A review by tarahoss
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

4.0

This one ended up being not at all what I was expecting, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I am a big fan of the Iron Fey series, but this was nothing like the Iron Fey! I knew it was a vampire book and in this story the vampires are the leaders and humans are a source of blood, except for the humans who don't want to give blood - these humans are the scavengers, just trying to survive. The main character, Allie, is a scavenger who turns into a vampire. I guess I was expecting a bit of swoon and the romantic side of vampires, you know the sparkle-in-the-sun side and they don't really want to kill people. This book was nothing like that. It was gritty and tough and dirty. There were almost two stories, the first one being Allie before she was a vampire and the second one being Allie after she was a vampire. The first half was a bit slow going but then it changed into a page turner can't-wait-to-get-to-the-end. There was a lot of action, the characters were well developed and there was a little bit of swoon. One thing that really stands out for me is the way that Julie Kagawa writes... I was totally taken into the world, I could smell the smells, taste the tastes and feel what the characters were feeling... When Allie was going through the 'hunger', I could almost feel the same feelings (though maybe for hot chocolate, not human blood!). Allie was a great main character - tough, sweet, a bit witty and loyal..yes I have a small crush on her. I am looking forward to seeing her relationship with Zeke develop in the second book.
One thing I wasn't expecting, there were a lot of deaths, a lot of bloody deaths and the one thing that made me slightly nervous as I sat in the dark reading.. *whispers* , the rabids........ They still make me a bit nervous!
Another great series from Julie Kagawa.
Thanks to NetGalley for the book.