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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Neal Shusterman's Everlost starts strong when two children are killed in a car accident and lose their way before making it to the light. Instead of passing on to the next plane or phase or whatever, they wake up after nine months and find themselves in a limbo state of existence for children.
Getting around Everlost can be a chore in itself. Walking anywhere large-scale disasters occur is easy enough — a dead forest, a destroyed bridge, or the Twin Towers. But special measures have to be taken to walk anywhere else in the living world. If not, the consequence is quickly being overcome by Gravity Fatigue and sink to the earth's center.
It's unexpected imaginings like this that make Everlost enjoyable. The discovery of it and its inhabitants make for an entertaining read. Protagonists Nick and Allie are likable enough guides, even if they are a bit one-dimensional (and the constant reminder that Nick died with chocolate on his face can be annoying). Their allies and adversaries (often the same) tend to be conflicted enough to make up for it.
Overall, Everlost works well as an afterlife adventure. It's entertaining and enduring on the light side, with my daughter enjoying the story as much as I did — until I become a little less satisfied with a relatively tidy albeit bittersweet conclusion. Suffice to day without spoils that Shusterman ultimately gives us less when he should have given us more.
Getting around Everlost can be a chore in itself. Walking anywhere large-scale disasters occur is easy enough — a dead forest, a destroyed bridge, or the Twin Towers. But special measures have to be taken to walk anywhere else in the living world. If not, the consequence is quickly being overcome by Gravity Fatigue and sink to the earth's center.
It's unexpected imaginings like this that make Everlost enjoyable. The discovery of it and its inhabitants make for an entertaining read. Protagonists Nick and Allie are likable enough guides, even if they are a bit one-dimensional (and the constant reminder that Nick died with chocolate on his face can be annoying). Their allies and adversaries (often the same) tend to be conflicted enough to make up for it.
Overall, Everlost works well as an afterlife adventure. It's entertaining and enduring on the light side, with my daughter enjoying the story as much as I did — until I become a little less satisfied with a relatively tidy albeit bittersweet conclusion. Suffice to day without spoils that Shusterman ultimately gives us less when he should have given us more.
Enjoyed reading this one! Very original. I wasn't crazy about it after I read the first few chapters. I really thought it would bore me. But I was totally wrong. It had quite a lot of surprises and twists. The ending just makes me wanna grab the sequel and find out what happens next.
This book is about being dead but not being in the place you were meant to be. It's about being stuck in the middle. I think the author tries to relate it to real life too. Like getting stuck in a routine because it feels comfortable and safe. Doing the same things over and over isnt healthy and isnt good even if you have all the time in the world and past the world. This book teaches you to never stop fighting.
In other aspects this is an interesting book. very imaginative and descriptive. this is a very good story and i cant wait to read the next one
In other aspects this is an interesting book. very imaginative and descriptive. this is a very good story and i cant wait to read the next one
5 out of 5 🌟 because this book made my weave disappear.
Similar books: The Lovely Bones, Elsewhere, and The Afterlife Of Holly Chase.
Ok so I was pretty reluctant to read this novel due to how young the main characters were, but the concept itself about after lights and what could happen to us after we die was pretty interesting. And I’m really glad I went with my gut and read it because it was amazing! The characters Nick and Allie made the best duo in my opinion. I’ll keep this review spoiler free because the twists in the story are pretty big and kind of changes the whole way you interpret the story.
Overall, an amazing quick read!
Similar books: The Lovely Bones, Elsewhere, and The Afterlife Of Holly Chase.
Ok so I was pretty reluctant to read this novel due to how young the main characters were, but the concept itself about after lights and what could happen to us after we die was pretty interesting. And I’m really glad I went with my gut and read it because it was amazing! The characters Nick and Allie made the best duo in my opinion. I’ll keep this review spoiler free because the twists in the story are pretty big and kind of changes the whole way you interpret the story.
Overall, an amazing quick read!
I loved his Arc of a Scythe series and the Unwind Dystology, but this one didn't have that same pull. His usually unmatchable energy isn't in this story for me.
This book was unique, in a good way! The plot was interesting as the world of Everlost. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I was going to being as it's a book intended for middle-schoolers. I liked the character development, if I didn't particularly care for some of the characters (looking at you, Allie). The beginning was a tad slow for me, even with the jarring way we are thrown, along with our two main protagonists (Allie and Nick), into the story. It was like the first chapter or so was very strong and then it just kind of lagged. Thankfully, the action picked back up near the middle and it was a thrill from there on out. I really enjoyed this book and I think I will be continuing this series. After that ending, I need to know what happens!
Monsters only had the power that you gave them
Allie and Nick die in a terrible car crash, but this is only the beginning of their adventure: they end up in Everlost, a sort of limbo where the souls of all children go after death. There they will meet new friends, make few enemies, fight monsters and fall in love, non necessarily in this order.
What I appreciated most of this book was the accurate world building: I liked it so much that I found myself talking about it at dinner. Yeah, not talking about the plot, but talking about the rules of this fantastic and dreadful universe. (I know, I am a loser with no social life)
Characters are complex, especially the villains, and I found it refreshing in a middle grade/YA, where usually the insights are made only for the protagonists.
Everlost is the first book of a trilogy, but Neal Shusterman manage to fill all the plot holes and wrap all up nicely. I even enjoyed more that he left the ending open (which is really unusual for me) 'cause I felt right that in a story with immortal characters the plot itself had an indefinite ending.
You will like it if you watch Ghost Whisperer every week, if you like adventure-spooky stories and if you are looking for the love child between The Lord of Flies and Stardust
This had been my first Neal Shusterman's book, but sure won't be my last.
Allie and Nick die in a terrible car crash, but this is only the beginning of their adventure: they end up in Everlost, a sort of limbo where the souls of all children go after death. There they will meet new friends, make few enemies, fight monsters and fall in love, non necessarily in this order.
What I appreciated most of this book was the accurate world building: I liked it so much that I found myself talking about it at dinner. Yeah, not talking about the plot, but talking about the rules of this fantastic and dreadful universe. (I know, I am a loser with no social life)
Characters are complex, especially the villains, and I found it refreshing in a middle grade/YA, where usually the insights are made only for the protagonists.
Everlost is the first book of a trilogy, but Neal Shusterman manage to fill all the plot holes and wrap all up nicely. I even enjoyed more that he left the ending open (which is really unusual for me) 'cause I felt right that in a story with immortal characters the plot itself had an indefinite ending.
You will like it if you watch Ghost Whisperer every week, if you like adventure-spooky stories and if you are looking for the love child between The Lord of Flies and Stardust
This had been my first Neal Shusterman's book, but sure won't be my last.
DNF about halfway through. My partner and I listened to the audiobook on a 10 hr drive and neither of us cared about the characters or what would happen to them.