Shadow Kiss *Review*

Shadow Kiss

By: Richelle Mead

Product Description:

What if following her heart means Rose could lose her best friend forever?

Rose Hathaway knows it is forbidden to love another guardian. Her best friend, Lissa-the last Dragomir princess-must always come first. Unfortunately, when it comes to gorgeous Dimitri Belikov, some rules are meant to be broken . . .

But since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn't been feeling right. Something dark has begun to grow in her mind, and ghostly shadows warn of a terrible evil drawing nearer to the Academy's iron gates. And now that Lissa and Rose's sworn enemy, Victor Dashkov, is on trial for his freedom, tensions in the Moroi world are higher than ever.

Lying to Lissa about Dimitri is one thing, but now there's way more than friendship at stake. The immortal undead are prowling, and they want vengeance for the lives that Rose has stolen. In a heart-stopping battle to rival her worst nightmares, Rose will have to choose between life, love, and the two people who matter most . . . but will her choice mean that only one can survive?

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Wow. This is the third book in the Vampire Academy series. It's much longer then the first two books and dare I say better then them too. There's even more character development in this book, more spookiness and more romance. What more could you want from this series?

Rose definitely has grown a lot, but she still has her funny, smart-ass attitude. Plus is finally takes her first step towards freedom, though at a huge cost. We even get to see more of Christian and Eddie's characters, which I find to be a plus. Not much Mia though. Rose's sanity and the spookiness of her seeing ghosts was also well played out. I loved the twist with the element spirit.

Needless to say this is an excellent book. After I finished the ending I wanted to cry though. I really can't wait to see what happens next. I've never been so emotional over a book since The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray. Not even Harry Potter or Twilight made me that emotional. That's how good and amazing this series is in my mind.

 Overall Rating: 9.5/10

Great series that will stay in your heart. Buy it! Love it! Worship it! Pray that the next book comes soon!