Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

Reading Level: Young Adult
(4 out of 5)

They say all good things must come to an end and I'm okay with Rose's story coming to a close. I'm sure Rose and the rest will make an appearance in Ms. Mead's spin off series called Bloodlines narrated by Sydney. I say I'm okay because after six books I was ready to see who Rose ended up with. It's not a surprise she chose Dimitri but I have a soft spot for Adrian and I hope he is in the Bloodlines series because he needs a good woman by his side. Do I see Jill in his future? But Ms. Mead ultimately did to me what Stephenie Meyer did. I first fell in love with Dimitri and then I was heartbroken when he became a Stigori. It was like when Edward left Bella in New Moon. Then Adrian stepped up his game and I fell for him like I did for Jacob. Then of course they restored Dimitri and Edward did come back. But by then I was head over heels for Adrian and Jacob. Adrian does have his vices but I always seem to fall for the guys who need a keeper. So in the end I was team Jacob and now I'm team Adrian. At least you knew at the end of Breaking Dawn that Jacob had someone. Although it was slightly creepy since Reneesme was only a child at the time, but I digress.

At the start of Last Sacrifice you find Rose being accused of Queen Tatiana's murder. She didn't do it but all the evidence points towards her. So her friends decide to bust her out of jail because her trial is coming up faster than anticipated and the verdict isn't looking good. Once out she is on the run with Dimitri and Sydney. Instead of sitting tight like she was told she convinces Dimitri and Sydney into helping her find Lissa's illegitimate sister so that Lissa can have voting rights. After reading the first five books you know that Rose is going to get into a lot of trouble. Which she does but like in the other books Rose has a way of getting herself out of trouble as well. This book didn't disappoint. It was full of action, intrigue, and romance. Since it was the last book in the series I would have liked more closure but all is forgiven since their will be the spin off and I'm hoping to see characters that I have grown to love.