A review by morningstardust
Everlost by Neal Shusterman

4.0

This is a great YA read. The book is entirely about death and gaining acceptance of our inevitable fate...but written with a much younger audience in mind. I wish I could have read this when I was a kid, it might have helped me deal with the passing of loved ones. I especially appreciated the down to earth language mixed in with beautifully written reflections on the meaning of life. The terms such as afterlights, ecto-rippers and skinjackers are really creative and interesting and I especially enjoyed the use of the ancient Greek idea of coins as passage to the next realm. The description of the Twin Towers was especially lovingly written. Great book, kept me wanting more, I will continue reading this trilogy for sure.