Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3) by Richelle Mead | Review

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Pages: 443 pages

Publication Date: November 13th 2008 by Razorbill

ISBN: 1595141979 (ISBN13: 9781595141972)

WHAT IF FOLLOWING HER HEART MEANS ROSE COULD LOSE HER BEST FRIEND FOREVER?

Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.

Rose 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...

Then a strange darkness begins to grow in Rose's mind, and ghostly shadows warn of a terrible evil drawing nearer to the Academy's iron gates. The immortal undead are closing in, and they want vengeance for the lives 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?

Now, What I Thought:

This is probably my favourite book in the whole series, from the cover to the content inside the pages!!! Im super impressed by Mead that she had written such a fantastic novel. So... a lot of stuff happens. Like life changing, plot changing stuff. After losing Mason, Rose starts feeling the affects of that and the fact she had killed 2 Strigoi. She starts seeing things she thinks is in her head. All it took was a plane ride for her to mentally implode. It definitely gives us, readers, and everyone accompanying Rose on the plane, a heart attack. Especially poor, worrying Dimitri. That is probably the 2nd most memorable scene that comes to mind when I think of the series as a whole. The 1st would have to be in Frostbite when Rose kills the 2 Strigoi in rage for killing Mason.

The series really takes a dramatic role now and everything is happening at lightening speed. We get more of Adrian, now that he's enrolled at St. Vlad's to... chill? He's too old for classes, being 19 or 20, so he literally just joins to chill around and because he's bored.

It seems to be a common theme with Mead, that at every end of her books, theres a huge shocking ending and cliffhanger. AGAIN Mead pulls that crap and we are left crying and screaming, "NOOOOO!!!!"
ITS NOT FAIR MEAD, this is torture you're putting us through. Anyways, go read it. Shit happens. Bad shit. On the bright side, Rose and Dimitri finally succumb to their desires and at least they have a good time for awhile.. until all hell breaks loose :(