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Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3)
by
Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author)
Look out for Bloodlines, Richelle Mead's new series set in the world of Vampire Academy, coming August 2011!
Is Rose's fate to kill the person she loves most? It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since Mason's death, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She has dark flashbacks in the middle of practice, can't concentrate...more
Is Rose's fate to kill the person she loves most? It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since Mason's death, Rose hasn't been feeling quite right. She has dark flashbacks in the middle of practice, can't concentrate...more
Paperback, 443 pages
Published
November 13th 2008
by Razorbill
(first published January 1st 2008)
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I think I have to assume that something devastating will happen in every series that Mead writes. With this one I was pretty much crying from the last 40 pages until the end. Talk about heartbreaking! I sort of saw what was going to happen coming but it didn't make it any less horrible. I'm actually still feeling the effects of this novel and I had to quickly order the next two books to find out what happens.
On the heels of the death of her friend, Rose finds out that she's going to...more
On the heels of the death of her friend, Rose finds out that she's going to...more
Incredible! This series continues to get better. This is one of the best vampire themed series’ out there. After my disappointment with other series’ losing there touch, I have to say that it is not the case with these books. Everything that initially drew me in is still there and then some. I’ve been in anticipation for this book for a long time, and when I finally got a copy it trumped everything else!
There were parts of the story that I figured out, and even though I wanted the n...more
There were parts of the story that I figured out, and even though I wanted the n...more
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♔ Leah.
rated it
Shelves:
assholian-love-interests,
marvellous-male-characters,
faux-strong-female-heroines,
mary-sue-radar-is-broken,
sex-equals-lurve,
dementor-kisses-are-better-tbh,
more-daddy-issues-than-dr-phil,
boremance,
a-dictator-of-morals-and-hypocrites,
in-the-greys-of-like-and-hate,
bad-sex-in-fiction-award,
ruined-cabins-for-me-since-2008,
forever-loling-fandom-reaction,
death-of-love-interest-cry-moar,
crap-starters-awesome-side-dishes,
a-trifling-whore-indeed
☆ ★ Spoilers ahead, you have been warned ☆ ★
I think this book kind of made me love this series because it went on a level that no other YA book went before and I was very happy about the fact that Richelle Mead took a risk, but looking back in hindsight at this series? I was wrong, terribly wrong but let’s save that for when I do reviews of Spirit Bound and Last Sacrifice, shall we?
In Shadow Kiss, Rose is suffering the trauma of the Spokane incident an...more
I think this book kind of made me love this series because it went on a level that no other YA book went before and I was very happy about the fact that Richelle Mead took a risk, but looking back in hindsight at this series? I was wrong, terribly wrong but let’s save that for when I do reviews of Spirit Bound and Last Sacrifice, shall we?
In Shadow Kiss, Rose is suffering the trauma of the Spokane incident an...more
This is the 3rd Vampire Academy book that I've read and the 3rd Richelle Mead book.... either way, it's not my last!
Leaving book 2 and venturing onto book 3, I wanted to see what was going to happen with the characters that I slowly came to love... What I didn't expect was to have my feelings trashed!!! I have been on such a journey with Rose, she is fast becoming one of my favourite leading ladies and one that my heart will be permanently etched to.
This book had me rush...more
Leaving book 2 and venturing onto book 3, I wanted to see what was going to happen with the characters that I slowly came to love... What I didn't expect was to have my feelings trashed!!! I have been on such a journey with Rose, she is fast becoming one of my favourite leading ladies and one that my heart will be permanently etched to.
This book had me rush...more
I fell into this book so thoroughly that I both wanted and dreaded the ending. So frustrating! I want the fourth book to be out now and it's killing me that I have to wait until August.
Mead continues to weave a complex tale with excellent characters. The stakes keep getting higher and her characters are never quite perfect but always enthralling. The dialog, pace and plot are perfect and everythnig spirals out to the end.
SPOILERS BELOW
SPOILERS BELOW
SPOILERS B...more
Mead continues to weave a complex tale with excellent characters. The stakes keep getting higher and her characters are never quite perfect but always enthralling. The dialog, pace and plot are perfect and everythnig spirals out to the end.
SPOILERS BELOW
SPOILERS BELOW
SPOILERS B...more
Well holy shiiiiiiiiiit @ the end of this.
what to say about this book... i just finished it and it was really good but some people will be very angry about it not to give too much away. and just to tell you rose does make a huge decision in this book and it's mind blowing. i liked it because it continued on in the infamous manner of the series not to give too much away. defiantly a must read series and it left a wide opening for the next book to be awesome. there's not really much to say i really liked it but it makes you sad just like ...more
Le mie tre stelline non hanno niente a che vedere con Richelle Mead, perché il suo romanzo ne avrebbe meritate quattro. Una stellina l'ha persa grazie all'adorabile traduttrice, che ha evitato i congiuntivi come se fossero la peste. Andiamo, alcune volte la scarsità di congiuntivi rasentava livelli ridicoli, neanche stesse traducendo le divertenti e sgrammaticate frasi di Hagrid in Harry Potter. Dunque, fatevi un favore: non leggete questo libro in italiano.
Ritroviamo i nostri amati...more
Ritroviamo i nostri amati...more
Shadow Kiss started off slow, but ended up being great. I really like how Ms. Mead takes things to a level where not everything has a happy ending. It has realistic qualities for being a young adult paranormal book. I felt Rose's pain and confusion as she struggled with what she had to deal with being "shadow kissed". I enjoyed her interactions with Lissa, Dmitri and Adrian. Even though I inadvertently knew a big piece of the story, it didn't happen as I envisioned. This book has a lot...more
This is the third book in the VAMPIRE ACADEMY series and I highly recommend you read the first two books before reading this one. I read all 400 plus pages of this book in one day ~ it grabbed my attention from the very first and I could not put it down. Intense, suspenseful and full of shocking surprises ~ I can't wait until the next book is released!
Her best book so far. More substantive (and longer) than the first 2 in the series or her other works, despite being classified as a Young Adult book. Her heroine faces some very serious challenges and does a lot of growing up in this one. Good adventure, great characters.
After the tragedy of Frostbite, Rose and her friends are coping as best they can. Bearing her first molnija marks might be a bit of a status symbol but their earning was bittersweet. As her final months at St. Vladimir's begin winding down the guardians are facing their field experience testing. They'll be facing weeks of practice guarding their Moroi classmates from their instructors pretending to be Strigoi. Expecting to be paired with Lissa, Rose's field experience should be easy. But when sh...more
I love this book HATE the ending but love the book none the less
Oh. My. God.
I was really exited for this book since each Vampire Academy book got better and better. And I was a big bad cheat and read some spoilers on it that gave away the big ending. It was still a total shock reading it though.
So Rose and Lissa are near graduation and the school is starting it's six week trial for senior students. No classes, just guarding the Moroi vampires at all times six days out of each week. When Rose's first chance to prove herself ready for...more
I was really exited for this book since each Vampire Academy book got better and better. And I was a big bad cheat and read some spoilers on it that gave away the big ending. It was still a total shock reading it though.
So Rose and Lissa are near graduation and the school is starting it's six week trial for senior students. No classes, just guarding the Moroi vampires at all times six days out of each week. When Rose's first chance to prove herself ready for...more
Wow. I totally didn't see that one coming. This series just took a whole other turn; it went from a light and fun, but not amazing read, to just that - amazing. Packed with action, and surprises. And a lot of unanswered questions I really want to know about. Definitely have to read the next book like.. now! Can't wait. I mean - what!? Wow.
I've liked the two first books too, thanks to the good writing, the cool society, and the characters that I absolutely love (well, most of them), b...more
I've liked the two first books too, thanks to the good writing, the cool society, and the characters that I absolutely love (well, most of them), b...more
Mikaela
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If I didnt love Dimitri this series before, I certainly do now! The story was excellent and the plot was great (if a little predictable).
I'd have to say that my favourite part of these books would have to beDimitri the characters. I think Rose is a great female lead and I love all of the Moroi (especially Christian!). I also really like the element that Adrians character brings to the plot, he adds a bit of spunk to the story.
I hope that Rose gets a happily ever after ...more
I'd have to say that my favourite part of these books would have to be
I hope that Rose gets a happily ever after ...more
This book is....no wait. This SERIES is the best series I've ever read and will EVER read. If you haven't read it yet then you should be flying out the door now so you can get it. I fell in love with this series and the characters the minute I picked it up. Shadow Kiss (the 3rd book in the series) was the one that made me cry so hard that I thought I'd never stop. I've read it more times than I can count because I just can't seem to ever get over how great this series is. You need need need need...more
Typos aside...this book is the strongest in the whole series and strong enough to stand up on its own. Where the previous ones were mostly character building, this one actually has a story.
A word on typos, why is it that I'm getting this annoying feeling that typos and YA novels are quickly becoming synonymous with each other?? Is it now the popular thing to do? Spellchecker doesn't exist on your tablet anymore?? Maybe I need to write a book and make as many typos as I can 'get away...more
A word on typos, why is it that I'm getting this annoying feeling that typos and YA novels are quickly becoming synonymous with each other?? Is it now the popular thing to do? Spellchecker doesn't exist on your tablet anymore?? Maybe I need to write a book and make as many typos as I can 'get away...more
Lmb
rated it
Recommends it for:
Buffy fans & most people who love Genre.
Shelves:
paranormal-young-adult
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This book has been trapped inside my ebook and I can't get it to work, I will have to come back to it eventually.
I'm going to try to do this review without spoilers, but it's going to be hard because the ending -- wow! The first time I read this I finished it at about 1 am, but then I had to keep reading book four because I was freaking out about the ending to this one. "Nooooooooooooooooo," I think I screamed, luckily not waking my sleeping household. Thank goodness I started this series when five books had already been published, and it was only a short month until the final book was going t...more
ONCE AGAIN THIS BOOK ROcks! it was amazing. vampire acadmey in general is one of my favourite series and this psrticular book one of my favourites.
*spoiler alerts*
well what can i say, beloved dimitri is turned, i thought i was about to start crying my heart out the way it happened was even worse the dramatic turn of it all, the way she tried to go back for him and then at last that it was that particualrr strigoi, nathan??
but also i was already inlove with adria...more
*spoiler alerts*
well what can i say, beloved dimitri is turned, i thought i was about to start crying my heart out the way it happened was even worse the dramatic turn of it all, the way she tried to go back for him and then at last that it was that particualrr strigoi, nathan??
but also i was already inlove with adria...more
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Annie the Destroyer *Leather Lust*
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Recommends it for:
Young Adult readers, especially vampire fanatics
Shadow Kiss was the first book of Richelle's that I had ever read and I am so happy that I picked up this book. I remember thinking how ugly the cover was, but just reading the first couple of lines I found myself unable to stop. With Richelle, I feel as if you can start in the middle of a series and still be completely sucked in to everything that is going on. I've read all of Richelle's series in a different order and still be able to blown away. Shadow Kiss was no exception!
I love...more
I love...more
Zeek
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After losing good friends to a Strigori attack (renegade vamps in the Vamp Academy world) just weeks earlier, Guardian and Strigori Slayer-in-training, Rose Hathaway, starts seeing the ghost of one of the victims. It doesn't help that she sees him when she's in the midst of her field training possibly ruining the destiny she's trained for all her life. Compound that with the debilitating dark emotions overwhelming her at the most random of times, she's almost certain she's losing it.
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Joyzi
rated it
Recommends it for:
Fans of Vampire Academy
Recommended to Joyzi by:
Dara
Shelves:
e-book,
fantasy,
fiction,
ya-books,
reviewed,
chick-lit,
vampires,
book-series,
author-american,
paranormal-romance
At first I was frustrated because it was really confusing and ridiculous with this Mason's ghosts and these things about a secret group circulating the Moroi students. It felt like it didn't make sense and in the end it's like it's connected to the plot with this shadow-kiss explanation and like magic contradicting the wards and stuff.I kinda don't understand the explanation and really confused me.
However the parts that I really like was the Rose-Christian Moroi-Dhampir partnership whi...more
However the parts that I really like was the Rose-Christian Moroi-Dhampir partnership whi...more
Immortal Fiction
rated it
Recommends it for:
ya/teen paranormal action romance
Recommended to Immortal by:
online reviews
A painfully beautiful and adventurous paranormal romance story! This one didn't astound me like its predecesor, Frostbite, (wow!) but it did move me to tears more than once and held me on the edge of my seat as well. I believe I read this book faster than anything else this length, but it could be a tie with Frostbite (and I've read most of the popular vampire novels written in the past 10 years now!) So I absolutely recommend this to anyone teen and up that enjoys vampire action romance stories...more
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Scorpio Richelle Mead is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy books for both adults and teens. Originally from Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle, Washington where she works on her three series full-time: Georgina Kincaid, Dark Swan, and Vampire Academy.
A life-long reader, Richelle has always loved mythology and folklore. When she can actually tear h...more
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“What's up?" I asked.
You tell me," he said. "You were the one about ready to start making out with Adrian."
It was an experiment," I said. "It was part of my therapy."
What the hell kind of therapy are you in?”
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You tell me," he said. "You were the one about ready to start making out with Adrian."
It was an experiment," I said. "It was part of my therapy."
What the hell kind of therapy are you in?”

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