So . . . yes, I did in fact read books 3 through 6 of this series back to back. I was originally planning on spacing it out and reading some other books in between, but I got sucked in and didn’t want to stop. So I decided to give my thoughts on books 3 through 6 all at once, since they’re all jumbled together in my head anyway. One thing that I really love about this series is the flow of it all. Each book has really great pacing, but on top of that, the series as whole moves from one book the next so seamlessly. Honestly, at this point, I can’t remember what happened in which book, because the divisions between them are so smooth.
I also really liked Rose’s evolution throughout the series. I could legitimately tell that she was maturing as the books progressed. For someone who frustrated me so much in the first book, she certainly gained my admiration by the last one. Along the same lines, I loved watching Lissa evolve as well. She’s so weak in the first book, but with each book she gets stronger, and by the final one I just wanted to cheer for her.
Richelle Mead does a fantastic job keeping the romance between Rose and Dimitri fresh and interesting in each book. Every time I started another of the books, I was convinced that it would be the book where Rose and Dimitri’s relationship would fall flat. But just when I was convinced that Mead couldn’t develop their relationship any further, she would pull out a plot twist that kept things going. And the tension between those two was really well done no matter the situation they were in.
And Adrian . . . I have mixed feelings about that kid. On the one hand I loved his refined, devil-may-care attitude, but sometimes I felt like he just needed to grow up and get a grip. So I’m excited to see how his character develops in the Bloodlines series.
Oh, and I ADORE Abe.
So, yes. Read this series! I wasn’t sure for most of the first book how I felt about it, but by the end of it, it was basically a straight shot from there to book 6 for me. And I’m not even a fan of vampire books, so it’s saying something that I’m as in love with this series as I am. Needless to say, I’ll be picking up Bloodlines soon.
You know how I feel about this series! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I haven't been able to pick up Bloodlines because Adrian and Sydney aren't really for me, but so many people just love it!
ReplyDeleteI thought I was the only one who loved Abe! He's such a fun character! Glad you enjoyed the series I really did as well!
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LOL I adored Abe too!! He was just awesome! x)
ReplyDeleteAwesome review, Karen! I'm SO glad you liked this series because it's honestly just pure amazingness! And I can't wait until you get to Bloodlines -- I just read it the other day and I think I might've loved it more than VA! (But maybe that's just me!) I can't wait to read your review! :)
My friend is constantly telling me to read this series, I only read book 1 and didn't love it ):
ReplyDeletebut she's always nagging me and telling me they get better. Now you're convincing me that maybe she's not that far off.