Spirit Bound

Okayokay so I know I have a limit of One Post Per Day, but consider this make-up for not having posted at all this weekend. I just finished reading Richelle Mead's newest Vampire Academy novel, SPIRIT BOUND, and I kind of had to post something.

I will warn you now that there will be a large part of this post that is gonna be highlighted because it contains SPOILERS. So please, if you haven't read the book and are planning to, don't highlight it, don't read it, just don't touch it. I don't believe in spoilers, but I have to get this out of my system.

SPIRIT BOUND picks up essentially where BLOOD PROMISE left off. Rose is still trying to decide between the two most important people in her life. Only now, it's a lot more intense. This right here is only a minorly spoilery synopsis, so if you've read the other four books and just haven't read this one yet, this bit should be fine. Very little that the book jacket won't tell you: So, Rose is on her Impossible Quest to save Dimitri from being a Strigoi, and they set Victor Dashkov free from prison to get information on how to do it. And when this quest puts Lissa in danger, Rose has to make some tough decisions about what matters. Meanwhile, there's all sorts of drama at the Court, not the least of which is Adrian Ivashkov. (Personally, I am now leaning toward Team Adrian, but I was a little that way to begin with.)

And THIS is where the mega-spoiler rant is gonna be (I'll keep it brief), so DON'T READ THIS unless you've finished SPIRIT BOUND: *ahem.* 1. I wanna know where Victor Dashkov has gotten off to. They kind of ditched that storyline halfway through. I want! 2. Tatiana = mystery woman. And now she's dead! What?! So, I wanna know who set Rose up. 3. I think I'm Team Adrian. But Dimitri...ooh this situation is tough. 4. Who set Rose up as the killer?!?! Oh wait - did I mention that already? >_>

*Ahem.* Okay. I think I'm done. (CJ, I'm calling you tomorrow. Expect it.) If you haven't read the Vampire Academy series, you really should. They're fantastic. And yes, they're vampire novels, but it's a totally different spin on vampires than TWILIGHT. If you're just as sick of "oh yes vampires are all lovely people!" as I am, fear not. Yes, there are good vampires in the VA series, but there are bad ones too, and there are no werewolves at all. (I don't mean to be hating on TWILIGHT. I just feel like it's overdone.)

Okay, I'm not making my point very well. Rose Hathaway, the VA protagonist, is possibly one of my favorite fictional characters ever. She's so much fun to read (she's gotta be fun to write - I should try a charrie like her sometime), and she's so real, and the stories have just the right blend of action and mystery and intrigue and romance and it's FANTASTIC. The first one is called VAMPIRE ACADEMY and they're by Richelle Mead, and you can find out more about her on her blog or her website.

Readreadread. ♥

And now I really am done blogging for today. Promise.

Love,
Bex