Evermore (The Immortals #1)

Reader reviewed by Katelyndoodle

If you're in to the whole romantic, rugged, mysterious and magical fairytale kind of thing? This is your book. It's different than anything i have every read.. Everything about it is new and refreshing. Ever Bloom is a young teen battling her hardships with her aunt in Laguna Beach. She lost her Parents, Sister Riley and dog Buttercup in a tragic accident which almost took her life as well. On top of losing the ones she loves, she develops a strange ability. Ever doesn't know how to handle this change and distances herself from the people around her. Until..... Damen.

Reader reviewed by MyLibraryCardWoreOut

After a tragic accident takes the lives of her family, sixteen year old Ever can see peoples auras, know a life story by touching someone and hear peoples thoughts. Ever goes out of her way to avoid people. Even if she brushes up next to someone she will know stuff she didnt want to know. But everything suddenly changes when Ever meets Damen Aguste. Damen is gorgeous and wealthy. He is the only person that when they touch, Ever hears nothings. He also doesnt have an aura. He also keeps giving her tulips and giving other people white rose buds. She wants the roses but Damen wont give then to her because there is a reason. Ever has no idea of who or what Damen is. She wants to know because he is mysterious. But all she can do is be deeply and helplessly in love with him. But there is a danger. Is it a chance that Ever is                                                 willing to take?????

Reader reviewed by MyLibraryCardWoreOut

This is book was amazing. Alyson Noëls writing makes the impossible, possible. Being physic might be true, but being what Damen and Ever were, are, and will be is impossible. You get sucked into the book quickly. I just could not stop reading. I would read the book early in the morning to late at night. This book was great. This book is for grades 6-9. Ages 12-16.

Reader reviewed by Adrienne

Wow, I really loved this book! The beginning is pretty
sad, but it ends very nicely. The main character Ever is easy to relate
to, and it's interesting how she can see people's auras, hear their
thoughts, and know everything they have ever done. I also really like
that you can't figure out what Damen is until the very end. I couldn't
put this book down, and I really enjoyed reading it. This is Alyson
Noel's first fantasy book, so I think she did pretty well writing
Evermore. The books in the series seem to be coming out without much
wait in between which is pretty nice. I can't wait to read the next
book, Blue Moon!

Reader reviewed by Jamie Lee Tomas

Evermore is about 17-year-old Ever Bloom. Not only is she an orphan, but she's a psychic. After a tragic accident claims the life of her family and almost hers, Ever is sent to live with her aunt in California, where she befriends two social outcasts. But when a new guys shows up at school, Ever finds herself drawn in by him. When she looks into his eyes, everything is silent. But he's not who she thought he was.

We get to join Ever on her journey of self-discovery and life altering decisions. This book is a must read for those who like to be taken on a journey into the unknown. You get to enter a whole new world, and learn it as Ever does. I give this book a 5 out of 5 and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes to be taken on a journey.

Reader reviewed by Nikki aka SpunkiiReader

First off it is one of the best books I've read in a long time. This is not your run of the mill YA book, it is fresh new take on fantasy. Ever is a great character you are instantly drawn to her, you want to know who she is and why she is the way she is. Damon is a great secondary character. He is the boy we all want to fall in love with. He is not just HOT but also caring, compassionate, and there is just something that draws you to him. Ever is faced with a choice of a lifetime (literally). You also get to meet Ever's sister, Riley, who is recently decesed, to keep Ever company when she moves to a new city. This is a great book if you want to get away from the vampire fad. I was greatly impressed with Mrs. Noel's writing.

Reader reviewed by Natalie

Evermore begins when teenaged
Ever moves to Southern California after the terrible car accident that
claimed the lives of her parents, younger sister, and even her dog.
Being the only survivor of the crash, Ever not only has to cope with
the difficulties of being left without a family, but also with her new
unwanted ability: to hear the thoughts of those around her. Ever is
successfully managing to tune out the world (via oversized hoodies and
a blaring iPod), when a new boy, Damen, arrives in town, and Ever finds
herself unable to read his thoughts (sound familiar?). Along with a
whole slew of unanswered questions, Damen brings with him a new
dangerone thats got Ever in its sights.

While
the main character, Ever, does have some redeeming qualities, overall
she tends to be somewhat bland and self-absorbed. The character of
Damen, on the other hand, is altogether annoying, and lacks development
or depth at all.

I started reading
this book with high expectations, however, I found myself surprised by
the overall lack of creativity. While author Alyson Noel does have a
way with words, and manages some rather good description and imagery
throughout the book, the character development and originality of plot
are simply not there. Not to mention the too-obvious parallels to the
ever-popular teen-adored Twilight series.

While
this book might thrill tweens looking for another fantasy romance,
anyone who is looking for something deeper will most likely find Evermore to be lacking in depth and development.

Reader reviewed by Selina C.

 

Vampire fever is catching fast in the writing world, so when I first glanced over the beginnings of this book, I was expecting another Twilight. Alyson Noel did not disappoint me however, and soon enough I found myself lost in the world of the immortals. Ever, a lonesome, depressed, psychic teenager tries to cope with the loss of her family and the gaining of strange powers when a suddenly heart stopping boy is dropped into her life. Without a fight she falls in love, but feels compelled at first to pull away. Damen, the dark haired heart breaking teen just moved to her school drives all the girls crazy, including her enemy Stacia, and best friend, Haven. But Damen has a few secrets of his own hes keeping, and the more Ever finds out, the darker the tale turns. In an instant, I was caught up in the immortals world spun by Alyson Noel, and the entrancing romance thats lasted centuries between Damen and Ever. Evermore is a novel worth much more praise than can be put into words, and the series altogether is a wonder of fantasy.

Reader reviewed by Julie H.

Ever since a car accident killed Ever's family, she can see auras around people and hear way too many of their thoughts. She moves from Oregon to California to live with her aunt and starts a new highschool. Her first and only friends are a couple of other fringe kids. Ever fits right in as she covers herself in hoodies and her ipod earphones to dull the incessant noise in her head. Of course one day, a handsome and mysterious new student, Damen, arrives at school. He sits next to Ever in class and she notices the noise in her head subsides. Damen is obviously hiding some secrets of his own. I can understand the wide variety of views about this story, it comes off as very Twilight-y at times. But, I liked the story well enough to continue the series. Here's hoping there will be a little less Twilight and a little more Highlander in the next installment.

Reader reviewed by Yan

Bad Girls Don't Die was a chilling read that had an odd twist of humor. There were moments where my arms were covered in goose bumps and all of a sudden, it wasn't what you had not expected. It was actually somewhat funny, the scenes. However, it comes out more of an awkwardIm not crazylaugh. Extraordinary in that sense of way.

I dreamed I was standing on an island in a swamp full of alligators&I saw Kasey swimming towards me, blissfully unaware of the predators&I pulled out a rifle, and I shot any alligator that got close to her. Then Kasey was with me on the island, braiding my hair and singing me Christmas carols. And a battered doll in a ripped petticoat came out of the water and walked over to us, but Kasey couldnt see her. And the doll pointed at Kasey and looked at me and said Your sister is crazy.

What I loved most about this quote was the randomness of it. Seriously, I love random stuff but when you include it with some not so random information, only to you of course, then it makes it only so much more fun. A little giggle to yourself looking crazed to the world through their eyes makes it so much more sweeter.

Aside from that, outside of its original content, this passage may not seem so frightening, but it left me in chills&well until the part about your sister is crazy. The main fear is the dolls, the true demonic force behind it all. Even in real life dolls are creepy to me. Im talking about the classic porcelain ones, the ones that are so lifelike you just cant stare them in the eye. So here I was, just anticipating something horrific about to happen, and bam, there goes a funny little surprise. So an awkward, half hilarious, half scared, laugh is elicited.

Almost all the characters are so well done. The secondary characters are of course in the background, but also giving more depth to the main character. But that doesnt just stop there, some of them even have a bit more life in them. Carter, the male protagonist as well as being a secondary character, gave Alexis more of a girly flare that doesnt show anywhere else. But he also has a dark past that gave him more depth. Alexis was the older sister, the person who cared for her, as well as the one whos more than what she appears.

The action was predictable in some areas, but not so in others. The mystery aspect and the road to uncovering it was wonderfully done and left no real questions behind.

Overall: A great book to pick if youre in the mood for creepy little dolls. Okay so its much more than that. Just read this book if it sounds interesting to you, trust me, itll be better than you expected. I took it for granted and now Im in contentment after reading it.