Bloodlines

✍ Scribed by Richelle Mead

• Book ID: 100178453
• Publisher: Razorbill
• Year: 2010;2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 225 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 1742533906

✦ Synopsis

Amazon.com Review

From Richelle Mead: A Letter to Fans

A lot of people ask me if Im sad that the Vampire Academy series ended. And honestlyIm not. There are a couple reasons for this. One of the biggest is that Ive always known how Roses story was going to wrap up, and it was time for her to get a little happiness. Shes had a rough time in the series!

The other reason Im not sad about Vampire Academy ending is becausewell, it hasn't.

Technically, Bloodlines is the first book in a new series (which is also called Bloodlines), but it picks up almost right after Last Sacrifice ended. Fans arent going to have to wait long to find out whats going in the Moroi world--and thats the key point here. Were still in the Moroi world. Bloodlines takes place around all the Moroi, dhampirs, and other supernatural intrigue and romance we loved in the first six books. We even get to see how a lot of familiar characters are doing--including Rose and Dimitri.

The biggest difference is that Sydney, the Alchemist we first met in Blood Promise, has taken over as our narrator. Shes telling the story now--and with good reason. Things have gotten a bit crazy in the Moroi world, and Sydney finds herself dragged into the heart of it. Jill Mastrano, the young Moroi girl who learned about her royal status at the end of Last Sacrifice, is being targeted by assassins who want to remove her sister from the throne. To keep her safe, Jill is sent off into hiding--at a human school in Palm Springs, California.

To say this is a bit of culture shock for Jill is an understatement, but its just as difficult for Sydney. Sydney has to go undercover with Jill, posing as her sister, in order to make sure things run smoothly with a vampire hiding out in a human society. Eddie Castile, the well-intentioned dhampir always getting into trouble for Rose, also comes along to work as Jills bodyguard. Rounding out the cast is the notorious Adrian Ivashkov. Hes not posing as a student, but he has helpfully invited himself along to keep a brotherly eye on Jill--and torment Sydney with his constant jokes and party boy habits.

Rose was a great narrator, and Sydneys fun in a lot of different ways. She gives us a human take on the Moroi world, which isnt something weve really seen yet. Vampire life, through Roses eyes, is a very normal thing. For Sydney? Not so. Its made worse because shes been raised to believe vampires and dhampirs are wrong and unnatural, but spending time with them in Palm Springs begins to change her mind. The Alchemists dont look favorably on those questioning their beliefs.

Whats also interesting is that Sydney has a much more analytic view of the world than Rose. Sydney overthinks where Rose rushes in, and both styles are fun to watch. Sydneys super smart and can memorize reams of materialbut is a little oblivious to how a normal social life works. Thats never been an issue while she was working as a field Alchemist, but in the midst of a high schoolwith guys who want to ask her out? Yeah. There are a few complications! Roll in the fact that sinister, supernatural activities are going on in Palm Springs, and Sydney suddenly finds her mission a lot more complicated than even she expected.

All in all, I think readers who loved the Vampire Academy series are going to adore Bloodlines. I purposely left a lot of questions at the end of Last Sacrificeand those are going to get answered. And like I said, Vampire Academy hasnt really ended. Its just going to go on in a different form and give us a look at the vampire world in a new way. Fans of Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian are going to love learning more about them. So, have fun, and get ready for the story to continue!

--Richelle Mead

Product Description

The first book in Richelle Mead's brand-new teen fiction series - set in the same world as Vampire Academy.

When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.

Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Bloodlines explores all the friendship, romance, battles and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive - this time in a part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and everyone's out for blood.

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