littleread1
Written on May 20, 2016
‘Julie Kagawa is a strong new voice’ The Sunday ExpressThe final hunt is on.
Vengeance will be hers.
Allison Sekemoto once struggled with the question, am I human or monster? With the death of her love, Zeke, she has her answer – monster.
Now Allie must embrace her cold vampire side to hunt down and end Sarren, the psychopathic vampire who murdered Zeke. But the trail is bloody and long, and Sarren has left many horrifying surprises for Allie and her companions.
In a ruined world where no life is sacred and former allies can turn on you in a heartbeat, Allie will face her darkest days. And if she succeeds, triumph is short-lived in the face of surviving forever alone…
Return to Julie Kagawa’s dark and twisted world in the final instalment of the Blood of Eden trilogy. Perfect for fans of Holly Black, Sarah J Maas and Tomi Adeyemi.
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Readers adore The Forever Song!‘A perfect end to an amazing series’
‘The best series I have ever read’
‘Five stars do not seem enough for a book this great’
‘WOW what a story’
‘I didn't want it to end!’
‘An amazing end to the Blood of Eden trilogy’
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The Blood of Eden series
Book One: The Immortal Rules
Book Two: The Eternity Cure
Book Three: The Forever Song
- ISBN13 9781848452893
- Publish Date 1 May 2014 (first published 1 January 2014)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Mira Ink
- Format Paperback
- Pages 416
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk
Reviews
angelarenea9
Written on Jun 17, 2015
abigailjohnson
Written on Jul 11, 2014
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.
Mackenzie
Written on Jun 8, 2014
Full feelings-filled review coming soon.
catiebug
Written on Jun 7, 2014
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
Written on Apr 26, 2014
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
Written on Apr 5, 2014
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
Written on Mar 21, 2014
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
Written on Mar 13, 2014
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