Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2) Review

Hello World!

Sorry it has been awhile been busy with some life stuff and switching jobs around and what not but here I am. Fellow readers did you miss me?! Today I am going to catch up on my reviews for Vampire Academy so that I can write the review for the 3rd one which I just finished.

This is the second installment in the Vampire Diaries series. This one I had no idea the story line going into it because there was no movie to watch. I liked this because I like not knowing what is going to happen as I read.

Quick synopsis: After Victor tried to kidnap Lissa and use her Spirit power to heal him he has been taken to prison and his poor daughter has been killed because he convinced her to turn Strigoi. It is now time for winter break at St. Vladimir’s but this winter break is far from the normal. Strigoi are starting to team up, which is not very Strigoi like, and they have launched attacks again royal Moroi families. Because of this threat all of the students and their families are going to the ski lodge to stay protected. Rose is still in love with Dimitri and it gets complicated when Christian Ozera’s aunt comes to town and starts trying to steal Dimitri away to be her guardian and have a relationship with him. Rose finally decides to give her friend Mason a chance because of this. Three of Rose’s friends run away from the lodge thinking they can attack some Strigoi and Rose goes to help but things get complicated and don’t go well at all.

I enjoyed reading this book. I thought it was a good continuance of the story. Lissa is still with Christian which is nice and Rose is slowly starting to come around to him. Then a new Moroi enters the picture, Adrian, who has a thing for Rose who he calls “little Damphir”. While they are at the ski lodge some Moroi students, and adults as well, feel like they should learn to use their magic to help attack Strogoi, because really why wouldn’t you use magic in fighting them if you could. Seems a no brainer there to me, but whatever. There are some student guardians who think they can take on Strigoi and they run away and try to go find their lair. Rose and Christian go after them to stop them and of course find themselves in trouble and they all end up being captured. After a couple of days they finally are able to escape their ties thanks to Moroi magic and Rose’s smart thinking. Rose gets everyone out and is facing off with the Strigoi she is about to have to start worrying if she is going to be able to do them with Mia helps by using her water magic. Rose is able to kill both of them but not before Mason comes back to save her and he is killed in the process. This of course is real hard on Rose and she breaks down as soon as her mom arrives. Mason was her best friend and he loved her and she blames herself for not being able to save him. She however is now the youngest guardian to get her Molnija marks. This was an intense book in the sense that you weren’t sure what was going to happen! I am glad that Rose was able to prove she had it in her and that Dimitri chose to stay because he loved Rose too much to go with Christian’s aunt. I love Adrian’s character because him and Rose’s interaction is just too funny. I am definitely excited to read the next book!

Star Rating: 5 out of 5
Would I recommend: Yes I think it is a great continuation of the story. I am very interested to see where this goes.
Favorite Quote: “What matters is that someone—that you—know me that well. When a person can see into your soul, it’s hard. It forces you to be open. Vulnerable. It’s much easier being with someone who’s just more of a casual friend.”
Favorite Part: I really kind of liked when you saw a change in Mia and saw that she was growing as a character. I also liked when the Moroi were saying they should be able to fight.
Least Favorite Part: None

Well that is all for now! Next review to come soon! Happy Tuesday!

To Read Tuesday

Hello fellow readers! I have decided that I am going to start a To Read Tuesday blog post where I will post up a couple of books I am looking forward to reading soon or at least one day. I always seem to find a new book that I want to read! I have a huge list started of ones I want to read and I hope that one day I can fit them all in! Anyway I encourage you to comment with ones you are hoping to read or even Tweet about it with this #toreadtuesday.

First up on my to read list is definitely Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King. I picked this up in the store the other day because I was smart and found a way to use my member discount at Barnes and Noble and add it to my 20% off coupon and got it in hardback :-). Yay me! (I might suck at using grocery coupons, but I am great at book coupons and Michael’s coupons.) Anyway I have recently become a Stephen King reader after reading 11/22/63 and when I read the description of this I was instantly intrigued. I mean seriously when it depicts it like this who can resist!?
“In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging again. Eight people are killed; fifteen are wounded. The killer escapes.”
There is more to it then that but check it out here for the full description here.
Anyway I think it looks good and can’t wait to read it. On top of that today I saw that his plan is to make this a trilogy yay! Of course then that means I have to anxiously wait for the next two to be written.

My next book I am excited to read is Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris. I am excited because I have been reading this series from the beginning, before True Blood was a TV show and I just need to know how it ends! It has taken me awhile to get to it because I was getting frustrated with the series just feeling like it was getting drug on but don’t get me wrong I am enjoying reading it I just needed a break from it and am now ready to find out the conclusion of the series. Props to her though for making a series last 13 books! You can find the description here. I am excited to see who she ends up with in the end if it will be Eric or someone else.

Number three on my to read list is The Poisoned Pilgrim by Oliver Potzsch. This is the fourth installment in his Hangman’s Daughter series. I have enjoyed the first 3 books in this series. I like that they are historical fiction, that some of what happens in those book is what happened back in time. I am a history major so I am a fan of historical fiction. My favorite so far has been book 2 because it involved the Templars. Check out the description for this 4th book here. I have it all downloaded on my Kindle I just need to start it after I finish the book I am on now.

There are tons of other books I am looking forward to reading but I want to be able to just name a few each week and then hopefully people will start joining in the fun and let me know what they are excited to read and maybe I can add those to my list too!

Happy Tuesday everyone! I am glad that Monday is over and tomorrow half the week will be over. Granted I have to sit in a 4 hour meeting tomorrow maybe I will try and think of my award winning book that I intend on writing ;-).

Intro

Hello all you book lovers out there!

I just absolutely love reading, I have all my life. I love getting immersed in a good book and getting so connected to the stories and transported to different places! I try to read a diverse range of books, but I do have my genre’s that I enjoy more than others. I have decided that I just want a place where I can express what I am feeling about a book I am reading or have read or just anything to do with books and then hear back from other fellow readers with their comments as well.

I can’t promise it will be an everyday posting because I am working full-time, go to school, and just have a life outside of the computer. However, that being said it won’t be like months in between. I am constantly reading so I will be updating and commenting on lots of things.

Since this is called intro let me introduce myself…My name is Rachel, I am married to the love of my life for three years this June. I currently work full-time and am working towards getting my masters degree in business (marketing and operations management). I am an avid reader and usually have two books going at once. One on my Kindle that I read at home, because I can’t bring it to work, and then a normal book that I read with me at work or while I wait for Zumba to start. I play soccer, I love crafting, I enjoy watching movies and TV shows with my husband. I absolutely love anything related to Disney, you get me talking about it I could go on for hours. I also love baking cupcakes and decorating them. I love hanging out with my family and friends and just laughing and having a good time. I love pirate things, I once wrote my high school senior thesis on pirates. I have 2 dogs (Doc and Lady), and 2 cats (Autumn and Olive). I love dancing, and that is why I love doing Zumba it is fun and keeps me in shape. I try to make myself stay active and run on the treadmill but sometimes that is hard. I love listening to music especially country, pop, alternative and oldies. But really I will listen to whatever I end up liking. Hmmm well think that is all for now!

Please feel free to follow and invite others to follow. Express your opinions even if they don’t match my own and just enjoy!