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The Forever Song

(Blood of Eden #3)

Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author)

4.18 · Rating details · 17,935 ratings · 2,040 reviews

Vengeance will be hers.

Allison Sekemoto once struggled with the question: human or monster? With the death of her love, Zeke, she has her answer.

Monster.

Allie will embrace her cold vampire side to hunt down and end Sarren, the psychopathic vampire who murdered Zeke. But the trail is bloody and long, and Sarren has left many surprises for Allie and her companions - her crea ...more

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Published April 15th 2014 by Harlequin Teen

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Aug 18, 2013 Khanh, first of her name, mother of bunnies rated it it was ok

Shelves: horror, awesome-guy, on-the-run, beta-male, dystopian, kick-ass-heroine, vampires, action, girly-guy, siblings

**Spoilers for book 2, minor spoilers for book 3**

“Say you love me, vampire girl,” he whispered, his voice low and husky. “Tell me...that this is forever.”
“I love you,” I said immediately. “And if we have forever, there’s no one else I want to spend it with.”

That sad, sad moment when your favorite YA vampire series turns into a soap opera.

This book broke my heart in a way that hasn't happened since Ginny x Harry. I absolutely loved the previous books in this series, despite the main character' ...more

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May 15, 2013 Lucille rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, books-that-destroyed-me, books-i-own

AFTER READING: I need a hug. I need lots of hugs. I can't believe it's over now. The ending was beautiful and bittersweet. I cannot wait to fangirl with you all.

Allison, Zeke, Jackal, and Kanin... You will be missed. I cried so much. I will reread this series every time I'm sad, I swear.

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Updated: 2014 April 9th, less than a week before the release!! Who's excited?? I know I am!

The door loomed dead ahead, and I didn't stop. I didn't pause to reconsider my plan. Whether I was w

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May 08, 2013 Emily May rated it liked it

Shelves: 2014, young-adult, paranormal-uf, arc

"So, this is me, all of me, forever. No more looking back. No more regrets. From now on, vampire girl--" he lowered his head, brushing his lips across my skin "--I'm all yours."

I promise no spoilers for this book but it would be impossible to review The Forever Song without giving away some things from the previous books. In my opinion, this final installment is the weakest. I thought the second book was a hard one to follow, so maybe that fact contributed, but I would have very few good thing ...more

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May 14, 2013 Brigid ✩ rated it really liked it

Shelves: dystopia, romance, futuristic, netgalley, paranormal, young-adult, on-my-kindle, arcs, fantasy, sci-fi

After reading:

NOOOO IT'S OVER, NOOOOOOoooo.

Well, I am sad to see this series come to an end. I really enjoyed it.

The Forever Song is a good conclusion to the trilogy, over all––as thrilling, action-packed, and emotional as the two books that preceded it. There were a few things that didn't quite work for me, and I'm still trying to decide how I feel about the ending ... But over all, it was worth the wait.

Full review coming soon!

Before reading:

The Forever Song?

THIS IS THE SONG THAT NEVER ENDS, Y ...more

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May 13, 2013 Calla rated it really liked it

Shelves: post-apocalyptic, strong-female-lead, need-it-so-bad, 4-star, love-it-with-a-passion

Oh the title is perfect... *sigh*

Zeke baby! And Allison, you gorgeous badass. I love you too much to wait.

I. Just. Can't.

Ms. Kagawa I believe you are trying to kill me, but I love you anyway because you're so crazy awesome.

But dammit I NEED THAT BOOK MISSY!!!!!!!!!

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Aug 02, 2016 Sofii♡ (A Book. A Thought.) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, dystopia, favorites, fantasy, paranormal, young-adult

“I am proud of you, Allison Sekemoto,” he whispered “Whatever you decide, whatever path you choose to take, I hope that you will remain the same girl I met that night in the rain. The one decision for which I have no regrets.”

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It is always difficult to start a review when you have so many feelings about a book, especially in a trilogy or saga, but I think at the same time or at least in my case, I can express better my opinions and so I can calm down myself a little too lol .

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Apr 08, 2014 Ferdy rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, rubbish, cheesy, boring-crap-hero, evul-people-are-evul, ugh, boring, vampires, boring-main-characters, teens-saving-the-world

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An unremarkable end to an unremarkable series.

-The Forever Song mostly consisted of Allison walking, snarling, feeling sorry for herself, baring her fangs, making cheesy promises of revenge, and inner monologuing… And the rest of the story was made up of generic fight scenes.

-I hated Allison's character, she was such a crappy heroine. It pissed me off how her whole world revolved around a guy. She lost all her morals and turned into a heartless cow all because she thought she lost her l Spoilers

An unremarkable end to an unremarkable series.

-The Forever Song mostly consisted of Allison walking, snarling, feeling sorry for herself, baring her fangs, making cheesy promises of revenge, and inner monologuing… And the rest of the story was made up of generic fight scenes.

-I hated Allison's character, she was such a crappy heroine. It pissed me off how her whole world revolved around a guy. She lost all her morals and turned into a heartless cow all because she thought she lost her love interest, it was pathetic that her behaviour and ethics hinged on the fate of a boy.

-I got tired of Allison talking about her Hunger and the Monster inside of her, I think it was meant to make her seem badass and dangerous but it just came across as annoying and silly.

-Where were all the secondary female characters? There were none. Allison was always around guys (Jackal, Kanin, Zeke, Sarran) — she didn't have a SINGLE conversation with another female. Allison's vampire family was male, the soldiers were male, the doctors were male, the mayor was male — why couldn't one of them have been female?
In total, there was less than a page's worth of dialogue from other female characters that weren't Allison - I'm being generous calling them characters since they were pretty much non-characters.
She didn't have one strong female influence or relationship in her life. It seems like most YA authors have decided that the only story worth telling about a girl is one which revolves around boys. Ugh.

-Allison and Jackal's bickering got really boring after a while, it just went on and on. I think it was meant to be funny or something but it was irritating having to read them bitch at each other over and over again.

-Zeke was normal and sweet (if a bit boring) in the first two books, but he turned into the typical cold, emo, nobody-understands-me, I'm-so-tortured YA hero. It was nauseating.

All in all, I wasn't impressed. Allison was insufferable, Zeke was awful, the story was repetitive and dull, and worst of all there were no secondary female characters. I won't be reading any future Julie Kagawa books.
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Aug 30, 2014 Dorreh rated it really liked it

The last book in this series was great. It followed up on all the elements and gruesome details that enchanted me so very much in the first book. The element of surprise and change that occurred in the love relationship, although foreseeable, was amply believable and well portrayed.

I can't really complain because I did love everything about this book, and I think it ended well. Kanins death was a necessary evil to heighten the drama, a symbolic representation of sacrifice for the greater good. ...more

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May 26, 2013 Lisa RC marked it as to-read

January 2014 Update
That cover... a little too girly for me. Anyone else see the infinity sign the birds make? HAHA. GET IT? FOREVER made by birds = song. Cool stuff.

The Forever Song
I can't help but think:
Crazy Sarren thinks song = scream. So forever song = everlasting torture.
But then again, the title is so darn beautiful, I'm crying just reading it.

Let's start with why I love this series:
Everytime I read a Blood of Eden novel, all I think is grey. The setting is so dark and dreary and ...more

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Mar 17, 2015 Penny rated it really liked it

Shelves: y-read-young-adults-fantasy, reviewed

Rating Clarification: 3.5 stars

This series is definitely a MUST READ. These books are constant page turners, gripping, enthralling and exhilarating.

Personally, I think that this third installment had too much action and no down time. Part of what made me love the first installment so much is that it had the perfect combination of both action and narrative, the action is perfectly fine , but the down time makes that action better, gives it more tension and also with the slow moments we can have ...more

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Nov 29, 2013 Faye, la Patata rated it liked it

RANT AHEAD

As much as I liked this series as a whole, I could not be any happier that Allison's whining has ended. I know that looks very, very weird on paper, but if you read the books from start to finish, you should know that angst is pretty much the main character's trademark. You cannot have the name Allison Sekemoto without angst attached to it like an octopus with its brutal eight-tentacled crush (thank you, Khanh). They go together, hand-in-hand, never without the other.

But seriously, ...more

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Aug 11, 2013 Hannah (The Curiouser & Curiouser) rated it really liked it

Shelves: how-is-this-romance, dystopian, i-think-i-m-dead, can-i-punch-the-heroine, vampires

Updated 5/17/14.

One word.

Jackal.

I just freakin’ love Jackal.

Honestly, the only, only reason I gave this book a 3.5 out of 5 stars was because of Jackal and (somewhat) Kanin. And the fact that Sarren finally, finally dies in the best possible way.

Case in point (via the amazing Jackal):

“Oh, isn’t that sweet,” came Jackal’s loud, mocking voice… “Let’s make goo-goo eyes at each other in the middle of a stinking corpse field, how very romantic.”

“Go ahead, tell him that everything is going to be fine.

“Oh, isn’t that sweet,” came Jackal’s loud, mocking voice… “Let’s make goo-goo eyes at each other in the middle of a stinking corpse field, how very romantic.”

“Go ahead, tell him that everything is going to be fine. All the meatsacks are perfectly content on their happy little island, Sarren has given up world destruction to raise kittens, and the magic wish fairy will wave her wand and turn shit to gold.”

“I’m still going to eat them. How much is going to depend on how seriously they piss me off by the time I get in there.”

What made this book so good was Jackal’s role in it. He’s constantly there to tell Allie off and make witty remarks about the whole situation that makes one wonder why the whole series doesn’t revolve around him.

Allie, on the other hand . . .

On one hand, I like her that way. She’s pretty real, but there are times when it’s just like, the girl needs to get her crap together. This woe is me act is getting a little distasteful, and, honestly, I only cared to read about her in the hopes Jackal would tell her off in that delicious way that he does. I swear, if the world wasn’t about to s*** bricks even more so because of the insane Sarren, Allie would just fall apart. I get it. She loves Zeke. I really do. And I can’t blame her; he’s pretty great. But the second she’s not with him, Allie goes all ballistic, hormonal, whiny teenage vampire girl on us. And, you know what, fine. She’s entitled to that since she thinks he’s dead. TO AN EXTENT. But noooooo . . . instead, the first 1/3 of the book is wholly dedicated to her self-pity.

Never mind that the world is going:

But never mind that little matter, Allie just wants to:

THE WHOLE 1/3 OF THE FREAKIN’ BOOK.

And then there’s Zeke. (I literally just sat here for a whole minute trying to remember what his name was.) I just don’t care about him. He’s boorrrriiinnnggggg. All I remember about him is that he broods for a good portion of the book, then makes out with Allie, then gets all mushy on me.

And then Jackal pops in, saves the day, and says:

“Puppy, I am getting so tired of listening to you whine about this,” he snarled at Zeke. “This isn’t rocket science. If you don’t want to be a monster, don’t be a bloody monster! Be an uptight stick in the mud like Kanin. Be a self-righteous bleeding heart like Allison. Or you can stop agonizing about it and be a fucking monster.”

YES.

The other character I loved was Kanin. He’s sooo . . . weird.

This whole family scenario Allie, Jackal, and Kanin have going on is a little strange, but I still loved it. For the past few books I felt that Kanin was a pretty interesting character, but in this one, well . . . all I can remember is that he’s playing the role of the tired father of two annoying children.

I swear, all of his lines revolved around, Stop fighting you two, Hands and swords to yourselves, Allison and James, or, my personal favorite, Either you two stop bickering or, so help me, I’m turning this car around.

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Updated 1/23/14.

Look! LOOK!

And it has the infinity symbol in the background!!!!!

OHMIGOSH. Still dead.

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Oh . . . the ending to the second book . . . OHHHHHHHHH . . .

Torture is in an author's nature, ISN'T IT?

Gosh darn it . . . WHYYYYYYY???

And that release date? WHAT IS THIS?! WHAT IS THIS UNKIND LIFE???

And now I'm like, I'm like . . . an emotional WRECK because I love these characters more than I should and ZEKE . . . NONONONONONONONONONONONONO

. . . DOES NOT COMPUTE.

And . . . and . . . and Kanin! And Jackel! I WANT MORE JACKEL! THE SARCASM AND WITTY PUNS ARE A MUST.
And I really, reaalllyyyy want more of Kanin. That guy . . .

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May 12, 2013 Arooj rated it it was amazing

Shelves: covers-to-die-for, kickass-protagonists, books-i-fell-hard-for, want-to-re-read, own, favorites

I just finished this and...I feel numb. I can't believe its all actually over. The story has come to an end.

But what a wonderful end it was.

This series...oh man. I can't properly express my feelings for it. Just saying that I loved it isn't enough. It felt like this story reached into me and tore out my heart, patched it back together, tore it out all over again, and just kept repeating. But in the end, it left me feeling satisfied, even though we still lost a lot.

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Oct 25, 2013 Alice rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.5 “Now, can we please move past this and get on with saving the world?” stars

This is it. The end of Blood of Eden. The end of Allie. Kanin. Zeke. Jackal.
I put this off for so long, because I knew, I knew. There would be no more. And now, I can’t take it back. Pretty please can I unread this? ;_;

Allie has lost the love of her life, Zeke. He was taken, and brutally murdered. Allie is out for revenge for his captor, but this isn't her greatest worry. Sarren has a mutated version of red lung. It ...more

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Jun 06, 2013 Mags~CVAddikt~ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: boy-swoon-worthy, heros-2-die-4, ya, le-lovely-douchecanoe, fangi-fangi, dark-oscuro-donker-sombre, killer-instinct, amazing-worldbuilding, addictive-like-chocolate, dystopian-post-apocalyptic

I loved it!!!!!

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A title!!!

The Forever Song ... and that gives me the creeps ... all I can think about is Sarren saying

"I will make your little bird sing for and hour. Her song will seep into the very walls and will remain here forever, and everyone who hears it will know how much she wanted to die. The longer this goes on, the longer her music will last, until she is begging for it to end. But it will not end, as long as you are still alive."

And ....

"But perhaps a song

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Aug 06, 2016 Phrynne rated it liked it

The last book in the trilogy and I guess it was a satisfactory ending. All of the story lines were neatly tied up except maybe for Jackal and there is apparently the possibility that he may get his own spin off series which would be nice!
Jackal was actually the best thing about this book. His sarcastic and humorous comments provided some lightness to an otherwise very heavy story. There was a lot of fighting and also a lot of angst about how hungry everyone was and whether a vampire had to be a ...more

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Mar 06, 2014 Anne rated it really liked it

Shelves: mature-ya, paranormal, netgalley, dystopian, arc, urban-fantasy, read-in-2014

If you've been following these books, then I think you'll be happy with the final installment. It's a good solid ending to the Blood of Eden trilogy.

Warning: Spoilers for the previous books on the way!

It keeps the theme of the other books, in that vampires are not cuddly or misunderstood.
Allie has been struggling to keep her humanity throughout the first two books, and with the help of her mentor Kanin, she's managed to keep from sucking people dry. Of course, it helped that she was in love with ...more

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Aug 06, 2013 Melanie rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, romance, me-likes-you, vampires-werewolves, books-i-own, action, kick-ass-character, could-have-been-so-much-better, e-arc

Larissa and I discussion reviewed this on the blog. There are mild spoilers, but nothing that will ruin your enjoyment of the book: http://yamidnightreads.com/2014/04/di...

Quick rundown on...
What we didn't like:
- The angst between Zeke and Allison
- Zeke and Allison
- Boring, simple story line
- The Zeke Twist and how quickly the twist was resolved
- The romance. There was no chemistry.
What we did like:
- Jackal
- Kanin
- Kagawa's writing skills
- The gore and gritty details
- The satisfactory ending ...more

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May 31, 2016 Colleen Houck added it

Shelves: monsters, immortal, villain, secrets, apocalyptic, weapons, chbc-author, paranormal, death, science-gone-wrong

What a great end to the series. Serin is just about the creepiest villain I've ever read. He was like Walking Dead evil. So much katana sword fighting! Wow, this one would be great to watch on film.

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Feb 20, 2014 Reading Teen rated it it was amazing

Such an epic conclusion to an amazingly exciting series.

"My sword flashed, and he screamed as the gun hit the pavement along with both his arms."

Julie starts The Forever Song off with a bang and doesn't let up until it's over. This book is seriously gory!! It's also full of adventure, humor, love, heart-warming moments, and heart-BREAKING moments.

DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST TWO BOOKS!!

I have to say, I was VERY concerned for Allison in the beginning of this book. After wh Such an epic conclusion to an amazingly exciting series.

"My sword flashed, and he screamed as the gun hit the pavement along with both his arms."

Julie starts The Forever Song off with a bang and doesn't let up until it's over. This book is seriously gory!! It's also full of adventure, humor, love, heart-warming moments, and heart-BREAKING moments.

DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST TWO BOOKS!!

I have to say, I was VERY concerned for Allison in the beginning of this book. After what happened to Zeke at the end of The Eternity Cure, I just didn't know if she would have the ability to care about anything anymore. She definitely had a couple of Damon (TVD) moments, that's for sure! Humanity switch? Off. The twisted part of me actually kind of liked it, I have to admit, because it led to some seriously sick fight scenes. Seriously. Sick. I can't remember the last time I read a book with the amount of gruesome things as this book had. The faint of heart need not apply. Of course I didn't actually want Allie to stay like this, and at some point we all know she has to come face to face with what's left of Zeke. The question is, WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY FINALLY MEET?

This stressed me out SO MUCH! And with good reason. Julie does NOT like to make things easy; not for her characters, and certainly not for her readers. I picture her in her room, watching her computer screen while we all read, rubbing her hands together and laughing maniacally at our tormented status updates. MWAHAHAHA! You're cruel, Julie. Just cruel.

It isn't all bad times, though. There are so many times when I couldn't stop chuckling at the banter between Allie and Jackal. They seriously were like my two kids. I kept waiting for Kannin to turn around and slap them both upside the head, or put them in a corner until they learned to behave. The character development of Jackal is pretty awesome. If you had tried to tell me, while I read The Immortal Rules, that one day I wouldn't want Allie to decapitate Jackal, burn his body and stick his head on a pike, I would've laughed at you. But that little punk grew on me, and in the end, he had my nerves in a twist just like the rest of them.

Oh, and there are other things that happen too....that I can't talk about. But, yeah. Good times. :D

Overall, I was really happy with this ending. It was hard, it was heart-breaking, but it was also sadly satisfying, and fitting for this harsh world. I'm so happy that I enjoyed this series from beginning to end, and I can't wait to read what Julie has for us next. (TALON!!)

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Aug 18, 2013 Hermione rated it really liked it

Shelves: because-of-the-author, high-expectations, girls-who-can-kick-my-ass, prequels-or-sequels, hurt-my-heart, disappointments, miss-you-miss-you, delicious-boys, all-time-favorites, dystopia-post-apocalyptic

4 stars. A great, albeit bittersweet ending to a fantastic series ... But I do think this last book certainly didn't live up to the potential of its predecessors.
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May 06, 2013 Rachel marked it as to-read

reaction after reading excerpt at back of Iron Traitor

I'm very hungry... for this book.

Spoiler alert for The Eternity cure:

Just finished re-reading the end of The Eternity Cure. The amazing ending that leaves so much sorrow, so much emotion. Does anyone else predict that Sarren was horrible enough to turn Zeke into a vampire?

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Feb 20, 2015 Jen ♥Star-Crossed Book Blog♥ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: love-makes-my-heart-happy, favorite-heroines, insta-not-used, go-away-sweaty-palms, favorites, paranormal, good-boys-i-love, creatures-vampire, dont-cry, young-adult

*Spoilers for The Immortal Rules & The Eternity Cure*

The Forever Song was an epic conclusion to the Blood of Eden trilogy! It was filled to the brim with devastation, peril, hope, and I cherished every single page. Even if I had tears in my eyes through parts of those last few chapters. But I didn't want it to end since it contained so much of what I loved in the first two books. Luckily, I know that this series will continue to infiltrate my thoughts for a long time to come.

Humans mea

Humans meant nothing to me, not anymore. They were food, and I was a vampire. I was done pretending that I was anything less than a monster.
But I would kill Sarren.

Allie is a broken, dark, devastated mess, and the ties to her humanity have been shredded. With the death of Zeke, she can no longer be the same girl she was in the past. While refusing to mourn, she gets on the road with her brother, Jackal, and her sire, Kanin. Because while they listened to crazy vamp, aka Sarren, torture Zeke, they heard Zeke give away details to Eden's location. And with Sarren already on the road headed towards the humans safe haven, they have to hurry. If he gets there before them, all hell will break loose and no one will be safe. But the road to Eden is filled with horrors only Sarren could create. And none of them contemplated how much more sick and twisted he could get, because they haven't seen anything yet!

“Hey, vampire girl,” Zeke whispered, his voice slightly choked. “I knew...you’d come for me.”
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This...can’t be real.

The thing I was the most excited about, because it gave me hope and I need hope, was that Allie and Zeke had to meet again. Well, I at least hoped that much was true. Their love stuck with me because it was pure, dangerous and oh so sweet. I fell madly in love with Zeke and I flew through the pages trying to get to him. But I was scared for their future. Because do you remember the last line in The Eternity Cure? I sure couldn't forget it, and it haunted me. I tried my hardest to figure out what Sarren was up to, and while I got part of it right, I wasn't even close to the other part. Sarren was the perfect villain and while I appreciate the crazy twists he took this story, I kept hoping he would die a miserable death.

“You are so bloody frustrating!” he roared, back fisting another rabid with the axhead. “Do you really think the cure is worth this ? You think I’d be here now if that’s all I wanted?” He turned and sliced his weapon through the air, beheading one rabid and sinking it into another. “Get your damn head out of your ass, sister!” he seethed. “And give me a little fucking credit. That’s not why I’m here.” - Jackal

But ironically, one of my favorite things about this book was the family aspect between Allie, Jackal and Kanin. I started out the series only liking Kanin and loathing Jackal, but while in the midst of this book I found myself caring for both of them. Deeply. You see, while Jackal and Allie spent time together in The Eternity Cure, he would make me laugh and smile. I didn't want to admit it, but I slowly warmed up to him and his charismatic self. And I loved how him and Kanin treated Allie like family throughout the story. Jackal would bicker and pester Allie, as an older brother should,and Kanin was the parent who would threaten or reprimand them to get along. I can't believe how much their little family made me so happy and warmed my heart. But then I wanted to kick myself because now I cared deeply for Jackal and Kanin and I was terrified what their fate could be!

“It is...a very heavy weight to carry, Allison, the damnation of a world. I want you to be very certain, before we go any further. Is it worth it? Is he worth it?”
His words chilled me, but I already knew my answer. It was selfish, it was unreasonable, and I knew it was the wrong choice. But I looked up at Kanin, into his impassive face, and whispered, “Yes.”

I'm so sad to see these characters go, but thankfully each of them got the ending they deserved. No matter how heartbreaking or happy it made me, I was thrilled with the way the story ended! This is the second series I have fallen in love with by Julie Kagawa! So it's safe to say that yes, she has become one of my favorite authors. And an author that is now on my auto buy list because her stories are emotional, devastating, heartwarming and I can't wait to see what all of her future books hold!

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Mar 17, 2014 Erica Ravenclaw rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley

☆ ☆ ☆

I'm really going 3.5 here but rounded up because I feel like it. YOU DON'T OWN ME GOODREADS.
EDIT: Changed rating down half a star, it's been a few days and it's just more accurate.

No spoilers and colorful language abound!

*I received this book in exchange for a review*

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The Forever Song is a closing chapter on a much loved series Blood of Eden, I was a little late to the party for this author and walked into it blind but boy am I happy to be here. I do not necessarily love the first two i ...more

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Nov 25, 2014 ☆★Tinja★✮ A Court of Pizza and Laziness rated it it was amazing

Shelves: badass-characters, favourite-authors, paranormal, favourite-couples, favourite-series, kick-ass-hero, vampires, action, this-book-is-amazballs, adventure

After reading this book, all I can think of is: Jackal, that crazy bastard, is sexy as hell. Why am I always attracted to the bad boys? *sighs*

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Oct 19, 2013 Auguste rated it it was amazing

Lalalaaa, can't wait to read the 3rd book!^^
Suddenly..

Wait, wait...

2014 APRIL 29TH??!!?!???!?!?!!

Try not to cry.. try not to cry.... BUT

HOW AM I GONNA SURVIVE??!!!

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Jan 09, 2019 Cassie Stever rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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“I love you, vampire girl,” he whispered as he drew back. “And forever is exactly what we have.”

i don’t.... have words. i’m literally sobbing, like full on ugly
s o b b i n g.

idk what to say. julie kagawa has literally given me hope, made me laugh, and then ripped my heart out and stomped on it, only to return it to me and say, “here, put this thing back in your chest and find a way to cope with what’s about to come next.”

my biggest fear in the entire trilogy came true. and it broke so ...more

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Sep 06, 2015 Kira Simion rated it it was amazing

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Guess who just got this book ~~from the library~~ ? :D

*points* This gal! *Tears of joy*

Please let Jackal not die. And please let them both kick some butt! *^* *crosses fingers*

The first book was good, the second was really great, so I have some hope for the third one. :3

Edit: (To be reviewed as best I can)

Edit: (7-7-16) (btw you need to read these books in order. There are some series that can be read out of order but, this is not one of them.)

I don't know how to explain how great this trilog ...more

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May 08, 2013 Bonnie rated it it was ok

Shelves: pn-vampires, dystopian-post-apocalyptic, ya, arcs-netgalley

My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Another series ender that has unfortunately ended in disappointment for me this year. I found The Forever Song to be, for the most part, incredibly lacking in any sort of plot progress. Basically, there was walking, walking, then they’d fight some rabids, walking, walking, oooh let’s stop to feed on some humans, fight some mor My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Another series ender that has unfortunately ended in disappointment for me this year. I found The Forever Song to be, for the most part, incredibly lacking in any sort of plot progress. Basically, there was walking, walking, then they’d fight some rabids, walking, walking, oooh let’s stop to feed on some humans, fight some more rabids, walking, walking.. throw in the occasional snarky comment from Jackal, soap opera style drama and various near death scenarios and that’s The Forever Song in a nutshell. Oh and let’s not forget how they have to save the world. Apparently, saving the world isn’t as exciting as one would think. In addition to the lack of excitement, there was an extreme lack of common fucking sense that made for frequent eye-rolls.

‘What do you mean, when he realized what was happening?”
“This was a trap, Allison.” Kanin looked back at the inferno. “Nothing catches fire that quickly unless it has been doused in something.”

You mean to tell me these idiots with their heightened sense of smell weren’t able to tell that the entire house was drenched in gasoline? I realize their not needing to breathe means they aren’t smelling constantly but you think if they’re entering a house with someone shooting at them from upstairs they’d open up all their sense to check and make sure they aren’t walking into anything disastrous. Like a house drenched in gasoline.

‘The door loomed dead ahead, and I didn’t stop. I didn’t pause to reconsider my plan. Whether I was walking into a trap or straight to my death.’

And that’s the problem I have with Allison; the lack of common sense. She’s constantly trying to prove to herself/everyone around her that she’s a badass and can handle herself except it’s clear that she’s not. Now, I think I would normally say that this show of weakness is meant to make her likable or relatable or something of the sort, but it came off making her look completely senseless and like a complete imbecile.

Where Allison lacks in common sense she makes sure to make up for it in ANGST. LOTS AND LOTS OF ANGST. When she wasn’t whining about her ‘monster’ she was whining about Zeke or about Sarren or whining about everything being her fault and it was PAINFUL to read.

I read the first 1/3 of this book and had to set it aside for a few weeks because it was just too much. I understood in the beginning of this series that Allison would have to go through the inner turmoil of coming to terms with being a vampire that is forced to kill people to survive but I thought we’d be over that by now. Jackal once again made this installment bearable but even he irritated me with his shit sometimes. But his sarcastic quips did allow me to finish this and find out the ending to this story. Was it worth it? Sure. Was I disappointed how everything turned out? A bit. See, the ending involves aspects that truly come out of nowhere and only serve to be a convenient solution which kind of felt like a cop out. It also was incredibly predictable and I wasn’t surprised in the least. It could have been done worse though.

Minus the angst and ending cop-outs, there is one aspect of this book that was done extremely well: the atmosphere. Kagawa knocked it out of the park describing this broken and gloomy world. It truly immerses you. If only the characters had been a bit more tolerable. The Forever Song is a satisfying conclusion that answers all the lingering questions but is undoubtedly the least interesting of the series. This is the second series I’ve read of Kagawa’s that has ended up feeling very mediocre for me but I can see this one being a good one for fans of dark, gritty and violent dystopians that are heavy on the romance. ...more

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May 08, 2013 AH rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc-netgalley, dark, survival, young-adult, babr-reviews, alpha-males, zzread-mar-2014, post-apocalyptic, paranormal, vampires

Initial Thoughts: What a most excellent way to end a series. Absolutely fantastic. Action-packed, bloody, sometimes horrific, exciting. Allison has certainly come a long way and she is one kickass heroine. These are some freaky scary vampires - they definitely do not sparkle. If you haven't yet started this series, what are you waiting for? Full review to come closer to release date.

The Review:
Wow. That was awesome. Book 3 of Julie Kagawa’s Blood of Eden series begins two weeks after the last bo ...more

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“I am proud of you, Allison Sekemoto,” he whispered as he drew back. “Whatever you decide, whatever path you choose to take, I hope that you will remain the same girl I met that night in the rain. The one decision for which I have no regrets.” — 85 likes

“This would be so much easier if [Allie] hadn't killed the jeep."
"For the last time," I growled at [Jackal]. "I just pointed out the street that wasn't blocked off. I didn't leave those nails on the road for you to drive over.” — 73 likes

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