Frostbite by Richelle Mead

Frostbite by Richelle Mead

Series: The Vampire Adademy
Publisher: Razor Bill
Category: Young Adult
327 Pages

Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose…
It’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 handto- 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…

So it takes a book months to be written, months to be published, and it takes me all of two hours to read. Am I the only person who sees the injustice of this? Eh, I’m just kidding. Kinda.

This is an amazing sequal to the Vampire Academy. In this book, Rose struggles to put her love for Dimitri on hold while trying to become a grade-A strigoi killer – which may or may not be all she thinks it is.

The original characters are still awesome in the book. They’re growing and evolving as time progresses, which is what every character in a story should do. There’s three new solid additions this time around: Christian’s aunt Tasha, Adrian, and Rose’s mom Janine (dun dun dun!) Tasha is an awesomely sweet character that wants to add progress into moroi ways. Adrian is awesome. I love his character and how he always goes “Hey little dhampir”. Janine is a piece of work – as well she should be. Rose and her’s relationship both made me happy and sad all at once by making me think of my father…

Anyway, this book lives up to its expectations. It’s got a sad ending that will break your heart, but it will leave you hungry for more. The plot is deeper then before since every answer Vampire Academy came up with just leads to more questions. This books has more action, more romance, and more heartbreak. So do yourself a favor and pick up this book.

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