Bloodlines by Richelle Mead is the first in the Bloodlines series, the spinoff from Vampire Academy. It follows the story of young Alchemist Sydney Sage whom we met in the Vampire Academy series. In it, Sydney is tasked with protecting Jill Mastrano in Palm Springs and in order to do so attends an elite boarding school with her. We learn more about the Alchemists and also some secrets about Vampire Academy characters are revealed. To be honest, Bloodlines didn’t grab me nearly as much as Vampire Academy did. With VA we were introduced to interesting characters and they drew us into their fascinating world. While reading VA I had been interested to learn more about the Alchemists, but other than Sydney the Alchemists we meet in Bloodlines are very unsympathetic characters which killed any interest I had in learning about their organisation. What I liked Sydney. I did like Sydney in Bloodlines, and I feel her character has great scope for development. I would love to see her develop from a competent if anxious and insecure operative to the kick ass Alchemist we know she can be. I would also enjoy seeing her deal with the prejudices she’s carrying around…
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead is the first in the Bloodlines series, the spinoff from Vampire Academy. It follows the story of young Alchemist Sydney Sage whom we met in the Vampire Academy series. In it, Sydney is tasked with protecting Jill Mastrano in Palm Springs and in order to do so attends an elite boarding school with her. We learn more about the Alchemists and also some secrets about Vampire Academy characters are revealed. To be honest, Bloodlines didn’t grab me nearly as much as Vampire Academy did. With VA we were introduced to interesting characters and they drew us into their fascinating world. While reading VA I had been interested to learn more about the Alchemists, but other than Sydney the Alchemists we meet in Bloodlines are very unsympathetic characters which killed any interest I had in learning about their organisation. What I liked Sydney. I did like Sydney in Bloodlines, and I feel her character has great scope for development. I would love to see her develop from a competent if anxious and insecure operative to the kick ass Alchemist we know she can be. I would also enjoy seeing her deal with the prejudices she’s carrying around…