Richelle Mead is one of the best YA authors (in my humble opinion). I loved her in high school and her books still hold up for me now!
The romance between Dimitri and Rose is FULL FORCE AHEAD, and the dynamic Richelle has been building just melts my heart! These two are one of my top YA couples (if not the top) and Richelle writes them just perfectly.
Additionally, this Adrian character is fantastic (and man oh man am I happy that he goth is own series after this, because he is a real gem!). However Richelle came up with him, keep doing that! His character is different (by all definitions) than our main set of characters. Yet, somehow, he is intriguing and romantic and every girl wants to fall at his feet. I love the dynamic he has created within the series too!
The drama that occurs in this book was built up perfectly from the last one – Dimitri being a Strigoi has finally been dealt with, and the drama that comes along with it makes this book the perfect lead up to the finale (aka the next book).
For me, this was the “worst” book in the series, but it had to set up the final book. It’s not a bad book by any means (by YA standards), but it still didn’t feel as good as the last ones. I HAVE read the last book at the time of writing my review, and I can say that the set up in this book sets up. The long wait of reading through this book makes the last book OH SO GOOD. So, read through it! You can do it! Treat yourself with the last book, seriously!
If you haven’t read this series yet, I highly recommend it. I loved this series and Richelle’s writing style is perfect for YA. The entire series is out, so there’s no need to wait like I did (ugh… it was painful at the time).
Five out of five stars!
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