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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
Istnieje świat tak zwany Podwiecznoscią, gdzie żyją Wieczni, ci nieśmiertelni, którzy znają przepis na wieczność. Musza oni żywić się ludzkimi emocjami aby przetrwać. Co sto lat muszą też znaleźć Dawcę, którego zabiorą ze sobą do swojego świata aby wyssać z niego wszystkie emocje. Nikki zostaje właśnie taką Dawczynią dla Cole’a i na sześć miesięcy znika w podziemiach, chociaż tam czas płynie inaczej i tam upływa sto lat. Nikki postanawia wrócić na ziemię, by spotkać rodzinę oraz Jacka, swoją miłość, ale po sześciu miesiącach zostanie z powrotem zabrana do podziemi. Dalej książka przedstawia cały okres oczekiwania do jej powrotu. Fabuła oraz oryginalność pomysłu spodobały mi się, aczkolwiek świat Podwiecznosci mógłby zostać nieco lepiej przedstawiony, gdyż nie ma zbyt wielu wyjaśnień odnośnie tego. Książkę się czyta szybko i lekko, akcji nie brakuje, nastomiast niestety jest pełna nonsensów i banałów. Postacie są jednowymiarowe, Nikki zaś to taka trochę sierotka. Będę kontynuować serię, kiedy położę ręce na następnych częściach.
Liked the concept of trying to tie Mythology with it but then it turned Twilighty and then there was the whole reversal dementor concept. Meh.
Ever since I read Kat Kennedy's awesome review of Everneath, I knew I had to read this book, and I'm so glad I did. Despite falling into some YA PNR clichés, Everneath manages to be a very enjoyable read.
Everneath is a modern retelling of the myth of Persephone. Nikki Beckett returns to the Surface, having survived six months in the Everneath being fed on by Cole, an immortal who must consume human emotion to live. Afterwards, Nikki is faced with the choice to either join Cole and become an Everliving herself or return to the Everneath in six months and be consumed by the Shades. She chooses the latter. With only six months to live, Nikki sets about trying to make amends with the people she so suddenly left behind including her father, brother, and ex-boyfriend, Jack, whose memory kept her alive in the Everneath. As she struggles to accept her fate, she must fight her addiction to Cole, who continues to try to seduce her to the dark side, and her feelings for Jack, who refuses to give up on her.
For me, the strongest aspect of this novel was the romance between Nikki and Jack. Ashton's portrayal of the love between them, both in the present and through flashbacks, tugged at my heart. Nikki and Jack have amazing chemistry, and their relationship felt real and authentic. The love triangle also worked for me, mostly because Cole, the unhealthy stalker bad boy, is never glorified or presented as truly appealing. Ashton makes it clear that he is the unhealthy choice and that the only thing he can offer Nikki over Jack is a drug-like escape from her pain. Cole is more of a foil to the relationship between Nikki and Jack than a viable love interest.
Nikki is also a likable protagonist. She doesn't mope around, complaining about her situation, or make excuses for her poor choices. She owns them and tries to make amends. Additionally, I have a lot of respect for her because she wasn't a doormat in either her relationship with Jack or Cole, and for having the brains to recognize that Cole is unhealthy and resist him. This is not to say she is overly perfect. She continues to make mistakes throughout the story and admittedly takes the easy road instead of the correct one at times, but these flaws only serve to make her relatable.
The weaker aspects of this novel come front outside the love triangle. Many of the secondary characters needed more fleshing out like Nikki's ex-best friend Jules and Nikki's family. Her younger brother, Tommy, ends up being little more than a plot device, and her father is a too negligent to be believable. He seems to have barely noticed his daughter's abrupt disappearance six months earlier, and he is far too obsessed with his political career. Also, Everneath has yet another bitchy blonde cheerleader whose only purpose seems to be to torment the heroine and go after her love interest.
I really liked Ashton's take on the myth of Persephone. It was original and incorporated ideas from both ancient greek and ancient Egyptian mythology. My main issue was the way the final mysteries were revealed. Although Nikki does have to work to understand some of the mysteries, Ashton relies a bit too much on Nikki's English teacher to provide the answers in the end. Still, it was refreshing to find a YA novel that was able to surprise me in terms of the plot, and the ending of this book was fantastic.
I'd recommend this book to fans of YA PNR who like love triangles when they're done well, and who are tired of being sold on the wrong love interest.
Everneath is a modern retelling of the myth of Persephone. Nikki Beckett returns to the Surface, having survived six months in the Everneath being fed on by Cole, an immortal who must consume human emotion to live. Afterwards, Nikki is faced with the choice to either join Cole and become an Everliving herself or return to the Everneath in six months and be consumed by the Shades. She chooses the latter. With only six months to live, Nikki sets about trying to make amends with the people she so suddenly left behind including her father, brother, and ex-boyfriend, Jack, whose memory kept her alive in the Everneath. As she struggles to accept her fate, she must fight her addiction to Cole, who continues to try to seduce her to the dark side, and her feelings for Jack, who refuses to give up on her.
For me, the strongest aspect of this novel was the romance between Nikki and Jack. Ashton's portrayal of the love between them, both in the present and through flashbacks, tugged at my heart. Nikki and Jack have amazing chemistry, and their relationship felt real and authentic. The love triangle also worked for me, mostly because Cole, the unhealthy stalker bad boy, is never glorified or presented as truly appealing. Ashton makes it clear that he is the unhealthy choice and that the only thing he can offer Nikki over Jack is a drug-like escape from her pain. Cole is more of a foil to the relationship between Nikki and Jack than a viable love interest.
Nikki is also a likable protagonist. She doesn't mope around, complaining about her situation, or make excuses for her poor choices. She owns them and tries to make amends. Additionally, I have a lot of respect for her because she wasn't a doormat in either her relationship with Jack or Cole, and for having the brains to recognize that Cole is unhealthy and resist him. This is not to say she is overly perfect. She continues to make mistakes throughout the story and admittedly takes the easy road instead of the correct one at times, but these flaws only serve to make her relatable.
The weaker aspects of this novel come front outside the love triangle. Many of the secondary characters needed more fleshing out like Nikki's ex-best friend Jules and Nikki's family. Her younger brother, Tommy, ends up being little more than a plot device, and her father is a too negligent to be believable. He seems to have barely noticed his daughter's abrupt disappearance six months earlier, and he is far too obsessed with his political career. Also, Everneath has yet another bitchy blonde cheerleader whose only purpose seems to be to torment the heroine and go after her love interest.
I really liked Ashton's take on the myth of Persephone. It was original and incorporated ideas from both ancient greek and ancient Egyptian mythology. My main issue was the way the final mysteries were revealed. Although Nikki does have to work to understand some of the mysteries, Ashton relies a bit too much on Nikki's English teacher to provide the answers in the end. Still, it was refreshing to find a YA novel that was able to surprise me in terms of the plot, and the ending of this book was fantastic.
I'd recommend this book to fans of YA PNR who like love triangles when they're done well, and who are tired of being sold on the wrong love interest.
Amazing first book for Brodi Ashton. The relationship between Nikki and Jack is really believable and the storyline was really engaging. Can't wait until #2 comes out because she left it on a really good cliff hanger that will drive me mad for months.
This was a very engrossing book and it had a fascinating story line. A good book for mythology and YA paranormal fans like me :) Considering the fact that this was apparently the author's debut novel, one can't help but be impressed! If you liked this, you should DEFINITELY check out "Abandon" by Meg Cabot - it's also a retelling of the Persephone + Hades myth but it with a very different twist from Everneath's.
Weird, and not as amazing as I hoped it would be. I really should start reading what these stories are about instead of what people recommend. Mythology, immortals, romance just with a modern twist. Can't really go wrong.
The characters were likable enough, I enjoyed the finding of love again between Nikki and Jack, at first I was all about Cole but as I got to know Jack better I am on his team! :D However, when I found out the reason behind why everything happened, I was disappointed that Nikki was the over-emotional, already-assumed, over-analytical, typical teenage girl, I was kinda disappointed.
I loved the modern twist of the underworld and Cole as the main "bad guy" but overall I just wasn't THAT impressed, I've read A LOT of mythology books and this just failed to impress me but if you're looking for a quick fun read this is an easy go.
I didn't have a hard time getting through this book it was a fun read.
I will give the 2nd book a go and see if it gets better for me! You know me a sucker for mythology so I'm not giving up completely on this series!
Sexual Content: Mild
Language: Mild (I think)
Drugs/Alcohol: Mild
The characters were likable enough, I enjoyed the finding of love again between Nikki and Jack, at first I was all about Cole but as I got to know Jack better I am on his team! :D However, when I found out the reason behind why everything happened, I was disappointed that Nikki was the over-emotional, already-assumed, over-analytical, typical teenage girl, I was kinda disappointed.
I loved the modern twist of the underworld and Cole as the main "bad guy" but overall I just wasn't THAT impressed, I've read A LOT of mythology books and this just failed to impress me but if you're looking for a quick fun read this is an easy go.
I didn't have a hard time getting through this book it was a fun read.
I will give the 2nd book a go and see if it gets better for me! You know me a sucker for mythology so I'm not giving up completely on this series!
Sexual Content: Mild
Language: Mild (I think)
Drugs/Alcohol: Mild
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 or maybe 2.75
Meh.
Review to come if I actually have the motivation to do so. Which says a lot already.
Meh.
Review to come if I actually have the motivation to do so. Which says a lot already.
4,5 stars
There are no words that can suffice in explaining how utterly sad and depressing Everneath is.
Nikki wakes up in the human world after spending 6 months in the Everneath. When she wakes up in the human world - 6 months after she disappeared to the Everneath (time works differently in the human world and Everneath) - she has about 6 months left to say goodbye to the people that she loves before the Everneath claims her for good.
From the moment that I started reading Everneath, I was hooked. Everneath is influenced by Mythology specifically the Greek Myths involving Hades and Persephone and Orpheus and Eurydice. I love books that deal with Mythology and in Everneath, the mythological aspect is unique. The world of the Everneath, the Forfeits, the Feeding etc. is quite intriguing.
Everneath is also told through a then-and-now timeline and this gives us a view into what led Nikki into the Everneath as well as the events that take place when she resurfaces in the human world. The back-and-forth timeline narration also shows the relationship that Nikki had with her family and friends before and after her time in the Everneath and also adds to the mystery.
Nikki is a strong character who meets the challenges that come her way head-on. She also admits to her faults and takes responsibility for her actions. Her loss, grief and hopelessness seeps through the pages of Everneath.
Everneath is also a romance heavy book. The romance is believable and plays such a huge role in Nikki's emotional journey. Jack, is such a sweetheart and I love reading about his relationship with Nikki.
The antagonist of Everneath is Cole, a sympathetic bad-boy and a complex character. One doesn't know whether his actions are genuine or whether he has ulterior motives. I don't know how I feel about him and I love that he's a morally grey character.
One of the secondary characters that stand out in Everneath is Will Caputo, Jack's brother, and while he's drunk for the majority of Everneath, I feel like he's going to play a larger role in Everbound.
Nikki's aim for coming back to the human world was to 'fix' her relationship with her father and brother and get a proper chance to say goodbye, but not much page time is dedicated to her relationship with her family.
Here's the thing about Everneath, we already know what happened to Nikki, but what we see is the journey that led her there and what happens afterwards. I can't wait to dive into Everbound.
"Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with." (Mrs Stone)
There are no words that can suffice in explaining how utterly sad and depressing Everneath is.
Nikki wakes up in the human world after spending 6 months in the Everneath. When she wakes up in the human world - 6 months after she disappeared to the Everneath (time works differently in the human world and Everneath) - she has about 6 months left to say goodbye to the people that she loves before the Everneath claims her for good.
From the moment that I started reading Everneath, I was hooked. Everneath is influenced by Mythology specifically the Greek Myths involving Hades and Persephone and Orpheus and Eurydice. I love books that deal with Mythology and in Everneath, the mythological aspect is unique. The world of the Everneath, the Forfeits, the Feeding etc. is quite intriguing.
Everneath is also told through a then-and-now timeline and this gives us a view into what led Nikki into the Everneath as well as the events that take place when she resurfaces in the human world. The back-and-forth timeline narration also shows the relationship that Nikki had with her family and friends before and after her time in the Everneath and also adds to the mystery.
Nikki is a strong character who meets the challenges that come her way head-on. She also admits to her faults and takes responsibility for her actions. Her loss, grief and hopelessness seeps through the pages of Everneath.
Everneath is also a romance heavy book. The romance is believable and plays such a huge role in Nikki's emotional journey. Jack, is such a sweetheart and I love reading about his relationship with Nikki.
The antagonist of Everneath is Cole, a sympathetic bad-boy and a complex character. One doesn't know whether his actions are genuine or whether he has ulterior motives. I don't know how I feel about him and I love that he's a morally grey character.
One of the secondary characters that stand out in Everneath is Will Caputo, Jack's brother, and while he's drunk for the majority of Everneath, I feel like he's going to play a larger role in Everbound.
Nikki's aim for coming back to the human world was to 'fix' her relationship with her father and brother and get a proper chance to say goodbye, but not much page time is dedicated to her relationship with her family.
Here's the thing about Everneath, we already know what happened to Nikki, but what we see is the journey that led her there and what happens afterwards. I can't wait to dive into Everbound.
"Remembering is easy. It's forgetting that's hard." (Will Caputo)
I liked this book. This is probably the first time in history that I didn't like the badass immortal who is supposed to be a love interest. This book was fun and easy to read.