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Friday, August 14, 2009
~ 3:04 PM ~
So recently, I've discovered that since the book Twilight came into movie form, lots and lots of people have been going crazy over vampires, werewolves, all those creatures. Including my own sister. >.< Twilight series. Duh. No one should have to ask what is that. Stephenie Meyer's Twilight has been the hit of teens. Everyone at least have heard of the book.

Then, there's the not-so-famous-yet-still-good vampire books.

1) Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
2) House of Night novels by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

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Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead
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(Credits to VA's Official Book Website: http://www.vampireacademybooks.com/)
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Book 1: Vampire Academy
St. Vladimir's Academy isn't just any boarding school–it's a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them.

Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess.

They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St. Vladimir's–the very place where they're most in danger.

Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy's ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals.

But they must be careful lest the Strigoi–the world's fiercest and most dangerous vampires–make Lissa one of them forever.



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Book 2: Frost Bite
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...

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Book 3: Shadow Kiss
Is Rose's fate to kill the person she loves most?

It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation.

Since Mason's death, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She has dark flashbacks in the middle of practice, can't concentrate in class, and has terrifying dreams about Lissa.

But Rose has an even bigger secret... She's in love with Dimitri. And this time, it's way more than a crush.

Then Strigoi target the academy in the deadliest attack in Moroi history, and Dimitri is taken.

Rose must protect Lissa at all costs, but keeping her best friend safe could mean losing Dimitri forever...



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Book 4: Blood Promise (coming soon on August 25th, 2009)

How far will Rose go to keep her promise?

The recent Strigoi attack at St. Vladimir's Academy was the deadliest ever in the school's history, claiming the lives of Moroi students, teachers, and guardians alike.

Even worse, the Strigoi took some of their victims with them... including Dimitri.

He'd rather die than be one of them, and now Rose must abandon her best friend, Lissa – the one she has sworn to protect no matter what – and keep the promise Dimitri begged her to make long ago.

But with everything at stake, how can she possibly destroy the person she loves most?



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House of Night novels by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
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(Credits to HON's Official Book Website)
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Book 1: Marked
http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/marked.html

After she is Marked, 16-year-old Zoey Redbird enters the House of Night and learns that she is no average fledgling.

She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx.

But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers.

When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite club, is mis-using her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny— with a little help from her new vampyre friends.







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Book 2: Betrayed
http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/betrayed.html

Zoey has managed to settle in at the House of Night and come to terms with the vast powers the Goddess Nyx has given her.

Just as she finally feels she belongs, the unthinkable happens: human teenagers are being killed, and all evidence points to the House of Night.

While danger stalks the humans from Zoey’s old life, she begins to realize that the very powers that make her so unique might also threaten those she loves.










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Book 3: Chosen
http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/chosen.html

Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school take a mysterious turn.

Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity.

Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare situation of having three boyfriends. Mix a little bloodlust into the equation and the situation has the potential to spell social disaster.

Just when it seems things couldn't get any tougher, vampyres start turning up dead. Really dead. It looks like the People of Faith are tired of living side-by-side with vampyres.

But, as Zoey and her friends so often find out, how things appear rarely affects the truth...





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Book 4: Untamed
http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/untamed.html

Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird – she’s become an expert on suckiness.

In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast.

Speaking of friends, of the two Zoey has left, one is undead and one is unMarked.

And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong. But will anyone listen to her?

Zoey's adventures at vampyre finishing school take a wld and dangerous turn as loyalties are tested, shocking true intentions come to light, and an ancient evil is awakened.




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Book 4: Hunted
http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/hunted.html

What if the hottest guy in the world was hiding a nameless evil, and all he wanted was you?

At the start of this heart-pounding new installment of the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey’s friends have her back again and Stevie Rae and the red fledglings aren’t Neferet’s secrets any longer.

But an unexpected danger has emerged.

Neferet guards her powerful new consort, Kalona, and no one at the House of Night seems to understand the threat he poses. Kalona looks gorgeous, and he has the House of Night under his spell.

A past life holds the key to breaking his rapidly spreading influence, but what if this past life shows Zoey secrets she doesn’t want to hear and truths she can’t face?


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Book 6: Tempted (coming soon on October 27th, 2009)
http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pages/tempted.html

So…you’d think after banishing an immortal being and a fallen High Priestess, saving Stark’s life, biting Heath, getting a headache from Erik, and almost dying, Zoey Redbird would catch a break.

Sadly, a break is not in the House of Night school forecast for the High Priestess in training and her gang. Juggling three guys is anything but a stress reliever, especially when one of them is a sexy Warrior who is so into protecting Zoey that he can sense her emotions.

Speaking of stress, the dark force lurking in the tunnels under the Tulsa Depot is spreading, and Zoey is beginning to believe Stevie Rae could be responsible for a lot more than a group of misfit red fledglings.

Aphrodite’s visions warn Zoey to stay away from Kalona and his dark allure, but they also show that it is Zoey who has the power to stop the evil immortal.

Soon it becomes obvious that Zoey has no choice: if she doesn’t go to Kalona he will exact a fiery vengeance on those closest to her. Will Zoey have the courage to chance losing her life, her heart, and her soul?


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So, that is all I have for today. Keep on reading to find out more! Of course, there are A LOT of different vampire books, Buffy the Vamp Slayer, for example. But I decided to choose these two for special reasons. It's 'young', meaning it fits right into the teenage lives of...teenagers. All the protagonists in these two series are teenagers. So that really clicks. Also, I just love these two series myself, even better than the Twilight series, if I do say so. Don't yell; don't bash. Those are just my honest opinions. You may think otherwise.

That's all I have for you today. Later!

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