I'm growing tired of this constant change of narrators. I thought her portrayal of Rose was dead on & her male voices were good too.

I wish 'The Powers That Be' had kept Khristine Hvam. Yuck! This constantly took me out of the story. :( Don't even get me started on Adrian's accent. This made Dimitri sound anything but sexy. Every Russian character, both male & female, sounded exactly the same: like an elderly Russian woman. She's all wrong for Rose! Since so much of the story takes place in Russia, I understand the need for someone who can do Russian accents, BUT if you can't properly execute it, it's usually best to avoid it all together. Once again, we have a new narrator & this one isn't good. My 3 star rating is by no means, a reflection on the quality of the story, which is awesome, but only as the audiobook itself. It's a bit jarring at first, but the change makes for a deeper, more enjoyable experience. The reader is immediately confronted with the change in Rose's character and what this will mean for the rest of the series. Changing the narrator to Emily Shaffer was the perfect choice for this audiobook. Blood Promise has a darker tone than the previous books and Rose, forced to mature, is not the same carefree girl she used to be. But everything changed at the end of Shadow Kiss. She brought a light-hearted innocence to the books that suited Rose's voice at that time. Khristine Hvam was a wonderful narrator for the 2nd and 3rd books in the series. She's an all-around great addition to the series. Not only is she a great character, but she introduces readers to a whole new side of the VA world: the Alchemists.

Like the rest of the Vampire Academy cast, Sydney is a very complex character with a lot of baggage, but she's always fun to read. I always love Rose and Christian, but Sydney Sage definitely stole the show this time. Until this point, Richelle Mead hadn't spent a lot of time world building, but this problem is resolved as Blood Promise introduces new characters, institutions, locales, and conflicts. Readers get a glimpse into the world of Miroi and Strigoi outside the walls of St.

This book really opened up the world of Vampire Academy. What did you love best about Blood Promise?

Blood Promise by Richelle Mead