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We’re looking to the release of Last Sacrifice, the final book in the Vampire Academy series, with excitement and apprehension. We want to complete this journey with Rose, but it will be hard to let go of our favorite YA series.
To get the most out of it, we’ve decided to re-read the series before the Dec. 7, 2010, release. We invite you to relive Rose’s journey of love, responsibility, friendship and heartbreak with us.
Vampire Book Club is sponsoring a Vampire Academy Re-Read Challenge. All five books will need to be read between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30. We’re giving a two-month block, because we’re aware some of you will be doing Fever and Highlander series re-reads simultaneously.
The five books we’re reading for this challenge are (click to view description at Book Depository):
If you haven’t yet read the Vampire Academy series, this is a great time to do so. It’s a remarkable YA series with great appeal to adults. The fourth title, Blood Promise, is one of our favorite books — YA or otherwise.
Want to participate? First, you need to sign up via this form.
As you read or re-read each title, review it and link back to this post. If you’ve already reviewed a book, comment on this post with a link to your original review and a comment on something new you took away from the book this time around.
Not a blogger? Not a problem. You can post your reviews to Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. (any public site that allows reviews) and just post the link to that review in the comments below.
The challenge runs Oct. 1, 2010, to Nov. 30, 2010. Reviews and comments must be posted between those dates to be eligible for prizes. You may fill out the participation form at any time prior, though.
All participants who review at least one of the five books will be entered to win a copy of Last Sacrifice (to be pre-ordered). This is open internationally, provided that The Book Depository ships to you.
Those who complete the challenge will be entered to win our big prize pack featuring new series to will help fill the void left as we say goodbye to Vampire Academy. The prize pack will include:
Remember: For your reviews to count toward the prizes you need to first FILL OUT THE SIGN-UP FORM and be sure to link your reviews back to this post (or add a link in the comments).
Tell others you’re participating in the challenge; add one of the badges:
CONTEST RULES & DETAILS
Winners will be chosen via random number generator and announced on Dec. 1, 2010. They will then have 48 hours to claim their prizes before new winners are selected.
Participants must be at least 13 years old, or have their parent’s permission, to enter the contest. Please review our privacy policy, if you have any questions as to how Vampire Book Club uses your information. (Short version: we’ll only use it to contact you for this contest.)
While we certainly don’t expect this to happen, please note Vampire Book Club has the right to change or cancel any giveaway at any time without prior notice.
(Big thanks to Harlequin, Tor and Cemetery Cat Designs for donating prizes. You’re fantastic.)
This sounds great! I can’t wait 🙂
I’ve only read the first 2 books but I have 3 and 4 so I put that I’m a new reader because for the most part that’s true. I’m so happy you’re doing this because I was wanting to get this series read for the last book too. 🙂
I’ve only read the first book but I have the next two. This will get me to finally read them. I can’t wait!
Awesome! Sounds like a lot of fun- I can read VA any day.
Just finished reading Vampire Academy again! As soon as I saw this, I thought it another excuse to read the series again. One down, 5 more to go. =D
I meant 4 more to go. I got excited about Last Sacrifice. =P
Okay. So I love this contest so much that I just blogged about it. I’m on board! Thanks Vampire Book Club!
http://minaburrows.blogspot.com/2010/09/two-really-cool-contests.html
Thanks so much, Mina! I’m excited for the re-read challenge, too.
Is it time yet? I’m getting excited 🙂
I’m so excited for the last book of the series. I hope I win the big prize! ^^
i read all the books i cant wait for last sacrifice
I absolutely love this series! I have reread it several times and just can’t get enough. So I’m ready to jump in again in honor of Last Sacrifice, and get my fill of the sexy “little dhampire” loving Adrian!
I’m in 😀 http://ifmarybooks.blogspot.com/2010/10/vampire-academy-re-read-challenge.html
It’s an awesome challenge 🙂 !!!
This sounds like the best challenge ever. I absolutly love VA, count me in 🙂
Really, Superly Hope i Win.
http://claudiaprivitera.blogspot.com/2010/10/vampire-academy-book-review-va-re-read.html
Never won anything in my life and if i won this,
it’d be like or better than winning the lottery…
i absolutely love vampire academy
i have read the books so many times and check the calender every day now counting down the days for last sacrifice to come out
i read these books over and over again
i used to have reading and my friend just told me to read these books and now im OBSESSED with reading
i want you to know your books have inspired me to be a huge book worm and to just keep writing these books
i want to write a book like these when i get older and take tons of writing classes in high school like creative writing
i love your books!
please please dnt stop writing these books are soo awesome and i wish this wasnt the last one of the series
rose and lissa are the best and remind me of me and my friend i am like rose (totally badass and protective of my friends) and she is more gentle and caring
i just wish i had a love story like this
minus the evil vampire part hehe
I absolutely love Vampire Academy!
And this challenge sounds like so much fun!
This is a series that never gets old no matter how many times you re-read ’em!
I find it sad that Last Sacrifice is the last book in the series, but i am so looking forward to the new series!
Just to add: this series was so good, that it has inspired me to start writing stories of my own! 🙂
This sounds like fun!!!!
I was going to re-read this series again anyways. why not do it with other VA fan. Happy reading.
Here’s one of my Reviews (jackiem123)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Vampire-Academy/Richelle-Mead/e/9781440676611/
http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/Review.aspx?page=Review&reviewid=1457960
Vampire Academy is a fever that won’t make you sweat!!
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Unless you meet Richelle Mead and waiting for her signature and the release of Vampire Academy Last Sacrifice in a bookstore!!
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http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781595141743/Vampire-Academy?b=-3&t=-21#Reviews-21
I love VA its amzing and i have read the series about 10 times and cannot wait to do it again!!
http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/Review.aspx?page=Review&reviewid=1458576
va is the best book ever and you will never want to stop reading it
omg I need to know what happens next!!! Last Sacrifice!
This series just sucked me in
Omg i finished frostbite in a day today thankgod its holidays!!!
In my review i put “mean instead of “men” my bad sorry about that :S
I love this series can’t wait for last sacrafice its taking to long!!
http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/Review.aspx?page=Review&reviewid=1459029
I love this series so I’m very exited to re-read it !
I can’t wait to re-meet Rose, Lissa, Adrian and…Dimitri !
My blog is new so I have not already post my review about these books so this challenge will be a reason to do it quickly !
(I’m french so my blog is in french but I’ll post my reviews in english! sorry in my english is not so good !)
I forgot to give you the link to read my blog !
It’s : http://livresaddiction.blogspot.com/2010/10/vampire-academy-re-read-challenge.html
Just finished VA, now off to FB, can’t wait. Especially since my boy Adrian is there 😉 I reviewed VA but Amazon doesn’t show you your review till about 48 hrs which is preposterous, anyways FB, Adrian, here I come 😀 (I’ll post my review as soon as Amazon posts my review)
Here is the link to my review on Goodreads. Love this contest just because it gave me an excuse to go back an re read this amazing series.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/345627
better way to view my review.
http://grumpybybirth-booksilove.blogspot.com/
I love this series and this challenge. So happy to see that tis website enjoys series as much as i do. I dont blog heres my review.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2802316.Shadow_Kiss_Vampire_Academy_3_?page=2#
I forgot to add the user name its under mnunez466
Well Amazon go my review so here you go
http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A110WAHH7CBH1W/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp
*Almost done with FB 😀 started it today and only a couple more pages to go*
So excited for the challenge! Here’s the first review =) http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/review.aspx?reviewid=1460709
Second review! I forgot how much work it took for Rose and Janine to fix their relationship, and how tense it still really is. http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/review.aspx?reviewid=1463809
Omg just finished shadow kiss! Love this series and the competition for giving me an excuse to get my friends reading these books! and of course for me to re read them for the like the 11th time 😀
Here’s my third review 🙂
http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/review.aspx?reviewid=1460755
Here is my review for the second book.
http://grumpybybirth-booksilove.blogspot.com/
Fully ready to re-read VA. It’s really cool!
So I reviewed both Frostbite and Shadow Kiss today because by the time I had posted my review about VA I had already been almost done with Frostbite. And then I started on Shadow Kiss which took me while to read because this is the hardest book to finish especially with you already knowing whats going to happen anyways long story short I’ve reviewed them and I was pretty astonished that they or should I say one was already posted up. So here’s my Shadow Kiss review
http://www.amazon.com/review/R30H6QPJBYKEHZ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
IDK what happened to my Frostbite review :/ I’ll just wait till tomorrow if not I’m just going to have to review it again. 3 down 2 to go 😀
http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/review.aspx?reviewid=1461342 so there’s the link to my first review and i worked hard on it so read it!
So yea Amazon did not post my Frostbite Review yet it posted my Shadow Kiss review, weird. Any who, here is my Frostbite Review
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2YTT5QK1FHWPS/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
It’s kinda short sorry, but I made up on my Shadow Kiss review 🙂
Love the vampire Academy series!So here is the link for my first, second, and fourth review! Crossin’ my fingers!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A587AQP9D82DF/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview
BN would not let me post my review of Vampire Academy so hear it is
Now, I have read many vampire book/series over the years and none of them I enjoyed as much as this one. The main thing that I loved about it is how the characters are so relateable. Rose and Lissa are a great example of the meaning “Best Friend”. They are always there for each other. the bond between them brings a very interesting twist to the story.
OH and then there is the whole Student/Teacher relationship conflict between Rose and Dimitri; the sexy, badass Russian school guardian. This whole subplot makes the story edgy and exiting.
Another thing is the consepts of Moroi- Living Vampire, Dehampire- Half human and half vampire and that happens when a Moroi vampire mates with a human or dehampire. oh and Strigoi- undead vampires; they are made and live to destroy the Moroi race. It is the job of the Dehampires to learn to be guardians and protect the Moroi form the Strigoi and that is what Rose is learning to be for Lissa( a Moroi)
http://vampirebookclub.net/vampire-academy-re-read-challenge
Well done once again Richelle Mead!! This is when things start getting dark and intense. Everyone is worried about the Strigoi after a big attack happens. Rose is still crazy about Dimitri her tutor but now there is another girl trying to win his heart. On top if it all Rose is constently inside Lissa’s head and is not liking what she sees. Then there is Mason; Rose’s good friend and he is falling for her. What is a girl to do right; how about go on a ski trip with your friends and have the drama that come along with it.
http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/review.aspx?reviewid=1461421
Absolutely Love This Author!
I’ve read all the books twice now and I absolutly love them I’m obssesed actually and I can’t wait for the sixth book. I’m even reading the first book again for a school project…
I love the way you can connect with the characters and the whole story. My favourite characters are probably Rose and Christian, If you loook at them they have alot in common, but they still don’t like each other and are constantly fiting over lissa. They are both badasses ( Rose being rose and Christian burning people) and it’s really fun to watch them fight with all the snarky comments they can think of. Then of course there’s the whole guy issue with Rose I meen first it was Mason and in the first part of the first book Jesse and of course Dimitri and then in the second book Adrian, and it so interesting to see the way she deals with the guys practicaly lining up to be with her. Also Lissa is great they have the tipical best friend relationship with an annoying step up. I can’t imagion feeling someone elses feelings all the time.
I can’t even pick my favourite book It’s probably the third or the forth one. Everytime I read the part where dimitri is turned I criied and I love how Mason helped her from the beyond. He was sort of anoying during her field test but he still helped them find the strigoi. In the forth book when new characters are introduced, Sidney a vampire hating Alchimist who is a great adition to the story, Avery which I knew from the begining was bad, but was interesting to read about, Abe Roses misterious father, the Belikovs Dimitri’s family and the Dhampire Moroi couple really made the story even more interesting. Also you really find out a lot about the secret element spirit and the strigoi comunity and the fact that it’s in russia whoch is one of my favourite countries it’s even better.
Also an interesting fact is that she took the moroi, strigoi and dhampire creatures from actual miths and didn’t make them up,because I peronaly went to dig up as much about the miths and she really inspired me even more for the supernatural and made me want to study mithology.She’s an amazing writer and I really want there to be more books about Rose.
the vampire acadenmey books is played a very signifigent role in my life i see a great deal of myself in rose and va rocks
i asolutely LOVE vampire academy!!!!!!! it’s my favourite book series ever!!!!!!!!! twilight what? it’s nothing compared to this, this has action, romance and adventure!!!!!!!!!! it’s AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here’s my review for blood promise it took me a while to read there’s so many sad bits. But it’s a really amazing book!
Here’s my fourth review.
http://my.barnesandnoble.com/communityportal/review.aspx?reviewid=1462420
http://angelfrmwhere.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/vampire-academy-review/
Heres my VA review 🙂
http://kimscarecrow.blogspot.com/2010/05/vampire-academy-by-richelle-mead.html
When I re-read VA I think I fell in love with Dimitri even more than I originally did. I’m not really sure if that’s possible. I still had good feelings for Christian. I always liked him and I don’t know why. I’m only up to Frostbite so I hope he doesn’t disappoint me later on.