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Golden Lily
Golden Lily | Richelle Mead
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The thrilling second installment in Richelle Mead's "Vampire Academy "spinoff series--and a #1 New York Times Bestseller--now in paperback "Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets and human lives."""Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist. But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age-old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi the fiercest vampires, the ones who don t die. But it s her fear of being just that special, magical, powerful that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else someone forbidden to her. When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney s loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she s supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she s been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her. Should she trust the Alchemists or her heart?"
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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Mehso-so

2½✨

I've enjoyed this one more than I did the first one. The pace is just really slow and for the best part of the book it feels like nothing is happening.... And then in the last 80 pages I couldn't put the book down. And now I have to read the next one. I NEED TO KNOW!

@TheSpineView @Andrew65 #SeriesLove2023
@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #VanillaCream #TenderPeach

TheSpineView Well done! 1y
Linear I loved the original series. I thought I'd be able to get into this one because of how much I liked the original. But... I just couldn't >_ 1y
Enchanted_Bibliophile @Linear I get it. I also enjoyed the VA and am really struggling with this one. I'm hoping now that I feel I have to continue to see what happens next I'll be more invested 😉 1y
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kimmypete1
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Just as enjoyable the second time around.

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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Adrien 😍‼

Looking forward to discussing this with Fictional Hangover Book Club. And because the only cure for a Fictional Hangover is another Vampire Book I've got The Indigo Spell ready to go as soon as we finish The Golden Lily discussion.
#fictionalhangovervampirebookub
🧛‍♀️📖🧛🏻‍♂️

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tiffanywinstead
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❤️

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DarkMina
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I really enjoyed VA, so I wanted to continue with this spinoff series. Two books in and I am very imoressed. I really enjoyed this book. #richellemead #bloodlinesseries

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Johanna414
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These books are just pure fun. I'm glad I decided to revisit this series! Another book checked off my #bookspinbonanza @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4y
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Ronda
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Absolutely loved this first time around back in 2012 and here in 2019 I am still in awe!!!

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Ronda
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Love reading before work, calms me so much..... unless characters are being chased then I guess it's the opposite 😂 #rereading

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Ronda
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A few pages of my reread before work ❤

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Ronda
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Next reread lined up....

brit91 I haven't read that one yet! Now I want to! LoL!😍📚 5y
Ronda @brit91 if you loved VA you NEED to read this entire series, it's just as amazing and continues the storyline, I highly recommend you read them all ❤ 5y
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CrowCAH
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#WanderingJune #Californication
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUKcNNmywk

Set in Palm Springs, California, this Alchemist series battles the undead vampires while protecting the good Moroi vampires. The spinoff series to Vampire Academy.

Cinfhen Pirates AND vampires!!! Didn‘t know you like both 😉 5y
CrowCAH @Cinfhen yup, Mead wrote both vampire series very well! I still have yet to read the Vampirates series, but maybe I can write my own story combining the two. 5y
Cinfhen Ha!!! YOU totally could!!!! 5y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Flowers 💐 #SpringIntoReading 🐇🌸📖

#BookNerd 💙📚🤓

vkois88 Pretty! 6y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Flowers 🌼 #LiteraryLove 📚❤️

#BookNerd 💙📚🤓

Shaneyney That looks like a good set of books. What are they about? 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty ❤️❤️ 6y
vkois88 She has so many series that have tons of books in each... I get so confused! 6y
JuliaTheBookNerd @Shaneyney This is the spin off series from The Vampire Academy series. It has vampires, alchemists, witches, and a star crossed love story 😊 (edited) 6y
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McFlo
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I look at you, and you‘re like… like light made into flesh. I said it on Halloween and meant every word: you are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth. And you don‘t even know it. You have no clue how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine.
- Adrain Ivashkov
#bloodlines #golden #lily #alchemist #moroi #forbiddenlove #sydney #adrain #truelove #love

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JuliaTheBookNerd
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I love how the titles are surrounded by #Flowers in this series🌷🌹🌺🌸🌼🌻
#ReadingResolutions 📖

#BookNerd 📚💙

Conservio I‘ve had this on my TBR since like 2011! 7y
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ashley_liz
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On a rainy day like this, I am enjoying the second book in this series while I sit at my campsite curled up in my I am Peculiar blanket. #booknerd #booklover

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Emma3
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I love this series as much as Vampire Academy! I'm clearly still a teenage girl at heart 🙈

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buchwuermer
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🌻 currently read 177/406 🌻

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everylastword
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Over half way through this book and still waiting for my ship to have their first kiss...

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Ancchy
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Loved it!

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PercabethHinny
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This is better out of context.

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LynnPoppe
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The plot was kind of obvious. And Sydney is kind of oblivious. But Adrian is back in full form, hilarious and flirty. Plus extra points for Dimitri being in the book!

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TheFangirl333
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"A lost remnant of chivalry in the modern world"
Dimitri Belikov ladies and gents. ?

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Peruzka
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Can't say much. Just read it.