Rating: 3.5/5 
 ***Contains spoilers for the first book and minor spoilers for this one*** 
 As a big fan of the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa, I picked up the Blood of Eden series because I wanted to see how Kagawa would write a story about vampires. I wasn't too impressed with the first book, The Immortal Rules, but I decided that I would give the second book a chance anyway. I can't say that I regretted it, but I also didn't find it an amazing book. 
 Characters: I only consider the characters in this book "good". I don't find them overly bad or overly amazing, but they're interesting enough to appreciate. I find that Allison became more likeable to me in this book. You were able to see more of how she deals with major conflicts. She is ever-persistent about rescuing her sire and I love that she is so loyal, but I also find that she is overly trusting and it frustrated me a little bit. 
 Allie's goal was to find Kanin and rescue him from Sarren, and in doing so she gets led back to New Covington, her hometown. Along the way she meets some recurring characters who add a bit of a mysterious feel to the book. 
 Story: It took a long long time for things in this book to pick up, at least in my opinion. It was a bit of a drag to read until about a half or two thirds into the book. Thankfully things picked up after that and at that point, I didn't want to put down the book. I did find the book a little predictable, especially what happened in the epilogue, but I was able to enjoy the book nonetheless. Also, I found a bit annoying how it seemed for the first half of the book or so, it was always mentioned somehow that she was a vampire. I felt that lines like "I'm sure I would be cold if I could still feel cold" or "If I still had a heartbeat, it would be thumping in my chest" were used WAY too often. 
 Romance: Things start heating up more between Allie and Zeke, who reunite somewhere along the way to saving Kanin (because what author could refuse bringing back a love interest like Zeke?). I loved their relationship, but it got a bit frustrating to me how literally every time they had a scene together, she would question how safe he is with her and how she could kill him if she ever went crazy. It was a bit too much for me. 
 Overall, I did enjoy the book but I didn't think it was AMAZING. I would recommend it to someone who enjoys post-apocalyptic worlds and doesn't mind another story about a deadly disease and rabids who remind me a lot of the walkers from The Walking Dead.