Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Review: Spirit Bound {Vampire Academy, #5} by Richelle Mead

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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. Only this time, he won-t rest until Rose joins him-forever.

From Goodreads.

  • Publisher: Razorbill
  • Release Date: May 18th, 2010
  • My Copy: Kindle Edition/Bought.
  • Pages: 480
  • Series: Vampire Academy Series
  • Genre: Paranormal YA
  • Author's Website
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Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, Book 5)

*Contain spoilers if you haven’t read the previous books in the series

I was just saying how I can’t seem to get into Y.A. and here I am reviewing another Y.A. book LOL. That’s the thing, there are some series that I simply can’t deny and Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead, is definitely one of those. I’ve been postponing reading this latest installment, waiting to get closer to the release of the last book in the series, so a couple of says ago i finally read it and I LOVED it!

Richelle is a master in the art of writing stories full of heart and action, not to mention characters that move you so much, you can’t really tell real from fiction.

Rose is one of my favorite heroines ever and even though she has gone through many different kinds of hell, places a 17 year-old should never come close to, in Spirit Bound she has to deal with even grander obstacles.

At the beginning of Spirit Bound we find our girl Rose still with Aidrian and finally getting to take her final test to become a guardian. The test is nothing but a blur after all that she goes through, throughout the novel. Prison Breaks, Sacrifices and Heart Breaks are only a few of the trials our heroine has to survive, not to mention the killer way Richelle ended the book, giving a little taste of the problems yet to come.

I got to see all my favorites back in this book, Dimitri, Christian, Tasha, Adrian. But, I have to admit that I am sick and tired of Lissa. Yeah, yeah she is a good friend, but the way she acted towards the end of the book pissed me off!

All in all, Spirit Bound is a fantastic addition to this incredible series, I couldn’t put this book down for a second not to mention all the tears I cried by the end of the novel! I’m just glad Last Sacrifice is coming out this Tuesday! I can’t wait!

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9 Responses so far.

  1. Great Review. I am reading Last Sacrifice now and OMG. Is it me or does each book get 100X better than the last....

  2. Danielle says:

    Great review! I really liked this book.

    I can't wait to read your review of "Last Sacrifice"... I need to read someone else's perspective!
    ;)

  3. @Mariya

    Thanks! LOL I finished it yday! soooo good!!! =D cant wait to see what you think!

    @Danielle

    hehe mine is coming up tomorrow! =D

  4. Savannah says:

    Great review! I loved this series. I can't wait to read your review of Last Sacrifice. I'm still waiting for my copy to come in.

  5. Jenny says:

    This is one of my very favorite series. It doesn't read like a YA to me, so I always forget that it is:) I'm in the middle of Last Sacrifice now and am loving it, can't wait to see what you think! Wonderful review Larissa:)

  6. @Savy

    Thanks! I hope you enjoy LS!

    =D

    @Jenny

    THanks!! sooo true! I agree with you! Im looking forward to your review =D

  7. Gosh, the hype!!
    Everyone is reading this series but me! lol

    I will totally catch up! :P
    Great review!

  8. Cherry says:

    The series gets better does it? Am struggling to get through Vampire Academy book 1... maybe I ought to persevere if it gets better down the series :)

  9. @kelly

    thanks!! and u totally gotta lol

    @cherry

    it does get much better!!! dont give up =)))

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