The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) in The Not-So Austen Bookclub

May 03, 2012 Beth rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopia, young-adult, fantasy, vampires, favorite, ya, fantasy-paranormal, post-apocalyptic

Allison Sekemoto is living in a world destroyed by the red lung virus, which wiped out most of the human population and lead to the rise of the vampires as the ruling body of the world. Refusing to register as one a piece of property owned by vampires, Allison must live on the “fringes” as a human that scavengers for food and shelter.

The vampires are also affected by the red lung virus and it causes many vampires turned into a “rabid” beast attacking anything. Attempting to get find food, Allie ...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Valeria Andrea rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kick-ass-reviews

You see, this is the thing with me. Sometimes, I go & read a book without thinking in the consequences. *Peeks in The Eternity Cure page again*
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I had never read ANYTHING from Julie Kagawa, so I was like, Oh yeah, lets try. What's the worst that can actually happen? Gee, IDK, naive, stupid past-self of one-week-ago; Maybe a severe addiction is what could happen while reading such an AWESOME author(!).

But, yeah, this book, Ladies & Gentlemen, is quite... dense(?). Er, no, Complex, that's it.

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Sep 16, 2012 Kristen rated it really liked it

Actual rating 4.5

Review is also on my blog My Friends Are Fiction

The Story:
I was immediately sucked into the world Kagawa created: drifters, vampires, pets and rabids all trying to survive in a world ravaged by the Red Lung Disease. The subject of vampires has been done so many times it can really get stale but somehow Kagawa tells a story that was not only riveting but surprising. The books moves at an impressive pace and kept me turning pages as fast as I could read. Probably my favorite asp Actual rating 4.5

Review is also on my blog My Friends Are Fiction

The Story:
I was immediately sucked into the world Kagawa created: drifters, vampires, pets and rabids all trying to survive in a world ravaged by the Red Lung Disease. The subject of vampires has been done so many times it can really get stale but somehow Kagawa tells a story that was not only riveting but surprising. The books moves at an impressive pace and kept me turning pages as fast as I could read. Probably my favorite aspect of the story was the way she incorporated a vampire story with her own version of zombies, rabids. With the amount of turmoil and strife present it would have been easy to create a story that had no hope but Kagawa was able to keep that slight glimmer ever present that not only inspired her characters but the reader as well.

The Characters:
Kagawa created a world where everyone was looking out for themselves and trying to survive, vampire and human alike. This overwhelming need to survive developed humans that had lost their humanity as much as the vampires. The world only encompassed a small number of people that kept other's interests ahead of their own. Our main character, Allie, always had a heart even when she tried to ignore it. She took in Sticks and helped him survive when he'd have zero chance without her. She seemed to be driven to do what was right even when her mind told her that it wasn't necessarily the smartest move to make. The constant debates on if she should try to survive or help another in need gave Allie a level of depth that I really appreciated. I was bogged down at times with the immense hatred and lack of compassion the humans she encountered possessed but it created a cruel world that was a wonderful backdrop to the small band of people trying to survive and create something better for the future of mankind.

Final Thoughts:
I am so happy I just read The Immortal Rules because I think having to wait for The Eternity Cure would have killed me. I have not read the Iron Fey series yet but its moved up the TBR pile.
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Mar 24, 2012 Bree rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, i-own, vampires, paranormal

I can't describe how amazing this book is!
There are no words...
The only thing that really comes to mind when I think of the immortal rules is; holy crap that was one of my favourite books!
You wanna know why? Well...
First off the main character isn't all crazy, love obsessed and all "Ohmahgawd! He looked at me in a way that says to me that he wants me! Holy moly! What a difficult life I lead...I love him too!" So thank you Julie Kagawa for creating a sane girl protagonist with an actual brain. A ...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Shraddha rated it it was amazing

It was so beautiful. And so painful. Julie Kagawa is amazing. The Immortal Rules was so precious and dangerous and, oh my god, heartbreaking.

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Oct 22, 2011 Jackie rated it liked it

Shelves: dystopia, science-fiction

Loved it! And awesome cover ;)

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Sep 20, 2011 Latoya rated it really liked it

When I got this book, I thought oh boy, more vampires but this is much gorier, and absolutely no sparkling here. Kagawa does a good job of sticking to the traditional vampire lore but with a few interesting tidbits. It is set in a dystopian society where the vamps are at the top of the food chain and the humans are the meat, well the blood source. I was not able to truly connect with the characters, people died and no tears were shed. Allie, the main character is tough, and just trying to surviv ...more

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Dec 25, 2011 Dayla rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adventure, horror, young-adult, favourites, powerful-women, just-plain-cool, fucking-amazing, now-that-s-what-i-m-talking-about, awesome-ya, insanely-good

This review first appeared on my blog: Book Addict 24-7

The Immortal Rules, the first installment in the Blood of Eden series, by Julie Kagawa took me by surprise from the beginning to the very end. I am fairly new to Kagawa's writing style and I was very pleased at the story that she created in her tome of a novel.

Kagawa manages to take the used and (sometimes) abused vampire genre and makes it her own with a quick-witted protagonist who is, for once, the vampire instead of the damsel in distre ...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Cheshire rated it did not like it

Shelves: wanted-to-like-but-was-dissapointed

I don't know, maybe I'm just tired of vampire novels, but I just didn't get into this. Once all the vamp hype has died down, I might give it another shot. ...more

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