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Ok so I think this book was a case of it came onto my radar through some challenge or another and the cover was gorgeous so, sure why not add it to my TBR. I'll get to it at some point. Now I loathe love triangles and I know these YA fantasy books always seem to feel the need to go that way so I've avoided it for awhile. But it's been tugging at me lately to finally crack and read it. Admittedly I'm glad I did. I have a weakness for anything playing off the Greek myths and this does an admirable job with it's play on the myth of Persephone.
The book is a little slow to start with the back and forth in time. The stories not told chronologically, instead we're with Nikki in the aftermaths of her decision and over time get caught up on the events that lead up to her decision to go with Cole to the Everneath. (By the way this book is getting the extra half star bump to 4.5 stars for the last like 10 pages.) This is a case for me in frustration. I dislike love triangles, I dislike them even more when I have a hard time choosing between the guys. Jack is your typical teenager. But his love for Nikki is genuine. Their mistakes and misunderstandings are understandable for a couple of kids. Cole is a little more complex. What he is makes everything increasingly more and more not simple. The way those of the Everneath survive makes his motives and feelings towards Nikki complicated and messy. I found myself sympathizing with him and yes still not wanting to hurt Jack either.
The world that's been created here is interesting. I find myself really curious to discover what the court of the Everneath is really like. Everything here takes place in the human world as Nikki looks for a way to say goodbye and maybe just escape her fate.
This story was a case of me getting more and more invested as time went along. The story was good, but not great as most of the back and forth was over the two guys. But as things began to pick up speed and Nikki actually owned up to what was going on and her time approached, well I got more and more invested. Even though I knew exactly where this train wreck was going it still got to me. Will definitely need to read the next book in the series and see where this goes.
The book is a little slow to start with the back and forth in time. The stories not told chronologically, instead we're with Nikki in the aftermaths of her decision and over time get caught up on the events that lead up to her decision to go with Cole to the Everneath. (By the way this book is getting the extra half star bump to 4.5 stars for the last like 10 pages.) This is a case for me in frustration. I dislike love triangles, I dislike them even more when I have a hard time choosing between the guys. Jack is your typical teenager. But his love for Nikki is genuine. Their mistakes and misunderstandings are understandable for a couple of kids. Cole is a little more complex. What he is makes everything increasingly more and more not simple. The way those of the Everneath survive makes his motives and feelings towards Nikki complicated and messy. I found myself sympathizing with him and yes still not wanting to hurt Jack either.
The world that's been created here is interesting. I find myself really curious to discover what the court of the Everneath is really like. Everything here takes place in the human world as Nikki looks for a way to say goodbye and maybe just escape her fate.
This story was a case of me getting more and more invested as time went along. The story was good, but not great as most of the back and forth was over the two guys. But as things began to pick up speed and Nikki actually owned up to what was going on and her time approached, well I got more and more invested. Even though I knew exactly where this train wreck was going it still got to me. Will definitely need to read the next book in the series and see where this goes.
Oh wow. All the feels for sure with this one! I could hardly put this one down. I am a HUGE fan of Greek mythology so when this came recommended and I looked into it, I immediately requested it from the library.
I've always been interested in the Persephone myth. Then again, anything involving Greek mythology, I'm fairly interested in. Some more than others. I have a statue of Artemis on my desk that I bought in Greece. I LOVE Artemis.
I've always found the thought of immortality intriguing. Cultures around the world have different myths about the search for immortality. Various creatures have obtained immortality.
From page one, Ashton pulled me into this new telling of an old myth. The Greek underworld is called the Everneath. There are the Everlivings (the immortals) and the Shades. We are soon introduced to Cole who is the Everliving with the claim over Nikki Beckett who is his Forefeit. It starts with her last moments in the Everneath before she Returns to the Surface. I was immediately curious about what could possibly drive a 17 year old to want to give up everything to have her emotions drained from her. I've had my fair share of struggles with depression. It started when my parents divorced when I was in 8th grade and I've struggled with it ever since. The worst it got is when it went from depression to full blown horrendous postpartum depression after my son was born. I was consumed with all of the "bad" emotions. I cried all the time, I didn't want to get out of bed, I didn't want to hear my baby cry. It was a dark, dark time in my life. I didn't want to feel anything anymore. Finally, once I was close to being pushed over the edge of getting on my own nerves with my overly caustic sarcasm, I asked for help. I'm not sure what I would've done if I'd been in Becks' place. Would I have asked to have the pain taken away or would I have sought out the help I did.
Becks' struggle to regain control of her emotions felt very similar to my struggle to balance my emotions as I adjusted to my antidepressant. It took a while for things to balance out. For me, it was a matter of weeks compared to Becks' months.
I admire Becks' strength to return even though she knew she was facing leaving again and for good this time. I would probably do the same. Just to see my family and friends one last time. It's not a thought I like, but I have letters written to my two children and my husband in the event something ever happens to me. I would want them to have something to always remind them of my love. Leaving our loved ones is never an easy thought, and being constantly reminded that you're a ticking time bomb wouldn't make it any easier.
I loved the relationship between Jack and Becks. I loved that they were friends before they gave their relationship a chance to develop into something deeper. It's a refreshing change from the puppy love that is in a lot of YA. I had a relationship like this in HS, but the result was not as good as Jack and Becks. We realised we were better as friends and nothing more. Their struggle to understand what happened to their relationship and to rebuild it, was amazing. Despite having undeniable facts thrown in his face, Jack kept coming back trying to help Becks. Definitely a true love relationship.
I thought it was very interesting having the before the Feed and after the Return aspect of the story. It let us see what led Becks to her decision to go to the Everneath with Cole. It let us see the consequences of that choice. It was a constant reminder that even if we try to run a way from something, it doesn't just effect us, it effects everyone around us. Jack suffered the most by Becks' disappearance. Even though he was destroyed by her leaving, he was willing to understand and work through her Return.
The ending. Whoa. All sorts of feels. For about the last 40 pages I went from tearing up to all out bawling. True love wins out. Such a sacrifice. Wow. I'm still in awe and shock. I can't wait to see where Neverfall and Everbound take Jack, Becks, and Cole!
Funny side note: While I was reading this, my baby girl kept trying to swipe the book from me. It became her inspiration to "creep" across the bed to get it. If I put it down, she was after it. What can I say? Kid's got good taste in books already! (:
Recommended for: Lovers of mythology retellings, immortality, quests for redemption, and a bit of romance
Not recommended for: Those who dislike fantasy or think the immortality thing has been played out.
I've always been interested in the Persephone myth. Then again, anything involving Greek mythology, I'm fairly interested in. Some more than others. I have a statue of Artemis on my desk that I bought in Greece. I LOVE Artemis.
I've always found the thought of immortality intriguing. Cultures around the world have different myths about the search for immortality. Various creatures have obtained immortality.
From page one, Ashton pulled me into this new telling of an old myth. The Greek underworld is called the Everneath. There are the Everlivings (the immortals) and the Shades. We are soon introduced to Cole who is the Everliving with the claim over Nikki Beckett who is his Forefeit. It starts with her last moments in the Everneath before she Returns to the Surface. I was immediately curious about what could possibly drive a 17 year old to want to give up everything to have her emotions drained from her. I've had my fair share of struggles with depression. It started when my parents divorced when I was in 8th grade and I've struggled with it ever since. The worst it got is when it went from depression to full blown horrendous postpartum depression after my son was born. I was consumed with all of the "bad" emotions. I cried all the time, I didn't want to get out of bed, I didn't want to hear my baby cry. It was a dark, dark time in my life. I didn't want to feel anything anymore. Finally, once I was close to being pushed over the edge of getting on my own nerves with my overly caustic sarcasm, I asked for help. I'm not sure what I would've done if I'd been in Becks' place. Would I have asked to have the pain taken away or would I have sought out the help I did.
Becks' struggle to regain control of her emotions felt very similar to my struggle to balance my emotions as I adjusted to my antidepressant. It took a while for things to balance out. For me, it was a matter of weeks compared to Becks' months.
I admire Becks' strength to return even though she knew she was facing leaving again and for good this time. I would probably do the same. Just to see my family and friends one last time. It's not a thought I like, but I have letters written to my two children and my husband in the event something ever happens to me. I would want them to have something to always remind them of my love. Leaving our loved ones is never an easy thought, and being constantly reminded that you're a ticking time bomb wouldn't make it any easier.
I loved the relationship between Jack and Becks. I loved that they were friends before they gave their relationship a chance to develop into something deeper. It's a refreshing change from the puppy love that is in a lot of YA. I had a relationship like this in HS, but the result was not as good as Jack and Becks. We realised we were better as friends and nothing more. Their struggle to understand what happened to their relationship and to rebuild it, was amazing. Despite having undeniable facts thrown in his face, Jack kept coming back trying to help Becks. Definitely a true love relationship.
I thought it was very interesting having the before the Feed and after the Return aspect of the story. It let us see what led Becks to her decision to go to the Everneath with Cole. It let us see the consequences of that choice. It was a constant reminder that even if we try to run a way from something, it doesn't just effect us, it effects everyone around us. Jack suffered the most by Becks' disappearance. Even though he was destroyed by her leaving, he was willing to understand and work through her Return.
The ending. Whoa. All sorts of feels. For about the last 40 pages I went from tearing up to all out bawling. True love wins out. Such a sacrifice. Wow. I'm still in awe and shock. I can't wait to see where Neverfall and Everbound take Jack, Becks, and Cole!
Funny side note: While I was reading this, my baby girl kept trying to swipe the book from me. It became her inspiration to "creep" across the bed to get it. If I put it down, she was after it. What can I say? Kid's got good taste in books already! (:
Recommended for: Lovers of mythology retellings, immortality, quests for redemption, and a bit of romance
Not recommended for: Those who dislike fantasy or think the immortality thing has been played out.
Also posted on Rally The Readers.
Everneath was an underwhelming read for me. The writing is solid, and the story smoothly switches back and forth between the events leading up to Nikki going to the Everneath and the present. I just couldn’t get invested in the story or the characters. I also felt like I had missed some details on how the world of the Everneath worked. Why was Nikki allowed to Return to the Surface for six months? Why didn’t she have to decide between becoming an Everliving and going to the Tunnels right after the Feed? This system seemed kind of murky to me.
Nikki wasn’t a standout heroine for me. While she doesn’t incessantly bemoan her fate, I don’t think that she’s exactly proactive about altering it, either. I understand that she wants to spend her remaining time on the Surface with her family and friends. I realize, too, that the Feed has drained her physically and emotionally, so she’s not in the best condition to put up a fight. As the novel went on, though, I never felt like I could rally behind her.
Nikki’s boyfriend, Jack Caputo, suffers from the same lack of spark that Nikki’s character does. He’s a good guy with a good heart, but he’s a little too perfect for my liking. I found Cole Stockton, the immortal who Fed off of Nikki in the Everneath, more interesting because he had some edge to his character. Cole is the closest thing to a villain that you’re going to find in the book, but even then, just when you’re ready to peg him as such, he displays a tender side. Normally I’m all for morally gray characters, but with Nikki and Jack being the polar opposites of teenage rebels, I think that a truly evil bad guy would have added some welcome dimension to the story.
I really liked the concept behind Everneath, a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, but less-than-compelling characters and a predictable ending made me glad that I borrowed this from the library instead of buying it.
Everneath was an underwhelming read for me. The writing is solid, and the story smoothly switches back and forth between the events leading up to Nikki going to the Everneath and the present. I just couldn’t get invested in the story or the characters. I also felt like I had missed some details on how the world of the Everneath worked. Why was Nikki allowed to Return to the Surface for six months? Why didn’t she have to decide between becoming an Everliving and going to the Tunnels right after the Feed? This system seemed kind of murky to me.
Nikki wasn’t a standout heroine for me. While she doesn’t incessantly bemoan her fate, I don’t think that she’s exactly proactive about altering it, either. I understand that she wants to spend her remaining time on the Surface with her family and friends. I realize, too, that the Feed has drained her physically and emotionally, so she’s not in the best condition to put up a fight. As the novel went on, though, I never felt like I could rally behind her.
Nikki’s boyfriend, Jack Caputo, suffers from the same lack of spark that Nikki’s character does. He’s a good guy with a good heart, but he’s a little too perfect for my liking. I found Cole Stockton, the immortal who Fed off of Nikki in the Everneath, more interesting because he had some edge to his character. Cole is the closest thing to a villain that you’re going to find in the book, but even then, just when you’re ready to peg him as such, he displays a tender side. Normally I’m all for morally gray characters, but with Nikki and Jack being the polar opposites of teenage rebels, I think that a truly evil bad guy would have added some welcome dimension to the story.
I really liked the concept behind Everneath, a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, but less-than-compelling characters and a predictable ending made me glad that I borrowed this from the library instead of buying it.
I absolutely loved it! I am a big fan of Greek Mythology retellings and Brodi Ashton did a great job with this one. I cannot wait to get to Everbound. I need to know what happens next. Full review to come :)
I received this book from the publisher at NCTE. I actually was really happy when they gave me this book because I heard some really great things about the book at the time. I could not wait until I was able to sit and enjoy this book.
You meet Nikki Beckett. She is a high school girl who vanishes from her family. But it is not like a kidnapping or a run away. She is taken to the underworld. She is sent there for 100 years but them brought back to Earth for 6 months to say goodbye to her family and friends forever. During this time, she falls back in love with her former boyfriend. This is something that she did not want to happen, because she did not want to hurt him any more then she already has. But some of the things that is happening, shows her that she wants to be with him. But the ruler of the underworld, Cole, wants Nikki to rule beside him. And he will do anything in his power to make this happen.
I really enjoyed this book. I love Greek mythology. I love the love, action, and heart felt stories that go along with it. And this book had just that. I loved that you didn't need to know the Greek Mythology story to understand what was happening, the taught you the story along the way. Sometimes you need that. Sometimes it helps the story out.
I am going to tell everyone about this book. I think that everyone should read this book. It has everything that this type of book needs! On the back of the book it says that it is "A captivating story of love, loss, and immortality." I think that this is the best way to describe this book.
You meet Nikki Beckett. She is a high school girl who vanishes from her family. But it is not like a kidnapping or a run away. She is taken to the underworld. She is sent there for 100 years but them brought back to Earth for 6 months to say goodbye to her family and friends forever. During this time, she falls back in love with her former boyfriend. This is something that she did not want to happen, because she did not want to hurt him any more then she already has. But some of the things that is happening, shows her that she wants to be with him. But the ruler of the underworld, Cole, wants Nikki to rule beside him. And he will do anything in his power to make this happen.
I really enjoyed this book. I love Greek mythology. I love the love, action, and heart felt stories that go along with it. And this book had just that. I loved that you didn't need to know the Greek Mythology story to understand what was happening, the taught you the story along the way. Sometimes you need that. Sometimes it helps the story out.
I am going to tell everyone about this book. I think that everyone should read this book. It has everything that this type of book needs! On the back of the book it says that it is "A captivating story of love, loss, and immortality." I think that this is the best way to describe this book.
Originally posted on my blog The Daily Bookmark
I really loved Everneath. It was so much more than I was really anticipating and I was sad when it was over. There were a couple of inconsistencies with the plot that sort of rubbed me wrong and a couple of little things that I didn't get really hip to. But other than that, I was really really stoked.
Plotline / Story 4.5
Everneath is a modern, YA retelling of the well-known Greek myth revolving around Hades, Lord of the Underworld and Persephone, daughter of the Goddess of the Harvest. I plan on doing a longer post later this week so look for that regarding the story and related lore. But what you need to know is that Hades took Persephone, not against her will, to the Underworld. And while her mother searched for her, the world grew cold and winter fell. When she was returned to the surface, a deal was struck that she would spend six months of the year in the Underworld as queen, and six months on the surface with her grief-ridden mother.
Now Everneath.
Nikki is broken and hurt and very much depressed when she runs to the Everneath as a release from this pain with Cole. Cole is an Everliving who will numb the pain in return for feeding off her soul. A hundred Everneath years later (or six months Surface time, whichever you prefer), Nikki Returns to the Surface with the understanding that she will go back to the Everneath to "work" in the Tunnels. Cole wants Nikki for his own. He wants her to be his queen, so he follows her around under disguise, trying to convince her to accept his plan. In the meantime, Nikki attempts to say goodbye to her family, her friends, and most of all, her boyfriend, Jack. Steadily, she and Jack try to find a way to get her to stay on the Surface.
Pretty different, eh? So really, it's a retelling... sorta. There's definite mythology undertones and I thought the story benefited from that. I would have been put off if it had been Hades + Persephone with new names. I really loved the premise to this story. It's very unique, something I've not seen before, even in other myths.
I have only two issues with the plot. The first being that the story for Hades and Persephone was perfectly laid out for Nikki and Jack and the readers. There was no guessing, it was just simply there. A wonderful YA device known as a "teacher" was thrown in to make the connection for them and for us. I would have appreciated the myth kept a little more subtle, a little less out in the open. It was so explicit and I found that unexpected.
I also didn't like a bit of inconsistency. This is a Greek myth. Sure, every major culture has a version of their own. That's well and good, but it was clear from the start that this was based on the Greek version. As aforementioned, it was even clearly laid out. Late in the book, an artifact is presented with significance. It's riddled with Egyptian hieroglyphs. Wait, what? Greek story. Egyptian hieroglyphs. I was not a fan. Why twist it up now for any reason other than convenience? To make matters worse, it was connected with the story by a mere mention that Cole called Hades and Persephone, Isis and Osiris, the Egyptian equivalents.
Other than those two small details, I really did love the story. It was engaging and well balanced. Once again, I fell victim to "the pages turning themselves" and closing the book was a real chore for me. I look forward to re-reading this again... eventually. ; )
Characters 5 / 5
I adored all of the characters in this book. Seriously, each one of them were so well developed and I often found myself wishing I knew them in person.
Nikki was faced with immeasurable difficulties. Her grief was unquestionable and I felt it to my core. Despite all that, she wasn't selfish. She sought out a numbness to the pain but other than that, even her Returning was for the benefit of her family and friends as she felt they deserved a better goodbye. She didn't want to get to involved in her relationships because she knew they'd end at a not-so-distant future and she didn't want to hurt them anymore.
Cole was perfectly creepy. Rock band star, feeds off souls, charming in a strange, sadistic sort of way. He's the bad boy we're supposed to love to hate. From the first mention of Jack, I had no love for Cole, none whatsoever. Sure, he was a nice (maybe?) alternative to suicide but damn was he conniving. Perfect in his role but I did not like him.
Jack. Oh, Jack. My forever book boyfriend. He never stopped searching for Becks while she was in the Everneath. He never stopped loving her, even when she wasn't so easy to love. And he was grown up enough to let her approach him first, rather than immediately jump on the offensive and demand answers.
Voice / Narration 5 / 5
Everneath is told solely in Nikki's perspective. But it takes place in two different time periods: the six months leading up to The Feed and the six months after the Return. I loved that because as you're piecing together the mystery of what's going to happen to Nikki when her six months is up, you learn what put her there in the first place. This is done slowly, not all at once. Getting to know the before-and-after Nikki was really quite stunning and well done.
As is the case with any good Greek story, this was told as a tragedy. You knew, from the very first words, that the ending was not going to be wrapped up in a nice little happy package. It wasn't going to end well. The characters were going to endure more than should be asked of any human person. And yet, you spend 370 pages waiting, wishing, hoping for the author to write in a loophole that sends in the happy faeries and makes everything all good again. My favorite part about this? That doesn't happen. It ends in heartache and it hurts the whole way there. That much emotion is something to be cherished.
Romance 5 / 5
I have to mention the romance here because it was so well done. Let me start of by saying/stressing/screaming that this was NOT a love triangle. Two guys, one girl does not automatically imply that half the world will be Team Jack and the other Team Cole. Unless something drastic changes in Book #2, this is how it is. Yes, Cole wants Nikki, but that doesn't mean it's in both directions. I love that Everneath didn't fall victim to that ever so common plot line in paranormal romance these days.
The innocent and yet deep love between Nikki and Jack is unprecedented. I really loved them together. Even when they simply sat in the same vicinity, I felt the love and affection emanate off the page. I got chills and butterflies and loved every second of it.
I really loved Everneath. It was so much more than I was really anticipating and I was sad when it was over. There were a couple of inconsistencies with the plot that sort of rubbed me wrong and a couple of little things that I didn't get really hip to. But other than that, I was really really stoked.
Plotline / Story 4.5
Everneath is a modern, YA retelling of the well-known Greek myth revolving around Hades, Lord of the Underworld and Persephone, daughter of the Goddess of the Harvest. I plan on doing a longer post later this week so look for that regarding the story and related lore. But what you need to know is that Hades took Persephone, not against her will, to the Underworld. And while her mother searched for her, the world grew cold and winter fell. When she was returned to the surface, a deal was struck that she would spend six months of the year in the Underworld as queen, and six months on the surface with her grief-ridden mother.
Now Everneath.
Nikki is broken and hurt and very much depressed when she runs to the Everneath as a release from this pain with Cole. Cole is an Everliving who will numb the pain in return for feeding off her soul. A hundred Everneath years later (or six months Surface time, whichever you prefer), Nikki Returns to the Surface with the understanding that she will go back to the Everneath to "work" in the Tunnels. Cole wants Nikki for his own. He wants her to be his queen, so he follows her around under disguise, trying to convince her to accept his plan. In the meantime, Nikki attempts to say goodbye to her family, her friends, and most of all, her boyfriend, Jack. Steadily, she and Jack try to find a way to get her to stay on the Surface.
Pretty different, eh? So really, it's a retelling... sorta. There's definite mythology undertones and I thought the story benefited from that. I would have been put off if it had been Hades + Persephone with new names. I really loved the premise to this story. It's very unique, something I've not seen before, even in other myths.
I have only two issues with the plot. The first being that the story for Hades and Persephone was perfectly laid out for Nikki and Jack and the readers. There was no guessing, it was just simply there. A wonderful YA device known as a "teacher" was thrown in to make the connection for them and for us. I would have appreciated the myth kept a little more subtle, a little less out in the open. It was so explicit and I found that unexpected.
I also didn't like a bit of inconsistency. This is a Greek myth. Sure, every major culture has a version of their own. That's well and good, but it was clear from the start that this was based on the Greek version. As aforementioned, it was even clearly laid out. Late in the book, an artifact is presented with significance. It's riddled with Egyptian hieroglyphs. Wait, what? Greek story. Egyptian hieroglyphs. I was not a fan. Why twist it up now for any reason other than convenience? To make matters worse, it was connected with the story by a mere mention that Cole called Hades and Persephone, Isis and Osiris, the Egyptian equivalents.
Other than those two small details, I really did love the story. It was engaging and well balanced. Once again, I fell victim to "the pages turning themselves" and closing the book was a real chore for me. I look forward to re-reading this again... eventually. ; )
Characters 5 / 5
I adored all of the characters in this book. Seriously, each one of them were so well developed and I often found myself wishing I knew them in person.
Nikki was faced with immeasurable difficulties. Her grief was unquestionable and I felt it to my core. Despite all that, she wasn't selfish. She sought out a numbness to the pain but other than that, even her Returning was for the benefit of her family and friends as she felt they deserved a better goodbye. She didn't want to get to involved in her relationships because she knew they'd end at a not-so-distant future and she didn't want to hurt them anymore.
Cole was perfectly creepy. Rock band star, feeds off souls, charming in a strange, sadistic sort of way. He's the bad boy we're supposed to love to hate. From the first mention of Jack, I had no love for Cole, none whatsoever. Sure, he was a nice (maybe?) alternative to suicide but damn was he conniving. Perfect in his role but I did not like him.
Jack. Oh, Jack. My forever book boyfriend. He never stopped searching for Becks while she was in the Everneath. He never stopped loving her, even when she wasn't so easy to love. And he was grown up enough to let her approach him first, rather than immediately jump on the offensive and demand answers.
Voice / Narration 5 / 5
Everneath is told solely in Nikki's perspective. But it takes place in two different time periods: the six months leading up to The Feed and the six months after the Return. I loved that because as you're piecing together the mystery of what's going to happen to Nikki when her six months is up, you learn what put her there in the first place. This is done slowly, not all at once. Getting to know the before-and-after Nikki was really quite stunning and well done.
As is the case with any good Greek story, this was told as a tragedy. You knew, from the very first words, that the ending was not going to be wrapped up in a nice little happy package. It wasn't going to end well. The characters were going to endure more than should be asked of any human person. And yet, you spend 370 pages waiting, wishing, hoping for the author to write in a loophole that sends in the happy faeries and makes everything all good again. My favorite part about this? That doesn't happen. It ends in heartache and it hurts the whole way there. That much emotion is something to be cherished.
Romance 5 / 5
I have to mention the romance here because it was so well done. Let me start of by saying/stressing/screaming that this was NOT a love triangle. Two guys, one girl does not automatically imply that half the world will be Team Jack and the other Team Cole. Unless something drastic changes in Book #2, this is how it is. Yes, Cole wants Nikki, but that doesn't mean it's in both directions. I love that Everneath didn't fall victim to that ever so common plot line in paranormal romance these days.
The innocent and yet deep love between Nikki and Jack is unprecedented. I really loved them together. Even when they simply sat in the same vicinity, I felt the love and affection emanate off the page. I got chills and butterflies and loved every second of it.
Um, that ending. I did NOT see THAT coming.
PS, Cole, marry me. Pretty please? *blink blink* :D
PS, Cole, marry me. Pretty please? *blink blink* :D