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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.

[Full disclosure: I received a free ARC ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]

Well, I must say that I enjoyed The Eternity Cure even more than the first book in the Blood of Eden trilogy, The Immortal Rules.  And considering how much I liked the first book, that’s really saying something.

The Eternity Cure includes betrayals, new revelations, old friends (and enemies) and one of those villains that is just unable to die.  Julie Kagawa never was one for sparing her characters any pain, but wow, poor Allie really does go through a lot in this second installment.  This is definitely not a case of Book 2 Syndrome.  Allison has matured quite a bit and become more accepting of her life as a vampire when the story starts out and she has changed even more by the time it ends.  Her search for Kanin certainly isn’t an easy one and it brings her into contact with an old friend and more than a few old enemies.

As for the plot, all I can say is that it takes more than a few twists and turns.  There were even some I didn’t see coming, especially that heart-wrenching cliffhanger ending.  It was incredibly difficult for me to tear my eyes away from my computer screen the whole time, even for nourishment or sleep.  If you loved The Immortal Rules, I guarantee that you’ll like The Eternity Cure even more.  So go ahead and pre-order your copy!  It releases on April 30 of this year.

I give this book 5/5 stars.

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