Homecoming is part of the Foretold anthology.Release date: August 28th 2012Published by: Delacorte Books for Young ReadersGenre: YAFind it on:,Synopsis of Foretold:Richelle Mead, LisaMcMann, Michael Grant, Meg Cabot, Laini Taylor, and nine more of thehottest YA authors to hit the shelves explore the concepts of prophecyand prediction in this story collection edited by NYT bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Carrie Ryan.Haveyou ever been tempted to look into the future? To challengepredictions? To question fate? It's human nature to wonder about life'stwists and turns. But is the future already written—or do you have thepower to alter it?From fantastical prophecies to predictions of how the future will transpire, Foretoldis a collection of stories about our universal fascination with life'sunknowns and of what is yet to come as interpreted by 14 of young adultfiction's brightest stars.
I honestly don't know what to think. I've been waiting for this novella to come out for two years, since Last Sacrifice disappointed me a little. I was hoping Richelle Mead would give us a wonderful closure to Vampire Academy in that book, but instead, all we got was a ton of loose ends and unanswered questions. But that was okay, I told myself. Obviously Richelle Mead had something else planned, and all these issues will be addressed later on, maybe in Bloodlines, or, umm, who knows, in a novella?And finally, she gave us what we, fans, desired the most. A novella with Rose and Dimitri in Russia. And now that I have read this novella, all I wish for is that it was never published in the first place.
I don't know what the hell Mead was thinking when she wrote this, but this novella was useless. That's it; it's just useless. It doesn't add anything to the story, let alone give us some closure.Let me make myself clear and just explain why I hated this so much. And yes, I tried to control myself, but there'll be a lot of ranting in this review, so I apologize for my language.You see, the novella starts off with Rose and Dimitri in Russia, about to visit the Belikovs. Dimitri is nervous, of course, since it's the first time he'll get to see his mom and sisters after being turned back into a dhampir.
And that was supposed to be wonderful - I mean, that's what I waiting for, after all - it was anything but. Most of the time Mead simply told us what was happening - she didn't show us.
I kept waiting for my heart to break and for me to feel happy for Dimitri but that didn't happen, because for the first time in my life, I didn't connect with him at all. He was like a stranger to me, and that pissed me off beyond words.
I felt betrayed; it was like Mead had twisted everything that I loved, changed Dimitri and Rose so much I couldn't recognize them.Speaking of Rose. What the hell happened to her? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?! She was all over the place.
And Rose was the biggest disappointment of all times. She was ridiculous.
She kept questioning Yeva and fighting her, even when Dimitri was standing right next to her, as if Rose had the right to disrespect Yeva in front of the Belikovs. Not to mention that makes no sense - Rose knew Yeva, she spent weeks with her in Blood Promise. It's like Mead suddenly forgot that, and decided to write these fights just to show us how badass and brave Rose is. Let me tell you, Mead, it didn't work.
It made Rose look like a fucking brat.And the romance. I won't even get started on the romance. There was no chemistry betweenher and Dimitri, there wasn't a single scene that made my heart race,there wasn't a single dialogue - except for one quote - that made me swoon. Can you sense how angry and disappointed I am? Even the plot of this novella was all over the place.
And come on, it's a novella. It's not even supposed to have that much of a plot, because there's not enough time for it to develop. But of course Mead had to do it. And you know what? I don't care about a strigoi that's been killing humans near Dimitri's village. I don't care about the Blood King.
I don't care about a new villain. I don't care about hot dogs - because, you know, there is a conversation involving hot dogs that lasts 2 pages. This was like an awful fanfiction - and I call it 'awful' because I've read amazing fanfictions that are way better than this.I'm not saying this novella was supposed to solve every single loose end in the series. Of course that's not possible; like I said, there's not enough time for this to happen. At least give me some closure on Dimitri and Rose themselves.
Show me how they're living, show me what challenges they have to endure on a daily basis to stay together, how they're managing the whole 'being Lissa and Christian's guardian' thing. Please, just show me something important, something relevant. We never even get to know how they went to Russia in the first place - something is mentioned about how Rose is nervous about leaving Lissa alone, but what about Christian?
I find it hard to believe that Dimitri would just leave his Moroi alone in the Court, even if he was protected by Lissa's guardians as well. Dimitri isn't like this.I'll just put it in a blunt way: Homecoming was unnecessary. It failed in every single aspect. It lacked creativity, it lacked writing - and I don't say this lightly -, it lacked romance, it lacked substance. I honestly regret all the time I wasted being excited for this novella.
It was uncalled for, because you know what? It didn't add anything new to Vampire Academy, it didn't add a single thing to Last Sacrifice, and to be honest, the only thing I'm looking forward to, right now, is forgetting Homecoming was ever published. Thank you for your review! Like you, I was waiting for Mead to write a short story, novella anything to bring some closure to the Rose/Dimitri story. I assumed they would go to Russia-that is not a surprise what is a surprise is that there was nothing about how they were handling their personal vs work lives. Rose and D's love story was so well written I don't know how it could be ruined,was the book ghost written?:(Being you cannot buy the story as a stand alone I was debating whether I wanted to spend 10 dollars to get one short story about R&D. So, I went searching for reviews and am so glad I found your review.
You just saved me 10 dollars and tons of disappointment. I love the series, I was not thrilled with the abrupt ending however, I hoped there would be another book or they would give us some closure in Bloodlines. It appears that is not going to happen and what a shame.
Rose and Dimitri are two of my favorite characters - forget Bella, Sookie, Elena, Dimitri and Rose were so well written one feels as if they were real. I never cried so much while reading a novel! What a bummer.
Hoping we will get some closure in Bloodlines! As a quick aside I love the character Abe!
He was hilarious and I was hoping he was the reason they were going to Russia. That Dimitri's sister had been kidnapped and Abe sent/went with them to help get her back. Thanks again!
I couldn't agree more. To say I was disappointed wouldn't even begin to describe how aweful this tale was. It had taken me a while to actually find and read this little disappointment.As a fan of vampire academy I was hoping for something longer and more in depth. To me it seemed like she wrote this one day out of sheer boredom. Nothing more.I can't really sum it up in words how utterly annoyed I am. The characters seemed wrong. They had no depth.
When Mark and Oksana showed up I was disappointed that she didn't even mention how Rose and Lissa had no bond anymore. It would have been one redeeming quality then.It wasn't worth reading and I wish it wasn't written at all. One of the things I missed when she saw Oksana was that she didn't get inspiration from the ring. Because Oksana made/charmed that ring to Rose to help her with the side effects of Spirit Rose wouldn't have seen a difference in Demetri when he was holding the ring and she saw a difference in him. While he was holding her captive and trying to convince her to let him awaken her.
Rose realized it was the ring's effects so THEN she went down the path that eventually got her to Victor's brother and using Spirit to save him.She owed Oksana a GREAT deal of thanks but she doesn't even mention it.I hated how the series ended. Abrupt and leaving so many questions.As a parent/grandparent I instantly felt horrible that Demetri's mother didn't know he was alive and healed, for lack of a better word. I couldn't believe in the entire Bloodlines series there was no mention, when Rose and/or Demetri were mentioned, that said 'Oh, they're off in Russia seeing his family' or something, ANYTHING!, to close that line of thinking.SO I was glad to read this story. If only for getting that satisfactory ending to him NOT even calling his family to let them know he was whole again and would be coming to see them as soon as he could.I would have liked to know more about their life though. In Bloodlines they do pop in every now and then but I hated how those stories ended too.
I wanted Sonya to draw blood from that baby and do research on herself and Mikhail Tanner, to find out if she ever got pregnant like Olive did after she was restored from a Strigoi.Sydney is a scientist at heart and her need to know should have helped her to find a way to do research without making Declan a science project. Sonya and Sydney should have been able to announce their results to Lissa so that they could show why Dhampirs couldn't reproduce together.For instance, if it takes the female to be restored for her eggs to accept the Dhampir sperm and create a fetus. Or if the tag in their genetics makes it where one or the other can be restored and no longer have that tag where they can't make babies together.I NEED TO KNOW!!!Overall I love both series but would like more closure. I am exceedingly glad to have this story but the Blood King? Not interesting at all. Didn't need him.
Did need Rose to acknowledge the part that Oksana contributed to Demetri's restoration.I'm going to find some fanfiction to read. If another short story came out I'd read it. Gladly, but I want it to be more.Ask the fans what questions they have, what would they like to read then write the story we need to read.
Have you ever been tempted to look into the future? To challenge predictions?
To question fateIt's human nature to wonder about life's twists and turns. But is the future already written - or do you have the power to alter it?From fantastical prophecies to predictions of how the future will transpire, Foretold is a collection of stories about our universal fascination Have you ever been tempted to look into the future? To challenge predictions? To question fateIt's human nature to wonder about life's twists and turns. But is the future already written - or do you have the power to alter it?From fantastical prophecies to predictions of how the future will transpire, Foretold is a collection of stories about our universal fascination with life's unknowns and of what is yet to come as interpreted by fourteen of young adult fiction's brightest stars. I am fangirl, hear me roar.No, really.
I'm not kidding. Me, the one who likes to slap people who squeal too much. We all have our weaknesses which will turn us into a crazed fangirl. Dimitri Belikov is mine. Oh how I love that Russian.I promise that I will read the Laini Taylor short story (and maybe check out a couple others), but it's no secret that the only reason I had to get my hands on this book was for the extra helping of my Dimka in the Richelle Mead short story.Creative and insightful I am fangirl, hear me roar.No, really. I'm not kidding. Me, the one who likes to slap people who squeal too much.
We all have our weaknesses which will turn us into a crazed fangirl. Dimitri Belikov is mine. Oh how I love that Russian.I promise that I will read the Laini Taylor short story (and maybe check out a couple others), but it's no secret that the only reason I had to get my hands on this book was for the extra helping of my Dimka in the Richelle Mead short story.Creative and insightful review be damned. Today it's all about the swoon. I'm allowed to be a girly girl every so often and care more about the guy than the story. At least just once in a while?There was a story in here somewhere.
I think they went to visit the family and there was a Strigoi hunt. Unfortunately for this review, my mind went right to the highlight reel of Dimitri.Putting a six-foot-seven-inch man by the window in coach was just cruel.
He hadn't complained the entire time, though. He never did.Morning light illuminated the sculpted features of his face and shone off his sleek brown hair. None of it could compare to the radiance within him.From the moment we'd met, he'd always stood out as one of the most decisive, confident people I'd known. He was always in motion, never afraid to take on any threat, even if it meant risking his own life. Even now, if some bloodthirsty monster sprang out of the cockpit, Dimitri would calmly jump up and battle it while armed only with the safety card in his seat pocket.' I haven't even tried,' he said, in a rare moment of arrogance.
'When I want to, I can be very persuasive.' His lips moved toward mine.
'I was hoping you'd say that.' Are you a fan of Richelle Mead? Come join the chat as we get ready for the release of the first VA movie: Blood Sisters! ROSE AND DIMTRI! I'm going to die! I fell out of my chair when I saw this. Not kidding.FYI.
That actually really hurt.OH. GIMME NOW!I'M COMING FOR YOU DIMITRI!!!!!
I'LL SAVE YOU!and once i save you, you are all mine Dimka. You are all mine.DAMN IT I'M BEGINNING TO HYPERVENTALATE!my mom is giving me dirty looks but.YOLO.EDIT 9-10Today was my birthday and I got the book!!! Off to read:)EDIT 9-12I FAINTED AND SCREAMED MY HEAD OFF.I went to heaven and back.Amazing.I didn't even read ROSE AND DIMTRI!
I'm going to die! I fell out of my chair when I saw this. Not kidding.FYI. That actually really hurt.OH. GIMME NOW!I'M COMING FOR YOU DIMITRI!!!!! I'LL SAVE YOU!and once i save you, you are all mine Dimka. You are all mine.DAMN IT I'M BEGINNING TO HYPERVENTALATE!my mom is giving me dirty looks but.YOLO.EDIT 9-10Today was my birthday and I got the book!!!
Off to read:)EDIT 9-12I FAINTED AND SCREAMED MY HEAD OFF.I went to heaven and back.Amazing.I didn't even read the whole book just the Homecoming chapter.I LOVE DIMITRI SO MUCH THAT I EVEN TOLD MY MOM AND WAS BABBLING SO MUCH I THINK SHE WENT TO GET ME PSYCHIATRIC HELP.EDIT 9-26OK so I decided to read the rest on the book cause I had nothing else to read. So I finished it and some of them I was like WTH? But then I read Kami Garica's and I was like,LET'S RAISE THE ROOF.And then I went and read Homecoming again and I went hysterical. So that was pretty damn awkward. Leave me to dieeeeeeeeeeei just wanna kill myself everytime i read something about romitri because they suffered so much and they are so perfect for each other and HOW CAN YOU END IT LIKE THISHOWi need more romitri and more dimitri povs. Im desperate ok. Richelle mead i will give you everything you want but PLEASE GIVE ME MORE OF ROMITRIoh and: he was my badass battle godi mean HELLO???
DEAD LIKE SO TOTALLY DEADim just gonna put the link here so i can find it everytime i want to read it and leave me to dieeeeeeeeeeei just wanna kill myself everytime i read something about romitri because they suffered so much and they are so perfect for each other and HOW CAN YOU END IT LIKE THISHOWi need more romitri and more dimitri povs. Im desperate ok.
Richelle mead i will give you everything you want but PLEASE GIVE ME MORE OF ROMITRIoh and: he was my badass battle godi mean HELLO??? DEAD LIKE SO TOTALLY DEADim just gonna put the link here so i can find it everytime i want to read it and if you haven't yet you should! This review is only for Homecoming by Richelle Mead.4/5 stars.swoooooon. Melty gooey fangirl puddle = me.I can't begin to express how wonderful it was to revisit Rose and Dimitri and to read something from her POV again. I actually had tears of joy in my eyes when I started this. I also had the sappiest grin on my face throughout, especially reading the ending.YA heroes like Dimitri and heroines like Rose are quickly becoming an endangered species. Unforgettable characters like these two are This review is only for Homecoming by Richelle Mead.4/5 stars.swoooooon.
Melty gooey fangirl puddle = me.I can't begin to express how wonderful it was to revisit Rose and Dimitri and to read something from her POV again. I actually had tears of joy in my eyes when I started this.
I also had the sappiest grin on my face throughout, especially reading the ending.YA heroes like Dimitri and heroines like Rose are quickly becoming an endangered species. Unforgettable characters like these two are just not created anymore.My only issue is that Homecoming was way too short.
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I was expecting so much more than what the 50-page story had to offer. But still, with the way this ended, I have high hopes for another novella featuring Rose and Dimitri's wedding.Dimitri smiled and put his arm around me. “Don’t you believe in fate, Roza?”“Sure,” I said.
“Just not in your grandmother’s crazy vague predictions.”“Doesn’t sound that crazy to me,” he teased.“You’re as crazy as her.”He kissed the top of my head. “I had a feeling you’d say that.”And after A LOT of searching, I believe I've finally found my RL version of Dimitri:You're welcome.For more reviews, visit my. We all wanted an epilogue to Rose and Dimitri’s story. We all wanted more after the stunning conclusion that was Last Sacrifice and Richelle Mead? She bloody gave it to us like the amazing author that she is!!Homecoming was written in typical Richelle Mead fashion. It was:Snarky.Action-filledHumorous.And generally, FRICKING AMAZING!!The characters were no less wonderful. Rose remained the kick-ass, smart-mouthed heroine that she was.
Dimitri kept to his mysterious, yet We all wanted an epilogue to Rose and Dimitri’s story. We all wanted more after the stunning conclusion that was Last Sacrifice and Richelle Mead? She bloody gave it to us like the amazing author that she is!!Homecoming was written in typical Richelle Mead fashion. It was:Snarky.Action-filledHumorous.And generally, FRICKING AMAZING!!The characters were no less wonderful. Rose remained the kick-ass, smart-mouthed heroine that she was.
Dimitri kept to his mysterious, yet I-can-drop-you-on-the-ground-before-even-notice persona. The romance between Rose and Dimitri was as passionate as ever. I loved reading about the little moments they had together and the pure chemistry that they have.' I haven't even really tried,' he said, in a rare moment of arrogance. 'When I want to, I can be very persuasive.' His lips moved toward mine.
'I was hoping you'd say that.' Yeva was still the rude yet loveable grandmother. I have to say she was my favourite character in the story.I know, I know. People are sending me weird looks right now. But honestly? I may not love her more than Dimitri but there’s something about that old crazy bat-lady which makes my heart grow fonder.If you guys want to know where you can read it other than on Richelle Mead’s official website, it can be found I had trouble finding this short story and had to surf through my other sources to find it.
I've read many short stories before and I really can't wait to read these. Some of the most well-known authors are taking part in this collaboration. It's also edited by Carrie Ryan, the author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth.Other authors who are contributing include (and some of their famous works):Heather BrewerThe Chronicles of Vladimir TodSaundra MitchellThe Vespertine seriesRichelle MeadThe Vampire Academy seriesSimone ElkelesPerfect Chemistry seriesDiana PeterfreundRampant - I've read many short stories before and I really can't wait to read these.
Some of the most well-known authors are taking part in this collaboration. OH MY GOSH,OH MY GOSH, OH.MY.GOSH TAKE ME TO THE FUCKING HOSPITAL.(breathe in, breathe out.)JESUS. Holy mother of god!AM I READING THIS CORRETLY?
DID I JUST READ THAT THIS CONTAINS MY DIMITRI IN IT? IN FUCKING RUSSIA?Wait. WHAT THA FUCK?.FACEPALM.SCREAMING LIKE A DELUSIONAL GIRL.When I hear about Dimitri aka my beautiful steamy russian god I am kinda like thisAND thisI have this weird tendency to fall in love and obssessed over fictional boys and my OH MY GOSH,OH MY GOSH, OH.MY.GOSH TAKE ME TO THE FUCKING HOSPITAL.(breathe in, breathe out.)JESUS. Holy mother of god!AM I READING THIS CORRETLY?
DID I JUST READ THAT THIS CONTAINS MY DIMITRI IN IT? IN FUCKING RUSSIA?Wait. WHAT THA FUCK?.FACEPALM.SCREAMING LIKE A DELUSIONAL GIRL.When I hear about Dimitri aka my beautiful steamy russian god I am kinda like thisAND thisI have this weird tendency to fall in love and obssessed over fictional boys and my sweet lovable Dimitri was one of them.Yeah I'm weird and strange WHATEVER. DON'T CARE I DO HAVE MANY FEELINGSWhen I read that Richelle was going to write a story about him and Rose after Last Sacrifice I was like. I CAN'T EVEN CONTROL MYSELF!I was so sad when I finished Last Sacrifice but happy about it because they got they HEA (very deserved actually) although I was disappointed because Richelle didn't wrote the scene where the belikovas discover that Dimitri was dhampir again. ( I loved his family and I was very intrigued about Yeva )Much to my suprise I figured it that this story was about dimitri and rose IN FUCKING SIBERIA to visit his fam.
MY FUCKING DREAM CAME TRUEEimage errorI CANT WAIT TO READ ABOUT MY BELOVED GUY AND ROZA in RUSSIAAAA AHHHHHHHIt will be epic dimka facing his fam and friends and whatever in his hometown with his girl.I miss so MUCH the belikovas, this hilarious series, lissa, christian everything. ( I seriously hope Viktorya apologizes to rose because she was very bitchy to her)And for my Dimka cutxi butchy hutchy steamy sex god I Freaking love you dudeYou're one of the most beloved sweetest lovable guy that I have the pleasure to read about.
I love you sexyness,everything about you.You're freaking great!Love ya!image errorYap. The obssession and crazyness is BACK and I CAN'T EVEN CONTROL ITdimitri LEMME ME LUV YAAAAAAAAAA! ( I want you so bad dude x)BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT, BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT.This is so much to me. I think I need water. I need to calm down and site.thinking about dimitri AGAIN. OH MY, I'M GONNA. IT'S DIMITRI WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT.
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HIM IN RUSSIA WITH ROSE.Please Richelle let them have a baby. PLEASEEEE.BEST COUPLE EVER.
A Dimitri quote from foretold.madwomen squeal.' I haven’t even really tried to win you over, Roza. When I want to, I can be very persuasive.”.Actual review.You can find more reviews atSo I only really read this for the short story Homecoming by Richelle Mead. I've practically been waiting for this forever. So, you can imagine my disappointment when I started reading eagerly and turned the page after about thirty minutes and saw the acknowledgments. I really don't understand A Dimitri quote from foretold.madwomen squeal.' I haven’t even really tried to win you over, Roza.
When I want to, I can be very persuasive.”.Actual review.You can find more reviews atSo I only really read this for the short story Homecoming by Richelle Mead. I've practically been waiting for this forever. So, you can imagine my disappointment when I started reading eagerly and turned the page after about thirty minutes and saw the acknowledgments.
I really don't understand why this couldn't have been offered separately because I basically paid $13 for about 40 pages, but these two. Reading about them again made me realize how I missed them.The interaction between Yeva and Rose made me want to laugh out loud. However, Rose felt really flat to me as if she weren't her usual self. The humor was there but something was missing. Also, there weren't enough Dimitri-Rose moments which I was expecting much of. Overall, Homecoming by Richelle Mead is an enjoyable story for VA fans I wouldn't go rushing to the nearest store to buy it though, I'd probably wait for the library to have it. How could I possibly resist the opportunity for more Dimitri Belikov.
Easy, I couldn’t! And so I bought the entire compilation JUST to read 40 pages of Dimitri and Rose, and I really enjoyed it.Taking place a few weeks after the end of, this little story shows us Dimitri’s return home to Siberia to visit his family after the dramatic events at the end of the Vampire Academy series. Of course, while they’re in town, they get roped into How could I possibly resist the opportunity for more Dimitri Belikov. Easy, I couldn’t! And so I bought the entire compilation JUST to read 40 pages of Dimitri and Rose, and I really enjoyed it.Taking place a few weeks after the end of, this little story shows us Dimitri’s return home to Siberia to visit his family after the dramatic events at the end of the Vampire Academy series. Of course, while they’re in town, they get roped into facing off against The Blood King, an evil Strigoi who is killing off humans in the area.Told with Rose’s trademark sarcastic wit, this is a great little extra showing us, once again, the bond between one of the most beloved PNR couples ever.
Whether being all badass, or having a quiet moment together, these two are in total sync at all times, and it’s gorgeous to see. I particularly liked the little teasing moments where we get to see a smiling and joking Dimitri. God, I love that Russian!“He was their miracle. And they couldn’t get enough of him.I knew the feeling.”A great little extra for any VA fan.Merged review:Note – This review is only for the short story – ‘Homecoming’ by Richelle MeadHow could I possibly resist the opportunity for more Dimitri Belikov.
Easy, I couldn’t! And so I bought this whole compilation JUST to read 40 pages of Dimitri and Rose, and I really enjoyed it.Taking place a few weeks after the end of, this little story shows us Dimitri’s return home to Siberia to visit his family after the dramatic events at the end of the Vampire Academy series. Of course, while they’re in town, they get roped into facing off against The Blood King, an evil Strigoi who is killing off humans in the area.Told with Rose’s trademark sarcastic wit, this is a great little extra showing us, once again, the bond between one of the most beloved PNR couples ever. Whether being all badass, or having a quiet moment together, these two are in total sync at all times, and it’s gorgeous to see. I particularly liked the little teasing moments where we get to see a smiling and joking Dimitri. God, I love that Russian!“ He was their miracle.
And they couldn’t get enough of him.I knew the feeling.”A great little extra for any VA fan.THIS REVIEW IS FOR RICHELLE MEAD'S 'HOMECOMING' ONLY.Wow, that's all I can say right about now. Revisiting the Vampire Academy world is not a new thing these days, what with the Bloodlines series continuing the VA adventures; but revisiting in the mind of Rose Hathaway - AMAZING!I had been missing Rose's voice for so long. The brief glimpses we've had of her in Bloodlines were not enough to keep my need for more Rose from making me go insane. It was incredible the way I fell back into Rose's.THIS REVIEW IS FOR RICHELLE MEAD'S 'HOMECOMING' ONLY.Wow, that's all I can say right about now. Revisiting the Vampire Academy world is not a new thing these days, what with the Bloodlines series continuing the VA adventures; but revisiting in the mind of Rose Hathaway - AMAZING!I had been missing Rose's voice for so long. The brief glimpses we've had of her in Bloodlines were not enough to keep my need for more Rose from making me go insane. It was incredible the way I fell back into Rose's head without effort at all.
It was like greeting an old friend, there was no effort getting used to her style of narrating. It was just Rose.I loved seeing the interactions between Rose and Dimitri (.sigh. Dimitri) But even better was seeing them together again in Russia - minus the Strigoi-Dimitri issues. Dimitri's home always brought up sad thoughts and images, but it was good to see it in a different light.What I love about the story is that it's not just about Rose and Dimitri and seeing Dimitri's family again.
When Rose is around, you can expect trouble and it usually comes in the form of a Strigoi. An old and dangerous Strigoi is praying on the humans. Rose and Dimitri take it upon themselves to set things right. You know what that mean, right?
Dimitri and Rose going all badass - Guardian Style!There's snarky comments, Russian vodka and a fight scene at the end. What more could you want? (a longer story.because you can never get enough Rose and Dimitri!)5/5 stars.
4.5/5 starsDimitri smiled and put his arm around me. 'Don't you believe in fate, Roza?' This was incredibly adorable and answered a lot of questions I've had for years about people's reactions to Dimitri. I loved everything about this snippet, the adorable way that Rose and Dimitri interacted, the little actions scenes and the heartfelt family reunion.My only complaint is that everything was a little too short, I wished to be able to see more into the new family dynamic and more of the new 4.5/5 starsDimitri smiled and put his arm around me.
'Don't you believe in fate, Roza?' This was incredibly adorable and answered a lot of questions I've had for years about people's reactions to Dimitri. I loved everything about this snippet, the adorable way that Rose and Dimitri interacted, the little actions scenes and the heartfelt family reunion.My only complaint is that everything was a little too short, I wished to be able to see more into the new family dynamic and more of the new relationship between Rose and Dimitri now that they were together without anything standing in their way.This was a very short little story but it still brought back all the different feels, Rozka will always have my heart.sighs. Since I'm a fan of Rose and Dimitri, both as separate characters and as a couple, I was very excited about 'Homecoming'. It's a very short novella, and it takes place after all the events that happened in the sixth installment of 'Vampire Academy' series 'Last Sacrifice'.Rose and Dimitri go to his hometown Baia in Siberia, to inform and prove to Dimitri's family that he's no longer a strigoi. Naturally, all the relatives are happy about the news, and the celebration is in order.
But, of course, Since I'm a fan of Rose and Dimitri, both as separate characters and as a couple, I was very excited about 'Homecoming'. It's a very short novella, and it takes place after all the events that happened in the sixth installment of 'Vampire Academy' series 'Last Sacrifice'.Rose and Dimitri go to his hometown Baia in Siberia, to inform and prove to Dimitri's family that he's no longer a strigoi. Naturally, all the relatives are happy about the news, and the celebration is in order. But, of course, there are very few moments when Rose and Dimitri can truly relax. And just like that, they are once again doing what is their purpose - fighting a strigoi.Rose and Dimitri are very cute to each other through out the whole story.
They are very much in love, and there was one special moment, when a possible wedding was mentioned. I just love these two. What's so great about Rose and Dimitri is that they are absolutely strong and independent as persons, but being together they make each other even better.The fighting scenes was just like many others in the 'Vampire Academy' books, very intense and graphic. Of course, there's no need to say who won. It was entertaining, only I wish the story focused more on Rose and Dimitri' life and plans for the future.
I imagine even if they can be together now openly, it's not that easy with their jobs. Other than that, the novella was a very nice conclusion to this wonderful series. Some of the stories are okay, a few of them are outstanding but as a whole this story collection book is on the disappointing side, here's my comment on each story:Laini Taylor's r's Gentlemen Send Phantoms feels very average, the writing is nice and the story is descent and interesting, but it's nothing too outstanding.
3.5 stars.One True Love by Malinda Lo is great, and you can always count on Malinda Lo to give you worthy LGTB YA stories. 5 stars.^^Misery is pretty much okay-ish. But nothing Some of the stories are okay, a few of them are outstanding but as a whole this story collection book is on the disappointing side, here's my comment on each story:Laini Taylor's r's Gentlemen Send Phantoms feels very average, the writing is nice and the story is descent and interesting, but it's nothing too outstanding.
3.5 stars.One True Love by Malinda Lo is great, and you can always count on Malinda Lo to give you worthy LGTB YA stories. 5 stars.^^Misery is pretty much okay-ish.
But nothing is clearly explained, for example I still know nothing about why the townies were put here and unable to escape in the first place. 3 stars.The short story about alien spaceship by Meg Cabot is funny, filled with a lively sense of humor and wits. 3.5 stars.Homecoming by Richelle Mead is an okay-ish short story, but I don't really like it so much. 3 stars.The Chosen One: 4 stars.The concept of The Angriest Man is refreshing, but the story itself feels too rushed, making the story looks unfinished.The Mind Is a Powerful Thing has potential, but the ending isn't strong enough.
2.5 stars.Burned Bright is a very good story about cult and the end of the world.5 stars.The short story by Michael Grant doesn't make much sense and it looks pointless because the story only tells us this bitter old maiden type female teacher is crazy and evil, and she kidnaps teens only because she is crazy and evil. Grant did try very hard to make the tone of the story sound funny. I will continue to stay away from Michael Grant's books.Simone Elkeles's Fate: Don't like it at all.
1.5 star.The Killing Garden by Carrie Ryan: the writing is decent but the plots are highly predictable, although the story setting is refreshing.The short story by Kami Garcia is pretty good, the story is effective, the writing is nice and the ending is nice as well. 4 stars.The short story by Margaret Stohl: it's not as good as the story by Ms.
Stohl's fellow coauthor Kami Garcia. We are first introduced to Dimitri's family in (which is my favorite book in the series where Rose is concerned), when Rose visits them in the hopes of finding clues on Dimitri's whereabouts after he was turned.
In that book we get a glimpse of how 'blood-whore' communities work, which is nothing like one would expect by all of Rose's prejudice.In this short story Dimitri and Rose go to Siberia for a visit about two weeks after the events of. Dimitri still tries to We are first introduced to Dimitri's family in (which is my favorite book in the series where Rose is concerned), when Rose visits them in the hopes of finding clues on Dimitri's whereabouts after he was turned. In that book we get a glimpse of how 'blood-whore' communities work, which is nothing like one would expect by all of Rose's prejudice.In this short story Dimitri and Rose go to Siberia for a visit about two weeks after the events of. Dimitri still tries to fight his demons from the time he spent at the dark side and to make this happen he has to confront his family.The novella doesn't give us much insight in anything concerning Rose's and Dimitri's life after the last VA book but at least we get to see them as a couple a little. Dimitri is still his reserved shelf but a little more playful with Rose, which was nice to see.In my opinion the spotlight in this story was stolen by Yeva who is the best granny ever. I loved how she could rile up Rose so easily(and I think she did it on purpose!). I don't know why but when I think of Yeva the evil witch from Snow White comes in mind.But she's not evil.
Just annoying.The story was short and cute and I definitely had fun reading it. Carrie Ryan is the New York Times bestselling author of a lot of books. She use to be a lawyer. Happily, she is not anymore.
You can keep it that way by reading her books:If you like zombies, try the series.If you like clever, fun adventure fantasy for 8-12 year olds, definitely read the series (co-written with her husband, John Parke Davis).If you Carrie Ryan is the New York Times bestselling author of a lot of books. She use to be a lawyer. Happily, she is not anymore.