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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.

#Vampire Academy #Vampire Academy books #Bloodlines (Richelle Mead)#Eddie Castile #Sydney Sage #Adrian Ivashkov #Jill Dragomir #Jillian Dragomir #Jill Mastrano #The Untitled Jill Project #Rose Hathaway

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biwonderland98 · 3 years

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Just realising that Jill and Adrian's bond is like... hardly mentioned in the series? It really only serves as Sydney's (and the readers') pipeline to Adrian, except when the medication numbs it. Like, Jill is shadow-kissed, yet there's no mention of Jill seeing ghosts like Rose did, or absorbing Adrian's darkness or anything. I wonder if that's because the bond is so new, or if it's just an oversight

#vampire academy series #vampire academy #bloodlines series #bloodlines #jill mastrano #jillian mastrano dragomir #adrian ivashkov

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inprogress-predicament · 3 years

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Incorrect Bloodlines Quotes

Adrian: Here we are. The epic final duel to decide the Fate of Friday Night Dinner! Sage vs Castile. A show of physical skill. A sword fight! TO THE DEATH!

Jill: What?

Adrian: To the SURENDER! Winner choses the restaurant!

Eddie: Wait! I couldn't hurt Sydney!

Trey, and ice pack on his face: But the guy you're allied with is apparently fair game.

Eddie: I said I was SORRY, TREY!

Angeline: Sydney Wins! Again! Who decided these things should be almost all trivia games?

Jill, seeing in Adrian's head: We all took a vote weeks ago.

Angeline: I voted for fist fights.

Eddie, backing Jill: Which is why the rest of us chose trivia.

#bloodlines #incorrect quotes #source: total drama #Adrian Ivashkov #jillian mastrano dragomir #sydney sage #eddie castile #Trey Juarez #Angeline Dawes #vampire academy

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shadowkissed-mina · 4 years

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Vampire Academy - Bloodstream Cast ( Part Two )

Thomas Doherty as Ralf Sarcozy

Kathryn Newton as Mia Rinaldi

Virginia Gardner as Sydney Sage

Nathaniel Buzolic as Adrian Ivashkov

Dylan O’Brien as Eddie Castile

Katherine Langford as Jillian Mastrano Dragomir

Alexandra Daddario as Avery Lazar

Matthew Daddario as Reed Lazar

- part one ( x ) - part three ( x ) - part four ( x ) -

#vampire academy #ralf sarcozy #mia rinaldi #sydney sage #adrian ivashkov #eddie castile #jillian mastrano dragomir #avery lazar #reed lazar #va #myfancast #uniquedhampirnovice #part two #vaedit #bloodstream

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hathawaydontrunaway · 3 years

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Wait a minute… if Mia and Sonya are the adopted daughters of Victor, then how is Jillian going to be introduced into this show?? Who’s her mother going to be??

#biological sisters reunited trope maybe??#this needs to make sense again #vampire academy #jillian Mastrano #richelle mead #lissa dragomir

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gildedsydney · 4 years

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vampire academy/bloodlines: leading ladies

“Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies.”

#vampire academy #bloodlines #vampire academy edit #bloodlines edit #richelle mead #rose hathaway #sydney sage #Lissa Dragomir #Jillian Mastrano #Vasilisa Dragomir #rosemarie hathaway #romitri #vaedit #snuck two woc fancasts in here #all my va edits are just like. how many poc can I sneak in here

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bramblrose · 5 years

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“Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies.”

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vakatecreep · 7 years

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Jillian Mastrano Dragomir, the girl, who had no choice

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maevns · 7 years

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A princess of her people has no business sitting off to the side while her people are in danger.

#tvaedit #bloodlinesedit #the vampire academy #bloodlines #jillian mastrano dragomir #jill mastrano #jill dragomir #jillian dragomir #jillian mastrano #*graphics #my edits

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adeoetregina · 6 years

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INSTAGRAM AU >> Vampire Academy/Bloodline Series

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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.

#Vampire Academy books #Vampire Academy #Bloodlines (Richelle Mead)#Jill Mastrano #Jillian Mastrano #Jill Dragomir #Jillian Dragomir #Sydney Sage #Adrian Ivashkov #Sydrian #Eddie Castile #Rose Hathaway #Dimitri Belikov #Bloodlines

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easily-distracted-ivashkov · 4 years

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Vampire Academy/Bloodlines fancast pt. 2

Benedetta Gargari as Tasha Ozera

Eric Rutherford as Nathan Ivashkov

Evangeline Lily as Daniella Ivashkov

Joely Richardson as Tatiana Ivashkov

Adelaide Kane as Jillian Mastrano-Dragomir

Bridget Satterlee as Zoe Sage

Gavin Stenhouse as Jared Sage

Kate Beckinsale as Deborah Sage

Bonus for @rowenaaclark 💜

Crystal Reed as Rowena Clark

#vampire academy #va #bloodlines #tasha ozera #nathan ivashkov #daniella ivashkov #tatiana ivashkov #jill mastrano #zoe sage #jared sage #deborah sage #rowena clark

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cansuaknd · 7 years

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#jill #jill mastrano #jillian #jill dragomir #water #princess #moroi #royal #green #richelle mead #vampire academy #bloodlines

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kaceyrps · 6 years

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Jillian Mastrano Dragomir & Edison Castile || @lucasdelcs

“What do you do, when you know it’s never going to work - but you want it to?”

#otp:jeddie

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ghezenblesseda · 7 years

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Vampire Academy except seasons are books

@deathdxll // you already know the answer to these lmao

send me a fandom and i’ll tell you…

the first character i ever fell in love with: christian ozera

a character that i used to love/like, but now do not: natasha ozera

a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not: tasha/dimitri

my ultimate favorite character™: adrian fucking ivashkov my sun and stars

prettiest character: jillian mastrano-dragomir

my most hated character: nathan ivashkov

my OTP: chrissa/dragozera

my NOTP: idk uhmmm aaron/lissa???

favorite episode scene: spokane

saddest death: mason ashford T____________________T

favorite season book: spirit bound

least favorite season book: shadow kiss i think? i always forget things that happened there that’s why

character that everyone else in the fandom hate, but i love: avery lazar (i’m sorry i love her a lot)

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: strigoi!dimitri

my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: sonya karp

my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: rose x adrian

my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship’: i don’t think i have one but i have plenty in bloodlines haha

#&&. i hate chemistry. ( mun. )#sorry this took a while i was away from laptop ahaha #deathdxll

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hathawaydontrunaway · 3 years

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Vampire Academy characters as Sour songs:

brutal: Rose Hathaway

traitor: Adrian Ivashkov

drivers license: Jillian Mastrano

1 step forward, 3 steps back: Mia Rinaldi

deja vu: Sydney Sage

good 4 u: Christian Ozera

enough for you: Mason Ashford

happier: Tasha Ozera

jealousy, jealousy: Lissa Dragomir

favorite crime: Dimitri Belikov

hope ur ok: Eddie Castile

#stream sour :)

#this was kinda hard ngl #Olivia Rodrigo #sour #vampire academy #Rose Hathaway #Lissa dragomir #Christian ozera #Dimitri belikov #Sydney sage #Eddie castile #Jill Mastrano #Tasha ozera #Mason ashford

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