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Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.
Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she's been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.
But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age–old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones who don't die. But it's her fear of being just that—special, magical, powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else—someone forbidden to her.
When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney's loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.
Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?
About the Author
Richelle Mead is the author of the number-one international bestselling Vampire Academy series. A lifelong reader, Richelle has always had a particular fascination with mythology and folklore. When she can actually tear herself away from books (either reading or writing them), she enjoys bad reality TV, travelling, trying interesting cocktails and shopping for dresses to wear on tour. She is a self-professed coffee addict, works in her pajamas, and has a passion for all things wacky and humorous. Originally from Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle, Washington, where she is hard at work on her next Bloodlines novel.
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very fast, no complaints
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This is one of Richelle Mead's best. I loved reading about both Sydney and Adrian, and the cliff hanger ending has me desperately wanting the next book :)
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I found this to be very predictable and boring. I also found it very disapointing that she put all her effort into making Adrian lovable. he already is.He was the only character allowed growth and was ablee to show different emotions throughout the book. Jill was just there to service Adrian and the Sydney/Adrian relationship and I dont like female characters to be a pawn to a male character. It's very sexist and I'm frankly disgusted by Richelle who I am a great fan of all her other works.
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ISBN: 9781921518478
ISBN-10: 1921518472
Series: Bloodlines
Audience:
General
For Ages: 14 - 17 years old
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 448
Published: 12th June 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.2 x 15.4
Weight (kg): 23.2
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