Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel by Richelle Mead

Synopsis:
Dimitri gave Rose the ultimate choice. But she chose wrong… After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri’s birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa. It is nearly graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives beyond the Academy’s iron gates to begin. But Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he’s out there, somewhere. She failed to kill him when she had the chance. And now her worst fears are about to come true— Dimitri has tasted her blood, and now he is hunting her. Only this time, he won’t rest until Rose joins him…forever.

My Review:
Yet another entertaining read by Richelle Mead from the Vampire Academy series. I thought this story could not get any crazier. Yet again I was wrong. Wow, I mean where is this story even going to go after this? And we are left with a cliff hanger no less! Thank goodness I did not start reading this series until now because the wait would be so painful. Luckily the final installment “Blood Promise” is only a few months away as opposed to a year. This series has entertained and captivated me from the beginning and I have looked forward to staring every book.

Man, lets talk about Dimitri and what happened. I think I could make a serious case for Dimitri having PTSD after that whole Strigoi episode (hey, I am a social worker so I am going to pay attention to these things).I mean who could go through something like that, killing innocent people, and not end up in a darker place. I mean deep down I wanted him to miraculously be ok and cool with everything but let’s get real, things like that do not just happen. He just needs some therapy and it will all be good. It hurt my heart to read about all of the things that went down between Dimitri and Rose. I wanted to cry hearing him say he did not love her. I mean, what the crap! I can’t imagine a world where Dimitri does not love Rose which is why I know he is lying. He can’t forgive himself for what he did to her and that overrides everything, even his feelings for her.