Vampire Academy Collection by Richelle Mead

In terms of the concept of the books, they are often described as being rather intriguing because we have experienced Vampires in Twilight and The Mortal Instruments but Mead’s world is so unlike any other you don’t have the sense of commonness. By book 6 my brain didn’t know what to expect, the books are so unpredictable you think you know who’s behind something or what’s going to happen next and Richelle rips that rug right out from under your feet and the Cliffhangers each of the first books end with leave you wanting more. In honestly I think I cried from Book 2 up until book 5. I enjoyed each of the books profusely, they are truly an emotional roller coaster and you never know what is around the corner. Let me tell you all 6 of these books are as good as the last, in my eyes their is no weak link in which you find with longer series. There are 6 books that make up this series Richelle Mead is a fantastic author with the ability to draw in her readers from the first pages, the world she creates is so exquisitely written you are able to fully immerse yourself into the novel. The first novel is their return to the Academy and ultimately their fight to get back into the routine of this world and to stay alive. Rose is Lissa’s protector, after 2 years of freedom after escaping from St Vladimirs Academy the girls are found and dragged back. Rose Hathaway is Lissa’s best friend and a Dhampir, a Dhampir is half vampire, half human. Strigoi are the immortal vampires, the evil ones if you will.

Lissa must be protected at all times from Strigoi. The Concept of the first book is essentially Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi Princess who has a rare gift of harnessing the earth’s power. Richelle Mead creates a dystopian world not too far from our own other than Vampires are real and not only are they real but there are essentially 3 different types. Vampire Academy is a highly enticing Young Adult book series, featuring Action, Romance and Paranormal Aspects.

I’m also going to take this moment to mention that Dominic Sherwood who is playing Jace Lightwood in the new ABC Shadowhunter TV show is also in this movie playing Christian Ozera. Therefore I decided to finally read the following books in the series in doing so I pictured Rose and Dimitri exactly as the films portrayal played by Zoey Deutch (Rose Hathaway) and Danila Kozlovsky (Dimitri). I first read Vampire Academy a few years ago and I never picked up the rest to continue the series I then watched the Movie and though the reviews are mixed I personally rather enjoyed it. I chose to use this image because it showed each of the 6 books in the series with the photo of Rose and Dimitri in the middle.

Vampire Academy Collection by Richelle Mead