The Eternity Cure Blog Tour: Welcome To The Fanged Side + A Giveaway

Welcome to the fifth stop of The Eternity Cure Blog Tour hosted by Kismet Book Touring! I, like so very many of you, am an enormous fan of this series, and today I have the pleasure of trying to lure you over to the fanged side by sharing with you my top three reasons being a vampire in the Blood of Eden world is made of win. Sure, there are some obvious drawbacks, but we're completely ignoring those today and instead reveling in the delusion that vampiredom in these books is the very definition of what it means to be eternally happy. Let's get started shall we?

JENNY'S TOP 3 REASONS IT'S GOOD TO BE
A BLOOD OF EDEN VAMPIRE

1. Time.

This seems obvious right? Of course when you're immortal you suddenly find yourself with an abundance of time on your hands, but I think we all need to approach this from a book blogger/reader/lover of all things book-related standpoint. How many times of have you said to yourself "Self? I wish there were more hours in the day so I can read all the books I want to read." I'm pretty sure I've said that 203948209 times. There are also probably about 15 series that every time I see a review for one of the books I've said "I need to start this series!" But do I start it? No. Why you ask? Because usually I just don't have time to start anything new if I want to keep up with all the series I'm currently in love with and/or deeply involved in. *tragic sigh*

Think if you were a vampire though! You would, quite literally, have all the time in the world to read anything and everything you ever wanted (granted books are fairly hard to find in this world, but again, you have time to search for them - like a treasure hunt). That series you've always wanted to read but haven't picked up yet because it's already on book 8 and you don't really have time to go back and read the first 7? No problem. You're going to be alive forever, and forever means you can get a lot of reading done. Am I right?

2. Insta-Family (and in Allie's case, Insta-Family of Awesome)

The Blood of Eden world is a lonely one. Even though most of the remaining humans tend to cluster together (safety in numbers and all that), I think there's an inherent sense of loneliness given the many perils they face on a daily basis. Starvation. Rabids. Illness. Any day could be their last or the last of someone they know, so I think majority of them keep the vulnerable parts of themselves–the emotional parts–locked down tight in self-preservation.

When you're made into a vampire however, you're automatically brought into the fold of a very elite  and often well-to-do family; one you're instantly connected to via a blood tie whether you want it or not. If you're lucky like Allie, you wind up with family like Kanin. And also Jackal. Yes, Jackal is morally questionable and a bit ambiguous in terms of loyalty, but he's hilarious. He'll keep you on your toes and laughing, and when you have nothing but endless days laid out in front of you, someone with a sense of humor, however twisted at times, is worth the pain and aggravation that often accompanies a smart mouth.

3. Badassery

I will be the first to admit that an awe-inspiring and fear-inducing fighter of glorious proportions I am not. Not that I've had any real experience with that sort of thing, but I know for a fact I'd be more the curl-up-in-a-fetal-ball-and-hope-they-don't-see-me type of fighter rather than the much-preferred stay-cool-and-calm-and-scare-them-with-your-prowess type of fighter. In this reality I personally think I rock the fetal ball level of competency, but in Allie's world that simply wouldn't cut it.

If I was a vampire though, I'd have increased strength and heightened senses, not to mention a set of fangs that could do serious damage. Linking back to #1 above, I'd also have time to train. Lots of time. Think of how epic a fighter I would be after a couple years! *pats self on back for potential future fictional fighting magnificence*

Allie's pretty unbelievable with her katana, and who wouldn't revel just a tiny bit in the ability to send shivers down an opponent's spine when they get a look at how well you handle yourself? Now I've kind of talked myself into wanting to take some sort of martial arts class....

Well, there you have it. Those are my top three pros to being a vampire in Allie's world. Have I managed to convince anyone to join Team Vampire? I thought so ;-)

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THE ETERNITY CURE

You won’t want to miss book 2 in Julie Kagawa’s dystopian masterpiece, Blood of Eden, optioned for a movie by Palomar Pictures.

How do you face the end of eternity?

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.

Goodreads • Amazon

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JULIE KAGAWA

Julie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish and the odd eel.

To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dog trainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.

Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all-time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian shepherd who is too smart for his own good and the latest addition, a hyperactive Papillon puppy.

her website • her blog • Twitter • Facebook • Goodreads

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GIVEAWAY

Thanks to Harlequin Teen and Kismet Book Touring, I have two amazing giveaways to share with you today. The first is a copy of either The Immortal Rules or The Eternity Cure, and you can enter by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.

The second Giveaway is a Blood of Eden inspired Travel Package including: A beautiful handmade Leather Travel Journal, handmade pencils, a copy of The Immortal Rules and The Eternity Cure and a vintage Leather messenger bag “Alison Style”.  Entries into the daily giveaway will also count toward the grand prize give-away!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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BLOG TOUR

Be sure and check out the other stops on this amazing tour for more chances to win and more Eternity Cure fun! Also, if you haven't had a chance yet, pop over to the newly launched Blood of Eden website for all sorts of goodies and extra information.

Monday, April 1st – Page Turners
Tuesday, April 2nd – Fiktsun
Wednesday, April 3rd – Once Upon Twilight
Thursday, April 4th –Katie's Book Blog
Friday, April 5th – Supernatural Snark

Monday, April 8th – The Book Cellar
Tuesday, April 9th – Parajunkee
Wednesday, April 10th – Good Choice Reading
Thursday, April 11th – YA Book Central
Friday, April 12th – Refracted Light Reviews

Monday, April 15th – Reading Teen
Tuesday, April 16th – Ticket To Anywhere
Wednesday, April 17th – Mundie Mom's
Thursday, April 18th – I Love Teen Books
Friday, April 19th – Grave Tells