Review: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
I have over all enjoyed the Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead. I love the characters, the books are easy reads, fun plot, not a lot of holes, and I like the culture she gave the vampires. This book however didn’t do it for me really. There are lots of reasons why I personally didn’t like this book, needless to say I loved the first three and my little annoyances shouldn’t keep you from picking up this volume or starting the series. I highly recommend reading the series in its entirety.
The book starts off with Rose on her mission to find Dimitri. She is in Russia and we follow her through her ordeal of trying to find him and monitoring what is up with the Moroi in the area. She is now out of school and not finishing up a rouge dhampir probably never becoming a guardian, but you have to do what you have to do right?
Two of the things that bothered me most were the love story of Rose and Dimitri were kind of ruined for me, and the author kept stressing how McDonald’s in Russia is so different than McDonald’s in America. That really isn’t true. McDonald’s is the same all over the world, I have ate at McDonald’s in Holland, London, and other places. Sometimes there is an added cultural item or two but in the end the Big Mac is the Big Mac. This shouldn’t have bothered me greatly but as I said it was mentioned several times and I really dislike skewed information that is easily researched. To make sure I wasn’t in the wrong I checked with some Russian and Finnish web developer friends of mine and the menu’s are the same there.
I felt the friendships were not as looked after in this addition to the series, although secondary characters in previous books were fleshed out more. I do plan to read the next book and I am anticipating it. I hope to get a release date soon.
Top 5 Summer Young Adult Books
Today I am going to name what I think the most awesome YA books coming out this summer are going to be. Some of these have me tingling in my booties, I cannot wait to get my hands on them! Let me know what you think are the best summer books coming out, I need to add to my TBR pile.
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, Book 4)
Vampire Academy book 4 is on the way yay! I love this series because it isn’t afraid to be what it is. The plot is intriguing and the characters fleshed out and likable.
The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel)
Book three in the Nicholas Flamel series is sure to be a pleaser. Read books 1 and 2 on vacation last year from the library.
I found Septimus right before moving from the UK to California, I was unsure whether I would like the series but bought all 4 books on a whim. Cannot wait for the latest.
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5)
Percy Jackson is a real Greek Myth Hero, and who doesn’t love a Hero? He and his friends are charged with stopping the rise of the Titan’s. Love this series.
The Faerie Path #4: The Immortal Realm
The latest Faerie Path installment. I read books 1-3 a while back and was really impressed by the author. There is a review of those books and an interview here on the site.
