Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5) by Richelle Mead

Synopsis: "Dimitri gave Rose the ultimate choice. But she chose wrong... After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri's birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir's-and to her best friend, Lissa. It is nearly graduation, and the girls can't wait for their real lives beyond the Academy's iron gates to begin. But Rose's heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he's out there, somewhere.

She failed to kill him when she had the chance. And now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and now he is hunting her. And this time he won't rest until Rose joins him... forever."

Title: Spirit Bound
Series: Vampire Academy #5
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, YA, badass
Pages: 489
Ages: 14+ (foul language sometimes and a sexual-ish scene)
My Rating: 5 stars (more if I could)
My Word(s): Unbelievable HolyFreakinMoly
My Fave Quote(s):

"If I learned anything about life and love, it was that they were tenuous thing that could end at any moment. Caution was essential-but not at the cost of wasting your life. I decided I wasn't going to waste it now" (438).

"He has no right to threaten my boyfriends. I'm eighteen. An adult. I don't need his help. I can threaten my boyfriends myself" (39).

"What are you, Rose Hathaway? Are you real? You're a dream within a dream. I'm afraid touching you will make me wake up. You'll disappear" (439).
(So many more quotes I love, but I will strongly suffer through just so you guys could get to the review...)                
Review

Excuse my language, but HOLY. SHIT.

I..I have no words. This book just mentally killed me. Like, I can't even asdfghjkl; I'M DYING

Okay, okay I will try to actually write a decent review right now as my mind is swirling as to what may happen next. First of all, the whole damn plot I loveloveloved. Every plot so far in the Vampire Academy series has been amazing and it keeps getting better as the books continue.

I'm sorry, but I still can't comprehend everything. First with Dimitri and then the Adrian and Rose thing and then....AND THEN THE ENDING with the letter and Abe and I just can't even.

You can kill me right now.

The plot was so engaging just from the beginning where Rose put her earlier plan from the book Blood Promise into action. After that I couldn't even guess at all what would happen next, let alone think that Lissa would do what she did to help Rose out with Dimitri.

Okay that's all I'm going to say because by god I know that I will accidently type a spoiler because it was just that good that I can't help it. Anyway, I'm going off topic. Let's go to the characters...

I freakin love Rose Hathaway she has always been by far the top on my list of fictional role models because of her quick mind and the way she sticks to what she believes in and defends herself and all that...but this book just made me love her even more if that was possible. I literally worship her and my god the events that happened in this book and her actions and just everything...YES.

And Lissa and Christian I love them both hands down...

Adrian...oh Adrian I just love him and he has gotten such a better personality and a more serious tone (well... sometimes) in this book. I really really hope it ends well for him because we all know Rose still has her heart out for Dimitri and through this book I'm like Oh Rose, you are just leading him on and you don't even know it....

And lastly, Dimitri. I really don't want to say any spoilers so I'm just going to say this to all readers who've already read the book: YES.

Okay, I don't want to continue this forever in fear that I'll never stop. So, this was the fifth book in the series and I'm really wary of starting the last book because of the ending of this book and I'm scared for the outcome and because it's the last book in the series and I really don't want it to end for me D,:
★★★★★

Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4) by Richelle Mead

Synopsis: "Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same.

The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck, a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count. But only one victim matters . . . Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa—her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess—or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will he want to be saved?

Now, with everything at stake—and worlds away from St. Vladimir's and her unguarded, vulnerable, and newly rebellious best friend—can Rose find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice herself for a chance at eternal love?"

Title: Blood Promise
Series: The Vampire Academy #4
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Badass, Humorous
Pages: 503
Ages: 13+
Date I Finished: August 21st, 2013
My Rating: 5 stars (I feel like I just throw 5 stars at any book XD, but this book was seriously awesome)
My Word: BadassRoseAsUsual
My Fave Quote:
"I looked him in the eye. 'I will always love you.'
Then I plunged the stake into his chest
...His struggles stopped. His eyes stared at me stunned, and he parted his lips into a smile, albeit a grisly and pained one.
'That's what I was supposed to say..." he gasped out.
Those were his last words." (P.426)

Can we just take a moment to soak this all in?

Can we also take a moment to realize that the Vampire Academy movie: Blood Sisters is coming out this February?


After Dimitri became strigoi, I can't help but ship Rose and Adrian. I feel like I'm being a traitor towards myself because I used to love Rose and Dimitri, but now I just can't help how freaking amazing Adrian was to Rose.

I admit, towards the middle of the book, I was ripping through the pages just so I could find another Adrian dream. I half hoped Rose would be nice to him in her dreams, but after four books of Rose Hathaway, I knew that would never happen.

Okay, I'm getting ahead of myself here. As much as I loved the Adrian/Rose moments, I didn't think that that was the best part. (or was it ;))

I think the best part was the ending. The brutal twist in the story was at the damn end and now I have to read the next two books to see what could possibly happen. I have mixed feelings for what could happen to Dimitri. I was sad when he supposedly died and I was relieved as well, and I'm not sure about this whole "get information from Viktor Dashkov and find crazy Robert Doru to see if this healing thing works" thing, but we'll see how it goes.

I still can not believe what happened in Russia. All of the wonderful people Rose met, and... especially... that crazy stuff going on with Dimitri._. I'm still shocked that Rose could get so weak, yet it was the damn endorphins that did that to her, and it was all Dimitri's fault which is why I do not ship them anymore. The endorphins-drugged part was probably the worst part in the book--not that it was bad, but because I couldn't contain myself, watching Rose so weak and helpless. Also, Strigoi and Damphir pair just doesn't work out, and let's not even go near the "come be awakened with me" thing Dimitri was letting on. Ugh.

This book was freaking hilarious by the way. I couldn't hold my laughter in most of the time. Richelle Mead puts that awesome 'Rose Hathaway humor' into the book perfectly. I just wish I could crack her jokes and be so badass at the same time. Rose is by far my favorite fictional role model that I look up to. All of the zmey jokes were Rose's best, I must say.

"'Greetings, Zmey,' I said weakly...'Nice of you to slither on in." (P. 431)

(SPOILER QUOTE) "'Please don't tell me Abe is my father..." She didn't have to tell me. It was all over her face, her expression dreamily recalling some other time and place--some time and place that undoubtedly involved my conception. Ugh. 'Oh God,' I said. 'I'm Zmey's daughter. Zmey Junior. Zmeyette, even.' That got her attention. She looked up at me 'What on Earth are you talking about?'" (P. 489)

Anyway, I have to say, Adrian really filled most of those five stars up, including the escape, the ending, Sydney, and Dimitri's family. All in all, what a funny, suspenseful, love-driven story that Rose endured. I can't wait to read the next book this fall (I can't read it right now, or else my love for the series would be short lived!) and I will never forget Rose's amazing journey through Russia. (Next stop, Viktor Dashkov!)
★★★★★