Two years ago, Rose and Lissa ran away from St. Vampire Academy introduces series protagonist, Rose Hathaway, a dhampir whose only desire in life is to protect her best friend, Moroi princess Lissa Dragomir. In addition to the Moroi and Strigoi, there are dhampir: half-vampires who serve as the guardians of the Moroi against all threats, including and most particularly the Strigoi. Strigoi can be created by one of two ways: a Moroi kills another living being by draining them of blood, which then transforms them into a Strigoi, or a Strigoi drains a victim of blood and then gives them their blood in return, which then turns the victim into a Strigoi. Unlike the Moroi, they are unable to wield magic and tolerate the sun but to compensate, they are immortal (unless killed by one of the classic methods: stake through the heart, fire, or decapitation) and ridiculously strong. Strigoi are their evil counterparts - the undead vampires with which we are more familiar. Moroi are living vampires, able to tolerate weak sunlight for short period of time and to wield magic from one of the four elements. In the Vampire Academy world, there are two kinds of vampires: Moroi and Strigoi. Now is as good a time as any to rectify that error. Since I never did review them here, I realize I’ve been remiss in my duties. When Jane linked the Publishers Weekly article about how well your Vampire Academy series was doing in this post- Twilight world, she suggested I review them here. In fact, I vastly prefer your voice in that genre. While it’s true I’m not a fan of your succubus novels, I do enjoy your young adult books. Jia B Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews forbidden-love / Richelle-Mead / vampires / Young-Adult 8 Comments

FebruOMNIBUS REVIEW: Vampire Academy, Frostbite and Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

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