Picking up the Vampire Academy series again, finally! I missed Rose, Lissa, Christian, Adrian and Dimitri (the later a lot less than the first four). In this book, the third in the series, Rose has to deal with the aftermath of what happened at Spokane, as well as some new issues, thanks to her field experience as a guardian, a new threat and the effects of being 'shadow kissed' and her bond with Lissa. I love Rose's personality, and I loved that Christian and Adrian had a more active role in the books, because I LOVE them both, but I missed Lissa and her friendship with Rose. They drifted apart a lot since book 2, and the fact that Rose starts questioning her position and the role she has to play in Lissa's life as well as the sacrifices she has to make is only worsening it. The anger and the emotions overwhelming her because of her bond with the Dragomir princess isn't helping matters either, so we have a very conflicted Rose in this book. I actually liked it, it was not as action packed as the last two books, except for the ending, and it dealt more with the characters emotions, but it had a nice plot and it was well developed. I think all of the main characters evolved, especially Lissa and Christian (it was AMAZING seeing my bb Ozera fighting and standing up for himself, YAY); The ending was annoying and idiotic in my opinion (I mean, leaving everything behind, including your best friend and the one you should protect for a guy? One that has turned into a monster or was most likely dead? Yep, you're in love with him, but you're 18, Rose, stop the damn drama!), and the next book will have to deal with it, so I don't know if I'll pick it up right away. But I'm definitely finishing this to start Bloodlines.