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Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5)

Richelle Mead

Finish date: May 18, 2010

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Mar 15, 2010 Desperado rated it it was ok

Shelves: paranormal-ya, reviews, young-adult, makes-me-want-to-cut-a-bitch

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. My Thoughts:

I was very excited to read the 5th book in the Vampire Academy series. After what went down in Blood Promise, I knew that either Dimitri would die or he would become dhampire again. I also welcomed a return to Rose's relationship with Lissa & becoming reaquainted with other supporting characters that were mostly absent in BP. While it's true that the Dimitri problem was solved & I caught up with the gang, I wish I had've stopped at Blood Promise.

First, I didn't like how Adrian turned My Thoughts:

I was very excited to read the 5th book in the Vampire Academy series. After what went down in Blood Promise, I knew that either Dimitri would die or he would become dhampire again. I also welcomed a return to Rose's relationship with Lissa & becoming reaquainted with other supporting characters that were mostly absent in BP. While it's true that the Dimitri problem was solved & I caught up with the gang, I wish I had've stopped at Blood Promise.

First, I didn't like how Adrian turned into a doormat in this novel. He's always been a little beta male but it's outrageous how much shit he let Rose get away with during their relationship. Every time he forgave her for running all over his feelings, I had an image in my head of him holding Rose's purse. That's what Adrian's role in this novel was. The guy who hold's Rose's purse & gets her out of trouble. Second, I am so over the Lissa/Christian relationship. They have got to be one of the most boring ass couples I've ever read about. I know this series is marketed to young adults but Lissa & Christian acted like 12-year-olds who'd just discovered sex. Ugh. Not to mention, Lissa is a debbie ho cake! I didn't really see it in previous novels because she was doing her own thing & the stars of the series have always been Rose & Dimitri for me but now I see the light! All these men want you & you've got to move in on your bestfriends ex-boyfriend? She tried to make it seem motherly, but this is the same chick who loves to flick her blonde hair, fluff up her pubescent boobies, & stick her tongue down the nearest guys throat every time she see's Christian talking to another women. Your just a slut-in-the-making, admit it.

My biggest issues with this novel are about Rose. In the beginning of this series, I thought her budding romance with Dimitri was sweet & yummy but now it's getting old. Prepare yourself for a mini rant. I hated Rose in this novel! She's so freaking selfish & I can't believe I didn't notice it before. I'm thinking I ignored her faults in previous novels because the storyline was still good but here, there was nothing but Rose & her bs. She constantly put herself & others in danger over her whims. I don't care about her going off to get killed but you've gotta have alot of balls (aka stupidity) not to think twice about getting other people killed repeatedly. If that's not bad enough, NO ONE calls her out on her actions. Eddie gave her the cold shoulder for letting Victor to go free (because she was too busy giving lustful kiddie cow-eyes to Evil Dimitri) for about two seconds but then it was back to "hey your my best friend ever!". Rose also went on a temper tantrum like every other chapter. Bitch, you need to sit you hyper butt down & take some Ambien. Even when Lissa called her out for arguing with Non-Evil-But-Now-Emo Dimitri in public, Rose felt the need to give them angry glares to "let her anger known". It's not all about you, Rose! I think that was her biggest problem. Everything was about her! Forget people dying, forget Victor being let loose to wreck havoc, forget ruining the lives of the friends who were stupid enough to help you. Hell, forget Non-Evil-But-Now-Emo Dimitri repeatedly telling her he doesn't want her childish butt anymore! It's about her, her, her. I wanted to knock Rose's face in so many times in this novel that I had to play Ghost Recon just to let out my anger.

As for Dimitri, I think he went overkill on the Emo. He doesn't want to be with Rose because he tortured/sexed/drugged her when he was evil but if the chica is stupid enough to still want you, take it! Stop feeling so sorry for yourself when you've got another chance at life! The one thing I agreed with Rose about was how messed up it was that Non-Evil-But-Now-Emo Dimitri looked at Ho Cake Lissa as his savior & totally diregarded Rose's part. She did almost everything to save him & all Lissa did was push a stake in.

Now to the ending. I kind of saw Rose's incarceration happening. She opened her big fat ass mouth way too much about Queen Tatiana for something bad not to go down. That's something else I don't get. When Rose was busy cursing out Queen T at the meeting or whatever it was called, it seemed like Mead was trying to say "Hey, look at Rose! Isn't she such a badass, talking crap to the Queen?" But all I really thought was "this chick is more stupid/idiotic than I thought she was, which was ALOT. STFU, Rose!". And then there's Rose's own descent into slutdom. NEBNE Dimitri rejected her yet again, & what does she decide to do? Run off to poor Adrian to give him her goodies! And when they don't have a condom, she decides to go to the next low & become a blood whore. Why is she a blood whore? Because she didn't decide to have sex with Adrian out of love, but because she felt sorry for herself. Poor poor Adrian, relegated to 2nd best. *shakes head* No, actually he was always second best to the great Dimitri (in Rose's eyes). Nevermind.

Even when Rose was in the clink, she found a way to blame others for her messed up decisions. SHE decided to spring Victor from jail. SHE decided not to kill Dimitri for the umpteenth time. SHE decided to say every little thing she was thinking & say it in front of strangers. But oh no, it's not her fault! It's Abe's fault, the judges fault, the deceased Queen T's fault. Hell, its even the fault of the dust bunnies under Rose's bed but never Rose. Not once in this novel did Rose take responsibility for her actions, other than the rare "I'm sorry" before she did the same crap over & over again. She doesn't freaking learn! I don't even have the satisfaction of knowing she'll be in the clink for murder because from Abe's cryptic words, he'll save her (like everyone else) & bust her out anyway.

I used to love Vampire Academy but I am over this series now. I don't like anyone but Adrian & even he is getting on my nerves the slightest bit. There was a time when I couldn't wait until the next book in this series came out but in Mead's attempt to make the characters seem cool & hip, she turned them all into conceited dumbasses. I'll Wikipedia Last Sacrifice or read friend's reviews if I have to, but I am not spending one more minute of my time on this series. Even if Rose magically redeems herself in LS, it's a little too late for me to give a shit.

On a side note, I was going to include the things I liked about this novel in my review but I didn't. Days after reading this, I can't remember a damn thing I liked. Maybe someone will refresh my memory. ...more

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Feb 16, 2011 April rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: absolute-favorites, nook-books, read-in-2011, vampires, young-adult, mystery, suspense, paranormal-supernatural, awesome-worlds, mc-with-special-talent-s

This being the 5th book in the Vampire Academy series, I have to admit it was the hardest for me to read. It's not that I disliked the book, I thought it was very good. The subject matter was just hard for me because it was so nerve wracking. There is also a lot more political intrigue in this one. I guess I can say it wasn't as "fun" to read as the others because it was a lot more serious. Even though Mead did a great job keeping things from getting too dark by keeping the characters true to th ...more

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Apr 23, 2010 Catherine Banks rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-books, young-adult-fiction, ya, vampires, awesome-main-characters, favorite-ya-series

OMG...yes that's basically the easiest way to describe this book because you keep saying it over and over again as you read. Cliffhanger ending which makes me desperate for the next book, though I know I'll have to wait a year probably.

LOTS happens in this book. So much that I can't really talk about it without giving something away. If you liked the other books you HAVE to read this book. ITS A MUST READ.

I'm still in shock....maybe I should have written this review after the shock wore off.

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Mar 01, 2010 Katie rated it liked it

It was what I thought it was going to be... I am not sure where Richelle is going; but I am still reading it! My thoughts were; (and I am a Dimitri lover...)that Dimka needed to go - and she needed to turn to Adrian for happiness. Then something monumental would need to happen to cement their relationship and leave no doubt about her new found commitment to Adrian. Well, the cliffhanger was monumental all right! Richelle is the master of jaw dropping anticipation; we'll see if she can end a seri ...more

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Nov 03, 2010 Sharon rated it really liked it

There is no point in reviewing this book cause you can't read this one without reading all the previous books, and if you have then I can't tell you anything you don't already know . There is no way not to love this book. The scene between Rose and Dimitri broke my heart! Can't wait to read the last. ...more

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