"My death will not be penciled on someone's calendar"
Rose Hathway is imprisoned for the murder of Moroi Queen, Tatiana. And if proven guilty in trial the punishment is death. Her friends manage to break the prison with her father's help. She is now on the run with Dimitri and Sidney (the alchemist from Blood Promise). Even though Rose was instructed to stay put, she couldn't keep idle while she has Queen Tatiana's letter concerning Lissa's illegitimate sister/brother. Sonya Karp (her previous teacher) is the only lead to finding out their whereabouts who is a Strigoi now. Lissa is encouraged to run for Queen's election to bid more time to prove Rose's innocence. Dashkov brothers visit Rose in dream and reluctantly she accepts them to be part of the plan. Will they be able to locate Lissa's illegitimate brother/sister? Will Lissa and friends able to catch the real murderer? Will Lissa be able to win the election? What is the 'Last Sacrifice' and who makes it?
Last sacrifice is the sixth and last book in Vampire Academy series. The conclusion part of any series is exciting and sad. The mixed feeling because you want to know what happens yet don't want it to end. The writing is simple and crisp; however Dimitri-Rose-Adrian triangle continued to annoy me to no end. We knew from the beginning Adrian is a collateral damage in the Rose-Dimitry's holier-than-thou love story just like Jacob in Twilight Saga. The bond between them is non-palpable, dwindling, and almost hilarious. I was anticipating a thrilling Strigoi battle which was common in almost all five books. I was disappointed to say the least. The Whodunit part was average as is the last sacrifice.
Although I am happy about the ending, I was hoping Rose will choose a different path rather than just ordinary considering her feisty and kick-ass nature. There are so many unsettled issues left just at that, which we may hope to find in spin-off 'Bloodline' series. I think I will give it a break and pick some other books for now.
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