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The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead
5.0

There are no words.

This final book was seriously EPIC. So much happened, that I haven't fully processed everything yet. I feel [and agree with most other reviewers] that this truly was Adrian's book more than Sydney's, in that Adrian goes through such a transformation in this book and deals with more than Sydney. He grows into the man we all knew [and hoped] he would be when he followed Jill to Palm Springs in the beginning of Bloodlines.

So many unexpected revelations and twists and turns and jaw-dropping moments happened in this novel that I. CAN'T. EVEN. Even the moments surrounding Dimitri and Rose were amazing and lovely and just everything I hoped for, yet still NOT ENOUGH. I am still holding out hope--thanks to Richelle's note at the end--that she will give us more of this world we all love. But as before, I am hoping for more Rose and Dimitri, Adrian and Sydney, Jill and Eddie, Declan and Neil, Angeline and Trey, and countless others. Thank you, Richelle, for this beloved series and its characters.

Now, on to some of my favorite quotes [possibly MILD spoilers ahead]:

"Are we...does that mean...are we cousins?"--Adrian

"You're a terrible liar, boy," Rand called after us.
"Is he right?" I asked quietly.
"That I'm a terrible liar? No. I'm a fantastic liar."
--Rand, Sydney, & Adrian

"Oh, this I've got to see, comrade. Dimitri Belikov, badass god, installing a baby's car seat."
"Rose Hathaway, notorious rebel, showing her maternal side."
--Rose & Dimitri

"All in good time, comrade. Maybe when I'm thirty. There's no hurry."--Rose

Definitely one of the best series ever, and I absolutely recommend it.

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