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I loved Everneath. I read it in a little over a day. The worst part was getting to the last 30 pages and having to go to work.. torture!
Also, THAT COVER. It's gorgeous. The dress, the colors.. I love it. When it came time to pick up a new book, I went right for Everneath.
The novel keeps you guessing from the first page. It's written really vaguely in the beginning, so you never 100% know what is happening or already happened, and I've noticed that some people didn't like that, but I thought it was a fantastic way to suck the reader in. I didn't want to put the book down, hoping the next page or chapter would contain all the answers! However, people who enjoy lots of action won't find this too enjoyable. This book is more about questions and answers, about Nikki finding a way to say goodbye forever and not feel guilty anymore. I have a feeling that the sequel will have a lot more action than this novel however, especially based off the last fifty or so pages.
Back to the main character, Nikki Beckett. I loved her. She knew what she wanted from the beginning, and took full responsibility for all of her actions. She could have said it was Jack's fault that she went to the Everneath, but she didn't. She knows that she let her little brother Tommy down, leaving him for sixth months so soon after their mother died. I also like that she took control of her relationship with Cole, asking him to leave her alone, even when things got tough on the surface and he offered her the easy way out once again.
Jack and Cole... we can see how this one is going. There is a very subtle love triangle in this novel, and I am sure it will be a lot more prominent in the rest of the trilogy. But I think Brodi Ashton is going about this the right way, and it's not being thrown in the novel just to create a "Team" War. Both of these male characters are great, though. Jack is terribly sweet in a wish-I-had-a-love-like-that kind of way. The scenes from the past with Nikki and Jack are just too adorable, and instantly make you hope everything works out for the lovebirds. And Cole is just an interesting guy surrounded in mystery. You don't learn much about him in the book, and you're led to believe that he has no real feelings and is just on a mission to take over the Everneath from the Queen. I can already tell that is not the case, and I can't wait to see where Cole's character goes in the next novel.
I should point out that yes, I did give this book four stars, even after all my gushing. I really enjoyed this novel, but I really missed some key characters. While Nikki originally came back to the Surface to say goodbye to her family and friends forever, it felt more like she came back just for Jack. Her dad, Tommy, and her best friend Jules were barely in the novel, and a lot of times it felt like they were thrown in just to further the plot along with Jack or Cole. Also, her dad was way too accepting of Nikki just leaving for six months and coming back with no explanation of her whereabouts. It was very unbelievable. However, this did not take away from my overall enjoyment of the novel, and I hope to see more of these characters in the sequel!
So basically.. go read Everneath. Right now! You don't know what you're missing!
This review is also posted at The Book Barista.
Also, THAT COVER. It's gorgeous. The dress, the colors.. I love it. When it came time to pick up a new book, I went right for Everneath.
The novel keeps you guessing from the first page. It's written really vaguely in the beginning, so you never 100% know what is happening or already happened, and I've noticed that some people didn't like that, but I thought it was a fantastic way to suck the reader in. I didn't want to put the book down, hoping the next page or chapter would contain all the answers! However, people who enjoy lots of action won't find this too enjoyable. This book is more about questions and answers, about Nikki finding a way to say goodbye forever and not feel guilty anymore. I have a feeling that the sequel will have a lot more action than this novel however, especially based off the last fifty or so pages.
Back to the main character, Nikki Beckett. I loved her. She knew what she wanted from the beginning, and took full responsibility for all of her actions. She could have said it was Jack's fault that she went to the Everneath, but she didn't. She knows that she let her little brother Tommy down, leaving him for sixth months so soon after their mother died. I also like that she took control of her relationship with Cole, asking him to leave her alone, even when things got tough on the surface and he offered her the easy way out once again.
Jack and Cole... we can see how this one is going. There is a very subtle love triangle in this novel, and I am sure it will be a lot more prominent in the rest of the trilogy. But I think Brodi Ashton is going about this the right way, and it's not being thrown in the novel just to create a "Team" War. Both of these male characters are great, though. Jack is terribly sweet in a wish-I-had-a-love-like-that kind of way. The scenes from the past with Nikki and Jack are just too adorable, and instantly make you hope everything works out for the lovebirds. And Cole is just an interesting guy surrounded in mystery. You don't learn much about him in the book, and you're led to believe that he has no real feelings and is just on a mission to take over the Everneath from the Queen. I can already tell that is not the case, and I can't wait to see where Cole's character goes in the next novel.
I should point out that yes, I did give this book four stars, even after all my gushing. I really enjoyed this novel, but I really missed some key characters. While Nikki originally came back to the Surface to say goodbye to her family and friends forever, it felt more like she came back just for Jack. Her dad, Tommy, and her best friend Jules were barely in the novel, and a lot of times it felt like they were thrown in just to further the plot along with Jack or Cole. Also, her dad was way too accepting of Nikki just leaving for six months and coming back with no explanation of her whereabouts. It was very unbelievable. However, this did not take away from my overall enjoyment of the novel, and I hope to see more of these characters in the sequel!
So basically.. go read Everneath. Right now! You don't know what you're missing!
This review is also posted at The Book Barista.