Week 32 Review: Immortal Dark

From Goodreads:

The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a lost heiress must infiltrate an arcane society and live with the vampire she suspects killed her family and kidnapped her sister. 

It began long before my time, but something has always hunted our family.

Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the elusive society of vampires she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. She is obsessively protective, mildly nihilistic, and willing to do anything to save her loved ones. When her sister, June, disappears, Kidan is convinced a vampire stole her—the same vampire bound to her family bloodline, the cruel yet captivating Susenyos Sagad. 

 

To find June, Kidan must infiltrate the elite Uxlay University—where students study to inherit their family fortune and select vampire companions. Kidan must study an arcane philosophy, work with four enigmatic students, and survive living with Susenyos—even as he does everything to drive her away. It doesn't matter that Susenyos's wickedness speaks to Kidan's own violent nature and tempts her to surrender to a life of darkness. She must find her sister and kill Susenyos at all costs.

When a murder mirroring June's disappearance shakes Uxlay, Kidan sinks further into the ruthless underworld of vampires, risking her very soul. There she discovers a centuries-old threat. And June could be at the center of it. To save her sister, Kidan must bring Uxlay to its knees and either break free from the horrors of her own actions or embrace the dark entanglements of love—and the blood it requires. 

My Review:
Oh, man, this book was dark, but so good! This world of vampires, and of Kidan and Susenyos, is dark and wicked, and like Kidan keeps repeating to herself, she must destroy all evil, including herself. Yeah, this was such an epic read! 

The way that the vampires and the magic worked, with bloodlines being tied to vampires, house magic, and the depths of what they were being taught at school-in a course that Kidan needs to pass in order to keep her house, it's important. And so fascinating to learn! 

Kidan is completely convinced that Susenyos had something to do with her sister's disappearance, and is pretty focused on her goal to take him down any any other vampires she can along the way, no matter the cost to herself. To the point where her concern for her own well-being is at the bottom of her priorities. His motives were much more murkier, and oh, the story delighted in throwing obstacle after obstacle, reveal after reveal in our paths! 

Since this is the first in a series, it's setting up a lot, from the characters, the world, and the plot. What with the ending of this book, I'm really anticipating the sequel, because I need to know what's going to happen next in this wonderful and gripping story! Where we left these characters-and the possibilities for the future story have lit up my imagination and I'm so excited to see what happens next! 

Loved reading this book and the wait for the sequel is going to incredibly awful! 

Author: Tigest Girma 
Series: Immortal Dark Trilogy #3 
Read: August 6th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and it's a DAC Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book!
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Expected Publication: September 3rd 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars