The Immortal Rules
Julie Kagawa
4.5/5 Stars
This book had absolutely everything I
love in a book, thematically:
-Dystopian world
-Vampires
-Zombies (rabids)
-A normal person starting out in their
normal world and finding themselves in a fantasy-esque landscape
(becoming a vampire)
I just couldn't go wrong with this book
– and I wasn't disappointed. I absolutely love Kagawa's writing
style, and this book was my first introduction to her work. She's
written a very strong female lead, which is just amazing. Compared to
books like Twilight, which focuses on a female lead who's shy and
just completely obsessed with boys – Kagawa's book is a refreshing
take on the vampire genre.
The book is fast paced and you never
once feel like a bit of the book should have been edited out.
Her vampires are not sexy and sparkly –
they are demons with human faces. Severe, monstrous, and predatory.
Her future world is not an easy life – it's ridiculously hard to
survive in and even if you do, you're certainly not living
comfortably.
Despite it being published by Harlequin
Teen (which I, at first, had reservations about), there's no grand
lovestory that encompasses the entire book. There is, eventually, a
love interest – but our protagonist, Allison, is not so infatuated
with him that it takes away from the rest of the story.
Kagawa's writing style has impacted me
to the point that she's now one of my favourite authors – I look
forward to reading her Iron Fey series when I can get my hands on
them.
The one complaint I do have – which
doesn't impact the book itself at all – is the cover. Our
protagonist is Asian (perhaps a Japanese background), and the girl on
the cover just does NOT look Asian. It is a lovely cover – but I
found it to be another example of an inacurate portrayal of the
protagonist it's supposed to depict.
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