Vampire Academy
Ok I just finished Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. I wouldn’t put it up for any writing awards but it was entertaining. Definitely what I would classify as campy vamp material, young reader, similar to Harry Potter only more along the lines of Xena, the warrior princess, complete with a hint of sexual tension between the two principle characters (both girls in high school.) Interesting take on the whole vampire mythos though. I’m not well read in this area so I could be in error with that statement. In fact, I normally wouldn’t read something like this - I blame my sister and my friend Matt for using their vampy powers of suggestion to force this upon me. In any event I suppose the book mostly appeals to the teenage angst most girls experience(d) in high school. The characters are a little over the top in conforming with their archetypes but then again, one doesn’t read books like this for psych 101. Again the primary audience being young women. Overall, it was simple, fun, raw and kept my interest the entire time (took about 5 hours to read.) A nice break from some of the more heady stuff I’ve read lately.