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A review by cleolindbooks
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
Thank you NetGalley and Little, Brown Young Readers for the e-arc!
It's an absolute masterpiece. Dark, dramatic, seductive, and violent! This is one of the best vampire books I have ever read. In this book we follow Kidan as she infiltrates a vampire school in order to find her missing sister. Her only lead is the vampire Susenyos who is as tempting for her as he is dangerous. Their violent tempers clash as both try to master the house and each other. This book really dives into humanity and the idea of falsely perceiving goodness and evilness.
This is is a textbook example of what I want when I say I want dark academia. The story is violent, cruel, and beautiful, with seams of humanity, death, and loss masterfully woven through. Kidan is willing to do anything and everything; she truly is a vengeful and ruthless woman, and I adore her for that. Her journey throughout the story is seeped in cruelty, anger, and temptation. Every twist and decision leaves you needing to know what she's going to do next. But she's not only that. She is narrow-minded and ruthless to a violent extreme, but she is also human and damaged. One of the things I love about her character is that it shows both sides of her humanity. The book shows that she is willing to do anything to protect those she deems worthy, but its impact on her soul is still there. NOW FOR THE TENSION. THE CONNECTION. THE HATRED BETWEEN HER AND SUSENYOS. This is enemies to reluctant allies to enemies to back to allies to lovers to back to enemies and so on. Their relationship is everything. They are so drawn to each other because of how well they mirror each other's brutality, savagery, and desire. this book also brings so much emotion with the conclusion. I did guest from the very beginning that June left voluntarily but the way that it unfolded was just so good I'm not even mad about it. After everything Kidan did to save June and June just leaving her sister in the dark like that was unbelievably cruel. She even knew that her sister thought she was getting abducted and basically just went well but I hope she forgets about me.
Overall I did really enjoy the plot! There were some twists that I didn't expect, and there were some that I totally guessed, but it was a solid mix of both. There were some plot holes or plot issues but generally, I enjoyed the story. Mainly it was some things that were said to be an issue, either not really an issue or things made into an issue seemingly for a reason. The ones that really stood out to me is when a constantly kept saying that only one person could pass but then they all did as well as why the two people who literally just killed GK would then immediately agree like 10 minutes later to bring him back as a vampire after murdering him.
It's an absolute masterpiece. Dark, dramatic, seductive, and violent! This is one of the best vampire books I have ever read. In this book we follow Kidan as she infiltrates a vampire school in order to find her missing sister. Her only lead is the vampire Susenyos who is as tempting for her as he is dangerous. Their violent tempers clash as both try to master the house and each other. This book really dives into humanity and the idea of falsely perceiving goodness and evilness.
This is is a textbook example of what I want when I say I want dark academia. The story is violent, cruel, and beautiful, with seams of humanity, death, and loss masterfully woven through. Kidan is willing to do anything and everything; she truly is a vengeful and ruthless woman, and I adore her for that. Her journey throughout the story is seeped in cruelty, anger, and temptation. Every twist and decision leaves you needing to know what she's going to do next. But she's not only that. She is narrow-minded and ruthless to a violent extreme, but she is also human and damaged. One of the things I love about her character is that it shows both sides of her humanity. The book shows that she is willing to do anything to protect those she deems worthy, but its impact on her soul is still there. NOW FOR THE TENSION. THE CONNECTION. THE HATRED BETWEEN HER AND SUSENYOS. This is enemies to reluctant allies to enemies to back to allies to lovers to back to enemies and so on. Their relationship is everything. They are so drawn to each other because of how well they mirror each other's brutality, savagery, and desire.
Overall I did really enjoy the plot! There were some twists that I didn't expect, and there were some that I totally guessed, but it was a solid mix of both. There were some plot holes or plot issues but generally, I enjoyed the story. Mainly it was some things that were said to be an issue, either not really an issue or things made into an issue seemingly for a reason.