A review by shelves_by_sim
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 This entire series has been a whirlpool of emotions for me, there have been many ups and many downs. I loved Rose, I was annoyed by Rose, I wanted to smack Rose, I wanted to hug Rose, I wanted to throttle Lissa, I realised that I definitely dislike Lissa, I fell for Dimitri, got hurt by Dimitri, I was stunned by the plot, I was hurt by the plot, and throughout everything, there is only one thing I am certain of - and that is; Adrian Ivashkov is the best bloody character in this entire series.

I actually really, really loved Spirit Bound and I had such hopes for the last book but there were a few things I wasn't happy with. While the main plot was brilliant, I felt that Adrian deserved more from Rose. He is so wonderful and way too good for her and after everything, I feel like the whole breaking his heart in that way was not okay.

I also thought that after EVERYTHING Rose and Dimitri went through, that there would be a little more relationship development? It felt super rushed, especially after all the hurt I felt in the previous book. I'm not entirely sure I even like Dimitri anymore and I think if we had a little more on their actual relationship, then that might have changed? I felt like the chapters on Lissa's trial were a little long, like I didn't need so information on that aspect of the book when we could have been rekindling feelings with Dimitri. I will say that I did not see that plot twist coming, like AT ALL, that was a brilliant twist to end off these characters stories.

I think my favorite part of this entire book was Joshua and his cave, he is absolutely adorable and I hosed myself!! I'm just saying, if I were Rose I would have totally taken him up on his offer, love out the rest of my days as some savage dhampir cave woman! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ˜‚

Thank you for buddy reading this series with me bestie, @the_bookbasket ๐Ÿ–ค