The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines #6) by Richelle Mead-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: February 10, 2015

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

After their secret romance is exposed, Sydney and Adrian find themselves facing the wrath of both the Alchemists and the Moroi in this electrifying conclusion to Richelle Mead’s New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series. When the life of someone they both love is put on the line, Sydney risks everything to hunt down a deadly former nemesis. Meanwhile, Adrian becomes enmeshed in a puzzle that could hold the key to a shocking secret about spirit magic, a secret that could shake the entire Moroi world.

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Review:
I feel like I have just gotten off the rollercoaster that is THE RUBY CIRCLE by Richelle Mead and I am still feeling exhilarated, a tad lightheaded and wondering, did I get off before it came to a complete stop? This novel is the conclusion of The Bloodline Series that brought “Sydrian” together. That is Adrian, our lighthearted Moroi vampire and Sydney, our serious Alchemist. These are two races that were never meant to be together, but there is no stopping true love!

Sometimes staying together is tougher than getting together! Sydney and Adrian find themselves living with his mother in a guest suite at the Moroi Court. It isn’t very romantic and real life is difficult, but soon the adventures begin. Sydney breaks out of Court with the help of Ms. Terwilliger, our favorite teacher slash witch! There was a clue left for Sydney that may help them find the kidnapped Jill. There is a lot of action in this novel and our couple is pulled in so many different directions. They are following the clues to Jill’s location, discovering who is behind the kidnapping and solving the mystery of what happened to Olive! This is Nina’s sister who fell in love with Neil and disappeared. We need a chart of all characters, because they all make an appearance in this novel! At times the action seemed manic, there were so many detours. All former characters, including “dead ones”, make cameo appearances and that added to the many side plots!

Adrian must come to terms with his Spirit use and how it is affecting his mental health. Nina used too much Spirit and she suffered the consequences! Sydney is surrounded by her adopted Coven and the magical aspects were a fascinating part of the storyline. I think I needed more witch time, but all of the characters were pushing for story time. During one part, a baby joins their group and the secrets about his parentage must be kept a secret from everyone! His genetics might literally be the salvation for the Moroi race.

The novel has two conclusions. The race to find our kidnapped Princess is exciting with Sydney battling a Demon! Sydney has a chance to make amends with The Alchemists through the use of blackmail, that’s the genius Sydney I know! Sydrian wants a chance to live a happy life without constantly looking over their shoulder. The epilogue is another story. I found it a tad disappointing! The story building was stellar and then, it fell flat. Loose ends were not resolved, leading me to believe that Ms. Mead wants to revisit this world with another spin off. It’s not a bad HEA, but it was too safe. That led to the feeling of, that’s it?!? I think readers will still love this novel, just hang on and enjoy the ride!

Reviewed by Jules ☺