Initial Impressions 11/17/12: 4-4.5 stars 
 Better than the last book (Blood Promise), but still not as great as the first few. 
 WOW for Richelle Mead, as always, because she never fails to hit me with curveballs! Can't wait to dive into another book and finish the series! 
 Full review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: Okay, friends. Turn back now if you want to avoid any spoilers because the deeper I get into this series, the more virtually impossible it becomes for me not to say anything spoiler-y! Mostly for the books that have come before this one, but I need to talk about other things that happened in SPIRIT BOUND too! 
 Okay, so first off, I definitely enjoyed this one more than I enjoyed BLOOD PROMISE, but still not as much as the first three books of the series. I think in BLOOD PROMISE, I had my second book syndrome except two books late. Usually in trilogies, I have second book syndrome and I just get so disappointed because too many things change all at once and I get lost in the story. I think that was what happened with BLOOD PROMISE. We were far away in Siberia, away from too many of our favorite characters and introduced to too many new ones. Now that Rose is back from Russia and reunited with her old classmates, I totally got on board again. 
 What I just realized (since I'm writing the review after literally just finishing the book) is wait a second! What happened to Victor? I just realized in all the commotion from the finale of this book that we lose Victor and Robert in the plot. Hm. Anyway, we did gain Dimitri back and in a whole new way! Wow, the interactions between Rose and Dimitri in SPIRIT BOUND were entirely different from BLOOD PROMISE. I went from being afraid for the both of them to being hopeful to being heartbroken all over again. It's just a roller coaster ride - Granted, I did lose a lot of momentum in their relationship and the love I had for this relationship since the first couple of books, but I still have a lot of hope for them yet. I can't wait to see how this evolves in the last book. 
 Yet another surprise ending from Mead! I'm always amazed each time the plot twists that she throws into our characters paths. I can't wait to see how the series wraps up!