If you thought you liked Twilight, or thought the relationship between Bella and Edward was hot, you ain’t seen nothing yet!
I was standing in the grocery store with JR the other day when I pulled one of Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy books off the shelf.
"You know what? I'm just going to say it. I like this series better than Twilight. I almost dare say I like it better than the True Blood books." (I know, the series isn't called that, but people know that name better).
"Really," he asked, not hiding the surprise in his voice.
"It really made me change my take on this whole writing for young adults thing. I mean, some of it's pretty hot. Not exactly teenager stuff when we were teenagers."
I opened Frostbite to an interesting scene to prove my point.
"Damn," he said.
"I read four of these in a week. I stayed up all night to finish this one. I slept an hour before work," I said. And I meant it.
I was standing in the grocery store with JR the other day when I pulled one of Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy books off the shelf.
"You know what? I'm just going to say it. I like this series better than Twilight. I almost dare say I like it better than the True Blood books." (I know, the series isn't called that, but people know that name better).
"Really," he asked, not hiding the surprise in his voice.
"It really made me change my take on this whole writing for young adults thing. I mean, some of it's pretty hot. Not exactly teenager stuff when we were teenagers."
I opened Frostbite to an interesting scene to prove my point.
"Damn," he said.
"I read four of these in a week. I stayed up all night to finish this one. I slept an hour before work," I said. And I meant it.
As you all know, I like to be on the up-and-up when it comes to vampire stories -- both as a fan and as a writer. I used to be one of those "I only read literature" sort of English snobs, but I've really turned the corner.
Say what you will about YA books, but at least you don’t have to sift through 20 pages about the taste of a pear or what kind of nail polish the cheerleader is going to buy. The action is fast-paced, emotions run high and 300 pages seems like a walk in the park when you read YA fiction.
Say what you will about YA books, but at least you don’t have to sift through 20 pages about the taste of a pear or what kind of nail polish the cheerleader is going to buy. The action is fast-paced, emotions run high and 300 pages seems like a walk in the park when you read YA fiction.
"Two races of vampires walk our world. One, the Moroi, are alive and wield elemental magical. The other, the Strigoi, are undead and evil--feeding on the innocent to survive. Rose Hathaway--a half-vampire with poor impulse control--is training to be a bodyguard for a Moroi princess. Learning to decapitate and stake is hard enough, but Rose's real danger may lie in an illicit romance with one of her instructors..."
So far, I’ve devoured the first four books. The Rose-Demitri romantic tension is way more intense than other vampiric romances! Hell, I think I'm in love with the 24-year-old guardian (with long brown hair who's super tough and wears a cowboy duster)! In on online excerpt from Mead's website and the book, Frostbite, Rose describes him:
"It was like he could read my mind sometimes. I smiled a little and dared a peek at him. It was a mistake. A long, lean body, obvious even while sitting. Bottomless dark eyes. Shoulder-length brown hair tied back at his neck. That hair felt like silk. I knew because I’d run my fingers through it when Victor Dashkov had ensnared us with the lust charm. With great restraint, I forced myself to start breathing again and look away".
Though there's a lot of passion, I think moms will appreciate that Rose isn't some whiny teenager who's going to "die" without her man. Rose is a strong, self-sufficient firecracker of a woman who knows how to love someone forever, but she can live her life on her own. She doesn't abandon her friends, have night terrors when she gets dumped or behave obsessively as experts believe Bella Swan did.
The fifth book in the series comes out in May and the sixth comes out in December. In addition, you can get signed copies from the author if you buy her books through the University of Seattle. For more information about her books, book blurbs and book excerpts, visit http://www.richellemead.com.
The fifth book in the series comes out in May and the sixth comes out in December. In addition, you can get signed copies from the author if you buy her books through the University of Seattle. For more information about her books, book blurbs and book excerpts, visit http://www.richellemead.com.
I'm not sure about you, but it's an academy I'd like to sign up for!
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