From the bestselling American fantasy author Richelle Mead, comes an amazing book series known as the Vampire Academy series. The first book Vampire Academy was published sometime in 2007, and the last book Last Sacrifice was published in 2010. In the year of 2013 it was announced that Vampire Academy was going to be turned into a movie, and it was released in theaters on February 7, 2014. Vampire Academy is the first in the series, and it give you some fantastic foundations for a new twist in the world of vampires.

St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t your ordinary boarding school; it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and dhampir (half human/half vampire) teens train to protect them. Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess, which is a mortal vampire that has a rare gift for harnessing the earth’s magic and specializing in one of the four main elements: earth, fire, water, or air. Rose Hathaway is a powerful dhampir, who is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting her best friend Lissa from the Strigoi. After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa were caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir’s Academy, which was hidden in the deep forests of Montana. Inside the iron gates of the academy, life is even more filled with danger…and the Strigol are always near by. Rose and Lissa have to navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never ever let their guard down. Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies~Vampire Academy.

I discovered the first Vampire Academy book when I went to a garage sale and looked through the books, when that one caught my eye. I’ve always loved vampire books, so I figured I would like the Vampire Academy series, and let me tell you I was right. After I finished the first book I asked for the second book for my birthday, and the other four for Christmas. Now I own all the Vampire Academy books, and I’ve read them all. When I have time I would like to reread them all again.

Vampire Academy has sold millions of copies, a lot of people loved it, and I am one of those people. This book kicked off the international number one bestselling Vampire Academy series. If you like vampires, magic, drama, romance, adventure, and action then this is the perfect book to read.