Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6) in Vampire Academy: VA all the way

Aug 04, 2009 Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten) rated it it was amazing

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Read on 7th Dec 2010

OMG!!! Ahhhhhh! I can’t believe it! That was....it’s so...., I don’t think.....I just can’t..... *sigh*.
Let me start again....THAT. WAS. INCRDIBLE!
First I have to say....YAY!!! Oh, yes, yes, yes.....Rose and Dimitri got their happily ever after. They ARE TOGTHER!!! It’s one of the best outcomes I’ve ever seen in a book series...ever!
Now that that’s out of the way.....

Gah, I don’t know if I have the words to describe how brilliant this book was! This entire series has been ...more

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Dec 27, 2009 Caty rated it it was amazing

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I loved, loved, LOVED this book.

Ok, so I've loved the whole series but it was definitly the perfect ending for an amazing story.
For some reason I was expecting a very dark book, full of drama and suffering, but Richelle managed the whole drama without being pesimist. In this instalment we truly get to know the real Dimitri *sigh* beyond the adoration Rose (ok, and me) has always had for him. He's a real person in this one, with insecurities, scars, passion and a surprisingly silly sense of humor ...more

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Sep 09, 2009 Sophie *Ninja Rapunzel* rated it it was amazing

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Sep 11, 2009 MM rated it it was ok

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hmm. I don't really know what to say about this one. This was a terrible conclusion to the series. I despised both Rose and Dimitri in this one. I hated Rose for what she did to Adrian. She used to be a strong, fierce, witty, defiant heroine, but in this book she turned into a selfish, annoying, immature, self-absorbed character. And Dimitri was a total ass in this book too. ...more

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Jan 28, 2010 Kathryn rated it it was amazing

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Well, I have had this book since it was released and as much as I wanted to read it, I was putting it off b/c I did not want to see the series end. I have loved reading this series. One of the best out there. Rose is a fantastic character. She has gone through so much and even though she is only 18 she grew as a character. Now does that mean she was mature and well-rounded? NO WAY!! But, that is what I love about her.
I loved this book b/c it tied up many ends for Rose. At the same time I feel th ...more

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Mar 13, 2010 Alyssa rated it it was amazing

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Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

Like many others across the globe, I’ve been waiting for the final book in the most outstanding series out there to finally draw in. Not because I wanted it to end (hell no) but because I really wanted to see what would happen to my favourite heroine and her scandalizing friends.

This didn’t disappoint – in fact, it’s one of the best in the series, if not high above the others. In 600 pages, Richelle Mead was able to wrap up my questions, give me some more, make me Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

Like many others across the globe, I’ve been waiting for the final book in the most outstanding series out there to finally draw in. Not because I wanted it to end (hell no) but because I really wanted to see what would happen to my favourite heroine and her scandalizing friends.

This didn’t disappoint – in fact, it’s one of the best in the series, if not high above the others. In 600 pages, Richelle Mead was able to wrap up my questions, give me some more, make me tear up and scream, squeal out loud a few times as well as laugh, and stop reading in hopes to preserve this last book. (I was going to stoop to the lows Richelle had brought in with her Georgina series, where the succubus only reads 5 pages per day, but realized that would be totally unrealistic. I settled for 250.) I loved how, from the very first chapter, I got a taste of everything I love in Rose. And I mean everything – from her strength to her inner beauty, to her love for others and fierce protectiveness, her friendship and bizarre daughterly-traits, and of course, her humour.

And really, that’s a lot of what the book was. I’d say about a quarter of it. Rose and her growing, Rose and showing her growth, Rose on showing how she needed to grow to get to the end – I saw it all. The rest of the book was 1) action, 2) plot turns, and (duh) 3, LOTS. OF. ROMANCE. When you can pull off all these, plus some added inspirational speech and great scenes, you know you’ve done something right with a book.

There’s so much to cover in this review because, honestly, tons went on. When I say action, I mean action. And not just combat fighting, either. I mean, we saw flashes of guns, taser-like machinery, and even (wait for it) C4 (if you don’t know what that is, look it up on a military-weaponry website.), sure. But we met many political twists and many jumps and escapes from criminals who should be behind bars. We also snatched a few hillbilly vampires (had to use Rose’s word for that one!), a few marriage proposals, a few horrible dreams and some crazy magic that was running everywhere. The action kept on coming and honestly, although knife-fights and kisses-moved-to-punches could get boring (I don’t know about that last one, though), Rose maneuvers everything in a way that makes it the most enchanting thing in the world.

I mentioned kisses-gone-awry, right? I have to say, those scenes…made my heart break. The romance and the tension that went along with it make some of the strongest (if not the strongest, as I currently can’t find any competitors) romance in YA. The relationship between Rose and Dimitri is so based on utter trust, understanding and faith for each other that I often don’t know who has the better lines, who I love more. Dimitri, as Sonya phrased for us once, is Rose’s perfect other half. I loved how Rose stayed true to herself and knew what would be the best for herself in the end by telling Dimitri what had to happen if they wanted to get together. I adored the role she took as teaching him the ways of his soul and the way she made it clear they were now, above all other times, equal, although she was happy to let him be in charge. I’m also glad Dimitri was honorable enough to deny his feelings for Rose until that last possible moment because of Adrian because, honestly, otherwise I would have thought worse of him. It goes to show you that a real man is one who will only take what he deserves.

I may have said this in the odd conversation, but I really hate Lissa. In this book, THANK GOD, she cleaned up and finally became who I always wanted her to be. Of course, I didn’t appreciate the every-20-pages-interruption of Rose’s life into the Court scene, as I’d very much appreciated staying anywhere close to Dimitri, but hey, you take what you can get. But anyway, Lissa finally became somebody I would be proud to be around. Christian also manned up a bit and became a bit more fitting of his lord title, and I hope now that he’ll be a bit more open to royal life, considering his girlfriend. (NO SPOILERS!)

Okay, you see, I’m already wanting to spill out my guts. I’ll just wrap this up then.

It was a pleasure being in Rose’s world, having the chance to see her grow into the powerful and intelligent and strong woman she finally became. I love every line of hers, every action she’s corrected and everything she’s done for love. I love every journey she’s taken and the final journey she gets to take. I can’t wait until Bloodlines in August, for Sydney’s story (whom I loved in this book!) so I can hopefully take a peek at Guardians Hathaway and Belikov some more.
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Aug 13, 2009 Malisa - J&M's Book Diaries rated it it was amazing

I loooved this book! Let alone, this entire series!!! So sad that Rose story is over, but I'm looking forward to Richelle's next installment for VA. ...more

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