Allison Sekemoto lives in the Fringe, the outer parts of the vampire city where the Unregistereds reside. If you're Unregistered, then you don't get any basic privileges that those in the city get like water or food. It's easy to become Registered, but Ali would rather die than become the vampire Prince Salazar's blood slave like the poor suckers in the city. So she lives the Fringer life; scavenging food wherever you can, and saving your own skin in the face of infected Rabids. It's a fleeting life where you can't get attached to anything, and Allison is accustomed to it while she lived in her little guild.
Until a pack of Rabids gets to her and her friends, leaving her the sole survivor. Though she's beaten badly, a vampire comes and gives her a choice - become a vampire and live another day, or die. When given a choice like that, naturally she'd pick the vampire.
She lives with Kanin, her vampire sire, and he teaches her the tricks of the trade to being a vampire, which is actually pretty cool. Then again, I'm fine as long as the vamps don't sparkle... They do cry blood though, which likely doesn't look very attractive. Eventually, for reasons I'm not at liberty to say in fear of spoilers, Allison has to part ways with Kanin, hoping to see him again. Kanin is the only one she can relate to about being such a monster. She sticks to the shadows, hiding away from anyone she's a danger to, and runs. Except in about a week she runs into her worst fear - she gets hungry.
And so, she runs into a ragtag group of humans who claim to be searching for a promise land called Eden, where no vampires are allows and no Rabids can get in. And in this group is ZEKE! I love Zeke, like a lot. He's sweet, strong, really funny, and determined. He takes really good care of Caleb and Bethany, and puts up with Ruth's b*tchiness. Whenever a painstaking moment occurred between Allison and the group, in my head I screamed Go to him. Run, Ali, RUN. ...I never learn that, in fact, the characters cannot hear me, nor will they ever, unless the future holds some kickbutt aurally interactive books.
Hands down, this book deserves 5 stars. I laughed, cried, and got totally absorbed. I went into Carmax to get a car with my mom, and I was halfway through when entering. I left just after reading the last sentence, an accomplished yet yearning feeling in my heart. This proves two things: I can read fast when I want to, and that the people in Carmax are SLOW.
I kind of wanted to see more of Lucas in the book, but I guess that would have just made things complicated if he stuck around (you'll see what I mean).
Have fun reading this, guys! It's a good one! Oh, and there's a little blurb in the back with a teaser for the next installment of the Iron Fey from Ethan's POV.
Cheers,
Julia
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