Immortal Dark (Deluxe Limited Edition) (Immortal Dark, 1) Hardcover – September 3, 2024

Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma is a dark, decadent and wholly satisfying gem giving us everything that all our vampire fiction favorites and cult classics lacked. Fans of Vampire Diaries, Twilight, and all the YA/NA angsty vampire romance and supernatural drama will devour this!What I really loved:- Black dark academia. Dark academia is on the rise. It was beginning to get a bit redundant, particularly in aspects of representation, but Girma has filled the void, giving us a diverse cast of well developed characters who feel both relatable and iconic. The way she weaved an original lore into the culture and familial legacies of the main characters and the setting itself were immersive, fun and refreshing. I can’t wait to learn more!- Enemies to lovers done right. The loathing was as palpable as the chemistry. The tension was as fiery as the angst and the passion. I loved the sophistication and complexity of the romance.- Truly morally gray main characters. Without giving any spoilers, let’s just say, these characters aren’t afraid to rise to the occasion when challenged.- A worthy book boyfriend . Susenyos is angsty, cunning, charming and mysterious. he’s the perfect balance of all the vampires you love to swoon over.- Intriguing and original lore/worldbuilding. One of the most compelling and unique aspects of the worldbuilding is the way vampires are written, particularly the art of drinking blood. It’s explored in a way I’ve never seen before and adds a level of complexity to romance and relationships as well as serving the plot and moving the story forward.Note:Content warnings include but are not limited to mention of suicide ideation, murder, vampire violence, death, family loss/death .There really wasn’t anything I didn’t love about this book other than the fact that it had to end. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series and whatever Tigest Girma writes. She’s an autobuy author for me, and Immortal Dark is in my top 3 vampire reads. I highly recommend!Thank you to Little, Brown books for readers, Netgalley , and the author for a complimentary copy of this ebook. I am leaving a voluntary review. All thoughts and ideas expressed are my own.

Immortal Darkby Tigest Girmanarrated by Jordan CobbThank you so much partner @littlebrown @librofm got the gifted ARC and audiobook.Blurb: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 handsome vampire she suspects killed her family and kidnapped her sister.🍂 My thoughts:It began long before my time, but something has always hunted our family.Immortal Dark is a whole vibe. I loved the dark academia and rich setting. The author did a phenomenal job creating the atmosphere. I would definitely say this story is a slow burn and a bit on the thicker side. With that said, I felt like the audiobook broke up the story and kept me engaged when I felt like the pacing was off. This story picks up in the second half, so if you’re reading and you’re upset with the pacing… I promise it is all worth it in the end! You’ll be anxiously waiting to see what’ll happen next and you’ll be unable to stop reading/listening. Vampires, enemies to lovers, and pure chaos… what’s not to love?! This book was absolutely perfect as the weather gets cooler and we head into autumn. I will definitely be continuing on in this trilogy. Immortal Dark is out now!Happy reading 📖 🍂✨🩸

Tigest Girma, you have written the Black vampire novel of my inner Black teenage girl dreams!I'm a lifelong lover of vampire media—they've always been my favorite monster, and I truly think it's because of how much they can relate to humans and humanity, no matter how long they've been undead. Girma's unique take on vampires, them being tethered to specific families, and there always, in theory, being a specific number of vampires at a time was so fascinating. The threat of them banding together and breaking the rules felt very real, so I do wish we had seen more activity between the vampires who belong to other houses or vampires who exist outside of Uxlay before the little bit we got toward the end, but it seems like the next book will have so much of what I felt was missing here.Kidan is unlike any FMC in any fantasy I've read so far. She is not meek or unsure of herself, she is filled with rage, has blood on her hands, agendas of her own, and loyalties she holds firm to that make her seem so completely unique and interesting. This is YA, and I did feel like she read as quite immature and impulsive, but I also feel like she became less so as the story progressed. I loved Susenyos and found him to be confusing and mysterious yet somewhat gentle and kind and surprisingly understanding. Their friends-to-mysteriously-unnamed-thing was natural and I adored the pacing of their relationship as well as the constant shift in power. I do wish that some things surrounding the…contact they made were less ambiguous, but due to the genre restrictions, I didn't count that as a flaw, just a preference. The magical, sentient house and the way it lived off of the energy they gave out or kept trapped inside was hilarious, scary, charming, and sometimes sad.I think most, if not all fantasy novels, especially those with a lot of houses/families and politics and locations and cultures, would benefit greatly from a glossary of terms and pronunciation guide. Immortal Dark needed these aids quite badly, and it is easy to become overwhelmed and disassociate in the beginning—but I am really glad I pushed through that. I ended up switching to a physical copy once I got a grasp on the pronunciation of terms in the audiobook simply because this book is expansive and I was even getting lost in the audiobook without being able to read the words with my eyes. However, I loved the audiobook narrator and felt the translated Kidan's sarcasm and humor extremely well.The set up for book 2 made me SCREAM in the best way! All I can say is Kidan is better than me because I would have started fighting on sight LOL. This is a very compelling and fun debut novel, and I am so overjoyed that young adults and young adult genre lovers get to experience such a gem.5 ⭐️s.5 🌶️Thank you to Hachette Audio, Little, Brown Young Readers, and NetGalley for providing an ALC!