Immortal Dark is one of my most anticipated releases of 2024. We want the vampires back baby and here they are! This dark academia take on power and vampires is electric! This lived up to the hype and more! Keep reading this book review of Immortal Dark for my full thoughts.
Summary
It began long before my time, but something has always hunted our family.
Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the arcane society she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. When her sister, June, disappears, Kidan is convinced a vampire stole her—the very vampire bound to their family, the cruel yet captivating Susenyos Sagad.
To find June, Kidan must infiltrate the elite Uxlay University—where students study to ensure peaceful coexistence between humans and vampires and inherit their family legacies. Kidan must survive living with Susenyos—even as he does everything he can 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.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Immortal Dark begins as a story about sisterhood. About going into the den of danger to get answers, to search for revenge. But it quickly becomes apparent that getting her revenge is going to be harder than it seems. For Kidan uncovers secrets not only about the night her sister went missing, but about their parents. At Uxlay she has to figure out how to skirt the line between survival and purpose. But Immortal Dark quickly evolves into a story about survival. About the ways we can let what we think is our only purpose, stop us from living, keep us from the moments of everyday.
Immortal Dark solidifies that knowledge is power. That we can try to act before we know everything and find that our actions only do half as much. It’s a story full of secrets, never knowing who to trust, enemies and lovers. Second guessing, sabotage, and clever ploys. Its pages are brimming with rage and retribution. But I unexpectedly fell in love with Immortal Dark and Kidan’s character arc. Not only to see her on her search for revenge and anger, but also in her vulnerabilities, in the ways she finds true friends and relationships she never could have expected. These soft sides as she asks herself if her life is only about revenge.
Immortal Dark‘s ending will have you counting down the days until the sequel. It unfolds into a story with larger complications and consequences. And I gasped aloud. I was also fortunate to be able to listen to the narration of Jordan Cobb which was an added privilege. I loved the emotions to see Kidan struggling with her own humanity, her own desires versus her ones for revenge. You can feel the emotional navigation, the warring emotions in Cobb’s narration.
About the Author
Tigest Girma is an Ethiopian writer based in Melbourne, Australia. After graduating with a Bachelor of Education, she splits her time between writing and teaching. Passionate about exploring East African characters and myths, her work weaves Black stories with the dark and fantastical. In her free time, she can be found rewatching her comfort shows where the villain gets the girl. Immortal Dark is her debut novel.
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