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  • Love this series5

    Valerie Fink My Summary:

    Unbelievably, Rose has left Lissa behind and traveled to Russia to find the man she loves so she can kill him. She knows the man she loved would never want to be a strigoi, killing those who he would have once died to protect. Rose can't move on until she knows he's at peace. But when the time comes, will she be able to do it? Can she really win against him? They were so evenly matched before he turned - now he will have the strigoi speed and strength to help him. And even if she can do it, what then? Having turned her back on Lissa, she can't just drop back into her old like. And speaking of Lissa, what will happen to her while Rose is off hunting strigoi? All her choices haunt her as Rose fights to do the only right thing she knows to do.


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    5 stars - A MUST read

    The Blood Promise audiobook again changed narrators. I looked ahead and it seems that Emily Shaffer will read the rest of the series. I did like the change this time. Emily added the Russian accents back in that the narrator from book 2&3 had removed. I like the Russian accents. Dimitri just didn't sound like him without one. Emily does a good job with all the voices and I was able to sit back and enjoy the book without being distracted by the narrator, highest praise I can give.

    If you follow me on twitter, you may have witnessed my emotional breakdown during this book. I required much reassurance from trusted peeps that I could survive Dimitri as a strigoi. This book was sad. It's supposed to be sad. Rose is in the worst possible place in her life trying to do the worst possible task. What I really liked about this book was the path that Rose traveled. She dealt with grief and pain. She got to know the Dimitri of Russian, the young Dimitri and it was painful. She experienced such impossible situations. While she suffered and fell down many times, she was Rose. Her true heroism was firmly in place. I cried for her. I hurt for her. I was proud of her. She may have wished that she didn't do some of the things she did, but I thought she was noble in her efforts and accomplishments. Why do I make such a big deal out of this? Well, there was a series that I loved that the heroine didn't do what Rose did. She let the trials break her. I won't say what series but needless to say I was worried about Rose. It never happened. Rose is Rose - a kick butt badass in love with another one.

    As for the plot, it was crazy intense. Just as I thought I had something figured out, everything turned around and I was reeling. There were so many twists and turns in this story, I was beginning to feel like I had lost my normally incredible ability to figure things about before they happen. Alas, I did figure out a few so it's not gone. Not many though. It's an emotional roller coaster that was so much fun to ride, I was quickly back in line for more. Bring on book five. So glad this series is complete. Don't think I could handle a year wait between books.

    Just read it! It's fabulous. by Valerie Fink

  • I believe love can be eternal. But still, we are born a mortal.....5

    Karlien Rose painful journey began. Rose went to Dimitri's homeland in hope of finding him. And there she met Sydney, an alchemist. A mysterious woman yet working and having unknown connections that make her help Rose in finding the place where Dimitri grew up in southern Siberia: Omsk. On the way Adrian showed up in her dream still the same and yet hurt can be seen in his eyes he want Rose and Lissa's friendship to be in good terms again. Also Lissa got a new friend called Avery.

    While traveling they stop for a while to rest there she fought 2 strigoi one attacked her by surprise, then she panicked, ghost appeared making her head ached, she was to kill the strigoi and dismissed the ghost. Before she collapsed Sydney was able to get near to her for help. She dreamt about Dimitri. When she woke up she found out she was in Dimitri's house. There she celebrate Dimitri's funeral where she Abe or Zmey as the people call him. He warned Rose to come back to where she belongs.

    She stays with Victoria a lot thus she met Denis. Being close to Victoria she became protective of her thus making her hate her. When Rose realized that Dimitri needs him, she went to Denis and went to Novosibirsk. There she met Dimitri not as a dhamphir but a Strigoi that hunt her in her dreams. While having Dimitri by her side as she checks Lissa through the bond, she was always being pushed away realizing that Avery has Spirit user. Time is running short, Rose have to choose between being a strigoi or being killed. At the bridge she encounters one of the painful decisions she'll make: kill Dimitri so that he can be save. She's able to stake Dimitri but not hard enough because of the lost blood.

    She was able to contact Sydney and ending up with Abe and the couple Mark and Oksana where she met while staying with the Belikovs. She was able to get help from Oksana to help Lissa saved herself from having Avery kill her, using the bond, she was able to help Lissa and returned the spirit that Avery used to her making Avery go insane. Rose went back to St. Vladimir fetched by Adrian. There she met again Lissa and told her adventure, the pain and happiness, after talking for hours Rose was summoned by Alberta offering her to drop back in. She told her that she would be thinking about it while on the way to Lissa and Adrian she reunite with her mother as she talks with her she realized that her father was Abe.

    They celebrate their little reunion with a Chinese food. After eating Adrian ask her again of having relationship with him and gave Abe's message. She agrees but he need to give conditions and proposals and went off to start it. While Lissa and Rose went to her room seeing one of the buildings attendants she received a mail. Inside, a stake and a letter with handwriting that Rose wouldn't mistake it for other people none other than Dimitri's. Thus another adventure will come, it will be Rose need to save his prince with Lissa by her side. by Karlien

  • Top review

    Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com5

    TeensReadToo Rose made the choice to hunt down Dimitri in the Strigoi form and kill him, but she has no idea how hard her decision will make her life.

    First of all, she has to leave Lissa. Then she has to find Dimitri.

    In a roundabout way, she ends up at his family home in Russia, where she tells them her story. They mourn his death and welcome her into the family. Anyone can see how she feels for him. Rose wants nothing more to stay there, but she knows she's just at the beginning of her journey.

    When she tracks down Dimitri, she can't help but fall under his spell as he keeps her prisoner. He wants her to turn to the dark side with him. Rose doesn't want to when she's herself, but then he comes in and confuses her. Is she strong enough to escape and do what she came to do?

    I love this series. It's so full of twists and turns - surprising the daylights out of me. Plus, each book hangs on a massive cliffhanger that makes the wait time very hard. I love the cover. I love the relationship between Lissa and Rose - and how that's changing. I just love it all!

    *Gold Star Award Winner! by TeensReadToo

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