The Immortal Rules

Blood of Eden, Book 1

By: Julie Kagawa

Narrated by: Therese Plummer

Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity.

Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a 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 of 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 to pass 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.

©2012 Julie Kagawa (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Very pleasantly surprised. Good Book!!

I usually steer clear of young adult books, but I am glad I listened to this book. Great storyline, interesting characters which were insightfully written, and a world which develops as the the story unfolds. Was sad to see the book come to an end, and will definitely check out the next book of the series.

Finally!!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Immortal Rules to be better than the print version?

I have not read the print book, but I believe the audio version would be better. The acting and talent of the narrator (to me) made listening to the story so enjoyable! I can't imagine - just reading the book. I think I would get confused with all the different characters.

What did you like best about this story?

Original. Numerous characters who each could have their own back story. Dystopian + Vampire - two topics that were well mixed and creatively written. Story drew me in. There was a real story. There was balance between the scenery, the characters, the inner and external happiness and conflict of the people in the book. Not focused on erotica as many of the existing vampire series have - which are there own sub genre..but my intellect starves after a while w/ those books

What about Therese Plummer’s performance did you like?

I've been an audiophile practically my whole life. So I have listened to a lot of narrators. Therese Plummer was outstanding. Simply put, her ability to act out ~20 different characters (and do it WELL) made this book fantastic.ADVISE FOR WRITER: DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO ENSURE THIS PERSON READS YOUR SERIES!!!

Any additional comments?

Hurry up!!! and get the rest of your series out :)

very good

the voice actor was excellent and the story was very well written. this is a good read to satiate your teenage vampire novel needs

Can't wait for the next book waiting sucks!!!

Would you listen to The Immortal Rules again? Why?

Yes, for sure loved the author and loved the narrator Therese Plummer. I love the entire story line easy on the ears.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Immortal Rules?

When Allie had to face Ezekiel!!! So heart wrenching......

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was the fight between Cannin and Rabid's

Didn't go where I thought, but in a good way

*SPOILER FREE*
I was shocked by how much I enjoyed this book, especially with how different it ended up being to what I had anticipated. It keeps a good pace, is decently creepy, and has some really interesting world building. It follows a couple tropes, but if you're generally a fan of vampire/dystopian with a romance subplot these tropes shouldn't bother you. Really, my only beef is that I was far more interested in the setting that the story started out with, and got a bit annoyed when it was abandon to a slightly more formulaic story line. But in the end I believe the author did a good job of keeping it interesting!

Dystopian classic ruleset vampire action fun!

This is a solid traditional vampire story but with a dystopian twist! All the genre standbys you love, without the obnoxious cliches - no love triangle even! Strong female protagonist with motivations other than love, solid world building, kept me super interested the whole time!

Simply Breathtaking

With a deep story line worm by an incredible author and narrated by one of the best female narrators I've ever heard The Immortal Rules proved to be the best book I've read this year!

if you like vampire stories with a mixture of adventure and complex emotion tied into it along with an underlying dark theme that is portrayed in such a way that you can actually see yourself add the protagonist then this is the book you've been waiting for.

Compared with other stories of the same theme and genre this has fast become the diamond to compare the others against - a hard match to follow.

A slightly different spin on vampires

This vampire story had just a different enough spin to keep it interesting. A worthwhile listen.

Fantastic Narration!

The narrator is who kept me captivated with the story and its main character... she brought her to life.
I am excited to listen to the remaining books in this series.

Such potential, but...

Would you try another book from Julie Kagawa and/or Therese Plummer?

I like a strong female lead charactor, and this book started out this way. Sadly, the author didn't keep the story true to this end. After Allison's life alterning event, the author failed to have her use the powers she had, and consequently failed to kick butt like I would have thought she would. Additionally, the story developed into a semi-romance, causing the author to write other events that didn't seem to be logical (relative to the story).