Content levels
Trigger warnings
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
Tropes
Synopsis
The second thrilling installment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy spinoff series Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students--children of the wealthy and powerful--carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian must do everything in their power to keep their secret safe. But with forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer, hiding the truth is harder than anyone thought.
Is The Golden Lily appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Teens will enjoy this vampire boarding school adventure with moderate action violence, forbidden romance that stays chaste, and themes of duty versus personal desire. Clean language and fade-to-black intimacy.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence and forbidden relationship.
Who'll love this
Sydney must protect her vampire charges at a glamorous boarding school while hiding her growing feelings and battling supernatural threats.