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Neverfall (Everneath #1.5)
by
Brodi Ashton (Goodreads Author)
A thrilling new novella from the author of the Everneath series!
Jack is trapped for eternity in the Tunnels while Nikki has managed to evade Cole's grasp . . . for now. But Cole is more desperate than ever to find answers about Nikki, his best chance for taking over the throne of the underworld. How did she survive the Feed? Can Cole find another Forfeit like her who can s...more
Jack is trapped for eternity in the Tunnels while Nikki has managed to evade Cole's grasp . . . for now. But Cole is more desperate than ever to find answers about Nikki, his best chance for taking over the throne of the underworld. How did she survive the Feed? Can Cole find another Forfeit like her who can s...more
ebook, 96 pages
Published
December 26th 2012
by Balzer + Bray
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This book is similar to Tahereh Mafi's Destroy Me. Because both are in the "bad guys'" POV, and they pick up right where the previous books end. Not that I'm complaining.
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I like the cover, but I wish it had Cole in it instead of the same picture used in the Everbound cover. Wouldn't that be way cooler? :D
Anyways, my thing with Cole is that, I'm aware that he's immortal, yeah. But for some reason I'm just not really...convinced about it. I was excited when I heard this was going to be from his POV, and maybe I'll get a chance to finally get to know his past, since he's lived since like the beginni...more
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I like the cover, but I wish it had Cole in it instead of the same picture used in the Everbound cover. Wouldn't that be way cooler? :D
Anyways, my thing with Cole is that, I'm aware that he's immortal, yeah. But for some reason I'm just not really...convinced about it. I was excited when I heard this was going to be from his POV, and maybe I'll get a chance to finally get to know his past, since he's lived since like the beginni...more
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I kind of was looking forward to maybe a Jack POV, but Cole's will be interesting.
This is all so similar to Destroy Me by Taherah Mafi, though..
This is all so similar to Destroy Me by Taherah Mafi, though..
WHY DO I HAVE TO LOVE BOTH BOYS?? I always thought my undeniable obsession with Jack Caputo was enough, but of course Brodi Ashton has to make me fall for Cole too.
The way this was told from his perspective was GENIUS, and I loved -- as I always do with make POVs -- seeing Cole's adorable perception of Nikki. He's such a damn softie Ben though he pretends to play the tough rocker guy. And he loves her too much not to make me gush AWWWWWW (':
Also, that excerpt from Everbound at the end?? KIND O...more
The way this was told from his perspective was GENIUS, and I loved -- as I always do with make POVs -- seeing Cole's adorable perception of Nikki. He's such a damn softie Ben though he pretends to play the tough rocker guy. And he loves her too much not to make me gush AWWWWWW (':
Also, that excerpt from Everbound at the end?? KIND O...more
Neverfall isn't exactly as the summary describes, it's half flashback scenes from when Cole first convinced Nikki to be his Forfeit and half present day scenes of Cole trying to figure out why Nikki survived in the Everneath. The flashbacks put the story of Everneath in a new light, particularly with Jack, because the scenes are brand new, but don't really give away any new information I hadn't seen before. The present day scenes introduce a new group, the Delphinians, and expand the mythology o...more
I suppose that, when compared to other YA Novellas, Neverfall is kind of amazing. Yet, taking into account that the novellas I usually read are either written by Australian Authors (Melina Marchetta's Ferragost) or Adult Urban Fantasy Authors (Ilona Andrews), Neverfall fell short of the exemplary novella-writing I've come to expect when I crack open these short stories. While it was entertaining and kept me engaged (for the most part), I struggle to find the real purpose in it. Is there a point,...more
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5 STARS.
I thought this novella was a great and much needed addition to Everneath. For one, I love Cole. Though I love Nikki and think she is a great main character, it was nice to get out of her head and into Cole's.
This novella answers a lot of a questions that Everneath didn't. One big instance being that it shows Cole leaving a note from Nikki to her family before she goes to the Feed. It also answers a some more questions having to do with world building and the Everneath.. but it also creat...more
I thought this novella was a great and much needed addition to Everneath. For one, I love Cole. Though I love Nikki and think she is a great main character, it was nice to get out of her head and into Cole's.
This novella answers a lot of a questions that Everneath didn't. One big instance being that it shows Cole leaving a note from Nikki to her family before she goes to the Feed. It also answers a some more questions having to do with world building and the Everneath.. but it also creat...more
Loved this little POV from Cole.
Cole is one of those characters you love to hate. You know there is good in him, at least somewhere, but he's got a really hard time showing it, or wanting to show it for that matter. So this is where Neverfall helps me understand him a little better. It's great to see things from his POV. To see his reaction to Nikki when he first meets her. To see how he reacts when he is around her. It's like watching him lay before you what makes him tick. And this novella als...more
Cole is one of those characters you love to hate. You know there is good in him, at least somewhere, but he's got a really hard time showing it, or wanting to show it for that matter. So this is where Neverfall helps me understand him a little better. It's great to see things from his POV. To see his reaction to Nikki when he first meets her. To see how he reacts when he is around her. It's like watching him lay before you what makes him tick. And this novella als...more
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So many things went wrong here. Had I read this between Everneath and Everbound, as the author intended, I'd have abandoned the series before book two. I'm glad I didn't, because I thought Everbound was really lovely.
This novella flashes back and forth between two nearly equally low-stakes timelines. The first is all that shit from a year and a half ago, and I guess it's supposed to be cool to see it from Cole's perspective (it is not). The second takes place "Now," and follows Cole on a quest...more
This novella flashes back and forth between two nearly equally low-stakes timelines. The first is all that shit from a year and a half ago, and I guess it's supposed to be cool to see it from Cole's perspective (it is not). The second takes place "Now," and follows Cole on a quest...more
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Neverfall has the same structure as Everneath. The story alternates between the past and the present. Only this time it’s told through Cole’s POV.
Plot:
Cole is desperate to find any information on how Nikki survived the Everneath. His path leads him to a very dangerous group called The Delphinians. Delphinians are Everlivings that were banned from their world by their Queen. I’m not sure how the Delphinians will play out in the sequel but it was interesting knowing more about Everneath’s history...more
Plot:
Cole is desperate to find any information on how Nikki survived the Everneath. His path leads him to a very dangerous group called The Delphinians. Delphinians are Everlivings that were banned from their world by their Queen. I’m not sure how the Delphinians will play out in the sequel but it was interesting knowing more about Everneath’s history...more
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First of all, I must say that Cole is my favorite character in Everneath, but after reading this novella, I don't know should I like him or not. It could be that the reason why I'm disappointed is that Destroy me by Tahereh Mafi was much better because it gave us an insight into the character and revealed some new information.
Neverfall jumps from past to present, and the past momements are all that we have seen in Everneath from Nikki's point of view. I don't understand what was the point of th...more
Neverfall jumps from past to present, and the past momements are all that we have seen in Everneath from Nikki's point of view. I don't understand what was the point of th...more
Novellas that take place between sequels in the YA verse have become increasingly popular. I remain a skeptic because I haven't seen many novellas that have added anything to the story. But every once in a while, I get surprised and impressed. Neverfall did both.
Neverfall is probably the best novella I've read, and is a must read for a reader of the Everneath series. Why? The novella adds essential information, changes the perspective to Cole's so we get to understand this enigmatic character be...more
Neverfall is probably the best novella I've read, and is a must read for a reader of the Everneath series. Why? The novella adds essential information, changes the perspective to Cole's so we get to understand this enigmatic character be...more
Neverfall takes place right after Everneath's ending, which is good considering Everbound will be due for release in around a month's time.
What I did like about this novella is that it gave us a look into the Everneath through Cole's POV and there was a new group of people being introduced (Delphinians) which would be a good prelude into Everneath's history, assuming that it will be delved into in the second book (more action and world building please!). It also allows us to see things from Col...more
What I did like about this novella is that it gave us a look into the Everneath through Cole's POV and there was a new group of people being introduced (Delphinians) which would be a good prelude into Everneath's history, assuming that it will be delved into in the second book (more action and world building please!). It also allows us to see things from Col...more
2.5 stars
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OH GOD SO TORN! Cole. Jack. Cole. Jack. Cole?
I'm a sucker for the victims of unrequited love :(. This book made me fall a little more in love with Cole. He's not the big bad I thought he was. His motivations for using Nikki are, well while not justified or reasonable, definitely understandable.
Jack though :( I both loved and loathed the retelling of several scenes from Everneath. Not only did I get to relive all my favourite moments and experience a second time the epic love between Nikki and J...more
I'm a sucker for the victims of unrequited love :(. This book made me fall a little more in love with Cole. He's not the big bad I thought he was. His motivations for using Nikki are, well while not justified or reasonable, definitely understandable.
Jack though :( I both loved and loathed the retelling of several scenes from Everneath. Not only did I get to relive all my favourite moments and experience a second time the epic love between Nikki and J...more
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I'll admit that the one and only reason I picked up Neverfall was that I found Cole to be the one and only character to be interesting and multi-dimensional in Everneath, drifting helplessly in a sea of bland and boring characters, and I was incredibly intrigued by the concept of being stuck in his head for nearly one hundred pages.
I'll also admit that being stuck in his head for one hundred pages felt more like I was being trapped in there - more often than not, I wanted to get out, and wanted...more
I'll also admit that being stuck in his head for one hundred pages felt more like I was being trapped in there - more often than not, I wanted to get out, and wanted...more
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The summary gives too much away. Yeah, I know I shouldn’t be reviewing the summary, but it does give too much away. We don’t need to know Cole’s mission ends in disaster in the summary because that’s the most action that happens in the novella. We don’t need to be told that Cole is wondering if he is obsessed with Nikki or with the throne because this is romance, and of course he is.
The story is told in the same format Everneath was, with half of it being the present and the other half the past....more
The story is told in the same format Everneath was, with half of it being the present and the other half the past....more
This was reminiscent of Destroy Me in that that it's book 1.5 of the series and told from the POV of the "bad guy".
The similarities end there though, as in Destroy Me I felt sympathy towards Warner, but in Neverfall I felt the same loathing and hatred of Cole as I did in Everneath.
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The similarities end there though, as in Destroy Me I felt sympathy towards Warner, but in Neverfall I felt the same loathing and hatred of Cole as I did in Everneath.
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OMG THERE IS THE SYNOPSIS!!! OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY!!!!!
After reading....
OMG!!!!!!!!!! I love COLE.... I love this novella... Thank you ashton brodi...
Bye bye reader's block I have suffered you the whole week... But now I am so in love. . So reading everbound today..
But seriously I love both guys whom do I choose. . :/
After reading....
OMG!!!!!!!!!! I love COLE.... I love this novella... Thank you ashton brodi...
Bye bye reader's block I have suffered you the whole week... But now I am so in love. . So reading everbound today..
But seriously I love both guys whom do I choose. . :/
Alright, So I bought this book thinking... I don't know, that it would be interesting to hear form Cole. I was still did enjoy hearing from Cole, but after reading Everbound, I don't know. I felt like I didn't get any new information about the stories, We just got Cole's point of view on meeting Nikki. It was boring for me to read, but it's still a really quick read so I recommend it. We do get a little information about Cole and how he's in prison. The time went by so fast down in the prison. W...more
First of all, I think a 100-paged novella is too short for a book to switch back and forth from past to present because the transitions were really choppy, and it kind of made it confusing.
While it gave us a glimpse (very short look) of what happened with Cole and Nikki first met, I think I preferred to think of Cole as some mysterious guy, rather than the mentality all-over-the-place guy we learn more about in this book.
And in the present tense, he spends so much time trying to figure out how N...more
While it gave us a glimpse (very short look) of what happened with Cole and Nikki first met, I think I preferred to think of Cole as some mysterious guy, rather than the mentality all-over-the-place guy we learn more about in this book.
And in the present tense, he spends so much time trying to figure out how N...more
Amazing ;D I don't know how brodi Ashton did it but after reading this book all I can think about is that Nikki has to end up with Cole!! ;) I was team Cole even before reading this book but I also liked Jack and I didn't mind if Nikki ended up with him but now I CAN'T! I would be devastated if Niki doesn't choose Cole :'(
In this book brodi showed Coles vulnerable and emotional side and... it emmediatley clicked! He was just..... UGH!!! I hate it when u don't have the right word to describe som...more
In this book brodi showed Coles vulnerable and emotional side and... it emmediatley clicked! He was just..... UGH!!! I hate it when u don't have the right word to describe som...more
Neverfall is told from Cole's POV and structured in the same style as Everneath. I never really liked Cole. He was creepy and had stalkerish qualities. In Neverfall, you could see that he is torn between wanting to keep Nikki safe and doesn't care who he has to sacrifice as long as she ends up being his. He is a little redeemable when he saves her brother at the last minute, as he gets himself thrown into jail for it. But, there's not much new information here except most of it is told from when...more
I think we have another Warner on our hands here...this means trouble...review to come :)
"Great. There was no scenario in this whole damn thing
where Jack didn't come off looking as awesome as
the love child of Thor and Optimus Prime."
--Brodi Ashton, Neverfall
Ahh, do I love me a good enovella to keep me sated before the next book in a series comes out...especially when said novella centers around the resident villain of the story, re: Destory Me by Tahereh Mafi. As I said in my review for Ever...more
"Great. There was no scenario in this whole damn thing
where Jack didn't come off looking as awesome as
the love child of Thor and Optimus Prime."
--Brodi Ashton, Neverfall
Ahh, do I love me a good enovella to keep me sated before the next book in a series comes out...especially when said novella centers around the resident villain of the story, re: Destory Me by Tahereh Mafi. As I said in my review for Ever...more
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If you read my Everneath review, you would probably know that I'm not much of a fan of Cole. But I still read Neverfall which is in his POV, because I wanted to know what's going on in his mind and I'm also hoping that I would change my mind about his character. Good news is, it did change my mind about him. The bad news is, it's just only a little.
In this novella, Cole went into a quest to find the reason why Nikki survived the Feed. He got himself...more
If you read my Everneath review, you would probably know that I'm not much of a fan of Cole. But I still read Neverfall which is in his POV, because I wanted to know what's going on in his mind and I'm also hoping that I would change my mind about his character. Good news is, it did change my mind about him. The bad news is, it's just only a little.
In this novella, Cole went into a quest to find the reason why Nikki survived the Feed. He got himself...more
I am smitten with the Everneath series. I've re-read Everneath and read and re-read Neverfall as I awaited Everbound. Something about the way Brodi Ashton modernizes Greek mythology and creates captivating main characters has me caught under the spell of her writing. Initially, I was surprised to find the point of view was from Cole, the Everliving who sucked the life from Nikki, protagonist from the first book. Still, his story ended up being engaging enough for me to read it again.
Had a book hangover from finishing Everbound - found this. 
This was the best novella I have ever read. Can I give it 10 stars?
Brodi Ashton is an amazing writer. This is written from Cole's perspective, and his voice is so different than Nikki's! He's really funny.
Cole (whose real name is Coleson Stockflet, by the way, who knew?) is my favorite character in this series. If you wondered what was going on in his head in Everneath (and to better understand how he acted in Everbound), just read this...more
This was the best novella I have ever read. Can I give it 10 stars?
Brodi Ashton is an amazing writer. This is written from Cole's perspective, and his voice is so different than Nikki's! He's really funny.
Cole (whose real name is Coleson Stockflet, by the way, who knew?) is my favorite character in this series. If you wondered what was going on in his head in Everneath (and to better understand how he acted in Everbound), just read this...more
So excited about this, especially now that we have the cover! I love Cole!
Update: Now that I read this, I must say it wasn't quite like I expected. Still not sure what I think.
Update: Now that I read this, I must say it wasn't quite like I expected. Still not sure what I think.
"Don't worry, Nik. I'll never let you go. Never."
This book did nothing to me except to want Everbound even more. NOTHING.
oh who am I kidding
I can't handle this.
I just can't.
Neverfall to me is like a harbinger of what might be in Everbound. I understand that it's called EverBOUND for obvious reasons, BUT MY DESIRE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WAS AMPLIFIED BY NEVERFALL.
Oh, and this novella was written in Cole's POV, so it was definitely a breath of fresh air. And the love triangle was finally confi...more
This book did nothing to me except to want Everbound even more. NOTHING.
oh who am I kidding
I can't handle this.
I just can't.
Neverfall to me is like a harbinger of what might be in Everbound. I understand that it's called EverBOUND for obvious reasons, BUT MY DESIRE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WAS AMPLIFIED BY NEVERFALL.
Oh, and this novella was written in Cole's POV, so it was definitely a breath of fresh air. And the love triangle was finally confi...more
This e-format only novella takes the reader into Cole's heart, sort of. I know there's much more to his centuries long denial of attachment other than emotional feed needs and power for the throne of Everneath. In the Delphinian Dungeons of Suck (you HAVE to love the author's sense of humor throughout this series thus far) he finally admits his specific fondness for Nikki, which everyone but Cole and Nikki seem to recognize. Palpable depths of despair found here and the happy suggestion of more...more
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My debut book EVERNEATH (the first in a trilogy) comes out Winter 2012 with Balzer and Bray (Harper Collins).
I'm represented by Michael Bourret at Dystel and Goderich Literary Management.
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My debut book EVERNEATH (the first in a trilogy) comes out Winter 2012 with Balzer and Bray (Harper Collins).
I'm represented by Michael Bourret at Dystel and Goderich Literary Management.
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