Evermore by Alyson Noel

Evermore by Alyson Noel

Series: The Immortals
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Young Adult
301 Pages



Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, Ever can see auras, hear people's thoughts, and know a person's entire life story by touch. Going out of her way to avoid human contact and suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high school—but everything changes when she meets Damen.
Damen Auguste is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head—wielding a magic so intense, it's as though he can see straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers. She has no idea just who he really is—or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.

I want to start by saying this is one of my favorite book covers ever. It's gorgeous!

I thought this was a good book that has a ton of potential. Only three things keep this from being a fantastic book. The first being the Immortals themselves. I think Noel should have fleshed them out a little bit more and given us more of an idea about what they are. The second being how jumpy the writing is at times. There's one scene toward the end that really bugs me, but I don't want to spoil anything. The final thing that bugs me is how, before you really get to know Ever, she seems mary-sue like with how she ended up able to read minds, see auras, and talk to the dead.

With those three things aside, I did really like this book. While it took a while for the climax of the story to finally show up, it was worth the wait to see who was messing with everyone. Most of the characters are interesting.

I had a love/hate relationship with Ever. She made a good narrator for most of the book, but at other times I felt like I wanted to strangle her. I didn't like Noel's choice to make her a mild alcoholic at all. My dad's an alcoholic himself so the way Ever was able to push past it with barely blinking an eye bugged me. I mean, I've seen what it does to people. I loved Ever's little ghost sister Riley. She was probably my favorite character with how much she had to deal with. What about Ever's love interest,Damen? I have nothing to say on him since he was so guarded I couldn't really get a sense of who he was.

This book was pretty good. It seemed a little Twilight-esqe in a way. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy or just wants to try something a little different. I can easily see how some people could love this book, but it didn't quite appeal to me in the right way. In a few minutes I'll start Blue Moon to see what happens next.

Ratings (Out of 10):
Plot: 6
Characters: 7
Writing style: 6
Romance: 6
Originality/Memorable: 7
Total: 32/50 (C)