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.

Love it!!

Julie Kagawa is one of my favorite authors! Never disappoints me. She has , and keeps you from the beginning! Can't wait for the next in this series!
Also, love, love, LOVE Therese Plummer! Great voice! She is one of my favorite narrators!

Great narrator and awesome trilogy

this narrator is perfect and potrays the story and characters in a great way. the 2nd and 3rd books are even better!

Dystopian/vampire

What did you love best about The Immortal Rules?

It was a fresh take on the dystopian world and vampire novels. A great merge between the two best thing that captures my intrest in a book.

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

The kiss! I don't want to spoil it for those who have not listen/read the book so I wont say how or with who it happens with.

What about Therese Plummer’s performance did you like?

She always brings the emotions of a book to life.

Any additional comments?

This was a great start to a new series and I can not wait for the next book to be released at the end of April 2013!

My first YA novel and I liked it!

I'm more of a Paranormal Romance junkie, but I decided to give this one a try since it was on sale. I really liked it! You have to get into the mindset that there will be no hot moments and that these are teenagers, but the story was compelling. It's kind of post-Apocalyptic and there are many layers.

I liked that Allie is a strong and very smart character. She is learned in both life and books. She discovers that she can be vulnerable and love others in spite of the difficulties and betrayal she has experienced before. I also liked that she had to fight and struggle through every ordeal she faced. Yes, vampires in the book are strong and have other abilities, but she had to learn to identify them. Her need for someone to guide her and all the questions that remained unanswered (in a good way) made her character all the more believable.

I think I will read the second book in the series eventually and see if I it's a series I'll follow. Overall I think it was the right choice for my first YA novel.

Loved it!

I chose this book series over at least ten other books. I wanted an amazing read after going through The Mortal Instruments. I want to steer clear of any high school vamp stories like Vampire Academy. I wasn't disappointed... I couldn't put the book down well (figuratively since its an audio book)! I fell in love with the main character Allison. She is strong, courageous, and a powerful will to live through terror and horrid conditions where most people would just give up. I felt her emotions. All her ups and downs. I struggled when she struggled and triumphed when she triumphed. I was completely immersed in the book. And as a super bonus, the narrator was absolutely perfect! I can wait to dive into the next book.

not a typical vampire book

I really enjoyed the storyline of this book I love that there are more books to continue the story. But I felt like I was always wishing for just a little bit more out of the storyline; just a little bit gore, sex & more intrigued. Otherwise it was very good.

Pleasant surprise!

Different spin for the genre and the narrator was great making the story come alive.

Excellent!

The story was fantastic and kept me entertained the entire time! The characters are amazing and very well thought out! Left me wanting more for sure. The narrator gets two thumbs up!! I can't wait to listen to the next one!!

AMAZING!

This book was AMAZING! I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT! Make it a movie! Please!

Interesting

This is a book i wasnt too sure about. I really like Julie Kagawas writing style so i figure I'd just take a chance. Ended up listing to the first few minutes and changing my mind, but once i decided to finish the first chapter it was pretty good. Actually Great. This is one of the best book ive listened to this year. Once you get into this book it will be hard to put down. I highly recommend this book, and the second book in this series is even better. I will be listening to this book again.