Shadow Kiss (VA #3) by Richelle Mead

Pages: 443 pages

Published February 4th 2010 (first published 2008)
Publisher: Puffin
Genre: YA Fantasy, Paranormal

Description:

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 suddenly there's way more than friendship at stake. The immortal undead are on the prowl, and they want vengeance for the lives that Rose has stolen. In a heart-stopping battle to rival her worst nightmare, 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?

Review:

Shadow Kiss is the third installement of the Vampire Academy Series. And I think is probably my favourite so far. We see the characters develop and the story has everything to keep to guessing. From start to finish there was always something going on but not to much that it was a distraction to the plot.

In Shadow Kiss Rose is trying to come to terms with the events that happened at the end of Frostbite. As well as trying to deal with everything else she has going on with Dimitri and the Gorgeous Adrian who is trying to get her attraction. For me I truely fell in love with Adrian in this one. He is just amazing (TEAM ADRIAN ALL THE WAY)

What I really enjoyed about this book is the action. It is packed with fast paced action from very early on and continued right to the end battle. Where Rose is left heartbroken and must make one of the hardest decisions of her life so far.

Richelle Mead has did all her fans proud with this installement, we have everything we wanted, laughter, tears, passion, mystery, action, great story and twists and turns that end of a major cliffhanger. Its simply Beautiful.

Rate: 4/5

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