While I loved the first three books in this series, I was disappointed in this one. I don't like where the plot went here, and I think that everything that made me like the previous books was sorely missing here. Rose used to be one of my favorite characters,but since the ending of book 3, she just transformed into this selfish, self-serving and reckless bitch, and the fact that she spend the entire book pining for Dimitri just annoyed the hell out of me. I mean, she left her best friend unprotected, while she promised to always be there for her, and threw her entire future away on a whim to go on this crazy hunt to kill her ex-boyfriend turned Strigoi. The first part of the book dragged a lot, and only what was happening with Lissa, Christian and Adrian kept me interested. I like the whole high-school drama, and the workings of Moroi society as well as the Spirit related things. I actually liked the addition of the new characters, especially Abe and Sydney, and I want to see what role they will play in the last 2 books. As for Dimitri, he disturbed me and disgusted me all the times he was present here. The whole thing with Rose as his prisoner as just UGH. Not ok for me.

The ending managed to redeem a little of this book for me, so I am again interested about what will happen in the next book. I do hope the whole DimitrixRose drama will be toned down a little, especially after what happened with Adrian after she came back to St. Vladimir (which I LOVED! Adrian is my precious bb and needs to be protected and loved).
I debated on giving this 2.5 or 3 stars, but because of the ending I decided to be generous and give it a 3.