This book chronicles the life of 17-year-old Rosemarie Hathaway, commonly known as Rose, a dhampir and her Moroi best friend Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir after being brought back to their school "St Vladimir's Academy" after being on the run for two years.

Rose Hathaway and her best friend, Moroi Princess Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir, have been living in secrecy after escaping from St. Vladimir's Academy boarding school a year ago.

As they navigate their way through the academy, Lissa faces isolation from her peers while Rose finds herself developing feelings for Dimitri Belikov, her Russian Dhampir mentor and fellow Guardian.

Mysterious messages threatening Lissa start to appear, written in blood on her wall and an exploding memorial to her family in the school church.

Through video footage, Rose uncovers the unsettling truth that Karp had become mentally unstable due to her use of Spirit Magic.

Demanding answers, Rose confronts headmistress Ellen Kirova and insists on accessing classified information about Karp.

As tension rises, Lissa is suddenly abducted, prompting Rose, Dimitri, and Christian to embark on a frantic rescue mission.

The mastermind behind Lissa's kidnapping and the threats against her is revealed to be Victor Dashkov, a former contender for the throne plagued by the chronic disease known as Sandovsky's Syndrome.

Vampire Academy was also voted number four after Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid on ALA's teens top 10.