Vampire Academy 10th Anniversary Edition

I'm a huge fan of Meads Vampire Academy series (and its spin off series Bloodlines) so when I heard about the anniversary edition I preordered it quicker than you could say Rose Hathaway... and then when I heard it would have extras in the form of short stories that gave a little more insight in to certain characters and scenes and my little heart just about gave out in the same way it did hearing (reading) Dimitri call Rose Roza... So why then has it taken me months.... yes months... to read it? Life is why. And yes I'm kicking myself. My girls and I were having a movie night just recently and I urged them to watch the movie adaptation, and as always happens, when I watch the movie I get the strongest urge to read the book again, and this time I gave in to that urge. I pushed all my other reads to one side and I threw myself in to Rose's world. Tasha Ozera was never really one of my favourite characters, but I certainly had a new found respect for her after reading The Turn and The Flame. And seeing how events unfolded immediately after Christian's parents turned Strigoi certainly made his attitude towards using his Fire Magic defensively easier to understand. The Meeting was a scene I didn't know I wanted until Mead gave it to us in this book. It is from Dimitri's POV and is the scene in which he and his team locate Rose and Lissa in Portland. It was very short but worth it for the glimpse inside his head. But my most favourite part of this anniversary edition was the final short story Hello My Name is Rose Hathaway. This takes place soon after the events of Vampire Academy, we follow Rose as she takes part in a scavenger hunt with Mason and Eddie. But the highlight for me, and I'm guessing for many other lovers of all things Rose and Dimitri, was when our hunky Russian decided to help Rose find one of the harder items on her list. By the time I had finished this book I was more in love with Rose and Dimitri than I was before, but I was terribly sad that it was over. I am definitely going to make room in my reading schedule to read the rest of the series, but I really hope Mead offers us up some more extra scenes in the future.

I read the series as it was released and I needed a copy for my bookshelf

Loved this book

Arrived slightly damaged, extra stories are great!

So excited to receive this as I loved the books and the film!

always loved this series of books

Although I'm a fan of the story the condition of the book that I received was less than satisfactory. This brand new paperback arrived with a folded front cover and fraying around the edges, worse than preowned paperbacks that I've bought before.

Great product.

Llegó en la fecha acordado, solo está un poco dañado en la portada, pero nada grave. Todo lo demás está en perfectas condiciones.

Diese Geschichte ist einfach meine absolute Lieblingsgeschichte! Dass Richelle Mead zum 10. Jahrestag diese Extrakapitel veröffentlicht hat, hat mich so gefreut. Sehr schön, aber auch bedrückend und stellenweise auch erklärend (wieso manche Protagonisten eben sind wie sie sind). Empfehlenswert, selbst, wenn man - wie ich - auch schon den 1. Teil ohne Extrakapitel hat :)

Richelle mead's writing is as engrossing as it was 10 years ago.

*Originally read May 2012* *Reread December 2016* Ten years. What a great time for a reread. It's only been four years for me but it's just as good four years later. Theres nothing else like it. Rose is a great heroine - loyal and fierce and snarky. I just love her. Her and Dimitri's chemistry is off the charts, they are definitely in my top ten of favorite book couples. The 10th anniversary edition also came with four short stories: The Turn and the Flame - 5 stars Told from Tasha Ozera's pov, this story is set the night that Tasha's brother and sister-in-law (Christian's parents) voluntarily turned Strigoi. Tasha also lost a dHampir friend that was important to her and we find out how her face was scarred. Her horrific night just strengthened her belief that Moroi should learn to defend themselves. And, damnit, even knowing what she and Dimitri will briefly be to each other later on, it's hard to hate her. Excellent story. From the Journal of Vasilisa Dragomir - 3 stars Meh. Journal entries of Lissa's pov while she and Rose were on the run. We didn't learn anything new. The Meeting - 5 stars Told from Dimitri's pov, this is the scene from the beginning where he intercepts the girls to bring them back to St. Vladimir's. From the start it's clear the effect Rose has on Dimitri. Squee. I believe this story was actually previously released but it's still a good one. Hello, My Name is Rose Hathaway - 5 stars The St. Varvara's Day scavenger hunt is a tradition held every November during the carnival. It's top secret from teachers. And Rose wants no part of it. Until Lissa begs her to participate because she wants one of the prizes. So she joins Mason and Eddie's team. But when one of the items belongs to Dimitri, he soon busts her. Not to worry, Dimitri is up for a little fun and he helps her snatch one of the impossible to get items on the list. This one was a hoot to read. Loved it.

Super! En plein ce que je voulais!!