Frostbite – Vampire Academy Book 2 by Richelle Mead By Gail Pruszkowski I’m reading the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead and I think I like the second book even better than the first. I loved “Vampire Academy” but she really outdid herself with “Frostbite.” These young adult paranormal stories will definitely please the over thirty crowd as well as teens. The story picks up shortly after the first book. It has the same great characters and a few new ones. Christmas is coming up and it’s time for the winter break at St. Vladimir’s. Lissa’s Guardian, the Dhampir Rose, has a crush on her instructor and mentor, Dimitri Belakov. The two of them go to see famed Guardian Arthur Schoenberg, so Rose can take her make-up Qualifier exam. They find seven royal Moroi, massacred along with their Guardians. It appears the Strigoi, the evil and immortal vampires, are being helped by humans. The Academy decides to send the entire school on a holiday trip to the exclusive Moroi ski lodge. It’s for their own safety so the school can pool their guardians for protection. Meanwhile Rose’s mother has returned after years of no contact with her and another woman has eyes for Dimitri. Even worse their enemies are closer than they realize. 
The author brings new readers up to date, so if you haven’t read her first book you can still enjoy this one. There is less interaction between Rose and Lissa because Lissa is preoccupied with her new boyfriend, Christian. But this time more focus is placed on Rose who narrates the story. There’s the usual teenage angst, drama and jealousy, plus lots more emotion, romance and action. Mystery, intrigue, twists and turns will keep you guessing. It’s a great follow up to a great series with lots more to come. Reading Level: Young Adult Publisher: Razorbill (April 10, 2008) ISBN: 978-1595141750 Pages: 336 Gail Pruszkowski reviews for “Romantic Times BOOKreviews” magazine and her work has been published in the “Cup of Comfort” Anthologies. http://mysite.verizon.net/bookworm.gp/ http://write-juncture.blogspot.com/
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