#035 Waiting On Wednesday featuring The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

"Waiting On" Wednesday (or ya know WoW!) is a nifty little weekly event, hosted by the ever so lovely Jill at Breaking The Spine that puts the spotlight on various new and upcoming book releases that have become the"ohmigod! i gotta have this or i'll just die," eagerly anticipated novels to adorn your shelves.

The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1)
By Julie Kagawa
Publisher: Harlequin
Publish Date: April 24, 2012
Format: Hardback, pp 304
Age Demographic: Young Adult
b&n // amazon

You will kill. The only question is when.

In the dark days since the insidious Red Lung virus decimated the human population, vampires have risen to rule the crumbling cities and suburbs. Uncontested Princes hold sway over diminished ranks of humans: their "pets." In exchange for their labor, loyalty and of course, their blood, these pets are registered, given food and shelter, permitted to survive.

Unregistered humans cling to fringes, scavenging for survival. Allison Sekemoto and her fellow Unregistereds are hunted, not only by vampires, but by rabids, the unholy result of Red Lung-infected vampires feeding on unwary humans. One night, Allie is attacked by a pack of rabids, saved by an unlikely hero...and turned vampire.

Uncomfortable in her undead skin, Allie falls in with a ragtag crew of humans seeking a cure, or cures: for Rabidism and for Vampirism. She's passing for human...for now. But the hunger is growing and will not be denied. Not for friendship—not even for love.

*Summary taken from Goodreads.

I am way incredibly excited for this book, because it looks wickedly dark and delicious. Plus, the cover has a bit of the creep factor, with the blood dripping from the models eye. It's interesting to see Julie Kagawa shift from the world of fey to the dark nights of vampires so effortlessly, that it definitely has me anticipating this sure to be swoon-worthy novel.