Discussions About Blood Promise with Spoilers (Those who have read it only)

For all those Dimka lovers, here are the 52 reasons why we love Dimka for Rose



1. He’s gorgeous

2. He can defend himself properly

3. He thinks things through

4. He doesn’t reek of smoke

5. He could defend you from Strigoi

6. He’s a gentleman

7. He gets you

8. He would never suck your blood

9. He’s deep

10. He has lots of stamina…

11. …and upper body strength

12. He can’t get you pregnant

13. He’s a gentleman

14. He’s as hot as you are…

15. …or as hot as you think you are

16. Has lots of muscles

17. Has an awesome face

18. Has an awesome vibe

19. Has an awesome body

20. Has an awesome sense of humor

21. IS AWESOME XD

22. He can teach you… lots of things

23. He can’t control himself around you

24. He doesn’t stalk you

25. He’s cute when he’s jealous

26. He thinks you look good in a bra

27. He tells you you look good in a bra

28. He has a sense of humor

29. He uses sarcasm as a whip

30. HE’S FREAKING GORGEOUS!

31. He is not desperately trying to get in your pants…

32. …because you probably want him in them

33. He has a HUGE temper

34. He is HUGE

35. He has HUGE… um, bodyparts

36. He buys you stuff just because he wants to see you happy

37. He’s good at sports

38. He’s good at… physical activities

39. He’s experienced

40. He has the perfect ass

41. He’s not immature

42. He is just too adorable

43. He’s vulnerable sometimes

44. He’s romantic

45. Did I mention he’s gorgeous?

46. He hates letting you down

47. He’s a momma’s boy even as a Strigoi

48. He respects women…

49. …and doesn’t use them like some other people

50. He is a guardian VIP

51. He’s a tease, and we love him

52. He’s the most badass Strigoi ever (but won't be for long)



Yay!! Anyways, me thinks Rose and DImka belong together because they - like all of the best couples - agree about the important stuff but are different in the little things, so they are compatible. Now, I love Adrian, but do you guys think he would really understand what being a guardian entails? The kind of sacrifices Rose is willing to make for her people? Will he understand what it's like to kill - even something evil? Let's face it: Adrian is not a guardian. Rose needs someone more like her. And even if she became involved with him, she'd still wanna be Lissa's guardian. Adrian would compromise her safety. If Strigoi came, Rose would throw herself in front of him, not Lissa.

genna wrote:

If Rose does decide to give Adrian a chance, I hope she'll stick with her decision. I love Rose' character so far, but if she ends up pulling a Bella later on...

That wouldn't be our Rose. And I hate Bella too! She just doesn't have any sarcastic comments for people. That would've made the book more interesting. Bella needs more bitchiness, but of course, God forbid Bella being anything short of perfect! Right, Ms. Meyer?

dimkaluv wrote:

I actually don't really get why so many people that loved Dimitri in the first couple of books are suddenly on Adrian's side? I mean, you don't bail on the ones you love when they're going through a dark time. Rose hasn't bailed on him. He's not Dimitri right now, but she's still looking for a way to get him back.


I agree, i dont really understand how people just give up so easily on Dimitri. I think those people may not really know love much to just side with Adrian in under 10 seconds. And how alot of people are saying that it might head into a happy ending story im not sure if it will be all happy. I think it will be happy mixed with sad. We don't really know yet. But I loved all the twists in turns in the book. And for people who read the book and didnt realize Abe was her father since he came up in the book then you guys really are just very slow lol.
Im really excited to see what the talk Rose and her Mom will have, ive always wanted to read that moment but im going to have to wait :(And adrian i hope he finds someone because i can"t really see Adrian with Rose. I could even be okay with Rose finding someone else but not Adrian lol.
The fact that Lissa and Christain have broken up, i think they neeeded that break because it seems like she took him for granted but they will be back together so no wories on that. I also wasn't surprised that Alberta knew about Rose and Dimitri either.
I loved that RM added snippets of things that weren't elaborated in the other books.

lizzyvamp1901 wrote:

genna wrote:

If Rose does decide to give Adrian a chance, I hope she'll stick with her decision. I love Rose' character so far, but if she ends up pulling a Bella later on...

That wouldn't be our Rose. And I hate Bella too! She just doesn't have any sarcastic comments for people. That would've made the book more interesting. Bella needs more bitchiness, but of course, God forbid Bella being anything short of perfect! Right, Ms. Meyer?

Exactly. So I'm praying Ms. Mead won't lose sense of direction and mess up with that. I don't want to end up hating Rose. You know, what would be better yet? If Rose doesn't ever give Adrian a chance. lol... but that doesn't seem likely...

Oh thanks for the 52 reasons!

No probleemmmm....

genna wrote:

If Rose does decide to give Adrian a chance, I hope she'll stick with her decision. I love Rose' character so far, but if she ends up pulling a Bella later on...

^ I'm fine with anything Rose does, as long as she gives Adrian a chance and doesn't break his heart right after. =/
I feel bad for the guy...;_;

I don't. Who's with me?

If she does give Adrian a chance, she'll end up breaking someone's heart, the question is who... and I don't want it to be Dimitri... so I'd rather she not start anything with Adrian... lol

True... What if Adrian does bring him back. That will mean that Dimitri will know about Rose and Adrian's deal. I don't think he'd like that too much... All I know is that I am still (and always will be) a huge Dimitri fan and he HAS to come back. Rose can't be with Adrian. He and someone else, like Mia?, should get together.

I hope we find out more about Abe in the next book. He's interesting but there's not much revealed about him in BP, aside from the fact that he's Rose's dad.

Adrian and Jailbait forever!!!

Haha I agree!! Though it's verging on eww the way it is now... lol Maybe when she's older.

I think the reason people changed sides during BP is kinda simple.

Adrian was more likable than Dimka.

He was the protective one, he was the one looking out for Rose and Lissa and tring to do the right thing. And Dimka was being a giant Stigori!

And I hate to say it, but the people who didnt like Dimka in this book; you were not suppose to! He's a stigori, he's mean and nasty and likes killing people.

As for Adrian with another girl, i really dont think he would go for someone else with Rose there, we cant ignor that he has a major thing for her. Up until this book i thought it was just becuase he couldnt have her. But during this book, and especially if he writes the letter i think that shows a real commitment on his behalf. (given he's a major slacker!) Also it didnt work out so well for Rose when he went for another girl. Notice the jelousy? It has all the elements of an author settin g them up for the next book.

I dont really like the idea of Dimka being able to be turned back into a good guy. I think its too easy and not realistic. Bad things happen to good people in the real world, we cant change it just becuase we want to.

Bellas Blanky wrote:

He was the protective one, he was the one looking out for Rose and Lissa and tring to do the right thing. And Dimka was being a giant Stigori!

And I hate to say it, but the people who didnt like Dimka in this book; you were not suppose to! He's a stigori, he's mean and nasty and likes killing people.
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I dont really like the idea of Dimka being able to be turned back into a good guy. I think its too easy and not realistic. Bad things happen to good people in the real world, we cant change it just becuase we want to.

Very good point. He's not meant to be likable. We can't expect Dimitri to have stayed the same after being "awakened", it's just not possible.
Although, while he's completely evil and I get that we're supposed to dislike him because of it (and because of what he's doing), I'm still not going to hate him. Any form of Dimitri is better than none (for now at least, I think the worst is going to happen in the end, but I didn't want it to be in BP)

I don't like the good-guy thing either. It doesn't seem to fit. Though it would be nice for Rose to finally get what she wants...whatever that is now.

Bellas Blanky wrote:

And I hate to say it, but the people who didnt like Dimka in this book; you were not suppose to! He's a stigori, he's mean and nasty and likes killing people.

I think if RM really intended on making people dislike Dimitri, she would have made him more evil. There were so many moments in the book that showed that some of his old self was in there. The way Dimitri was portrayed in BP is not enough to convince me that he's completely gone strigoi and I think to anyone that truly loved Dimitri's character, they'd feel the same way. I don't want to give up on him yet. Rose doesn't want to either.

genna wrote:

Bellas Blanky wrote:

And I hate to say it, but the people who didnt like Dimka in this book; you were not suppose to! He's a stigori, he's mean and nasty and likes killing people.

I think if RM really intended on making people dislike Dimitri, she would have made him more evil. There were so many moments in the book that showed that some of his old self was in there. The way Dimitri was portrayed in BP is not enough to convince me that he's completely gone strigoi and I think to anyone that truly loved Dimitri's character, they'd feel the same way. I don't want to give up on him yet. Rose doesn't want to either.

Thank goodness someone else recognised that too though. You see that he's not completely himself, but he hasn't lost it all either. I wonder if that's because he's new or if there another reason for it really? I know Strigoi keep some of their old selves, but everything we'd heard about them before was that they're evil and don't care about other people. Dimitri obviously cared.

Clearly... I really want him to come back. If Rose kills him the books won't be the same.

SecretMagic wrote:

Thank goodness someone else recognised that too though. You see that he's not completely himself, but he hasn't lost it all either. I wonder if that's because he's new or if there another reason for it really? I know Strigoi keep some of their old selves, but everything we'd heard about them before was that they're evil and don't care about other people. Dimitri obviously cared.

I take it Dimitri is just different from everyone else because... he's Dimitri. haha that we all know and love. Seriously though, how he hasn't completely lost it makes you think, or at least makes me wonder if it would be possible for him to cure himself? Of course he'd still be strigoi, but maybe he'd snap out of it and realize he really didn't like killing people...?

Unfortunately, I doubt that. The way he talked about how wonderful the feel of drinking someone's blood was and how their life flowed into him and blah blah blah... I don't think he will.

RandD4ever wrote:

Clearly... I really want him to come back. If Rose kills him the books won't be the same.

I'm not going to question RMs plot decisions and I know whatever she writes will have a purpose and I'll learn to love it. But for me, I don't think the best option will be for Dimitri to be cured. There's only so much "Perfect Ending" that can happen in this situation. Maybe it's just because I hate that Spirit seems to be both the problem AND the solution to everything, so I don't want Dimitri to be saved and prove that Spirit is all-mighty once again. I'd rather we find out that yes, Spirit's super cool, but that it's not perfect.

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SecretMagic wrote:
Thank goodness someone else recognised that too though. You see that he's not completely himself, but he hasn't lost it all either. I wonder if that's because he's new or if there another reason for it really? I know Strigoi keep some of their old selves, but everything we'd heard about them before was that they're evil and don't care about other people. Dimitri obviously cared.


I take it Dimitri is just different from everyone else because... he's Dimitri. haha that we all know and love. Seriously though, how he hasn't completely lost it makes you think, or at least makes me wonder if it would be possible for him to cure himself? Of course he'd still be strigoi, but maybe he'd snap out of it and realize he really didn't like killing people...?

I don't think he's realise that really. He's still strigoi, and has still lost some connection to his soul, so he won't recognise wrongs as easily as before. But I definitely think there's hope of him regaining part of himself, or at least holding onto it for longer than most.

He hasn't lost all connections though... He was reading the western novels when she woke up.

RandD4ever wrote:

Unfortunately, I doubt that. The way he talked about how wonderful the feel of drinking someone's blood was and how their life flowed into him and blah blah blah... I don't think he will.

But he still remembers to care for Rose and his family.

That and when he fell off the bridge after saying "I was supposed to say that", I thought that brief moment showed that he realized something. Could be my imagination of course... lol

genna wrote:

That and when he fell off the bridge after saying "I was supposed to say that", I thought that brief moment showed that he realized something. Could be my imagination of course... lol

I thought it too, and then thought it was kind of sweet (though completely evil in the whole context of the thing) when he signed the note "Love D"...he remembered!

SecretMagic wrote:

genna wrote:

That and when he fell off the bridge after saying "I was supposed to say that", I thought that brief moment showed that he realized something. Could be my imagination of course... lol

I thought it too, and then thought it was kind of sweet (though completely evil in the whole context of the thing) when he signed the note "Love D"...he remembered!

I think he put "love" this time as a taunt. It didn't sound romantic at all, but chilling lol.

Did anyone notice how in vampire academy Dimitri only has two sisters, but in Blood Promise he has three (3) sister?

Weird? :

no he still has three
sonya
viktoria
and
kaylaina or somthing like that we just dont see sonya that much in the story