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Throwback Thursday | Review Edition: Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2), by Richelle Mead

6/27/2013

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Throwback Thursday is my weekly feature which I created to post a review that I've written from the past. Every week I will post a review that I've written prior to my blogs existence. I'll be sharing both the books that I think you'd enjoy and the books that I should warn you against wasting your time on! ;-)

I'm continuing on with my review of all the books in the Vampire Academy series! I really enjoyed this series and recommend it for older teens (16+) and adults alike!

Publisher: Razorbill
Release Date: April 10, 2008
Format: Kindle
Pages: 327
Source: Amazon Purchase
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Original Review Date: April 5, 2011
Rating: 4 bookmarks 

Synopsis: t’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with Guardians—including Rose’s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasn’t bad enough, Rose’s tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason’s got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa’s head while she’s making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academy’s not taking any risks... This year, St. Vlad’s annual holiday ski trip is mandatory. 

But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a price...


As always the writing by this author pulls you in. Ms.Mead’s writing is fluid and easy to follow. I’ll try not to get into too many spoilers. This was a good read! In the 2nd installment of the series we got to see quite a few characters and lots of action.

I was extremely excited to see that Rose is maturing and growing into her guardian role.  It was nice to see some interaction between Rose and her mother, a seasoned guardian.  Even with all of the growing up that Rose is doing she still acts very childish when it comes to some things.  It’s like two steps forward, one step back with her.  I felt terrible for poor Mason who has the worst crush on her.  I’m really liking Christian’s character too.  The more I read, the more I like him.  He’s a good match for Lissa even though Rose doesn't like it.

To top it off, the end of the book was a nice surprise. Who would have ever thought that Dimitri would have slipped up and lose his control like that! I’m hoping that once Rose turns 18 it’ll be a go for Rose and Dimitri.  Even though they have their “duties” to protect Lissa, I’m still holding out hope that they somehow can be together. Dimitri really is good for Rose and he seems to bring her line of thinking back to reason.

I will continue reading on...I'm eager to see what happens next!

Happy Reading, 
~Tamara

Read my review of Vampire Academy (VA #1)
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Alexis @ Reflections of a Bookaholic link
6/30/2013 09:16:46 pm

I've heard good reviews about this series. I think I never got around to it because I was just tired of Vampires.

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Tamara @ Shelf Addiction link
7/1/2013 06:07:12 am

I hear you....I haven't read too many vamp books lately either. But if you do get back into the mood, this is a good series to read. :-)

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