Shadow Kiss is the third book in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. It was published on 4th February 2010 by Puffin and is 464 pages long. Thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy for review. Books in the Vampire Academy Series 1. Vampire Academy 2. Frost Bite 3. Shadow Kiss 4. Blood Promise 5. Spirit Bound 6. Last Sacrifice Plot No matter how many times Rose Hathaway tells herself that it's wrong, she can't stop having feelings for her training instructor, Dimitri. As soon as Rose graduates from St Vladimir's Academy and becomes a full guardian, both she and Dimitri will protect Lissa, Dragomir ...  Read the complete review

Because he likes to draw blood! This is the third book in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. With this book being the third in the series, this review may contain minor spoilers for those who haven't read any of the series so far, but I'll try to avoid spoilers as much as I can. Back at St Vladamirs academy, Rose is continuing her guardian training, with graduation looming ever closer. As the teachers launch a series of fake attacks on the students, Rose is assigned to protect Christian during these tests -someone she still isn't sure about . Rose need to keep her wits about her in order to pass her exams , something that is being made all ...  Read the complete review

*May contain spoilers..read at your own risk! Of the three books so far, Shadow Kiss was the most heart-breaking. I won't elaborate because I don't want to give anything away. You just need to..read...it!! For one of their assignments, the novices must guard one of the Mori from 'surprise attacks' led by their teachers. Rose knows she'll definitely get Lissa as her Moroi to protect, because that's how it's going to be after graduation, right? But what she wasn't expecting was to get somebody else.. We get to see a little more of all the characters in Shadow Kiss, Lissa and Christian's relationship advances, I think he's a totally badass ...  Read the complete review

At the beginning of this book, we see Rose and Lissa about to embark on some special training at St. Vladimir's Academy. Rose will be required to undergo six weeks of field experience, where she will have to protect one of the Moroi students as she will be expected to do in the real world when she graduates in a few weeks time. She thinks this will be easy seeing as she was able to protect Lissa in the real world for two years at the beginning of the series. However, things don't quite go to plan when her behaviour becomes more erratic and this starts getting her into trouble with the guardians. It also doesn't help that she has started seeing the ghost of a friend ..  Read the complete review