Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Its winter break at St Vladimirs, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academys crawling with Guardians - including Roses hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasnt bad enough, Roses tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Masons got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissas head while shes making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academys not taking any This year, St Vlads annual holiday ski trip is mandatory. But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a