Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. N...
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Feb 21, 2012
Stephanie
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Right after I finished Everneath I gave it 4 stars right off the bat. It was an easy read with a great story and fantastical characters. Why didn't I give it five stars? I had to to think on that. So, I spent an entire week trying to figure out what it was about Everneath that I disliked. Conclusion:
It's true, folks. I don't have any negative things to say about Everneath. I LOVED it.
Everneath tells the story of Nikki Beckett, who having since vanished 6 mont More...
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Nov 20, 2011
Kat
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*This ARC was provided to me by HarperCollins. No money or favours were exchanged for this review - much to my chagrin!
November Madness is what I nicknamed this month. With a variety of very interesting looking titles becoming available for galley grab, to many readers, it appeared to be a smorgasbord of literary delights.
Everneath is one such of these delights and, in my opinion, completely deserves the hype.
Becks, a seventeen year old girl, wakes up from a More...
November Madness is what I nicknamed this month. With a variety of very interesting looking titles becoming available for galley grab, to many readers, it appeared to be a smorgasbord of literary delights.
Everneath is one such of these delights and, in my opinion, completely deserves the hype.
Becks, a seventeen year old girl, wakes up from a More...
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Jan 15, 2012
Lisa O.
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So something good DOES come along sometimes in paranormal YA.
I am very pleasantly surprised by Brodi Ashton's debut novel, Everneath, loosely based on a sort of mix between the myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice.
Nikki Beckett has been sleeping a hundred years in the Everneath, a limbo between Earth and Hell, where the Everlivings have found a way to be immortal. She is a Forfeit, emotional "food" for Cole, the Everliving she decided to follow in the und More...
I am very pleasantly surprised by Brodi Ashton's debut novel, Everneath, loosely based on a sort of mix between the myths of Hades/Persephone and Orpheus/Eurydice.
Nikki Beckett has been sleeping a hundred years in the Everneath, a limbo between Earth and Hell, where the Everlivings have found a way to be immortal. She is a Forfeit, emotional "food" for Cole, the Everliving she decided to follow in the und More...
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Feb 21, 2012
Soumi (in love with PUCK)
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Then: Once there was a Girl named Persephone who was abducted by Lord of underworld Hades
Now: There is a girl named Nikki, abducted by Cole to Everneath, sounds same???? Ohh wait there is twist of third guy. I love twists a lot.
Then: Once there was a pair of lovers, Orpheus and Eurydice. When Eurydice was poisoned and died, Orpheus didn’t give up hope, he made an impossible journey to underworld to bring Eurydice back. He was almost succeeded but one small mi More...
Now: There is a girl named Nikki, abducted by Cole to Everneath, sounds same???? Ohh wait there is twist of third guy. I love twists a lot.
Then: Once there was a pair of lovers, Orpheus and Eurydice. When Eurydice was poisoned and died, Orpheus didn’t give up hope, he made an impossible journey to underworld to bring Eurydice back. He was almost succeeded but one small mi More...
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Jan 19, 2012
Giselle
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Hades and Persephone, we've all heard the story. Of all the myths, this is easily my favorite. When I saw that Everneath was a retelling of this heartbreaking tale, I was instantly attracted to it. However, I was mistaken. This is not a Persephone and Hades retelling per se, but a modernized, completely original story that is loosely based on the myths of Persephone and Eurydice. It was beautiful!
First and foremost, the character that breathes powerfully throughout this book, is the More...
First and foremost, the character that breathes powerfully throughout this book, is the More...
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Feb 21, 2012
Jillian -always aspiring-
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History books call it the Underworld. Or even hell. But I know it's neither. It is really called the Everneath, and it's not a place for the dead. It's a place for the Everliving – beings who have discovered the secret to eternal life. It's a place for their Forfeits – the humans who give up everything to nourish the Everliving. It's the world caught between this one and the next, a layer between Earth and hell. I know because I was a Forfeit. I would give anything to change this.
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Dec 11, 2011
Sam
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Everneath is a gripping YA Fantasy book with a sprinkling of Mythology. It was a fantastic read and did not leave me disappointed in the slightest. I had had my eye on this book for a while now, so you can imagine how thrilled I was to finally get my hands on a copy.
Brodi Ashton has delivered a modern book with an engaging twist on the Hades and Persephone myth. Her unique spin on this myth makes the story her own. This is the story of Nikki Beckett, a Forfeit for a smoldering Everliv More...
Brodi Ashton has delivered a modern book with an engaging twist on the Hades and Persephone myth. Her unique spin on this myth makes the story her own. This is the story of Nikki Beckett, a Forfeit for a smoldering Everliv More...
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Nov 15, 2011
Emily
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Whilst reading this I happened to glance over at my mirror and see the expression on my face - my mouth was open, my eyes were wide... needless to say, I looked like a complete moron. But that should give you some indication of how much this story surprised me. I confess that I didn't expect to like it that much and it's obviously time I stop making these predictions when I'm nearly always wrong. I should also stop trying to work out what certain things appeal to me in books, these theories also
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Dec 15, 2011
Wendy Darling
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I wish the whole book contained what its last 10% did. Review to come.
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Dec 31, 2011
Paige
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Also appears on The Screaming Nitpicker. I received my copy through Amazon Vine.
I had such a hard time getting this book. For one reason or another, the publisher kept denying me for a copy on NetGalley. I kept sending requests, but I basically gave up on getting an early copy and was fine with waiting until the publication date like everyone else. Then the Vine newsletter arrived in my inbox and luckily, this was one of the books being offered! Now that I've finished the book, I hon More...
I had such a hard time getting this book. For one reason or another, the publisher kept denying me for a copy on NetGalley. I kept sending requests, but I basically gave up on getting an early copy and was fine with waiting until the publication date like everyone else. Then the Vine newsletter arrived in my inbox and luckily, this was one of the books being offered! Now that I've finished the book, I hon More...
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Dec 31, 2011
Diane ϟ [ Lestrange ]
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you know this cover?
looks the same isnt it? I thought when I first saw it, it was part of the series. lol
anyway, I hope its good one.
looks the same isnt it? I thought when I first saw it, it was part of the series. lol
anyway, I hope its good one.
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Nov 25, 2011
♥Rachel♥
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I couldn’t stop thinking about this book after I was done reading it. It was haunting, and heart-breaking….and I loved it.
Seventeen-year old Nikki Bennett, Becks, has been gone for six months in the Everneath, a place where Everlivings, immortal beings, feed off the emotions of humans to survive. Nikki has come home to say a proper good-bye to her family and friends, most of all a proper good-bye to Jack, the love of her life. Nikki has six months on the surface before the Evernea More...
Seventeen-year old Nikki Bennett, Becks, has been gone for six months in the Everneath, a place where Everlivings, immortal beings, feed off the emotions of humans to survive. Nikki has come home to say a proper good-bye to her family and friends, most of all a proper good-bye to Jack, the love of her life. Nikki has six months on the surface before the Evernea More...
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Jan 08, 2012
~Tina~
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I really really wanted to like Everneath but in the end I just couldn't bring myself to love this one.
This book really makes you work at trying to figure out what the hell is going on. It's very evasively written. Leaving you hanging on a lot of questions from the very first page...on. It would hook me one minute then lose me the next.
The story-line was intriging enough. I really loved the mythology that Ashton brought into this and her writing is very good, but I wish t More...
This book really makes you work at trying to figure out what the hell is going on. It's very evasively written. Leaving you hanging on a lot of questions from the very first page...on. It would hook me one minute then lose me the next.
The story-line was intriging enough. I really loved the mythology that Ashton brought into this and her writing is very good, but I wish t More...
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Feb 12, 2012
Rachel
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Jan 30, 2012
Rane
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It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy. -Chinese Proverb
What drew me to Everneath was the Hades and Persephone myth that was incorporated into the story. Although the true gem of the story was finding one's feet after you feel your world has been destroyed.
Nikki feels just like that, and ends up turning to the wrong person Cole. Next things she knows she’s been stuck into an underworld where immortals Feed on the emotions of those More...
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Jan 14, 2012
VampireNovelFan
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Forced to finish this one
The cover suggests a slightly more mature theme, even within the YA genre. It can happen. I just finished reading a book where it happened. But 99% of the book is spent with her outside of this “Everneath”, resulting in a fairly uninteresting read. I read it quickly so I didn’t waste too much time on it, but I really don’t like it when covers are so deceptive.
Nikki is the central character of the story. 6 months ago she was taken to the Everne More...
The cover suggests a slightly more mature theme, even within the YA genre. It can happen. I just finished reading a book where it happened. But 99% of the book is spent with her outside of this “Everneath”, resulting in a fairly uninteresting read. I read it quickly so I didn’t waste too much time on it, but I really don’t like it when covers are so deceptive.
Nikki is the central character of the story. 6 months ago she was taken to the Everne More...
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Dec 19, 2011
Sandy
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I am so in love with this dress.
What a deliciously creepy tale. The feel of this book has lingered with me for days...the desperation, the ache, the tiny glimmers of hope. Read some Georgia Nicolson after this one, folks, because this is heavy stuff.
Everneath begins with one of those amazing prologues...the enigmatic kind that grabs you and makes you read a book in one sitting because it's so evocative and...different. It's been the year of the YA Greek mythology retel More...
What a deliciously creepy tale. The feel of this book has lingered with me for days...the desperation, the ache, the tiny glimmers of hope. Read some Georgia Nicolson after this one, folks, because this is heavy stuff.
Everneath begins with one of those amazing prologues...the enigmatic kind that grabs you and makes you read a book in one sitting because it's so evocative and...different. It's been the year of the YA Greek mythology retel More...
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Jan 20, 2012
Ashelynn
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This review also appears on Gypsy Book Reviews.
I knew three things about Everneath when I started reading it: It was a twist on Persephone and Hades; there was a girl who disappeared for six months; and there were two guys. But it’s so, so much more than that.
Nikki. The poor girl who disappeared last spring. Nikki’s hurting because her mother died from a hit-and-run and she asks Cole to take away her pain… who takes her to Everneath, where she actually stays for a hundred yea More...
I knew three things about Everneath when I started reading it: It was a twist on Persephone and Hades; there was a girl who disappeared for six months; and there were two guys. But it’s so, so much more than that.
Nikki. The poor girl who disappeared last spring. Nikki’s hurting because her mother died from a hit-and-run and she asks Cole to take away her pain… who takes her to Everneath, where she actually stays for a hundred yea More...
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Feb 05, 2012
Sarah (saz101)
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I have a serious ‘thing’ for myth based stories—stories with an element of mythology, whether based around them or not. So once I got past Everneath’s gorgeous cover and read the blurb, I knew I had to read this one. I wasn’t disappointed. A beautiful, bittersweet tale interwoven with the elements of classic myth I love, Everneath is utterly enthralling and just waiting to get under your skin and into your heart... So it can break it.
Six months ago Nikki Beckett disappeared. Tortured More...
Six months ago Nikki Beckett disappeared. Tortured More...
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Jan 02, 2012
Pixie/PageTurners(Amber)
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Review to come - it starts off a bit confusing but only takes a few chapters to understand what is going on.
Feb 10, 2012
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Jan 24, 2012
Rebecca
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4,5 stars.
Everneath is another 2012 release that completely blew me away. Although a bit confusing in the beginning, to be thrust into the emotionless Everneath itself right away, I was quickly pulled into the story and couldn’t put it down in my desperation to find out what was about to happen! It was beautiful, intense and heartbreaking.
Nikki has been sucked into the Everneath for the Feed, where the Everlivings feed on human emotions. Not only does she survive, but she More...
Everneath is another 2012 release that completely blew me away. Although a bit confusing in the beginning, to be thrust into the emotionless Everneath itself right away, I was quickly pulled into the story and couldn’t put it down in my desperation to find out what was about to happen! It was beautiful, intense and heartbreaking.
Nikki has been sucked into the Everneath for the Feed, where the Everlivings feed on human emotions. Not only does she survive, but she More...
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Jan 09, 2012
Lisa
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Originally posted at Read Me Bookmark Me Love Me
What we may call the Underworld or Hell, they call Everneath, the place where the immortal Everliving feed on the emotions and life forces of Forfeits. After being tricked by Cole Stockton, Nikki Beckett becomes a Forfeit and spends 6 months (100 Everneath years) bound to the Everliving boy. Miraculously surviving the Feed, she's given the opportunity to become the Queen of High Court but decides to return to the Surface, all because sh More...
What we may call the Underworld or Hell, they call Everneath, the place where the immortal Everliving feed on the emotions and life forces of Forfeits. After being tricked by Cole Stockton, Nikki Beckett becomes a Forfeit and spends 6 months (100 Everneath years) bound to the Everliving boy. Miraculously surviving the Feed, she's given the opportunity to become the Queen of High Court but decides to return to the Surface, all because sh More...
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Feb 02, 2012
Christy (Love of Books)
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*Immediatly after finishing the book*
Speechless.
*2 days after finishing the book*
I think I've recovered enough to discuss Everneath(haha), but it's one of those books that really struck me, so it's hard to explain. I went through way too many tissues while reading this book. Believe me, that's hard for me to admit, but it's true. I'm not going to be ashamed that Everneath absolutely broke my heart. As I was reading it, I kept thinking how depressing it was More...
Speechless.
*2 days after finishing the book*
I think I've recovered enough to discuss Everneath(haha), but it's one of those books that really struck me, so it's hard to explain. I went through way too many tissues while reading this book. Believe me, that's hard for me to admit, but it's true. I'm not going to be ashamed that Everneath absolutely broke my heart. As I was reading it, I kept thinking how depressing it was More...
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Jan 22, 2012
Jodi
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I battled ninjas to get the ARC of this book!
So worth it. This book was heartbreaking from page one. It begins with a simple but evocative description of the Everneath: it is an underworld where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans.
Nikki Beckett chose to go to the Everneath. She’s been gone for a century — though on the surface, it’s only been six months. She Returns for another six months, this time to say good-bye to her family and friends before she’s banish More...
So worth it. This book was heartbreaking from page one. It begins with a simple but evocative description of the Everneath: it is an underworld where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans.
Nikki Beckett chose to go to the Everneath. She’s been gone for a century — though on the surface, it’s only been six months. She Returns for another six months, this time to say good-bye to her family and friends before she’s banish More...
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Jan 15, 2012
Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids
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4.5
EVERNEATH is just as intriguing as it is addicting! Brodi Ashton puts a fabulous, modern spin on Greek Mythology, introduces characters who are flawed, and yet easy to identify with, and gave me a story I couldn't stop reading. There's something about not understanding every little thing that was happening in the story that made it nearly impossible for me to put it down. I had questions and I wanted answered. I enjoyed the well written mythology, the slight air of mystery that surr More...
EVERNEATH is just as intriguing as it is addicting! Brodi Ashton puts a fabulous, modern spin on Greek Mythology, introduces characters who are flawed, and yet easy to identify with, and gave me a story I couldn't stop reading. There's something about not understanding every little thing that was happening in the story that made it nearly impossible for me to put it down. I had questions and I wanted answered. I enjoyed the well written mythology, the slight air of mystery that surr More...
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Jan 13, 2012
Donna
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This gorgeous cover and the intriguing summary had me super eager to get my hands on this debut novel by Brodi Ashton. Unfortunately it ended up being a bit less than what I was expecting. I love books that are based on mythology and are a bit dark, so when I saw that this was described as a reimagining of Hades and Persephone, I was quite excited. I don’t think this really lived up to any version of the Hades/Persephone story that I have ever read. First of all, I thought that it lacked the pas
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Jul 31, 2011
L.L.
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If you're a fan of YA, paranormal or otherwise, you want this book.
You wouldn't know it by looking at her, but Brodi Aston has balls. Big suckers. The way she handled the chronology of her story was daring, but beautifully executed. I can't imagine the story being told better in any other way.
Sometimes you have to buy a book because of it's incredible cover, then you hope the story is half as good. This time, the story may have won, and considering the cover, that's high More...
You wouldn't know it by looking at her, but Brodi Aston has balls. Big suckers. The way she handled the chronology of her story was daring, but beautifully executed. I can't imagine the story being told better in any other way.
Sometimes you have to buy a book because of it's incredible cover, then you hope the story is half as good. This time, the story may have won, and considering the cover, that's high More...
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Feb 04, 2012
Ace
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We’d both been stripped of all the evasiveness, all the lies, everything we’d ever kept from each other. Layer by layer, we had given up our defenses and our excuses and our demands for whys and hows, and what was left were two broken beings. Clinging to one last shred of hope. Tethered to each other.
Why I Read This
Everneath is one of those books I’ve seen around Goodreads a lot lately. The cover is gorgeous, the synopsis is intriguing, and I have this thing for characters na More...
Why I Read This
Everneath is one of those books I’ve seen around Goodreads a lot lately. The cover is gorgeous, the synopsis is intriguing, and I have this thing for characters na More...
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Feb 21, 2012
Annalisa
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I had high hopes for this one, but it didn't quite live up to its hype. Most of the book felt like one big stall to get to the climax, which is probably why I couldn't quite suspend my disbelief. I found myself out of the story most of the time, picking apart its inconsistencies, instead of pulled into Nikki's story.
My biggest issue with the book is the timeline. It doesn't match up. In one flashback it's February and one month before Nikki disappears and the next it's April and two w More...
My biggest issue with the book is the timeline. It doesn't match up. In one flashback it's February and one month before Nikki disappears and the next it's April and two w More...
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