Review of Frostbite (Vampire Academy, Book 2)

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The Vampire Academy kids certainly transfer into some very dark moments in this novel. It might be way difficult for some readers depending on their age... but if they've watched most supernatural shows in TV, it won't be any shock to them.

Truthfully, the twist to the end of this novel is heartbreaking for Rose, but I loved how Mead handled it. She wrote Rose with such honour and grace that you really cry with her and feel her drastic actions and anger are more than justified.

The interaction between her and Dimitri leads into some troubled waters and I'm not sure I am comfortable with this idea. Dimitri himself is an excellent character but the age thing grates simply because Rose is under age. Either way, Mead introduces Adrian, who could potentially stir things up. As a reader and from Rose's point of view, there's some intensely sketchy about this character but who doesn't love those complicated, dark leads?!

Between this novel and the second, I find I'm really beginning to enjoy Mead's take on vampiric lore. The idea that there are different royal families, that there are class distinctions between sub-races of vamps, that each vamp has special skills with certain elements; this all makes things rather interesting. It's quite different from the traditional vamp stories but there's history added there and you can see where this might create some great plot points in the future.

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Added by Voxy 2 months ago on 13 May 2008 10:27