Kristalia 's Reviews > The Forever Song

Final rating: 3.5/5 stars

“You know it’s the end of the world when Jackal starts making sense,” he whispered. “It’s...pretty bad when the egotistical murdering vampire has to set you straight. I guess I had that kick in the head coming for a while. At least Jackal is good for something.”

You know something is wrong when my favorite character in this book is Jackal. To be honest, I couldn't wait to read this book at first, but now, after i read it, i felt even more disappointed.

The biggest problem I had was with Allie's "monster inside me (insert a word)" sentences, which reminded me of how much i hated "inner goddess" from a certain heroine i very much disliked.

In any case, the book got more interesting in the second part. But, the first part of the book was too dragging and boring for me.

I felt so much when I read the first and second book - enough for me to praise the book to all my friends. But, now, reading this book, my expectations have been crushed. I cannot describe the disappointment I am feeling at the moment. I gave it 3,5 stars, but in general, it's more like 3+ grade. If only I wasn't spoiled with the ending (glares at certain someone) who gave away what happened - it was just one scene - I would have at least felt something in the end.

As for the characters themselves - beware, there might be spoilers, so skip this section if you don't want to know. Allie honestly irritated the hell out of me. Too much weeping and angst and i'm a monster parts. I know it was hard for her to let the sorrow pass, but it only brought up worst qualities in her. Insert Kanin who is actually voice of reason - I wouldn't be so interested in the whole series if it wasn't for him. Jackal, on the other hand, became my favorite character. I don't think anyone can forgive him for what he had done in the past, nor will I make any excuses for defending him - i just wanted to say, that, of all characters, he was the greatest. Allie disappointed me, there just simply wasn't enough of Kanin to make me scream of happiness, not to mention Zeke. Zeke, Zeke, Zeke. We knew from the previous book that he was alive, and that was amazing cliffhanger. But now, while reading the book, i thought i would have preferred if Allie had gotten over him, saved the world with Jackal and Kanin and take up Jackal's offer. I don't mind happy endings either, but still, this kinda ruined it for me. As much as I liked Zeke, I couldn't stand seeing him not caring about anything. Thankfully, later on, he was kinda back, and that's when i actually started enjoying the book - you know, Zeke gets better, Allie stops with monster, monster monster etc.

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In other words, I really wish the book was written from third person perspective. I have to say, but, I have read more than 500 books. I found out that books in first person view usually bore the hell out of me, no matter how good the story is. I just can't stand being in another person's head. Also, the advantage of third person books is that you can write multiply POVs. And if one character starts boring the hell out of you with angsty parts, you can look forward to other characters. All in all, this is the second series that was disappointing to me from Julie Kagawa. I doubt I will read any other series/book from her, because even the Iron Fey series had a downfall with the fourth book. I still look forward to her completing the Iron Fey sequel series, and I hope i won't feel disappointed with it, cause I really like it. Who knows, if i reread the whole series from the beginning to the end, i might have a different opinion.

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MY BLOOD OF EDEN REVIEWS:

◉ 'Til the World Ends (Blood of Eden, #0.5)
◉ The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)
◉ The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden, #2)
◉ The Forever Song (Blood of Eden, #3)