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Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) - Richelle Mead,  Stephanie Wolfe So, I wasn't going to read this series. I was so afraid it would be like the House of Night series, in which I could barely make myself finish the first book. But I picked up this audiobook in the Audible paperback sale and I can honestly say I liked it and will be listening to the rest of the books. It was a great first book in a series that I've heard awesome things about, despite my own doubts.

Whereas the HON books were full of pop-culture references and a girl who only recently discovered she was a vampire and had special powers and was ostracized from her family and friends because of it, this series (or I guess I should say book, since I can't be certain how the rest of the series pans out), however, focuses on the relationship between two friends in the Vampire Academy and what lengths they'll go to protect each other. Much more admirable to me than the relationship woes Zoe faced in HON.

At first, I wasn't a fan of the narrator. She sounded a lot older than I imagined Rose to be, but she really grew on me the longer I listened. Her portrayals of Lissa and Dimitri equally grew on me, and I hope that the rest of the audiobooks are narrated by Stephanie Wolfe.