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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
“Remembering is easy. It's forgetting that's hard.” - Jack Caputo
Ive read this book last May but I didn't felt the need to read in one sit down.
Brodi Ashton did a very great at introducing a modern Greek mythology.( and its not a secret that im a sucker for mythology)
The plot was very well developed,She used a unique tactic by applying, past and present in every chapter. And the characters are all vivid and fun to read. They breathe the intensifying human emotions.
Ive read this book last May but I didn't felt the need to read in one sit down.
Brodi Ashton did a very great at introducing a modern Greek mythology.( and its not a secret that im a sucker for mythology)
The plot was very well developed,She used a unique tactic by applying, past and present in every chapter. And the characters are all vivid and fun to read. They breathe the intensifying human emotions.
Okay it was good overall but the fact that an Everling has a simple mundane name like Cole?? I mean come on. I’m not exactly waiting for something like Isis but you could at least name him Alexander or sth. These are characters that lived eons ago and you name one of them Cole?? Every other name is already so mundane-American, so why? WHY?
The other thing that bothered me was the fact that Cole kept showing he cared about Nik and kept saying what did you do to me? I mean.. why?? Why show it so easily and then deny it at the end of the book? Why?
She keps saying she came back to say goodbye but doesn’t spend any time with her family? With her sweet little brother? With her bff? She just hides in school and creepily stares at her ex cuz that makes sense :/
I liked flashback, i liked all these mom plot but Jack and whatever the girl was- lacey? i guess -that was weak honestly. I think if it turned out that Jack killed her mom, hit her and run THEN IT WOULD BE A REASON TO GO EVERNEATH BECAUSE WELL!!
Anyway, even tho it doesn’t seem like it, i liked this more than i thought i would. I’m definitely going to read the second book and hope she realizes eternal pain-receiving option is NOT better than eternal pain-giving option.
The other thing that bothered me was the fact that Cole kept showing he cared about Nik and kept saying what did you do to me? I mean.. why?? Why show it so easily and then deny it at the end of the book? Why?
She keps saying she came back to say goodbye but doesn’t spend any time with her family? With her sweet little brother? With her bff? She just hides in school and creepily stares at her ex cuz that makes sense :/
I liked flashback, i liked all these mom plot but Jack and whatever the girl was- lacey? i guess -that was weak honestly. I think if it turned out that Jack killed her mom, hit her and run THEN IT WOULD BE A REASON TO GO EVERNEATH BECAUSE WELL!!
Anyway, even tho it doesn’t seem like it, i liked this more than i thought i would. I’m definitely going to read the second book and hope she realizes eternal pain-receiving option is NOT better than eternal pain-giving option.
It was ok, not as good as I thought it would be. It was difficult at times to remember what point in time was being referenced.
Es un 3.5. Aunque con un inicio muy confuso, al ser una fan de la mitología griega, ver como cada autor le da su propia interpretación a los mitos me encanta. A esperar por esa segunda parte. Jack es tierno, pero Cole me intriga ♥
Everneath RATING: 2.5 stars.
I really tried to like this one because I think the author had a great idea, but I disliked the way the story was told. It felt like I was watching a tennis match, back and forth, back and forth.
The story begins at the middle, we get no background at all and suddenly we're at the beginning. Well, not the beginning because Nikki's memories/ flashbacks are very random. We have pieces of the story strewn around everywhere, in the middle of the regular, present-day chapters and sometimes there are conversations and things happening in the present (of the book) that don't make sense until later (after a few more flashbacks).
I'm not against nonlinear narrative at all, I quite enjoyed it in Slautherhouse-Five for example, but in Everneath... it just didn't work. It didn't work because there was actually a linear story going on too and it wasn't making sense because the reader didn't know all they needed to know to understand what was happening.
This, for me, was Everneath's weakest point. I get it; Nikki's memories were fuzzy, she didn't remember things and all that. But it was just too confusing for the reader, in my opinion. It makes the story seem fractured (which was perhaps what the author intended) from everyone's point of view (not just Nikki's)
Another thing I didn't like that much: Cole. I really didn't like Cole. He was just creepy and his attitudes made little sense (again, probably because of the way the book was written). I hope he goes away in book 2, but I'm thinking no.
I think most characters suffered from lack of development but I guess I understand why, in Nikki's case.
I was actually going to give this book only two stars but the ending... was perfect. Perfect I tell you (yes I am a closet romantic).
Overall, good and imaginative concept but flawed execution. The way the book was set up just didn't appeal to me. Too confusing and a bit too random for my taste.
Bonus Section - Cover Commentary: This cover seems cheesy at first (I mean, girl in a red dress? See how many you can spot here!) But the subtle details are beautiful: the smoke that changes color at her shoulder and waist and the dark, cloudy smoke at the bottom of her dress (there's a smooth transition as if the girl is turning into smoke orstepping out of it) make the model seem ethereal and otherworldly. It's an eye-catching cover indeed. It fits the "Underworld of Greek myth" concept to a tee.
I really tried to like this one because I think the author had a great idea, but I disliked the way the story was told. It felt like I was watching a tennis match, back and forth, back and forth.
The story begins at the middle, we get no background at all and suddenly we're at the beginning. Well, not the beginning because Nikki's memories/ flashbacks are very random. We have pieces of the story strewn around everywhere, in the middle of the regular, present-day chapters and sometimes there are conversations and things happening in the present (of the book) that don't make sense until later (after a few more flashbacks).
I'm not against nonlinear narrative at all, I quite enjoyed it in Slautherhouse-Five for example, but in Everneath... it just didn't work. It didn't work because there was actually a linear story going on too and it wasn't making sense because the reader didn't know all they needed to know to understand what was happening.
This, for me, was Everneath's weakest point. I get it; Nikki's memories were fuzzy, she didn't remember things and all that. But it was just too confusing for the reader, in my opinion. It makes the story seem fractured (which was perhaps what the author intended) from everyone's point of view (not just Nikki's)
Another thing I didn't like that much: Cole. I really didn't like Cole. He was just creepy and his attitudes made little sense (again, probably because of the way the book was written). I hope he goes away in book 2, but I'm thinking no.
I think most characters suffered from lack of development but I guess I understand why, in Nikki's case.
I was actually going to give this book only two stars but the ending... was perfect. Perfect I tell you (yes I am a closet romantic).
Overall, good and imaginative concept but flawed execution. The way the book was set up just didn't appeal to me. Too confusing and a bit too random for my taste.
Bonus Section - Cover Commentary: This cover seems cheesy at first (I mean, girl in a red dress? See how many you can spot here!) But the subtle details are beautiful: the smoke that changes color at her shoulder and waist and the dark, cloudy smoke at the bottom of her dress (there's a smooth transition as if the girl is turning into smoke orstepping out of it) make the model seem ethereal and otherworldly. It's an eye-catching cover indeed. It fits the "Underworld of Greek myth" concept to a tee.
4.5 stars
Although it sounded like it was going to be another overrated love triangle, Everneath sucked me right in. And even though it contains the dreaded, increasingly popular element of two boys and a girl, there thankfully is no love triangle anywhere. Instead, the novel is a breathtaking contemporary version of Persephone and Greek mythology. Nikki was easy to connect to and the relationship she shares with Jack is genuine and powerful. In a weird way, Everneath sort of reminds of If I Stay, where Nikki has to choose between life or death--going with Cole, being trapped in the Tunnels, or finding a way to thwart her fate. I almost cried at the heartbreaking ending that quickly became bittersweet. The only things I would've liked to see was a clearer explanation about how on earth Nikki spent 100 years in the Everneath when only 6 months passed on the surface, as well as a more in-depth exploration of Nikki and Cole's relationship.
Although it sounded like it was going to be another overrated love triangle, Everneath sucked me right in. And even though it contains the dreaded, increasingly popular element of two boys and a girl, there thankfully is no love triangle anywhere. Instead, the novel is a breathtaking contemporary version of Persephone and Greek mythology. Nikki was easy to connect to and the relationship she shares with Jack is genuine and powerful. In a weird way, Everneath sort of reminds of If I Stay, where Nikki has to choose between life or death--going with Cole, being trapped in the Tunnels, or finding a way to thwart her fate. I almost cried at the heartbreaking ending that quickly became bittersweet. The only things I would've liked to see was a clearer explanation about how on earth Nikki spent 100 years in the Everneath when only 6 months passed on the surface, as well as a more in-depth exploration of Nikki and Cole's relationship.
This one wasn't such a bad read as I expected for some reason. It was actually pretty captivating book. I liked the mythology, was invested in the plot (even though it IS your usual tropey high school setting) and the ending makes me want to pick up book two now. I had some problems with both of the love interetsts at the beginning, but then I actually came to like them somewhat by the end. The same goes for the heroine. She was so irritatingly stupid at the beginning, but as the story progressed she actually acknowledged and learned from her mistakes. I also felt like the whole Everneath/shadows thing was a bit of a paranormal metaphore for depression. I have no idea if it's true or not, but the little details about what the MC was going through seemed like it to me. I'm sure I would've loved this book have I read it around the time it came out.
I expected Hades and Persephone and got more Orpheus and Eurydice, but it was a fairly interestingly created world for modernizing the Underworld myth. Nikki is SUPER self-centered and over-emotional, but maybe I'm finally too far away from my teens to remember? And the premise wouldn't really work if she wasn't.
I was hoping that this book lived up to the wonderful reviews I read of it that made me request it at the library (and wait on a long hold list for it) but, sadly, it did not.
The story dragged quite a bit, lacked info on what was happening to move the story forward, and had way too much "mopey teenager" stuff in it and I understand that the main character is worried about when she has to go back to the Underworld. It just seemed that the story was dragged down by not a lot happening in it and so much angst on the main character's part. The very interesting ending seemed rushed since the story did not pick up speed until well toward the end of the book, in the last 4 chapters!
I would lean toward 4 stars except for the "meh" feeling that the story gave me. It is well written and the world building (though done extra slowly) is well mapped out and real feeling. The slowness of the story and the not having enough info to move the story forward for most the book just made me move the book back to 3 stars.
The story dragged quite a bit, lacked info on what was happening to move the story forward, and had way too much "mopey teenager" stuff in it and I understand that the main character is worried about when she has to go back to the Underworld. It just seemed that the story was dragged down by not a lot happening in it and so much angst on the main character's part. The very interesting ending seemed rushed since the story did not pick up speed until well toward the end of the book, in the last 4 chapters!
I would lean toward 4 stars except for the "meh" feeling that the story gave me. It is well written and the world building (though done extra slowly) is well mapped out and real feeling. The slowness of the story and the not having enough info to move the story forward for most the book just made me move the book back to 3 stars.