Shadowland (The Immortals, #3)

Feb 25, 2010 Carlene rated it 5 of 5 stars

The first two books of the series was entirely great. I am hoping that this one will be to, but i'm tired of seeing things get in the way of Ever and Damon

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Feb 06, 2010 Kristi (The Story Siren) rated it 2 of 5 stars

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First off lets start with some positives.

I really enjoy this series! It’s fun, it’s fast, it’s entertaining. I loved the first two books! This time around.... didn’t love it so much.

As I mentioned before, it took me no time at all to read. The plot was intriguing, but it just wasn’t enough to satisfy me this time around. I loved the introduction of the “shadowland” but it just lacked substance in the plot overall.

I just find myself being frustrated more than finding actual enjoyment from the b...more

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Oct 14, 2011 Kristilyn (Reading In Winter & Winter Distractions) rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Alyson Noel

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[from my blog 'Reading in Winter']

In Alyson Noel’s latest installment of ‘The Immortals’ series, Shadowland, Ever and her true love Damen are faced with one huge problem: They can’t touch each other or Damen will die.

Intriguing, no?

Oh but wait, Damen pretty much clears up the whole issue at the beginning of the book by putting up some kind of shield so that they can touch, but anything that gets real sexual is out of the question. Wait? Is this book all about sex now?

Noel brings back the same

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[from my blog 'Reading in Winter']

In Alyson Noel’s latest installment of ‘The Immortals’ series, Shadowland, Ever and her true love Damen are faced with one huge problem: They can’t touch each other or Damen will die.

Intriguing, no?

Oh but wait, Damen pretty much clears up the whole issue at the beginning of the book by putting up some kind of shield so that they can touch, but anything that gets real sexual is out of the question. Wait? Is this book all about sex now?

Noel brings back the same characters that have been in previous installments – Haven, Miles, Roman, the creepy twins – and we have one new character, Jude. Much like how Damen sought after Ever throughout all of her past lives, she finds out that in each of these lives there is always Jude – or a past life of Jude. The question is: Is Damen’s latest troubles the result of him interfering with what could have been true love between Ever and Jude? Is his lavish lifestyle to blame? Is karma playing a role?

While Ever tries to understand that issue, she’s also trying to find the antidote to the antidote, which means she has to find a way to get it from Roman who has always been less-than cooperative. Ultimately though, Ever blames herself for what happened, and Damen blames himself for what happened and they both work separately, rather than together, to find the solution. In my opinion, if they were soul mates, wouldn’t they want to work together?

As in Blue Moon, the twins are also involved with finding the solution. After Ever doesn’t take their advice in Blue Moon, she continues to not take their advice in Shadowland, ultimately leading to her having to choose between Haven’s life and the touch of Damen. One would think that Ever would have learned from her mistakes, but Noel seems to have it mapped out that Ever will make the same mistakes over and over again. The twins warned Ever that something was going to happen and she remained too wrapped up in herself to take note.

One of the great things about this book is the relationship between Sabine and Mr. Munoz – one of Ever’s teachers. It provides humor and warmth and I was very happy to see Sabine happy. Noel also enforces the idea of friendship and helping the ones you love to no end. Even the twins are starting to form a friendship with Ever and it was nice to see that happen.

One big problem with Shadowland is that it ends without an explanation about Jude, or Haven’s opinion about her current state. And what’s happening with Honor? The antidote to the antidote is never claimed and the reader is left hanging. Personally, I was getting very annoyed with Damen’s attitude and kind of hoped for a change – specifically for Ever and Jude to hook up. Jude seemed so down to earth and real and Ever had real sparks flying with him. Damen seemed too involved with material things and was just too serious all the time – he definitely lost his charm in this book. It would have been nice for Ever to have a happy ever after with Jude.

While the issue of “the Shadowland” is brought up – i.e. a place where immortals go when they cease being immortal – it isn’t touched upon at all for the rest of the book. I’m curious why the book was even named Shadowland if it’s just a general concept that was introduced and not a major part of the outcome. Other things that bothered me was the emphasis on the tulips. We get it – tulips mean eternal love, which is what Damen and Ever supposedly have. It seems like every time I turned the page, one of them was sending a red tulip as an apology. Whatever happened to words? Enough with the tulips already!

Apparently the next installment, Dark Flame will be released in July 2010. Here’s hoping that there Noel provides some explanation about all the issues she left untouched. Personally, I would call it quits on this series, but I really want Jude and Ever to be together. I really think there’s something there.

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Dec 20, 2011 fяσzєη rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Updated: December 20th, 2011.

FUCKING HELL, EVER.

WHY MUST YOU MAKE THE STUPIDEST CHOICES?

This book infuriated me even more than Blue Moon did. Because of the FUCKING ENDING.

OH. MY. FUCKING.

AAAAAGH.

Blue Moon ended with her making a stupid choice.

Shadowland ended with her making an even STUPIDER choice.

WHY? JUST.

WHY?

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Sep 21, 2010 J.Elle rated it 1 of 5 stars

What a waste of time. I spent the whole book waiting for something to happen and I don't feel like anything ever did. I'm sorry, I just cannot believe Ever and Damen's connection and neither could I believe the connection with Jude. Roman doesn't even seem sinister to me anymore. It's like everything is coalescing into one big joke. Ever and Damen set off to find an antidote to the antidote but instead, discover that Damen has not always been the only one for Ever. She finds herself torn between...more

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Feb 18, 2013 Sheri rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, ya, cant-believe-i-finished, audio

I came across the audio for Shadowland, so I thought I would give it another try. However, I didn't find it any better the second time around. I thought the narrator did a good job; I just didn't find the story engaging or entertaining. The narrator was actually a good choice for this book. She had a young-sounding voice, playing up Ever's immaturity.

Original review September 8, 2011 -
I had read the first two books in this series and thought they were pretty good…this one I could hardly even fi...more

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Dec 27, 2009 ♥Rachel♥ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-own-a-copy

Nov 24 09!
CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!

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Dec 10, 2012 Jude rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: dnf, in-my-shelf

I am NOT joking, when I tell you that, when I ended the third chapter, I was immediately selling it on e-bay. I simply couldn’t bring myself to read more. Even though I just found out that in the next series there’s someone named like me – Jude (and it’s a guy, why are the Jude’s always guys?)- not even this, is going to make read more. Bye-Bye The Immortal Series, maybe when the series is finished I’ll go an read the ending or something, but I’m done. [UPDATE: This series has ended, I already d...more

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Nov 18, 2010 Kayla rated it 2 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This series just went downhill for me. I loved Evermore because I found Ever to be such a great character and I really liked her, but now she's just annoying. When before I thought she was smart and kind, now I think she's stupid and impulsive and self-obsessed. I can't take it anymore! The decision she made to save Haven just drove me over the edge. The right thing to do was so obvious and she went completely the opposite way, knowingly siding with Roman, the most evil person she knows, and ign...more This series just went downhill for me. I loved Evermore because I found Ever to be such a great character and I really liked her, but now she's just annoying. When before I thought she was smart and kind, now I think she's stupid and impulsive and self-obsessed. I can't take it anymore! The decision she made to save Haven just drove me over the edge. The right thing to do was so obvious and she went completely the opposite way, knowingly siding with Roman, the most evil person she knows, and ignoring Damen who she should trust most of anyone. I can understood wanting to save your best friend in normal cases, such as not knowing about the afterlife and what happens to people when they die, but Ever knew everything about that. She knew about Summerland and what a great place it was. She knew dying was merely the beginning of a totally new and eternally happy life in another realm. She also knew that by "saving" Haven, she was condemning her soul to the Shadowland if she was ever killed later in life. Stupid. Selfish. And not to sound mean or anything, but I would have preferred that Ever let Haven die not just because it would have been the right thing to do but because Haven is one of the most annoying characters in this series and I would have been glad to be rid of her. However, now that she is an immortal, I expect she's going to play an even bigger part in the rest of the books (and according to the summary of Dark Flame, she will be more annoying and selfish than usual). Bah!!

I believe that this is going to be a common occurence in this series-Ever making a stupid,impulsive decision and making everything worse. This only makes the story more annoying (I know I've been using this word a lot, but it really sums up how this series makes me feel) as well as boring and predictable now, so I'm officially done reading this series. Maybe I would have continued if there was just one more book left (like I originally thought) and quickly end the series, but I recently found out that there's at least three more books. Nuh-uh. No way. I'm not going to waste my time.

I would have given this book 1 star (or even zero) if it weren't for Jude and the twins. I loved those three characters, but they were the only good part of this book.(less)

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Jul 31, 2010 Bryn ((B2/B.P)) Ryeosomniac~~ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

I have very mixed thoughts about this book. It was hard to put down once you have started it, but once it is finished it doesn't leave you fully satisfied.

I wish I could teleport myself into Shadowland and try and shake some sense into Ever. Every time she tries to help she just ends up making things ten times worse. She should have learned from her mistakes and left things well enugh alone. Another charictor that really gets on my nerves in Haven. She is incredibly self-centered. She broke up w...more

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Nov 27, 2009 Brittany rated it 4 of 5 stars

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i can't wait!! and what is this about "testing her love for damen"? grr...

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Aug 22, 2009 Isabella rated it 4 of 5 stars

Can't wait until this comes out!!!!!
<3
AHHHH! Awesome cover!!!

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Feb 23, 2011 Dakota rated it 1 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I heard two different reviews about this series. A vlogger said it sucked and I generally respect her reviews. My best friend said this was his favorite series. I'm kind of paranoid when it comes to YA paranormal romance these days since I find it is full of bland or annoying female protagonists who only care about their jackass love interest. But I figured that I had no right to complain about this book when I hadn't read it myself and was basing my opinion on someone elses.' My school library...more I heard two different reviews about this series. A vlogger said it sucked and I generally respect her reviews. My best friend said this was his favorite series. I'm kind of paranoid when it comes to YA paranormal romance these days since I find it is full of bland or annoying female protagonists who only care about their jackass love interest. But I figured that I had no right to complain about this book when I hadn't read it myself and was basing my opinion on someone elses.' My school library only had Shadowland. Luckily I read spoilers, so I pretty much understood what was going on. It was time for me to see whether the book would be as awful as the vlogger said or wonderful as my friend said. I side with the vlogger. This book sucks. I wish I could make a funny simile stating how much this book sucks, but I can't. It plain sucks. There are two things that really irk me about this book. But first I wanted to address a little pet peeve. I hate the grammar in this book. It seems fragmented and out of place. Now to my main grievances.
1. The plot. Where the fuck is it? The summary says that a curse has fallen on Damen and now he and Ever must race to find the antidote. In the second book a rogue Immortal called Roman poisoned Damen and tricked Ever into mixing her blood into it. She and Damen can't touch now. If they do, Damen will be sent to the Shadowland, which I suppose is the Immortal version of hell. For at least 200 pages the plot is nothing but Ever trying to find a cure for Damen. I'm sorry, but what cure are you talking about?Damen's not dying or sick; he just can't touch you. That doesn't really warrant a need for a cure for me. The world will not come to an end if your boyfriend cannot touch you. But of course Ever needs Damen's touch to live, so she does stupid shit after stupid shit so she and Damen can fuck. I spent two hours reading about a girl whining because she and her boyfriend can't have sex. There were other parts of the story as well. For instance, there's a new guy named Jude who is Ever's reincarnated lover and a last minute addition to a triangle. Of course we all know Ever will not end up with Jude because these YA writers like to make the choice completely obvious and derail the healthy love interest. Since Jude is a nice, friendly, non-angsty boy, Ever obviously won't end up with him. But Damen doesn't understand that nice guys get shit, so he leaves Ever with Jude so they can sort out their long-lost business together. Of course Ever is lost without Damen and shows absolutely no interest in life, because Damen was her only reason for living. But wait! Suddenly she's getting feelings for Jude. Yeah, 3/4 into the book is not the best time for Ever to magically develop feelings for Jude. But we all know these YA heroines- they're useless without a love interest, and when one leaves, they latch onto the next hot guy. There's some other stuff as well, mostly about Ever trying to stop her aunt Sabine from dating her teacher, and Damen trying to atone for past selfishness. But the main gist is Ever trying to trick Roman into giving her the antidote and continually being a selfish dumbass.
2. My second grievance. The characters. I'm a big character reader. My writing teacher said that we should care about the characters, and I don't care about Ever. No, I do care about Ever. I despise her. Right now I'm fantasizing about magically teleporting into the book, beating her with a bat, scratching her eyes out, and then jumping on her mangled body. I'm aware it won't work because she can do some deus machina healing bullshit, but I need this stress relief. Where do I begin with Ever Bloom? She's just so unlikeable I don't know where to begin. Let's see if I can manage to write down just why she sucks. She's a brat. All she cares about is hooking up with Damen. When her aunt tells her she needs to get a job, Ever whines about it because she won't have time to find the antidote for Damen so they can fuck. Priorities, people. Ever manages to avoid the horror of working and having a life outside of Damen by going to a metaphysical bookstore where she meets the third point of the love triangle. She also doesn't want her aunt to date her teacher because it will be inconvenient for her. Ever told the teacher, Munoz, about her powers, and now she's afraid that her Sabine will find out. Of course there's no possibility that Sabine will be understanding because parents/ guardian figures never understand the protagonist. They should be dropped the second the smoldering love interest comes into play.
Ever is shallow and selfish. Damen went to the Shadowlands for a brief period of time, I think. Now he's shaken up about what happened and determined to make things right. He realizes he was a selfish bastard and I applaud him for it. Ever, on the other hand, whines because Damen isn't dressing nicely anymore or driving the hot BMW. She insists that she'd love Damen no matter what, but she admits that she was initially attracted to him because he was rich. Shallow bitch. She spends a good bit of time complaining because Damen isn't manifesting material things anymore and dressing nicely. Boo fucking hoo. If your boyfriend trying to be more responsible is that much of a problem, he should dump your ass. Ever also displays her selfishness in this book. Two twins, Romy and Rayne, are trapped in the mortal world thanks to Ever's mistake with Roman. They have no idea how to survive, since they are from the time of the Salem Witch trials. Does Ever care that they are stranded because of her? I think there's a brief period of remorse, but it's overshadowed by her more urgent needs. Damen thinks that they owe it to the twins to help them, since they helped him find Ever, but Ever is upset because Rayne(one of the only characters I liked) calls her out on her bullshit. Of course since she dislikes Ever no one will listen to her, even if she's right. Ever tries to send the twins back to Summerland so she doesn't have to handle the inconvenience of a thirteen-year old disliking her and having more common sense than she does.
Ever is an idiot. She's so consumed with trying to have sex with Damen that she goes against everyone's sensible advice. Damen tells her that Roman is a liar and can't be trusted. So what does Ever do? Like any good incompetent heroine, she goes right to Roman and gets into trouble. How many times does this happen? I dunno, I lost count. My favorite was the time she went to Roman and he blackmailed her saying he'd tell Damen. But her crowning moment of stupidity has to be when she casts a spell using the Book of Shadows to get Roman to give her the antidote. Never mind that Jude and Damen warn her that people get over their head when they use magic (or is it spelled magick in this book?) and that she should not try to impose her will on people because things are supposed to be a certain way. Those people didn't know what they were doing. Ever has a great need- she has to see her boyfriend! Surely that trumps all needs. So she casts a spell to make Roman give her the antidote. Romy and Rayne, who are far more experienced, tell Ever that she's made a huge mistake. But of course Ever knows better than the twins and ignores them. Turns out she fucked up royally, but the only two characters who will call her out on this will be Roman and Rayne. Rayne will be ignored because she doesn't like Ever(smart girl) and Roman will be ignored because he is a villain. Then Ever makes another stupid mistake by changing her whiny, over dramatic, bitchy best friend Haven into an Immortal.The book ends with Ever whining about how she fucked up and Damen forgiving her. Herein lies my main problem. No one can call Ever out on her shit and have her listen. Damen just hugs her and says she had the best intentions, it wasn't her fault, and that it will be okay. No! Damen needs to stop coddling Ever and tell her she's fucked up. How is she supposed to grow as a character if the only person she will listen to does not call her on her mistakes? I don't care if she had the best intentions(personally I found them to be selfish) she's still wrong. She's fucked up so many times, yet no one calls her on it. Please, for the love of God, have someone call her on her mistakes! Oh, who am I kidding? Ever will never have anyone call her on her bullshit and she'll never listen if they do. She'll continue fucking up and everyone will magically forgive her. It's wonderful being the main character of a shitty YA novel.
There was a slight saving grace in this book- Rayne and Roman. I know that I'm supposed to oppose them because they're mean to poor, delicate, useless Ever, but I liked them. Rayne was the only one to call Ever out on her shit and through her I could say the things I wanted to Ever. It's too bad no one listens to her. Roman was just a fun character. He didn't really seem villainous, up until he poisoned Haven. It was fun watching him taunt and tease Ever, especially since she could never get the upper hand. Their dialogue reminded me of dialogue better written couples have had when they are still in the stage of disliking each other. Roman and Rayne rock, but they weren't enough to save this book. I know no one will listen to Rayne, and Roman is probably going to die.
What bothers me most about this book is the plot and characters. I can deal with an unoriginal plot if there are vivid characters, and I can deal with unlikeable characters if there's an interesting plot. Sometimes I will be fortunate enough to get both, but I can settle with one. I got neither an interesting plot or interesting characters in this book. The plot is just stupid.In fact, I don't think there was a plot- just Alyson Noel jumping around a few ideas. The most consistent thing was Ever trying to find a cure for Damen, which doesn't count as a plot.I don't care if she and her boyfriend can't touch. If they're supposed to have this brilliant, all-consuming, superior, wonderful love, their relationship should be able to survive without physical touch. I hesitate to include the love triangle because it was randomly introduced 218 pages in, and it's obvious that Ever will choose Damen. I guess Ever's whining might count as a plot point as well, I'm not sure. I hated the characters. I don't know if I've scratched the surface with how much I HATE Ever. My words seem inadequate. She's selfish, lazy, shallow, stupid, stupid, a moron, an idiot, lobotomized, and STUPID! If she wasn't a character in a best-selling series, her ass would have been dead, dead, dead, and DEAD! Sadly there is no justice in the world. This book caused me pain. I mean it. I'm not exaggerating for comedy purposes. I had to restrain myself from beating myself over the head with this piece of shit book. I felt like crying when I saw I had a 110 pages left. I had to stop to bang my head when I read that Damen was keeping tabs on Ever since she was ten. I tried to bang my head against the wall, but my chair was too low. I had to settle for pinching myself instead. Eventually I couldn't bring myself to read any further and had to take a break. I went on Goodreads and started clicking the one star a bunch of times. It eased my stress slightly. Why didn't I stop? Because I'm a masochist and I had to see just how bad this was. What bothers me is that Ever has no personality outside of being madly in lust with Damen. I'm not sure if Alyson Noel meant for Ever to be such a shallow, stupid bitch, so I'm not sure if I should count those as her personality traits. She's like most of these YA heroines these days- her boyfriend defines her. Is it so much to ask for a heroine to have a personality that isn't whiny and doesn't focus on her love interest? Is it? But no. This makes money. I understand that people need money, but must our standards be lowered? Why can't we have strong female protagonists who like their love interests for their personalities? Why can't the love interests have personalities and be actual characters?
According to TV Tropes, this series is a follow of the leader of Twilight. It should have ended with Twilight, but there was no strength left in the heart of publishers.(less)

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Oct 23, 2011 Eileen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, read-2010, fantasy-mythology, read-2011

The first time I read the book I was so angry with Ever, because of her stupid behavior that I didn't pay enough attention to the other characters and what was going on. The second time I went in prepared and found a very wise Damen who has some interesting things to say and my favorite part of the book is where Damen takes Ever to the museum. Actual rating 3,5 stars.

I have no words for Ever, she annoys me tremendously in this book. At the end of "Blue Moon" she made a huge mistake and obviously...more The first time I read the book I was so angry with Ever, because of her stupid behavior that I didn't pay enough attention to the other characters and what was going on. The second time I went in prepared and found a very wise Damen who has some interesting things to say and my favorite part of the book is where Damen takes Ever to the museum. Actual rating 3,5 stars.

I have no words for Ever, she annoys me tremendously in this book. At the end of "Blue Moon" she made a huge mistake and obviously didn't learn from this mistake at all, because she just continues to trust the wrong people and to do the wrong things, she doesn't listen to people that are older/wiser and know more about immortality and magick. Damen gives her an amulet for protection that she mustn't take off and what does she do, she takes it off and gets hurt. Damen and the twins tell her not to trust Roman and stay away from him and what does she do, she runs to Roman and he plays with her. When she finds a Book of Shadows everybody who knows about the book tells her that it is dangerous in the wrong hands and she has to stay away from it and what does she do, she uses it and makes things worse and hides it all from Damen.
The books ends with a choice and it would have been a pleasant surprise if -for a change- she would have made the right one.

Damen is adorable, patient and wise in this book, but I do think he has to keep a better eye on Ever. I share his opinion about karma that every action, good or bad, is followed sooner or later by a reaction. I admire the fact that when he says that he wants to make up for his past and improve his karma, he takes immediate action and gets rid of material things and takes loving care of the twins. I wish that Ever would have been more supportive of him, but instead she's whining about his car, clothes, him spending time with the twins etc. Damen talks a lot about the downside of being immortal and the Shadowland where there's no soul and only darkness. He finds a way so they can touch each other as long as they don't have the antidote, he gives Ever an amulet for protection and gives her the freedom to make her own choices.

I got what I hoped for, because in this book we learn a lot of interesting facts about the background of the twins that are not able to return to Summerland, because they've lost their magick. Ava comes back from.... we don't know and a new character, Jude, is introduced who has some unfinished business with Ever and we don't know if he's one of the good or bad guys.

Let's stay optimistic and hope that Ever will come to her senses in the next installment, because otherwise I think I'll just going to have to slap her, and that Damen is right, quote: "Some things no matter how painful happen for a reason. And just to barge in and interfere, no matter how well mentioned, would be akin to robbing them of their journey. Something that's better not done."

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Apr 10, 2012 OpenBookSociety.com rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Book Three: The Immortals Series

Summary
Shadowland is the third installment in The Immortals series written by Alyson Noel.

First, a little background:

In Evermore, we meet a teenage Ever who has just lost her entire family in a car accident in which she was badly injured. When she awoke in the hospital, she finds herself confused with unbelievable psychic abilities and alone.

Shortly after moving in with her Aunt Sabine, Ever m...more

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Nov 24, 2009 Cassie rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. While I gave this book 5 stars it's mostly for the ending. I have to admit the first half dragged. There was a lot of suspense and anticipation for not a huge complex plot...but holding out on any kind of resolution until the end was smart I suppose as it kept me intrigued. I was enthralled by the idea of Jude--and the idea that he's been involved in all of Ever's past lives. SO bonus points there. I was also extremely pleased that while Ever and Damen separate so she can have a shot at choosing...more

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Mar 13, 2010 Page (One Book At A Time) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

So, I really should have written my review when I read this book . You notice I give it 4 stars, but that’s because it’s what I rated it on goodreads. But, I made the mistake of reading some other reviews before I wrote my own. And now, I’ve forgotten what I liked about it. All I can see are the issues that others pointed out. So, I’m tempted to go back and give it 3 stars. I did like it. The plot was interesting and suspenseful at times. The introduction of Jude and why he was there completely...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Reeses rated it 1 of 5 stars

I think this book sucked. 1st nothing happened throughout the entire book until the 2nd to last chapter and even that was taking forever so I just skipped over that chapter to the end to find what new and idiotic move Ever decided to pull this time...and that ending was more predictable than how disgusting fruit cake is. 2nd the book was extremely under done. I could sum up the entire book in one chapter...that's how little happened. Everythings fine..Ever feels guilty the entire book...Damen ac...more

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Dec 09, 2009 Alexa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, 2009-reads, didnt-love-it-like-i-wanted, despise-love-triangles

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Mar 09, 2012 Lydia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Surprisingly this one is my favorite so far! :D I love love love Jude!!!!!!! He's so adorable! And even though I love Damen too, Jude is just....Jude!! :D Roman remained in the gray area for me...don't love him, don't hate him. But I have a feeling that in the next book or so, Haven is seriously going to become a problem! UGH! She annoys me already!

Don't have much time for a big review but I will say this:
It kept me reading....most of the time ;D lol

If you don't really have anything to read thes...more

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May 01, 2013 Levian rated it 2 of 5 stars

under Roman's spell, Damen was poisoned and lived like a normal teenager instead of an Immortal that roamed the earth for 600 years while searching of Ever's incarnations. after so many trials, they never did success. this time when Damen finally decided to make Ever an Immortal like him just so no harm could come to her, they got together only to be forced separated soon. desperate to save Damen from dying, Ever made the wrong choice by listening to Roman and worst, using his antidote. although...more under Roman's spell, Damen was poisoned and lived like a normal teenager instead of an Immortal that roamed the earth for 600 years while searching of Ever's incarnations. after so many trials, they never did success. this time when Damen finally decided to make Ever an Immortal like him just so no harm could come to her, they got together only to be forced separated soon. desperate to save Damen from dying, Ever made the wrong choice by listening to Roman and worst, using his antidote. although Damen immediately recovered from his ill-state, they could no longer exchange body fluid, which means even a kiss could kill Damen by plunging him into the Shadowland, a place filled with darkness and no exit. at the same time, Ever's aunt arranged for Ever to work in her lawyer firm during the summer holiday, which Ever tried to avoid by looking for a job herself. she ended up at the bookstore where Ava took her before disappearing. instead of meeting the owner Lina, she met with her grandson Jude. Ever felt different, knowing there was something familiar about Jude that caused them to be attracted to each other. Damen took Ever on a mind's journey, allowing her to meet her previous incarnations, where she alarmingly noticed that Jude's past incarnations were also always around. Ever tried to convince Damen that she only had eyes for him and not Jude, but Damen insisted on a cooling period for both, with the purpose of giving her a chance to know Jude and made a choice between these 2 men. when Ever desperately tried to reverse Roman's spell on Damen and fighting from being drawn to Jude, she found the Book of Shadow at the bookstore, and with the help from Jude, tried to decipher the powerful book.

Ever was such a lovable character in the first book, but now in the third book, she has gotten annoying and too rebellious for an advice or two, even when it came from Damen. she has gotten so impulsive that only after something went terribly wrong, she started to regret not listening. not to mention all the foolish decisions that she made! the spooky twins however, had advanced into a bigger role than the previous book. despite the creepy silent communication between them, or how they enjoyed having Damen all to themselves while casting Ever aside, they had really started to surface and had me attracted to them and their in depth knowledge on witchcraft. on the other hand, it was quite a let down to see again, another person was there to complicate the relationship between Damen and Ever. i was hoping to finally see where their relationship can lead them for a change only to have the whole Drina-thing happened all over again, the only difference was last time it happened on Ever and this time on Damen. Roman, whom i thought would play a huge part for this book, didn't either. he continued to provoke Ever, taunting her into submitting herself to him in exchange for Damen's antidote. but that's all he did, no big evil plan to take over the world, not even Ever's life. it would have been so much more fun if something would have happened at the end of the book like the previous 2 did. despite all the fun i had going through the book, i felt being left hanging, even suspecting that it wasn't a complete book until i found out that i wasn't the only unsatisfied reader out there.

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Sep 23, 2012 Tessa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Le pays de l’ombre est le lieu où atterrissent les corps sans âme. En opposition avec l’Eté perpétuel, on peut les qualifier d’enfer et de paradis. La douleur ou le bonheur éternel.
Damen le découvre et se rend compte qu’en tant qu’Eternel, il est voué à y aller et ainsi, qu’Ever est condamnée elle aussi.
D’accord. Mais pourquoi ce titre alors qu’on en entend finalement peu parler au long de l’histoire ? Et bien il vous faudra attendre les toutes dernières pages pour le comprendre.
Après l’arrivée...more Le pays de l’ombre est le lieu où atterrissent les corps sans âme. En opposition avec l’Eté perpétuel, on peut les qualifier d’enfer et de paradis. La douleur ou le bonheur éternel.
Damen le découvre et se rend compte qu’en tant qu’Eternel, il est voué à y aller et ainsi, qu’Ever est condamnée elle aussi.
D’accord. Mais pourquoi ce titre alors qu’on en entend finalement peu parler au long de l’histoire ? Et bien il vous faudra attendre les toutes dernières pages pour le comprendre.
Après l’arrivée de Roman dans Lune Bleue, cette fois-ci accueillons Jude. Beau surfeur qui tient la librairie de Lina (sa grand-mère) et qui se révèle fort troublant…
Un petit côté Twilight (attention je spoile) avec le triangle amoureux de Damen, Ever et Jude et d’autant plus quand Damen s’en va pour laisser Ever choisir entre eux deux.
*Fin du spoile*
Haven et Miles, du moins surtout ce dernier, sont un peu oubliés dans l’histoire. Quelques réflexions intéressantes par-ci par-là mais rien d’assez exploité à mon goût, sauf à la fin du livre avec un sacré retournement de situation.
Une fin déplaisante par contre, dans le sens où Ever nous fait encore sa cruche à ne pas écouter les autres. Dans Lune Bleue, Roman lui tend un piège et les jumelles tentent de l’aider, en vain. Même topo pour ce tome-ci. Elle n’en fait qu’à sa tête et ce sont les autres qui payent les pots cassés. Un côté très agaçant du personnage.
Les jumelles ont d’ailleurs un rôle plus important dans ce tome (et très certainement dans le prochain tome aussi) et elles n’en sont que plus intéressantes. Leurs caractères bien trempés mais très différents apportent un peu de nouveauté au début du livre.
Un bon point aussi car on en apprend plus sur le passé des différents intervenants. Les vies antérieures d’Ever, les siècles de solitude de Damen, les racines de Jude, l’enfance des jumelles… De quoi mieux comprendre les personnages et leurs attitudes.
Un troisième tome un peu plus riche en émotions que les deux précédents car il y a plus d’intervenants mais il n’est pas palpitant non plus. J’ai tout de même hâte de lire la suite qui devrait être plus qu’intéressante…!(less)

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Sep 16, 2012 Ellenah rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: 13+

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Overall, this book was pretty good.
But a couple of things sucked.

I feel like Ever and Damon didn't even try to find an antidote for not being able to touch.
I mean, yeah they did some things, like the energy veil and stuff, but that's not trying to heal the situation. That is creating a temporary resolve to procrastinate further.
I also pretty much hated Ever in this, and the 2nd book. She has turned into a pretty stupid girl, making blondes seem pretty stupid to society(though they are not). Sh...more Overall, this book was pretty good.
But a couple of things sucked.

I feel like Ever and Damon didn't even try to find an antidote for not being able to touch.
I mean, yeah they did some things, like the energy veil and stuff, but that's not trying to heal the situation. That is creating a temporary resolve to procrastinate further.
I also pretty much hated Ever in this, and the 2nd book. She has turned into a pretty stupid girl, making blondes seem pretty stupid to society(though they are not). She makes some of the stupidest decisions based on her jealousy.

Bad Decision #1: In the last book, Roman says 'should he go to Stacia instead' for the blood. I mean, isn't it pretty obvious that Damon loves her? But no. She has truly convinced herself that Damon is going after other girls. And why again would you trust someone who continuously deceives you?

Bad Decision #2: She decides to go to Roman, even after Damon's warning. First of all, doesn't she realize that he is going to find out about it sooner or later? And did she really think Roman was going to make any deal with her? Especially after everything he has said and done to her? Doesn't Ever realize Roman is having a lot of fun messing with her head?

Bad Decision #3: Introducing the twins to the Book of Shadows. I mean sure, it didn't do anything drastic to change a lot in the story, but wasn't Damon against it? Sure, the twins didn't like her, and she was trying to be nice, but doesn't she see that she doesn't have to do everything a bunch of 13 year old's say to her? Especially if they hate her? And Damon. He defiantly didn't like it. Isn't her relationship with him strand enough without trying to make him mad at her?

Bad Decision #4: Turning Haven into an Immortal. I mean sure I understand that Ever didn't want her to die, but I am very sure Summerland would have been pretty awesome for her. But no. Now Haven is destined to eternity in a place called Shadowland. And again, she falls for Romans trap. Does this girl not listen to anyone? If your soul-mate, (Damon) told you to do something, wouldn't you do it? Especially since he has always been right before. Has she not learned from every other decision, that he and everyone else, OTHER than the person trying to ruin you, is right? I swear this girl doesn't learn.

So pretty much, Ever just killed everything, making this part in the series so far, the worst. And I bet you 5 bucks that Haven is going to be really mad for Ever not telling her about the Immortals.

Oh and it seems Haven is a really big trouble magnet. First Drina, then its Roman, than it's Romans friends. (less)

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Aug 10, 2012 Estíbaliz Martín rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Ya está Ever haciendo de las suyas siempre y ha tomado una decisión incorrecta. WTF? ¿Esta chica solo sabe meter la pata o qué? Y claro, ahora Ever no puede tocar a Damen porque si no, la patata de este hace 'bum' y muere. Que drámatico todo. Y partir de ahí el libro es como 'Espera amor mio, no te preocupes que yo te salvaré'. Y si su anterior entrega era pastelosa, imagináos este. Preo no todo es malo en el libro, las gemelas plasta de Summerland viajan a la dimensión humana para ayudar o ent...more Ya está Ever haciendo de las suyas siempre y ha tomado una decisión incorrecta. WTF? ¿Esta chica solo sabe meter la pata o qué? Y claro, ahora Ever no puede tocar a Damen porque si no, la patata de este hace 'bum' y muere. Que drámatico todo. Y partir de ahí el libro es como 'Espera amor mio, no te preocupes que yo te salvaré'. Y si su anterior entrega era pastelosa, imagináos este. Preo no todo es malo en el libro, las gemelas plasta de Summerland viajan a la dimensión humana para ayudar o entorpecer a Ever en su camino. Pero claro, ahora ellas también han metido la pata y no pueden volver. Eso solo puede ser otro asunto para ¡Ever! ¡La chica fantástica! Véase ironía. Y Damen, como se le ha ido un poco la olla y le sale su instinto paternal en sus más de tropecientos siglos de vida, decide que adoptar a las gemelas es un buen paso para ser el padre ideal. Y ever se tiene que poner a trabajar, porque si, porque la obligan y punto. Y conoce a Jude, un tio que, sinceramente, veo mejor que Damen para ella. Peeeeeeeeeero, en fin.

Cada día, Ever nos sorprende más y más. En este libro ha dejado su egoísmo y su egocentrismo y sus ganas de llamar la atención con su chico para centrarse en salvarle la vida y de paso, ganar dinero. Si es que ya empiezo a dudar si Ever es bipolar, como cual twitstar en Twitter. ¿Le gustarán también los unicornios rosas retrasados y dirá que se llama Ralph o no es tan hipster? El caso es que yo mandaría a Ever a que mirasen ese problema mental que tiene.
Pero la pregunta más importante de todas es ¿qué narices le pasa a Damen? ¿se ha vuelto un budista con el pelo rapado y ha montado una ONG caritativa de adopción de gemelas de Summerland o qué? No hay quien entienda a este chico. Otro al que mandaría a que se mirase su problema mental.
El único que me está cayendo bien es Roman. Es el personaje mejor trabajado. Aunque a este también le mandaría al psiquiatra por eso de que es todo un psicopáta en potencia.

En fin, si tuviese que clasificar este libro con una sola palabra, no me lo pensaría dos veces: BIPOLAR.(less)

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Jul 22, 2012 Rachel Whitley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: hero-abused-scarred-tortured-angst, paranormal, romance, 3-stars-and-below

I liked the first two books in this series, but this one got on my nerves. All of a sudden, Ever is whiny and indecisive, Damen is inconsistent, the pacing of the story is slower than the first two, and we're treated to so much of Ever's self-doubting internal thought processes that the novel reads like a reenactment of the year I was thirteen, (and really, who wants to revisit that?)

All along, we've been told that Ever and Damen are soulmates, with a bond of love so strong, it follows Ever from...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Star (The Bibliophilic Book Blog) rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Ever and Damen are back in the third book of this series. They are looking for an antidote to remedy the fact that they can’t be together physically. Ever starts learning more about magick and is drawn to the grandson of the owner of the shop where she picked up the ingredients for the spells. She keeps hoping that she’ll be able to find a cure or make a deal to get it from Roman, but she ends up making what could be a few of the biggest mistakes in her sixteen years. Meanwhile, Damen is obsesse...more

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Feb 19, 2012 Bitten By Books rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Ever and Damen have triumphed over adversity and are now both immortal. The only sad part is that Roman tricked Ever, just as she saved Damen's life and now they are never allowed to touch. Ever is understandably upset at the idea of eternal life with her beloved, while never allowed to kiss or touch one another, because just one touch of her DNA would kill Damen forever. Then things get worse for the romantic heroes. When Ever runs into Jude, the man she almost married in her past of...more

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Jan 02, 2012 04SierraJ rated it 4 of 5 stars

The main problem in this book is Ever and Damen can't touch each other.
The setting contributes because thats where everything is and happenes. I don't think this could take place in a different place and time period because in present day we have so many new and high tec things that cant be in the past.
Ever is 16, immortal, she has long blonde hair, she is also psychic and she is a protagonist. Damen is tall and immortal he is the perfect guy smart, talented, and he is psychic too, he is very m...more

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Nov 23, 2011 Chandra rated it 1 of 5 stars

Holy crap, there are more of these! How did the first one possibly make enough money to spawn not only one sequel, but several?
(Possibly due to people like me reading them. I'm sorry, world!)
It appears that about every six months I will stumble across the next "Immortals" book in the library, and I will check it out. Why I do this, I am not entirely sure, as the first one, Evermore, was literally the worst piece of published fiction I have ever read. If I'm being honest, I must admit that a larg...more Holy crap, there are more of these! How did the first one possibly make enough money to spawn not only one sequel, but several?
(Possibly due to people like me reading them. I'm sorry, world!)
It appears that about every six months I will stumble across the next "Immortals" book in the library, and I will check it out. Why I do this, I am not entirely sure, as the first one, Evermore, was literally the worst piece of published fiction I have ever read. If I'm being honest, I must admit that a large part of the reason I do this, along with curiosity, is that deep down, every couple of months, my inner troll needs something to passionately hate and mock. And, dear god, if you're looking for something to passionately hate and mock, the "Immortals" series is the series for you. It is unintentionally hilarious, except for the parts that just make your head want to explode.
So, let's talk about Shadowland! Like it's predecessors, it is bad. However, there are little improvements made as the series progresses. It's interesting to watch an author grow as they write a series. Between the first and second book, as you may recall, Alyson Noel learned how to have a marginally less insufferable protagonist, and how to keep the annoying love interest out of book for most of plot so we could ignore him. Now, between the second and third book, Alyson Noel has apparently learned to keep the gender of the protagonist's dead dog consistent. (Through the three books I have read, 4 out of 6 pronouns agree that Buttercup is a girl! Is this deliberate, or an unintentional fluke? Maybe more will be revealed in about six months when I read the fourth one!) This is somewhat unfortunate, though, as what Alyson Noel should have been learning is how to structure a plot that makes an ounce of sense, or at least doesn't make you want to scratch out your eyeballs.
Her main problem seems to be that her villains don't know how to plan worth beans. They just sort of...do things, and then, if the outcome works out in their favor, they claim it was their plan all along. In Shadowland, we're told over and over again that Roman is some genius puppet master while the heroes are only his pawns. However, his "genius" plan seems to consist of the following steps:
1. Hang around.
2. Brag about how he has a plan, which he will implement...eventually.
3. Hit on the main character.
4. Open an antique store.
5. Attend high school.
6. Getting the protagonist's best friend to come home with him and then poisoning her. And then making the protagonist choose between saving her friend and being able to touch her boyfriend.
I suppose maybe this plan could be genius in its simplicity or something, except that we're not really given an explanation as to why Roman decided to spend most of the book dicking around. I'm pretty sure Haven would have gone home with him at the very beginning of the book! Even if she wouldn't, Roman has the power to hypnotize people or whatever. He didn't need to spend the whole book slowly gaining her trust! He could have just implemented his very short and simple plan right away! It'd take maybe an hour out of his day. Is he just too busy with other side projects? In fact, I'd sort of like to see a book all about Roman, and what he does with his time. I mean, his "genius" plans may be pretty dumb by real world standards, but he seems like he has a lot of fun: Hanging out, doing whatever, making Ever's life unpleasant whenever he finds the time/feels like it, maybe hanging out at Taco Bell and dancing around his house in his underpants while listening to Paris Hilton. Maybe he's manifested himself a giant throne just for watching Mythbusters! Doesn't he sound more interesting than our unpleasant, whiny, simi-bi-polar protagonist Ever? I'm sure it's unintentional, and if there actually was a book written about him, it would be very boring, but I do like to imagine him as an interesting, goofy, poser-villain when no one is looking.
So, if your use your imagination, the villain in the book has actually improved! Also, I believe the narration is less inconstant than the second one, only by such a small margin that it's kind of difficult to judge. On the down side, Damen keeps showing up and being stupid! Boo! We're also introduced to this other guy, Jude, and there's a useless attempt at a love triangle, even though you know the protagonist is never going to end up with a guy we aren't even introduced to until the third book. Romy and Rayne are also there for some reason. These three characters provide most of the pointless subplots that make you want to scratch your eyeballs out, though after several pages of Ever and Damen, particularly when Damen is "explaining" things, you're practically begging the useless side characters to make another appearance.
As to what actually happens in this 339-page novel, the answer is: not a lot. But that's a problem the predecessors had, so we won't be redundant by going too much into it. Suffice to say that that's the main aspect of these novels that hasn't gotten better over time, even minutely.(less)

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Shadowland is an enriching, suspenful book about burning passion to keep a deep and real romance alive despite the evils of the world and the people that want to destroy them and their relatinship. Ever and Damen have fought many evils, including two immortals who want them gone. They have fought through many centuries and are determined to fight anything, or anyone, out to destroy them, including the evil immortals Jude and Roman, who both know Ever's one weakness; destroying Damen from the ins...more

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