55 pages • 1 hour read
Vampire Academy
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Overview
Written in 2007 by Richelle Mead, Vampire Academy is the first of six novels in the Vampire Academy series, which follows the coming-of-age journey of Rosemarie “Rose” Hathaway, a dhampir (half vampire) who is training to become a guardian for her best friend, Vasilisa “Lissa” Dragomir. Lissa is a royal Moroi (or full vampire) with mysterious powers. The novel addresses themes of friendship, forbidden romance, and personal responsibility within a school setting.
In 2014, Vampire Academy was adapted into a film starring Zoey Deutch, but the endeavor was considered to be a failure both critically and financially. In 2022, the streaming service Peacock developed the novel as a television series that was cancelled after one season.
This guide refers to the 2007 Razorbill e-book edition.
Content Warning: Both the source text and this guide include graphic descriptions of blood, violence, the deaths of family members, self-harm, violence against animals, sexist rhetoric, attempted sexual assault, and bias against sex workers. Additionally, the source text includes implicit elements of anti-gay bias and describes a romantic relationship between an adult and a minor.
Plot Summary
The novel begins with 17-year-old Rose Hathaway allowing her vampiric best friend, Lissa Dragomir, to feed on her blood.
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