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Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose... It's winter break at St. Vladimir's, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy's crawling with Guardians--including Rose's ... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Rose Hathaway: A teen girl that has seetled back to the Vladimir Academy. Her secret lover is Dimitri and her best friend is Lissa the only remaining Dragomir.
  • Vasilissa (Lissa) Dragomir: Rose's best friend. She has the ability to use spirit, a new found element. She had saved Rose from death after a car incident that killed her family.
  • Dimitri: Rose's private teacher. He has taken a liking over her amd fell in love with her.
  • Victor Dashkov: An evil man who will do anything to get Lissa to heal him of his disease.
  • Strigoi: Undead Moroi who have gone bad. The are really strong like dhampirs and feast on mostly Moroi.

Memorable Quotes

  • “""what's your name?" "what?" i asked, squinting at the light. "your name." I reconized Dr. Olendzki peering over me. "you know my name." "I want you to tell me." "Rose. Rose Hathaway." "Do you know your birthday?" "Of course I do. Why are you asking me such stupid things? Did you lose my records?" Dr. Olendzki gave an exasperated sigh and walked off, taking the annoying light with her. "I think she's fine," "”
    Rose
  • “""Not into older guys, huh?" asked Adrian once we were alone. "You're imagining things," I said. "Clearly, My stunning beauty has clouded your mind." "”
    Adrian and Rose
  • “"There's nothing worse than waiting and not knowing what'll happen to you. Your own imagination can be crueler than any captor."”
    Dimitri
  • “""that's pretty hot," he said. "Punching me in the eye?" "Well, no. Of course not. I meant the idea of getting rough with you is hot. I'm a big fan of full-contact sports." "I'm sure you are," "”
    Adrian and Rose
  • “""Sweat isn't a bad thing," he said, leaning his head against the wall thoughtfully. "Some of the best things in life happen while your sweating. Yeah, if you get too much of it and it gets old and stale, it turns pretty gross. But on a beautiful women? Intoxicating. If you c ould smell things like a vampire does, you'd know what I'm talking about. Most people mess it all up and drown themselves in perfume. Perfume can be good ... especially if you get one that goes with your chemistry. But you only need a hint. mix about 20 percent of that with 80 percent of your own perspiration ... mmm." He tilted his head to the side and looked at me. "Dead sexy.""”
    Adrian and Rose
  • “"You know what would help?" I asked, not meeting his eyes. "Hmm?" "If you turned off this crap music and put on something that came out after the Berlin Wall went down." Dimitri laughted. "Your worst class is history, yet somehow, you know everything about Eastern Europe." "Hey, gotta have material for my jokes, Comrade." Still smiling, he turned the radio dail. To a country station. "Hey! This isn't what I had in mind," I exclaimed. I could tell he was on the verge of laughing again. "Pick. It's one or the other." I sighed. "Go back to the 1980s stuff." He flipped the dail, and I crossed my arms over my chest as some vaguely European-sounding band sang about how video had killed the radio star. I wished someone would kill this radio."”
    Dimitri and Rose
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First Sentence

Things die.

Series

This is book 2 in the Vampire Academy series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Richelle Mead (Author)
 

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