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“My God, Sage. Your eyes. How have I never noticed them?"That uncomfortable feeling was spreading over me again. "What about them?""The color," he breathed. "When you stand in the light. They're amazing... like molten gold. I could paint those..." He reached toward me but then pulled back. "They're beautiful. You're beautiful.” “The greatest changes in history have come when people were able to shake off what others told them to do.” I love this series! I love this book!
2.5 out of 5 stars Here's why I normally love Richelle Mead. Her books always contain: * Strong, kick-ass heroines * Fun action sequences * Completely immersive urban fantasy * Snarky humor * Strong emotional story arcs * Cute, cute boys.Always, that is, except in the case of her most recent book, Bloodlines, a new spin-off series from her Vampire Academy books. I've read all thirteen of the author's previous novels, including her adult urban fantasy series Dark Swan and Georgina Kincaid, and I'...
Adrian Ivashkov. “They’re waiting for you. Go on in.” Adrian leaned close to Keith’s ear and spoke in an ominous voice. “If.You.Dare.” He poked Keith’s shoulder and gave a "Muhahaha” kind of monster laugh.” “Yeah? Can you draw a skeleton riding a motorcycle with flames coming out of it? And I want a pirate hat on the skeleton. And a parrot on his shoulder. A skeleton parrot. Or maybe a ninja skeleton parrot? No, that would be overkill. But it'd
Whack! Pow! Holy alchemist! Punch in the face Batman! What a beginning and what an ending to a series kickoff that I just know is going to be a helluva ride. Team Adrian fans get ready because what you didn’t get in Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead delivers ten-fold in Bloodlines. Our favorite Moroi is back with a vengeance and fully loaded with squee-worthy moments. Can’t wait for more!Yes, it’s no surprise I’m Team Adrian, and I have been ever since Dimitri uttered in Spirit Bound those sucktast...
The short of it: I'm going to offer the unpopular opinion here and say that I enjoyed this book more than some of the VA books (and this is coming from someone who gave all the books three to four stars each). I love Sydney, Adrian, Jill, and Eddie, and I love the chance to learn more about the Alchemists.
“Takes a lot of tries before you hit perfection." He paused to reconsider that. "Well, except for my parents. They got it on the first try." You are perfect. I love you, Adrian Ivashkov.#AdrianDeservesTheWorld#AdrianIsEverything#CurseYouRoseForHurtingAdrian (jk jk I love Rose, but still...)#IDon’tKnowWhyIKeepDoingHashtagsIf you haven’t noticed already, this infuriating lovable goofball has my heart.🥺I can't believe there's barely any fanart of the Adrian Ivashkov?!?! Adrian is worthy
It was a likable enough read especially with that twist in the ending. I just thought it was a bit too long or perhaps it just felt that way. My own fault, I guess, because I read it without reading Vampire Academy series and because of my own human flaw, reading stuff I shouldn’t be reading yet, I had to pause several times to Google characters’ backgrounds, terminologies and so on. That reduced my total enjoyment of the book, of course- that and the fact that I’m not really a huge fan of vampi...
There has been so much talk about this book in recent months. Those lucky enough to get their hands on ARC’s have seemed to think that Bloodlines isn’t as good as VA and while I do see what they mean, I don’t exactly agree. Going into this book I was sooo excited about it. VA remains one of my all time fave series and I had high expectations for Bloodlines and, for me, it didn’t disappoint. I can see the differences in this and VA, but I loved it none-the-less.The world within this book is very
Richelle Mead does not disappoint! I've proven it in her Vampire Academy series, and yet again, she proves her excellence in this book. Bloodlines is another masterpiece I have unraveled from this author!Bloodlines is a spin-off of the Vampire Academy series. The first installment of Bloodlines series, this book introduces us to another adventure of a lifetime. In this book, the story takes place soon after the events of Last Sacrifice (the last sequel of Vampire Academy). But in this book, we g...
4.5 stars - I knew that I would love this book! The Vampire Academy series definitely makes my top 10 favorite list, so naturally I was excited to read on! I wasn't that happy to hear that it would follow Sydney though. Rose was mentioned in the very beginning, but it was very brief. Truthfully, the reason why this wasn't a perfect five star book for me was because I did find parts of this a TAD slower than the VA series. But it definitely wasn't bad and I was interested ALMOST the whole time. I...
I can't believe I forgot these books existed. And I can't believe another ship in the VA universe would top Romitri in terms of sexiness, but I've always had a thing for snobbish, sassy blondes with big brains and sarcastic, miserable hotties with nice hair and Russian names so...book two better be full of Sydrian, I guess?? ACTUAL RATINGS 3,5/5#PenguinOnATBRMission: book #23◾this hashtag is something I self-indulgently created for fun when I decided to thin out my immense tbr list as a new year...
118 days, 30 hours, and counting...IT HAS A COVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!All I have to say is Adrian better be in this series, and he better find someone to love him, or else I'm going to have to jump into the book and make him mine.Update: According to Mead's blog:Bloodlines is the spin-off series to Vampire Academy (it's the name of the first book and of the series). It's set in the VA world but will be about different characters: Sydney (our narrator), Jill, Eddie, and one of the love interests from
Up until around page 320 I was resigned with giving this book 2 stars, but thanks to a well placed plot twist, Bloodlines gets and upgrade to 3 stars. I think it's important to point out I am a fan of Richelle Mead's work. I really enjoyed the Vampire Academy series (even with the second half less than stellar) and equally enjoyed the Succubus series. I enjoy Mead's witty writing style. It's both entertaining and down right hilarious at times. However, with the exception of Last Sacrifice, I usu...
2019Absolutely loved this reread, if possible, more so than the first time around!2012I had high expectations with this book, mostly because I love Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy and I loved the characters within those books. Bloodlines held a couple of those characters, therefore my expectations were, as I said, high!Firstly, those expectations were met... Secondly, they flew through the roof!Sydney, my lovely little Sydney who I loved in Vampire Academy, played the leading lady in Bloodlines
Caution: a lot of bitchiness will be used in this review. Fangirls beware!I have to admit that I didn’t start this with a smile on my face. My first thought when I saw this spinoff start was "But why?"I have a problem with authors (and not only) milking their products too much. That was exactly my impression when I saw this book. But then I said “Hey, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe this will be the start of something beautiful.” Broken dreams… ”A picture is worth a thousand words” This is why my revie...
My review can also be found on my blog Collections.I liked the Vampire Academy series. It was entertaining enough, but I never felt that reading it was a top priority. For some reason, though, I REALLY wanted to read Bloodlines. I was way more excited for it than Last Sacrifice. I think knowing that Sydney, a human and an Alchemist, would be the main character made it sound very interesting to me. I liked Sydney from the VA series, and I wondered how different her story and her character would b...
Today I'd like to hone some of my (poor) mathematical skills and entertain you with some simple but self-explaining equations: Bloodlines: Richelle Mead= x: Cassandra Clare Hint: Spin-offs? Bad idea. You either planned them from the very beginning or anybody in this solar system can see that you're clutching at straws here. Lissa : Rose = Adrian : x Hint: Spirit users have a most peculiar ability. If you're familiar with Aladdin like I am, you'll know it's one of the wishes that the genie ca...