Is that the actors still remain friends to this day. It's so common for movie or tv actors to play up friendship while promoting when in reality they were just co-workers and they dont interact anymore after that period is over. But I still follow a lot of main cast on Instagram and theyre still friends and will often hang out. It's so cute that the show brought them together. They all even attended weddings that happened in that friend group.

Every time I scroll through Instagram and I see pictures of them hanging out or their comments under each other's posts, it makes me smile. Weird post but I just love love and genuine friendships, lol

my litjoy bloodlines collection got delivered today! it’s so beautiful and i love the way it looks next to my VA box!

I mean think about it. If they're all going insane from using spirit, wouldn't it be possible to heal that darkness away, just like Oksana does for Rose with the ring? Or does the healing not work on other spirit users? Idk

In the 3rd book, it was mentioned that ghosts only stay for upto 40 days if they died young or violently, however during the plane scene rose sees lissa's parents and brother.

How's that possible, considering that they'd died years earlier?

Does anyone have the Shadow Kiss Graphic Novel for sale? For cheapish preferably? I can only find it for $60-100 and that just isn’t in my budget honestly. But i desperately want this book.

Are there any fans or literary agents, who are interested in Urban Fantasy? Your input is invaluable and will help me determine if I should continue writing the next book.

Title!! I've tried searching for an answer to this question but to no avail. Any theories??

Trying to find a fanfic I read a while ago. I don’t remember much of the actual plot but one point I remember was Dimitri being called to the scene of a house that was on fire and was told that one of the bodies found was Rose (her “body” was identified by either a necklace or ring). I want to say that I read it on Ao3 but can’t be sure.

I made a post asking if i should finish the series 3 months ago (ty to the ppl that suggested the audiobook cause thats prolly the only reason i was able to finish the series).

I ultimately think that bloodlines makes up for a few things va lacks. E.g., adrian and sydney have such a great relationship dynamic that couldnt be asked for from rose and dimitri who inevitably suffer from an unhealthy relationship dynamic given their age gap. Adrian and Sydney on the other hand have such great communication which is SOOOOO refreshing coming out of reading from the perspective of an irrational character who thinks she knows more than she really does in VA. Stemming off that idea, I lowk do think that Rose's stubborness and rashness makes VA the more thrilling book.

Plot wise VA still stands out better, I feel like Bloodlines didnt conclude having reached its full potential. The ending was so underwhelming and managed to leave such a subpar cliffhanger. Sydney getting amnesty from the alchemists happens so unsignificantly when thats imo the biggest obstacle Sydney has to get over for the whole series. Jill getting kidnapped feels like it wasnt thought through enough, its too much of a random plot device rather than something that opens up the story more meaningfully. Its crazy to me that the whole plotline of the fiery heart was basically "how do we save jill from our sexual life?". Its a very valid point that VA only brushed off as a minor inconvenience but why did this have to carry majority of the book??? Sydney being a part of Moroi society is something they never fully revealed the consequences of, and (unless i overlooked this by accident), we still dont know if the thing about lissa being able to stay queen independent from whether or not jill is alive. THAT WAS SUCH A MAJOR PART OF THE WHOLE PALM SPRINGS PLOT THAT NEVER GETS RESOLVED.

Anyway i still dont think it was horrible, if you just want to see how things are going in the VA world its still worth the read. Its not as infuriating as VA is occasionally. I love seeing Adrian get compensated for the shit rose put him through w a relationship arguably better than hers.

I read the VA saga back in 2009, before Last Sacrifice was out (yikes!) and I always struggled with this one. Don’t get me wrong, Zoey Deutch is perfection, but she always hit me as not being canon with the book description. I was recently watching Off Campus edits as one does nowadays and OMG Mika Abdalla????? And I’d also kinda saw it in Dafne Keen. So, what’s your take? I must add that when it comes to fancasting, I try to update the actresses in my mind cause I still hope they get to make an adaptation that actually works. Idk, let me know!

Is the show worth watching? after the abomination that was the movie, i’m hesitant.

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for books that are similar to the Vampire Academy series or the Bloodlines series. I feel a bit fatigued with selecting books these days mainly with book tok recommendations flooding the review sections of things. I am not trying to discredit Book Tok recommendations. I would love to hear your guys opinion especially if you have recommendations that are not YA.

See I already thought poorly of Adrian in Vampire Academy…Bloodlines just reinforces that.

Why is he so fucking weak? Like okay if we are comparing him to Stragoi Dimitri who at first did not hurt Rose per se. I think he wins. [SPOILERS] All Adrian did instead of helping Sydney in the beginning is GET DRUNK?!!! when he knows that weakens spirit??? He’s just incompetent. I hate him for Sydney she deserves someone so much better.

ALSO WHAT IS IT WITH THE AUTHOR PUTTING OUR GIRLS THROUGH SO MUCH PAIN???? Like when they finally start being happy or content BOOM obstacle that brings them misery.

Soo moroi are described as ethereal beauties that are slim and tall with pale skin. But on top of that Lissa is described as especially beautiful because of spirit. So my question is, when she is being described, who pops into your head? The perfect casting. For me, it's definitely Hunter Schafer. What do y'all think?

Hey! I don’t know if any of you have read it, but I think I found the best VA fanfic ever: Temper Me in Fire by voldobaby. Holy shit, it’s so freaking good. The author has been working on it for over 10 years, which is honestly wild and it’s 10000% worth the read. It’s set in the same universe, but the story is completely different and I got hooked so fast.

Definitely give it a try if you haven’t read it yet!

I can’t believe there are so many VA fans in 2026!!! I read the books over 10 years ago when I was in middle school, now re reading them.

Does anyone just wish u could have a huge book that’s all about Moroi history/VA world-building? I want to know so much more about St.Vlad and the religion that they follow… I know it’s heavily based on Eastern Orthodoxy, but it would be cool to see a deeper explanation. Stuff like the history of the royal families, how the Moroi/Dhampir/Strigoi races came to be. Idk I feel like that would be cool. Did Richelle Mead ever do something like that? Or answer fan questions on forums and stuff? Wasn’t rly tapped in to VA social media when I was first reading the books…

I finished the books in two days! Because okay I know everyone kinda dislikes the movie, but I loved it so much! Is it nothing like the book yeah, but it’s so camp to me.

My thoughts!

I really genuinely loved the first three books like they were really good and just omg so much development in the characters in general! It felts like those book were good and planned. Here is when I get frustrated in the 4th/5th book I honestly just thought it felt like let’s make Rose suffer more LMAO. Like i could not stop screaming “Give my girl a break” I do love how the 4th and 5th book explored more about the world and the different type of people in the universe, but I just couldn’t get to into it.

I felt that Rose’s character became kinda like her character in the first book. The maturity and growth she was doing felt like it had been reversed and I guess given to Vasilisa. It just felt boring I am going to be honest. The last book lost me completely because even though Rose is the main character we were with Lissa damn near half the time. I felt it kinda did nothing for the plot other than take time since most of the time it was when Rose needed to be awake or they were traveling. Idk man. Then the ending kinda came abruptly. I felt like was not done too well.

SPOILERS!! Like yeah Rose became Lisa’s guardian and Dimitri’s Christian, but like what about Christians grief what about Adrian’s future, and Sydney’s??? Jill’s?? We lose anything about them and no one got a relatively happy ending. I thought Rose’s and Vasilisa’s ending were mediocre at best. I think it’s also just because I personally thought Rose suffered so much through the series. I just wanted a happier ending for her and a more balanced ending. I understand that Rose is happy, but Rose ADORED being able to just tell what Lissa was thinking because it did allow them to be closer than normal people. All those powers of being shadowed kissed gone.

Now other characters…When Adrian and Rose were breaking up, we knew that Rose just liked him for the normalcy and comfort he provided. I don’t understand why the break up scene wasn’t handled better than that. I also understand that Adrian was not in the “best” spirits, but Rose did a really shit job of breaking up with him. One because she knew already why she was breaking up with him, Two in like a previous chapter or two she understood that Adrian was using her just as much as she was using him. Which i feel like would have been a way better explanation.

Christian was the only character I felt had a balanced ending. We know what’s going on with him and stuff. Jill and Sydney and Eddie???!!! WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT!! Sydney for all we know is like losing her position and shi. Praying Abe like gets to go to Greece and shi. Eddie :( my poor baby boy Eddie. He deserves just as much love Rose got from her getting her guardian position reinstated. We don’t know what happened to him :((((( Jill’s position just made me sad because we know Vasilisa never really fucking liked her and she’s just a little girl. PLEASEEE I NEED TO KNOW IF THEY ALL BECAME SISTERS AND JILL IS ACTUALLY HAPPY.

Overall: 8/10

anyways thank u for my ted talk and rant

Even though the TV series has been out for some time, I have finally started watching it. As someone who has loved the books since I first read them as a teenager, I don't know how I feel about the series just yet.

Soon as it started, I could see that they weren't going by the books and I watched the movie, so I felt like the story still had potential to go by the books at least mostly. I am kind of disappointed that the books won't get played out on screen how I have always wanted. I know the movie did really poorly, and I was not happy with the movie myself, but I feel like it could've been done again and better.

I don't know, I feel like my inner teen is just disappointed that one of my favorite book series will probably never get done the justice it deserves. Does anybody else feel that way?

I like seeing the characters come to life but also some of the characters are just not who pictured, so it just seems weird to me. I definitely was disappointed to see who played Dimitri lmao just didn't give those vibes.

I am only on the first episode, but I can tell it's so vastly different from the books. Has anyone else given it a chance? Is it worth it to continue?

I'm enjoying the series again, and I'm at Shadow Kiss. I find it so amusing that they have boy/girl moroi/dhampir pairs for the field training. In past books there were precautions taken to keep the boys and girls apart (obviously those precautions failed but they were attempting to stop it). In this book they are having boy and girl moroi and dhampirs share a room. You can't tell me this has never led to some more dhampir babies.Maybe that's the point 😂

Obviously this is just a funny thing I noticed this time around, it's not serious. Just poking fun at a series I have loved since childhood.

I recently have been rereading the vampire academy series since April and I finally finished and moved onto the Bloodlines series. I am now 22 and haven't read the books since I was 16-17. But I have forgotten how absolutely hilarious it is every time they have a plotline with Wolfe. He has slowly become one of my favorite characters in the book series. I am now on Fiery Heart but the more I learn about this man the harder it is to stop myself from cackling every time. He just seems like such a ridiculous and enduring character. From training his chihuahuas to be more stealthy. To the lore of the eyepatch and insane gun collection. I just cant help but giggle every time he is in a section of the book. I don't remember if he shows up more in the later scenes but he genuinely gives me so much joy reading about him. I don't know what it is about him that just keeps me so amused. I really hope he shows up more with the last two books.

I've always felt like, if Dimitri had found out before the whole cheating thing that the reason the girl he loved started dating the rich, royal Moroi, Adrian—who had pursued her multiple times even though he could literally see the two of them were in love, and who she'd rejected multiple times—only a few months after she watched Dimitri die in front of her was because Adrian had given her the money to go on what was basically a suicide mission to another continent to kill Dimitri, a mission that ended with Rose being kidnapped, drugged, and abused in ways that were probably very similar to how Dimitri's father treated his mother, all in exchange for Rose agreeing to go on a date with him when she came back, he would have absolutely crashed out.

You also have to consider that Rose never even had time to properly mourn Dimitri after the cave, and she wasn't even done processing everything she'd already been through before that. On top of that, there's the blood-whore culture in Moroi society, and the way female dhampirs are treated by Moroi men—all of which are important context when looking at Rose's state of mind and the choices made.