Monday, June 25, 2012

Review: Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Everneath
(Everneath #1)

Author: Brodi Ashton

Publication Date: January 24th, 2012

Publisher: HarperCollins / Balzer + Bray

Genre: Paranormal / Mythology

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Synopsis:

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she’s returned—to her old life, her family, her friends—before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists. Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there’s a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he’ll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen. As Nikki’s time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she’s forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole’s...


My Thoughts: Everneath is Brodi Ashton's debut novel and it is awesome!! I love mythology!! This book is based off of the myth about Orpheus and Eurydice, with a little bit focused around Persephone and Hades. I'm definitely a new fan of Ashton and can't believe that I waited so long to read this one. It's just been sitting on my bookshelf for the last 3 months with me always saying "next" (there's a couple of those books!). Finally though, I picked it up to give it a read. It's a fairly easy read, and every time I would look up and see where my bookmark was and how much I had read, I was surprised. It's just one of those books that when I was reading, I would forget about everything else and just get lost in the book.

The protagonist is Nikki Beckett. We start off with when she is waking up in the Everneath after a century long Feed, so when the Everlings  drain all the emotion from a human, maintaining their immortality for another century. Time passes differently in the Everneath, so only 6 month have gone by on  the Surface. So of course, she comes back looking like a strung out junkie and everyone assumes she was just lost to drugs. She doesn't know how she survived and remembered her life before, but it has something to do with Jack, the boy she loved.

I think one of the things that Iliked the most was the style that Ashton wrote this book in. It's basically just a huge countdown for when Nikki will be sucked back in to the Everneath, into the awful world of the Tunnels, where the last of her energy will be spent powering the Everneath until she just fades away. There has to be a way for her to survive, but it's pretty much inevitable. We also got a lot of flashbacks so we could see her relationships with the other characters and what made her decide to become a Forfeit (so  she volenteered to have her life sucked out of her). I just kept reading because I needed to know what was going to happen to her. I do have to say though, the end was a bit predictable. There was a bit of forshadowing though.

Overall, I think this is a great debut novel for Brodi Ashton and I will definitely be looking out for more from her in the future. There is mythology, romance and a bit of suspense. It has a few creepy moments,  but it ends nicely. Actually it left with somewhat of a cliffhanger, so I need to know what happens next and will be eagerly awaiting the next book in the series, Everbound. Should you read it? Yes, you should, especially if you are a fan of mythology! I definitely reccomend this one. Have you read any good YA lately that has a mythology theme? What would you recommend?

16 comments:

  1. I'm glad you liked it. I think the cover is beautiful and I'm glad to hear there are some excellent creepy moments. I love creepy. I will definitely have to keep an eye out for this.

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    1. Yeah, it was definitely good with a few creepy moments!

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  2. I had no idea that this was a Greek mythology book! It's funny that it's Persephone and Hades, since in the Goddess Test books it's NOT Persephone and Hades ... I feel like I could read both of them at the same time and still be okay!

    And I love the cover ... I should pick this one up! I look forward to the creepy moments ... and the romance!

    Great review. :)

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    1. It is Greek mythology!! I was super happy!! I guess it's more focused around the Orpheus and Eurydice story really, but it does have some focus on Persephone and Hades.

      I hope you enjoy it if you give it a try!

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  3. I didn't know this book was about the story of Persephone and Hades! I'm a sucker for Greek mythology, so I might have to give this book a chance.

    Thanks for the amazing review! I think I might read this book now.

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    1. It is kinda, but there is more focus on Orpheus and Eurydice, sorry, was getting my myths a bit mixed up! I hope you decide to read it and enjoy it!

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  4. I totally agree with you about the style. I think it added a lot to the emotions of the story. So glad you liked it!

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    1. Oh for sure! It gave everything a sense of urgency, definitely looking forward to the next book!

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  5. This has been sitting on my shelf for months too! I need to get to it! Such a gorgeous cover I just had to have it! LOL What an interesting story. I didn't realize she VOLUNTEERED!?!?!? To have her life sucked out?!!?!? What the heck?!?! For six months then she comes home and then she has to go back?!?! This is crazy! I must read!

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    1. Yup, totally volunteered. Her life was kindof in a bad place at the time, so I can totally understand it. You should read it! It was really good!

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  6. I too have had this for far too long. I love that is a blend of mythology and romance and some creepy parts, sign me up, I am not thrilled with the cliffie but I still really want to read this. Glad it was a good solid read for you!

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    1. Yeah, sometime cliffhangers suck, but what can you do? You should pick it up and finally read it! It's a great read :)

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  7. This is definitely one of those get-lost-inside books -- I couldn't put it down either! I wasn't expecting to love it as much as I did, but it was just so beautiful and heartbreaking and had a wonderful guy named Jack in it who I wanted to cry for in the end. (The cliffhanger was so horrible!) I love Greek mythology books but I think this is one of my favourites of the bunch :)

    Amazing review, Jen! :) <3

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    1. Thanks :)

      I didn't know what to expect going in, but it was pretty awesome!! I loooove Greek mythology! I need to read more though!

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  8. Why do I keep on hearing about amazing sounding books and never getting them? That's right, my library sucks .___. This was a great review- I absolutely love Greek mythology- especially when modernized. Great review- I will have to pick this up at some point.

    Teenage Fiction

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    1. Thank you :) I also love Greek Mythology! You should read this since you like it too! I hope your library gets a better selection for you and thanks for stopping by :)

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