The Forever Song (Blood of Eden, #3)

by Julie Kagawa

'Katniss Everdeen better watch out' - Huffington Post

VENGEANCE WILL BE HERS

Allison Sekemoto once struggled with the ultimate question: is she a human or monster?

With the death of her love she has her answer.

MONSTER

Embracing her inner darkness, Allie is now determined to hunt and kill Sarren, the psychopath who murdered Zeke.

But the trail is bloody and long, and Sarren is leading Allie's dangerous fight to the one place she must protect at any cost - Eden, the last safe-zone on earth.

Forced into a battle that it may be impossible to win, Allie is about to face her darkest days.

And if she succeeds, she could face surviving forever alone.

The thrilling final instalment in The Blood of Eden trilogy

• ISBN10: 0373211120
• ISBN13: 9780373211128
• Publish Date: 15 April 2014 (first published 1 January 2014)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Imprint: Harlequin Teen
• Edition: Original ed.
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 416
• Language: English

Reviews

[littleread1]

I enjoyed this trilogy. It was a good read and kept me entertained and engaged.

[angelarenea9]

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Of Julie Kagawa's three series (Iron Fey, Blood of Eden, and the upcoming Talon series), the Blood of Eden series is my favorite. Both Iron Fey and Talon (based on the ARC of the first book I read) definitely skew towards the younger end of YA in terms of tone and story (they read much more like middle grade stories in fact). This series, however, is much more mature (the prequel novella included in the 'Til The World Ends anthology was completely adult and included a graphic sex scene making it a big departure from the rest of the series) and overall more exciting and gripping in my opinion.

Despite this series as a whole being my favorite, each subsequent book has been weaker than the one before. The Forever Song feels very drawn out and often repetitive with back to back to back fight scenes making up the bulk of the book. The world in this series has grown a bit stale, and the romance flounders some too in this conclusion. I still really like Jackal (who the author says was inspired by Spike from Buffy), but Zeke was always on the dull side for me and he isn't any more interesting here. The ending is alright, but it lacked the satisfaction and payoff I'd been looking forward to since the first (and still very good) book in this series.

GAH! THE FEELSSSS! I just...I just can't handle it. What a great finish to a great trilogy. I hate that it ended, but I'm so glad to have taken the journey through thick and thin with these amazing characters.
Full feelings-filled review coming soon.

[catiebug]

This. I just... I'm at a loss for words.

This was an amazing end to an amazing series. So much happened in this book it was crazy. I feel like every chapter was full of action.

There was quite a few surprises and things that made me so happy and left me totally satisfied. All the ends were tied up just as they should be.

I just love this series so much and all the characters. I'm going to miss it.

[inlibrisveritas]

Julie Kagawa is without any doubt one of my favorite authors, I know this even without having read most of her Fey series. She doesn’t let her characters go the path of least resistance, and if they do she always makes sure they see the downside. She doesn’t worry about humanizing things that are not human, instead she focuses on who they are and how they come to terms with it. After reading vampire book after vampire book that focused on making it seem like ‘they’ are still like ‘us, and trying to turn them into romantics and humanitarians, books like this are a welcomed relief.

The Forever Song picks up shortly after The Eternity Cure ends, with Allie dealing with her loss (or not dealing with it) and chasing after Sarren with her sire and blood bother. We get to see Allison deal with her monster, and even though it was never hidden from us that that danger always lurks below the surface I think The Forever Song brings that issue to the forefront. At any point in time Allison could loose it entirely, and the only thing stopping that switch from being flicked is her hope in humanity and her willingness to hold on what she has left of her own. It’s a thin barrier at times and we get to see how much of a struggle it can truly be. We finally get to see exactly what Sarren is up to and the lengths he is willing to go to achieve it, and let me just say this dude is seriously messed up.

Allie is still the same kickass girl from before, even when things to get to be too hard or too chaotic. As I said before she struggles with that balance of vampire and human, and I really liked seeing how she grew stronger as a person even when it seemed like she might be giving in. Of course there is also Jackal, who is just as much a loud mouth as he ever was…maybe even more so. I loved seeing him and Allie bicker back and forth like actual siblings, and the rare moments where Kanin actually gets annoyed with them are great. I even liked seeing Jackal flip the tables on everyone’s expectations without ever compromising who he was. There were a few moments where I became briefly irritated with Allie and Jackal but it wasn’t anything that hindered me from continuing to flip through the pages as fast as I could.

As it is the last book there isn’t much I can say about the overall plot without spoiling too much and I want everyone to enjoy it as much as I did. The story is fast paced, the body count is high, and the whole thing ended with a book hangover of epic proportions. I’m really sad to see this series end, but it was so good I have hopes I might revisit it in the future!

[kimbacaffeinate]

The Blood of Eden series by Julie Kagawa is a favorite and I was delighted to get my hands on Forever Song. It is the final dance with these beloved characters. Their dark world was one that held me captive as the characters stole my heart. Mini review: An action-packed, heart-felt, often hilarious ending to a fantastically brilliant series.

You can see my full Gif review and thoughts on my website.

Copy received from publisher in exchange for unbiased review that originally published @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer

[Kelly]

http://www.divabooknerd.com/2014/03/the-forever-song-by-julie-kagawa.html
The Blood of Eden series is by far one of my favourites. Allie has transformed from a Fringer, a girl who lived on the streets as a protest against their Vampire Lords, refusing to donate her blood the way her mother did. Now she's a Vampire herself and deals with the constant battle between living as a monster and retaining her humanity. She's tough, determined and now seeking revenge for the death of the boy who taught her how to live. But Sorren is as cunning as he is manipulative and viscous and won't go down without the fight of their immortal lives.

Julie Kagawa is brilliant, she not only created a frightening and devastating world, but filled it with incredible characters that you'll either loathe, or grow to love. I simply love Jackal, his quick wit keep the otherwise dark storyline, light and breaks up with tension with brilliant banter. Like Warner's character in the Shatter Me series, Jackal makes the transformation from villain to likable hero as he joins the battle against Sorren.

The Forever Song wraps up quite nicely, but feels more opened ended than the happy ending most of us are hoping for. It'll leave fans asking if this really is the finale. I for one would love to read more about the dystopian world that Julie Kagawa created, and whether or not society will recover. But as far as endings go, this one is pretty damn good.

[Linda]

*I received a free ARC of The Forever Song from Harlequin TEEN via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review*

Devastating, gripping, epic, strong, dark. That's about as coherent as I can be right now.

This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews