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christineponkey's review against another edition
4.0
OMG. I LOVED EVERY MOMENT. "More. As in, I want MORE"
LOLLOL. I WANT MORE OF EVERNIGHT
LOLLOL. I WANT MORE OF EVERNIGHT
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
Claudia Gray is one of those authors I always like. Some of her books are better than others. Some speak more to me than others, but there's not one I read that I disliked. However, this book was on my shelves for a long time already. I finished the original series and somehow I didn't feel like starting this one and didn't really know why, actually. But today I stood in front of my bookcase and felt the pull towards this book.
And this book, maybe even more than the last book of the original series, was a vampire love story as I like them. It's filled with danger, it's filled with threats and serious contenders, it's filled with hard choices and it's filled with confrontations. Both characters have a lot of growing and learning to do. Both on their own and also together. And to learn and grow, they also have to confront the past and what made them who they are now.
Balthazar suffers the typical vampire guilt. We learn in flashbacks where that guilt comes from, why he sees himself as a monsters and why he doesn't allow humans to get involved with him and his life. But slowly we see the cracks forming, we see him breaking. In a good way. It's a hard journey, most of all for Balthazar himself, but the conclusion he reaches at the end of the book is beautiful and absolutely worth the read.
The same can be said about Skye. Skye has those powers she knows nothing about. She can see ghosts, she can experience their deaths and it terrifies her. When she learns that her gift has consequences for vampires drinking her blood she has to confront her fears and figure out what's going on with her, what it means and how she has to deal with it. And on top of that she has to convince Balthazar that it's okay to love her.
Written in the typical easy to read and highly addictive style of Claudia Gray this is a vampire story like there are maybe already a lot. And yet, it's still worth the read.
And this book, maybe even more than the last book of the original series, was a vampire love story as I like them. It's filled with danger, it's filled with threats and serious contenders, it's filled with hard choices and it's filled with confrontations. Both characters have a lot of growing and learning to do. Both on their own and also together. And to learn and grow, they also have to confront the past and what made them who they are now.
Balthazar suffers the typical vampire guilt. We learn in flashbacks where that guilt comes from, why he sees himself as a monsters and why he doesn't allow humans to get involved with him and his life. But slowly we see the cracks forming, we see him breaking. In a good way. It's a hard journey, most of all for Balthazar himself, but the conclusion he reaches at the end of the book is beautiful and absolutely worth the read.
The same can be said about Skye. Skye has those powers she knows nothing about. She can see ghosts, she can experience their deaths and it terrifies her. When she learns that her gift has consequences for vampires drinking her blood she has to confront her fears and figure out what's going on with her, what it means and how she has to deal with it. And on top of that she has to convince Balthazar that it's okay to love her.
Written in the typical easy to read and highly addictive style of Claudia Gray this is a vampire story like there are maybe already a lot. And yet, it's still worth the read.
halynah's review against another edition
4.0
Well, I give three stars to the first half of the book and five stars to the second half, so the average score is four. At first it was a little bit slow to read, but then I loved everything - the plot, romance, all the twists and turns, and it seems to me, that the ending suggests the sequel, so maybe we'll see more of Skye and Balthazar. Both of them were amazing and likeable, and equal in their feelings for each other (in comparison with the main couple of Evernight - I always had an impression, that Bianca loved Lucas more, that he loved her). Great book - a must-read for all the fans of Evernight series!
danglin1980's review against another edition
5.0
Very good better then the the evernight series . I like reading about Balthazar better i wish it was more from his point of the story other Skye point.
readingwithjulia's review against another edition
3.0
Love Balthazar and Skye and this was okay, reminded me of Angel/Spike flashbacks and I’m not super fond of those.
The ending felt quick and there was some areas I didn’t quite get (nicotine patches?) but a nice ending to the story and Lucas/Bianca cameo is worth it.
The ending felt quick and there was some areas I didn’t quite get (nicotine patches?) but a nice ending to the story and Lucas/Bianca cameo is worth it.
appifanie's review against another edition
4.0
The whole Evernight series is really underrated. It's a shame that Twilight is worshiped fanatically and no one's all "Hey, that Balthazar is a real hottie." Balthazar > Edward
char9222's review against another edition
4.0
Much better than the 4th book, and nice to read a bit about Balthazar. He definitely joins the ranks of the book boyfriends :).
tattythomas's review against another edition
5.0
On reflection, I've upped my rating from *4* to *4.5*. I can't get this book out of my head. It was so good and I'm annoyed to myself for having put it off for so, so long!!
The only reason for not upping to *5* is because I want more! The ending didn't quite tie up as many loose ends as I'd have liked, considering there isn't another book. However, it did clarify and tie up some of the loose ends from Afterlife (which had previously annoyed me there!).
The only reason for not upping to *5* is because I want more! The ending didn't quite tie up as many loose ends as I'd have liked, considering there isn't another book. However, it did clarify and tie up some of the loose ends from Afterlife (which had previously annoyed me there!).