The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1)
Julie Kagawa
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publication: April 2012 from Harlequin Teen
Pages: 485
Format: e-galley
Acquisition: received for review via NetGalley
Synopsis:
To survive in a ruined world, she must embrace the darkness…Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled-in city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them—the vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself dies and becomes one of the monsters.Forced to flee her city, Allie must pass for human as she joins a ragged group of pilgrims seeking a legend—a place that might have a cure for the disease that killed off most of civilization and created the rabids, the bloodthirsty creatures who threaten human and vampire alike. And soon Allie will have to decide what and who is worth dying for…again.Enter Julie Kagawa's dark and twisted world as an unforgettable journey begins.(from Goodreads)
My Thoughts
Julie Kagawa is a magician. Really.
Now, I'm a fan of vampires, I really really am. But over the last couple of years, I've been burned pretty bad. A lot of the same old thing, a lot of Twilight copy cats, a lot of stories that try really hard to be different but always fall short for me -- with some exceptions, this has been my experience with young adult vampire books.
So, was I disappointed with The Immortal Rules? OMG no! I loved this book!
Julie's vampires aren't like others and at the same time, they retain the essence of what a true vampire should be - in my opinion. They are killers, they are monsters but some of them remember what being human was. They live in a world where they are at the top of the food chain, but staying there takes a lot of work.
What makes The Immortal Rules a unique read is the way Julie pairs these vampires with a very human dystopian world. Vampires are arrogant and quick to violence and it makes sense that the human world they now have to live in falls to decay. Before reading The Immortal Rules I never would have thought to combine vampires and dystopia but, really - they work together so well!
Allie as a character was someone I fell for pretty fast. She's strong and self reliant and a fabulous companion through this terrifying world Julie has created. She's also loyal to a fault - which I have a feeling might get her in even more trouble in book 2.
Will I continue the series?
YES without a doubt. A lot of doors have been closed on Allie's past but she still has some unfinished business to attend to. I'm also looking forward to seeing her more comfortable in her vampire skin. And what happens to the humans Allie has met!? What happens to the vampires!?
A fantastic start to an awesome series.
Rating
5 / 5 Stars
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#1 The Immortal Rules
#2 The Eternity Cure (April 2013)
Great review! I am almost done w/this then it's part 2! I am excited for this series. I love vamp tales and this has a nice fresh spin on vamps.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this series! Julie is a fantastic writer. Great review! :)
ReplyDeleteI finished it yesterday!! Just finished writing my review.
ReplyDeleteI can't agree more with your opinion about vampire books. I've already almost given up on them because they are all the same - Twilight copies. This book was so different and refreshing! I can't even compare it with Twilight.
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Awesome! I'm really happy you enjoyed this one! I have book 2 ready to go soon, and I can't wait to see what happens with Allie and the rest. Kagawa is a wonderful writer.
ReplyDeleteSo glad this one worked for you-I was skeptical of the vampire part but ended up being completely won over by this world and the delightful Allie!
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