The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1)

I have read the whole trilogy in a week. I really enjoyed the book, and will probably read this book again. What I love about Julie Kawaga's writing styles in all her books is the characters she makes up. The characters have built their own life in her book, and the way the plot and setting is described, makes you picture everything neatly and perfectly, without a question.

I LOVE THIS BOOK
I LOVE JULIE KAGAWA
Allison's story is amazing, and in that world, is completely plausible.
This book is written amazingly, and the plot is A M A Z I N G.
One of my favourite books of all time.

Background: The future is overrun with vampires and a vicious disease that has left many of the human citizens dead, turned into monsters, or food for the vampire. To survive one must become Registered to the king of their city and give blood as often as required. Allison is not a Registered, she chooses to fight back against the blood-suckers and keep her blood to herself; the only problem is...how long can that last?

Review: I have not read the Iron Fey series by Kagawa, I know... I really need to, but I think it gave be a better opinion of this book. I knew that faeries were her genre but I had never read those so I only know the vampire series, which can be good and bad. It was good because I did not have one of her Fey books to compare it to, and I think that she did surprisingly well for a vampire book. The bad is also the same thing, with nothing to compare to...other than other vampire books... I was left a little stranded, so I don't know if it was better or worse than her others.

Ok- so compared to other vampire books, I think she did great. I loved this story, knowing Allison as a human and her struggles, living with the pain and guilt of loosing everything she ever had and wanted. I think that it is interesting that she chooses to become one of the things she hates so much and that she is fighting the urge to kill everything like the monsters she believes them to be.
I loved this struggle and I think that Kagawa did a good job portraying it. I cannot wait to read more of this series! There is so much left to be said,so many questions and that is how a series should be, finish off one things and move to the next and hope that the first job you did comes back later to help you...am I right? I really enjoyed this story. I am having a very hard time not ruining it for everyone :/ Read it! You will enjoy!

The Immortal Rules was... how to put it...well, for starters it was an amazingly planned-out story that completely absorbed me. It was cinematic and I'm sooooooo happy its been optioned for a movie!!
Okay, okay. I need to calm down.
Yes, The Immortal Rules was an exciting read. I was so intrigued by the idea that I couldn't even put the book down. I know vampires have been overused, but this was just so... different. It's a social hierarchy among bloodsuckers that's not like anything I've read before. I don't even like vampires and I adored this book. It's exciting and has a movie-like flow. There're unexpected twists in the plot that I would never have guessed and the humor in it is perfect.
I loved how this was through a vampires point of view. Allie isn't the scared human girl that whines all the time and can't make up her mind. She's an amazing kick-butt heroine who puts others before her. She joins a group of humans heading towards Eden for safety and it's just amazing how she tried to keep herself in control. But in the end, the Hunger always wins.
The Immortal Rules is an action-packed thriller that promises great things for the series. It's an experience everyone should get to read about and I hope they do.
I can't wait for the second one to come out!

I'm not a big fan of the vampire fiction genre but I decided to give The Immortal Rules a chance since I loved Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series.And I'm glad that I did because otherwise, I would have missed reading one of the greatest books of the YA genre that has ever been written.The author brought out the true meaning of dark romance through this novel.In fact,I think this is the first time I've enjoyed a YA vampire fiction so much.

"You are a monster."Kanin's deep voice droned in my head again,As I forced myself to move,to walk away."You will always be a monster, there is no turning back from it.But what type of monster you become is entirely up to you."

The background of the story,being a dystopic one, is set in an era where vampires have taken over and humans are treated like animals, being kept alive only for their blood.But there are still humans rebelling against the cruelty of the vampires,opposing this system and living hidden in the outskirts of the city,taking to theft as a means of survival.Allison,being one of these people, hates vampires more than anything.But then she confronts a situation where,in order to survive,she has to become one of them.

The concept of vampires crying tears of blood really intrigued me.Just the thought of it makes me shiver.I wonder why the other authors haven't thought of that idea,considering the fact that so many series on vampire fiction have been published over the last few years.Not only that,the tears of blood which Allison sheds reveals the humanity within her,despite the fact that she's a vampire.Throughout the book,we see Allison trying to hold back her monstrous
instincts and experiencing human emotions such as sorrow and love,and how the conflict between her two parts
slowly tries to break her.


The Immortal Rules is a beautiful and riveting paranormal fiction,with a dystopic background which adds more spice to the story.

Perfect Soundtrack for the story:
Before The Dawn by Evanescence

Whoa. I'm starting out with the last word that escaped my mouth as I read the end of The Immortal Rules. I was so blown away by the entire package that Julie Kagawa presented, that I couldn't even form a coherent thought upon finishing. Let's be honest, I'm a vampire lover. Always have been, always will be. Allison's story hooked me instantly. The gritty, dystopian and vampire-run world that she introduced me to felt so real. I didn't read this book, I devoured it.

Allison Sekemoto is, in a word, fierce. Living in a world where she must fight to survive, Allison isn't afraid to stand up for herself. I fell in love with her sarcasm and wit. Even before she is turned you quickly find out that this is not a girl that you want to mess with. What really drew me in though was Allison's constant internal battle over becoming a vampire. She chooses her path willingly, and yet refuses to fall headfirst into the world that she hated so blatantly beforehand. Watching Allison fight her inner demons is fascinating, and it makes her that much more likable.

In case you are worrying about the rest of the characters though, I can assure you that they are all just as vivid and well fleshed out as Allison! This I loved. Hands down, Kanin was my favorite. I won't spoil at all, but let's just say that I was eager for more of him. I know that this is the first in the series, and his time is coming. Coming in a close second was Zeke, who becomes a very important part of Allison's existence. This is a boy who totally stole my heart. It's hard not to fall for the chemistry between these two. However it was also so refreshing to see that Allison could keep her own identity at the same time. Thank you so much Julie Kagawa for giving us a girl who can be in love, but still take care of herself!

I could honestly go on for pages about how much I truly enjoyed this book. The Immortal Rules just proves to me that Julie Kagawa can write anything she sets her mind to. Her storytelling is fantastic. Her characters are vivid and wonderful. Even the setting comes to life on its own. I cannot say enough about how amazing it all is. This book is over 400 pages, but it is an effortless read. The story blends into such seamless chapters that you'll find yourself having read well past where you meant to stop. Long story short, I am putting this book on my favorites list for the year! Definitely give this one a read.

OH
MY
DONUTS!!
THIS BOOK WAS FLIPPING AMAZING!! XD
It was AMAZING TIMES 2000000 OTHER AMAZINGS!
Let's get this striaght
I LOVED THIS BOOK!

(there may be some spoilers)
This book takes place in a dystopian future where the vampires are in control.
I know that most of you are saying "VAMPIRES! NOT AGAIN!!"
but this book is not like other books.
No.
It does not have stupid cliche moments
No love triangle
and the girl is not a complete weakling

It is actually the opposite


Now the people are in vampire cities believing that they are some of the last humans left and that all that is past the city walls are rabids (who are a lot like zombies).
There are two types of people in the city
Registers
and Unregistered

Registers are marked with a tattoo by the vampires and they get the necessities they need (like food) as long as they donate blood to the vampires every so often.

Unregisters don't have to donate blood but they have to fend for themselves.
As you probably guessed, our main character, Allison, is an unregistered. And she absolutely hates the vampires for treating them like cattle. But when she goes outside the walls and gets into an intense rabid attack...she comes extremely close to death.
But then a vampire comes and asks her if she would rather die or....
become a vampire.

being an unregistered her instinct is to survive so she chooses to become what she hates.
The whole book mostly consists of her fighting the monster inside her and trying to hide the fact that she is a vampire.

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK!

I have to let you know that I simply love this book. I have read other vampire books but this one has been so different to what I have read so far. I'll let you know a little about the story.
Allison was born inside a vampire city. Human population has a cattle status and registered citizens has to provide the nutritional needs of the vamps. Until now she had survived by her street smarts and audacity. She is part of a gang of kids who no longer know a home and who have found shelter on a deteriorated school. Everyday her gang survives by their scavenger ways, stealing food and looking for anything they might use. Allison takes care of herself and Stick. Stick is a kid from the gang. His efforts to help out the gang are bearly visible and Allison has become his provider. This is why Allison ventures by herself one day to find food behind the wall sorrounding the city. Looking on the ruins she finds a cellar full of food and everything that could help them get through the winter. Could you imaging to find such resources in times of scarcity? She decides to let her gang know about such bounty and in that precise moment is when everything begins to go wrong in Allison's life.What will become of these kids? What will become of Allison?
Inevitably, Allie will change. Her love for reading will be the only thing that will be accompanying her on a journey where new characters will make an impact on her way to see to world.

The author takes time building the story and its characters of this post-apocalyptic dystopian book. This made possible for me to understand the world she wanted to portray. A world order where vampires dominate sounds scary and Allison has to survive on this world. She is strong and determined. She represents revolution and change. Definitely a complete character and I have no doubt on my mind, she will be a catalyst on that society. Stick is the other character that stood out to me. I despise Stick in every dimension of his literary persona. Always portraying himself as a victim and certainly Allison is the one who enables his dependency by providing for him. I see this character as a perfect example for cowardice, he is the antihero of this story.

Finally, don't miss this book. Julie Kagawa wrote a page turner with The Immortal Rules. Whether you are looking for a new vampire book or looking for your first vampire book; this first part of Blood of Eden is your book.

Review copy was provided by Harlequin via Netgalley. This book has been reviewed according to its merits.

It was really interesting to see a girl turn into what she fears the most and how she deals with it. Allie bravely embarks on her own after being seperated from her vampire mentor. She finds a lost child and returns him to his group. Zeke, the groups second in command, convinces her to join the group, not knowing shes a vampire. Allie knows it's unwise to travel with humans when she doesn't have her hunger under contol yet the boy intrests her so she does. Soon she is found out and cast out. Following her humans without them knowing, she sees the group attacked and captured. Teaming up with Zeke, they try and save the group from a vampire king. The author creates such a vivid and hopeless world that keeps the reader interested. With so many dangers, the reader won't know what will happen next.

I have to admit I was literally afraid to start this book and it took me two months to finally push myself to start reading it. This was my first book written by Julie Kagawa and I heard so many good things about her and her writing that I guess I just didn't want to be disappointed. In the last few weeks I've read quite some very highly praised books that fell completely flat to me. But then I started The Immortal rules and quickly became completely engaged in the story. You can officially call me a Julie Kagawa fan.

Vampires come in so many forms, there are so many books about them and very often the stories become repetitive, always the same - innocent human girl meets a strange pale guy, long story short, they're cheesy, romantic, sweet. The Immortal Rules brings something completely different - it brings a fight for survival, it brings action, intelligence, it brings an inside battle of good versus evil. There are no sweet little girls here, there are no good vampires with tender hearts who eat bunnies and squirrels. Vampires rule the world with a cold hand of power. Cities are owned by vampires, majority of humans consists from Registered who donate blood when needed. Outside of the city walls there are rabis, vicious creatures who'll eat you alive. Very few remember what life was like before. Allison Sekemoto falls in the minority - Unregistered human who struggles to survive day by day.

If you're looking for an independent strong female lead, here you have one. Allison delivered in every single way. She knows that sometimes she has to be selfish in order to live. She has to put herself first. She stands strong behind her values - she despises vampires and blood donnors, they often use humans as their private pets and she wants to be owned by no one. Freedom means everything to her. But she discovers a hidden stock of food outside of city walls and when returning home in the middle of the night she meets a strange vampire - he actually leaves her alive and unharmed. But not everything goes according to plan, next day she returns to the food stock with her three Unregistered friends and gets attacked by rabids. The mysterious vampire saves her but her wounds are fatal, she has to make a chance - will she die and risk becoming a rabid or will she take on an immortal life as one of the monsters she always despised?

You can't blame her for accepting immortality, it was a way to survive. Her life changes completely, sun is not an option, actual food is out of the questions and she can't survive on drinking blood from animals. She has to be a blood sucker, she has to feed from humans. Kanin, her vampire creator, teaches her everything she has to know about the vampire world and... game on! When their ways must split she goes behind the cities walls and circumstances lead her to joining a group of humans who are traveling by night and searching for city of Eden. The struggle to fight the bloodsucking hunger is hard. What's harder? Convincing herself she feels nothing for those weak human creatures. But she does. And that's what makes her different from other monsters of the night.

The world building is simply phenomenal, the characters are all multi-layered and so nicely done. Even those I hated, I hated them with pleasure (if that makes sense). I love Allison, but my favorite by far was Kanin. I wish there was more with him and I'm really looking forward to the sequel, hopefully we get to know his story more. He seems so different from other vampires, always burying himself with guilt yet trying to remain cold and heartless on the outside. Zeke, a human boy Allison falls for, was a great addition. He fights for his beliefs and he values loyalty, honesty, he's kind of an utopian character I believe... he sees the world from different perspective, he sees the good in people. But nevertheless is a fierce warrior when push comes to shove.

Overall, reading this book was one hell of a ride. ^^