The Eternal Ones (Eternal Ones, #1)

Nov 08, 2010 Jenn Estepp rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: teenage-wasteland

my disappointment of the year.

i kinda hated it. and i'm trying to decide how negative i want to be with this commentary, because if i give into my urges, it will be a non-stop rant. and i will straight up admit that part of this comes because i love the kiki strike books so very, very much and as such i have certain expectations of miller. which did not even come close to being met with this one. meaning that if this were written by someone else, it would probably garner maybe one star more. bu...more

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Nov 22, 2010 Rosanne rated it 3 of 5 stars

I’m starting to think that it is pretty much impossible to do these eternal love stories really well. I’ll probably keep looking for one though, because I think the idea is really wonderful. This book centers on Haven Moore, a 16 year old girl from East Tennessee and her eternal (via reincarnation) love affair. Throw in some bad guys who are after Haven and her man, and you have your story.

The issue with stories like these is that because of this supposed eternal connection of souls, there is no...more

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Aug 09, 2010 oliviasbooks rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult-fiction, urban-fantasy-paranormal, gods-demons-angels-immortals, thriller, read-2009, borrowed-and-returned, sequel-no-thank-you, a-jerk-is-a-jerk

***Contains some spoilers from the first chapters*** Through all her childhood Haven Moore had flashbacks to earlier lives as different persons – that of Constance Whitman, a woman living and dying in the New York of the 1920s in particular. Her parents believed her, because a small child could not possibly have invented so many facts about buildings, circumstances and persons. After her father’s tragic death things started to look different, though: Haven’s mother sank into depression, to weak...more ***Contains some spoilers from the first chapters*** Through all her childhood Haven Moore had flashbacks to earlier lives as different persons – that of Constance Whitman, a woman living and dying in the New York of the 1920s in particular. Her parents believed her, because a small child could not possibly have invented so many facts about buildings, circumstances and persons. After her father’s tragic death things started to look different, though: Haven’s mother sank into depression, to weak to care for what the religiously fanatic grandmother and her buddy, the minister Dr. Tidmore, did to her daughter. Until Haven, who generally is forbidden to read magazines or watch TV, sees 19-years-old superstar Ian Morrow on TV by chance and recognizes him to be Constance Whitman’s lover Ethan Evans, Dr. Tidmore - for years her only confidant and friend - “helped” her to keep her supposedly dangerous visions at bay using his "prayer therapy". Seeing Ian’s face convinces Haven that all her trance-like visions had been her past. She starts to avoid her sessions with Dr. Tidmore and spends more time with her new gay sidekick Beau Becker, who is – because of his sexual preferences – the other openly declared freak in the little bible-belt town called Slope City. Haven’s grandmother is furious about Haven's change of mind and denounces her granddaughter to be possessed by the devil. The minister, the congregation, the whole town and the pupils at school gladly hop onto that band-wagon after Haven has another vision, which has to look like an epileptic seizure to an outsider, right in front of her locker. Although Haven is the mobbed one (a collage on her locker pronounces her to be the devil’s associate), the principal asks her not to attend his school anymore. Before her grandmother, who has already canceled her fashion college enrollment, can stuff her into a closed facility, Haven takes all the money she and Beau had earned by sewing the town’s festive clothing and flees to New York, where she hopes to find Ian and where she wants to get answers from the Ouboro Society for the Reincarnated. On the way to her hotel Haven is chased by mysterious gray men (reminded me of Momo).

At this point the main plot of the story starts: Haven trying to decide if she should trust Ian – who is a true jerk, acts mightily mysterious and maybe even killed Constance in the 20s – or not, Haven trying to decide whether she should reveal herself to be Constance Whitman to the Ouboro Society – which has its set of shady and two-headed characters as well – or not, Haven trying to unravel the mystery of Constance Whitman’s death and whether there was any involvement of a femme fatale called Rebecca – or not, Haven asking Beau forever for his opinion, being naive and stupid, immature and undecided nevertheless, Haven being supposedly in love with Ian, but at the same time despising, hating and mistrusting him quite a lot and Haven meeting the devil in person, who – believe it or not – lives in Brooklyn, proudly collects newspaper clippings, that state his major (Hiroshima) and minor (adultery) deeds, and can be blackmailed by dangling a confession recorded on an MP3-player in front of his face.

Opposed to some other reviewers I thought the thriller part of The Eternal Ones” was quite thrilling and not too slow. Sadly a lot of the suspense I felt was caused by Haven’s naivité. I constantly sat on my hands being afraid of what stupid decisions Haven would make next. Apart from the suspense the only positive element I can point out is gay best friend Beau Becker. Although drenched in clichés he was alive, sweet and fun.
What did not work at all for me was the romance subplot: It fell completely flat on his and her side: Ian is an uncaring jerk in my opinion. He can buy or build as much houses for Haven as he wants, if he does not mind her feelings. All my margin notes about Ian say things like “Somebody truly in love does not pressure the one he loves like this. Even if he wants to protect her he does not have to lie so shamelessly and cold-heartedly to her.” Haven is having the hots for Ian, although she believes him capable of murder and feels compelled to spy on him all the time.
All other persons were either completely good or completely evil/weak (most of them the latter). It was frustrating to see how very passive Haven’s mother was – even when her daughter was made responsible for torching the house down or got thrown out of school. The grandmother and the minister – who I tagged as a pedophile in the beginning – were unbelievably evil. Apropos evil: I’ve never been to the Bible Belt. But I simply refuse to believe that the behavior of the inhabitants of Slope City is anywhere near probable. To throw someone out of school, who shows signs of epilepsy or another illness, that includes fits and faintings, instead of punishing those, who did all the mobbing, to point with a finger at someone in the congregation and declare her to be possessed, contemporary High School students, who talk about demonic possession without being afraid to be ridiculed forever by their classmates, a minister who has that much power over a whole town – including the authorities. No way. But the crème de la crème has been that pathetic Brooklyn Devil. He sounds like he had been invented by Terry Pratchett, but he wasn’t meant to be funny, I am sure.
The Eternal Ones is getting no recommendation, not from me.(less)

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Oct 16, 2010 Linna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-review, romantic-plot-tumor, mildly-disappointing, cover-masterpieces

The Penguin Five gets off to a strong start; THE ETERNAL ONES is the August release for the five books, all set to become hits. (September’s release is THE REPLACEMENT, followed by NIGHTSHADE, MATCHED, and SAPPHIQUE in the following months.

What I found most interesting about my read-through of THE ETERNAL ONES was that the romance wasn’t the strongest point at all; in fact, I thought it was kind of weak. We literally know nothing about Ethan/Iain, except that they loved Haven in a past life… har...more The Penguin Five gets off to a strong start; THE ETERNAL ONES is the August release for the five books, all set to become hits. (September’s release is THE REPLACEMENT, followed by NIGHTSHADE, MATCHED, and SAPPHIQUE in the following months.

What I found most interesting about my read-through of THE ETERNAL ONES was that the romance wasn’t the strongest point at all; in fact, I thought it was kind of weak. We literally know nothing about Ethan/Iain, except that they loved Haven in a past life… hardly any discernible character traits, and most of the plot you’re split by the possibility that Iain is a cold blooded killer. (Hardly soul mate material.) And I couldn’t find any reason for them to be together at all… even their romance in their past lives wasn’t really elaborated upon.

We’re told that they have an undying love for one another, but it isn’t really shown.

So now we have a book classified as a ‘romance’ that deals with love, but the actual aspect isn’t very appealing at all. Which isn’t a problem, because what THE ETERNAL ONES succeeds at is this: being an excellent mystery. There’s careful development of the setting, the concept of reincarnation is slowly built upon, and it all builds up to a fantastic, heart-stopping race for Haven to discover the truth and save herself. Unfortunately, the action takes a LONG time to arrive, because nothing much happens for more than half the book, which is generally unacceptable for people with short attention spans.

But when we do get to the good part, THE ETERNAL ONES will surprise, make your jaw drop, keep you awake at night, etc. It’s distinctly chilling at parts, and the last quarter of the book had me absolutely captivated. All I’m going to say is that Adam’s true identity left me speechless, although there better be a sequel to clarify the cliffhanger ending.

And I really need to devote an entire paragraph to Beau, Haven’s best (and only) friend. I’m starting to notice more and more stronger supporting characters, instead of the bland, one-dimensional friends who only serve as a prop for the main character’s problems. Beau had more personality than a good half of the other characters combined, plus some to spare. (less)

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Nov 17, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: trt-posted-reviews

Reviewed by Karin Librarian for TeensReadToo.com

Haven has always been an outcast in her little town of Snope City. Her best friend, Beau, is the only one to stick by her when everyone else in town thinks she is strange, or worse yet, possessed by a demon. Since she was a little girl, she has had visions of a past there is no way she should know about. She sees New York City almost 100 years ago, herself as a blonde named Constance, and a man named Ethan whom she knows is her soul mate.

After the...more Reviewed by Karin Librarian for TeensReadToo.com

Haven has always been an outcast in her little town of Snope City. Her best friend, Beau, is the only one to stick by her when everyone else in town thinks she is strange, or worse yet, possessed by a demon. Since she was a little girl, she has had visions of a past there is no way she should know about. She sees New York City almost 100 years ago, herself as a blonde named Constance, and a man named Ethan whom she knows is her soul mate.

After the death of her father, Haven attempted to control her visions, not wanting the attention they brought upon her and her family. But, the visions came back with a vengeance when she saw wealthy playboy Iain Morrow on a gossip news show. As she passed out, she called out Ethan's name.

Haven decides the only way she will get any peace from the visions is to figure out what they all mean. The only way to do that is to run away to New York and find Iain and see if he is really Ethan - and what that means for her life. She is afraid of what will happen if Iain is really Ethan, though, because Iain is suspected of murdering his friend. Plus, the visions she has shows her dying in a fire, and it's possible Ethan is the one who started it. Can she trust him?

THE ETERNAL ONES kept me engaged. I read it in almost one sitting, staying up until 3:00 AM to finish it. The only thing that forced me to give it 4 Stars instead of 5 was Haven. The flip-flopping about her feelings toward Iain started to get annoying about halfway through the story. One minute she trusts him COMPLETELY, and the next she believes the worst about him. Another issue about their relationship that could have been better was their romance. It could have been so much more emotional, but instead the fact that they were reincarnated lovers was used to fast-forward the connection between them. It was just assumed they would be together once they met. Even though Haven didn't remember everything from her past, she still picked up the relationship with "Ethan" where it left off 90 years ago.

Still, all in all, I definitely recommend THE ETERNAL ONES. Kirsten Miller leaves it open for a sequel, but really, this book would be a good stand alone. (less)

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Jan 10, 2013 Brooke rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Really desperate paranormal romance fans.

Recommended to Brooke by: Kiki Strike.

Shelves: chick-lit, disgrace-to-the-name-of-feminism, love-stories, ya-paranormal, what-was-i-thinking, girl-i-can-t-stand, cross-your-heart-and-hope-to-die, protagonist-i-hate

It was...totally subpar. Slightly reminiscent of Twilight (even though it's about reincarnation, not vampires) and not in a good way.
It's sad, because I am a rabid fan of her Kiki Strike series and am eagerly awaiting the third installment. I expected better than this from you, Kirsten. Even with the nice and certainly original touch of reincarnation, I don't think paranormal romance is your thing. The plot (what there was of it, which wasn't much) refused to keep me interested, the characters a...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, 2011-reads, reincarnation

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Sep 04, 2011 Kristi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Kristi by: Rachael

Shelves: arc

I feel as though it's been a long time since I read this book. And it has, about a year and a half has passed. Still, the feeling that I want to read more has lingered even up to now. That's how much I enjoyed it.

In a simple summary, there's a society in which deals with people who've lived (and loved) in past lives. I believe the main girl, Haven, finds out that she is in fact one of these people. A boy named Iain becomes involved and by the end of the book, the society and its concept are all...more

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Apr 03, 2012 Pricky rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: i-give-up, could-ve-been-but-wasn-t, dazed-and-confused, mystery, reincarnation, read-in-2012, reviewed, romance, unfinished, ya, 3rd-person

I had been waiting for over a year for our library to order this book so it was with much anticipation to finally be able to delve into this mystery.

Which lasted about 61 pages. I. just. can't. go. on....

First off, I'm not a big fan of the 3rd person POV--especially with YA; and unless the author is a very talented writer, the 3rd person perspective ends up making it sound like a narration from a screenplay.

Miller is case-in-point. There were about 5 pages covering 2 short chapters where there w...more

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Dec 15, 2010 Nafiza rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, ya-fantasy

Before I begin my review, I’d like to talk about reading lest I come over as pretentious in my thoughts and observations about the books I read. Before I started taking classes that dealt with analyzing literature, I used to be able to jump into a book and surf the plot to the finish without any other thought than my enjoyment of it. I read the story but I didn’t read what the characters said and did beyond their presence in the book. To elaborate, I was entirely unaware of the stories that the...more Before I begin my review, I’d like to talk about reading lest I come over as pretentious in my thoughts and observations about the books I read. Before I started taking classes that dealt with analyzing literature, I used to be able to jump into a book and surf the plot to the finish without any other thought than my enjoyment of it. I read the story but I didn’t read what the characters said and did beyond their presence in the book. To elaborate, I was entirely unaware of the stories that the characters were telling simply by being in a certain way or saying things in a certain manner. I’m sure many of the book bloggers out there are English Lit majors or have taken classes that deal with analyzing stories critically so hopefully what I’m saying will resound with you in some manner. My point is that once you start reading critically, you can’t turn it off. You are always aware of the space between the lines and you are always trying to infer what they are saying. You analyze a smile in a hundred different ways and you will realize a new way of reading a sentence at 2 am in the morning after you wake up from a nightmare about jumping jellybeans. (Okay, that’s just me but still…)

Right. Now that we have established that I am not some nitpicky reader who loves to criticize, let’s move on to The Eternal Ones.

If you’ve read this and Ann Brashare’s My Name is Memory, you will surely have been struck by the similarities in both their plots and well, it just seemed like it was the same story that was told by two different authors who took certain creative licenses in the way the story was shaped. But other than that, it’s identical. Am I the only one who is amazed by the huge coincidence? I mean, as far as I know both authors wrote their books separately – or were they given ideas by their agents? Ah, I don’t know but I find it fascinating anyway. I wonder if they’ve read each others books and how they felt about their colleague’s work. Someone want to ask? I’m curious.

I’m just saying that comparison between the two is inevitable. Perhaps even welcomed.

I quite liked The Eternal Ones. While it didn’t have the poetic prose of My Name is Memory, it more than made up for it with its cohesive narrative and strong characterizations. I felt like I knew Beau – okay hold ont, this is weird. Constance is the name of an earlier incarnation of Haven and she is also the name of an earlier incarnation of Lucy from My Name is Memory. That totally threw me off – okay so like I was saying, I felt like I knew Beau, I felt his frustration with his best friend. I pitied Mae Moore and hated Haven’s grandmother. I was intrigued by Leah and her family. Miller writes small towns and their (stereotyped) narrow mentality really well – so well that she moves you to anger and nausea at the treatment the protagonists get from the townspeople.

What was most interesting to me was the relationship between the main characters. Iain Morrow and Haven Moore are supposed to be star crossed lovers, who meet time and time again. Who are reborn once again just for the purpose of being together. So it is really not surprising that when they do meet in this lifetime, there is no sense of newness to their relationship which they simply take up again as though dying and being born again was just a huge detour that took about ninety years. Okay fine, it was a surprise. I was surprised. I expected some sort of prelude to the kissing but I was kinda pleasantly surprised when there wasn’t any. I mean, they probably got over the first kisses and the blushes in the first three lifetimes. Heh. However, Haven’s continued yo-yoing about her feelings for the man left me feeling frustrated. You either love him or you don’t. Iain Morrow isn’t too awesome either. He’s seriously flawed. Like seriously, “lying to protect you” kind of flawed. So I can’t really blame Haven for being …”I seriously am going through these many lives for this man?” (She doesn’t actually say that, that was my internal commentary.)

Miller sacrifices the initial building up of the chemistry between the two by immediately jumping them off into a relationship. I don’t engage with them in the same manner that I did say, with Peeta and Katniss. But I am not averse to them either so…

The Baddie. Who is strikingly similar to the Baddie in My Name is Memory. He’s a very shadowy character who is not really developed at all. He is very one dimensional and his entire motive for the things he does is simply because he can. He could be called Chaos, I suppose. But he falls in love with a woman who simply can’t feel the same way about him (not that I blame her, the man is hella creepy). But yeah, he is the catalyst that sends Iain and Haven running towards each other though he was trying to do otherwise. Poor him.

In conclusion, I liked this book much, much better than I liked My Name is Memory (which I have reviewed in case you are curious). The pace of the plot is fast, the characterizations are spot on and the dynamics leave you breathless. The villains, while not exactly as well crafted as the other characters, retain their sinisterliness (yes I made that up) and are sufficiently threatening. The hero…well, he’s human. I could see this as a movie – a better one than My Name is Memory because this one involves more than one chapter of relationship between the two leads. So I recommend this to you. If you are into star crossed lovers who keep on meeting, breaking up, dying and being born again and again. Read it for Beau.(less)

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Angelique Refering to your intro: Don't you think that is the intriguing thing about literature classes and especially analysis? I think it is so fascinating! I...more
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Nafiza Angelique wrote: "Refering to your intro: Don't you think that is the intriguing thing about literature classes and especially analysis? I think it is...more
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Angelique So, how was your final? Although I have not yet read The Canterbury Tales we've already dealt with Chaucer in Diachronic Linguistics.
Anyway, I do thi...more
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Jan 07, 2011 Amelia rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-2011-reading, disappointing, reviewed, urban-fantasy

I’ve been excited to read this book for forever and that’s why it was even more disappointing when I couldn’t get into it—and was sorely tempted to throw it across the room as I got farther and farther into it. I know a lot of people have really enjoyed this book, but I am not one of them. I got nearly 200 pages in, cut somewhere in the back and basically got the whole story.

There were two things that really ate at me. The writing and the characters.

The writing:

One of the first things that struc...more

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Aug 28, 2010 Daisy Chain Books rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-review

If you’re looking for a fresh, exciting new read, then this book is for you! With her tale of love across the ages, Kirsten Miller has turned the paranormal romance genre on it’s head and delivered a completely unique tale, one which I can pretty much guarantee will keep you enthralled right until the last page. The Eternal Ones is the first book in an exciting new Young Adult series, and I have to say, I can‘t wait to get my hands on the sequel! I’ve always been interested in themes of reincarn...more If you’re looking for a fresh, exciting new read, then this book is for you! With her tale of love across the ages, Kirsten Miller has turned the paranormal romance genre on it’s head and delivered a completely unique tale, one which I can pretty much guarantee will keep you enthralled right until the last page. The Eternal Ones is the first book in an exciting new Young Adult series, and I have to say, I can‘t wait to get my hands on the sequel! I’ve always been interested in themes of reincarnation and past lives, and when you add a shady secret society, some swoonworthy romance and a sassy heroine into the mix, what you get is a really great read!

We are introduced to our heroine, Haven Moore, a small town girl whose big time dreams are being hampered due to mysterious visions she has experienced from an early age. These visions take Haven back to 1920’s New York and into the lives of doomed lovers Constance and Ethan. Haven is shunned by her deeply religious community who reject the notion of reincarnation and declare Haven’s visions to be the devil’s work. Haven knows that she is destined to be with Ethan, and so, when she sees Iain Morrow the world’s hottest movie star on an evening news report, and finds herself inextricably drawn to him, she knows she must travel to New York to uncover the truth. There she meets Iain and also enlists the help of The Ouroboros Society - a powerful secret society dedicated to the study of reincarnation. Soon enough, everyone wants a piece of Haven and the information she holds, but who, if anyone, can she trust?

I loved this book right from the start. The writing style, short chapters and fast-paced plot kept me entertained, so much so, that once I picked up this book, I didn’t put it down until I was done. Added to it‘s stunning mystery and epic romance, this book has great crossover appeal, and is one that will be enjoyed by teenagers and adults alike. At times, Haven is a little naïve in her actions and she makes some strange choices, but overall she’s a great character, as are her supporting cast. It also helps that her love interest, Iain happens to be smokin’ hot! I loved learning of the history of The Ouroboros society - secret societies are one of my major obsessions - and I was thoroughly engrossed when reading about this one. I can't wait to find out more! There are lots of exciting twists and turns in this book right up to it's stunning conclusion in the Eternal City of Rome, where you will definitely be left wanting more. Overall, this is a great read. Highly recommended!(less)

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Aug 10, 2010 Lea rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

As Haven Moore’s story opens readers are introduced to an eccentric 17 year old who is looking forward to finishing high school and attending the Fashion Institute in New York City in the fall. Haven is a gifted dress designer and she along with her best friend Beau Decker have managed to earn and save a nice little nest egg for themselves through designing and sewing gowns for fellow classmates. Haven and Beau are essentially square pegs that have never fit into the round hole that is “Snope Ci...more

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May 14, 2011 Chelsea rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, youngadult, 2011

The PR firm that handled this title did one hell of a job, believe me. I had heard all kinds of good things about this one, and was resigned to waiting for paperback to come out, when a coworker lent it to my mother, who I promptly stole it from.

Ugh.

I know it gets said a lot, but Haven might be one of the stupidest and most frustrating young adult heroines I've ever encountered. The entire second half of the book consisted of:

1. Haven spends time with Ethan, thinking about how very pretty he is,...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Alex Bennett added it

Shelves: own, signed

The Eternal Ones is a book that got a lot of hype surrounding its release, some good, some not so good. However, I was tempted to read the book from the moment I heard about it. I loved the concept, but put off reading it for the longest time. Thankfully, I finally got a chance to pick it up and read the whole book in just one day.

Like I said, I really liked the concept of The Eternal Ones. Kirsten Miller has developed a world that she has spent time developing so it is just right. I haven’t rea...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Jodi rated it 3 of 5 stars

I knew nothing about this book....just picked it up at the library because it sounded like it might keep me somewhat interested when I walked. But, I actually got really into it and wanted to know how it was going to turn out. It's a fun, light, teenage read that focuses on reincarnation. That seems to be the new genre after vampires. :)

I liked it enough to try and find the next one on tape, but couldn't, so I checked out the 2nd book as a regular book. It definitely made me look forward to my...more

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Mar 10, 2012 Daniela rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

No soy de dar reviews muy largos. Así que al grano:

Lo único rescatable de este libro es la primera parte. Punto. La 2da después del encuentro con Iain es demasiado insostenible. Como que te la quieren hacer de emoción, pero más que eso te estresa tanto Heaven (Que desde su nombre cae mal) como Iain (Odiaba su asfixiante actitud de "Soy rico, estamos juntos, ahora todo es perfecto y todo lo demás vale madre" aunque no niego que yo misma hubiera sacado provecho).

Y ya... no en serio, es todo. Pude...more

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Mar 17, 2010 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-mt-bookpile

Where to start with this book? How about with Audrey Rose and Somewhere in Time, not to mention all the other eternal love/reincarnated love books? That's not to say that The Eternal Ones is bad, just that it's rather predictable. The younger ages of Iain and Haven seems to be a nod to the Twilight crowd, not really adding too much to the plot otherwise. This is one of those timeless tales, no pun intended, and I imagine teen readers will enjoy it (not that they're the intended audience).

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Mar 13, 2011 Wisteria Leigh rated it 5 of 5 stars

My thoughts:[return]The Eternal Ones arrived in my mailbox on Friday. I sometimes peruse through books I receive for review just to get a sense of the book. When I read the first few paragraphs, I became engrossed, planted in my chair for hours. The skeptic in me says there is no such thing as love at first sight. The woman in me says perhaps there truly is. With my daily schedule put on hold, I was held captive by this romantic suspense. Kirsten Miller creates the perfect mystery with surprise...more

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May 06, 2013 Mr. Muesli rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Did I just read that?!

Oh God. Yes, I just read that.

The Eternal Ones has been on my to-read list for a few years now, but I haven't gotten the chance to buy it. The summary pulls me in; reincarnations, undying love, small town. To be honest the word reincarnation zapped me into buying this, cause I'm all on reincarnation ideas.

My expectations: hidden secrets, compelling mystery, grave dangers, and definitely a lot of history digging.

What I get: Cheesy and flamboyant love, controlling-psycho rela...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Pinkie Pie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: library

I wasn't really sure what to expect when I picked up the eternal ones. I just knew that I had grown tired of paranormal romance by that point, but I wasn't ready for a contemporary novel. The Eternal Ones deals with reincarnation, but in a different way than what I've seen before. Each Eternal One -- those reincarnated and taken in by the secret Ouroboros Society -- had a sort of 'power' or gift. Our main character Haven had visions. Iain, the love interest had the gift of retaining all his memo...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Kristen Caldwell rated it 3 of 5 stars

I found myself waffling back and fourth between 3 and 3.5 stars, so 3.25 it is.

The concept reminded me a LOT of the Fallen series, minus them being angels. In fact, there were too many parallels to count between this and Fallen. There went one star.

I liked it well enough to want to keep reading, but the same issues that held me underwhelmed with the Fallen series hold me here. I really didn't like Haven because even with all the back and forth, she couldn't seem to use her logic well enough to...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Laura rated it 2 of 5 stars

I picked this up because it was on display at the library, literally no other reason. The idea of remembering past lives and deciding to act on what you remember intrigued me, but overall this book was not anything more than fluff. The characters have minimal/no development because every time conflict happens, the problem is solved by someone else stepping in or a simple and predictable explanation is handed to the main character. Haven seems at the start to really be confident in who she is and...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Maythavee rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have read a couple of books about reincarnation and I have to say that Kirsten Miller offers a different direction to the concept which I thought was really great. I really enjoyed The Eternal Ones. The cover is also very attracting (and sort of creepy).

Haven Moore was a fascinating main character. I really like her strong personality and how she always wants to find out the truth. Haven lives with her heart-broken mother and her really religious grandmother in Snope City, Tennessee. Her relat...more I have read a couple of books about reincarnation and I have to say that Kirsten Miller offers a different direction to the concept which I thought was really great. I really enjoyed The Eternal Ones. The cover is also very attracting (and sort of creepy).

Haven Moore was a fascinating main character. I really like her strong personality and how she always wants to find out the truth. Haven lives with her heart-broken mother and her really religious grandmother in Snope City, Tennessee. Her relationship with the both of them was very interesting to read about. When Haven’s visions about her past life as Constance starts resurfacing again, Haven’s grandmother is convinced that Haven is possessed by the devil and she isn’t afraid of telling other people. It must be really hard living in a town where almost everyone thinks and believes that you are possessed by the devil but Haven managed it. As for Haven’s relationship with her mother, it played an important part in Haven’s love life. Her mother’s not so happy relationship with Haven’s father makes Haven doubt her own with Iain. It made her hesitated to trust Iain even though she knew that he is Ethan from her visions.

As for Iain Morrow (or Ethan Evans in his past life), I love him! I mean, he’s been waiting and trying to find Haven in every life they had. I know, this is almost what every reincarnation story has but what is different is that Iain remembers all his past lives which makes his determination to find Haven in each life even stronger. I love how he is very protective of Haven and how he tries to warn her of the dangers of the people in the Ouruboros Society. But with Haven’s stubborn personality and her mother’s unhappy relationship, she often misunderstood Iain with often leads her to trouble. I really enjoyed reading about Haven and Iain’s relationship. Their time in Rome was my favourite part, it was so romantic. Iain was so sweet and romantic there.

The minor characters were also well developed. My favourite is Beau, Haven’s best friend. He is so cool. I love his and Haven’s friendship. Their conversations always made me laugh. I do want to know more about Leah and her church though. She was somewhat important to Haven and Iain’s relationship. Adam Rosier and Dr. Tidmore were really creepy. I mean, stalking Haven since she was eight, staging accidents and killing people? Super creepy. I really want to know more about Adam and why he is interested in Haven (or Constance) in the first place. And the bigger question: is he really the Devil?

As for the plot, it was well written with twists that were really surprising. I already liked the concept of reincarnation so with Kirsten Miller added a few of her own ideas to the concept, it really made the plot even better. One of the things that I really liked was how people with past lives inherited abilities from their past lives to their current one. The abilities aren’t anything supernatural but normal like artistic ability like Haven’s. Another thing I really like was the Ouroboros Society. A society which was first created to help people with past lives to use their abilities for good but now it is corrupted. The Ouroboros Society system was very well explained. I have never read anything like this before so it was very refreshing. I really like how Constance’s flashbacks were presented. Each glimpsed of her life gives us more questions which add to the suspense of the book. There are still unanswered questions but I really liked how it ended.

Overall, The Eternal Ones was a fantastic read! I really enjoyed it! I was really glad to learn that The Eternal Ones has a sequel, All You Desire, so I really look forward to reading that!
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Jan 27, 2013 Haruhi Overs rated it 5 of 5 stars

Lo adore absolutamente. Fue un libro que me aburrió como un hongo durante las primeras cien hojas, pero luego...¡ZAZ! cambió totalmente dejándome atrapada en su lectura, sin poder detenerme. La historia da vuelcos, de un lado a otro todo el tiempo. Haven empieza a vagar entre dudas, respuestas, confusiones misterios, mentiras y pocas verdades, todo esto sumado a sus visiones.En cuanto a los personajes, empecemos por la señorita. Para ser una chica que ha vivido en un pueblo de mierda llenos de f...more Lo adore absolutamente. Fue un libro que me aburrió como un hongo durante las primeras cien hojas, pero luego...¡ZAZ! cambió totalmente dejándome atrapada en su lectura, sin poder detenerme. La historia da vuelcos, de un lado a otro todo el tiempo. Haven empieza a vagar entre dudas, respuestas, confusiones misterios, mentiras y pocas verdades, todo esto sumado a sus visiones.En cuanto a los personajes, empecemos por la señorita. Para ser una chica que ha vivido en un pueblo de mierda llenos de fanáticos religiosos, Haven tiene mucha actitud. Se va sola a Nueva York, una ciudad bastante complicada para una pueblerina de dieciséis y se enfrenta, la mayor parte del tiempo sola, a todos los miles de problemas y pruebas que se le ponen en frente.En cuanto a este sexy playboy, que en su vida pasada fue acusado de asesinato y en esta esta siendo investigado por la desaparición de un amigo, puedo decir que jamas dude de él. A pesar de sus mentiras y cada cosa que Haven escuchaba y parecía que este tipo era el peor de todos, siempre creí que él tenía un buen plan bajo la manga, o al menos razones lógicas. Iain es dulce, bueno, protector, y se nota a leguas que esta terriblemente enamorado de Haven, y de que la amo miles de veces antes.
Pueden haber muchos villanos en este libro, y aseguro que odiaras a todos por igual. Cada uno de ellos se llevan su parte y el villano supremo esta aun mas loco que los fanáticos del pueblo. Ese tipo me puso los pelos de punta por su interminable obsesión por Haven y digo interminable porque él realmente jamas ha dejado de perseguirla a lo largo de la historia y por su extraña capacidad de no...envejecer. No se que cosa era él, pero era un eterno en todo sentido de la palabra.

Y aquí es cuando hago mi observación final. Es un libro, bueno, muy bueno. Es bastante original, rebuscado, romántico, lleno de misterio y que tiene una continuación que promete ser genial. Lo leí en un día si, me lo baje en el día de año nuevo y aunque sufrí las primeras hojas, las ultimas doscientas son excelentes. Entra automáticamente a mi lista de favoritos.

Mas de la reseña en -> http://ann-rodriguez.blogspot.com.ar/...(less)

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Jan 24, 2013 Mckenzie rated it 1 of 5 stars

*****SPOILERS!!!******

I was very intrigued in this book, but mainly because every other turn of the page I was waiting for something bigger to come along that would weave the story better together. Everything is so basic about this book and very VERY predictable. This is a list of parts where I honestly questioned how experienced this author was.
1. Romance in third-person. NO.
2. Literally more than half the book is about the awful life Haven leads and its very damsel-in-distress like. I didn't...more

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Jan 19, 2013 Serenity rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 1-or-2-star-rating, no-good-god-no

Terrible. Reading this book was very frustrating because I could see it had potential to be a great book. The idea of incarnation and love that spans lifetimes was good, but the execution was so awful.

The writing was painfully amateurish. The dialogue was annoying and unrealistic, filled with several exclamation marks for emphasis! The main character was colorless and lifeless. The side characters were caricatures and seemed really...stupid. I don't mean that as an insult, I literally mean they...more

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Jan 11, 2013 Elena Love rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller tells the story of a girl named Haven Moore,who has this vision about a boy named Ethan and a girl named Constance.She experiences deja vu moments and blacks out to have these vision telling her that she has to find Ethan.Everyone in the small and awful town she lives in things she's possessed by a demon and they believe that the only reason to save her is to lock her up.But Haven manages to escape from the hell she lives in and sets on a journey to find Ethan...more The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller tells the story of a girl named Haven Moore,who has this vision about a boy named Ethan and a girl named Constance.She experiences deja vu moments and blacks out to have these vision telling her that she has to find Ethan.Everyone in the small and awful town she lives in things she's possessed by a demon and they believe that the only reason to save her is to lock her up.But Haven manages to escape from the hell she lives in and sets on a journey to find Ethan who is actually a famous singer or actor...Didn't clear that out yet.Anyway Iain or Ethan is framed for a murder he didn't commit but everybody blames him.But when he finds Haven it's love from first sight and they have to make things work between them.But it is later revealed that Iain is lying to Haven so she sets out to find the truth.But what she learns leaves her heartbroken and unable to believe that the love of her long long life,actually killed someone.It's like story's repeating itself because what happened then with Constance and Ethan,happens now with Haven and Iain.People from their past come back to hunt their present and Haven learns that her best friend was actually in her brother when she first met Ethan.Their previous lives and love affairs ended really abruptly so this time they have to make it right.But Haven doubts and doesn't trust Iain and that makes everything difficult.In the end of course,love wins and Haven realizes that she shouldn't doubt her soul mate and believe whatever other people tell her.She thinks Iain died but when she returns to her birth town,she finds him waiting and they move together in Rome where everything Started ninety years ago.Not for the first time of course.
It was a really good romance kinda book and I really enjoyed it.I was really eager to read this book but had my doubts because I couldn't get anything from the synopsis in the back when I saw it at the bookstore and then name didn't really make up for it.But I couldn't find anything else and picked this up because even though it didn't caught my eye it's been in my wishlist for a really long time.I really want to read the second one because that seems to be more interesting and now that the lying is over,we'll see more of the characters together,trying to cope with things.I don't have to admit that the end was awesome and really really romantic.I also have to admit that there were scenes that made you wanna scream and laugh and all that but there were other scenes that just weren't enough interesting.But again....the end was awesome and the characters fascinating.Except of course from the bad ones XD.
If you like books with romance and unique plots then...this is your thing!!!(less)

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Dec 19, 2012 Sumando Libros rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Veamos…

Han experimentado alguna vez un Déjà Vu?

Según la Wikipedia es la experiencia de sentir que se ha sido testigo o se ha experimentado previamente una situación nueva. Hay tres tipos de Déjà Vu: Déjà vécu, normalmente traducido como ‘ya vivido’ o ‘ya experimentado’. Déjà sentí, este fenómeno alude a algo ‘ya sentido’. Déjà visité, que se traduce como ‘ya visitado’, es una experiencia menos frecuente que implica el extraño conocimiento de un lugar nuevo. Aquí uno puede saber encontrar el c...more Veamos…

Han experimentado alguna vez un Déjà Vu?

Según la Wikipedia es la experiencia de sentir que se ha sido testigo o se ha experimentado previamente una situación nueva. Hay tres tipos de Déjà Vu: Déjà vécu, normalmente traducido como ‘ya vivido’ o ‘ya experimentado’. Déjà sentí, este fenómeno alude a algo ‘ya sentido’. Déjà visité, que se traduce como ‘ya visitado’, es una experiencia menos frecuente que implica el extraño conocimiento de un lugar nuevo. Aquí uno puede saber encontrar el camino por una ciudad o lugar nuevo sabiendo al mismo tiempo que no puede ser posible.

Claro, hay muuuuuchas otras explicaciones a esto, pero centrándonos en ésta última… ¿cómo puede ser que alguien reconozca las calles y lugares de una locación en la que comprobadamente nunca estuvo? Y no solo eso, sino que también reconozca a personas con las que nunca interactuó ni virtual ni físicamente?

Reencarnación. ¿Es posible? (independientemente de la creencia religiosa de cada quien… hay que ver que interesante es el tema, y como me ha atrapado estos últimos días, lo que según yo es otro punto para el libro)

Haven vive con su abuela bruja en un pequeño pueblo, donde todos la creen poseída por demonios… hay que ver ¬¬’ la pobre se desmaya y durante sus sueños ve personas que interactuaron con ella. Lugares en los que estuvo. Pero claro, no es ella físicamente –porque físicamente eso nunca pasó- es Constance, y aún así es ella. Está confundida. Necesita respuestas.

Iain es un actor muy conocido con fama de playboy y reciente sospechoso de asesinato. Busca a Constance… o como se llame en esta vida. Sabe que debe esperarla pero no se resiste. La busca. La ama. Recuerda todas sus vidas pasadas. Necesita encontrarla.

Cuando leí la sinopsis quise leer el libro de inmediato, porque hay que decirlo, la autora tiene un súper puntazo en originalidad. ¿Un libro que va de amores reencarnados? ¿Sin vampiros y/o lobos involucrados? ¿Un respiro entre tanto colmilludo, peludo y demás seres tan manidos? (Con todo y lo que nos pueden gustar)… Lectura obligada!

Los personajes me han gustado mucho… solo hubo una excepción… bueeeno a medias, Heaven no terminó de gustarme al 100 porque en algunas escenas se pasaba de “inocente” y en algunas otras cambia de opinión… tan fácilmente que me molestaba. Pero cualquier “problema” que tuviera con ella lo olvide lo perdoné gracias a Iain, es de los personajes más crípticos que leí, lo que es bueno, porque sorprende, te crees que hará algo y sale haciendo lo otro. De por sí, en esta historia nada es lo que parece.También está Beu, el mejor amigo de Heaven, que es un encanto de tio y la abuela que es una bruja en toda regla xDD

Otra cosa que me ha gustado mucho son los flashbacks de Heaven, todos en el momento justo, algunos muy reveladores otros más confusos que te interesan todavía más en la historia.

En fin... un libro muy bueno. Con una trama y temas muy interesantes, con personajes muy buenos. Y que te deja muy picada por saber que sigue. Muy recomendada… claro que sí.

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Nov 03, 2012 Kasey rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book kind of bothered me, but I enjoyed the first half or so, which is why I'm giving it there stars instead of two.

The book starts out in Tennessee, where Haven has grown up as the town outcast. There is some mystery about her past lives, Haven is likeable enough, and there are some cleverly written passages. I enjoyed reading it and it kept my attention.

However, the second half is pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a paranormal romance- heroine falls immediately and passionately...more

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