Richelle Mead
Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, Book 1)
Penguin (US: 16th August 2007; CA: 21st August 2007; AU: 31st January 2008; UK: 26th May 2009)
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Living vampire princess Lissa Dragomir and her dhampir guardian-in-training Rose Hathaway escaped from St. Vladimir’s Academy. But they’ve been captured and brought back to the boarding school, where their studies continue but rumours abound. More dangerous, however, are the notes and dead animals left for Moroi royal Lissa.
Vampire Academy is that rare gem – original, bold, complex and utterly memorable. It doesn’t shy away from talk of sex or mental illness, and it makes me wish St. Vladimir was real, so I could find out more. I don’t rate many books 5 stars, but this one gets ‘em. In mere words it doesn’t sound like much, but everything about the novel is so well done, and I absolutely adore it. Yes, believe the hype, and I don’t say that often. It’s completely understandable why this is a series to fangirl over, and I totally plan to glom the following three novels soon.
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