Back when I've read this for the first time, I was incredibly bitter about certain things on Vampire Academy and everything I cared about was how this series could fix both mine and Adrian's broken hearts. After having dropped this series in the fourth book and mauling my feelings for years, I'm back to this reading to find out, to no one's surprise, that I'm still quite bitter. But that's not what this review is about, because if I started ranting about my negative feelings towards certain characters... Well, this would take some time.

The point is, this book is so refreshing. How great it is to be in the head of a female character that is good? That is strong and smart and interesting without diminishing others? A character you can relate to? A character that isn't constantly pissing you off? Just as good as having such a great protagonist, is to have a male character that does have a personality, that is interesting and funny and actually sexy. Even better is a good, solid, well developed relationship. If only the previous series had all this...