Obi Kenechukwu's Review of The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa.
There is a saying that one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but I don’t always agree with the saying. I judge books--some of them, though--by their covers, and that’s what attracted me to this wonderful book, even more than its enticing blurb.
Did I say this book is wonderful?
Of course, it is.
Sixty years ago, the human race was hit by a plague--Red Lung. This plague reduced the human population, thereby causing chaos everywhere. It was a good opportunity for the vampires, who came out from their hiding and began to rule over the humans left. As a human in this new dark world, you’re either a Registered or an Unregistered. Being a Registered has its privileges: you get to eat good food, you live in good conditions, but then every two weeks you have to submit a portion of your blood to the vampires. You fail to do that and you’ll be dead. As an Unregistered, you have no privileges. You don’t exist in the society, you’re on your own, and if you’re ever caught stealing from the vampires or a Registered, you would be hanged.
What a harsh world!
It isn’t harsh yet. Now hear this! Outside the vampire cities is a deserted world overrun by Rabids. These guys aren’t your regular zombies; these zombie-like creatures are faster and are more vicious. You’d definitely prefer being dinner for a vampire than running into them.
Allison Sekemoto is one of the Unregistereds. She survives in the fringe by scavenging with her crew of three scrawny boys. One night, she and her friends leave the city of New Covington to scavenge in the ruins, and on their way back, they are attacked by the rabids. The attack is brutal; it leaves her friends dead and her on the brink of death. Th...
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...sterious character. I liked him because his mysteriousness, even if we don’t get to see him any longer after the first half of the book.
Overall, I’d say The Immortal Rules is a good book. It doesn’t only entertain but also draws you in and makes you ask questions. The pacing is quite slow in some places, but it has plenty action. I mean a lot of action. Did I mention that Allison is a kick-ass protagonist, the girl with a katana, who slashes rabids as if she’s cutting vegetables?
The ending? Oh man, I loved the ending! I wish I could talk about it without leaving any spoilers. That ending left me feeling as if I’d just seen a very good movie. I hope this book would be adapted into a movie.
I recommend this novel to anyone who wants to read a vampire/apocalyptic/dystopian YA novel.
With that being said, here goes my five awesome stars (*****) to The Immortal Rules
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