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  • Great spin off4

    Georgia "Bloodlines" is a spin off from the Vampire Academy Series with also an entirely new plot line but with familiar main characters from the original story. Certainly a few key plot elements from the VA series are mentioned throughout the book and are of importance, but the book can be read independently of Vampire Academy. Intrigue intermingled with humour and romance run throughout the story making it interesting and easy to follow, thus amusing and entertaining whoever decides to pick it up. Two of VA's best portrayed characters come back and not surprisingly Richelle Mead does her magic trick again and manages through their interaction to create a believable, emotional and vivacious environment. The author has a real talent for setting the story in a high school background with enough happenings that make it all too more realistic both for those who are still at school and of those who have graduated. The psychological factor is also important and well-developed throughout the book. Furthermore, be it the core plot or side stories drama is there to cause emotional turmoil and to make readers identify with the characters at hand. The author certainly doesn't give her characters a break. The end of the book will confess as much. by Georgia

  • Bloodlines by Richelle Mead5

    Amanda Also reviewed on my blog, the Vintage Bookworm. (http://www.vintagebookworm.blogspot.com)


    First of all, I am a HUGE Vampire Academy fan. Richelle Mead is a fantastic writer. You know how a lot of series start out AMAZING, but then each book keeps getting worse and worse until finally they are too horrendous to even think about? Yeah, well that is DEFINITELY NOT Vampire Academy. Each book got better and better and I was very sad to see it end.

    But, you know, the world didn't end. Richelle created another fabulous series. A spin-off series of Vampire Academy. When I first heard about Bloodlines, I was super ecstatic. But a little sad because I knew Rose wouldn't be the main character.

    When I got this in the mail from BookDivas, I freaked out and did my happy dance. Seriously. Outside my apartment with my neighbor to see. And then ran into the apartment screaming for my husband to see because he knew I was DYING for Bloodlines.

    Bloodlines didn't disappoint me. It took me a little bit to read it because I didn't have much time and I just really didn't want to finish it, ha! Bloodlines is a bit different than Vampire Academy. You get to see through the eyes of Sydney, an alchemist, who grew up being brainwashed that all vampires were an abomination. (Say whaat?!)

    So throughout her whole life, up until she met Rose, she completely despised vampires. You still see a lot of that with how she acts around them, but you can tell she is starting to have her own opinion about certain ones.

    Richelle didn't disappoint me with Bloodlines, ever since Vampire Academy I have had VERY high expectations for Richelle's writing. In Bloodlines, just like all her other books I've read, she grabs a hold of you and doesn't let go until the very last word in the book, and then leaves you thirsting for more.

    I can't wait to dive into the next book and see what will happen next in the alchemists world. And ooh la la, with Adrien. Hopefully there will be some love in the next one. I'm actually rooting for a certain sexy spirit user (You know who I'm talking about.) and a young, alchemist. =D

    I really like the cover. I think they found a dead on image for Sydney. =) by Amanda

  • glued to my hands5

    Tamisan Jane Liddy this book was amazingly written. once the story got started i could notput it down and am so looking forward to the next book. the relationship and development between the characters are well done to the point that you get so involved in their lives and desires you feel as if it is you. is a good simply book that engagesthe readers and traps them in desire to know more about the characters. has enough details that you gain greater insight into characters that were in ther first series while able to help new readers understand just who the characters are by Tamisan Jane Liddy

  • Review from Hands and Home blog4

    Bonnie Speers-Bauman First things first, if you are one of the few people (like myself) who haven't read Vampire Academy yet don't, worry you can absolutely get started on Bloodlines and not feel like you are missing too much!

    The first book in a spin off series like Bloodlines has a tall order because so many people will have expectations for what they think it should read like. Luckily for me I didn't have any preconceived notions of what, or whom, I would be reading about. I can tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed Bloodlines. Mead did a fantastic job reintroducing her characters and she was able to give enough background information about them from VA that I didn't feel lost.

    So often I read about humans trying to incorporate themselves into a Vampire world (or social circle) and it was a unique change in Bloodlines to have the Vampires hiding out and trying to incorporate themselves into the human world. There wasn't much in the way of action in the majority of Bloodlines (the last few chapters however were full of it!) and while some might interpret this as slow I actually really enjoyed the focus on the characters. They were well developed and there was a lot of relationship building throughout this novel. By the time that I was finished reading I felt as though I really understood these characters.

    There were a few elements of the story that I could have done without. Jill's character was very immature and superficial, but this leaves a lot of growing room for her in future installments of the series. I could have also done without the constant references to how thin and perfect the Mori were. To me Sydney read like a girl who was developing a series eating disorder. Several times she talked about how she had to work so hard on her body and still never came close to the perfection that was the body of a Mori. Then when she was being fitted for her school uniform we find out that she is a size ZERO! ZERO!!! That is not even a size! These comments were basically just mentioned in passing and it felt as though Mead was trying to convey the idea that perfection is a size zero and this is the standard to which we should all measure ourselves.

    Nit-picky grievances aside I truly did enjoy the world that Mead created in Bloodlines. I loved learning about the alchemists, their roles, and their magic. Their practices were intriguing and I look forward to reading more about Sydney in the next book of the series. I'm also very interested to see if the changes we began to see in Adrian towards the end of Bloodlines hold fast in The Golden Lily. Bloodlines is the start of what I am anticipating to be an entertaining and unique read. Filled with rich and engaging characters and having laid the ground work for a fast paced and exciting story line this is a must read book for the fall!

    Review originally posted at www.handsandhome.ca by Bonnie Speers-Bauman

  • Review from Blkosiner's Book Blog5

    Brandi Kosiner This is very different from Vampire Academy, and that's good, and bad... Bad because I adore and miss Rose, and wish that I could've seen a bit more of her, and known what she's doing. The flip side of this is that if I would've gotten any more then I would have just wanted to be entrenched in her world.
    It's a good thing because the minor characters from VA really got to step up and we get to see a different side of things. Sydney is a different kind of character from Rose and that is refreshing... her voice and thought patterns are different, and it was neat to see a new perspective on a world that I love and never want to leave.
    Another wonderful thing about Bloodlines is: Adrian. He's still his same awesome snarky and unpredictable in that predictable way--and can still only be boiled down to... well, he's Adrian. We got to see advancement in his character, and more of the inner struggle and the hints of resolution. I just hope that he's strong enough that he doesn't wholly revert after what happens at the very end. I really fell for him in Spirit Bound, and even though after re-reading the first four, in addition to Last Sacrifice-it was really Rose and Dimitri's story and they belonged together, I really hope that he will get the fulfilment and happiness that he deserves.
    I can't wait for the next book, and I def recommend this one and will read the next one. by Brandi Kosiner

  • Amazing spin off!5

    Jamie Johnson Read from August 07 to 13, 2011

    Bloodlines is the spin off from the Vampire Academy series. I was so excited when I heard that Richelle was writing this spin off. I love the Vampire Academy series. Bloodlines starts out pretty much where the Vampire Academy series ended. Even if you haven't read it yet Bloodlines does a good job of catching you up while building a new story in a new environment.

    I was surprised and excited in the beginning when some old characters show up, even for a short time. I loved Adrian and am loving him even more now. I also really like Sydney and am happy with her character and how she fits in to this new series. I don't want to give away the other characters that have come along to this new series. Oh I want to give you so many details but can't spoil it for you. I will tell you that there are hot guys, a new school, drama, romance, action and laugh out loud moments. The ending was action packed and then like the last sentence I think when someone walks through the door. "Squeals" I can't tell you who! I am so excited that this is going to be another six book series. Now I don't want to have to wait for book two to come out. I need more Bloodlines and Adrian now!

    This was given to me as an ARC paperback review copy from the publisher, this did not affect my review in any way. by Jamie Johnson

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    A Great Start4

    Reading Angel Find Full Review at http://www.readingangel.com/2011/08/bloodlines-by-richelle-mead-review.html

    Vampire Academy is one of my all time favorite series. I was extremely excited when I heard that Richelle Mead was making a spin-off series because Adrian was going to be in it! Adrian was one of favorite characters from the Vampire Academy series, and I just hadn't had enough of this broody, sexy, damaged boy. by Reading Angel

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