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secretmagic's review against another edition
4.0
I'd been putting off reading 'The Immortal Rules' for a quite some time. While I'd heard amazing things about the book and love YA vampires stories, something was holding me back. When I started the book I was a little disappointed. It seemed my unknown stalling was justified, but the book does pick up and I was really invested in the story by the end. A different type of vampire story than I'm used to.
The book is broken up into 4 sections, each outlining a different time in Allie's life. Allison Sekemoto is introduced to us as a human living on the outskirts of a Vampire City struggling to survive in a lifestyle where you're either the pets (or food source) for vampires or you're an unregistered human who barely makes it through their teen lives. But Allie's life changes when she's turned into a vampire. I'm not giving anything away here - all that information can be found in the blurb. My disappointment came from this same blurb. It was interesting, and exciting and really helped to dragged you in...but I felt like it was too detailed. It told you too much of what was going to happen. I thought the events in the blurb would take up a couple of chapters and then we'd dive into the main storyline, but when it covered over a third of the book I started to get pretty frustrated. There's only so much of the plot you want to know before starting a book and when you spend most of the beginning waiting for new information, it's hard to enjoy. I'll admit, the second section of Allie's life - which detailed the transition from human to vampire, and showed her efforts to fit into her new existence, was a lot more interesting than her human life before. But there didn't seem to be anything new. If you'd read the blurb, you knew what was coming next. Fortunately we hit a point in the story where we were now covering new ground - the third section of the book, when Allie joins a group of humans outside of the vampire city limits. I enjoyed this part of the story so much more because it gave the story a purpose. The action, adventure, danger and excitement is what made the story pick-up for me. That's what kept me reading.
What I really enjoyed about this book was the world it was set it. Vampires are out in the open and they've taken charge of the destroyed world that is the setting for the story. Sometime in the past, the world was struck by a deadly virus. Believing vampires were the cure for this virus experiments were made to help save the human race - the only sustainable food source for the vampire society. But the experiments went wrong and a mutated being was created instead: rabids. A bite from a rabid is deadly. I loved it. It gave the story a dark edge. The vampires were these "all powerful" rulers, evil in their decisions and actions; but at the same time there was a creature out there more dangerous than them. I love the twisted nature of it all. You were never sure when the next rabid would pop up or what damage they were going to cause - Who would fight? Who would survive? Was anyone safe? It all helped to keep you on the edge of your seat and definitely made up for the disappointing beginning.
There is a fair bit of action - the story doesn't lack in excitement once it gets past the first third of the book, what with rabids popping up all over the place, it's hard to avoid. What I love is the main character's approach to it all. After Allie becomes a vampire, she's introduced to my favourite book-action weapon: the Katana and she gets to use it a lot. She may have got extra cool points just by carrying it around on her adventures. I do like a good story that involves sword/katana fights!
And what would any story be without a little romance. I'm sure we can all guess what was going to happen. Allie, the new vampire hiding in a group of humans, becomes pretty close with the good looking human boy, Zeke. Tension builds between the two of them as she struggles with the fact that his blood speaks to her vampire side. And then there's the whole vampire-human relationships...they never work out. It was a cute little side to the story that broke up the danger and disaster nicely.
The ending left me with a few questions, which I'll be waiting patiently to find answers to. I'm hoping book #2 will jump straight into the action. Can't wait.
4/5 stars
The book is broken up into 4 sections, each outlining a different time in Allie's life. Allison Sekemoto is introduced to us as a human living on the outskirts of a Vampire City struggling to survive in a lifestyle where you're either the pets (or food source) for vampires or you're an unregistered human who barely makes it through their teen lives. But Allie's life changes when she's turned into a vampire. I'm not giving anything away here - all that information can be found in the blurb. My disappointment came from this same blurb. It was interesting, and exciting and really helped to dragged you in...but I felt like it was too detailed. It told you too much of what was going to happen. I thought the events in the blurb would take up a couple of chapters and then we'd dive into the main storyline, but when it covered over a third of the book I started to get pretty frustrated. There's only so much of the plot you want to know before starting a book and when you spend most of the beginning waiting for new information, it's hard to enjoy. I'll admit, the second section of Allie's life - which detailed the transition from human to vampire, and showed her efforts to fit into her new existence, was a lot more interesting than her human life before. But there didn't seem to be anything new. If you'd read the blurb, you knew what was coming next. Fortunately we hit a point in the story where we were now covering new ground - the third section of the book, when Allie joins a group of humans outside of the vampire city limits. I enjoyed this part of the story so much more because it gave the story a purpose. The action, adventure, danger and excitement is what made the story pick-up for me. That's what kept me reading.
What I really enjoyed about this book was the world it was set it. Vampires are out in the open and they've taken charge of the destroyed world that is the setting for the story. Sometime in the past, the world was struck by a deadly virus. Believing vampires were the cure for this virus experiments were made to help save the human race - the only sustainable food source for the vampire society. But the experiments went wrong and a mutated being was created instead: rabids. A bite from a rabid is deadly. I loved it. It gave the story a dark edge. The vampires were these "all powerful" rulers, evil in their decisions and actions; but at the same time there was a creature out there more dangerous than them. I love the twisted nature of it all. You were never sure when the next rabid would pop up or what damage they were going to cause - Who would fight? Who would survive? Was anyone safe? It all helped to keep you on the edge of your seat and definitely made up for the disappointing beginning.
There is a fair bit of action - the story doesn't lack in excitement once it gets past the first third of the book, what with rabids popping up all over the place, it's hard to avoid. What I love is the main character's approach to it all. After Allie becomes a vampire, she's introduced to my favourite book-action weapon: the Katana and she gets to use it a lot. She may have got extra cool points just by carrying it around on her adventures. I do like a good story that involves sword/katana fights!
And what would any story be without a little romance. I'm sure we can all guess what was going to happen. Allie, the new vampire hiding in a group of humans, becomes pretty close with the good looking human boy, Zeke. Tension builds between the two of them as she struggles with the fact that his blood speaks to her vampire side. And then there's the whole vampire-human relationships...they never work out. It was a cute little side to the story that broke up the danger and disaster nicely.
The ending left me with a few questions, which I'll be waiting patiently to find answers to. I'm hoping book #2 will jump straight into the action. Can't wait.
4/5 stars
kippins's review against another edition
DNF :*( @ 20%
This is just too depressing for me.
And I think I am possibly over the whole vampire thing :(
This is just too depressing for me.
And I think I am possibly over the whole vampire thing :(
keimre734's review against another edition
4.0
"Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of the vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred for them. The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked-and given the ultimate choice. Die...or become one of the monsters. Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad. Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend- a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike. But it isn't easy passing for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what-and who-is worth dying for."
This is the first book that I read by Julie Kagawa so I really did not know what to expect but I honestly enjoyed it! She makes the characters come alive. I felt so bad for Allison when she had to leave her new group because Ruth found out that she was a vampire. And even when Allison came back to save everyone when they were kidnapped, it was hard for everyone to not see her as a monster that wanted to drink their blood. I really hope that Allison and Zeke end up together even though one is human and one is vampire. I am excited to see what happened next in Allison's life! I would give this book 4 to 4.5 stars, but since Goodreads does not offer the possibility of giving books rating by the half star, I went with a solid 4 stars.
This is the first book that I read by Julie Kagawa so I really did not know what to expect but I honestly enjoyed it! She makes the characters come alive. I felt so bad for Allison when she had to leave her new group because Ruth found out that she was a vampire. And even when Allison came back to save everyone when they were kidnapped, it was hard for everyone to not see her as a monster that wanted to drink their blood. I really hope that Allison and Zeke end up together even though one is human and one is vampire. I am excited to see what happened next in Allison's life! I would give this book 4 to 4.5 stars, but since Goodreads does not offer the possibility of giving books rating by the half star, I went with a solid 4 stars.
bel_saturnreads's review against another edition
4.0
“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.”
MAYBE SPOILERS aunque hablo un poco en general...tenia este libro de los primeros que me añadí cuando entré en goodreads y repasando libros antiguos para ir bajando la lista jaja decidí darle una oportunidad y aunque el principio me costó un poco meterme en la historia una vez que pasa "eso" que cambia la historia es otro cantar y bueno un libro que mezcla un mundo distopico que esta dominado por vampiros y los pocos humanos están en plan resistencia intentando sobrevivir aunque no se si es peor los vampiros o los rabids (algo así como los zombies de World War Z jaja) y me ha recordado asi en genral mucho a The walking dead que puedo pedir más jajaja
y los personajes la verdad que me han gustado sobre todo la prota que una vez que aprende lo que tiene que aprender es una prota super badass que no se queja ni es irritante Allie y su katana ♥ y bueno Kanin que lo poco que he leído de él <333333 hay mucho que contar por su parte y me parece tan awesome su personaje y Zeke el chico protagonista que es super cutee ♥ y que a fuerzas de lo que ha creído toda su vida y lo que le toca vivir a partir de que conoce a Allison le vemos debatirse entre dos mundos pero conocerla cambiará todo y la verdad que los he amado mucho a estos 3 personajes y con ganas de leer más y los malos Jeb, Jackal, Sarren son lo peor de lo peor y que razón tiene Kanin en todo lo le dice a Allison
"It makes no difference who we are, where we came from. Princes, Masters and rabids alike, we are monsters, cut off from humanity. They will never trust us. They will never accept us. We hide in their midst and walk among them, but we are forever separate.
Damned. Alone. You don’t understand now, but you will. There will come a time when the road before you splits, and you must decide your path. Will you choose to become a demon with a human face, or will you fight your demon until the end of time, knowing you will forever struggle alone?”
Con ganas de seguir con la saga y espero hacerlo acompañada por mi Amp <3
livin_in_lextacy's review against another edition
5.0
Wow! This was so much better than I originally thought it would be. Kagawa rocked this! Its like walking dead but with vampires. It also has strong Fallout vibes in the post-apocalyptic world.
ladyaylesworth's review against another edition
2.0
I like other books by Kagawa so thought I'd try this one. About halfway through, I realized I was bored. I read the second half in about 15 minutes by flipping forward rapidly. I read the last page and decided it wasn't worth it to read the second half in its entirety. Oh well.
samramjam's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is one of the darkest and easily most interestingly written version of vampires EVER. Just reading the book blurb and you are more than interested, but a few chapters in and you are so far past confused and sucked in it's fucking crazy!!
rizz_amae's review against another edition
4.0
This is the best vampire book that I've ever read! Well, considering that the last vampire book I read was Twilight so there's really nothing to compare.
Julie Kagawa have built a new world of vampires, not the glittering kind, but the badass ones! She gave us a katana-wielding heroine which is awesome on a whole other level.
Allie is such a fierce and strong-willed heroine who, I think, is more badass than her male counterpart which does not happen a lot on books.
I love it!
Julie Kagawa have built a new world of vampires, not the glittering kind, but the badass ones! She gave us a katana-wielding heroine which is awesome on a whole other level.
Allie is such a fierce and strong-willed heroine who, I think, is more badass than her male counterpart which does not happen a lot on books.
I love it!