Still a fantastic series.

I missed the dynamic of the Academy, but the story was fast paced, exciting, heart-breaking, and at times frustrating (in a good way).

Spoilers Below.

I think what I liked the most about when Rose found Dimitri was that at first he did seem like he was the old Dimitri. It took a little bit of time for his evil Strigoi traits to start shining through so I can understand how Rose let herself fall into his bait and become his toy, essentially.

I also loved the way we were shown Lissa's storyline throughout this book. Rather than make a POV jump in her writing Mead used their bond to create another plot in this book without distracting from Rose's goals.

Thrilled that there is still so much more for me to read in this series and Bloodlines. :)