“If your eyes weren't open, you wouldn't know the difference between dreaming and waking.”

Second time read, first time review. I absolutely cannot wait to continue with the next book!

⇢The Plot
I’m just going to get right into it. So, I know that a ton of people dislike this book or dnfed it because a huge chunk of it was devoted to Rose traipsing around Russia and Siberia. I’m definitely in the minority because I actually really enjoyed her whole journey, for multiple reasons.

First, I really liked how the scenery completely changed. We had been stuck at the academy for too long, and seeing Rose travel was a nice change.

Second, SYNDEY. I love her so much. We don’t get a ton of information in this book (or this series, really), but she’s one of my favourite characters in this universe so I loved seeing her finally be introduced.

“P.P.S. Just because I like you, it doesn't mean I still don't think you're an evil creature of the night. You are.”

Finally, I absolutely loved the scenes where Rose met and spent time with Dimitri’s family and meets the bound couple. I know some people found the whole thing uneventful, but I found it adorable.

Now, that isn’t to say that this book never dragged, because some scenes did. The parts where Rose was captured by Dimitri weren’t the most entertaining, but thankfully they were relatively short so I didn’t find that to be a major issue.

⇢The Characters

I don’t have a ton to say about Rose, because I don’t think her character differed a lot from the last book. Dimitri, on the other hand, obviously underwent a huge change, because throughout this book he was a strigoi. I have to say, it doesn’t make sense to me that a lot of people complained about Dimitri being completely different than previous books because… isn’t that obvious? He wasn’t even the same person in this book, so of course, he wasn’t going to be the same stoic and kind character that he was. Anyway, just wanted to say that.

“Roza." His voice had that same wonderful lowness, the same accent . . . it was all just colder. "You forgot my first lesson: Don’t hesitate.”

There isn’t much to say about the side characters, other than the fact that Jill was finally introduced! Since Rose was away the whole book we only saw the actions of the side characters from Rose being in Lissa’s head which was certainly unique. Wish we got more of Adrian :(

⇢The Ending
Just like with previous books, we got an intense ending that promises an exciting next book. As far as I remember the next book was one of the best, so I can’t wait to start it!

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