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A review by brisingr
Everneath by Brodi Ashton
1.0
Disclaimer: I'm tired and mean.
Look, I love my modern mythology. It's my absolute favorite thing in the universe. Persephone & Hades is one of my favorite myths.So I was pretty hyped for this book. I wanted to enjoy it; truly. What I got instead? Something that reminds me of high school drama and a plot that's so weak and hilariously unneeded 99% of the time. I loathed going through this book.
Why have I ended up reading it? Let's say that not being able to sleep and not being able to keep the lights on leads you to the desperate situation where you have to choose from the small list of books on your phone.
The first chapter is the best thing about this book; it puts forth the fantastical world and brings some twists that you think might be interesting. Then you're plunged into some kind of high-school AU and hahah, good luck enjoying your mythical life. For real, Brodi Ashton throws away a big and good part of this book and the fantasy parts feel like just mere extension to what would have otherwise been your usual love triangle. It didn't help.
The main character is very flat and annoying and I simply couldn't relate to her. And I grew so tired of the whole "I found my true love in high-school!" trope. And of course, out of the boys, I liked the one that's supposed to be evil, ugh.
I kept hoping this will get better; it didn't. The writing style is nothing spectacular, the story was boring and a total disappointment and I didn't like any of the characters, because it felt like no effort was put into fleshing them out.
Look, I love my modern mythology. It's my absolute favorite thing in the universe. Persephone & Hades is one of my favorite myths.So I was pretty hyped for this book. I wanted to enjoy it; truly. What I got instead? Something that reminds me of high school drama and a plot that's so weak and hilariously unneeded 99% of the time. I loathed going through this book.
Why have I ended up reading it? Let's say that not being able to sleep and not being able to keep the lights on leads you to the desperate situation where you have to choose from the small list of books on your phone.
The first chapter is the best thing about this book; it puts forth the fantastical world and brings some twists that you think might be interesting. Then you're plunged into some kind of high-school AU and hahah, good luck enjoying your mythical life. For real, Brodi Ashton throws away a big and good part of this book and the fantasy parts feel like just mere extension to what would have otherwise been your usual love triangle. It didn't help.
The main character is very flat and annoying and I simply couldn't relate to her. And I grew so tired of the whole "I found my true love in high-school!" trope. And of course, out of the boys, I liked the one that's supposed to be evil, ugh.
I kept hoping this will get better; it didn't. The writing style is nothing spectacular, the story was boring and a total disappointment and I didn't like any of the characters, because it felt like no effort was put into fleshing them out.