I liked the idea of it starting out the way it did but compared to the books it was all over the place. The story line was completely off. There was a reason I enjoyed the books alot more. The movie was a lot more accurate than this show. Some of the peices match so I figured it started with the shadow kissed since the movie was made for the first book. But then Tatiana was already queen in the book and the trials didn't happen until the last book. They skipped over a couple books I was a bit disappointed.
I think I would have liked it more if it wasn't supposed to be based off of Vampire academy books. And a show on its own.