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

Mar 21, 2010 Bianca rated it it was amazing

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INCREDIBLY AMAZING!!!!!!!
Last Sacrifice is the last book in the Vampire Academy series and it doesn’t disappoint! I was hooked from the very first pages and stayed up throughout the early hours of the morning to read this book all in one go. All I can say is Richelle Mead you have outdone yourself once again! I can’t express just how much I have anticipated and longed for this book, the wait was intense and pure torture. I can gladly say it was worth every second though.

Throughout the *Spoilers*

INCREDIBLY AMAZING!!!!!!!
Last Sacrifice is the last book in the Vampire Academy series and it doesn’t disappoint! I was hooked from the very first pages and stayed up throughout the early hours of the morning to read this book all in one go. All I can say is Richelle Mead you have outdone yourself once again! I can’t express just how much I have anticipated and longed for this book, the wait was intense and pure torture. I can gladly say it was worth every second though.

Throughout the book I was pulled into Rose’s world and couldn’t help but wonder how things would end. I only had one demand from Mead. That Rose and Dimitri would end up together. FINALLY. They get the happy ending that they deserve, their relationship has been tested and pushed beyond the limits and yet it has only made them stronger and love one another more. Dimitri FINALLY realises that he has loved Rose all along. He had just blocked those feelings for her out due to being so consumed by guilt. I was excited when he helped break her out of jail and was even more excited when they were running away together. Along with Sydney (Who I have come to really like as a character) I could feel the intensity burning between them the whole time they were together. Especially when they were alone, even so they both managed to keep themselves in check. *Mostly* A favourite moment was when Rose wants to escape from being on the run with Dimitri. At the time she can think of nothing worse than being forced to be so close around him knowing that she loves him and that he doesn’t love her back. Her escape tactics were priceless. I found myself laughing and thinking ‘That’s so Rose’ when she distracts him with a kiss and then catches him off guard with a punch to the face. I loved their usual funny witty banter. Rose never fails to impress me with her comebacks. I also laughed again when he tells her that he will always find her and that she decides how hard it’s all going to be. Then she comes back with the ‘how does your face feel’ line? I wanted to hit Rose though when he tells Dimitri that she loves Adrian, I honestly thought: Wow way to screw up your chances of getting back together up. Although I understand that she does love him, just not in the same way she loves Dimitri.

Tasha is the murderer! I have to say I never saw that one coming. Who would have thought she would be the one to kill the Queen? For a while there Mead had us all believing that is was Adrian’s mum Daniella and all I could think was ‘no, I hope that’s not true.’ Adrian I don’t think would have been able to handle a blow like that. I did have sympathy for Adrian though, especially at the end. “I loved you and you used me the whole time” was a line from him that really made me feel for him. I wanted to give the guy a hug when he said about how she has everything. She escaped death, the bond, Lissa got to be Queen, she got the guy and she gets a happily ever after. The poor guy, no one likes to come off second best. He was a good guy. He would have done anything for Rose. As he quotes in the beginning: “And there isn’t much I wouldn’t do for you, the stupider the better.” Rose really hurt him, and he didn’t deserve it.

I had previous suspicions that Jill would be the illegitimate child they were searching for. When I re read the VA books after reading Spirit Bound the reference to her green eyes really stood out and I began to wonder. It all makes perfect sense that she would be it.

One thing I was even more shocked with was the bond disappearing. When Rose throws herself in front of that gun (that Tasha is holding) and gets shot, I really thought Lissa would have to heal her. I was surprised and a little sad when Rose awoke and found out that her and Lissa didn’t have their bond anymore. I thought it made them closer and I loved the scenes we got to see through Lissa’s eyes although in a way I’m glad it’s gone. We all watched as the darkness from Lissa pushed Rose towards breaking point. It could only build up for so long and soon enough she snapped. The consequences being Victor dying, although I can’t say I’m disappointed. He wasn’t a very likeable character, he probably didn’t deserve to die the way he did but after what he did to Lissa I guess the saying goes ‘what goes around, comes around.’ I loved the moment before Rose goes unconscious from the shot. “A gun I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought. I’d spent my life focusing on hand to hand combat, learning to dodge fangs and powerful hands that could snap my neck. A gun? It was so… well, easy. Should I be insulted? I didn’t know. Did it matter? I didn’t know that either. All I knew in that moment was that I was going to die, regardless.” Who else would be thinking that when they are in their last few moments? Only Rose would, I’m glad Lissa and Dimitri were there though and that her last thoughts were to them. I’m glad she didn’t die though.

I’m sad that we don’t have another book to look forward to. The ending is perfect though but I can’t help but wish we got to see more about Rose and Dimitri as they get older. Although the ending with her dad and mum made me smile, I would loved to have seen the chat Abe and Janine have with Dimitri, they are both scary in their own ways. “Run,” I said when they were gone. “If you slip out now, maybe they won’t notice. Go back to Siberia.” Another one of my favourite lines. I like how ABe played a bigger role in this book and how Rose does consider him to be her dad, It is really nice for her to know him. I think we can all see where Rose gets her personality from.

"He smiled at me . . . fondly. ʺAh, my daughter,ʺ
he said. ʺEighteen, and already youʹve been accused of murder, aided felons, and acquired a death count higher than most guardians
will ever see.ʺ He paused. ʺI couldnʹt be prouder.ʺ" (Loved it) ...more

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May 18, 2010 Courtney Allison Moulton rated it it was amazing

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Perfect finale to an awesome series!! Spent all day reading it and only took a break to eat =)

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Apr 01, 2010 Tierney rated it it was amazing

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there may be some sligth spoilers, read at your own risk :

What a lovely ending to an amazing series. Honestly? I thought i was going to cry or be somehow upset at the fact that Rose's story was over, but actually im feeling kind of happy. I think Richelle did an amazing job with the story line but im sad at how it ended with Adrian. Though because we dont know what happened with him, i reckon we might see him again in the new series Richelle is writing?? In this book i did get slightly annoyed ...more

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Dec 05, 2010 iamjenai rated it it was amazing

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OMG. O.M.G.

Vampire Academy series has just ended. *breathe in, breathe out*

I have been waiting for this book for months and I was sooo SOOO sooo excited to get my copy of LS. And yes, I got mine the first day of its release, December 7. I sat for an hour pretending to work. OMG. I couldn't stop looking at it. I was at work! I so wanted to read it but I couldn't. Around lunch time, I picked up the book and finally decided to read a chapter. OMG. I couldn't stop. I just couldn't stop. I wanna go h ...more

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May 13, 2020 TerrasTomes rated it really liked it

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I'm here to join the "Adrian is so much more attractive that Dimitri with his stupid ass duster" Club.

Like, I know that Adrian has unresolved issues that he's repressing with addictions and it's not Rose's job to "fix" him, but I was so over Dimitri in this book. I read this book in high school and don't remember getting so frustrated about this. I was so Team Dimka in high school. Now I'm like, long haired man in a cowboy duster? Ew. Give me Ivashkov Tall Dark and Troubled any day.

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Oct 15, 2010 Mari Roza rated it it was amazing

dying to read it its inspired me to write fanfic
and its right now all i think about i'm dying just thinking its so close
my wait is almost over
then i have no clue what i'lll do with my life ...more

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