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A review by jaxyway
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
5.0
As posted on Bibliobrat.com...
Excuse me if this review sounds like it is coming from an obnoxious fan girl, but The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa, has completely restored my faith and renewed my interest in the overplayed vampire genre that previously bored me to tears.
I stumbled upon this series on accident; I requested and received and ARC of The Forever Song, on Netgalley, without realizing that it was part of a series, Blood of Eden. Once I realized and read the reviews on Goodreads for this series, I decided I had to read it. I immediately purchased The Immortal Rules and have since purchased the second novel as well, so... well played, Netgalley and Harlequin Teen.
This book was released in 2011, and is therefore considered old news to most avid YA dystopian fans. I don't have much to say about it that hasn't already been said.
This is what you need to know:
Dystopian. Vampires that are monsters, not beautiful, sparkling beings. Zombies (called rabids). Strong female lead. Great writing. Excellent world-building, and viable explanations on as to how the world ended. Fast-paced. Masterfully detailed. And as far as I'm concerned, insanely underrated. I had never heard of this series until a few days ago!
There are some religious undertones throughout, but they did not offend my heathen sensibilities.
The novel is amazing, and has many strong points, but the main character's love interest is not one of them. Boring! Hopefully that improves!
Excuse me if this review sounds like it is coming from an obnoxious fan girl, but The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa, has completely restored my faith and renewed my interest in the overplayed vampire genre that previously bored me to tears.
I stumbled upon this series on accident; I requested and received and ARC of The Forever Song, on Netgalley, without realizing that it was part of a series, Blood of Eden. Once I realized and read the reviews on Goodreads for this series, I decided I had to read it. I immediately purchased The Immortal Rules and have since purchased the second novel as well, so... well played, Netgalley and Harlequin Teen.
This book was released in 2011, and is therefore considered old news to most avid YA dystopian fans. I don't have much to say about it that hasn't already been said.
This is what you need to know:
Dystopian. Vampires that are monsters, not beautiful, sparkling beings. Zombies (called rabids). Strong female lead. Great writing. Excellent world-building, and viable explanations on as to how the world ended. Fast-paced. Masterfully detailed. And as far as I'm concerned, insanely underrated. I had never heard of this series until a few days ago!
There are some religious undertones throughout, but they did not offend my heathen sensibilities.
The novel is amazing, and has many strong points, but the main character's love interest is not one of them. Boring! Hopefully that improves!