Review: Bloodlines (Bloodlines #1) - Richelle Mead

Name: Bloodlines (Bloodlines #1)

Author: Richelle Mead

General Release Date: 25th August 2011

Date I finished it: 27th August 2011

Type: Paperback

From: Amazon

My Rating: 5/5 stars

Once again I don't really know how to write this review without it turning into a massive Richelle Mead Gust-Fest!

I think everyone has been waiting for this book to be released all year, I know I have!

For those of you who may have been living under a rock for the past year, Bloodlines is the new spin off from Richelle's Vampire Academy series. I loved Vampire Academy, it is one of my favourite YA book series', so I was super excited to eventually get my hands on Bloodlines.

This time around we are thrown into the world of Sydney who we met in the Vampire Academy series, but didn't really find out too much about her except for her job. She is an alchemist.

She pretty much cleans up vampire messes and works to make sure humans do not find out about the vampire world, even though she works with vampires, being nice, friendly or even tolerant towards them is strictly frowned upon in the alchemist world. After going rogue and helping Rose in the Vampire Academy series Sydney is in some series trouble with her family and the rest of the alchemists.

In order to save her younger sister from being thrown into the world of vampires, Sydney takes up a new job in Palm Springs, playing the role of Jill's (Queen Vasalisa's half sister) sister and dorming with her in a elite private school to keep her out of harms way.

I won't say too much else because I don't want to spoil the plot for anyone who hasn't read the book yet.

I completely fell in love with this book from page one (which if you know me isn't a big shock, I fall in love with all of Richelle's books from page one!). At first I wasn't too sure about the story being told from Sydney's point of view. I didn't think she was that great of a character in Vampire Academy, she had some great parts in that series, but I didn't know if she had enough pull as a character to tell an entire story.

I was wrong, she did!

As the story unfolds we get to see some of our favourite characters from the Vampire Academy series, as well as some new ones from the Bloodlines world. I really liked how the two worlds mixed at the start of the book and there were characters from both series' sitting in the same room together.

As with all of Richelle's book there is a mysterious danger element in the book and when that mystery is finally unravelled I was completely shocked!

Even though Vampire Academy has come to and end, I'm looking forward to seeing glimpses of my favourite characters in the new Bloodlines series now.

Bloodlines will never be the same as Vampire Academy, it is not meant to be the same! I really cannot wait to read more about Sydney and her antics now.

Review: Storm Born Comic #3 - Richelle Mead

Name: Storm Born Comic #3

Author: Richelle Mead

General Release Date: Unknown

Date I finished it: 28th August 2011

Type: PDF File

My Rating: 5/5 stars

A massive thank you to Sea Lion books for sending me this to review, I was a bit nervous as I had heard there was a bit of a delay with this issue!

The story starts off right where we left it in issue two, Euegnie has decided to cross over to the Otherworld in order to find and rescue the teenager Jasmine who was kidnapped by Aeson (some of us who have read the books know who she really is).

While in the Otherworld Eugenie gets help from King Dorian to reach Aeson's castle and rescue Jasmine but when she gets there things do not go as smoothly as she originally planned!

I love love loved this issue!I honestly do not know what I can possibly say that isn't going to turn into a Richelle Mead gush fest..ok so I'll try....

The art work in this issue is truly amazing! Being a fan of the original books I was completely surprised to see some of my favourite characters come to life. King Dorian, Aeson and Volusian are not what I expected at all. In fact they are a million times better than what I had imagined in my head!

King Dorian's court was exactly what I had imagined it to be like from the books, people kissing and doing who knows what out in the open! The Otherworld itself has some amazing details in it, especially the trees in the background I really loved those!I loved how the all of the characters have still kept all their individual traits and quirks from the books and of course they make me laugh like hell! Of course Eugenie is her usual bad-ass self like she is in the books, only this time it's as if she has come to life!

I honestly cannot wait for the fourth issue in this series now!

In My Mailbox (IMM) #14

Here is this week's In My Mailbox video

I bet your all glad it's only 5 minutes long compared to last week's video!

Review: Adrian's Lost Chapter (Bloodlines 0.5) - Richelle Mead

Name: Adrian's Lost Chapter (Bloodlines 0.5)

Author: Richelle Mead

General Release Date: August 2011

Date I finished it: 27th August 2011

Type: PDF File

My Rating: 5/5 stars

This was the first chapter of Bloodlines from Adrian's perspective.It was what was going to be the original first chapter for Bloodlines!I liked it, but am so glad Richelle went with Sydney's chapter instead!I much prefer the story being told form Sydney's perspective, she is such a great main character!
You can read it for yourself HERE

Review: - Pariah Comic #3 - Aron Warner

Name: Pariah Comic #3

Author: Aron Warner

General Release Date: September 2011

Date I finished it: 27th August 2011

Type: PDF File

From: Review Copy from publishers

My Rating: 4/5 stars

Another big thank you to Sea Lion books for sending me a review copy of this issue!

This is the third comic in Aron Warner's Pariah comic book series, and in my opinion I think this is the best one so far!

This issue follows another new character, a Vitro called Robert Maudsley,

Robert has the ability to understand human emotions and thoughts and likes to play people off against each other and see how far he can push people.

Robert kind of creeped me out a bit, he doesn't seem to really care about what is right or wrong, and only cares that he gets the outcome he expects or hopes for. It's strange watching him play with people and know exactly what he needs to do to get his end result.

I think he will be one to watch out for in the future issues, as I don't think he is exactly a "team player".

Once again, some great artwork. I really love the entire feel of these comics!

Anxiously awaiting issue four now so I can find out what happens next!