Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, #6) in YA Buddy Readers' Corner ♥

Apr 23, 2011 Rachmi rated it liked it

Shelves: ebook, favorite-series, paranormal, romance

Once upon a time I promised to myself that I won't read any vampire story after I finished The Twilight Saga. But then my best friend recommended Vampire Academy and said that it's way different from Twilight. She basically gave her book to me just so I'll read it. And I read it. Then fall in love with Rose Hathaway.

I love that she's a badass heroine who is also a loyal best friend for Lissa Dragomir. And as Rose falls in love with Dimitri Belikov, I cannot help myself not to fall in love with h ...more

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Jan 07, 2011 Alexandra rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book isn't perfect. It's pretty damn good, but it isn't perfect. There were a lot of interesting twists, though, and I really enjoyed how they saved Sonya, found out about Jill, and even tying up the Victor loose end. (Although I wonder what happened to Robert) But the murder twist was a disappointment. I mean, the last twist with it being Tasha instead of Daniella? To me, that seems like something that was set up just for the sake of making a shocking twist. There's preplanned twist and th This book isn't perfect. It's pretty damn good, but it isn't perfect. There were a lot of interesting twists, though, and I really enjoyed how they saved Sonya, found out about Jill, and even tying up the Victor loose end. (Although I wonder what happened to Robert) But the murder twist was a disappointment. I mean, the last twist with it being Tasha instead of Daniella? To me, that seems like something that was set up just for the sake of making a shocking twist. There's preplanned twist and there's random, thrown-at-the-last-minute twist. This feels like the latter, and as such, it takes away from the great revelation. Instead of feeling surprised, I just felt disconnected and confused.

There was NO indication whatsoever that she's a violent person before, someone capable of killing, or even someone who cares about her causes enough to kill someone. And implicate someone else out of sheer jealousy. Heck, Daniella would have been the better murderer! She fits in all the pieces of the puzzle, and she's shown how much certain things matter to her that I didn't question her capability to kill (although it's possible she got someone else to do it for her). But that was a complete 180 we saw there in Tasha, and that just didn't work for me. And really? She would even endanger Lissa even if it was a fake attack? None of it adds up. And then we don't even hear from her again.

So many things are left unsolved. I didn't like how we left off with Adrian. I guess it's realistic and not the sugarcoated version of how the other guy in the love triangle is usually magically okay with it like in other stories - THAT's how a guy who's really hurt ought to act - but it also took away from the happy ending. I almost wish Richelle Mead would have been brave enough to continue having Rose and Adrian together up until the end. And how Rose needed to be told by someone else whom she loves? Ugh, I really, REALLY hated that. I realize she was one of those oblivious types who believed Dimitri when he said he didn't love her anymore, but that could've been handled better. I could've done without the "He's the right one for you" speech. She should've come to that realization herself.

And maybe not sleep with Dimitri until she broke up with Adrian. At least she admitted how shitty that was of her.

I'm also not sure I'm sold with the Lissa being queen thing. It might not be as big as being an actual queen of a nation or a president, but it's still big. And she's only 18. And like it or not, age matters. I don't want her to lose her teenage years. Ariana could have easily won the election and I'm sure the readers would have been okay with that, so I'm not sure why Mead did it. It was like going the unnecessary extra mile to make the character extra special, which Lissa was already plenty of, so it made me feel a bit turned off instead of happy for the character.

I'm not sure what to feel about the bond being gone. I guess it's a good thing that Rose can lead her own life now. Still, it has always bothered me how guardians basically have no life of their own once they're assigned someone to protect, and I wish that had been addressed. How is everyone so okay with that? I thought things were about to change when the Moroi started trying to defend themselves, but nothing came of those training either. Or how she and Dimitri still don't know who they'll protect first when it come down to either of them and Lissa. This is kind of important, and so I wonder if another novel isn't important enough.

And Jill. What was it that bothered Lissa about her, more than all the obvious reasons? It kept being hinted at and we didn't know up until the end. Nor did we find out what happened to Eddie and Sydney. I understand it's unrealistic to give everyone a happy ending, but it would have been nice to at least not have them all so easily forgotten about. Especially since Adrian was right; Rose DOES get the perfect happy ending while leaving a trail of disaster in her friends' lives. It was just one thing that made me sad and couldn't make me feel truly happy for her. ...more

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Nov 17, 2011 Kelly rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Hey Guys so I have now read all of the vampire academy books and I am sorry that I have not reviewed books 3, 4, and 5. Some day when I reread them I will. I just love this whole series and I am literally counting down to the day when these books are made into movies. Richelle Mead is such am amazing author and I love how she writes intense scenes that just suck you in. She always has a way of including such raw emotions and its those scenes that I found I couldn't put the book down. I also like ...more

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