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Rose goes to Russia to hunt down Dimitri. When she's there she meets Dimitri's family, an alchemist named Sydney, a guy named Abe, and she finds the un-promised vampires. When she finally finds Dimitri, he ends up taking her by surprise and kidnapping her. He takes her to an estate where he... read more
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BOUND BY LOVE, BUT SWORN TO KILL...
Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi: the fiercest vampires -- the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway: A shadow kissed dhampir who shares a strong spirit bond with Lissa. She embarks on a mission to Russia to kill Dimitri. Among many things, Rose is infamous for her sarcasm, vulgarity, and stubborness. She is considered the best in her school's class fo guardians.
- Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir: Shares a spirit bond with Rose; Rose's best friend and last remaining member of the Dragomir family. She is a spirit user and is bonded to Rose after she brought Rose back to life following the car accident that killed Lissa's family. Dating Christian Ozera.
- Dimitri Belikov: Once one of the most world-reknowned guardians, Dimitri was sent to St. Vladimir's Academy to help protect Lissa. After a large battle with Strigoi, Dimitri is captured and turned into one of them against his will. He loves Rose, and has a strong Russian accent along with his darker features. He calls Rose "Roza", her name in Russian.
- Adrian Ivashkov: Royal Moroi. Also a spirit user. "Partyboy" type, has a crush on Rose.
- Christian Ozera: Lissa's boyfriend, Moroi, his parents willingly turned Strigoi. Fire user.
- Mark and Oksana: Friends of Yeva, Dimitri's grandmother. Spirit-user and a shadow-kissed.
- Avery Lazar: A party Moroi girl who moves to the academy where her dad is the new "Royal" headmaster.
- Ibrahim "Abe" Mazur: Moroi "Mobster". Follows Rose around. Rose's dad.
- Sydney: Alchemist (Human who helps dhampirs clean up strigoi bodies), helps Rose on her journey.
- Olena Belikov: Dimitri's mom.
- Viktoria Belikov: One of Dimitri's sisters.
- Yeva: Dimitri's grandmother.
- Nikolai: Dhampir from Baia who has a crush on Viktoria. He invites Viktoria and Rose to a party.
- Simon: A guardian who is bonded to Avery.
- Jill Mastrano: A young Moroi who befriends Christian in an effort to learn to fight with her powers. She is also a big fan of Rose and Lissa.
- Nathan: The Strigoi who turned Dimitri
- Denis: A unpromised Dhampir who want to fight Strigoi without being a guardian to protect Moroi. He went with Paul, Tamara, and Rose to hunt Strigoi and find information about Dimitri.
- Tatiana Ivashkov: Queen of the Moroi. She has her own agenda with regards to Lissa.
- Karolina: Dimitri's younger sister.
- Paul: A human that let Rose and Sydney stay a night.
- Reed: Avery's brother.
- Tamara: An unpromised Dhampir who wants to fight Strigoi without being a guardian to protect Moroi and works as a clerk at the post office. She went along with Denis, Nathan, Artur, and Rose to hunt Strigoi and find information about Dimitri from them.
- Inna: human servant at Galina's estate
- Sonya: Dimitri's older sister
- Victor Dashkov: He tortured Lissa to help him heal from his disease because he knows she is a spirit user and wanted to replace Queen Tatiania as ruler of the Moroi.
- Artur: unpromise dhampir who wants to fight Strigoi without being a guardian that protects the chosen Moroi. He helped Denis, Tamara, Nathan, and Rose hunt Strigoi and get information on Dimitri's whereabouts.
- Mason: A friend of Rose and Lissa who died from helping others escape Strigoi that held them captive.
- Aaron: A Moroi who used to go out with Lissa.
- Kirova: the head of the Guardians from the Academy.
- Janine Hathaway: Rose's guardian mother.
- Galina: the one Dimitri works for.
- Oksana: she is a Spirit user that Rose meets in Russia.
- Mark: Oksana's husband, he is a shadow kissed Dhampir like Rose.
Quotes edit
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“P.P.S. Just because I like you, it doesn't mean I still don't think you're an evil creature of the night. You are." (p.g 168)”
Sydney Sage -
“Avery's not Rose." (p.g 366)”
Christian Ozera -
“Okay, God, I thought. Get me out of this and I’ll stop my half-assed churchgoing ways(...)Let me get out of here, and I’ll . . . I don’t know. Donate Adrian’s money to the poor. Get baptized. Join a convent. Well, no. Not that last one. " (p.g 412)”
Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway -
“I’d said it before and meant it: Alive or undead, the love of my life was a badass." (p.g 412)”
Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway -
“I know how devastated you must be to miss me, but leave a message, and I'll try to ease your agony as soon as possible" (p.g 436)”
Adrian Ivashkov -
“Bound by Love, But sworn to Kill...”
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“If your eyes weren't open, you wouldn't know the difference between dreaming and waking"”
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“"I nearly dropped the plate I held. "You've asked me out tons of times". "Not really. I've made inapproprite suggestions and frequently pushed for nudity. But I've never asked you out on a real date. And, if memory serves, you did say you'd give me a fair chance once I let you clean out my trust fund." "I didn't clean it out," I scoffed. (p.g 494)”
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“You kill me, Rose," he said melodramatically. "Every day is agony without you. Empty. Alone. I pine for you, wondering if you're even still alive." (p.g 64)”
Adrian Ivashkov -
“I look him in the eye. "I will always love you" (p.g 426)”
Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway -
“No one had ever called me unnatural before, except for the time I put ketchup on a taco. But seriously, we'd been out of salsa, so what else was I supposed to do?" (p.g 38)”
Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway -
“"She says you're not awake until you're actually out of bed and standing up "”
Paul translating for Yeva -
“Figuring me stealing fries would count as further evidence of being an evil creature of the night..." (p.g 42)”
Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway -
“Worry about staying alive first. Then worry about how you are going to live.”
Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway -
“No one had ever called me unnatural before, except for the time I put ketchup on a taco. But seriously, we'd been out of salsa, so what else was I supposed to do?”
Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway
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“Life’s like that,” he said. “As we grow and change, sometimes things we’ve experienced before take on new meaning. It’ll happen for the rest of your life.”
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“If your eyes weren’t open, you wouldn’t know the difference between dreaming and waking.”
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“Don’t beat yourself up over what you could have or should have done. The past is gone. Move on to the future.”
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“Are you kidding? He’s arrogant, sarcastic, likes to intimidate people, and—oh.” Okay. Maybe she had a point.
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I’d said it before and meant it: Alive or undead, the love of my life was a badass.
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“Roza.” His voice had that same wonderful lowness, the same accent . . . it was all just colder. “You forgot my first lesson: Don’t hesitate.”
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You forgot another lesson: Never turn your back until you know your enemy is dead. Looks like we’ll have to go over the lesson again the next time I see you—which will be soon. Love, D.
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No one had ever called me unnatural before, except for the time I put ketchup on a taco. But seriously, we’d been out of salsa, so what else was I supposed to do?
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And in those last moments, just before the Strigoi had bitten him, Dimitri had met my eyes with a look so full of love that it was like that whole cave filled with light. His expression had said what we’d talked about earlier: We can be together, Rose. Soon. We’re almost there. And nothing will ever keep us apart again. . . .
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“I know how devastated you must be to miss me,” his cheery voice said, “but leave a message, and I’ll try to ease your agony as soon as possible.”
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Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Once when I was in ninth grade, I had to write a paper on a poem.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapters 1-30
Glossary edit
- Dhampir: Half Moroi, half human. Usually guardians of Moroi. Difficulty reproducing with its own kind. Human + Moroi= Dhampir, Dhampir + Moroi= Dhampir, Dhampir + Dhampir= Nothing
- Moroi: good, living vampires, they don't kill when they feed, each specializes in one of the 4 known elements (water, fire, earth, air) or a 5th uncommon element (spirit). Drink blood from willing humans, it is considered a taboo to drink from a Dhampir. Seperated into royal families.
- Strigoi: Evil, undead-vampires. Can be turned by force or choice. Drink blood to kill. Loses all magical power if Moroi before turning or being 'awakened'.
- Blood Whore: Named 'Blood Whore' because of some female dhampirs habits to let male Moroi drink their blood. They say it's not correct.
Errata edit
On page 171 of the hardcover edition, it says "Proobably because she's awake." Proobably should be probably.
In the hardcover edition, chapters fourteen and fifteen are left aligned instead of justified like the rest of the book.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 4 of 7 in Vampire Academy. (standard series)
Preceded by Shadow Kiss, and followed by Spirit Bound.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Richelle Mead (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: April 6, 2010
ISBN: 1595143106
Page Count: 503
Publisher: Penguin Group
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: April 6, 2010
ISBN: 1595143106
Page Count: 503
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ7.M478897 Bl 2009
- Dewey: 813.54
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsSome sexual situations and mild profanity. Nothing explicit.
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