The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1) in And So It Begins Reading Challenge

Jan 13, 2011 Ezmirelda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, vampires, paranormal, romance, dystopian, can-t-wait, made-me-cry, must-read, wishlist, love-love-love

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The Immortal Rules is a gripping post-apocalyptic novel set in a world ruled by vampires, and terrorized by the rabids. My first thought upon reading the summary was “Oh god, the vampires are back in town.” It’s like that awkward moment when a neighbor you didn’t like moves back into town. But these were NOT the human-friendly vegetarian vampires we have met in previous YA ...more

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Jan 14, 2011 Nicole rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, dystopian, arc, vampires

SO GOOOOOOOODDDDDDDD!!!!!

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The Immortal Rules is the perfect combination of a dystopian, the hierarchy of vampire society, rabid zombies, and the need of survival. Kagawa is brilliant once again and has made me love her books for a whole other reason.

I must admit I’m a little wary of vampire books now. I’ve loved Twilight and Vampire Academy, but I stay away from lesser vampire books as a general rule. Luckily, The Immortal Rules is not a le SO GOOOOOOOODDDDDDDD!!!!!

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The Immortal Rules is the perfect combination of a dystopian, the hierarchy of vampire society, rabid zombies, and the need of survival. Kagawa is brilliant once again and has made me love her books for a whole other reason.

I must admit I’m a little wary of vampire books now. I’ve loved Twilight and Vampire Academy, but I stay away from lesser vampire books as a general rule. Luckily, The Immortal Rules is not a lesser vampire novel. I knew I wanted to read anything that Kagawa writes from now on as soon as I finished the Iron Fey series. Her writing has really grown since the first book in her fey series came out, and The Immortal Rules is a testament to that. I was a little unsure, but once I got into this one, I didn’t want to stop.

There was so much heartache. Allie, our main character, starts out as a street rat, one of the few remaining unregistered humans that haven’t been turned rabid or used as “pets” by the ruling vampires. She’s a survivor, taking care of her group and herself without any adults. One day as she’s scouring emptied houses for food, she stumbles upon a shack in a backyard that has a basement filled to the brim with food. But when she brings the other three members of their little gang, things don’t go as planned. Allie is left on the brink of death, and a vampire that she met in a sewer the night before has offered her a different kind of death; where she can be a vampire.

From here on it’s nothing but action. At first, Kanin, Allie’s sire, teaches her everything he knows about being a vampire. But when Kanin and Allie find themselves in trouble, Kanin forces Allie to leave him. Allie is still getting used to being a vampire, so when she’s wandering and comes upon a couple humans, she can’t help herself. Then she meets Jeb and his followers, and she finds Zeke. This is where it really picked up for me. You all know how I love my romance, so when things started changing between Zeke and Allison, I couldn’t stop reading. There was so much heartbreak in this one relationship, I don’t know if I can take any more. We were certainly left off wondering a lot of things.

I absolutely loved The Immortal Rules. I need the next one, like now! Kagawa’s writing is much grittier and bleak in this book, but I think that made me love it even more. Kagawa has created a scary, troubling world where anything can happen. I cannot wait for the next one! ...more

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Mar 25, 2012 Carrie Ardoin rated it really liked it

Shelves: posted-on-blog, from-netgalley, zombeeeeez, dystopia, vamps

In the not so distant future, most of humankind has been wiped out by the Red Lung virus. The world is now made up of far apart cities run by powerful vampire overlords. Outside the walls of the cities, another kind of undead creature reign: zombies. Alison Sekemoto (Allie) barely scrapes by as an unregistered human on the outer limits of a vampire city. She hates the vampires so much, that she refuses to be monitored by them and have her blood taken in exchange for food.

Until one night, Allie i In the not so distant future, most of humankind has been wiped out by the Red Lung virus. The world is now made up of far apart cities run by powerful vampire overlords. Outside the walls of the cities, another kind of undead creature reign: zombies. Alison Sekemoto (Allie) barely scrapes by as an unregistered human on the outer limits of a vampire city. She hates the vampires so much, that she refuses to be monitored by them and have her blood taken in exchange for food.

Until one night, Allie is attacked and on the brink of death. She is saved by a mysterious vampires, who gives her the choice of becoming like him. She chooses to become a vampire, and a new chapter of her life begins.

Though Allie swears she will never become like the vicious bloodsuckers in the city she left behind, she cannot keep away the Hunger for blood. This becomes even more difficult when she meets up with a group of humans who desperately need saving. Allie must fight to retain what little humanity she has left.

I'm writing this review on a crappy hotel internet connection, so I'm gonna try my best not to make it too long.

First thoughts--this book was way too long. I am not sure what it is with authors and 500 page books lately, but I think it's unnecessary. Parts of this story definitely dragged for me, and I think the book could have been cut by dozens of pages.

I like Allie. I liked her when she was human, and I don't really think she changed that much when she became vampire. Either way, she puts in a tough front and tries to tell herself that she is the only person she cares about, but she lets people in whether she wants to or not. First with Stick, then with Zeke.

I really liked that the hints of romance in the story were not overdone. Allie is an undead creature, and before that she was an untrusting human. So to see her fall for someone was interesting to see play out. I sincerely hope Allie and Zeke can meet again in the future...but I'm not sure in what direction that can go as long as Zeke stays human.

My favorite parts of this story were the action scenes...I loved the idea of a badass lady vamp hacking up zombies with a katana. (But then I always have been a big Blade fan :P) Maybe the fight scenes were gory, but hey, that's dystopian zombie lit for you.

I am definitely looking forward to going forward with Allie's story. I would love more background on both Kanin and Jackal. I also hope to learn more about the vampire race itself. While I wouldn't describe this book as an unputdownable read, I enjoyed it and loved the combination of supernatural elements.
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Dec 27, 2011 Angela rated it it was amazing

The Immortal Rules is book one in the Blood of Eden Series by Julie Kagawa. This book is awesome. The story is about Allison, a young adult living in a vampire city. The city is run by vampires. They have selected humans who work for them, known as pets. Below the pets are the registered, those who are forced to donate their blood to the vampires in exchange for not being hunted...as long as they're inside when the sun goes down. Below that, are the unregistered. The unregistered have to beg and ...more

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Apr 01, 2012 Christy rated it really liked it

In a world where vampires control everything, being Registered is the easy way to live. All you need to do is register with the vampires and give monthly blood donations and in return you get a meal ticket and since the vampires control all of the food in the city, a meal ticket is the only guarantee of having enough food to eat.
Allie is an Unregistered doing her best to survive, when she leaves the city one afternoon to look for food she gets knocked unconscious by a shelf of food and wakes up In a world where vampires control everything, being Registered is the easy way to live. All you need to do is register with the vampires and give monthly blood donations and in return you get a meal ticket and since the vampires control all of the food in the city, a meal ticket is the only guarantee of having enough food to eat.
Allie is an Unregistered doing her best to survive, when she leaves the city one afternoon to look for food she gets knocked unconscious by a shelf of food and wakes up to darkness. In an underground tunnel trying to make it back home, Allie comes face to face with a vampire, only he doesn’t do what she expects, he doesn’t drain her and leave her for dead, he talks to her and then walks away. But this won’t be the last time she sees him.
When she makes it back and informs the rest of her crew what she found in the ruins, they decide it’s worth the risk to go back and get it; only they don’t make it back. They are attacked by rabids. Rabids were once human but now they are soulless creatures that will attack, drain and kill you without a second thought. Allie is on the verge of death when the vampire she met in the tunnel shows up and gives her a choice; die as a human or live as a vampire.
As it turns out turning into a vampire is just the beginning of Allie’s journey. After her creator Kanin prepares her with what she needs to know they go their separate ways. Allie isn’t alone for long, she comes across a group of people that are kind enough to take her in, but they are human and she has to hide what she really is. But how long can she go without revealing herself to a boy she is falling for.
The Immortal Rules is an incredible first book in the Blood of Eden series; it’s exciting and filled with action. Julie Kagawa knows how to keep a readers attention from the beginning to the end. The Immortal Rules is a book that you don’t want to pass up.

Favorite Quotes

“If the damn bloodsuckers wanted me, they’d have to catch me first. And I wasn’t going to make it easy for them”

“Hey, what was that?” easing forward, I tried peering into the box on tiptoe, but he shouldered me away. “Oh, come on. I want to see the big-spiky-ball thing.”

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Jul 17, 2011 Avital rated it it was ok

I'm not sure if I shouldn't give it one star... It wasn't interesting, is all.
I expected a lot from Julie Kagawa after reading and enjoying the Iron Fey series.
And of course after reading such good reviews about this book...
But it was a big disappointment. I'm not sure if I felt that way only because I'm tired of vampires stories. ...more

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