{YA Review} The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden #2) by Julie Kagawa

 In Allison Sekemoto's world, there is one rule left: Blood calls to blood

She has done the unthinkable: died so that she might continue to live. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, Allie will follow the call of blood to save her creator, Kanin, from the psychotic vampire Sarren. But when the trail leads to Allie's birthplace in New Covington, what Allie finds there will change the world forever—and possibly end human and vampire existence.

There's a new plague on the rise, a strain of the Red Lung virus that wiped out most of humanity generations ago—and this strain is deadly to humans and vampires alike. The only hope for a cure lies in the secrets Kanin carries, if Allie can get to him in time.

Allison thought that immortality was forever. But now, with eternity itself hanging in the balance, the lines between human and monster will blur even further, and Allie must face another choice she could never have imagined having to make. (Blurb via Goodreads)

{Details} Hardcover, 434 pages. Published April 30th 2013 by Harlequin Teen (first published January 1st 2013). Source: library

{Rating} 4/5 -- I really liked it!

{Review} 

"I smelled blood as soon as I walked into the room." (page 1, line 1)

The Eternity Cure is book two in the Blood of Eden trilogy, my review of book one, The Immortal Rules, is here. I liked The Immortal Rules but The Eternity Cure was better. The storyline, the relationships, the character development, all were so much more interesting.

Allison is still a survivor, a girl still struggling between the monster and humanity. She's an amazingly strong character, that despite the cost to herself she's still willing to do the right thing, to care for others before herself.

We see more than one familiar character, resulting in some interesting dynamics. Spoiler alert because it's not specifically spelled out in the blurb - highlight if you want to know- Jackal and Zeke reappear. I enjoyed the dysfunctional brother/sister relationship between Allison and Jackal. They have to work together even as they want to off each other, how can that not be fun? And Zeke. He's grown up a bit but there's still that spark of him that made me love him.

Action, intrigue, death, sacrifice, answers are given, more questions were posed and the ending? O.M.G. I never say OMG but this ending, it deserves an OMG. I need book three, The Forever Song, now.