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allaboutthedrama · 2 months
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I know that I'm pretty late to the conversation, but I've just reread all of Vampire Academy and Bloodlines (possibly for The Untitled Jill Project) and it's the first time I've reread the VA series in years.
I'm just thinking about how, in my opinion, the quality of the VA series improved as we got into the last few books, and with Bloodlines, I think the reverse sort of happened. Spoilers for both series ahead. (Yeah, the last book came out nine years ago, but you never know.)
I think I hadn't realized how cohesive the ending of Last Sacrifice was. Details from as far back as the first book came up and were very relevant. The political plotline came together in a really tight way, Sonya Karp turned out the be Chekov's spirit user, we got more world-building details, the antagonists had complex and convoluted motivations, and even when there were plot threads left dangling, those actually served a purpose. I loved the part where Adrian pointed out to Rose that her actions had consequences and even though she had gotten what she wanted, not everything else was resolved, so people like Eddie and Sydney and Jill were left in bad situations, and she was partly responsible. It created a little more moral ambiguity, which I really enjoyed, especially since YA tends to like the very neat endings where everything winds up happily ever after.
The Vampire Academy books improved the deeper into the series you got. And, although I love Bloodlines, I do think that the first three books are much stronger than the last three. Which is a shame, because the series has so much potential.
I think Mead is at her best when she's writing something of a mystery. Last Sacrifice obviously comes to mind (they're solving a murder mystery, after all). Bloodlines had that, with the tattoos, Lee, and Keith being shady all building up to a really exciting climax. The Golden Lily wasn't quite as much of one, but the clues leading up to the reveal of the Warriors were well-placed. Indigo Spell went straight back into mystery territory, trying to find Jackie's sister. And then The Fiery Heart is where, in my opinion, things start to falter. There's a lot of interesting worldbuilding information introduced, with the new details about spirit and magic coming up, and it was fun to get into Adrian's head, but it definitely felt like this supernatural romance was shifting to become a lot more romance and a lot less concerned with the supernatural. But that's not such a big deal. It's the middle of the series, we're building tension, Re-Education has been a threat hanging over Sydney since page one of Bloodlines and we're finally seeing that fear pay off.
But then we get to Silver Shadows, and while I guess figuring out where Sydney is could be a mystery, it doesn't really resonate the way 'who killed the queen' does, in my opinion. Sydney's arc in Re-Education is great, and I do like the way the books deal with Adrian's mental health issues, but some of Adrian's chapters felt more like filler. And a bigger issue, imo, was that this was when we really started to lose the side characters. Some of my favorite parts of the first few books were characters like Jill, Eddie, Trey, and Angeline, and then the ensemble atmosphere was largely gone, because Sydney was in Re-Education and Adrian left Palm Springs. The final fight and flight sequence was really good, though, so I had high hopes going into The Ruby Circle.
The Ruby Circle is probably my least favorite of the books between both of the series, and I think that's a shame, since it's the finale. We'd just had a 'kidnapped character' arc, so I think there was less emphasis on describing everyone's reactions. We saw the biggest reaction from Eddie, but as a result, he got kind of flattened out from the really well-rounded character he'd been from the back half of the VA books and the first part of Bloodlines.
The Ruby Circle could have been a really good mystery, with lots of twists that tied up a lot of the lingering questions from the series. Except that a lot of threads from the rest of the series were dropped and didn't resurface. They never caught whoever was behind the assassination attempt on Jill. I don't think we even got an official resolution on whether Lissa managed to change the quorum law. The political plots that were integral to VA weren't significant in Bloodlines, despite it all starting because of a politically motivated assassination. We also never got a resolution on the rogue spirit user who turned Lee back from being Strigoi, or the spirit users who had been sent to the psychiatric facility in Tarasov (the prison from Spirit Bound). We never found Robert Duro. The bond itself was somewhat discarded, too, whenever it wasn't immediately useful for a plot point. Instead, we just got a scavenger hunt across the country, a few fight scenes where the protagonists were pretty much guaranteed to win, and a final showdown with a magic barrier that, as we learn after, would have dropped down on its own in a few hours for them to bring Jill food, anyways.
I obviously still like the series, since I'm rereading it and talking about it nine years after the fact. But I think that there were a lot of opportunities to continue plots from VA that were lost, even when they should have been brought back into the story.
If anyone has made it this far, I suppose I should throw in a pitch for The Untitled Jill Project, which will be my attempt to rewrite the Bloodlines series from Jill's perspective, because I think there's still a lot more story to be told. I haven't got it all mapped out, but I intend to at least tie up some of the narrative loose ends I mentioned that bothered me about the series in that story. I might write up another post here soon about how Jill's characterization also suffered as Bloodlines went on, if anyone's interested.
Anyways, if anyone has any strong opinions on what I said (agreeing or disagreeing) please let me know! I'd love to talk about the series with people, since no one in my real life has read it, and I'm curious to know what the rest of the fandom thinks about how the narrative progressed in Bloodlines.
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jetsteelyourheart · 5 months
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All of my Book 2 The Golden Lily fanart from Richelle Mead's Bloodlines series :) Finally finished all the stuff I started. I need to do more weird group scenes because I love them every time I make them
Group Shot at Spencer's Cafe: Sydney, Adrian, Eddie, Jill, Angeline in the foreground, Sonya, Dimitri, Jackie, Trey & Brandon Brayson Braden Brayden in the back
My fave underrated Sydrian scene, after Sonya and Sydney are attacked by the Warriors of Light for the first time and a drunk Adrian tenderly wipes blood from her cheek while she cries into his chest
Halloween Dance image (not totally accurate, obviously) Adrian in the foreground (Werewolf Costume), And then Bradley Brayden (Greek Man), Sydney(Greek Goddess), Jill (Fairy), Micah (Peter Pan), Eddie("The Phantom"), Angeline (Masquerade & Hotpants) & Trey (Bedsheet)
The Red Dress Scene (Sydriannnn)
The Malachai Wolfe School of Defense. Why isn't there more fan art of Malachai Wolfe and his 13 Chihuahuas? alt title, Adrian and the very sudden boner Image shows Sydney jumping Adrian with Malachai in the back giving a thumbs up with the 13 chihuahuas scattered in the back
Sydrian First Kiss <3 I know this scene doesn't happen at night, but I also don't care.
I hope my art is ok for y'all in the smol fandom
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inprogress-predicament · 10 months
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Incorrect Bloodlines Quotes
Eddie: Where's Adrian? Angeline: I'm sure he'll be here. He wouldn't miss a chance to pop in, bemoan his life and traumatize Sydney somehow. Jill: One day he is going to run out of ways to shock people. Adrian, barging in with Sydney: Hello everyone, I have some news. We're getting married! Jill: But its not going to be today.
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katsala · 1 year
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Vampire Academy Spoilers/Theory:
A lot of plot beats that were Rose’s in the books have been given to Lissa in the show. Her loved one (Andre) has been turned Strigoi. She’s the one who has been accused of assassinating the queen (Marina).
I wonder if we’ll start to see some of Lissa’s plot given to Rose in exchange. I particularly wonder if, in a season or two, a character named Jill Mastrano will show… this time as the secret daughter of Abe Mazur, not Eric Dragomir. I think I’d like to see this version of Rose react to that.
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livingstonegordo · 1 year
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I'm trying to figure out who the Secret Dragomir is because with the changes they've made already I don't think it can be Jill still
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rinadragomir · 2 years
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VAMPIRE ACADEMY PORTRAITS
(Book version)
Yay I'm officially returning to my home fandom cause the show starts pretty soon and even tho I know it's gonna be a piece of trash I'm weak and I'm gonna watch🥲 and since I'm really invested in these books once again I'm ready to make lots of content so who wants to be on my taglist?🌝
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retiredficwriter · 2 months
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jill doesn’t deserve the hate she gets from this fandom
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Adrian: I slept for almost 12 hours but I might still be tired so lets go for 12 more just incase.
Sydney: Adrian, that's a coma.
Adrian: Sounds festive
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summerdownbeach · 9 months
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Book 6: Its Story Time Assholes presents Fanart from the Vampire Academy Bookclub twitch stream - again with absolutely no context! Join us on Sundays (usually starts 8:30 - 9:00) to start the sequel series or to catch up, VODs are available on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/summerdownbeach
Artists:
Rose in Lissa's head while being completely aware of her surroundings as dimitri body tackles her - ebbilayart
Lissa's Coronation - summerdownbeach
Abe visiting Rose on Death Row - vexxedmarmoset
When she wants to visit another man's cave/Mr. Aaron Tveit - ebbilayart
Variations on Meat Tree - froggybastard
Adrian's soul leaving his body as he walks around a car to find his GF doing exactly who/what she said she wouldn't do when she went on the run like less than a week ago - summerdownbeach
Puttputt goes to Joshua's cave - hyperchai
Nursemitri x 2 - eeeeeels
The chapter where we all thought our suffering was over - froggybastard
Nathan Ivashkov Dimmadome - froggybastard
Pabe-dro Pascal - froggybastard
BabeMeatri - froggy bastard
Cum Chalice Lady - froggy bastard
BabeMeatri 2.0 - froggy bastard
Sonya - froggy bastard
Rise Raven - hyperchai
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reyna-isabellaa · 2 years
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vampire academy tv show out on peacock 9/15
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drvcxrys · 6 months
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hello guys! i'm going to post this starter call and also a plot call for the event. feel free to ask the starters that you like or just like to plot, for the starter call, there is no cap. i'm going to put under this read more who is there willingly and who is there not and also the ones that are open for death has an asterisk so you can see &lt;3
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willingly went in:
alice cullen
edward cullen (characters encounter a pit trap, so obvious they almost want to explore) kaiden (monster: werewolf)carlisle cullen (monster: masked murderer wearing the Ghostface mask)laurent da revin (monster: minotaur) kate denali (characters enter a portion of the maze to find it completely dark.)
*anna of arendelle
*betty cooper
*beverly marsh
*buffy summer
*caitlin snow
*caroline forbes
enzo st. john (though relatively empty the plant life whispers threats and warnings to people in this portion of the maze. It tells them to give up on their progress)
claudia
emma swan
patia por´co (monster: masked murderer wearing the ghostface mask) killian jones (monster: giant spiders)
*hermione granger
hagrid (though relatively empty the plant life whispers threats and warnings to people in this portion of the maze. It tells them to give up on their progress) harvey hufflepuff (the area is just absolutely full of croaking frogs. they aren’t dangerous but they are loud and difficult to step around) james potter (monster: a hoard of geese)
*hope mikaelson
rebekah mikaelson (monster: living scarecrow) klaus mikaelson (characters wander in to a giant feast, long empty tables piled high with food, with chairs much too high for anyone human to sit in.) josie saltzman (monster: skeletons)
*isabelle lightwood
max lightwood (monster: ghosts) leia organa (monster: skeletons)
jill roberts
tatum riley (the area is just absolutely full of croaking frogs. they aren’t dangerous but they are loud and difficult to step around.) stu macher (characters wander in to a giant feast, long empty tables piled high with food, with chairs much too high for anyone human to sit in.)
kara danvers
lexie grey (characters are greeted by two beings the size of children but with pumpkins for heads arrive with a cart, gesturing for characters to get in) alex danvers (monster: living corn attempting to eat characters. It is still the size of regular corn.)
katara
korra (characters enter a mud filled portion of the maze, where their footsteps feel heavy, and every push further seems to sink them farther and farther into the mud.)
lila pitts
diego hargreeves (monster: a swarm of bats)
*lissa dragomir
isaac lahey (monster: ghosts)
*nancy wheeler
rapunzel corona
*samanha carpenter
kirby reed (monster: gelatinous cube) billy loomis (monster: masked murderer wearing the ghostface mask) feng xing (monster: stormtroopers)
sara lance
sheila hammond
kevin snipe (monster: minotaur)bloo regard (monster: a rat with a gun)marco del rossi (monster: murderous clown)
usagi tsukino
madoka kaname (characters walk into this portion of the maze to immediately be caught in a giant spider web, trapping them.)
wednesday addams
dragged in:
*annabeth chase
*annie cresta
*bianca di angelo
bree tanner
choi nam ra
*daenerys targaryen
drogon (monster: dementors) aelin (the husks of corn emit a poisonous gas, making characters weaker the longer they breath it in)
daphne bridgerton
eloise bridgerton (monster: a rat with a gun) edmun bridgerton (monster: living corn attempting to eat characters. It is still the size of regular corn.)
*effy stonem
*elizabeth midford
*hanna marin
heidi volturi
yoon chi woo (monster: a hoard of geese) victoria sutherland (characters encounter a pit trap, so obvious they almost want to explore)
intouch chatpokin
*jane
*jean grey
jessica riley
malia tate
peter hale (the area exists as a zone of truth, making characters incapable of lying. characters are aware of this when they enter the space)
*manaow
team siriyothin (characters reach a dead end, full of pollen spores, which when inhaled make characters feel drunk for the next hour)
*mary stuart
lola fleming narcisse (characters enter a mud filled portion of the maze, where their footsteps feel heavy, and every push further seems to sink them farther and farther into the mud)
*melinda halliwell
piper halliwell (monster: living scarecrow)
myrcella baratheon
*narcissa black
rabastan lestrange (monster: skeletons) lily evans (characters encounter a pit trap, so obvious they almost want to explore)
*rhaena targaryen
lucerys valeryon (monster: a rat with a gun)
sharon carter
daisy johnson (characters walk into this portion of the maze to immediately be caught in a giant spider web, trapping them) peggy carter (the area is just absolutely full of croaking frogs. they aren’t dangerous but they are loud and difficult to step around.)
*victoire weasley
fred weasley (monster: minotaur) fleur delacour (characters enter a portion of the maze to find it completely dark) teddy lupin (monster: dementors)
win wanichakarnjonkul
*yelena belova
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allaboutthedrama · 3 months
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I'm curious about how active the Vampire Academy book fandom still is. Specifically, if anyone out there would be interested in reading a retelling of the Bloodlines series from Jill's POV? I've been rereading the books and felt inspired, but I'm not sure if there's anyone else who would want to read it? If you think you might, please interact with this post or send me a telegraph or something, idk how the kids are doing it these days.
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jetsteelyourheart · 6 months
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I finally finished all of my Bloodlines Book 1 Fan-art that I had started, So here it all is altogether <3
It doesn't look like as much as I thought, but I hope you like it. My art style has kind-of evolved a lot since the first few of these, but I still really love them as a set. My newer stuff (last 2) probably solidified my character designs for Sydney and Adrian but Jill has stayed pretty consistent, as has Eddie.
If you follow book club you might notice a few never been seen arts
Please love my blorbos
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More Bloodlines Memes
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2offayyo-kzt · 3 months
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I think we're forgetting that Sean reads fantasy romance :
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this quote is from the novel "The Golden Lily" :
"You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth. You have no clue of how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine."
summary of the book :
The book follows Sydney Sage, a young Alchemist that is forced to hide inside a ritzy boarding school in Palm Springs, California so that she can protect Jillian (Jill) Dragomir, a Moroi princess. The Alchemists are 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.
So I know it was just a reference from the wwdits writers, but I like the idea that yes, Sean reads mushy stuff
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entangledmuses · 2 months
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MOBILE MUSES- CANON
By Fandom
9-1-1: Lucy Donato
The ARTFUL DODGER: Belle Fox
BAD BOYS: Kelly Lewis
BITTEN: Elena Michaels BRIDGERTON: Daphne Bridgerton                                                     Kate Sheffield/Sharma Sophie Beckett
BUFFY/ANGEL: Cordelia Chase                                                          
CRAZY RICH ASIANS: Astrid Leong
DCEU Harley Quinn (Selective) Dawn Granger
DIVERGENT Christina
FANTASTIC BEASTS Lally Hicks
FEAR STREET Cindy Berman
GAME OF THRONES: Margaery Tyrell
HANSEL AND GRETEL:WITCH HUNTERS: Gretel (With AU verses)
HARRY POTTER: Astoria Greengrass          Demelza Robbins                     Ginny Weasley Hermione Granger          Padma Patil                                                           Parvati Patil Pansy Parkinson                 Victoire Weasley     Lily Evans/Potter      Rowena Ravenclaw                                       
HEMLOCK GROVE: Letha Godfrey
The HOST: Melanie Stryder
HUNGER GAMES: Madge Undersee
JAMES BOND: Paloma
Jurrasic World: Claire Dearing
KINGSMAN: Roxy Morton
LAST KINGDOM: Eadith of Mercia
LITTLE WOMEN: Amy March
LOCKWOOD AND CO: Lucy Carlyle
MCU: Maria Hill Michelle ‘MJ’ Jones                                               Natasha Romanoff Sharon Carter              Yelena Belova
The MUMMY: Evelyn Carnaham
MUSKETEERS: Anne of Austria Constance Bonacieux
MYTH/LEGEND/LORE: Amphitrite (Greek)                                                 Artemis/Autumn (Greek) Hera/Helena (Greek)               Persephone (Greek)            Athena (Greek) Aphrodite (Greek)      Mina Harker (Dracula) Guinevere (Arthurian)
NARNIA: Susan Pevensie
OUTER BANKS: Kiara Carrera
REACHER: Karla Dixon
REIGN: Mary Stuart Lola Narcisse
ROBIN HOOD (BBC): Marian of Knighton
The ROOKIE: Bailey Nune Grace Sawyer Lucy Chen
SECRET CIRCLE: Diana Meade (Book based)
SHADOWHUNTERS: Sophie Collins (Infernal Devices) Tessa Gray (Infernal Devices)           Izzy Lightwood (Show based)
SHAMELESS: Fiona Gallagher
The SOCIETY Helena Wu Kelly Aldrich
STRANGER THINGS: Chrissy Cunningham Nancy Wheeler
SUPERNATURAL: Bela Talbot                                         Claire Novak Lisa Braeden                                     Jo Harvelle Donna Hanscum        Sarah Blake      
TEEN WOLF: Braeden Lydia Martin             Hayden Romero Cora Hale Laura Hale
THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY: Belly Conklin Taylor Jewel
TRUE BLOOD: Jessica Hamby                           Nora Gainesborough Sookie Stackhouse
VAMPIRE ACADEMY: Jill Mastrano - Dragomir Lissa Dragomir Rose Hathaway                       Sydney Sage
VAMPIRE DIARIES: Bonnie Bennett Caroline Forbes Katherine Pierce Rebekah Mikaelson
VIKINGS: Amma Katia Lagertha
WEDNESDAY: Wednesday Addams
The WITCHER: Yennefer of Vengerberg
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SINGLE SHIPS: Rose Larkin Clarice Fong Emma Brunner Connie Matthews Ariel Megara Alice Chambers Zoey Miller
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