Vampire Books

So I am almost through the first 3 books of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy Series. Now there is something you need to know about my reading – I don’t really “read” per se… I listen to the audio book, downloaded to my iPod. So when you hear me talk about these books you will often hear me talk about their voices, or other things that wouldn’t be relevant to book “readers”.

So anyway, I am on the last book, and I have actually flown right through all of them in a week and a half. So I guess this means that they are pretty good. There are things that make me want to roll my eyes due to the juvenile nature of the books, but overall it didn’t bother me enough to stop reading (obviously).

The plot and how they all run together is put together pretty well, there are some pretty exciting moments in the series and it kept me interested. I’m pretty sad that I can’t find the 4th book on audio tape, so I’m going to have to wait until it comes out. *UPDATE: Blood Promise NOW AVAILABLE in Audio Format!

The characters are pretty well described, and I can get a really good idea of the “type” of person each one was. I will tell you right now though, at this point in the series, I am sooo over Dimitri. I wish she would get rid of him. I get that he is the one that brings a naughty type romance to the book, but I think I could do without all of the I love Dimitri stuff. I would love to see Rose with Adrian Ivoshkov. Which by the way has his own facebook page (here) – I just learned! However I do love that Lissa is with Christian.

Their are some very creative ways the author has used magic and the paranormal. The bond is a great way to get into two characters heads in one pop. I love it. The use of “spirit” is also very creative and intriging to think about.

All in all these books are pretty good, and I would recommend them to anyone who would like a good read. I have written some more detailed reviews on my blog, so check them out! It contains some spoilers so read with caution!

I was getting ready to write my review on Changeling when I came across this page. Its in Google Books and has about 35 pages of the book available to read for free.

Read Changeling for FREE – by Yasmine Galenorn

Here are some other places that I have seen this book available to buy:

From Audible: Changeling (Members Price = $12.27) – This is an AUDIO Book

From Amazon: Changeling (Price = from $3.75) – This is a PAPERBACK Book

From Amazon: Changeling (Price = from $18.99) – This is an AUDIO Book

Hopefully these will help you with your purchasing needs for this book. I highly recommend Audible – as they seem to have the best prices, and the download is so quick and easy, and it can be imported straight onto your iPod or other MP3 player. Amazon is good if you want a physical copy of the book – but for me this isn’t necessary.

So I just realized that Blood Promise is now available in audio form. I have read… errr, listened to, the first 3 books and have been waiting for about a year now for the 4th book to come out in an audio book. Well, I don’t have to wait anymore, Amazon has put the book up for sale in an Audio CD. It comes in CD form, with 11 CDs and is 14 hours in length.

As far as I can tell Audible.com doesn’t have this available yet – but they do have the other 3 that you can download right to your iPod, Computer, or other MP3 device.

Blood Promise Unabridged CD (Vampire Academy)

So readers – get ready for a new Review on Blood Promise, by Richelle Mead!