History Literature / VampireAcademy

* DeathBySex: In ''Shadow Kiss'', Rose and Dimitri finally give in to their passion for each other... And right after the school is attacked by Strigoi and [[spoiler:Dimitri is "taken."]] Right when they whipped it out, you knew something bad was going to happen to ''one'' of them, at least, since a huge plot point of their relationship is that it's forbidden.

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: Lissa is tortured by a blind user to prevent her from using compulsion on him. However, this [[http://wlswarts.blogspot.com/2014/03/twilight-goes-to-hogwarts-for.html review]] points out that why couldn't she heal his blindness just so she could compel him? This is because her hands are tied down, and her healing power only works through psychical contact such as by touch, which is out right explained in the Book but only hinted at in the Movie.

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: Lissa is tortured by a blind user to prevent her from using compulsion on him. However, this [[http://wlswarts.blogspot.com/2014/03/twilight-goes-to-hogwarts-for.html review]] points out that [[FridgeLogic why couldn't she heal his blindness just so she could compel him?]] This is because her hands are tied down, and her healing power only works through psychical contact such as by touch, which is out right explained in the Book but only hinted at in the Movie.

** There is also a minor one, involving the powers of Jill. When introduced in ''Shadow Kiss'', Jill tells Rose that she is an air user. She is later established as a water user instead. Even given some training by older water user Mia Rinaldi. According to WordOfGod the first instance was a typo, and Jill's element is water.

* FollowTheLeader: The series is part of the boom in the Young Adult vampire genre caused by ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. According to [[http://blue-succubus.livejournal.com/2008/08/16/ a blog post]] by Richelle, in early 2006 her then-agent suggested that she should write in this genre. Ironically, she did not hear about the existence of ''Twilight'' until she started searching for a publisher. "... one editor rejected it because "It wasn't enough like ''Twilight''." Another editor rejected it because "It was too much like ''Twilight''." And I was--seriously--like, "What's ''Twilight''? Is that a book?" "

* FollowTheLeader: The film was green-lit as an attempt to fill the void of "teen paranormal romance" films left behind once the last ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' film was released.

* HumanMomNonhumanDad: The dhampirs Joshua and Angeline Dawes from ''Last Sacrifice'' have a Moroi vampire father and a human mother. They are members of the Keepers, where such mixed marriages are not uncommon.

* InTheBlood: Christian and Tasha Ozera are thought to be tainted due to Lucas and Moira Ozera being Strigoi. They were respectively Christian's parents and Tasha's brother and sister-in-law. [[spoiler:Tasha turns out to be a villain after all. ]]

* FantasticRacism: Royal Moroi vampires are treated as inherently superior to non-royals. Getting all the privileges and able to treat their social inferiors as dirt. Moroi in general are treated as superior to Dhampires, who are supposed to devote their lives to them and are usually treated as servants. Alchemists are humans who hate them all as "evil creatures of the night", this includes Sydney Sage - she gets better though, befriending Rose.

** Blood Whores are Dhampires that let Moroi feed on them. While feeders are treated with respect, Blood Whores, surprisingly, are not. [[spoiler: Rose has to deal with something similar in the first book, as when she ran away with Lissa, she would allow Lissa to feed on her.]]

** It's common for Dhampir's to have a DisappearedDad, but Rose's mother dumped her at St. Vladimir's when she was 2 in order to continue her Guardian duties. Eventually averted, [[spoiler:both Rose's mother and father begin to take a decent part in her life by ''Last Sacrifice''. Her father more than her mother.]]

** "Zmey", the Serpent, for Abe Mazur.
** Jill Mastrano is nicknamed "JailBait."

** Queen Tatiana Ivashkov is said to be in her early 60s in the books. In the film, she is played by 49-year-old Joely Richardson.

* YourCheatingHeart:
** Rose has done this multiple times, but only properly gets called out on it in ''Last Sacrifice''.
** [[spoiler: Mia Rinaldi slept with both Jesse Zeklos and Ralf Sarcozy while still dating Aaron.]]
** [[spoiler: Daniella Ivashkov is married to Nathan Ivashkov but sleeps with Ambrose.]]
** [[spoiler: Eric Dragomir had an affair with a Las Vegas dancer while seemingly happily married.]]
** Prince Rufus Ivashkov is married. According to Adrian, the Prince maintains two secret mistresses.

* MentorShip: Rose and Dimitri are this trope. He returns Rose's feelings, but doesn't act on them because she's a minor. (And they're both Lissa's bodyguards- he and Rose becoming a couple would interfere with their duty to protect Lissa.) The first book's BigBad actually taunts him about this. [[spoiler:TheyDo, and eventually [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn their happy ending]] years after that]]. An unusually realistic example in that both characters act their age, and have arguments based on this.

* FamedInStory: Arthur Schoenberg, "one of the greatest Strigoi killers in living guardian history". He appears only briefly as a corpse, but he is the most famous guardian to appear in-universe. His exploits are covered in schoolbooks at the Academy.

** The Dashkov and Dragomir families share the genetic trait of jade green eyes. They are also both known for stronger connection to magic than any other royals.

Vampire Academy is a series of Young Adult VampireFiction novels written by Creator/RichelleMead. The story follows Rose Hathaway, a 17 year old {{Dhampir}} who is training to be the guardian to her best friend, Lissa Dragomir, a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Moroi]] princess, with whom she shares a PsychicLink. They train at the AcademyOfAdventure called Saint Vladimir's Academy for young vampire children and their bodyguards. After spending two years on the run, Lissa and Rose are brought back to the school and are forced to re-acquaint themselves with the student body. They are soon joined by a new bodyguard named Dimitri, who is assigned to Lissa in place of Rose.

Despite being Young Adult novels, the books are rather accurate in their portrayal of teenagers. They cuss, drink, make out, have sex or try to. There is very little whitewashing done of the teenaged experience and the book becomes a much more satisfying read due to the realism of the portrayal. While still kept within a PG-13 definition of edgy, the works have gained a substantial adult following in addition to their intended audience.

There are also some short stories: "Sunshine", from the anthology ''Kisses from Hell'' (2010); "Homecoming", from ''Literature/{{Foretold}}'' (2012); and four in the 10th anniversary edition of the first book.

There are also two short stories: "Sunshine", from the anthology ''Kisses from Hell'' (2010); and "Homecoming", from ''Literature/{{Foretold}}'' (2012).

* In ''{{Frostbite}}'', Isaiah the Strigoi gave his captive Moroi, [[spoiler: Christian Ozera and Mia Rinaldi]], a sadistic choice. They could starve to death or [[spoiler: drain the blood of their dhampir friends and turn into a strigoi. In addition the one who chose this path condemned the other Moroi to death]].

* GreenEyes: The Dashkov and Dragomir families share the genetic trait of jade green eyes. They are also both known for stronger connection to magic than any other royals.
** Lissa Dragomir has strikingly green eyes. Goes well with her nature magic, ability to heal people and animals, and make plants grow.

Vampire Academy is a series of Young Adult VampireFiction novels written by Richelle Mead. The story follows Rose Hathaway, a 17 year old {{Dhampir}} who is training to be the guardian to her best friend, Lissa Dragomir, a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Moroi]] princess, with whom she shares a PsychicLink. They train at the AcademyOfAdventure called Saint Vladimir's Academy for young vampire children and their bodyguards. After spending two years on the run, Lissa and Rose are brought back to the school and are forced to re-acquaint themselves with the student body. They are soon joined by a new bodyguard named Dimitri, who is assigned to Lissa in place of Rose.

* VampiresLoveJesus: While the Strigoi are repelled by crosses, holy water and hallowed ground, the Moroi aren't and are predominantly Orthodox Christians (ironically, Rose isn't [[SecularHero particularly religious herself]]). The titular academy is named after an Russian vampire saint who is heavily implied to be Vladimir the Great, the one responsible for Christianizing Russia. The movie adaptation also features an Greek Orthodox vampire priest.

** A minor case in the role of teacher Sonya Karp. According to her appearance in the ''Literature/{{Bloodlines}}'' series, Sonya is still in her late 20s. She is played by 30-year-old Claire Foy.

* TheNewRussia: The main setting for ''Blood Promise''. Rose wanders in post-Soviet Russian cities like Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk.

** Tasha Ozera. And a pretty {{badass}} one too. She was not granted guardians by court. So trained herself in self-defense and offensive magic. She was tutoring others as a defense instructor.

* {{Badass}}:
** Rose Hathaway is tough and physically strong. She is highly capable of kicking major ass when she has to.
** Dimitri Belikov is a strong, capable fighter and he can kick ass whenever he has to in order to protect the people he cares about, especially Rose.
** Eddie Castile. Obviously. Trained from childhood to fight and able to face superior numbers of enemies.
** Janine Hathaway. She is Rose's mother after all. She is one of the most famous Strigoi-killers of the guardian world.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: There are three species of them. The Moroi are living vampires (meaning they are born, not made) who can subsist on human food, drink blood about once or twice a day, are susceptible to sunlight, and have ElementalPowers. The Dhampir are half-Moroi, half-Dhampir (or half-Moroi, half-human), can go out in the sunlight, do not need to drink blood at all, can't have children with their own kind, and the majority of them are {{BadAss}}es. The Strigoi are pretty much your traditional vampires, with pale skin, red eyes, no reflections, and are AlwaysChaoticEvil. Both Moroi and Strigoi have chemicals in their saliva that [[GRatedDrug release endorphins in their victim's brain]].