** spoiler alert ** 
 I just finished the book last night (staying up to midnight on a schoolnight ;D) and I have to say, it was the perfect end to the series. Richelle did a great job at wrapping up the series while still leaving a few loose ends for the continuation into the spin off series. Once again I was blown away by Mead's ability to bring togather new ideas wrapped in with some classic cliches(in a good way), she has a way to make you entirely convinced of one thing and then completely catch you off guard with another twist. This was what happened with the revealing of the Queen's killer, Mead made me almost certain of Daniella's guilt with the hard evidence, but something still wasn't sitting quite right with me. But Tasha being revealed as the actual killer came as a complete shock. I had toyed with the idea before but never actually thought Tasha would go through such lengths and then frame Rose on top of that. But Lissa's sibling was somewhat surprising also, I had thought Jill might be the lost child, but I had thought it was Adrian or someone else. 
 Ahh, now Dimitri and Rose. I can't deny that I always knew they'd end up together. I especially loved the scene where he finally admitted that he had lied about how he had stopped loving her. I have always loved the connection between the two, and I wasn't disappointed while their relationship developed even more throughout the book despite their hesitancy. 
 All in all it was a fantastic read and a wonderfully written conclusion to the series. I highly recommend it and the rest of the series to any vampire lovers that aren't afraid to be kept at the edge of their seats. <3