guardian of her best friend and the royal princess, Vasilissa Dragomir, who is a pure-bred vampire.
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