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In the third book in the Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead, Sydney Sage is questioning where her loyalties lie. She doesn't know what to believe, the lies that the Alchemists are telling her (lies she doesn't yet know are lies) or the far-fetched theories others are tell…

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Just recently, I finished the second installment of the Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead. The first book- as well as this- followed Sydney Sage, an Alchemist. To reiterate, Alchemists are a group of humans that not only know about vampires, but they operate with them- Moroi (mu…

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Bloodlines, the first book in the Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead, is a spinoff of the Vampire Academy series. Before starting this book, I had long since finished the Vampire Academy series. I was really excited to read this one. Particularly because Sydney Sage was the main ch…

This isn't so much an informal or enlightening post as it is an observation. Books and coffee. Who knew that such an unlikely pair could turn out to be a great combination. Why is it that these two pleasures-one aesthetic and another an essential (at least for me)- go so well together? Is there…