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Vampire Academy Box Set 1-6
£48.50
Enter the complete saga of the international #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead–soon to be a major motion picture!
Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with an unbreakable bond to the earth’s magic. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa’s best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making her one of them. Rose and Lissa must navigate through this dangerous world, confront the temptation of forbidden romance, and never once let their guard down, lest the Strigoi make Lissa one of them forever.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Razorbill (1 Jan. 1900) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 2784 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1595147586 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1595147585 |
| Reading age | 12 years and up |
| Dimensions | 19.38 x 14.12 x 21.44 cm |
by Caitlin
Love this series! Books came in great condition. Are heavy but great for people who like a physical copy of the book as opposed to a digital copy
by Bethan
I had seen the vampire accademy film and really enjoyed and decided to see if there was anything else out there related. Discovered these books purchased yesterday and were delivered today day only opened the package at 7:30 and can’t put them down nearly finished the first book already. Quality books well packaged
by Davide M.
I got the shipment really fast, all was ok.
Overall excellent service.
I read 2 books out of 6 and so far the story is amazing and fluent.
Suggested.
by Natalie Kemp
Bought for a present for my dad, looks really nice and smart on the book shelf. Books are good quality, and I think the story was good as they were read in about a week!
by M
The book are amazing, such an engaging story and the characters are so well written. I read them in a week. Aside from the books itself the package arrived earlier than expected and in perfect condition
by findingcoins
This review is for the series as a whole. Contains no plot spoilers, but there are some minor spoilers for the romance plot. For context on my review, I’m a casual vampire fan in my mid-30s, I’m a proofreader and editor, and I participate in fandom and fanfiction.
On the whole the series isn’t terrible, and I suppose it’s worth reading if you’re looking for a new take on vampires. The series does not have beautiful prose but it is well-plotted; I enjoyed the (non-romantic) plots and the series has some great characters. The first book is very much “Teenagers Having Emotions,” but things pick up in the second book and the series really finds its feet in the third book. However, I feel like I was hate-reading the final book and I found the series to be ultimately unsatisfying. (I think the series could have used an epilogue, at least; the ending feels abrupt and there’s no resolution for some characters.) I think critical readers (of any age) are likely to be disappointed.
To be fair to Rose, she’s 17-18 over the course of the series. She’s young, and she’s written in a way that feels accurate to her age. Unfortunately, the character development she seemed to be enjoying in books 4-5 (independence and maturity) goes right out the window for the final book, and it got to be *really* grating to be inside her head. She is absolutely OBSESSED with Dimitri, and will never miss an oppotunity to observe how attractive he is, or note her physical response to his proximity. It gets tiresome and makes everything feel forced.
Also unfortunately, this series is a somewhat uncomfortable read, particularly in a post-Me Too context. Dimitri is 24 and (at least initially) he’s Rose’s teacher. I don’t actually have an issue with age gaps or imbalanced-power relationships (*in fiction*), but the problem with this series is that Dimitri’s interest in Rose is not believable. Because she very much acts her age, I couldn’t figure out what he saw in her, or believe that he viewed her as an equal. She’s daring and speaks her mind, which is great, but she also doesn’t listen to other people or consider that people other than her might be right at times.
This series was first published in the mid-late 2000s and I don’t think it has aged very well—in regards to the romance plot, but in other ways, too. While Rose is a POC, the vast majority of characters are white (and Moroi are “supermodel thin”). This, despite the fact that their subculture is a global one. There’s not a queer character to be found. Rose is downright rude, privately but ad nauseam, in the final book when she encounters a group of characters practicing a different culture to her own. The last couple of books feature some eyebrow-raising entitlement and disrespect of boundaries, and an “interesting” opinion on victimhood that made me say “oof.” I have a hard time seeing Rose as a relatable or sympathetic character to bright, socially-aware YA readers of today.
As a proofreader and editor, I was disappointed by the subpar editing of the series. Some of this may be specific to my edition (2013 box set reprint by Penguin), but it can’t be the only explanation. It feels as though things get worse in terms of errors as the books progress—maybe Mead’s team checked out once they had a hit series on their hands that they may have rushed to press? The fight scenes are consistently lousy—simultaneously vague and overly explanatory, burdened by the past tense and the way Mead has Rose add in reflective details that kill the action and speed. (In one memorable instance of this in the final book, Rose “helpfully” explains—mid-action scene—that, by the way, she’s wearing her shorts from earlier, which is why her legs get all scraped up.)
There are many instances of clunky sentences and not-for-stylistic-purposes repetitive wording. Not a crime, but it happened enough that I eventually wondered whether anyone actually tried to tighten up the manuscripts. Continuity errors—someone sits down on a couch and gets up from a bed; in another instance characters exit the same building twice. Many instances of missing words here and there, and other words are the wrong words: a prison is “breached,” someone leans back on their “heals,” and someone is confused “as those I’d just spoken French,” etc. Enough errors throughout to make me think the editorial team stopped caring.
For those of you who are interested in fandom, fanfiction, and subversive readings, read on. Vampire Academy’s worldbuilding makes for a good playground that you can definitely dive deeper into and go farther with. For shippers, there are plenty of combinations available, and you have solid femslash pairing potential with Rose and Lissa, with good foundational elements for the ship to set sail: they are the best of friends, Rose is *extremely* protective of Lissa, and Rose mentions Lissa’s beauty in every book (often more than once).
The books are okay; I can understand their popularity and I actually do want to watch the upcoming TV show. I enjoyed Mead’s take on vampires, her worldbuilding, and the book’s plots. But there’s a real possibility that critical readers and older readers will, like me, find the series disappointing or unsatisfying, or something that just doesn’t read well in 2022.
by Sessipops
Brilliant series. You can get lost in the nook for hours. A real page turner
by emma
Absolutely love the books! What a great story.. it’s a must read! I was a little sad that the books had to come to an end.. As Geoffrey Chaucer once said “all good things must come to an end” .. but if you like reading Vampire Acadamy books then I highly recommend reading Bloodlines series to find out what happens to Adrian and Sydney..