Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide Paperback – Illustrated, December 22, 2011

Good overall. I didn't realize that it was a guide before I bought it. Item as described. Good Series to read

I wanted to get this before the movie came out! I have been reading this on and off for awhile because I have school right now, and don't have as much time to read as I did. But when I do read it, I can't put it down! It's awesome at refreshing your mind on all the books, I love the pop quizzes in it, I'm not done with it yet, haven't even made it to the pictures, but I love it! I can't wait to see the movie!

I have been a fan of Vampire and Zombie movies and books for many years. I loved the "Interview with a Vampire" and Dracula series. However, I guess I should have checked out this series (The Vampire Academy) before purchasing this book and the new graphic novel of The Vampire Academy. Apparently, the audience in this series seems to be young teen age girls. The dialogue is obviously aimed at females who are expert at talking for hours full of boring and meaningless gossip rather than anything really important. The popularity of the young, good-looking vampires and werewolves in the Twilight series clearly influenced these writers (Michelle Rowen and Richelle Mead). I have no complaint about focusing on a specific individual market, but I do wish book covers and advertising would state clearly when the book is for young teenage girls. I cannot imagine teenage boys reading this book, but than I could be mistaken.There are 11 chapters in this 305 page book, as it explains in detail all about the Vampire Academy and its main and minor characters. In this respect, fans of this series will want to have this book because it tells in great detail the entire world of The Vampire Academy. I did find the glossary in Chapter 11 very helpful when I read the Vampire Academy Graphic novel.In conclusion, if you are a fan of The Vampire Academy, you will want to read and study this book. Personally, I have no interest in this "New Wave" of silly young and teenage level vampire stories trend presently popular in movies and television shows.Rating: 3 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Never Trust a Politician: A critical review of politics and politicians)

Being an "ultimate" fan of Vampire Academy, I love having this book around to read and quiz my self on. With summaries of each book, biographies on the characters, and color inserts from the movie that comes out in eight days, it's perfect for any and all VAddicts!

I would buy from this seller again. This book was even better than described with Reviews and Q&As to and from the Author about each Book in the VA Series. I especially liked the What type of VA Character are you quiz.

I am also going to write a negative comment about this book. As a note, I am a huge fan on the VA & Bloodlines series. Maybe because of this I am so... let's say demanding.The presentation is far more better than the content. I was kinda disappointed after I received this book on my Kindle. Actually, to be honest, I was, and in the same time wasn't, expecting "more".Two thirds of the book is nothing more than a school-grade resume with quotations from the 6 books of the series, while the last third does NOT have "everything readers want and need to go even deeper into the world of Vampire Academy". There is nothing more in the book that wasn't originally written in the VA series or that any reader could deduce by him/her self (assuming an IQ high enough to actually learn to read:P).Bottom line, I wouldn't recommend it. If you want to re-live the Vampire Academy "magic", just read the books again!:)

I answered every question correctly. Such fun. Once again thank you for this wonderful book. loved it. And all of the Vampire Academy books. D

I loved this series. I did not love this "ultimate guide". There is very little in the guide that one does not get from reading the books. The question and answer part was nice, but there was so little of it. I was hoping for a bit more depth to be given to our characters or a bit more info on why some plot lines worked out like they did. Instead, we received a general review of something that was already given to us. The other negative reviews are right, there really is not a lot of new content.The color section is a big plug for the comic series and Bloodlines. I liked seeing the tattoos in there, but other than that I could have done without something I can also get somewhere else.

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first book was damaged by packaging or transportation - replacement was easy to do and also fastgreat book, but not very informative when you have read the whole vampire academy and bloodlines series

Just what every VA fan needs!It includes photos from behind the scenes of filming and information about the world the Richelle created when writing her books.It's great if you and your VA friend what to quiz each other or just for a fun read!

This book is for any Vampire Academy fan! It's amazing! It has great detail and great pictures, recommend for any VA fan!