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breezy610's review against another edition
5.0
i am very shock by what went on in this book. I really though he would never besometng like that and accept it. I think this is a awesome conslusion to an awesome trilogy. I can't wait to read more of her stuff.
kate4ez's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't think I was ever going to finish this book. I. Finally skimmed the last few chapters just to get done. I enjoyed the first two in the series, but this one just fell flat for me.
yodamom's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 The world is thrown into chaos and it doesn't even know it yet. Human and vampire life is on the verge of extinction thanks to psycho vampire Sarren. He has taken an already nasty virus and developed something darker from it and now he is about to unleash it on the world. It is up to one master vampire, his two offspring and one newly turned vampire who want to kill them all to stop it.
This is the final song for this group. One will die, one will nearly die, one will wish for death and one will be the blunt object that has to deal with all of this.
There was a lot of drama in the beginning of the book. Sarren had done some nasty things that really messed with the head. The repercussions were heartbreaking and well tediously predictable mostly. Allison whined about little things, big things, and just made me grit my teeth to keep from spewing angry words at her to grow up already. The last 1/4 of the book was where all the emotional relationship drama stopped and the action started. Blood, fighting, damage and a death of my favorite character. What ?!?!?!?! Why ? There were others who would have been better dead choices. Ah, but it's not my story is it.
I had another issue with Jackal, he had something tot tell Allison about Why He ? and was cut off, we never heard his why. Irritating !
It was a good story this last book was my least favorite in the series. I didn't like how it was left and thats that.
This is the final song for this group. One will die, one will nearly die, one will wish for death and one will be the blunt object that has to deal with all of this.
There was a lot of drama in the beginning of the book. Sarren had done some nasty things that really messed with the head. The repercussions were heartbreaking and well tediously predictable mostly. Allison whined about little things, big things, and just made me grit my teeth to keep from spewing angry words at her to grow up already. The last 1/4 of the book was where all the emotional relationship drama stopped and the action started. Blood, fighting, damage and a death of my favorite character. What ?!?!?!?! Why ? There were others who would have been better dead choices. Ah, but it's not my story is it.
I had another issue with Jackal, he had something tot tell Allison about Why He ? and was cut off, we never heard his why. Irritating !
It was a good story this last book was my least favorite in the series. I didn't like how it was left and thats that.
robinhood2000's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the blood of eden series, for the first time the vampire trope felt original. The characters were good. I look forward to rereading it. Recommend!
agnesgailx's review against another edition
5.0
Oh god I just want to cry. I am not ready to say goodbye to this amazing story.
stuckinafictionaluniverse's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars. That tiny, half of a star might have something to do with my love for the rest of the series. Yes, I’m in denial at the moment.
This review contains spoilers for the first two books, but I’ll try my best to avoid discussing big reveals that happened in this one. There are some minor ones, though.
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I am sad to say that yet another amazing series has an extremely disappointing end.
I was excited for The forever song. I had faith in Julie Kagawa. But really, it ended up being like most conclusions: too long, boring and a huge disappointment.
Plot:
50% of the book consists of walking, Allison drowning in self loath, Jackal making sarcastic comments every two seconds and cheesy romance.
Once the story actually gets somewhere, it’s very anticlimactic. There are very few twists and turns, and the pacing remains reminiscent to a snail.
The next thing I’m going to bring up isn’t a major spoiler, it’s pretty obvious if you ask me, but I’m tagging it as one.
He is portrayed as the real antagonist’s lackey, but his characterization wasn’t believable and just came off as silly.
''Hey, vampire girl, I’m a ruthless killer now. Fear me!!’'
Okay, maybe those weren’t his exact words, but close enough.
The rest of the book is pretty much the same, with the exception of a few nice action scenes.
Characters:
Everyone’s worst side was highlighted.
Allison became whiny and annoying, Jackal ended up as a comedian who tries too hard and Zeke was a flat, wanna-be villain.
The one who got on my nerves the most was, surprisingly, Allison.
Her behavior in this book was childish and aggravating.
The fierce fighter was replaced by the silly, self-loathing teenager. And sure, she has a reason for it. The loss of Zeke hit her hard, and I was actually looking forward to see how she’d deal with it. Once again I was disappointed.
It’s okay for a character to have their low moments, as long as something comes out of it.
In this case, it didn’t.
She thinks she’s a monster. Guess what, Ali, that’s pretty true! But you can choose to be a heartless monster and live with it, or you can try to do something about.
Her entire inner monologue sounded something like this:
Oh, woe is me, I’m a vampire. I’m a horrible monster who eats babies and murders bunnies, boo hoo hoo.’’
That’s an actual line said by Jackal, too.
As I said, our main character kept drowning in self-pity and sadness. This is where I’d have liked to see her overcome that and develop as a character.
Although Allison did have a moment of sudden realization and decisiveness, I still remained unimpressed by that particular scene. It seemed unrealistic and out of play.
Did Allison become my beloved, intelligent, buttkicking heroine again? Sadly not. Bits of her old self still shone through sometimes, but in the end she wasn't a character I'd root for.
Kanin remained sane and wise as always. Sadly he wasn’t a big part of the book. He had more of a father-like role rather than a leader, and had to break up Allison and Jackal’s fights.
It was like an extremely dysfunctional road trip.
The dialogue felt forced and failed to convince me.
It was as if the characters were desperately trying to uphold the personality the author had given them throughout the series, but failed and exaggerated instead. Especially Jackal. Though i love his snide remarks and thought his humor made the previous books more entertaining, it got old after a while.
The romance that I previously really liked because of its perfect amount and realistic complications was unbearably cheesy and dramatic. The so-called romantic dialogue made me cringe:
’’Say you love me, vampire girl. Tell me… that this is forever.’’
That’s a big no for me. It wasn’t sweet or charming. It was corny and sometimes sounded like a line from a reality show.
The promise of forever comes out more desperate and obsessive to me.
Even if you are a vampire and literally have the possibility of loving someone for all eternity, forever is still a word used way too often in YA fiction. Zeke and Allison fell victim for it, and the result was not pretty.
Final verdict:
Lastly, I have to compare this to the previous books in the series, because The forever song was a huge disappointment.
The previous books were exciting, action-packed and well plotted.
The plot twists were well placed and what happened in the second book made me very eager to get to this one.
In comparison to the very enjoyable [b:The Immortal Rules|10215349|The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)|Julie Kagawa|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1323357921s/10215349.jpg|15114912] and the amazing [b:The Eternity Cure|13581990|The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden, #2)|Julie Kagawa|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1362772965s/13581990.jpg|19167673], the final installment in the series falls flat and is one I'd prefer to forget ever existed.
This review contains spoilers for the first two books, but I’ll try my best to avoid discussing big reveals that happened in this one. There are some minor ones, though.
___________________________
I am sad to say that yet another amazing series has an extremely disappointing end.
I was excited for The forever song. I had faith in Julie Kagawa. But really, it ended up being like most conclusions: too long, boring and a huge disappointment.
Plot:
50% of the book consists of walking, Allison drowning in self loath, Jackal making sarcastic comments every two seconds and cheesy romance.
Once the story actually gets somewhere, it’s very anticlimactic. There are very few twists and turns, and the pacing remains reminiscent to a snail.
The next thing I’m going to bring up isn’t a major spoiler, it’s pretty obvious if you ask me, but I’m tagging it as one.
Spoiler
We meet Zeke, who was turned into a vampire by Sarren in the last book.He is portrayed as the real antagonist’s lackey, but his characterization wasn’t believable and just came off as silly.
''Hey, vampire girl, I’m a ruthless killer now. Fear me!!’'
Okay, maybe those weren’t his exact words, but close enough.
The rest of the book is pretty much the same, with the exception of a few nice action scenes.
Characters:
Everyone’s worst side was highlighted.
Allison became whiny and annoying, Jackal ended up as a comedian who tries too hard and Zeke was a flat, wanna-be villain.
The one who got on my nerves the most was, surprisingly, Allison.
Her behavior in this book was childish and aggravating.
The fierce fighter was replaced by the silly, self-loathing teenager. And sure, she has a reason for it. The loss of Zeke hit her hard, and I was actually looking forward to see how she’d deal with it. Once again I was disappointed.
It’s okay for a character to have their low moments, as long as something comes out of it.
In this case, it didn’t.
She thinks she’s a monster. Guess what, Ali, that’s pretty true! But you can choose to be a heartless monster and live with it, or you can try to do something about.
Her entire inner monologue sounded something like this:
Oh, woe is me, I’m a vampire. I’m a horrible monster who eats babies and murders bunnies, boo hoo hoo.’’
That’s an actual line said by Jackal, too.
As I said, our main character kept drowning in self-pity and sadness. This is where I’d have liked to see her overcome that and develop as a character.
Although Allison did have a moment of sudden realization and decisiveness, I still remained unimpressed by that particular scene. It seemed unrealistic and out of play.
Did Allison become my beloved, intelligent, buttkicking heroine again? Sadly not. Bits of her old self still shone through sometimes, but in the end she wasn't a character I'd root for.
Kanin remained sane and wise as always. Sadly he wasn’t a big part of the book. He had more of a father-like role rather than a leader, and had to break up Allison and Jackal’s fights.
It was like an extremely dysfunctional road trip.
The dialogue felt forced and failed to convince me.
It was as if the characters were desperately trying to uphold the personality the author had given them throughout the series, but failed and exaggerated instead. Especially Jackal. Though i love his snide remarks and thought his humor made the previous books more entertaining, it got old after a while.
The romance that I previously really liked because of its perfect amount and realistic complications was unbearably cheesy and dramatic. The so-called romantic dialogue made me cringe:
’’Say you love me, vampire girl. Tell me… that this is forever.’’
That’s a big no for me. It wasn’t sweet or charming. It was corny and sometimes sounded like a line from a reality show.
The promise of forever comes out more desperate and obsessive to me.
Even if you are a vampire and literally have the possibility of loving someone for all eternity, forever is still a word used way too often in YA fiction. Zeke and Allison fell victim for it, and the result was not pretty.
Final verdict:
Lastly, I have to compare this to the previous books in the series, because The forever song was a huge disappointment.
The previous books were exciting, action-packed and well plotted.
The plot twists were well placed and what happened in the second book made me very eager to get to this one.
In comparison to the very enjoyable [b:The Immortal Rules|10215349|The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)|Julie Kagawa|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1323357921s/10215349.jpg|15114912] and the amazing [b:The Eternity Cure|13581990|The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden, #2)|Julie Kagawa|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1362772965s/13581990.jpg|19167673], the final installment in the series falls flat and is one I'd prefer to forget ever existed.
bluejaybooks's review against another edition
4.0
Third read through
I think I like this book now more than when I first read it. Of course, I haven't reread the first book recently, so that may be part of it. The Immortal Rules is almost certainly next on my to-reread list ;)
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Wow, I finished my reread exactly four years after my initial reading... And I didn't plan this? What an odd coincidence!
I think I like this book now more than when I first read it. Of course, I haven't reread the first book recently, so that may be part of it. The Immortal Rules is almost certainly next on my to-reread list ;)
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Wow, I finished my reread exactly four years after my initial reading... And I didn't plan this? What an odd coincidence!
chelsea2020's review against another edition
5.0
Beware of serious Fan-Girling.
Oh My GOSH!! That ending!! (Swoons)
This was such a perfect book to end this thrilling series!!
This book had the most perfect blend of emotions: from horror to hope, battle and bravery, trials and turmoil, and finally to love and loss. Oh My Gosh the losses!! (Sobs)
Won't give any details, but I warn you to guard your hearts and prepare for the worst, yet still reveling in the best and keeping the faith that all will end as it should.
The one thing that Kanin stresses most, this very thing that he claims Allison to represent, 'Hope,' will help to carry the gang through the worst experiences they've ever or will ever face. Faith and hope and love; this is what Allie and her family strive to preserve and hold on to for dear life as they face their trials. Keep the Hope, for Allison never lost hers. And she never will.
Oh My GOSH!! That ending!! (Swoons)
This was such a perfect book to end this thrilling series!!
This book had the most perfect blend of emotions: from horror to hope, battle and bravery, trials and turmoil, and finally to love and loss. Oh My Gosh the losses!! (Sobs)
Won't give any details, but I warn you to guard your hearts and prepare for the worst, yet still reveling in the best and keeping the faith that all will end as it should.
The one thing that Kanin stresses most, this very thing that he claims Allison to represent, 'Hope,' will help to carry the gang through the worst experiences they've ever or will ever face. Faith and hope and love; this is what Allie and her family strive to preserve and hold on to for dear life as they face their trials. Keep the Hope, for Allison never lost hers. And she never will.
alicebme's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't love this series, but it had a satisfying ending. As usual, the most interesting characters are not the sappy leads.