5 out of 5: The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden #2) by Julie Kagawa
Summary:
Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured by the psychotic vampire Sarren. The call of blood leads her back to the beginning—New Covington and the Fringe, and a vampire prince who wants her dead yet may become her wary ally.

Even as Allie faces shocking revelations and heartbreak like she’s never known, a new strain of the Red Lung virus that decimated humanity is rising to threaten human and vampire alike.

Review:
This cover of The Eternity Cure is the perfect representation of this book. Just like the cover, the book has a spooky feeling yet, it is still so elegant.

One of my favourite things about Julie Kagawa's books is her strong female protagonists. Just like Meghan (from The Iron Fey), Allie would do anything to keep everyone safe. I love the twist in the roles; the girl is the vampire and the boy is human. It creates a fresh new perspective on vampire novels. It would be great if this book turned into a movie because it would show how the girl is the bad ass vampire. And not the animal-drinking-and-sparkling vampire, the movie would show the bloodsucking-vicious-and-burns-under-sunlight type of vampire.

Also, Jackal who was a major antagonist in the first book slowly shifts over to become a protagonist somewhat tolerable. Although he plays an important role in this book, he's also very good for comic relief. I enjoyed all his snide but funny comments. It would be interesting to read a short story/excerpt of his story.

There isn't quiet as much heart break in this novel, which is nice... for the characters. The first book's ending was legendary. Thus, only problem now is that this book did not live up to my expectations on the Allie-and-Zeke level. This book did satisfy my need for action and suspense. So I just backspaced/crossed out a whole bunch of what I was originally going to say because the last 5 pages of the book just killed all happiness. So far this year, this book has one of the most killer cliff hanger endings. I can't believe there's only going to be one more book in this series because it's so good and if it continues like this, I don't think I would ever get bored!

If you are looking for a dystopian Sherlock Holmes with Iron Man, The Notebook, and other things that are awesome, you should definitely read this book. As long as you're not afraid of vampires and zombies, you will not regret reading this book.

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