Review & Something Extra! Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date: August 2009
Age Range: Young Adult
512pp
Series: Vampire Academy Series, #4

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This is it! What we’ve all been waiting for! Does Rose fulfill her Blood Promise to Dimitri?

Well…”I’m not telling!” and here’s why:

The Vampire Academy Series is in my top 3 favorite YA Series and I can’t get enough of these books. Richelle Mead is also one of my favorite authors and I love her adult series too. I know there are readers who’ve not had a chance to take a look at this series, which is why I don’t want to include a summary of the book so I’ll have to settle for this instead:

If you have not read the VA Series, “What Are You Waiting On?” OK, let me explain…

Why you MUST read the Vampire Academy Series?

With all the paranormal books out today, it seems vampires are the IT factor in YA paranormal books today. So, this series is obviously about vampires and who doesn’t like vampires? Right? But the VA Series is so much more than that. The main character, Rose Hathaway is a dhampir (powerful mix of human & vampire blood) & bad-ass heroine who stands up in the face of danger to protect her friends from the soulless strigoi (immortal & most dangerous vampires). She has mad fighting skills, thanks to the help of fellow sexy dhampir Dimitri Belikov. So, yeah the guys in the VA series are HOT! The characters are extraordinary - I do have my favorites and the setting involves a school, so paranormal aside you can relate to some of the drama that’s involved with the students. This series is fast-past and highly entertaining and has everything one could want in a book/series:

Hmm… Let’s see…

· Action-packed/Fighting scenes – CHECK!
· Romance – CHECK!
· Suspense/Drama – CHECK!
· Humor – CHECK!

The writing is brilliant and will keep you glued to the edge of your seat while turning the pages in the wee hours of the morning and when you finally get down to that last page, you’ll wish you had the next installment.

I hope this helps for the newcomers but for the readers who’re up to date on this series, Don’t Fret!, Blood Promise lives up to what we’ve been waiting on and then some and you’ll be dying to get your hands on Spirit Bound - May 2010.

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

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