Blood Promise
Richelle Mead, 2009
Young adult FantasyHorrorRomance
Rose crosses a frozen Russia to find the vampire she loves—and do what a guardian must. Grief, banter and stakes, literal and otherwise.
Feels like longing and dread. About love.
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Affection and menace in the same hand.
You forgot another lesson: Never turn your back until you know your enemyis dead. Looks like we’ll have to go over the lesson again the next timeI see you—which will be soon.Love, D. Richelle Mead.Richelle Mead has a master's in comparative religion and worked as a teacher before writing full-time; both show in the series' layered vampire lore.
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Questions readers ask
- What is Blood Promise like?
- Feels like longing and dread. About love.
- What should I read after Blood Promise?
- If you liked Blood Promise, try City of Glass (Cassandra Clare), Iron Flame (Rebecca Yarros) and The Crown (Kiera Cass).
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The particular tiredness of disliking someone you can't help admiring.
And then there was Jace, standing off at a little distance, as if he didn’t quite belong. He was all in Shadowhunter black like the others. When Simon wore all black, he looked like he was on his way to a funeral, but Jace just looked tough and dangerous. And blonder. Simon felt his shoulders tighten and wondered if anything—time, or forgetfulness—would ever dilute his resentment of Jace. He didn’t want to feel it, but there it was, a stone weighting down his unbeating heart.
City of Glass · Cassandra Clare
What does a place cost you after it stops asking for something obvious?
The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.
Iron Flame · Rebecca Yarros
What it takes to say your own name like a fact.
Break the stupid rule, Eadlyn. Marry the man you love. If he’s good enough for you to approve of, then I certainly do. And if the people don’t, that can be their problem. Because who are you?” “I’m Eadlyn Schreave, and no one in the world is as powerful as me,” I blurted without thought. He nodded. “Damn right you are.
The Crown · Kiera Cass
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