Released : 16th November 2010Finished : 15th March 2011
Source : Macmillan (Thank you)
Plot : 3.5/5
Cover : 4/5
Page Turner : 4/5
Plot : 3.5/5
Cover : 4/5
Page Turner : 4/5
Characters : 4/5
Ending : 4/5
Ending : 4/5
Overall Rating :
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Warning - Spoilers for the previous 4 books!
Hidden in one of Ever’s past lives is a terrible secret about Damen—a secret that illuminates new facts about her relationship with Jude, but that’s so dark and brutal it might be enough to drive her and Damen apart once and for all. As Ever faces her greatest fears about the guy she wants to spend eternity with, she’s thrust into a deadly clash with Haven that could destroy them all.
I find this review a really hard one to write because l definitely think it is my favourite of the series and Alyson’s writing has improved but still this book lacks in some areas which make it a medium 4 stars for me. I did find myself much more ‘into’ this one whereas with the other 3 in the series l have felt they are much slower to get going, only actually gripping me right at the end, hence why l find myself always want to read the next in the series.
In this book l felt Ever is much more of a less annoying person and l started to like her again. She is much more of a ‘normal’ person instead of making constant mistakes which then leads me to find her actions more of what a real person would do. For example she doesn’t act too much like .. should be we say, spoilt person? Although there are a few points in the book where l thought she was more than less understanding of the situation.
Another thing with this series is how they kind of feel a bit dragged out, Alyson could have probably fitted the 4 books into 2 books and just had a lot less repeating of things. With some chapters you feel like this is exactly what has happened in the previous two books, that said, the final book seems to have a new added twist to it!
What made this one stand out more for me was the thing between Ever and Haven, l think it really added to the book and l found it interesting to find out what was going to happen. There were some really good scenes in this book too which made you want to skip a few lines to see what happens. I do feel though that some of the scenes just weren’t expanded enough and the potential of the scene wasn’t ‘reached’. Basically l mean some scenes seemed rushed and not explained enough meaning you couldn’t get yourself into the scene and see yourself there. For me the books l fall in love with manage to do this.
Overall this is a good book and probably the best in the series, l wasn’t bored by it and definitely did enjoy it as a read! I look forward to the final in this series, l think this one just may be the best!
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Thanks for linking to me- you're the best! The Evermore series is one of those where I've read the first one but never got around to reading the rest. I thought Evermore was only ok but I've heard they get better- I might try and give the second one a chance though one day.
ReplyDeleteSally - You are welcome!! =)
ReplyDeleteThey do definitely get better but in some ways also annoy me :/ l am glad l read this series though