Reviews by Tag: vampires

Teen Review
Breaking Dawn book cover

Breaking Dawn

By Stephenie Meyer
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Dec 8, 2023

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer is the fourth and final book in the Twilight series. The story continues to follow the romantic relationship between Bella Swan, a human, and Edward Cullen, a vampire. The narrative unfolds in three parts: the preparation and celebration of Bella and Edward's wedding, Bella's challenging pregnancy with their half-vampire, half-human daughter, Renesmee, and the consequences of the birth on Bella's life.

Teen Review
Twilight book cover

Twilight

By Stephanie Myer
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 30, 2023

Bella isn’t like other girls; she just wants to live with her mom, but understands that she has to move to Forks to live with her dad. So, for her mom, Bella makes the decision to move to Forks and start her junior year there. The rainy temperate environment isn’t anything like what she is used to, but neither is the strange boy next to her in biology, Edward. Bella and Edward can’t keep away from each other despite Edward trying to establish distance. Bella knows Edward isn’t normal but she’s not sure what exactly he is.

Teen Review
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Twilight

By Stephanie Meyer
Star Rating
★★

Rated by
Mariam S.
Aug 12, 2022

Twilight is perhaps the quintessential YA romance novel, notorious for its movie

adaptation and public division over the love interests. Bella Swan has just left her big-city life in

Phoenix to join her father in the small forested town of Forks, Washington. Not even past the

first day of school, she begins to notice odd things - like the pale and beautiful but isolated

family that is the Cullens. Especially Edward Cullen - who seems completely infuriated and

Teen Review
The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh

The Beautiful

By Renee Ahdieh
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Aug 12, 2022

Celine Rosseau has just left her past behind in France to start a new life in America, boarding a

boat to the city of New Orleans. There’s a dark secret she’s keeping under wraps, and in an

attempt to start a new life, she joins the Ursuline covent. As she continues to adjust to life there,

she’s also introduced the the city’s mystical underworld (also known as the Court of Lions).

There, Celine meets Sébastien Saint Germain. However, Celine quickly becomes involved in the

Teen Review
The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

The Golden Lily

By Richelle Mead
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Mar 17, 2022

The second novel in the Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead, The Golden Lily, definitely lives up to the first book. Sydney continues to become more immersed in the world of her Moroi comrades, making it difficult for her to distinguish what is right, especially when she begins to feel drawn to Adrian.

Teen Review
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Bloodlines

By Richelle Mead
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Jan 24, 2022

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead is a paranormal, young adult, Vampire Academy spin-off series. Jill Dragomir is in danger, threatening Lissa’s place as queen. When Jill is sent into hiding, Sydney is assigned to be her protector. Her childhood was defined by the condemnation of Moroi, but now she must live among them. Although I didn’t care for Sydney in the Vampire Academy books, I was hooked on her character by the end of this novel.

Teen Review
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

Last Sacrifice

By Richelle Mead
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Oct 21, 2021

The sixth and final book in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead, Last Sacrifice, was a great finale. Queen Tatianna is murdered, and Rose is framed by an unknown source; Rose, Lissa, and friends must figure out who framed Rose and find Lissa’s hidden half-sibling to make things right. This installment was much better than Spirit Bound; it took on more of an exciting and mysterious thriller quality than its predecessors, and Rose seemed more like her old self.

Teen Review
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

Spirit Bound

By Richelle Mead
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Oct 21, 2021

Spirit Bound, the fifth novel in Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy series, was all over the place. After returning from her journey to Siberia, Rose is caught up in the hope of turning Dimitri back into a damphir. Rose recruits Lissa, Eddie, and some unlikely friends to return Dimitri to his original state while preparing to become an ocial guardian. This book was more drawn out than it needed to be; it was especially slow initially; however, things did pick up closer to the middle of the book.

Teen Review
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

Blood Promise

By Richelle Mead
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Oct 21, 2021

Blood Promise, the fourth book in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series, is the best of the series so far. After Dimitri is turned into a strigoi, Rose abandons her old life, including her best friend, to find and kill the man she loved. After traveling to Russia, Rose finally finds Dimitri, but instead of killing him, she is kidnapped by him. While Rose is being held by a group of strigoi, Lissa is stuck at St.

Teen Review
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

Shadow Kiss

By Richelle Mead
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Oct 6, 2021

Shadow Kiss is the third book in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. This installment explores what it means to be shadow kissed and Rose's feelings for Dimitri. When Rose's mind is tainted by unexplainable darkness, and she begins to see ghosts, including Mason's, she must decide who she will confide in, risking her closest relationships while trying to move on. I absolutely loved Rose's continued character development; she took a giant step toward becoming more mature in this book.

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