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A review by courtsnextchapter
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
*deep breath*
PANIC
*deep breath*
SOB
*deep breath*
Am I being dramatic?
*rereads last pages, reads through highlights*
NOPE
This is my 73rd book on the year and it’s the first time I’m feeling truly speechless. What could I possibly say when Alix wrote the entire universe and then some into this book? This is the feeling I chase when I read books and one I so rarely come across.
Put this on your watchlist!!
The Everlasting is a masterpiece. Artwork in the form of words on paper. The epitome of passion. It’s a portal to another world, another timeline. It’s a perfectly woven tale with not a single fiber out of place. A bulletproof, structurally perfect plot with an ocean of emotions and character depth with a stunning prose. And yeah, it’s funny too.
A knight. A historian. A world that can’t be tamed. A story that begins where it ends.
I’m genuinely in awe of this book. I laughed. I cried. I thought. I spiraled. I cried again. I apologize if this review is insufficient this book may have taken my will to try and write anything good ever again.
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I was once told by Fredrik Backman himself (at a book signing, I’m not that special) that there is a difference between storytellers and authors. Storytellers are people who are not technical, refined writers but tell phenomenal stories that may not require the finesse of someone who studies writing. Authors on the other hand are trained, practiced and knowledgeable of the ins and out of the structuring of words.
All that to say this very important thing: Alix E. Harrow is both a master storyteller and master author. The Everlasting proves this and beyond.
I continue to be a huge fan.
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Thank you Tor Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
PANIC
*deep breath*
SOB
*deep breath*
Am I being dramatic?
*rereads last pages, reads through highlights*
NOPE
This is my 73rd book on the year and it’s the first time I’m feeling truly speechless. What could I possibly say when Alix wrote the entire universe and then some into this book? This is the feeling I chase when I read books and one I so rarely come across.
Put this on your watchlist!!
The Everlasting is a masterpiece. Artwork in the form of words on paper. The epitome of passion. It’s a portal to another world, another timeline. It’s a perfectly woven tale with not a single fiber out of place. A bulletproof, structurally perfect plot with an ocean of emotions and character depth with a stunning prose. And yeah, it’s funny too.
A knight. A historian. A world that can’t be tamed. A story that begins where it ends.
I’m genuinely in awe of this book. I laughed. I cried. I thought. I spiraled. I cried again. I apologize if this review is insufficient this book may have taken my will to try and write anything good ever again.
•
I was once told by Fredrik Backman himself (at a book signing, I’m not that special) that there is a difference between storytellers and authors. Storytellers are people who are not technical, refined writers but tell phenomenal stories that may not require the finesse of someone who studies writing. Authors on the other hand are trained, practiced and knowledgeable of the ins and out of the structuring of words.
All that to say this very important thing: Alix E. Harrow is both a master storyteller and master author. The Everlasting proves this and beyond.
I continue to be a huge fan.
•
Thank you Tor Publishing and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.