Blood doesn't lie...
Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of human and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the last place anyone would think to look for vampire royalty - a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. But instead of finding safety at Amberwood Prep, Sydney discovers the drama is only just beginning.
Characters: Sydney
is a human but part of a family of alchemists. She has been assigned
to attend school with Jill to watch over her and make sure that she
stays safe in a time of turmoil in her family. Sydney takes the job
to save her sister from having to become a full alchemist before
Sydney thinks that she's ready. Sydney is a very smart girl but comes
off very soft spoken and guarded in her emotions
Originality: The
vampires in this world are complex with different types as well as
hierarchy. There is also the combination of the Alchemists and
humans. Although I would have to say that the vampires of this world
are not the type you would see in most novels. They go out during the
day, eat real food (blood often as well) Although our main character
is raised to fear them, for the most part they don't seem to be very
threatening to the human world.
Plot: Sydney
is on assignment to watch over Jill while she's in hiding at a school
in Florida. But in the mean time she finds that the kids in the
school are getting these mysterious tattoos that are having an effect
on them physically and decides to look further into the matter.
Writing: Although
this is a spin off series to her Vampire Academy books, you won't
have to read those to understand what is happening. The reader gets
filled in on the situations as they arise and a little background of
the characters and how they know each other. So if you haven't read
the Vampire Academy series you will get spoiled to some of the events
from those books if you jump into these first. It is a very complex
world with rules and guidelines about how they all can interact with
each other.
With the
summary, I wasn't expecting the story to really focus more on the
tattoos at the school and what was happening to the students when
they got them. As the summary doesn't even take mention of it, I
personally felt that was the story line that really drove the story
more so than protecting Jill. I really enjoyed this story and found
the combinations of story lines was compelling and a really fun and
entertaining read.
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