Frostbite (Vampire Academy, Book 2)
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 handto- 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…

Customer Review: Series keeps getting better and better
Life is rough in high school–even for dhamphirs. Rose Hathaway is in her Senior year at St. Vladimir’s. In six months, she’ll be a full fledged guardian, protecting her lifelong best friend, Lissa, a Moroi Royal.

Rose is on her way to take her Qualifier. She’s going to be tested by one of the guardian greats, Arthur Schoenberg. Since he cannot leave the Moroi royal house he is guarding, Rose and her teacher, Dimitri, are coming to them.

What they find instead is slaughter. All Moroi and Dhamphir members of the household are dead–apparently a plot by the Stigoi vampires and humans in conjunction.

St. Vladimir’s reacts with alarm. The school won’t be allowing the students to leave on Christmas break. Instead, a ski resort will host all the students together and attendance is mandatory.

Then–another Royal house is attacked and it becomes obvious the Stigoi are set to attack all the Moroi royalty and end the lines. While the Moroi are arguing defense, some of the factions are considering a more offensive approach–which, to this point, has been forbidden.

Did I mention that Rose is having man trouble? She’s in love with Dimitri, her teacher, but she can have Mason, a fellow guardian-in-training.

And–since the guardians in training need even more defensive training, guess who’s come to teach special classes? Janine Hathaway, Rose’s mother, who’d given up raising her child for her career.

What impresses me most about “Frostbite” is Rose’s character growth in one short novel. You really read how events shape Rose’s thought processes and can see how this young heroine is being shaped for her future in service to the Moroi.

The intro to this book is one of the best I’ve ever read. In author parlance, it’s a ‘tell’, but it’s a great introduction to Rose’s world and the three types of vampires inhabiting it.

“Frostbite” is the second book in Richelle Mead’s ‘Vampire Academy’ series. It’s written for young adults, but I promise you adult readers are going to enjoy every minute of the story. I’m definitely looking forward to the next book.

Customer Review: bought this book because of the auther
I bought this and the privious book becase of the auther. I really like her book I read both books in tow days. I could not put this book down. Every page was like a gift. By the end of the book I was crying, it could have been becase it was 4 am and I’d been up all day but I don’t think so. The ending leaves you wanting more I don’t know IF I can wait till nov when the next book comes out. The ending is wonderful made you feel things were right even thought bad things happen in the world.