Well the first thing I want to say, is that I adore Richelle Mead and the Vampire Academy novels were my favorite. I’m sorry, I meant “are” my favorite! I couldn’t have been happier when she told us while she was on tour that she would be creating a spin-off of the Vampire Academy novels through other characters besides Rose. The second thing I want to say, is I can’t believe it took me so long to post this!!!

This new series follows Sydney, the alchemist that helped Rose and the other Moroi during the last books. It has potential, and when I read the summary of what it was going to be about, I was super excited. The problem came, when the climax, was really… anti-climatic. This might be a bit of a spoiler, but since Jill (the princess’s sister) was being attacked and sought out by both Strigoi and Moroi, I thought there would be a huge battle or fight that would be attacking her. There never was. The actual plot didn’t catch me off guard though, it was pretty easy to see coming.