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A review by liinukka
The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa
4.0
This vampire romance is SOOOO cheesy! But somehow, I don't hate it either??
Maybe it's because all the angst, emo-ness, and saccharine declarations of love are interspersed with quite horrifying vampire/zombie violence. (I'm calling the rabids 'zombies' because that's pretty much what they are).
This series doesn't necessarily bring anything new to the genre, but it still combines tropes in a way that makes me want to read on. Fairly standard vampire lore, bad science induced zombie plague, post-apocalyptic Earth. And at the center of it all is the vampire-led society and the enslavement of the human race. I have to applaud the author for bringing it all together! (I kind of want to read about vampire politics and society as Kagawa would imagine).
And though it did get somewhat tired after a while, I did enjoy watching Allie struggle with her inner demon, because I think that's a fascinating aspect of vampires -- the tragedy of what they've lost, and what they've become. The story never once shied away from the idea of vampires as monsters, which is so refreshing to say the least. In the age of Twilight and Vampire Diaries, it's easy to romanticize vampires as beautiful and sexy rather than hideous and scary.
Jackal was quite amusing yet again. I'd love to read a series centered around his life! Or better yet, the Adventures of Jackal and Kanin as they grudgingly tolerate one another over the centuries!
The one thing that kind of bothered me throughout the trilogy was the villain. I suppose every hero needs a baddie to fight, but this one lacked something. He was just so evil and sadistic I couldn't really believe him. Maybe psychos aren't supposed to be understood, but I think if he had either less cruelty or more rational bases for his actions, I might have enjoyed him better. Villains that are three dimensional can be so much more interesting.
Maybe it's because all the angst, emo-ness, and saccharine declarations of love are interspersed with quite horrifying vampire/zombie violence. (I'm calling the rabids 'zombies' because that's pretty much what they are).
This series doesn't necessarily bring anything new to the genre, but it still combines tropes in a way that makes me want to read on. Fairly standard vampire lore, bad science induced zombie plague, post-apocalyptic Earth. And at the center of it all is the vampire-led society and the enslavement of the human race. I have to applaud the author for bringing it all together! (I kind of want to read about vampire politics and society as Kagawa would imagine).
And though it did get somewhat tired after a while, I did enjoy watching Allie struggle with her inner demon, because I think that's a fascinating aspect of vampires -- the tragedy of what they've lost, and what they've become. The story never once shied away from the idea of vampires as monsters, which is so refreshing to say the least. In the age of Twilight and Vampire Diaries, it's easy to romanticize vampires as beautiful and sexy rather than hideous and scary.
Jackal was quite amusing yet again. I'd love to read a series centered around his life! Or better yet, the Adventures of Jackal and Kanin as they grudgingly tolerate one another over the centuries!
The one thing that kind of bothered me throughout the trilogy was the villain. I suppose every hero needs a baddie to fight, but this one lacked something. He was just so evil and sadistic I couldn't really believe him. Maybe psychos aren't supposed to be understood, but I think if he had either less cruelty or more rational bases for his actions, I might have enjoyed him better. Villains that are three dimensional can be so much more interesting.