Vampire Academy- Richelle Mead

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.

Vampire Academy the Review

2 1/2 Stars

            Four things to say. One, poor Cameron. Two, I was kind of bored while reading. Three, Rose is kinda a witch, not literally. Four, laaaaaaaaaaaaaaame love story.

        First thing to criticize, Cameron. Why was everyone so hateful towards him? I get that his parents were like evil vampires, but I’m going to tell you a secret. We’re. Not. Our. Parents. *Gasp* Shocking right? Wrong. I mean seriously just because parents our evil it doesn’t mean the kids will. It’s like just because your parents are nice, that doesn’t necessarily mean we will be. People just treated him all wrong. Including Rose.

        Speaking of Rose, she is a witch. She is so conceited and I hated how she treated people. I hated how she always took things too far and I hated how she always made the decisions in her relationship with Lissa. She just seemed wrong to me. She was too protective even though it wasn’t her job at all to be. That’s what Lissa has Dmitri for. Dmitri and Rose’s relationship was bad. Why couldn’t the author of just let Rose end up with Mason or someone like that? Why did there have to be an older man in the picture? I guess it makes for a better story, although it doesn’t in my opinion. It’s like the forbidden love thing. Rose is not allowed to be with Dmitri because he is Rose’s teacher. Although I will say one of my favorite parts was when he explained why he couldn’t be with Rose. He said something how if he was protecting Lissa he’s supposed to jump in front of her but if Rose was with Lissa and him; he said he wouldn’t jump in front of Lissa. He said he’d jump in front of Rose. I just thought that was kind of sweet.

        Now Lissa is another thing that needs to be addressed. She gets all this crap from other reviewers and some of the things they say I have to agree with. But I did like her character. I liked her character more that Rose’s character. I don’t like some of the things she did. For instance cutting herself. But she has personality that I find lacking in other characters in other books. She has a real problem her problem isn’t that her shoes don’t match with her outfit. Her problem is legitimate and serious. I didn’t like how she let Rose walk all over her. She needed to stand up for herself just a tad bit more. I liked her powers though. Spirit. I liked that. I also liked her compulsion. Sure it’s manipulative, but did Lissa really use it for a bad thing? I don’t think she did but that’s my opinion.

        The plot was boring for me and I just couldn’t really get into it all that well. I got into it but I wasn’t attached. I didn’t have to have this book in my hands until I finished it. I could set it down and walk away if I wanted to. If I really wanted to, and at times I really did, I could’ve picked up a different book to read and I still wouldn’t have felt a difference. To me this book lacked substance. It lacked a certain something that makes all books amazing to read. I will not be continuing this series unless I get really bored and there is nothing else available to read.