Discussion Guide

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BOOKS IN B LOODLINES
SERIES
# 2 THE GOLDEN LILY
# 3 THE INDIGO SPELL
# 4 T HE
FIERY HEART
Book
Club
Discussion Guide
Author Information
Scorpio Richelle Mead is a New York Times and
USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy
books for both adults and teens. Originally from
Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle,
Washington where she works on her three series
full-time. Before becoming a writer, she
considered a few different career paths. She
received a liberal arts degree from the University
of Michigan, an MA in Comparative Religion
from Western Michigan University, and a Master
in Teaching (Middle & High School English)
degree from the University of Washington. In the
end, she decided writing was the way for her but
believes all of her education prepared her for it.
A life-long reader, Richelle has always had a
particular fascination with mythology and folklore.
When not writing,, she enjoys bad reality TV,
traveling, trying interesting cocktails, and
shopping for dresses. Lots of dresses. She is a
self-professed coffee addict, fights a constant (and
losing) battle with procrastination, and has a
passion for all things wacky and humorous.
Her adult series are published by Kensington
Books. The Georgina Kincaid Series (Succubus
Blues, Succubus on Top, Succubus Dreams, and
Succubus Heat) tell the humorous and
heart-breaking story of a reluctant succubus who
can't touch the man she loves without dire side
effects. On top of that, she must deal with Hell's
middle management team and the many
supernatural threats that come her way. Richelle's
Dark Swan Series (Storm Born and Thorn Queen)
follows Eugenie Markham, a free-lance shaman
who battles ghosts and fey that sneak into our
world from the Otherworld. When an alarming
prophecy suddenly makes her every Otherworldly
creature's object of desire, Eugenie must dodge
their advances while also fighting a dark power
rising within her.
Richelle's YA series, Vampire Academy, is
published by Razorbill Books (Penguin) and thus
far contains Vampire Academy, Frostbite, Shadow
Kiss, Blood Promise, and Spirit Bound. This New
York Times and USA Today bestselling series has
won honors from the American Library
Association and been translated into 30 languages.
It follows the war between two races of vampires,
living and undead. Rose Hathaway, a 17-year old Photo and author information taken from
half-vampire, is training to be a bodyguard for the
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living vampires and finds her life complicated by
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the dangers that involves, as well as an illicit
romance with one of her teachers.
Other Books by Author
Vampire academy series
 Kisses from hell
Vampire academy: graphic novel series
 Foretold
 Immortal: love stories with bite
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What’s it all about?
Blood doesn't lie...
Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic
and serve to bridge the worlds of human and vampires. They protect
vampire secrets - and human lives. When Sydney is torn from her bed in
the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for
her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds
is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a
civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector,
posing as her roommate in the last place anyone would think to look for
vampire royalty - a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California.
But instead of finding safety at Amberwood Prep, Sydney discovers the
drama is only just beginning...
Discussion Questions
1) What was your first impression of the
alchemist society form the beginning
of the book? Did your view change
at the end?
2) How did you feel when Zoe spoke to
Sydney after the alchemist meeting?
Do you feel Zoe played a bigger role
in the book then it might seem at
first, or does she play a smaller role?
Why or why not? Do you have a
younger sibling? What lengths
would you go to protect them?
3) Do you think the alchemist's
overreact about relationships with
Vampires?
4) Were you suspicious about Keith or
Lee?
5) What do you think is going on with
Micah?
6) What do you think is going on
between Sydney and Adrian?
7) What do you think are the rules of
magic in this world?
8) Do you think Sydney will be able to
stay away from doing magic? Do
you think she should? What do you
think of the alchemist’s belief that
magic is wrong, even though they use
it?
9) Does Sydney’s dad really care about
her? Why or why not?
10) Was everything in the plot all
wrapped up? Is there enough left for
the rest of the series?
11) What do you think of Eddie being in
love with Jill? Do you think she
might be able to love him back? Will
they be together by the end of the
series?
12) Was Lee crazy? Would you choose
immortality even if it meant killing
others?
13) How do you think Jill feels about Lee
after he dies? How do you think she
should deal with his death?
14) Can you relate to the main characters
or is the world they live in too
different from reality?
15) Have you read the Vampire Academy
series by Richelle Mead? If so does
this series seem different? In what
ways is it different or the same?
W EBSITES
TO CHECK
OUT
Richelle Mead’s official website:
www.richellemead.com/
Goodreads’ trivia and quizzes
for Bloodlines:
www.goodreads.com/trivia/
work/13582374-bloodlines
E-books and Audio books by
Richelle Mead on GADD:
gadd.lib.overdrive.com/740FE1E
9-7880-49A5-A33EE66E4DD891F6/10/50/en/
SearchResults.htm?
SearchID=9386599s
USA Today interview with
Richelle Mead:
www.usatoday.com/story/
happyeverafter/2013/02/17/
richelle-mead-interview-theindigo-spell-bloodlines-vampireacademy/1926293/
Excerpt for second book The
golden lily:
richellemead.com/excerpt/
excerpt19.htm
Excerpt for second book The
indigo spell:
ichellemead.com/excerpt/
excerpt20.htm
richellemead.com/excerpt/
excerpt21.htm
United States of YA Image and
list of books came from Epic
Reads:
www.epicreads.com/blog/theunited-states-of-ya/