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Shadow Kiss

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Rose learns that her bond with Lissa comes at a price

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Quick recap

Rose is still grieving Mason and starts seeing him. In field training she's assigned to Christian instead of Lissa. She and Dimitri try to get into Victor Dashkov's trial, and Adrian Ivashkov gets them in. Queen Tatiana orders Rose to stay away from Adrian, whom she wants paired with Lissa. Rose realizes the dark side of spirit is flowing from Lissa to her through the bond, which explains her rages. A fortune teller warns that Dimitri will lose what he treasures most. Strigoi storm the school and take hostages. During the rescue, Dimitri is left behind and turned Strigoi. Rose quits school and heads to Siberia after him.

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What changed on screen

  1. Behind the scenesThe New York Times list

    It was the first book in the series to make the New York Times best seller list, debuting at No. 4.

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  2. ReferenceWhere the title comes from

    Shadow-kissed is what Victor Dashkov calls Rose in the first book: someone who died and was brought back by Lissa's magic.

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