Review: Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, book 4) by Richelle Mead
| February 10, 2012 | Posted by ljquillyn under Reviews |
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, book 4) by Richelle Mead
Spoiler alert: I couldn’t really describe the premise of this book without hinting at what happened in the previous ones. If you haven’t read those yet, you might wait to read this review.
In a nutshell: Rose has done a lot of growing up in the last few books and this feels like a culmination of it. She’s lost the man she loves, the man who taught her so much about real life, love, duty, and (though she doesn’t really like to admit it) herself. Not only has she lost him, but in the worst possible way. Recalling a conversation they’d had at one time (check book 1, you know, when they agree that if they were ever turned Strigoi they’d want to die), Rose sets out on a journey to Siberia to make her peace. In the process, she learns that there might be some hope afterall – that is, if she and Dimitri don’t kill each other first.
What I like about this book:
1. This book is probably my favorite of the series so far. Rose’s character development through this series has been really well done. She starts out in book 1 as a brash, reckless girl who means well, but doesn’t understand the weight of her decisions. By book 4, she’s killed Strigoi, fallen in love, seen friends die, and begun to understand that not everything always works out how she would like.
2. This book made me cry. Several times. Usually, I don’t like books or movies that make me cry. This time, however, I wanted to grieve with Rose. I love the section of the book where she’s in Baia with Dimitri’s family, learning more about him and mourning with them. Reading as she recounts her memories was a sweet release after the horror at the end of book 3.
3. Dimitri really does go all dark in this book. He says and does ugly things. Just like Rose, I didn’t want to believe that Dimitri could lose all sense of himself that way, but he does. As an author, I would have a hard time writing a beloved character as a monster. That’s something I’m taking away from this – everybody has to go through darkness.
4. Fun, new characters are added in this book that give new complexity to the world of Vampire Academy. Love them.
Drawbacks to this book:
The only thing that I’ve started to notice is that I can’t keep track of time in these books. I get kind of confused by the descriptions because the vampire morning is actually evening. Unless I read the actual hour of the day, I really can’t always tell.
Urgency to Read: I’ve said this before. Go get the whole series immediately! They are such fun to read. I’ve been going through a book per day, approximately.
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