Why? WHY did it take me so long to actually read this book? 
 I'm the type of person that finishes one book and picks up another to start, but since I don't have book two in my hands... I don't want to read anything. 
 I want my mind to stay in the world of the Moroi, Dhampir and the Strigoi. I want to stay with Rose, Lissa, Dimitri and Christian. I don't want to leave the Academy or the crazy history of vampires and their guardians. I want to learn more about shadow kissed and being touched by death. And for the love of all that's vampires... I want to see Dimitri and Rose. Together. 
 I tried reading this a few months back and couldn't get into it. Then the movie came to Netflix and I watched it... I know a lot of people hated the movie but I really feel like it helped me love the book even more because I could understand it. The movie gave me the visual I was seriously lacking when I first tried reading. I'm huge into spoilers so knowing what happened didn't bother me because, well, the book is usually better and slightly different. (Which holds true in this case... The book was way better.) 
 So now I have to wait until tomorrow night to get my hands on The second book. Which is a serious bummer. I might actually watch the movie again...