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Everdark (Dark Ink Chronicles #2)

by Elle Jasper (Goodreads Author)

3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 · rating details · 1,075 ratings · 159 reviews

When Savannah tattoo artists Riley Poe is ambushed by an undead enemy, she inherits some of the traits of her attackers-and a telepathic link with a rampaging vampire. Now, she's experiencing murder after murder through the victims' eyes. And her new powers will not be enough to stop the horror-or the unending slaughter...

Paperback, 336 pages

Published June 7th 2011 by Signet

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Jun 26, 2011 Michelle Relta rated it 5 of 5 stars

I just cant wait until these book come out. I read the first one in one day. From the very first page I fell in love with it

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Oct 26, 2011 Maria rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, books-with-reviews, books-i-own

I am debating my shelf between a 3 or a 4 star <-

The second book of The Dark Ink Chronicles, “Everdark” by Elle Jasper continues the story of Riley a tatoo artists beeing attacked from both those Romania vampires Valerian and Victorian. The results of this attack if Rilley to have both in her DND the stigoi blood and the results for her and the people arround her are become deadly because not only She has a connection with one of the brother Victorian,causing problems with her relationship w...more I am debating my shelf between a 3 or a 4 star <-

The second book of The Dark Ink Chronicles, “Everdark” by Elle Jasper continues the story of Riley a tatoo artists beeing attacked from both those Romania vampires Valerian and Victorian. The results of this attack if Rilley to have both in her DND the stigoi blood and the results for her and the people arround her are become deadly because not only She has a connection with one of the brother Victorian,causing problems with her relationship with Elli,but also because She seem to have a ''connection'' with the new killings it started to the town since she experience them through the killer eyes!

No dont get me wrong i really loved the first one and I really do like the second book as well. It was just way different from the first and what i expected really. Doesnt mean it was bad it was just different.

The second book had more more action. New vampire introduced to us and i got to say.. I was really anger and jumped from my sit reading all those paced full action pages (beside i love Fight Club movie who doesnt anyway?)

The details Elle putting once more is very interesting and very vivid. I imagine i was there seeing with my own eyes which it didnt get me tired at all (beside i have used to it from the first book)

Elle did an awesome job writing about the relationship between Elle and Victorian. I have ended up in a clue if he is dangerous or not if he really cares for Rilley or he simply using as everyone say.

The one major dissapointment to me was Riley and Elli relationship. Yeaaaah we do lots of steamy and hot and erotic scenes between them. But othen than that we had nothing.. We didnt had the romance we sense from the first book.. All we got was those interested - in one hand but pointless in the other erotic scenes Elli to run like a cute puppy behind Riley to save her (seriously why?) Riley to be unable to express her feelings to him but instead we see her more drowing into Victorian... Seriously?

The ending made my heart go faster for a bit and i am glad there was a tiny teaser from the 3rd book because seriously i would hang around wondering what on earth is happening after this cliff..

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Jul 08, 2011 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 3 of 5 stars

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*Rating* 2.5/3.0 <--still debating
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*Review*

Everdark is the second book in the Dark Ink Chronicles by Elle Jasper. The story follows Riley Poe a famous Savannah tattoo artist who now finds that she is recovering from being bitten by two vampires; Valerian and Victorian Arcos. Unlike her brother Seth who nearly became a newling vampire during the events of Afterlight, Riley has the venom of two strigoi vampires coursing throughout her body, changing her DNA, and giving...more

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Apr 11, 2013 Lindsay Mead rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2013, wishlist

So this is more of a filler book, a connector between books one and three. It was good. We get to watch Riley grow and become something strong, but the book didn't really lead anywhere. There isn't an overall plot and it won't be long before I forget this book all together. Again, I was entertained and I will read book three but there was just nothing memorable about this story. Make sure you watch for my video review, which will be posted here: http://bit.ly/RN2j5n
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Apr 01, 2013 Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Riley Poe is tattoo artist in her hometown of Savannah. She works with her best friend Nyx Foster. Riley also takes care of her fifteen year old brother Seth. Riley is in love with Eli Dupre. They are on Da Gullah Island to help Riley, Seth, and Seth's friends overcome and accept vampric tendencies they all have now. Riley is still haunted by Victorian Arcos in dreams which she has no control over. Eli wants Riley and Seth to train with his whole family in case he's not with her for her own prot...more

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Jan 01, 2013 Cassandra Frederick rated it 2 of 5 stars

I really wish I could say that this book was better than Afterlight, but it wasn’t. All of the things I disliked about the first book were in Everdark as well, only worse. For starters, I think this book totally ruined whatever spark Eli and Riley had in the first book. All I get from these two is sex, her thinking about how hot he is, and him being possessive of her. Now I don’t mind a little possessiveness in a man, but with Eli, it’s too much. And he (along with a couple of other characters),...more

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Feb 25, 2012 Doriah rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: supernatural, read-in-2012, unfinished-series, paranormal-romance, fantasy, young-adult, vampire-story, urban-fantasy

Urgh this book annoyed me a lot.(view spoiler)...more

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Aug 06, 2011 OpenBookSociety.com rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Everdark is the second installment of Elle Jasper’s Dark Ink Chronicles series that follows reformed troublemaker and now tattoo artist Riley Poe.

Everdark picks up where Afterlight left off. Riley has been bitten by both Arcos brothers, Valerian and Victorian, and she has been taken to Da Island for healing. Her rehab has taken longer than initially expected and when she is finally recuperated she discovers her vampiric tendencies. Eli quickly throw...more Review brought to you by OBS staff member Heidi

Everdark is the second installment of Elle Jasper’s Dark Ink Chronicles series that follows reformed troublemaker and now tattoo artist Riley Poe.

Everdark picks up where Afterlight left off. Riley has been bitten by both Arcos brothers, Valerian and Victorian, and she has been taken to Da Island for healing. Her rehab has taken longer than initially expected and when she is finally recuperated she discovers her vampiric tendencies. Eli quickly throws Riley into an intense training program to use her skills and tendencies to their fullest extent.

Once Eli is satisfied with her progress, they head back to Savannah and to their normal lives. But they quickly discover that not only can Victorian project himself into Riley’s mind and talk to her, but there is another vampire that is forcing her mind into his body and forcing her to watch his kills. Eli is determined to destroy Victorian and this new monster as well so Riley can live a normal life. But then he discovers that since Riley’s DNA is linked to Victorian’s he can’t kill one without hurting the other in some unknown way. And worse they learn that the monster is Valerian, the brother they thought they had killed; he has projected himself into a new body to continue his reign of terror.

I really wanted like this book, I really did. I loved Afterlight and was hoping for more of the same, but this one just fell flat for me. It seemed like basically the same storyline minus the whole your brother might become a vampire piece. Victorian is still going after Riley to keep for his very own which brings out Eli’s possessive side and now we have a new character, Noah, who also likes her. But luckily for Eli Noah is loyal to him and wouldn’t do anything to betray that trust. I find it a bit annoying that everyone is so infatuated with Riley and it just comes off pretty unrealistic (as if all the vampire stuff seems real). Not to mention I found Riley and Eli’s relationship to be kind of stale. Her thinking something and him reading her mind and responding to it constantly got tiresome.

And while I’m complaining about Riley I have one more thing to add. I found it excruciatingly painful that she always had to be such a bad-ass trying to take care of herself, but then throwing herself in stupid situations that could be avoided. Like her heading back to Savannah to Valerian, knowing that it wouldn’t end well.

I also felt that there was no real end or conclusion to this story. Victorian steals Riley away from everyone and Eli vows to come for her. No end result has been reached with Valerian and now we must wait for the next installment, Eventide (Due out in 2012), to find out what happens.

As much as I loved Afterlight, I’m sure I will continue reading the series and I hope it can rebound after this little road bump….after all it’s very rare to have a series that you love every single book so I will not let this one stop me from continuing a series that has the potential to be great.

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Jul 17, 2011 Pin-up Goblin rated it 1 of 5 stars

No spoilers. Here is just my annoyances with the book as a whole. I'm early twenties and I got so annoyed with the whole "bro", "dude" nonsense considering that they are supposed to be 200+ years old. They really didn't act like someone from the 18th century. Eli especially for me was annoying considering he was very insecure and immature all the time. Almost every time they were together he had to establish his dominance and say how much she is his. Plus, I know already that you find feisty gir...more No spoilers. Here is just my annoyances with the book as a whole. I'm early twenties and I got so annoyed with the whole "bro", "dude" nonsense considering that they are supposed to be 200+ years old. They really didn't act like someone from the 18th century. Eli especially for me was annoying considering he was very insecure and immature all the time. Almost every time they were together he had to establish his dominance and say how much she is his. Plus, I know already that you find feisty girls attractive, you don't need to beat me over the head with it. However, considering Riley constantly had to talk about how much of a badass she was or how she didn't need anyone's help, they really were a good match. I got tired of Elle Jasper constantly repeating Riley's inner monologue. The whole mindreading stuff was very annoying, especially considering they could just pop into her brain anytime. Why even bother asking her questions when you really can just read her mind to get them? It doesn't make sense. It would however make sense for any normal person to admit when they are in trouble. For instance, she is experiencing the kills of a vampire serial killer. Obviously, she wants that to stop, but instead of going to the vampires (Duprees) who probably would know more than she does about what is going on, she tries to keep it to herself.

Plus it seemed like the only reason Eli ever reads her mind is to get validation on how hot Riley thinks he is, and if by some random chance that she is not thinking of how much she wants to hook-up with Eli, he gets in a snippy fit about it. Granted those rare times include her thinking of wet dreams with Victorian and/or her serial killer visions.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention Victorian, he's also an incredibly good-looking vampire who possesses the body of a 21 year-old. He, like Eli, was somehow inexplicably drawn to Riley. First, it was because of her rare blood type, but after what seemed like two seconds, became forever in love with her. That last sentence was essentially what happened in book one, but his obsession carries over to this book. I have a weird love/hate relationship for Victorian. I don't understand his obsession with Riley because she is a whiney woman who wants to think she's a tough badass because she used to smoke weed and hang with the bad crowd. That doesn't make you a badass, it makes you a delinquent. I digress. I liked him because even though he was last book's villain, he's trying in his own little way to reform and help Riley. God only knows why, he geminately cares about her. Plus, I can kind of see him coming from the past based on his antiquated sense of love. Also why must authors insist on always having a love triangle? That doesn't help the plot and seems like more of a crutch to provide filler than anything else.

Honestly, I doubt I would read the next book. Her characters are too annoying and self-absorbed to be deemed likeable. This book would sit well with 14-18 year olds who just got done with Twilight. (less)

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Jun 23, 2011 Kt from A Book Obsession.. rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Riley's entire life was turned upside down when her brother was almost changed into a vampire in the last book. In order to save him she almost lost her life and now has some vampiric tendencies that can be hard to control. She's different from any of the others who were taken as she was bitten by not just one, but two of them. She still has her Dupre lover, Eli, at her side, but when one of the brothers who bit her starts messing with her dreams and her mind things get a little strained. Meanwh...more Riley's entire life was turned upside down when her brother was almost changed into a vampire in the last book. In order to save him she almost lost her life and now has some vampiric tendencies that can be hard to control. She's different from any of the others who were taken as she was bitten by not just one, but two of them. She still has her Dupre lover, Eli, at her side, but when one of the brothers who bit her starts messing with her dreams and her mind things get a little strained. Meanwhile, a vampire is on the rampage in a nearby city and it's up to Riley and all of the Dupres to help stop him before it's too late.

In Afterlight, Eli and Riley were struggling to stay apart, yet wound up together. In Everdark they are so together that at times it got quite annoying when they couldn't seem to function apart yet each had their own major insecurities. I mean Riley obviously loves Eli and he can read her thoughts, so he knows all this. But, do you think she could say it out loud? No. I didn't quite understand that one. I mean I get that her life was rough and that she has commitment issues, but come on, the guy already knows. Why try to hide it? Then on the other side of the spectrum is Eli, who loves her so much he tries to smother her. He was so overbearing in his protection of her at time that it felt like a major lack of respect. Personally I think the two could be a great couple if they both work through some of their issues, but since they have some really hard heads, it will be one heck of a challenge. That being said, I kind of have a feeling that Victorian could potentially be a better choice in the long run as he seemed to be more willing to let her fight her own battles. Perhaps I am wrong and Victorian really is bad news, but I just think something has to give in Riley and Eli's relationship otherwise he will be looking like a mighty fine alternative.

There is no real clear plot or path in Everdark. It's a lot of Eli trying to overprotect Riley, then Riley making stupid decisions to prove her toughness. At one point I remember saying.. Enough already! I get it, He thinks she is a fragile thing to be protected and she wants to be seen without any weakness. Then you add in the issues of Victorian's pursuit of her (Which I have yet to decide whether or not he really is legit or has an ulterior motive) as well as the monster that seemed to have no purpose other than to torment and the book did drag for a while. I kept waiting for the big climax, but when the end came, I just felt like there should have been more. I'm really hoping the next book helps solidify things a whole lot more and has more of a clear direction then Everdark did, as I think there really is so much more potential than this one showed.

While Everdark didn't live up to its predecessor, Afterlight, I still enjoyed it. I'm hoping some of my issues with this one won't continue on into the next book as it did get a little frustrating at times. Don't get me wrong, the book was still a decent read, I just some issues with it as I previously mentioned. Despite all that, if you enjoyed the first book, I would recommend reading Everdark so you can see the characters progress. I have a feeling that they are all in store for a whopper in the next book and a world of change.

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May 08, 2012 Nikoya rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-2012, urban-fantasy, fluffy-fiction

Before I write a review I like to mention what I liked about the book because if I didn't like something about it then I would never have finished it.

I like that it has a punk/goth atmosphere, the Hoodoo, the different mythos of vampires, that it takes place in Savannah, that she is raising her brother, that owns her own business, and can kick ass.

Now what I don't like is that I keep feeling like I'm reading a Punk/Goth Twilight but naughty. The over protective jealous boyfriend vampire, being a...more

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Jun 10, 2011 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars

The second book of The Dark Ink Chronicles, “Everdark” by Elle Jasper continues the story of Riley, a badass tattoo artist. The story starts when Riley is recovering from her attack by Valerian and Victorian, two Romanian vampires. Now she has some weird powers because of their biting and she tries to continue her life even if she has a weird mind connection with Victorian, a situation that bothers a lot her boyfriend (and vampire) Eli. Of course, the danger is more real than ever for her and fo...more The second book of The Dark Ink Chronicles, “Everdark” by Elle Jasper continues the story of Riley, a badass tattoo artist. The story starts when Riley is recovering from her attack by Valerian and Victorian, two Romanian vampires. Now she has some weird powers because of their biting and she tries to continue her life even if she has a weird mind connection with Victorian, a situation that bothers a lot her boyfriend (and vampire) Eli. Of course, the danger is more real than ever for her and for the people she loves.
“Everdark” is way more sexy than the first of the series and with many erotic scenes. Of course, I don’t have a problem with this because Eli is super hot! The only thing that is kind of not so cool is that Riley all the time says how sexy Eli is and how wonderful and how lucky she is for having him. I don’t get this astonishment of hers, because I find her very good and with her character she could have everyone! Sure, she has some tough time when she was younger, but she is a survivor and this is something everyone should respect.
I liked that the author before each chapter starts, writes some of Riley’s thoughts because you can have some further information about her character and her actions. In this book we can see more of Eli’s emotions and his possessiveness. He has some very good lines and a lot of scenes in which he is sexy as hell.
Of course, I love Nyx, her best friend and one of my favorite female characters, because of her funny habit to hug everyone without fear (yeah, even the vampires she just met!!!!) and I liked Noah another vampire and a new character in the book.
A thing I don’t really like is that sometimes there are many details, about the food, the music, the dog.. These details aren’t so bad but there aren’t necessary either.
The second half of the book has a lot of action and the ending is a cliff-hanger, so we have to wait for the next one! Elle Jasper knows how to write a good story! It was a good read and I recommend it!
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Jul 31, 2011 Beth rated it 3 of 5 stars

Alright. So I'm a little disappointed in Everdark. The story of Riley Poe and her gang of vamps became a little redundant. I was in denial about how redundant because I LOVED Afterlight and was so stoked about reading the sequel.

Aside from the introduction of Noah Miles, the characters are basically the same...except for Valerian who is somehow inhabiting someone elses body and Grim who is basically the Preacher-man of Charleston to a T.

Everything else, the same. Eli and Riley have a lot more...more

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Jul 23, 2011 ~Vixhen~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Riley Poe, my favorite tattooed bad-ass and the love of Eli Dupre's, life is back. But now girlfriend has got "tendencies" thanks to Valerian and Victorian Arcos's near death attack on her. They are the sadistic vampire brothers that were raised from their entombment in Afterlight. This installment leaves Riley fighting for her life as well as her sanity all while keeping up with her hotter than hell vampire boyfriend. It seems that some of the newlings made by the Arcoses are killing everything...more

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Jun 27, 2011 J.A. Ball rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another strong novel my Elle Jasper. The story picks up right were the first book leaves off and is action packed. The relationship between Riley and Eli is built upon and a new conflict is added by another one-sided romantic interest for Riley. The one nit I have about this book is the authors approached to increasing Riley's use of profanity. Unlike the first novel, this novel was broken into a lot of parts. At the beginning of each there is a quote from someone of the authors choosing that is...more

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May 31, 2011 Nikki Brandyberry rated it 4 of 5 stars

Everdark picks up again right after the ending of Afterlight. Riley has been bitten by not one but two vampires with the strongest bloodline ever known. She awakens at a detox camp where she has been for several weeks going through withdrawals like a drug addiction. Riley now has special abilities. She can run faster, jump from building tops, fight just as good as a vampire and will live for a very long time. Along with Eli and his family she now hunts rogue vampires. Her brother Seth also now h...more Everdark picks up again right after the ending of Afterlight. Riley has been bitten by not one but two vampires with the strongest bloodline ever known. She awakens at a detox camp where she has been for several weeks going through withdrawals like a drug addiction. Riley now has special abilities. She can run faster, jump from building tops, fight just as good as a vampire and will live for a very long time. Along with Eli and his family she now hunts rogue vampires. Her brother Seth also now has some enhancements after nearly escaping becoming a vampire in Afterlight.

While Riley is recovering from her attack she starts getting debilitating visions of horrific killings. Victorian has also become obsessed with her and has started visiting in her head again. Though not nearly in the manner as in Afterlight. Much more talking and less dirty fun. His progression from evil vamp to misunderstood and obsessive was a intriguing plot twist. He’s still creepy in his own right, in a stalkerish way, but not nearly as evil as before. Instead his brother Valerian’s soul reincarnated into another vampire is the true villain. Eli, being the overprotective one instantly becomes enraged on the encroachment of what he views is his territory. He sets out to find the person responsible for the killings as well as Victorian for daring to touch his woman…physically or mentally. I love Eli. I love his protectiveness just about as much as Riley hates it. I would get tired of him reading my mind so much though. A girl does need her privacy from time to time and it seems like such a infringement of privacy to be sharing thoughts not only with her extremely hot boyfriend, but also his entire family. The sex was still as hot as in Afterlight and I reveled in it. I wanted it to never end. Eli’s fathomless eyes are just so damn sexy.

Everdark still had tons of descriptive writing but I found that this one was much easier to read. Maybe because I was used to the style of Elle’s writing…or maybe because this book had more action and all the other stuff didn’t bother me as much this time around. I still heard about every single outfit Riley put on and every time the dog needed walked or fed, but for each of those instances there was a pulse pounding steamy scene or action packed scene to help further the plot. Oh..and between the two books I now know every song Riley has ever heard in a club or has on her ipod play list. Those types of things date a book really badly and they grate on my nerves a bit. However they do fit her personality so I am willing to overlook it…mostly.

I did have one huge pet peeve in the book. Several times Elle refers to the Dupres French heritage and one of the characters says “sack ray blue”. Now maybe because Riley isn’t French and so to her that’s what it sounds like but its “sacreblue” And I don’t think I have EVER heard a true French person ever say it. In fact I went and looked it up online and several sites claim it’s like saying all French people wear berets. Leaving it as saying “sack ray blue” just sounds weird and irked me A LOT.

The ending to Everdark is a true cliff hanger and now I have to wait till next year for Eventide to come out. *Hear me wailing* Why why does it have to be a year…WHYYYYYYYY. I want more Eli!!!!(less)

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Jun 20, 2011 Claire rated it 2 of 5 stars

This a tale of love and meh. The first book of the Dark Ink Chronicles, Afterlight, came out last year and when I stumbled on it, I gobbled it up and wanted to read the sequel immediately. Fast forward six months later and to Everdark. Which by the end had me teetering between the cliff hanger ending rush and a strange ambivalence regarding the rest of the book.

Elle Jasper desperately needed a structural editor and proof reader for this second book and I'm not sure why she didn't get one from Si...more

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May 03, 2013 Sycho rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Now, bad-ass Riley Poe has vampiric tendencies and is, somehow, even more bad-ass.
Riley is one of my favorite main characters. She is very independent, and doesn't need a man to protect her, even before she had 2 ancient vampires out to get her blood. Eli is a bit too overprotective of her in my opinion. I often find myself wishing he would back off some.
After everything that happened in book 1, Afterlight, I was thrilled to get to know...more

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Jun 08, 2011 Roxanne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is probably a 3.5/5 for me. I enjoyed it but not as much as the first one.

The beginning of the book seemed to drag out and I found myself getting bored with repetitive scenes they could have been cut out. The end half is where it picks up and I loved it.

Eli is struggling with his possessiveness, he doesn't want anyone else touching what is his. At times it got annoying but I still love him. A new character in this book I adored, Noah Miles who is another vampire from out of town who h...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Raea rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 100-book-challenge, 2012-challenge

This is probably not a good thing and authors probably hate people like me, but I judge a book by how difficult it is to put down. If I'm constantly looking at the percentage at the bottom of the Kindle, wondering how much more I have to read, then it's not a great book by my standards. If I'm willing to stay up until 3 AM just to finish reading it, then it's good.

I can't say why I didn't think this book was great. It's plot was interesting enough. I think it was too wordy about things I wasn't...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars

I would like this series so much more if Riley wasn't so stupid 75% of the time. She makes me want to punch her and get her to think logically. She's tough but in this world of vampires and other creatures she isn't all that. She knows this yet continues to act like a 5 year old and doesn't listen to anyone. If I was Eli I'd kick her to the curb. This is another series where I don't get the fascination with the main female character. Yes she's tough and has hot tattoos. So far that's about the d...more

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Jun 28, 2011 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I gave it 3.5 stars

I absolutely LOVED AFTERLIGHT and could not wait to get my hands on EVERDARK. Riley and Eli's relationship is a bit easier now but it seems like they consume each other and have a hard time being at all apart and it ended up being a bit annoying having them all over eachother at every moment. Riley is also fighting against the venom that is now in her system from the attack on her from Valerian and Victorian at the end of boo...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Sassychassy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I liked this one ALOT better than the first. I loved that we got to see more of the Dupres in action and get to know them a little better. They just fascinate me. Interestign twist with the Arcoses that I didn;t see coming. Even though I do love him, Eli kind of got on my nerves in this one. I mean, I know that situation would suck, but I feel like he shouldn't take it out on Riley. It's not like she wants it. Noah was a fun character and I look forward to getting to know him better. I was just...more

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Jun 23, 2011 Wendy rated it 3 of 5 stars

In this book Riley deals with her emotions for Eli and her found power/strength. She gets a little big head in this book because of her new found abilities. She wants to deal with every bad guy by herself and she still doesn't learn from her mistake...after the incident with her best friend. Riley and Victorian goes back and forth...from dream to mind speaking to in person. The whole Victorian situation is really a cluster. Eli and Riley are on a whole nother level when it comes to intimacy...it...more

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Apr 14, 2012 Nawnee rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Recommended to Nawnee by: Found it myself

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This is the second book in the Riley Poe series, we find out more about the vampires that have taken over the two towns and the changes that are happening to Riley. She has all sorts of weird things happening to her and doesn't bother to tell anyone about it, what was more annoying is everyone was keeping secrets from her too that if they all would have just sat down and had some full disclosure some of the stupid decisions wouldn't have happened. I'm slowly getting fed up with this strong bad g...more

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Feb 10, 2012 Katherine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy

Everdark- Book Two in the Dark Ink Chronicles Series
This is one of those series that you are going to either enjoy or feel is trite. I fall into the enjoy category, and feel that the unique properties of this story far outweigh the trope genre expectations that are fulfilled. It is, however, most definitely a gritty urban fantasy and paranormal romance; meaning lots of ass-kicking and lots of sex.
Picking up right where Afterlight, the first book in the series, left off—Everdark pulls us in as...more Everdark- Book Two in the Dark Ink Chronicles Series
This is one of those series that you are going to either enjoy or feel is trite. I fall into the enjoy category, and feel that the unique properties of this story far outweigh the trope genre expectations that are fulfilled. It is, however, most definitely a gritty urban fantasy and paranormal romance; meaning lots of ass-kicking and lots of sex.
Picking up right where Afterlight, the first book in the series, left off—Everdark pulls us in as our main character Riley is waking up on “Da Island.” Here we fade in an out of consciousness as she is getting detoxed from two vampire bites with the help of some Gullah magic. I have to say that, to me, the Gullah element in this series is a large part of what makes it not just another vamp book. The voodoo-type element in these books is explored as fact and tradition instead of a splash of color as I have seen it used in many other series. Simply put, they are the good guys—and further a powerhouse that allows the vamps in these books to rise above their base blood-sucking-people-eater natures to be some of the good guys too, all with a relaxed, laid-back vibe.
We also explore the idea of humans with “tendencies,” the result of a vamp feeding and not killing, or the Gullah concoctions that stop a vamp-in-progress transformation we end up with mortals with special gifts ranging from superior fighting reflexes to vamp tracking to an increased libido (that last a bit cheesy, I will admit, and not totally necessary as of yet; but understandable if we go with the concept that these “tendencies” are passed on from the vamp from which you were infected.); the idea being that some of the Vamp DNA co-mingles with the human’s and you have an almost dhampir-like quality to a human including an extended life-span and heightened awareness. This comes in handy when all hell breaks loose.
The first part of this book is the getting to know you bit—training, and character development, filling out the strengths and flaws of our motley crew. We then add in freaky dreams featuring our quasi villain from the first book who manages to put himself in the grey area between friend and enemy and waking nightmares where Riley is forced to experience vamp kills from the point of view of the killer. We also explore the deepening relationship between our two main characters Riley and Eli; where we have the possessive aspects of a very alpha male and the independence of a feisty heroine. I have to say that this type of byplay has been done so many times that I almost look to be disappointed; I haven’t been thus far in this series. I think the difference is the unapologetic nature of their interactions. Eli is a possessive, dominate male who would like to keep Riley wrapped in cotton if it would keep her safe, and considers her very much HIS, and doesn’t share well. Riley is an independent soul whose first priority will always be family; who digs Eli’s protective nature even as she ignores it to go her own way. Usually this would be cause for much yelling and angst in a “you-don’t-understand” theme, I was refreshed to find that skipped in this book. They both know each other’s strengths and weaknesses and will get pissed off when they clash, make decisions that the other does not approve of and generally have lots of branding sex, but they respect each other enough to not try and change the other. I guess I liked that each was true to themselves and not trying to prove that they were stronger, softer, or more lovable to the other.
The second part of the book moves us from Atlanta into Charleston and moves us from the training to the ass-kicking. We have “newlings” who are still-in-transformation-vamps and other vamps that have started to ravage the city; recruiting fight-club style and generally causing no end of havoc. It is here that we learn that our bad guy is none other than the baddie we killed at the end of the first book, revived into a new body, and that his brother, the one who has been sending our heroine dreams may be more on her side than not. We also meet some new good guys, the stand-out being Noah a Charleston vamp and Gullah guardian with mad skills and sex juju that has to be masked by a voodoo charm. The only complaint I had was in the ending of this installment; it cliffhangered. I would a fair bit more upset about this if it did not include the first chapter of the next book that puts the series in a much better stopping spot as far as I am concerned. I don’t usually read that preview at the end of book, but in this case I felt it was well worth it, as it put me in a mind to have enough questions to want to pick up the next installment without having so much frustration as the original ending to the book engendered.
All in all I liked this book, and the series to date. I would give it a solid four or B+ on the scale. It didn’t re-event the wheel, or blow my mind, but it was a great representation of the genre and a solid book with character I want to carry on reading and a world that I would like to continue to visit.
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Oct 22, 2011 April-DAwn rated it 4 of 5 stars

REally looking forward to reading this one.

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Jun 10, 2011 Mailen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Riley is back and she is just as much as a badass as before. The story is interesting and Riley’s life only gets more dangerous as her tendencies start to show. Although she is just as "wicked" I can’t say this book was as good as the first. Some of the plot dragged until finally the action showed up, but when it did, it wasn’t a disappointment. The fighting and love scenes are fun and make this book worthwhile to read. I can’t wait until the third book comes out because Riley’s life is far from...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Kara rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I still think that the main character Riley Poe has too few consequensences for everything she gets up to. She doesn't listen to anyone. But I do like the Dupre family vampires. They work together well. Maybe they will have a larger role in books to come. It is strange to keep reading a series when you don't really like the main character. She thinks she is so mature because of all she went through in her youth but she has not learned to listen to others and that everyone needs help sometimes to...more

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Jun 13, 2011 Rafaela rated it 3 of 5 stars

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