In fact, I bought two copies of Last Sacrifice
because my autographed copy from the University Bookstore in Seattle hadn't arrived yet, but I wasn't about to go on a weeklong vacay without knowing what happened/or doesn't happen to Rose & Dimitri.Richelle Mead told me to enjoy it (via her message in the book), and I did just that.
Without giving too much away or committing an act of spoilage, I will say that this was a nice way to tie up the storyline and lead into the new spin-off series without being too trite or putting a big bow on the near-600-page book. (Prediction about spin-off to be posted in a later spoiler alert blog).
Unlike another teen vamp series, it lacks superficial drama and doesn't put a weak leading woman in a position to choose one man (Adrian or Dimitri, obviously) and pawn the other one off on a child or lesser character. There are no dopplegangers, vamps that turn into crows or graphic/nasty sex scenes (unlike some vamp fiction I've picked up even off the $1 rack).
This novel is less about the Roman mythology and more about character development, twist, turns and Mead knowing there's a difference between a optimistic end and a cheesy fairy tale end with some plot holes -- such as your dad thinking you never aging and adopting a baby in three weeks is logical.
Whatever you do, don't listen to Carolyn Lessard whine about Last Sacrifice. She has hours and hours to log onto Goodreads and gives novels in the VA Series ratings from 3 to 5 stars, but then compliments non-vamp stories about immortals. Obviously, her relationship with the vampire genre is as bipolar as a high school romance between Serena Williams and Marilyn Manson.
Instead, believe the reputable hype. According to the The New York Times, the series didn't even seem to make the Children's Series top 10 last week, but now it's in the Number 2 position, just under Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (Position 4 being Harry Potter, 5 Percy Jackson, and 6 Twilight). Believe the ranking as well as what was nearly 4,000 ratings and 1,315 reviews on Goodreads today that gave the novel a 4.67 average rating.To me, Richelle Mead has done it again and I both envy and admire her success with such great characters that even a highly educated person in their late 20s can become attached to.
What I love the most about the final book and chapter in Rose Hathaway's life (for now) it is that you can really put yourself in her shoes yet again. Dimitri's presence, and his words, can still make a reader's heart flutter and ache, even though you're getting it all through Rose's badass perspective. Plus, Mead can still describe a Russian Guardian in a way that's pretty damn hot.
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