Book Hype hosts Jen, Karen and Marama are joined by guest host Kristina to review Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, and the recent movie adaptation.

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What are we reading?
–Grimm Tales by Phillip Pullman
–Disruption by Jessica Shirvington
–The Running Man by Stephen King
–Shadow Kiss and Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
–One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak
–Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor
–Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
–We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Book Bites: Topics and styles you hate to read
-Lyrical books and romances aren’t for everyone.
-Unsurprisingly, Karen (and Kristina) like everything.

Book discussion: Vampire Academy
-Buy it, borrow it, or don’t read it?
-What did we think of the pacing?
-Did we like the writing style?
-Kristina makes a little vampire joke.
-How do we love Rose Hathaway? Let us count the ways.
-But we also love Lissa.
-Is Rose’s use of their bond an invasion of privacy?
-What do we think about Lissa’s use of compulsion?
-Were new readers surprised by Lissa’s self harm?
-“Magic comes at a cost.” “Thanks, Rumpelstiltskin.”
-Important question: Where does Christian write his poetry?
-Romitri: Who loves it, who hates it?
-We torture Karen with Vampire Academy and Bloodlines spoilers.
-Mia’s theme song is clearly “Royals.”
-The ending made sense! Always a good sign in a book.
-Rose would not do well in a performance review.
-How does Vampire Academy rank against other vampire books?
-Marama thinks fog is a pretty poor defence.
-Kristina and Karen give their predictions…
…and Jen and Marama laugh at them.

Movie discussion: Vampire Academy
-Jen and Karen review the film.
-Did the movie marketing hurt it?
-What changes were made from book to movie?
-Do we like the casting?
-Kristina likes Rose’s voice, and Marama.

Feedback:
-Were the changes in the movie necessary?
-What other books do VA fans have to look forward to?
-Karen is an inspiration.
-What are our favourite scenes?
-Karen likes friendship, and Marama likes fire.

Next on Book Hype:
-Author Jessica Shirvington will be joining us!
-If you have questions about her Embrace series or new book Disruption, leave them in the comments.

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