Last Sacrafice: Vampire Academy series ends while making no sacrifices to storyline or action
Written by Emily Kennedy-Staff Writer | 
As a reader, I'm always looking for new books to read. I hit gold back in 2007 when I discovered Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. Last Sacrifice is the sixth and final book of the Vampire Academy series. Despite the series’ end, there will be a spin-off called Bloodlines. The final book reminds readers of previous events, but does not go into the amount of detail one would need to fully understand the plot if one were to read the last book on its own. Last Sacrifice can be compared with the Harry Potter series in that sense.
Richelle Mead opens Last Sacrifice where the previous novel, Spirit Bound left off. Rosemarie “Rose” Hathaway is being held in a cell for killing Queen Tatiana Ivashkov. Last Sacrifice ties up many loose ends that were left throughout the series. It answers the questions, such as what will happen between Christian Ozera and Vasilisa “Lissa” Dragomir, will Dimitri Belikov will ever love, or even speak to, Rose Hathaway again, and where Adrian Ivashkov fits in to the whole scheme.
Rose, after a jail break, ends up in the middle of nowhere with Dimitri, the emotionally unavailable love of her life, and Sydney, the alchemist she befriended in Russia, while her boyfriend, Adrian Ivashkov, stays back at the Royal Court. However, Rose is still troubled by a secret note that she received from Ambrose, the late Queen's lover. The letter states that Lissa is not the last of the Dragomir line, and that Eric Dragomir, Lissa's father, had an illegitimate child. The now fugitive Rose, in her typical way of doing things, blindly sets out to find this child so that Lissa can have her rightful seat on the council.
This book is filled with surprises, love, jealousy, self-realization, and a betrayal of the worst kind. While I personally do not like how Mead handled the storyline with Adrian Ivashkov, I think the subplot was fitting to his unstable personality. The stories fit well together, showing that Mead is writing because she loves telling the story she imagined, not just to please her readers.
Other than a few things here and there, the overall novel was well-written and entertaining. The characters were kept to their personalities through the novel and the series, and while the ending was unexpected, it made a lot of sense in hindsight. Last Sacrifice was a great close the series, while leaving enough options open to write a spin-off. I must warn you, though: you will not want to put down this book once you start reading.
Last Sacrifice is a must-read for anyone interested in urban fantasy. However, if you haven't read any of the other Vampire Academy books, you may find yourself slightly lost. If you have no knowledge of the Vampire Academy series, read the first novel, Vampire Academy. I would suggest if you like the series, or just want a good book to read, go and read Last Sacrifice. The series is worth the time and money.
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