Waaayyy better then the first book, well the first book was superb too, nut this one, this little beauty here won my heart! 
 "You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love." 
 I was so careful not to fall in love with Dimitri all over again. But, I have to say that I failed, and I say this with my head held high. 
 I have nothing to tell about this book except all the praises. And, it sure hell deserves lot of praising. I mean, a lot. 
 The story starts from where it ended last. Rose is still training with Dimitri. The bond between them grows stronger still. 
 "You know what would help?" I asked, not meeting his eyes. 
 "Hmm?" 
 "If you turned off this crap music and put on something that came out after the Berlin Wall went down." 
 Dimitri laughted. "Your worst class is history, yet somehow, you know everything about Eastern Europe." 
 "Hey, gotta have material for my jokes, Comrade." Still smiling, he turned the radio dail. To a country station. 
 "Hey! This isn't what I had in mind," I exclaimed. I could tell he was on the verge of laughing again. 
 "Pick. It's one or the other." 
 I sighed. "Go back to the 1980s stuff." 
 He flipped the dial, and I crossed my arms over my chest as some vaguely European-sounding band sang about how video had killed the radio star. I wished someone would kill this radio." 
 But both of them try to ignore the butterflies-in-stomach kind of feeling. Where Dimitri tries to distract himself with extensive training and security measures;Rose tries to do the same with a new friend, daresay "boyfriend" Mason . This Mason was so so so so good. I loved him in an instant. And he meets another spirit user Adrian who later saves her life. I love all of them. 
 "You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love." 
 I absolutely love the relationship between her and her mother, the way her mother gave her a black-eye, haha, too realistic for me. Stakes run high when the Vampire Academy is attacked by Strigoi(the bad vampires), and now, it's time for Rose to use her training to fight them. 
 I could feel the growing up of the characters, how they evolved especially Rose. She became mature and accepted responsibility and also gained her first molnija marks! The characters still keep their individuality and originality. Love it, it is in no way similar to other vampire books *cough* Twilight *cough*. Twilight is beautiful in its own way (except Bella) and this book is marvelous in its own way. 
 I really don't have words, it is a well-deserving book and very good for paranormal-romance lovers. So, I guess I wouldn't babble around. It's really good guys. You should read it!