Bloodlines (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Sydney Sage: Alchemist, main character. She is on a mission from the Alchemists to keep Jill safe.
• Adrian Ivashkov: Moroi, spirit user. Used to be with Rose in the Vampire Academy series.
• Jillian Mastrano-Dragomir: aka Jill. The illegitimate half-sister to Queen Lissa Dragomir.
• Eddie Castile: Jill's dhampir guardian. Lissa and Rose's friend from the Academy.
• Keith Darnell: An Alchemist stationed in Palm Springs. Abrasive, intolerable, he has been connected with Sydney and her family since they were kids. Has one glass eye.
• Lee Donahue: Son of Clarence Donahue, moved to Palm Springs from LA during his college break. Likes Jill despite their age difference.
• Clarence Donahue: An eccentric old Moroi living in Palm springs. He offers to let Adrian stay in his home and for Jill to feed from his housekeeper Dorothy. He's also obsessed with the death of his niece by, what he thinks are, vampire hunters.
• Micah Vallence: Boy at the private school who bonds with Jill, Sydney, and Eddie.
• Ibrahim Mazur: Abe for short. He is basically a Moroi mobster. He is the father of Rose Hathaway and is VERY good at getting exactly what he wants. Also known as "Zmey".
• Vasilissa Dragomir: aka Lissa. Queen of the Moroi community. Spirit user. In love with Christian Ozera. Best friend of Rose and half-sister to Jill. Jill is her only other living relative.
• Trey Juarez: Student and football player at Amberwood. Friend of Sydney's and aide to Ms. Terwilliger. Suspicious of tattoos like the one Sydney has.
• Laurel: Student at Amberwood. Has long, red hair. Has a crush on Micah. Bullies Jill
• Zoe Sage: Sydney's younger sister. Wants to be an alchemist, determined to prove herself to her father.
• Ms. Terwilliger: History teacher at Amberwood. Uses Sydney as an assistant.
• Carly Sage: Sydney's older sister in college. Non-alchemist.
• Angeline Dawes: A keeper from the woods of West Virginia.
• Daniella Ivashkov: Adrian's mother.
• Donna Stanton: A formidable Alchemist.
• Barnes: An Alchemist.
• Michaelson: An Alchemist.
• Horowitz: An Alchemist.
• Jared Sage: The father of Carly, Sydney, and Zoe.
• Tom Darnell: Keith's father.
• Mrs. Weathers: The Dorm matron at Amberwood.
• Molly: Sydney's academic advisor.
• Julia: Student at Amberwood.
• Kristin: Student at Amberwood. Mean girl.
• Dorothy: Clarence's housekeeper and feeder.
• Greg Slade: Student and football player at Amberwood.
• Sonya Karp: Former teacher at St. Vladimir's.
• Bryan: A friend of Greg's at Amberwood
• Mason Ashford: Dhampir that attended St. Vladimir's.
• Janet McCade: Office manager at a law firm Adrian interviews at.
• Lia DiStefano: Owner of a clothing store in Palm Springs.
• Mr. Carnes: One of the teachers at Amberwood.
• Miss Yamani: The teacher at Amberwood who leads the sewing club
• Mrs. Dawson: The front desk secretary at Amberwood
• Kelly Hayes: A former student at Amberwood.
• Wes Regan: Works in the registrar's office at Carlton College
• Rachel Walker: One of the Amberwood students; part of the sewing club
• Rosemarie Hathaway: aka Rose. The Dhampir who protects Lissa and is her best friend. In a relationship with Dimitri.
• Dimitri Belikov: One of the Dhampirs who protects Lissa. In a relationship with Rose and used to be a Strigoi
• Clarence Donahue: Moroi who lives in Palm Springs and has agreed to share his blood donor with the Moroi in a Palm Springs. Believes his nieces was killed by humans.
• Lee Donahue: Clarence's son who attends college in Los Angeles.

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• “Takes a lot of tries before you hit perfection." He paused to reconsider that. "Well, except for my parents. They got it on the first try.”

  Adrian Ivashkov

• “Rose scowled. "I should be the one staying. I should be Jill's roommate. No offense, Sydney. We need you for the paperwork, but I'm the one who's gotta kick anyone's ass who gives Jill trouble.”

  Rose

• “That, I thought bitterly was the saddest part of all--that Adrian Ivashkov was right.”

  Sydney Sage

• “You don't understand" He said. "I understand that you're going through a rough time. I understand that you are hurting." I refused to look at him and gave my attention to the road. "But that doesn't give you the right to play around with other people's lives. Try taking care of your own for a change.”

  Adrian Ivashkov and Sydney Sage

• “I was pretty sure “re-education” was a nice way of saying “brainwashing.””

  Sydney Sage

• “Sydney Sage.” I nodded, trying not to look flustered at the recognition. Then I realized Keith had frozen up beside me. He’d claimed he could “handle” being around Moroi, but apparently, that meant staring gape-mouthed and not saying a word.”

  Sydney Sage

• “Abe had the kind of appearance that could leave many people speechless, even if they knew nothing about him.”

  Sydney Sage

• “What happened?” He shrugged. “I told the truth.” “Adrian!” “I’m serious. She asked me what my greatest strength was. I said getting along with people.” “That’s not bad,” I admitted. “Then she asked what my greatest weakness was. And I said, ‘Where should I start?‘” “Adrian!” “Stop saying my name like that. I told her the truth. By the time I was on the fourth one, she told me I could go.”

  Sydney and Adrian

• “I was no better at reading people than I had been ten seconds ago, but in that moment, I suddenly gained a flash of understanding into the mystery that was Adrian Ivashkov. People didn’t believe in him very often. They had low expectations of him, so he did as well.”

  Sydney Sage

• “I also suddenly realized that, as unlikely as it seemed, Adrian and I had a lot in common. Both of us were constantly boxed in by others’ expectations. It didn’t matter that people expected everything of me and nothing of him. We were still the same, both of us constantly trying to break out of the lines that others had defined for us and be our own person. Adrian Ivashkov—flippant, vampire party boy—was more like me than anyone else I knew.”

  Sydney Sage

• “The greatest changes in history have come when people were able to shake off what others told them to do.”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Amberwood Prepatory School: The high school that Sydney, Jill and Eddie attend/board at to keep up their witness protection cover and to keep up Jills education.
• Los Angeles: Visited by Adrain, Lee and Sydney. The location of 'key things' that happened in the past.
• Kevins Apartment
• Nevermore: A tattoo artistry shop.
• Clarence's House

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• The Alchemists: A group of humans whose sole purpose is to keep the humans in the dark when it comes to the vampire world.
• The Moroi: These are a special group of vampires who are tall and skinny plus can wield a special kind of elemental magic, fire, water, air, earth, and the uncommon one, spirit.
• The Dhampirs: Half-vampires and half-human the dhampirs rely on the Moroi in order to not go extinct since dhampirs can't have kids with other dhampirs. As such they act as the Moroi's body guards in order to ensure their safety and both their survival.
• The Strigoi: These are evil vampires who have sold their souls for immortality. There two ways to go Strigoi, either from willingly killing another Moroi by draining their blood or to be converted by another Strigoi (most often again't your will). Needless to say, they are the bad guys.
• The Keepers: A separatist group of Moroi, dhampirs, and humans who live in the wilds of West Virginia. They have no desire to be part of "civilization" and have many bizzare customs.

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• Moroi: The mortal/living vampires, relatively human looking although quite pale and tall. Women most commonly described as being 'supermodel slim' Sensitive to the sun. Drink human blood, however they don't completely drain people.
• Dhampir /dam-peer/: The half-vampire offspring of either a dhampir and a Moroi or a human and a Moroi. Stronger than most humans and Moroi, the dhampir live to protect the Moroi as 'Guardians' (like bodyguards). They look human, and don't drink blood.
• Strigoi: Immortal Vampires. Created not born. Humans, dhampirs and Moroi can all become Strigoi. Strigoi will incinerate in the sun, have red iris' and are extremely strong. They drink human/dhampir/Moroi blood until its drained.
• Hierophants: Alchemist priests.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by The Golden Lily.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Richelle Mead (Author)

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Probably appropriate for 12+ if they like this genre, ideal for 14+

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• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Science Fiction
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Action & Adventure
• Books › Teens › Social Issues
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Urban

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• www.richellemead.com: author's website

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