My Reaction in a Nutshell: 
 This book was far grittier than I was expecting. 
 The Long Version: 
 If you are looking for a fun, sexy vampire book then you've come to the wrong place. This book doesn't paint a pretty picture of the undead. 
 As if living in a world ruled by vampires isn't enough, there are even scarier things that go bump in the night. Nothing about Allie's life has been easy and things are about to get a whole lot harder for our protagonist. 
 This book is full of villains ranging from deranged cannibals to a poetic lunatic to a gang of bikers to vampire royalty to armed humans. Allie can't trust anyone . . . including herself. 
 I thought that the only vampire books I liked were created by Richelle Mead until I read My Immortal Rules. This book has the same gritty quality to it as Angelfall by Susan Ee. 
 I really liked this book, but it wasn't without its problems. For that, I'm giving it 3.5/5 stars. 
 ***TRIGGER WARNINGS: implied R threats, kidnapping, terminal illness, slavery, taking of blood without consent, death, murder, torture