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3.24 AVERAGE
3.24 AVERAGE
I’ve given this series three tries now. That’s three tries too many and two more than usual. I have been disappointed for the final time. I Am Done. Done with the stagnant, shallow, and (in Ever’s case) stubbornly dense characters. Done with the New Age nattering on about energy fields and Wicca 101 lessons. Done with the endless faux sexual tension and the strung out destined to be together soul-mate crap.
I should probably have some wine and chocolate and calm the hell down but I need to get this review over and done so I can move on and purge it from my memory which fortunately for me (in this case) isn’t very good anyway.
If you haven’t read the previous books in the series they are Evermore and Blue Moon and you really haven’t missed much. I’ll do a super quick synopsis to spare you from the unnecessarily long brain melting info. dump that goes on in the first few chapters of Shadowland. Ever is a pretty blonde cheerleader type who lost her entire family in an accident. But don’t fret because she doesn’t. She’s too busy mooning over dreamy guys. In Evermore she was made an immortal by drinking “immortal juice” given to her by her perfect, gorgeous, immortal boyfriend and soul mate Damen. They want to have sex (oh so very bad) but can’t touch because braniac Ever trusted a villain named Roman in Blue Moon and now her body fluids are toxic to Damen. They can’t kiss or bump any naked naughty bits or do anything else unless fully covered and there’s really no fun in that now, is there? They can’t even hold hands because Ever might get all clammy and sweat on him causing his ultimate fiery demise. Ahhh, the tragedy! So there you go.
In Shadowland, they attempt to find an antidote so they can finally “be together” (euphemism courtesy of the author, I would’ve used much naughtier terms), Ever doesn’t listen (again) and gets herself into further trouble and then a new character named Jude (who is gorgeous and dreadlocked and gets Ever all a-flutter, shameless hussy that she is) is introduced because what the world needs now is another lame love triangle.
If I sound a mite sarcastic I’m sorry but I’m beyond irritated by these shallow and dimension-less characters. I had all three of these books on my Ipod and kept reading them hoping desperately that things would improve. But Damen is still totally amazing and crapping out white tulips and we are continually brutalized with Ever’s endless descriptions of his physical perfection. At one point she even waxes poetic about his “perfect rubber flip flop shod feet”. I Kid You Not. Oh and Haven is still a royal beeyatch while Ever continues to be Ever. No one grows at all in these books and it makes me crazy.
But the worst fault here is that Shadowland blathers on for chapters without anything much of any excitement, importance or plot advancement happening. I could deal with this if I were enjoying even one of the characters but they continually disappointed and frustrated me with their perfection, self-centeredness or outright stupidity. And then the bit about Haven becoming . . . well, I won’t go there and spoil things for you in case you’re still wanting to read it.
I realize I’m rambling but this series is just not a good one, if you’re asking me. It’s not interesting, the characters are mostly jerks who I can’t work up any sympathy for and it’s not one I can recommend at all. I’m stopping here even though I think I still have two more of these books on my Ipod. I’ve already wasted too much time and if someone tells me they get better I am sticking my fingers in my ears and refusing to listen. Which is what I wish I had done with these audiobooks!
I should probably have some wine and chocolate and calm the hell down but I need to get this review over and done so I can move on and purge it from my memory which fortunately for me (in this case) isn’t very good anyway.
If you haven’t read the previous books in the series they are Evermore and Blue Moon and you really haven’t missed much. I’ll do a super quick synopsis to spare you from the unnecessarily long brain melting info. dump that goes on in the first few chapters of Shadowland. Ever is a pretty blonde cheerleader type who lost her entire family in an accident. But don’t fret because she doesn’t. She’s too busy mooning over dreamy guys. In Evermore she was made an immortal by drinking “immortal juice” given to her by her perfect, gorgeous, immortal boyfriend and soul mate Damen. They want to have sex (oh so very bad) but can’t touch because braniac Ever trusted a villain named Roman in Blue Moon and now her body fluids are toxic to Damen. They can’t kiss or bump any naked naughty bits or do anything else unless fully covered and there’s really no fun in that now, is there? They can’t even hold hands because Ever might get all clammy and sweat on him causing his ultimate fiery demise. Ahhh, the tragedy! So there you go.
In Shadowland, they attempt to find an antidote so they can finally “be together” (euphemism courtesy of the author, I would’ve used much naughtier terms), Ever doesn’t listen (again) and gets herself into further trouble and then a new character named Jude (who is gorgeous and dreadlocked and gets Ever all a-flutter, shameless hussy that she is) is introduced because what the world needs now is another lame love triangle.
If I sound a mite sarcastic I’m sorry but I’m beyond irritated by these shallow and dimension-less characters. I had all three of these books on my Ipod and kept reading them hoping desperately that things would improve. But Damen is still totally amazing and crapping out white tulips and we are continually brutalized with Ever’s endless descriptions of his physical perfection. At one point she even waxes poetic about his “perfect rubber flip flop shod feet”. I Kid You Not. Oh and Haven is still a royal beeyatch while Ever continues to be Ever. No one grows at all in these books and it makes me crazy.
But the worst fault here is that Shadowland blathers on for chapters without anything much of any excitement, importance or plot advancement happening. I could deal with this if I were enjoying even one of the characters but they continually disappointed and frustrated me with their perfection, self-centeredness or outright stupidity. And then the bit about Haven becoming . . . well, I won’t go there and spoil things for you in case you’re still wanting to read it.
I realize I’m rambling but this series is just not a good one, if you’re asking me. It’s not interesting, the characters are mostly jerks who I can’t work up any sympathy for and it’s not one I can recommend at all. I’m stopping here even though I think I still have two more of these books on my Ipod. I’ve already wasted too much time and if someone tells me they get better I am sticking my fingers in my ears and refusing to listen. Which is what I wish I had done with these audiobooks!
I am starting to have less and less interest in this series. I am not saying that the book is bad, sort of. Honestly I think that the series is an excellent idea, but I didn't like how it was written specifically this book. I mean that I don't like how the characters are and things like that. If was written differently I probably would of liked it better, no offense though to the author. That being said there is something about the books, I don't know what, that keeps making me want to read them.
The third book in the Immortals series. Ever is desperate to find a cure for Damen so she gets a summer job to immerse herself in the study of magic & meets another man from her past. Is Damen really her soul mate or is it the mysterious Jude? She plays matchmaker with her history teacher and her aunt and rescues teenage immortal twins only to find Damen wants to be a dad. Then there's the evil Roman and who knows what he's plotting? Will she ever really be with Damen or should she chose Jude?
Did I add an entire star just for Jude? Yes, yes I did.
Now, this is a series that I first picked up several years ago but never completed. I believe I got as far as book 5 when I gave up on the series, as I was no longer interested. Despite that, this has been one of those book series that has always stayed at the back of my mind, wondering whether if I re-read this series and completed it, would I still feel the same about this series.
For me, this is definitely a series that you should go into without any expectations. This was fun to read and everything is at face value, nothing really digging deep to think about here. Although I did find Ever to be very self absorbed at times, I did want to root for her to find her happiness. That said, as it became clear that there really wasn't any sub plots in this series and the only story to follow is the story of Ever and other characters in this book, I did get a little bit bored by just following her in her trek to find the solution to her problem. I am deliberately being vague about this as I don't want to spoil the story for those who have not read it and want to read it but let's just say that this story is really only about one thing and that is really what you should expect going in.
This was a really fun series but not one that I would pick up again. I really enjoyed the writing style and will certainly be picking up more by this author in the future but maybe not any more in this world.
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For me, this is definitely a series that you should go into without any expectations. This was fun to read and everything is at face value, nothing really digging deep to think about here. Although I did find Ever to be very self absorbed at times, I did want to root for her to find her happiness. That said, as it became clear that there really wasn't any sub plots in this series and the only story to follow is the story of Ever and other characters in this book, I did get a little bit bored by just following her in her trek to find the solution to her problem. I am deliberately being vague about this as I don't want to spoil the story for those who have not read it and want to read it but let's just say that this story is really only about one thing and that is really what you should expect going in.
This was a really fun series but not one that I would pick up again. I really enjoyed the writing style and will certainly be picking up more by this author in the future but maybe not any more in this world.
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Shadowland is the third book in the Immortals series and I thought it was quite interesting. There were a lot of boring parts too though. I wasn’t exactly sure where Shadowland was going because it just opened up a few problems and then the rest of the book was just Ever doing this, that or the next thing and having several conversations.
I don’t really remember much about what happened in Blue Moon so it took me a while to remember some of the people and who they were.
Ever annoyed me, she’s so whiny and refuses to listen to anyone; that and she’s really impatient. It’s like she hasn’t realised that she is immortal and so she has all the time in the world. Which I guess is fair enough but if she actually stopped to think about it she’d probably realise that.
Roman was another character that really annoyed me. He seemed so childish and immature. It was pretty weird to be honest. I thought he was supposed to be a devious bad guy but he ended up being more of a creep than anything.
All in all I thought that Shadowland was average. There wasn’t too much going on in the book but the ending did leave an opening for the next book that sounds quite intriguing. If you were a fan of the first two books then you might like this one, just don’t expect there to be any action.
I don’t really remember much about what happened in Blue Moon so it took me a while to remember some of the people and who they were.
Ever annoyed me, she’s so whiny and refuses to listen to anyone; that and she’s really impatient. It’s like she hasn’t realised that she is immortal and so she has all the time in the world. Which I guess is fair enough but if she actually stopped to think about it she’d probably realise that.
Roman was another character that really annoyed me. He seemed so childish and immature. It was pretty weird to be honest. I thought he was supposed to be a devious bad guy but he ended up being more of a creep than anything.
All in all I thought that Shadowland was average. There wasn’t too much going on in the book but the ending did leave an opening for the next book that sounds quite intriguing. If you were a fan of the first two books then you might like this one, just don’t expect there to be any action.
First read: Apr 29-May 11, 2013
Reread: Jan 6-8, 2016
This so far has been the best of the series, but still only three stars for it. **actually lowered it to two stars after thinking about it** There has been too much repetition in the characters' body language. Ever is still pressing her lips every page, most all of them are shrugging and shrugging and shrugging, and there has yet to be a stop to the sighing. Please, I need some new movements!!!
I did not like how a love triangle was thrown into the mix now. I don't like them, and especially in this book it seems like the author ran out of good plots.
Ever is still so completely frustrating and unintelligent. Why she continues to make the worst choices, even when people she loves and trusts are yelling not to do so, just baffles me. Is she aware she is the herione of this story? I'm unsure about my feelings toward Damen, so I'll refrain from saying too much. Jude I liked, but I was getting some bad vibes from him throughout the book, so I'll have to see if something happens in the next book to change my good standings. Miles is the only character I really like, that I have practically no issues with!! Although he is a side character, he seems like the only one sit common sense and he isn't even aware of what's happening. Really wanting to hear more from him.
Only three more books to go till I can finally put this series behind me!
Reread: Jan 6-8, 2016
This so far has been the best of the series, but still only three stars for it. **actually lowered it to two stars after thinking about it** There has been too much repetition in the characters' body language. Ever is still pressing her lips every page, most all of them are shrugging and shrugging and shrugging, and there has yet to be a stop to the sighing. Please, I need some new movements!!!
I did not like how a love triangle was thrown into the mix now. I don't like them, and especially in this book it seems like the author ran out of good plots.
Ever is still so completely frustrating and unintelligent. Why she continues to make the worst choices, even when people she loves and trusts are yelling not to do so, just baffles me. Is she aware she is the herione of this story? I'm unsure about my feelings toward Damen, so I'll refrain from saying too much. Jude I liked, but I was getting some bad vibes from him throughout the book, so I'll have to see if something happens in the next book to change my good standings. Miles is the only character I really like, that I have practically no issues with!! Although he is a side character, he seems like the only one sit common sense and he isn't even aware of what's happening. Really wanting to hear more from him.
Only three more books to go till I can finally put this series behind me!
This is the second time around, and I feel pretty much the same about it. I definitely still like Blue Moon better.