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loulou16's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
eireen's review
4.0
Kalau sebelumnya aku bilang buku kedua lebih baik daripada buku pertama, well, buku ketiga ini nampaknya lebih baik lagi daripada buku-buku terdahulunya.
Action packed. Dari awal cerita kita sudah disuguhkan adegan-adegan action. Langsung terjun bebas ke dunia penuh vampire and rabids. Kali ini masih dengan crew (hampir) sama seperti sebelumnya, Allie dkk fokus mencari obat untuk penyakit Red Lungs yang sebelumnya hampir memusnahkan manusia. Kenyataannya, mencari obat untuk penyakit ganas yang mudah menular tidaklah gampang. Banyak hambatannya, termasuk Sarren si vampire psikopat yang masih berkeliaran di luar sana.
Kerjasama antara Allie, Kanin dan Jackal benar-benar diuji di buku ini. Plus ditambah dengan crew (surprise) tambahan di tengah cerita yang sukses bikin pembaca galau antara mau nangis atau marah. Kenapa begitu? Tenang, ngga akan saya spoiler di sini.
But seriously, buku ini seru. Endingnya oke dan worth penantian 3 buku.
Lastly, I need more Jackal!!
Action packed. Dari awal cerita kita sudah disuguhkan adegan-adegan action. Langsung terjun bebas ke dunia penuh vampire and rabids. Kali ini masih dengan crew (hampir) sama seperti sebelumnya, Allie dkk fokus mencari obat untuk penyakit Red Lungs yang sebelumnya hampir memusnahkan manusia. Kenyataannya, mencari obat untuk penyakit ganas yang mudah menular tidaklah gampang. Banyak hambatannya, termasuk Sarren si vampire psikopat yang masih berkeliaran di luar sana.
Kerjasama antara Allie, Kanin dan Jackal benar-benar diuji di buku ini. Plus ditambah dengan crew (surprise) tambahan di tengah cerita yang sukses bikin pembaca galau antara mau nangis atau marah. Kenapa begitu? Tenang, ngga akan saya spoiler di sini.
But seriously, buku ini seru. Endingnya oke dan worth penantian 3 buku.
Lastly, I need more Jackal!!
doritobabe's review
2.0
Alright, now that I have read the whole series, I will give a legitimate and long-winded review.
2.5/5 stars
Mild spoilers going forward.
As another reviewer said: this book was just one big soap opera.
Since the second book, I was hoping that Zeke would die and remain dead...mainly to avoid 90% of the romantic dialogues that easily consumed 30% of the latter half of this book (since his reunion with the group.)
Not to mention his horrible angst. It is understandable, I suppose, but boy was I glad when the author made Jackal say to both Zeke and Allison what every reader was already thinking.
There were some character loose ends (jackal/james) and by the story's conclusion you could tell that there was almost an excess of characters for Kagawa to play with. There were several stereotypical instances of so-n-so showing up at the last second to save the day; the typical villian with a heart character, the martyr... but why, all of a sudden, is Allison now a master? OUT OF NO WHERE?!
In addition, super tedious that this three volume series only bounced back and forth between the same three locations... I mean, you have a whole world to play with; make it exciting!! Same goes for the characters, how come no new ones? Where's the spice in Allison's angsty, teen, vampire life.
I was only excited for this book at the end, with the final showdown. Probably the only gorey, horrific and exciting part of the whole book. This could have easily been added to create a giant second volume, or a very slim and succinct third novel. I think the thing I hate most about trilogies is terrible amounts of repetition and summarizing by the time you get to the third/final book in a series.
Anyways, I am glad this series is over. It *was* refreshing until all of this "our forever" silliness that appeared...then, it just turned into another typical vamp series. Never trust harlequin teen (obviously...my mistake) if you want to get away from that stuff.
2.5/5 stars
Mild spoilers going forward.
As another reviewer said: this book was just one big soap opera.
Since the second book, I was hoping that Zeke would die and remain dead...mainly to avoid 90% of the romantic dialogues that easily consumed 30% of the latter half of this book (since his reunion with the group.)
Not to mention his horrible angst. It is understandable, I suppose, but boy was I glad when the author made Jackal say to both Zeke and Allison what every reader was already thinking.
There were some character loose ends (jackal/james) and by the story's conclusion you could tell that there was almost an excess of characters for Kagawa to play with. There were several stereotypical instances of so-n-so showing up at the last second to save the day; the typical villian with a heart character, the martyr... but why, all of a sudden, is Allison now a master? OUT OF NO WHERE?!
In addition, super tedious that this three volume series only bounced back and forth between the same three locations... I mean, you have a whole world to play with; make it exciting!! Same goes for the characters, how come no new ones? Where's the spice in Allison's angsty, teen, vampire life.
I was only excited for this book at the end, with the final showdown. Probably the only gorey, horrific and exciting part of the whole book. This could have easily been added to create a giant second volume, or a very slim and succinct third novel. I think the thing I hate most about trilogies is terrible amounts of repetition and summarizing by the time you get to the third/final book in a series.
Anyways, I am glad this series is over. It *was* refreshing until all of this "our forever" silliness that appeared...then, it just turned into another typical vamp series. Never trust harlequin teen (obviously...my mistake) if you want to get away from that stuff.
bamfling's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: War and Violence
Minor: Torture
nicolemhewitt's review
4.0
This review and many more can be found on my blog: Feed Your Fiction Addiction
***NOTE: This review is for the third book in a series and it WILL contain spoilers for the first two books (but no spoilers for this actual book).***
I finally finished this series!!! I adored the first two books (I considered it one of my favorite series of ever), but then … never read the final book in the trilogy. Sigh. So, I decided to do a reread via audiobook (they’re only available via Audible). First off, let me say that Thérèse Plummer is a fabulous narrator—she especially nails the emotional parts of the story and she kept me emotionally engaged with these characters the whole way through (and she does a great job with the voices—I always knew who was speaking because she made them all so distinct). So, I enjoyed listening to all three of these books.
Now, I will say that the final book of the trilogy is my least favorite—which is always a fear of mine with series and one of the reasons that I think I avoid finales. I felt like too much time was spent traveling at the beginning of the book, and it felt a little bit like filler to me. I did like that Allie truly struggled with her darker nature at first. The whole book actually had a darker feel than the rest of the series. (There’s also suddenly a whole lot of swearing in this one, which is fine—and it really fits with Jackal’s character, who does most of the swearing—but it threw me a little bit because I didn’t notice him swearing at all in the first two books and suddenly he was spouting the f-bomb left and right. It felt a little bit like someone told Kagawa her books weren’t “gritty” enough so she suddenly added in a bunch of swears to make up for it—but maybe she just wanted to give readers a warning, since the characters also have sex in this one, and it includes bloodsucking—definitely a bit darker than earlier books.)
Anyway, when Allie met up with Zeke, things went in a pretty predictable direction for a while. The story really picked up when they got to Eden. From then on out it was fabulous, with lots of action and sacrifice and Jackal (because, let’s face it, Jackal’s snarky I’m-an-evil-vampire-but-somehow-you-still-totally-love-me attitude is the absolute best!). The ending was incredibly satisfying, so overall I was very glad I finally picked up this final book, even if it did take a little bit of time to ramp up.
***NOTE: This review is for the third book in a series and it WILL contain spoilers for the first two books (but no spoilers for this actual book).***
I finally finished this series!!! I adored the first two books (I considered it one of my favorite series of ever), but then … never read the final book in the trilogy. Sigh. So, I decided to do a reread via audiobook (they’re only available via Audible). First off, let me say that Thérèse Plummer is a fabulous narrator—she especially nails the emotional parts of the story and she kept me emotionally engaged with these characters the whole way through (and she does a great job with the voices—I always knew who was speaking because she made them all so distinct). So, I enjoyed listening to all three of these books.
Now, I will say that the final book of the trilogy is my least favorite—which is always a fear of mine with series and one of the reasons that I think I avoid finales. I felt like too much time was spent traveling at the beginning of the book, and it felt a little bit like filler to me. I did like that Allie truly struggled with her darker nature at first. The whole book actually had a darker feel than the rest of the series. (There’s also suddenly a whole lot of swearing in this one, which is fine—and it really fits with Jackal’s character, who does most of the swearing—but it threw me a little bit because I didn’t notice him swearing at all in the first two books and suddenly he was spouting the f-bomb left and right. It felt a little bit like someone told Kagawa her books weren’t “gritty” enough so she suddenly added in a bunch of swears to make up for it—but maybe she just wanted to give readers a warning, since the characters also have sex in this one, and it includes bloodsucking—definitely a bit darker than earlier books.)
Anyway, when Allie met up with Zeke, things went in a pretty predictable direction for a while. The story really picked up when they got to Eden. From then on out it was fabulous, with lots of action and sacrifice and Jackal (because, let’s face it, Jackal’s snarky I’m-an-evil-vampire-but-somehow-you-still-totally-love-me attitude is the absolute best!). The ending was incredibly satisfying, so overall I was very glad I finally picked up this final book, even if it did take a little bit of time to ramp up.
michalice's review
3.0
The Forever Song is the final book in the Blood of Eden series, so my review will be short, mainly as I really don't want to accidentally spoil any parts of the books to those of you who have yet to pick this one up.
The Forever Song picks up with Kanin, Jackal, and Allison on the hunt for Sarren. He knows they are hunting him, and they are also aware he knows, so little surprises left behind along the way are no real shock for them. Allison is having trouble trying to contain the monster fighting inside her, wanting to try to remain as human as she possibly can but struggling with the vampire wanting to be set free. Seeing how much it takes for Allison to remain human, and fight for it every minute of theday night. When the vampire is finally set free the havoc and chaos that it causes was unbelievable, and I cold not believe that Allison, the girl we have seen fight so hard to remain true to herself, could cause this type of destruction.
When this travelling group reaches a certain point there was a twist thrown in that I did not expect at all, I so did not see that coming, I was left speechless, and my whole idea of how this world works was turned on its axis. However, while this was a shocking twist, it fits in perfectly with the story and I think it helps Allison reign her vampire in and have a real focus on things.
The Forever Song was a big book and it took me a while to read. I thought there were a few moments were it dragged out just a tad too long for my liking, but overall I did enjoy the book. I loved the dynamic and often strange relationship Allison has with Jackal, and the bickering between them both had me laughing at times....and occasionally wishing Allison would kick his butt just to shut his mouth up. The journey this group take is perilous in all kinds of ways, there is more fighting, more secrets, and even more people out to get them. The ending of The Forever Song wasn't what I expected, but I do like how it ended. The lead up to the end had me on tenter hooks, I never knew what would happen next, and I will admit to shedding a few tears, over sacrifices and choices that are made, and even having some 'yes' moments when someone got what they deserved. I was even more surprised to find I had actually become attached to Jackal in some weird kind o way, I never particularly liked him, yet having his constant presences in this book made me actually begin to like him.
The Forever Song was an overall enjoyable read, and it is a great end to this series.
The Forever Song picks up with Kanin, Jackal, and Allison on the hunt for Sarren. He knows they are hunting him, and they are also aware he knows, so little surprises left behind along the way are no real shock for them. Allison is having trouble trying to contain the monster fighting inside her, wanting to try to remain as human as she possibly can but struggling with the vampire wanting to be set free. Seeing how much it takes for Allison to remain human, and fight for it every minute of the
When this travelling group reaches a certain point there was a twist thrown in that I did not expect at all, I so did not see that coming, I was left speechless, and my whole idea of how this world works was turned on its axis. However, while this was a shocking twist, it fits in perfectly with the story and I think it helps Allison reign her vampire in and have a real focus on things.
The Forever Song was a big book and it took me a while to read. I thought there were a few moments were it dragged out just a tad too long for my liking, but overall I did enjoy the book. I loved the dynamic and often strange relationship Allison has with Jackal, and the bickering between them both had me laughing at times....and occasionally wishing Allison would kick his butt just to shut his mouth up. The journey this group take is perilous in all kinds of ways, there is more fighting, more secrets, and even more people out to get them. The ending of The Forever Song wasn't what I expected, but I do like how it ended. The lead up to the end had me on tenter hooks, I never knew what would happen next, and I will admit to shedding a few tears, over sacrifices and choices that are made, and even having some 'yes' moments when someone got what they deserved. I was even more surprised to find I had actually become attached to Jackal in some weird kind o way, I never particularly liked him, yet having his constant presences in this book made me actually begin to like him.
The Forever Song was an overall enjoyable read, and it is a great end to this series.
kaylawhite17's review
4.0
Overall I'm glad I read this series. My one and only complaint through it all is I felt the plot moved a little slow! This book was probably the best in the series!
patchworkbunny's review against another edition
3.0
I’ll admit, I was a bit disappointed in The Forever Song, especially considering how much I enjoyed the first two books in the trilogy. It takes so long for anything to happen other than slashing and hacking away at rabids and other assorted foes. Then the first major plot point, character-wise, had me rolling my eyes. It was well past half way when I started to get into the story and I only continued because I wanted to see this story come to a conclusion.
If you’re a big fan of action, you might not mind the first 200 odd pages. It just got a bit repetitive for me. Jackal seemed to take a while to get into his usual wise-cracking self too. I won’t reveal The Thing that annoyed me but I felt it was lazy writing and also led to a lot of unnecessary melodrama. Even Jackal and Kanin started to get a bit tired of the other characters’ behaviour.
Allie, is however coming to terms with being a vampire. She’s no longer reluctant to drink from humans… Is she getting to close to losing her humanity? Was losing Zeke the last straw? I think she’s grown a lot as a character over the books, but it was probably the right time to say goodbye.
You’re probably thinking I hated this book but I really enjoyed the last 150ish pages and the big finale. A shorter book would have been more entertaining and I wonder if Julie Kagawa just ran out of material for it. The trilogy needed an ending but not necessarily a full length novel (that she was most likely contractually obliged to produce).
Review copy provided by publisher.
If you’re a big fan of action, you might not mind the first 200 odd pages. It just got a bit repetitive for me. Jackal seemed to take a while to get into his usual wise-cracking self too. I won’t reveal The Thing that annoyed me but I felt it was lazy writing and also led to a lot of unnecessary melodrama. Even Jackal and Kanin started to get a bit tired of the other characters’ behaviour.
Allie, is however coming to terms with being a vampire. She’s no longer reluctant to drink from humans… Is she getting to close to losing her humanity? Was losing Zeke the last straw? I think she’s grown a lot as a character over the books, but it was probably the right time to say goodbye.
You’re probably thinking I hated this book but I really enjoyed the last 150ish pages and the big finale. A shorter book would have been more entertaining and I wonder if Julie Kagawa just ran out of material for it. The trilogy needed an ending but not necessarily a full length novel (that she was most likely contractually obliged to produce).
Review copy provided by publisher.