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Jun 09, 2011

Janina rated it:

It's been a while since a YA paranormal truly blew me away. But this book did. It actually made me stay up until 3 a.m. although I had to get up at seven the next morning (and yes, I regretted this afterwards).

Despite the praise it got from a lot of friends here on GoodReads, I tried to keep my expectations low before starting it. Books in this genre have disappointed me many times before. After reading Evermore, Evernight, Beautiful Creatures, Marked and the like, I’ve become careful More...

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Jan 23, 2012

Palice rated it:

A lot of people praised the writing for this one, so I kind of feel bad saying that I didn’t think it was ... well, that great.

I have so much to say about this book, but I won't get to it all. Let me start off with a little summary – just a fast summary of half of the book, bear with me. Spoilers coming. I don't mean just the tagged ones.

Isobel gets partnered up with Varen for her English project. She doesn’t think that’s fair and wants to switch partners because he’s we More...

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Jan 25, 2012

Lisa O. rated it:

They say not to judge a book by its cover. That appearances are deceitful.

I say this time you should not judge the book by how it starts off. At first, it very much looks like your garden-variety paranormal YA: jocks, cheerleaders, cliques, mean girls, emo-goths, star crossed lovers, you get the gist. There were a couple of scenes at the beginning where I thought I was probably going to ditch it if it went on like it was.
But it didn't.
First of all, you should be aware that u More...

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Jun 11, 2011

Amelia, the pragmatic idealist rated it:

What I want you to know about this book: Of all the 2010 releases I've read this year, NEVERMORE ties with Tyger Tyger as my favorite. The only drawback to it is the length of time we have to wait for the second installment! So just be prepared to take up chewing your nails, pacing, and crawling up the walls once you finish this...

The basic setup for the story - loner, reclusive goth boy and Miss Peppy cheerleader are paired for an English project - just really doesn't begin to cover More...

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Nov 15, 2011

Sarah ~Slow reader, or slowly reading? ;) rated it:

I didn't like Nevermore. No, scratch that. I hated Nevermore.

Reading the blurb, I figured this book would be awesome. I am a E.A. Poe fangirl, and hearing all the hype about this book made me want it that much more. I thought the concept was interesting- but it wasn't pieced together well enough for me. It was choppy, boring, and slow- with most of the "action" held within the last chapter.

Poe is notoriously known for his "darker" writings, so I expec More...

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Nov 08, 2011

Tammara added it

Here's something I never say: OH THANK GOD this is a series. I grabbed this book at B&N to give it a little preview before ordering it from Amazon, just to make sure I really wanted it. 100 pages and a finished latte later... I decided I didn't want it from Amazon -- I had to have it right then. I paid full price (horrors! but trust me it was that or stay at the store past closing time!), took it home and did little else but read. Despite work the next day, I finished it (I admit this is a bad h More...

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Feb 11, 2012

Kasey rated it:

WHAAAAAT?!?!

I've been sucked in by this book for the last two days - ignoring my family and my life (yes, it was THAT GOOD) - only to come to the uber-shocking, frustrating, non-ending ending. So, as a result, I'm going to walk away from it and give it NO RATING until I can make peace with where things were left (because, I feel that the ending completely skews my opinion of the book as a whole).

And no, while I didn't expect a happily-ever-after ending or to have all the loos More...

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Jan 16, 2012

Rae rated it:

I . LOVED. IT.

No seriously, I am like obsessed with this book. So, let’s see, it’s around 543 pages, I started this last night around 6:30 PM and it’s 11:47 AM the next day. I have never read a book this thick THAT fast. I am crazy, but holy shit that was a great ride. Woot!

This isn’t going to be a full-front in detail review, because it would just be rants of love. But this is the reason I truly adore the story: It’s so original. Oh, and yeah, Varen.

I think More...

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Dec 14, 2011

Lisa rated it:

When I picked up Nevermore, I was expecting to like it. So many of my Goodreads friends rated it highly, as did the overall Goodreads community. Unfortunately after finishing the novel, I'm sorry to say that it was barely a two star read for me.

Nevermore tells the story of Isobel Lanely, a popular blonde cheerleader, who is partnered with super goth, Varen Nethers, for an English project about Edgar Allen Poe. This pairing, which was chosen by the teacher, causes outrage among Iso More...

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Sep 30, 2011

oliviasbooks rated it:

4.5 stars. I hope I'll take the time to elaborate later. It was a great, thrilling story with some great and lovable characters, but it had some unnecessary lengths and some points that bugged me.

And when I compare it to Brenna Yovanoff's The Replacement, which I have rated four stars going on five as well, I have to say that I think although the romance is done better in Nevermore, the writing style / language is more beautiful / better crafted in The Replacement and also the scenes More...

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Oct 26, 2011

Whitney rated it:

This. Book.

Is nothing like I've ever read before. Sure it starts out in a school, like most cliche books. But then it gets creepy and wicked. And considering as how it's based on Edgar Allan Poe's works...it doesn't surprise me. It excites me. :3 Also, it makes me want to read some of his pieces. And I have The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe myself, so...*hugs it tightly to my chest*

I really ~~liked~~ loved this book because it keeps me guessing on what wi More...

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Feb 26, 2011

Kristi (The Story Siren) added it

I loved this book.

I wanted to love this book, but I was a little apprehensive. I mean... the goth boy and the cheerleader. Haven't I read this story before.... No, Kristi, you have not read a story quite like this one before.

In addition to loving the pages in this book I also love this cover. I wish that B&N hadn't had a little hissy fit and the publisher would have been able to keep Varen's lip ring.... it was so much hotter with the lip ring. But I still love the cover reg More...

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Dec 12, 2011

Scarlet rated it:

Wow. I mean...WOW. This book...I'm just...I'm speechless. It was breathtaking.

Words cannot even describe just how amazing this book is. The writing, for one, is absolutely beautiful, there is such skill and rich description in Creagh's words that you can picture every image perfectly, almost to the point where you want to read some sentences over again, to savor them.

The plot was very well developed, it's obvious that everything was carefully thought out, which lends to More...

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Nov 04, 2011

Sloan rated it:

Wow! Let me repeat, Wow!! In all honesty, I really wasn't expecting too much from this book. The only reason I picked it up in the first place was because it had something to do with Edgar Allan Poe, who is a favorite author of mine. However, I was surprised and completely blown away with the originality of the story! It is so refreshing to see a young adult writer with something new to offer. It’s a world that could only come purely from Kelly Creagh's imagination, a world that I loved.

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Jan 12, 2012

Annabelle Marie Veronica rated it:

Oh my God.

This was the best book I have ever read in my entire life. At least, way, way up there.

I'm speechless. It was amazing. Flawless.

It's better than so many books.

It is, without a shadow of doubt, the most amazing book I'v ever laid my hands on.

I love it so much.

It was just perfect. I loved every moment spent devouring it, and I don't believe I'll ever read a book as good as this was.

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Dec 06, 2010

Jillian -always aspiring- rated it:

I finished this book at the beginning of September, right after its release -- and can enough be said about my love for this book that I left it sitting on my bedside table for about two months just so that I could reread my favorite scenes and passages whenever I needed something to read that I knew would jog something in me? Books are different things to me: some are comfort reads, others are food for my own inspiration, while some are adventures and entertainment respectively. Amazingly, t More...

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Aug 09, 2010

Alexa rated it:

O.M.G.

That was my reaction, anyway, to the majority of the book. Maybe I had such a strong reaction because I started the book not realizing this was a paranormal. Yes, I read the summary, but obviously it went over my head. This is what I assumed it would be about: The goth boy, Varen, would have some mental issues (like schizophrenia), and the popular cheerleader girl, Isobel, will fall in love with him and find help for him. And they would all live happily ever after.

I More...

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Sep 08, 2010

Kim rated it:

This review is difficult to write because I usually don't have that much to say about books I love. It's mostly facial expressions, gestures and noises when I try to explain why I like something. Oh and it will look like this was written by a 17-year old, not a 27-year old. And I'm sorry, but I just can't help myself. I even wish I could write this review in purple ink, that's how much I'm into this book. And Varen. ♥

If I ever had to describe the kind of guy I desperately want then I More...

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Sep 05, 2011

Kelly rated it:

I don't judge a book by its cover, literally and figuratively speaking. I pretty much stick by that motto in life. That was until . . . Nevermore. I’m not gonna lie, all chances for me to swoon over Varen - one of the main characters - pretty much flew out the window once the words goth were mentioned, and the book cover didn’t help, not one iota - what? Really? That's the cover you go with? ( I josh, it's not that bad.) No tingly, giggly Jericho Barrons feeling goin’ on here. The second I hea More...

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Oct 16, 2011

Nomes added it

I made it to page 165 (secretly proud of that, haha)

I guess, being an adult reading YA they are not all going to be a good fit.

The first 30 pages were dedicated to the drama caused by Varen writing his phone number on Isobel's hand (the scandal!). Ah, high school dramas :D 100 pages later, not much more has happened. The characters so far seem too stereotypical for me to have connected with them and as for the mystery/paranormal angle ~ I haven't yet been intrigued as it is More...

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Feb 21, 2011

Jessica-Addicted to bad boys... rated it:

*Begin review*

AMAZING! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

Totally crushing on Varen and really hope there's a happily ever after for him and Isobel.

Would totally recommend this book to everyone into the fantasy/dreams genre.

*End review*

4 comments like (9 people liked it)

Aug 07, 2011

Paige rated it:

Also appears on The Screaming Nitpicker.

The project Mr. Swanson has due on Halloween, the night of the big game, is bad enough, but what makes it worse for Isobel Lanley is that she's paired with resident Goth kid Varen Nethers, who's got a sharp tongue and feels just as unhappy about working with her. It sucks at first, but then it starts... well, not sucking. She doesn't see her boyfriend and friends the same way anymore and Isobel starts to pull away from them and finds herself pu More...

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May 23, 2011

Afton rated it:

Problems with this book:
Way too long. I can't imagine what this tome must have weighed pre-edit. The descriptions went on and on and on. I got to the point where I'd just read the first sentence or two and start skipping ahead till I got to the action.

Plot Insanity The whole plot hinges around the fact that main character Isobel's entire crew (don't get me started on how annoying it is that a HS senior would refer to her group of friends as "her crew.") ostracizes he More...

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Aug 23, 2011

joy rated it:

**4.5 stars** excellent! a pleasant surprise in a reject of a cover

my big question is: how did no one think of this before? with all the dark YA paranormal books for the last how many years, no one thought to base anything on edgar allen poe? that's a pretty shocking omission, as it definitely could've been an authorial freebie. nevertheless, i'm glad no one had a chance to ruin the idea before kelly creagh got a hold of it. fresh meat... as it were

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Apr 03, 2011

Mocha ღ Latte rated it:

More of my reviews at "A Cupcake and A Latte"*updated daily*
Isobel Lanley is one of the cool kids. She's flyer on the cheerleading squad, she's got a football playing boyfriend, what could be better right? Then she's assigned an English project that's due the same day as a rival game and she's partnered up with Varen, Mr. I-sleep-in-covens-and-drink-blood. Varen, however, isn't the only one irritated about the pairing and he makes it clear to her. Soon, Isobel realizes that there' More...

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Sep 28, 2010

Katie rated it:

Holy crow! Or I guess I should say raven...

This book has been added to my list of favorites! The build-up alone surpassed my expectations. And honestly the whole goth boy meets cheerleader scenario... add in the Edgar Allen Poe twist of horrors... all of that didn't seem like it would fit together without coming off as some cheesy wanna-be-a-slasher-flick-morphed-into-literature type of book. But oh, did Kelly Creagh ever pull it off! I was hooked from the first chapter. I literally More...

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Jan 22, 2011

Arlene rated it:

Rating Clarification: 4.5 Stars

Absolutely I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E!!!

I have so many great things to say about Nevermore, but I’d rather you read the book than hear me ramble about what a great YA paranormal read this is, so I’m just going to choose a few things that really stood out for me. By no means does this cover all of the great things I have to say about this book that I finished in two short days because it was absolutely unputdownable!!

First, the paranorm More...

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Jan 24, 2012

Heather rated it:

I’m a Poe enthusiast. I have read and loved everything that mad, brilliant man wrote and it had it not been for the love I bear for his works, I very much doubt that I would have been able to conjure up any liking for Nevermore.

Much like Poe’s best known work, “The Raven”, Nevermore is equally as maddening as the raven’s only retort. The only thing that kept me holding on was my interest in reading how Creagh would manage to integrate Poe’s greatest works into her chaotic story. (We More...

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Oct 23, 2011

Anna rated it:

I am never too aware of this Edgar Allan Poe and his contribution to literacy but after reading Nevermore, I was in awe of how good his poetry is. Then I got down to Google him and yep, as what was described in the book was exactly how I pictured him. It is amazing that reading even a young-adult science-fiction could open you through some of the great works done by the legends and I think it is helpful information enough to know that they existed and be introduced in their works.

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Oct 25, 2011

Morgan rated it:

I've never read a 500+ page book so fast in my entire life. I just ate Nevermore up. How can you not? It's so fast paced and every chapter leaves you wanting more.

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