St. Vladimir's Summer School: Frostbite

St. Vladimir's Summer School with Jen and Steph AND Jenn! 

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SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL. I was never this excited for regular school, but hey, I get to read! My favorite series! All over again! YAY!

This week's homework assignment . . . book two, Frostbite!

Missed last week's assignment? See what I thought of Vampire Academy right here.

April 10, 2008
Razorbill
Young Adult | Paranormal
Vampire Academy #2
Pages: 327
Source/Format: Bought/Paperback
Rating: ★★★★
(original rating/review: ★★★★)
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Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound

Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose... 

It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with Guardians—including Rose’s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasn’t bad enough, Rose’s tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason’s got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa’s head while she’s making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academy’s not taking any risks... This year, St. Vlad’s annual holiday ski trip is mandatory. 

But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a price...


MY THOUGHTS:


I always thought this premise was a little cheesy. Especially the tagline on the back: When love and jealously collide on the slopes, winter break turns deadly... lol okay then. 

But honestly, this book is a tiny bit better than the first book. I never have really liked the first two--it isn't really until the third book that the story snowballs down the mountain (see what I did there?) 

However, I love that Rose's and Dimitri's relationship gets a tiny bit rocky in this one.  I mean, it must be HELLA tough to hide your feelings for your mentor. And not tell your best friend about it? Omg I would die. DIE, I SAY. 

I know their relationship isn't the most popular one. In fact, it's really frowned upon since Dimitri is in fact her teacher. I was texting Steph last night about and she said that he should have removed himself from [the] situation and at first I was like, okay, yeah. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized why he DIDN'T. 

See, in the first book Rose was going to be kicked out of the academy unless someone was willing to work with her and train her. Which Dimitri suggested and the Principal was all, "Are you going to do it, Guardian Belikov?" and then he was quiet and Smug Faced Principal said, "That's what I thought," and Dimitri was like "HELL YEAH I WILL because Rose has potential." If he removed himself from the situation, she would be kicked out of the academy and THEN what would happen? HMMM, MISS STEPH? (All I want to do right now is stick my tongue out at you and now I'm thinking I am going to make an awesome paralegal.) 


I however am a fan of the Forbidden Relationship. So it doesn't bother me as much as it does Steph. 


BUT TASHA ANNOYS ME SO MUCH. omg. I am not a fan of Miss Tasha Ozera, who thinks she can steal Dimitri from Rose. *glare eyes* Rose and Dimitri are made for each other. They get each other. <3

I could see his labored breathing and knew his heart was beating as quickly as mine. And he wasn't pulling away. I knew this was wrong--knew all the logical reasons for us staying apart. But right then, I didn't care. I didn't want to control myself. I didn't want to be good.  

Before he realized what was happening, I kissed him. Our lips met, and when I felt him kiss me back, I knew I was right. He pressed himself closer, trapping me between him and the wall. He kept holding my hand, but the other one snaked behind my head, sliding into my hair. The kiss was filled with so much intensity; it held anger, passion, release . . . . 

He was the one who broke it. He jerked away from me and took several steps back, looking shaken.  

"Do not do that again," he said stiffly.  

"Don't kiss me back then," I retorted.

- p. 112 

Sigh. Oh how I love those two. <3

And next week! Shadow Kiss! Where things get EXCITING.