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The Everafter
by
Amy Huntley (Goodreads Author)
Madison Stanton doesn't know where she is or how she got there. But she does know this - she is dead. And alone in a vast, dark space. The only company Maddy has in this place are luminescent objects that turn out to be all the things she lost while she was alive. And soon she discovers that, with these artifacts, she can reexperience - and even change - moments from her l...more
Hardcover, 248 pages
Published
September 29th 2009
by Balzer + Bray
(first published September 1st 2009)
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This book was sad and depressing and it makes me wonder where the author's head was at when she wrote this.
Madison Stanton is dead and in a sort of limbo where the only things there with her are all the items she lost during her life. When she comes into contact with an item it sends her back to the moment in her life when she lost it and she can then relive or watch the scene as it plays out. Madison can't remember when or how she died and she hopes that by reliving all the moments of the lost...more
Madison Stanton is dead and in a sort of limbo where the only things there with her are all the items she lost during her life. When she comes into contact with an item it sends her back to the moment in her life when she lost it and she can then relive or watch the scene as it plays out. Madison can't remember when or how she died and she hopes that by reliving all the moments of the lost...more
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There is so much to like about this poignant little novel about life, death, loss, and love. It had hooked me from the first sentence and swept me along until I found myself at the end in one sitting. I have a passive interest in theoretical physics, and so I especially enjoyed the quantum theory that was woven into the story. Okay, so maybe most high school chemistry teachers aren't going to launch into a lecture on wave-particle duality, but I still ate it up.
This is one of the best novels I...more
This is one of the best novels I...more
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"In The Everafter, Maddy relives moments from her life which broke her heart, made her laugh uncontrollably, and forced her to grow. Amy Huntley’s book will do the same for you." - Jay Asher
Me: I am really happy for you, imma let you finish, but I think no one actually cried or laughed... or has broken his/her heart... while reading this book.
Kanye West ftw :P xD
Readers who likes to read thriller, scary books or want to read one,
this book wasn't:
1)Creepy
2)Horrifying
3)or Haunting kind of stuff
Eh...more
Me: I am really happy for you, imma let you finish, but I think no one actually cried or laughed... or has broken his/her heart... while reading this book.
Kanye West ftw :P xD
Readers who likes to read thriller, scary books or want to read one,
this book wasn't:
1)Creepy
2)Horrifying
3)or Haunting kind of stuff
Eh...more
Okay, this book creeped me out just a little bit, more towards the middle to the end, but I was definitely creeped out. The Everafter by Amy Huntley is a supernatural, ya mystery/romance coupled with a ghost story. Sounds like quite the eclectic mix, right? Well no worries, it all blends very well together and takes you on a journey of the afterlife as Huntley perceives it.
Madison Stanton is sure about one thing, she is dead and in a place she calls "is," which is an oblivion where lost things...more
Madison Stanton is sure about one thing, she is dead and in a place she calls "is," which is an oblivion where lost things...more
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Sep 15, 2010
Cheney
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone
Recommended to Cheney by:
Krisanne Stewart
Well, I chewed this one up and spit it out! I didn't want to put the book down until it ended. This is such a different story, an interesting and fascinating view of what death could be like and dealing with change and letting go. You want Maddy to find out how she died yet you don't want to find out how she died because you're afraid that will be the end for her. READ IT! You will not be disappointed. Thanks for the great review and recommendation Mrs. Stewart!!
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Everafter
An emotionally touching exploration of a life ended too short, but lived so very much.
Maddie is like any other 17 year old, except she's in the Everafter; she's dead. Worse yet, she doesn't remember how she dies, and this truth keeps her from going to what awaits her beyond. All she can see are lost objects from her past, and each one brings her to a different memory in her life. Only through these memories can she figure out how she died, and who's at fault.
A true mystery lies at the...more
An emotionally touching exploration of a life ended too short, but lived so very much.
Maddie is like any other 17 year old, except she's in the Everafter; she's dead. Worse yet, she doesn't remember how she dies, and this truth keeps her from going to what awaits her beyond. All she can see are lost objects from her past, and each one brings her to a different memory in her life. Only through these memories can she figure out how she died, and who's at fault.
A true mystery lies at the...more
Maddy wakes up in a place called Is. She remembers nothing from her life, and why she’s there, dead and gone, but she sees these luminescent objects floating around. Whenever Maddy comes into contact with one of these objects, she gets vacuumed to that certain time when she lost them and re-experiences the moment either as a participant or as an observer. It is through this that we get to delve further into her life and get to know all the things and all the people that were important to her. Th...more
In The Everafter, the main character is Madison Stanton and she is dead. She doesn't know how she dies and she doesn't remember anything about her life, all she knows is she is dead. Her spirit is trapped in "it". Just a space of time where it is just her and her thoughts, trying to remember where she came from and who she is. She comes across items from her past in "it" that take her back to important moments in her life, ultimately to hopefully figure how she dies and why.
I give this book a 3...more
I give this book a 3...more
I really liked the Everafter/Heaven/state-of-being that Huntley created. It's well written and thought out. Her after-world is even supported by scientific hypothesis and theories: "Ms. Winters has moved on to talking about how everything in the universe is connected in ways that can't always be seen or understood. This has something to do with photons behaving like both particles and waves . . . that at the subatomic level no time has to pass for one particle to know about and be affected by wh...more
Wow! This book is deep and well written. Her use of language at different ages perfectly mirrors the character's life development. I love how the author explores what might happen if you were to die. Where would you go? What would you do? I relish books that are thought provoking. This book brought up not just questions about death, but allowed me to examine through the main character of Madison, my life past and present. There is a sadness and release that occurs in this author's version of the...more
This book was sad and yet somehow a little uplifting. It deals with the after of death. What happens to us after we die? It really made me think.
Madison only knows one thing and that is she's dead. She doesn't know how or why or where she is now. She starts finding things she lost and goes back to her life and sees the scenes connected with those objects. She doesn't change much of her history, but lives through most of the events again.
The other minor characters in the book weren't as complete...more
Madison only knows one thing and that is she's dead. She doesn't know how or why or where she is now. She starts finding things she lost and goes back to her life and sees the scenes connected with those objects. She doesn't change much of her history, but lives through most of the events again.
The other minor characters in the book weren't as complete...more
Madison Stanton has no clue where she is, and how she got there. She is a seventeen year old girl who has had a pretty crazy life, until it ended. She had a boyfriend named Gabriel, who she is madly in love with. She has lots of friend issues and drama in her life like any other 17 year old girl.
No matter how crazy her life was, she wants it back- now. She calls the place she is in, 'Is'. She figures she's dead, but she does not remember. She has no body, but there are glowing objects that su...more
No matter how crazy her life was, she wants it back- now. She calls the place she is in, 'Is'. She figures she's dead, but she does not remember. She has no body, but there are glowing objects that su...more
At first, Maddy doesn't know where she is. She has no body, no real senses. She seems to be. . .nowhere. But then she realizes: she's dead. Around her, barely illuminated enough to see, float objects that she soon recognizes as things she lost when she was alive. A piece of homework, a baby rattle, a hairclip, an orchid, even a single piece of popcorn.
When Maddy touches these objects and imagines holding or using them, she is transported back to that moment in her life. She eventually finds that...more
When Maddy touches these objects and imagines holding or using them, she is transported back to that moment in her life. She eventually finds that...more
Before I go in-depth about it, i'm just gonna say: This. Book. Was. Amazing.
It's a book that makes you think about how you came to be in the world. About death and that comes before and what comes after. Maddy is a seventeen year old who's still growing up, even though she's dead. She's still learning life lessons and she still loves and feels, even in the afterlife.
And then there's Gabe. Oh god, Gabe. He was sweet and understanding and everything everyone wants in a boyfriend. He loves Maddy so...more
It's a book that makes you think about how you came to be in the world. About death and that comes before and what comes after. Maddy is a seventeen year old who's still growing up, even though she's dead. She's still learning life lessons and she still loves and feels, even in the afterlife.
And then there's Gabe. Oh god, Gabe. He was sweet and understanding and everything everyone wants in a boyfriend. He loves Maddy so...more
This book kept me thinking through the whole book how did she die? What did each object mean to her and how did she lose them? I must say that this idea is pretty unique, connecting objects to going back to spots in your life where you lost them. The learning about each thing to help you understand who you are and how you lived. It was really thought provoking to me since I have lost my mom and brother to cancer.
Now each object is not given it's own chapter but over all that is how the chapters...more
Now each object is not given it's own chapter but over all that is how the chapters...more
This book was given to me by friend who works at the local books store. Actually she lend it to me to read it. She just finished reading and she liked it very much, so she recommended it to me. I have seen this book on the shelves of the local book stores but I never thought to pick it up or read the back of it. To tell you the truth for some reason I thought this book would be about retelling of Cinderella or some other fairy tale with happily everafter.
I really did enjoy reading this book, bu...more
I really did enjoy reading this book, bu...more
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The Everafter is a nice, solid novel; it gives and it takes. It provides a unique outlook on death and what one can do while dead. Usually common objects have meaning for the living, but Huntley transfers that concept to Maddy in her state of limbo, which made for a more interesting read. Because the objects are common, and because Maddy cannot always access the memories they unlock, you can’t help but want to know what special meaning(s) they could possibly hold over her life and death.
Yet, whi...more
Yet, whi...more
What I Can Tell You:
I picked this up at my library last Thursday and read it in two days. What a fantastically different book! I wasn't expecting much and since I didn't have to review it for a publisher, I was going to just read it for fun and move on, no review necessary. With that said, I HAVE to tell you about The EverAfter.
Madison, the main character is dead! She and objects from her life are floating around her in the "IS". The name she came up with for where she is. When she reaches an ob...more
I picked this up at my library last Thursday and read it in two days. What a fantastically different book! I wasn't expecting much and since I didn't have to review it for a publisher, I was going to just read it for fun and move on, no review necessary. With that said, I HAVE to tell you about The EverAfter.
Madison, the main character is dead! She and objects from her life are floating around her in the "IS". The name she came up with for where she is. When she reaches an ob...more
this book left me breathless, gaping, and in tears. it is a hauntingly beautiful piece written with a precise, defined voice that will linger with you.
the premise of this book is a very interesting one. from the beginning you know that maddy is dead, but she still exists in a place that she calls 'is'. as she learns to navigate this 'space' through objects that she has lost throughout her lifetime, she is able to piece her memories back together to ultimately figure out when and how she reached...more
the premise of this book is a very interesting one. from the beginning you know that maddy is dead, but she still exists in a place that she calls 'is'. as she learns to navigate this 'space' through objects that she has lost throughout her lifetime, she is able to piece her memories back together to ultimately figure out when and how she reached...more
I am actually really impressed that this book doesn't follow the norm for YA books – that being faerie tales, love triangles, or gossipy stories. This debut novel is astonishingly refreshing and has such a lovely writing style.
From the very first line, “I'm dead.”, I was completely stuck on this book. I could not put it down. I am a sucker for beautiful covers and interesting titles, so those are the first reasons I was drawn to the book. Then the idea of being dead and not knowing how you died,...more
From the very first line, “I'm dead.”, I was completely stuck on this book. I could not put it down. I am a sucker for beautiful covers and interesting titles, so those are the first reasons I was drawn to the book. Then the idea of being dead and not knowing how you died,...more
Plot Synopsis: A girl is thrust into her past events as she travels through her afterlife after her mysterious death. By observing and changing her past life, she is able to piece together the pieces and answer the question of her death.
I would give this 2.5 stars if I could.
I both liked and disliked the book in many ways. I loved the basis of the story, for it was very original. However, I feel that the author did not explore the topic enough. It was mixed together quickly with not a lot of det...more
I would give this 2.5 stars if I could.
I both liked and disliked the book in many ways. I loved the basis of the story, for it was very original. However, I feel that the author did not explore the topic enough. It was mixed together quickly with not a lot of det...more
oh my goodness. chewed this one and spit it out. I started going to a chiropractor last Friday to try and fix some issues, and started this book while waiting. The doctor had to tell me it was time to put the book down and come on back. Today I asked if I could please read while I did my lower back stretches on the ball since I only had 40 pages left! The answer was no! I just finished it. Loved every page of it. I know I am relatively new to YA Fantasy, but I haven't seen this premise before. M...more
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I was initially a little put off by the first page. It seemed like the author/narrator was trying to be a little clever.
"I'M DEAD.
Not my parents-told-me-to-be-home-by-twelve-and-it's-two-o'clock-now dead. Just dead . Literally.
[...:]
For that matter, I don't remember dying, either. There's some saying about people "dying of curiosity." But I'm just curious about how I died.
The premise of the book is rather intriguing. I liked the book, and I liked that the narrator, Maddy (Madison), isn't perfec...more
"I'M DEAD.
Not my parents-told-me-to-be-home-by-twelve-and-it's-two-o'clock-now dead. Just dead . Literally.
[...:]
For that matter, I don't remember dying, either. There's some saying about people "dying of curiosity." But I'm just curious about how I died.
The premise of the book is rather intriguing. I liked the book, and I liked that the narrator, Maddy (Madison), isn't perfec...more
4.5 stars. The book opens with Madison discovering that she's dead. She doesn't know how she died or what she's supposed to do now that she's suspended in some sort of strange existence, with objects that she lost during her life floating around her. Every time Madison touches one of these objects, she's pulled into the memory of when she lost the object, able to relive the experience and - occasionally - change the experience. She can't go into the future, only into the past.
I really liked the...more
I really liked the...more
Pros: I think there's an audience out there for books about what might happen after death, like Elsewhere, which lots of people have compared this to (and Gabrielle Zevin wrote a blurb for this book's cover). It's challenging enough for teens looking for something that will make them think about philosophical topics. The mystery of how the narrator died is intriguing.
Cons: It was hard for me to engage with a book not set in a tangible world and the "rules" of how the afterlife world works were a...more
Cons: It was hard for me to engage with a book not set in a tangible world and the "rules" of how the afterlife world works were a...more
Ages 12+ (for PG-13 language and violence)
Madison is dead. She knows this for sure. She is floating in a dark space she refers to as Is. Is is filled with lost objects made of light that float through the ether. By touching these objects, Maddy can return to the points in her life where she lost them. That's how she knows she was no older than 17 when she died...but how it happened? She can't remember. Will it stay that way, or will she find the object that holds the clue to her demise?
Maddy i...more
Madison is dead. She knows this for sure. She is floating in a dark space she refers to as Is. Is is filled with lost objects made of light that float through the ether. By touching these objects, Maddy can return to the points in her life where she lost them. That's how she knows she was no older than 17 when she died...but how it happened? She can't remember. Will it stay that way, or will she find the object that holds the clue to her demise?
Maddy i...more
I am always on the look for something new, something different, unlike anything I have read before. Thats a tall order for someone who reads all the time. This book fits that mold.
I have to admit that the majority of my interest in this book was based on the cover artwork. How gorgeous is that cover?! When you see it up close, there is a pearlescent quality to it as well that makes the book that much more alluring.
Beyond the cover and into the first pages, this book stands out and draws the read...more
I have to admit that the majority of my interest in this book was based on the cover artwork. How gorgeous is that cover?! When you see it up close, there is a pearlescent quality to it as well that makes the book that much more alluring.
Beyond the cover and into the first pages, this book stands out and draws the read...more
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When I first read the book blurb I wavered over whether this was a book I wanted to read or not. I finally decided I had to know what happened to Madison and what would she discover in this “Is”. At the beginning of the book Madison “wakes” not knowing who she is or where she is but she does know she’s dead. In this "Is" Madison has no body, she is just a being that can move through this space she occupies. As she explores she comes across what seem like random objects. As she figures out how to...more
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