The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden Series #2)

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In Allison Sekemoto's world, there is one rule left: Blood calls to blood.

She has done the unthinkable: died so that might continue to live. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, Allie will follow the call of blood to save her creator, Kanin, from the psychotic vampire Sarren. But when the trail leads to Allie's birthplace in New Covington, what Allie finds there will change the world forever—and possibly end human and...

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Overview

In Allison Sekemoto's world, there is one rule left: Blood calls to blood.

She has done the unthinkable: died so that might continue to live. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, Allie will follow the call of blood to save her creator, Kanin, from the psychotic vampire Sarren. But when the trail leads to Allie's birthplace in New Covington, what Allie finds there will change the world forever—and possibly end human and vampire existence.

There's a new plague on the rise, a strain of the Red Lung virus that wiped out most of humanity generations ago—and this strain is deadly to humans and vampires alike. The only hope for a cure lies in the secrets Kanin carries, if Allie can get to him in time.

Allison thought that immortality was forever. But now, with eternity itself hanging in the balance, the lines between human and monster will blur even further, and Allie must face another choice she could never have imagined having to make.

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Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher
Allie is a terrific heroine-tough, pragmatic, yet sympathetic-and readers will be hungry to see where her story goes. Kagawa wraps excellent writing and skillful plotting around a well-developed concept and engaging characters, resulting in a fresh and imaginative thrill-ride that deserves a wide audience.

— *Starred* Publishers Weekly review on The Immortal Rules

"Action packed, rife with drama and moral

quandaries, and laced with an impossible romance, this first in the Blood of Eden series will hit the mark

with readers who like some supernatural in their dystopias and don't mind a bloody sword fight." — Booklist on The Immortal Rules

"Allie's a smart, strong and compelling heroine, and readers will gladly join her for this adrenaline-rich ride."

— Kirkus Reviews on The Immortal Rules

From the Publisher

Allie is a terrific heroine-tough, pragmatic, yet sympathetic-and readers will be hungry to see where her story goes. Kagawa wraps excellent writing and skillful plotting around a well-developed concept and engaging characters, resulting in a fresh and imaginative thrill-ride that deserves a wide audience.

-- *Starred* Publishers Weekly review on The Immortal Rules

"Action packed, rife with drama and moral

quandaries, and laced with an impossible romance, this first in the Blood of Eden series will hit the mark

with readers who like some supernatural in their dystopias and don't mind a bloody sword fight." -- Booklist on The Immortal Rules

"Allie's a smart, strong and compelling heroine, and readers will gladly join her for this adrenaline-rich ride."

-- Kirkus Reviews on The Immortal Rules


Seventeen-year-old Allie Sekemoto is back with a vengeance in the second installment of Kagawa's (The Immortal Rules, 2012) Blood of Eden series. Banished from Eden and separated from her first and only love, Allie finds herself on a dangerous quest to rescue her sire, Kanin, from unspeakable (even by vampire standards) torture. Bonded by blood, Kanin calls to her through agonizing visions and leads Allie on a treacherous journey that will bring her face to face with her human past and with an evil so great it threatens the futures of humans and vampires alike. The stakes are high, and the journey is an incredibly personal one for Allie, which adds deliciously complicated layers to an already compelling plot. Allie again proves herself a force to be reckoned with as she fights to protect the ones she loves and to save both mankind and monster. Readers will also appreciate glimpses of her vulnerable side when it comes to matters of the heart and her desire to cling to the basic tenets of humanity despite the Hunger within. With its Tarantino-esque level of violence and gore, this novel is not for the faint of heart. But those who can stomach it will be counting the days to find out what happens next. (Paranormal romance. 14 & up)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780373210695
  • Publisher: Harlequin
  • Publication date: 4/30/2013
  • Series: Blood of Eden Series , #2
  • Pages: 448
  • Sales rank: 173
  • Age range: 14 - 17 Years
  • Product dimensions: 8.10 (w) x 5.60 (h) x 1.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Born in Sacramento, CA, Julie Kagawa moved to Hawaii at the age of nine. There she learned many things; how to bodyboard, that teachers scream when you put centipedes in their desks, and that writing stories in math class is a great way to kill time. Her teachers were glad to see her graduate.

Julie now lives is Louisville, KY with her husband and furkids. She is the international and NYT bestselling author of The Iron Fey series. Visit her at juliekagawa.com.

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I smelled blood as soon as I walked into the room.

A blast of snow-laced air accompanied me, swirling around my black coat, clinging to my hair and clothes as I shoved back the door. The space beyond was small and dirty, with rotting tables scattered about the f loor and steel drums set at every corner, thick smoke pouring from the mouths to hover near the roof. An ancient ceiling fan, half its blades broken or missing, spun limply, doing little to disperse the choking air.

Every eye in the room turned as I stepped through the frame and, once settled on me, didn't glance away. Hard, dangerous, broken faces watched intently as I passed their tables, like feral dogs scenting blood. I ignored them, moving steadily across the creaky floorboards, feeling nails and chips of glass under my boots. I didn't need to take a breath to know the air reeked of sweat and alcohol and human filth.

And blood. The scent of it clung to the walls and floors, soaked into the rotting tables, smeared in dark stains across the wood. It flowed through the veins of every human here, hot and heady. I heard several heartbeats quicken as I made my way to the counter, felt the eager stirrings of lust and hunger, but also the hint of fear, unease. Some of them, at least, were sober enough to guess the truth.

The man behind the counter was a grizzled giant with a snarl of scar tissue across his throat. It crept up his neck and twisted the left corner of his lip into a permanent scowl. He eyed me without expression as I took a seat on one of the moldy bar stools, resting my arms on the badly dinged counter. His gaze flicked to the hilt of the sword strapped to my back, and one of his eyelids twitched.

"I'm afraid I don't have the type of drink you're looking for," he said in a low voice, as his hands slid under the bar. When they came up again, I knew they wouldn't be empty. Shotgun, probably, I guessed. Or maybe a baseball bat. "Not on tap, anyway."

I smiled without looking up. "You know what I am."

"Wasn't difficult. Pretty girl walking into a place like this either has a death wish or is already dead." He snorted, shooting a dark look at the patrons behind us. I could feel their hooded gazes even now. "I know what you want, and I'm not about to stop you. No one here will miss these idiots. You take what you have to, but don't trash my bar, understand?"

"Actually, I'm just looking for someone," I said, knowing I didn't have a lot of time. The dogs at my back were already stirring. "Someone like me. Bald. Tall. Face scarred all to hell." I finally looked up, meeting his impassive gaze. "Anyone like that come through here?"

A muscle worked in his jaw. Beneath his grimy shirt, his heartbeat picked up, and a sheen of sweat appeared on his brow. For a moment, he seemed torn about whether he should pull out the gun or whatever he had beneath the counter. I kept my expression neutral, unthreatening, my hands on the bar between us.

"You've seen him," I prodded carefully. He shook himself, then turned that blank stare on me.

"No." The reply seemed dragged from somewhere deep within. "Ididn't see him. ButÂ…" He glanced at the men behind me, as if judging how much time we had, before shaking his head. "About a month ago, a stranger came through. No one saw him enter, and no one saw him leave. But we found what he left behind."

"Left behind?"

"Rickson and his boys. In their home. From one end of it to the other. They said the bodies were so scattered they never found all the pieces."

I bit the inside of my lip. "Did anyone see who did it?"

"Rickson's woman. She lived. At least, until she blew her brains out three days later. But she said the killer was a tall, pale man with a face scarred like the devil himself."

"Anyone with him?"

The barkeep frowned then shook his head. "No, she said he was alone. But he carried a large black bag with him, like a body bag. That's all we could get out of her, anyway. She wasn't terribly coherent, if you know what I mean."

I nodded, drawing back, though the words body bag sent a chill through my stomach. I'm getting closer, though. "Thank you," I murmured, sliding off the stool. "I'll be going now."

That's when I felt the arm on my shoulder.

"Oh, you're not leaving yet, little girl," murmured a voice in my ear, hot and rancid. A large hand reached down and gripped my wrist, hard enough to bruise, if I could still bruise. "It's too cold outside. Come over here and keep us warm."

A smile tugged at one corner of my mouth. Finally. Took you long enough.

I looked at the barkeep. He met my gaze, then very deliberately turned and walked toward the back room. The man next to me didn't seem to notice; his arm slid down my back and curled around my waist, trying to drag me away. I didn't budge an inch, and he frowned, too drunk to realize what was happening.

I waited until the barkeep vanished through the door, letting it swing shut behind him, before I turned to my assailant.

He leered at me, the stench of alcohol coming off him in waves. "That's right, little girl. You want some of this, don'cha?" Behind us, a few more patrons were starting to get up; either they wanted in on the fun, or they thought they could take me out together. The rest watched behind their tankards, tense and wary, smelling of fear.

"Come on then, bitch," the man beside me said, and grabbed my other arm, his face mean and eager. "Let's do this. I can go all night."

I smiled. "Can you now?" I said quietly.

And lunged at him with a roar, sinking my fangs into his throat.

When the barkeep returned, I was already gone. He would find the bodies—the ones stupid enough to stay and fight—lying where they had fallen, a couple in pieces, but most of them still alive. I had what I'd come for. The Hunger had been sated, and better here, in this outpost full of bandits and murderers, than anywhere else. Better these kinds of men than an innocent family or an old couple huddled together in the ruins of an isolated cabin, trying to keep warm. I was a monster who killed and preyed on human life; I could never escape that, but at least I could choose what kind of lives I took.

Outside, the snow was falling again. Thick flakes clung to my eyelashes and cheeks and stuck to my straight black hair, but I didn't feel them. The bitter chill couldn't touch someone who was already dead.

I gave my katana a flick, causing a line of crimson to spatter to the ground. Sliding it into the sheath on my back, I started walking, my boots crunching over frozen mud. Around me, the wood and tin shanties were silent, dark smoke leaking from windows and chimney stacks. No one was out tonight; the humans were all inside, huddled around steel drums and bottles, keeping fire and alcohol between them and the icy cold. No one would see the lone teenage girl in the long black coat, walking down the path between shanties. Just like the town's other visitor, I'd come, taken what I needed and vanished back into the night. Leaving carnage behind me.

About a hundred yards away, a wall of corrugated steel and wire rose into the air, dark and bristling. It was uneven in places, with gaps and holes that had been patched and re-patched and finally forgotten about. A flimsy barrier against the creatures that lurked outside the wall. If things continued here with no change, this little outpost would eventually vanish off the face of the earth.

Not my problem.

I leaped to the roof of a shanty leaning against the wall, then over the wall itself, landing lightly on the other side. Straightening, I gazed down the rocky slope to the road that had led me here, now invisible beneath the snow. Even my footsteps, coming in from the east, had vanished beneath the layer of white.

He was here, I thought as the wind whipped my face, tugging at my hair and coat. Barely a month ago. I'm getting closer. I'm closing the gap.

Dropping from the cliff, I fell the twenty feet, coat flapping behind me, and landed at the edge of the road, grunting as my body absorbed the shock. Stepping onto the rough, uneven pavement, feeling it crumble under my boots, I walked to where the road split, weaving off in two directions. One path curved away, circling the tiny outpost before heading south; the other continued east, toward the soon-to-be-rising sun.

I gazed down one direction, then the other, waiting. And just like at the last crossroads I'd hit, it was there again. That faint pull, telling me to continue northeast. It was more than a hunch, more than a gut instinct. Though I couldn't explain it completely, I knew which direction would lead me to my sire. Blood calls to blood. The killings I'd found on my travels, like the unfortunate family in the settlement behind me, only confirmed it. He was traveling fast, but I was catching up, slowly but surely. He couldn't hide from me forever.

I'm still coming, Kanin.

Dawn was a couple hours away. I could cover a lot of ground before then, so I started off once more, heading down the road toward an unknown destination. Chasing a shadow.

Knowing we were running out of time.

I walked through the night, the wind icy in my face, unable to numb my already cold skin. The road stretched on, silent and empty. Nothing moved in the darkness. I passed the tangled remains of old neighborhoods, streets vacant and overgrown, buildings crumbling under the weight of the snow and time. Since the plague that wiped out most of humanity and the rabid outbreak soon after, most cities had been reduced to empty husks. I'd found a few settlements scattered here and there, humans living free despite the constant threat of rabids or invasion from their own kind. But the majority of the population existed in the vampire cities, the great, walled-in territories where the coven provided food and "safety" in exchange for blood and freedom. The humans in the vampire cities were nothing more than cattle, really, but that was the price of vampire protection. Or, that's what they wanted you to believe. Monsters existed on both sides of the wall, but at least the rabids were honest about wanting to eat you. In a vampire city, you were really just living on borrowed time, until the killers who smiled and patted you on the head finally showed their true colors.

I should know. I was born there.

The road stretched on, and I followed as it snaked through white forests grown up around sprawling towns and suburbs, until the sky turned charcoal-gray and sluggishness began to drag me under. Heading off the road, I found a faded ranch house choked with weeds and brambles. They grew up through the porch and coiled around the roof, smothering the walls, but the house itself seemed fairly intact. I eased my way up the steps and kicked open the door, ducking inside.

Small furry creatures scurried into the shadows, and a cloud of snow rose from my entry, swirling across the floor. I spared a glance at the simple furniture, covered in dust and cobwebs, strangely undisturbed.

On the wall closest to me sat an old yellow sofa, one side chewed by rodents, spilling dirty fluff over the floor. Memory stirred, a scene of another time, another house like this one, empty and abandoned.

For just a moment, I saw him there, slumped against the cushions with his elbows on his knees, pale hair glimmering in the darkness. I remembered the warmth of his hands on my skin, those piercing blue eyes as they gazed at me, trying to figure me out, the tightness in my chest when I'd had to turn away, to leave him behind.

Frowning, I collapsed to the sofa myself and ran a hand over my eyes, dissolving the memory and the last of the frost clinging to my lashes. I couldn't think of him now. He was in Eden with the others. He was safe. Kanin was not.

I leaned back, resting my head on the back of the couch. Kanin. My sire, the vampire who'd Turned me, who'd saved my life and taught me everything I knew—he was the one I had to focus on now.

Just thinking of my maker caused a frown to crease my forehead. I owed the vampire my life, and it was a debt I was determined to repay, though I could never understand him. Kanin had been a mystery from the very start, from that fateful night in the rain when I'd been attacked by rabids outside my city's walls. I'd been dying, and a stranger had appeared out of nowhere, offering to save me, presenting me with the choice. DieÂ…or become a monster.

Obviously, I'd chosen to live. But even after I'd made my decision, Kanin hadn't left. He'd stayed, teaching me what it meant to be a vampire, making sure I knew exactly what I had chosen. I probably wouldn't have survived those first few weeks without him.

But Kanin had secrets of his own, and one night the darkest of them caught up to us in the form of Sarren, a twisted vampire with a vendetta. Dangerous, cunning and completely out of his mind, Sarren had tracked us to the hidden lab we were using as a hideout, and we were forced to flee. In the chaos that had followed, Kanin and I were separated, and my mentor had vanished back into the unknown from where he'd come. I hadn't seen him since.

But then the dreams began.

I rose, the cushions squeaking beneath me, and wandered down a musty hallway to the room at the end. It had been a bedroom at one point, and the twin bed in the corner was far enough away from the window to be out of the sun if it came creeping into the room.

Just to be safe, I hung a ratty blanket over the sill, covering the pane and plunging the room into shadow. Outside, it was still snowing, tiny flakes drifting from a dark, cloudy sky, but I wasn't taking any chances should it clear up. Lying back on the bed, keeping my sword close, I stared at the ceiling and waited for sleep to claim me.

Vampires don't dream. Technically, we are dead, our sleep that of a corpse, black and depthless. My "dreams" were of Kanin, in trouble. Seeing through his eyes and feeling what he felt. Because in times of extreme duress, pain or emotion, blood called to blood, and I could sense what my sire was feeling. Agony. Sarren had found him. And was taking his revenge.

My eyes narrowed as I recalled the very last one.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted Thu May 02 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Sad

    Cried at then end... I would have killed Stick in a heartbeat.

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  • Posted Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

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    Allison has recently left her human family behind in Eden, inclu

    Allison has recently left her human family behind in Eden, including the one she loves, Zeke. Allison knows she can never have Zeke because Allison is a vampire and Zeke a human. With a monster lurking inside, Allison is not willing to risk her friends lives for her happiness. 

    After leaving Eden, Allison decides she is going to search to find and save her sire, Kanin, from the hands of a truly evil monster, a twisted master vampire. While Allison uses her blood bond with Kanin, she runs across a shocking ally. 

    Discovering the crazed vampire has acquired a new strain of Red Lung virus, Allison must return to a place she swore never to go back to, New Covington. 

    Facing threats from all side, Allison must make dicey decisions about who might be friend or foe and occasionally those lines will cross. The big question...can she survive the outcome.

    This was another AMAZING story from Julie Kagawa. We are taken on a very dark adventure filled with blood, evil, love, hardship, loyalty and friendship. Heart breaking choices, crazed vampires, betrayal from friends and enemies as tenuous allies, The Eternity Cure was riveting from start to finish. I am absolutely loving, the Blood of Eden series. The Eternity Cure is another brilliant book in this fabulous series. I have to say the ending did leave me awe struck! I was completely blown away. My nails were biting into the cover and I was left wanting more. This is book to add to my favorite shelf, it’s definitely re-read worthy!

    This ARC copy of The Eternity Cure was given to me by Harlequin Teen in exchange for a honest review. This book is set for publication April 30, 2013.

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  • Posted Mon Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    This series only got better with this second installment to The

    This series only got better with this second installment to The Immortal Rules. I devoured this book in one sitting. It took me no time at all because it just reads that fast. I absolutely loved the first book, and this one just upped the ante and invested me even further. I love how Julie Kagawa writes... she's never in a rush to tell her story or have you get to know the characters. It is gradual, slow-building, but not so slow that it makes you impatient or, heaven forbid, lose interest. It's just the right pace. In this story, you know the characters even more, you love them even more. This author really knows how to do it.

    Allie is just as fierce, brave, and selfless as in the first book, if not more. I've never read a character so determined, and so eager to sacrifice anything for those she cares about. You can't help but love her so much. And whens he starts waving that katana around... wow. Kick ass!

    Kanin, a favorite of mine from the first book, is steady and calm, and I loved that contrast to Ally's fire and passion. His relationship with Ally is poignant, like a father-daughter relationship that adds such an interesting other level to the story.

    The addition of Jackel into this installment was a good one. At first, I wasn't sure if I would like this because of the part he played in book one, but about halfway through the book, he had thoroughly won me over, if for nothing more than comic relief. This is a somewhat dark series, so having him there to add a level of irreverent humor was nice. And I definitely feel that there's more to him than meets the eye and he's going to be important.

    That brings me to Zeke.... I liked Zeke in the first book, but I wasn't really knocked out by him. There was just an element missing for me to really invest myself in him as the leading man. I think maybe he was a little too innocent. In this book, he really won me over. There are pieces to his character I hadn't seen before, and a tough sexiness to him that came through for the first time. He grew some danger to his personality that, I can't help it, made him more appealing to me. I'm definitely an Ally-Zeke fan now.

    This installment was a lot more grisly than the previous one, but it really just kept me on my toes and suspended breathlessly. And wow...what an ending. I think people down the street from me could hear my reaction to this ending. Wow. This book was nearly perfect to me. Wonderful sequel. Can't wait for book three!

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  • Posted Mon Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013

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    The Eternity Cure, the second book in Julie Kagawa's Blood of Ed

    The Eternity Cure, the second book in Julie Kagawa's Blood of Eden series, starts off as epically as The Immortal Rules ended. And it only gets better from there. From rabids, to disgruntled cannibal mole people, to super plagues the action is ratcheted up in this intense sequel.




    I usually need a romance in order to become fully attached to the character. I love romance, and rarely enjoy books that don't feature a love connection between its characters. And The Immortal Rules did set up a forbidden romance that I really liked. But the moment I started reading The Eternity Cure I was like "romance shmomance, let's get this show on the road!" For whatever reason, I found myself not missing the love interest too much and just wanting to see Allie in full on badass mode. But that's the thing. Allie is such a strong heroine and her love interest, Zeke, just doesn't seem to balance her out. She's good, he's good, and together they just sort of annoy me. In The Immortal Rules they had a cute childish romance, but now? I think both characters have grown as individuals, but as a couple they are just plain boring.




    It's like, I'm being told they want each other, but that's all it is. I'm told how dangerous it is for them to be together and how they don't care because they care too much about the other. But their "forbidden" romance doesn't really have any consequences, only that we are told every time Allie approaches Zeke that she wants to drink his blood. Big deal, she clearly has no issues tamping that urge down. It's really all more tell than show. I don't know if Kagawa wrote their relationship that way for a reason (*fingers crossed they'll slowly grow apart*) but whatever the case, I'm just not buying them as couple.




    We were introduced to psycho vampire Sarren in The Immortal Rules, but in The Eternity Cure we get to find out just how big of a nut job Sarren really is. And let me tell you, this is one psychopathic villain. He's terrifying in his insanity, completely unpredictable. Most of the twists and turns in The Eternity Cure are due to his unpredictable nature.




    Now, usually I'd be going on and on about the love interest at this point, but as I said before, Zeke just doesn't do it for me. His relationship with Allie was cute at first, but now it just seems forced. So, instead, I'm going to talk about Jackal. Oh, Jackal! Call me crazy, but I'm pinning all of my faith for the rest of this series on Jackal. A villain on the precipice of becoming a hero? Yes, please! I'll take Jackal over Zeke every time. As Allie's blood brother, he might not ever be a contender for her heart, but a girl can dream, can't she?




    The Eternity Cure is one of those rare, stunning sequels that eclipses it's predecessor and just leaves you even more in love with the series and characters. It leaves you desperate to know what will happen next. I won't say the ending was shocking, but it was emotional and terrifying and will leave you wishing you had the third book in your hands right away. If you're a fan of Kagawa's work, The Eternity Cure will not disappoint. And if you're one of those people who claim to be burned out on vampire novels, give this series a chance and rekindle your love of the evil bloodsuckers!

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  • Posted Fri Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    Kagawa seems to have found her groove. I could see the potential

    Kagawa seems to have found her groove. I could see the potential in the first of this series but it felt a little deflated at times.
    This second book however,well that is a different story. Kagawa is finally beginning to connect the dots when it comes to her characters. Stringing the fine lines between the plots and character development to create an excellent piece of reading material.
    Gone is the awkwardness of the first Iron novels and that abundance of creativity the author brings to the table has become more focused.
    Allison finds herself having to work closely with an old enemy.She is torn between the ones she is bound to by blood and the people she has feelings for. Loyalties are tested and friendships become strained.
    An exciting second venture into this post-apocalyptic virus ravaged and vampire infested novel. One that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
    I received a copy of this book via NetGalley.

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  • Posted Tue Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2013

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    Read from April 20 to 21, 2013 BOOK SYNOPSIS A



    Read from April 20 to 21, 2013








    BOOK SYNOPSIS








    Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured by the psychotic vampire Sarren. The call of blood leads her back to the beginning—New Covington and the Fringe, and a vampire prince who wants her dead yet may become her wary ally.




    Even as Allie faces shocking revelations and heartbreak like she’s never known, a new strain of the Red Lung virus that decimated humanity is rising to threaten human and vampire alike.




    My Thoughts








    With the reappearance of some major characters in this second book in the series we are treated to a very wild and wooly journey as Allie sets out to find and rescue Kanin, the vampire who not only saved her from a painful death by changing her into a vampire but who also gave Allison the necessary training to survive as well as the insight into how to be a "better monster" than just a mindless killing machine.




    I loved this story, the fact is that because the author brought back the raider king "Jackal" and Zeke Cross as well as a few other surprise appearances that are major turning points that showed Allison how her past life really impacted her present dilemmas and as the suspense builds and the action heats up you just cannot put the book down!




    There were chills and thrills galore as we followed along with the story, the terrible resurgence of the Red Lung virus was shocking and appallingly devastating to read about and the penalty that was exacted from the human survivors was extreme to say the least. At several points in the story the new virus strain becomes a very urgent matter and the way in which it was a threat to several of those that Allie cares for is almost too much to bear. Take heart they prevail and the manner in which all is worked out is also a big part of how the search for "The Eternity Cure" comes to a surprising conclusion.




    My favorite scenes though were those between Allie and Zeke, they took their mutual attraction and let it become something more and I truly wish the two of them can work out the problems faced in a relationship between a human and a vampire.




    Jackal was once again a character who surprised you as well as kept things from getting too deadly serious in spite of all the very tense situations that he, Allie, Zeke and Kanin find themselves in during the story.




    Sarren is just the epitome of evil villain who you wish never to meet in a dark alley and also who you wish would get his just desserts sooner rather than later.




    Going back to New Covington and also the areas of The Fringe where Allie had made her home was emotional as it brought home to her just how much she had changed since becoming a vampire and just how much she had actually stayed the same as well.




    The descriptions of the Vampire City were well done as you felt like it truly existed and that not only was it a smart thing to have stayed an unregistered human, no matter what the perks within it's walls, but also that being a vampire in no way justified treating humans as mindless cattle to be cruelly used as a meal and then tossed aside once their usefulness was over.




    The plot was paced well, the action was fast moving, the characters truly relatable and the story just seemed to flow so easily once again that before you were even aware you had already gotten to the ending and this time it was tied up more even though there are still unanswered questions as to what is in store in the future.




    Once again we end in a place that leaves the reader wanting more but this second book was as good as the first and has me very much looking forward to what happens in book three as not only has the author truly taken this series to the next level but she has firmly created a reading experience that will have you beside yourself waiting on that next book!




    [EArc from Netgalley in exchange for honest review]

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  • Posted Mon Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2013

    **4.5 Stars** MY OVERVIEW: OMG! OMG! OMG! Julie Kagawa, you nev

    **4.5 Stars**

    MY OVERVIEW: OMG! OMG! OMG! Julie Kagawa, you never disappoint. The range of emotions she pulls from the reader is fantastic. I started crying when I read the first sentence of Chapter 19. Then later at the end, I just became numb. 

    PROS: As in the last book, Allie is great. She is constantly at war with her inner demons and it is written so beautifully. Of course… you can’t forget about Zeke. He is the perfect guy, but does still have his faults. 

    CONS: The last line of the book was sooo not a surprise. You really did see it coming. I didn’t like the route Stick’s character took. It just didn’t seem quite right for him. 

    MY FINAL THOUGHTS: Next book please… Wait, it isn’t even announced??? How long do I have to wait?!?!?!? Arg!!!!!

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