Richelle Mead’s bestselling book, Bloodlines, was an excellent read.
In this novel, there are two kinds of vampires: The Moroi, the good vampires who wield elemental magic; and the Strigoi, the evil bloodsucking monsters who stalk the night and fear the sun.
The Moroi have just selected a new queen, Lissa Dragomir, after a tragedy in which the last queen was murdered. But this queen only has one living relative, Jill Dragomir, and if Jill dies, it would be the end of Queen Lissa’s reign.
Jill is in mortal danger, and must go into hiding.
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of special humans dedicated to keeping the rest of humanity oblivious to the vampires who they believe to be evil.
She is tasked with keeping Jill safe, which means she has to be in contact with the “evil” Moroi every day. But, she must do as her superiors say, because if she steps one more foot out of line she could be sent to Reeducation, which is a nightmare for Alchemists. She had already helped fugitive dhampir (half Moroi, half human) Rose Hathaway clear her name. She wrote it off as simple ambition to her superiors, but they were still suspicious that she was too friendly with the Moroi.
But, as she figured, at least it was better than Siberia.
Threats lurk everywhere at the expensive private school they go to, Amberwood Prep, and when she meets Adrian Ivashkov, not only her life is in danger, but her heart.
This book earns a four out of five, because although it has an interesting plot line and the author is great, it dragged a little until the plot really got moving. I found that in the first quarter or so of the book, there was a lot more drama and a lot less action, but that could be attributed to the beginning of a new series and introducing the plot.
Despite the lag, however, Mead pulled it together and made it an enjoyable book.
Mead crafts an intriguing world in Bloodlines.
