“Ah, my daughter,ʺ he said. ʺEighteen, and already youʹve been accused of murder, aided felons, and acquired a death count higher than most guardians will ever see.ʺ He paused. ʺI couldnʹt be prouder.”

⇢The Plot
This book was a great conclusion to an exciting series. There were definitely a few scenes that felt like they were added solely to add conflict to the book, but overall I enjoyed the way the novel played out.

“Sometimes the greatest tests of our strength are situations that don't seem so obviously dangerous. Sometimes surviving is the hardest thing of all.”

⇢Dimitri

Unfortunately, I think my biggest issue (which honestly wasn’t even big) was Dimitri’s character and what happened after his transformation. While it made sense for him to need some time after being turned back into a Dhampir, it was obvious that his change was made into a much bigger conflict than it needed to be just to further the plot. It was just bizarre and weird to see Dimitri so sad and hopeless, and I think it would have been better if that whole situation hadn’t been exaggerated quite so much.

Note: I’m not trying to say that it wouldn’t have made sense for him to have ptsd or mental health issues because what he went through was traumatic. I just think that the way it was written could have been much better.

⇢Adrian
Honestly, the way that Adrian’s character was handed throughout this series (and particularly this book) just infuriated me. He was such a good character, but was treated so badly??

As I mentioned in my review of book five, the whole Rose and Adrian romance plot was useless and should have ended the second Rose realized she still loved Dimitri. And the fact that it continued into this book considering that Dimitri was healing and Rose was literally going to travel with him and never see her actual boyfriend was ridiculous.

WHEN SOMEONE WHO CAN SEE AURAS TELLS YOU THAT YOUR SOUL IS “BRIGHT” AROUND SOMEONE WHO ISN’T YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, JUST END THE RELATIONSHIP. PLEASE.

“I loved you!" he yelled. He jumped up out of his chair so quickly I never saw it coming. "I loved you, and you destroyed me. You took my heart and ripped it up.”

^ *sobs*

⇢Overall
I know I just complained for two paragraphs straight but honestly those issues were pretty minor when it came to the entire plot. Well, not minor exactly, but they didn’t affect how entertaining the rest of the book was. And my issues with the way Adrian was treated are going to be resolved once I read Bloodlines, so yeah! Off to read Bloodlines ;)

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