In 'The Golden Lily', the story revolves around Sydney, who is tasked with keeping Jill safe from Moroi who want to harm her. The book delves into the complex relationships and dynamics between Sydney, Jill, Eddie, Adrian, Dimitri, Sonya, Angeline, Micah, Brayden, and Trey. The plot is action-packed, filled with new dangers, possible relationships, and unanswered questions that leave readers eagerly anticipating the next installment in the series. Richelle Mead impresses with her character development and ability to weave together multiple storylines, keeping readers engaged until the very end.
From The Publisher:
The second thrilling installment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy spinoff series, Bloodlines
Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students-children of the wealthy and powerful-carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian must do everything in their power to keep their secret safe. But with forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer, hiding the truth is harder than anyone thought.
Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Richelle Mead's breathtaking Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive. In this second book, the drama is hotter, the romances are steamier, and the stakes are even higher.
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This may be 400 pages long, but it's a large font, large margins 400, so you can zip right through this baby. The series continues to lead Sydney away from her lifelong absolute commitment, no question asks attitude towards the Alchemists, who are starting to look shadier and shadier. Sydney has a very funny relationship with the world's most boring person in this book (well, he bored me) with an excellent breakup scene (this is not a spoiler if you read this book with your eyes open). I didn't love the overall focus of the plot, but I think it set up a lot of changes for the next book, and the character development among the crew was good.
And just a word about YA novels - there is a moment in this book when Sydney realizes someone else can drive to where they're going, because she is not, in fact, the only person who can do everything right and no one else should be allowed to mess shit up. I read this mini-revelation and thought Giiiiirrrrrrlll I feel you. I am far from YA but this is still relevant to my life.
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