Night Star (The Immortals, #5) in Q&A with Alyson Noel

Nov 13, 2010 Mart Ramirez added it

he highly anticipated Night Star is the fifth book in the installment of the Immortal series. With one last book left in the series (due out in summer of 2011) it is no wonder how Alyson Noël's Immortal series has 2 million copies in print. It is addictive, riveting, and an experience you'll never forget.

In this epic love story Ever and Damen confront angry rivals and envious friends. Their biggest goal—to be together forever. After struggling for centuries to be together, Ever and Damen combat he highly anticipated Night Star is the fifth book in the installment of the Immortal series. With one last book left in the series (due out in summer of 2011) it is no wonder how Alyson Noël's Immortal series has 2 million copies in print. It is addictive, riveting, and an experience you'll never forget.

In this epic love story Ever and Damen confront angry rivals and envious friends. Their biggest goal—to be together forever. After struggling for centuries to be together, Ever and Damen combat one final face-off. But will they ever find the antidote that will allow them to be together? And as if that wasn't a challenge on its own, Haven causes turmoil and lots of drama, and more than determined to take Ever down. And Sabine, her aunt who has custody of her, is not exactly being the easiest to live with at the moment.

A love triangle between Jude, Ever, and Damen continue until the very end. When Ever discovers a terrible secret about the past regarding Damen, she faces her greatest fears as she strives to find answers from Jude.

Author Alyson Noel finds a way to captivate her readers and wins her fans over by creating a hypnotizing voice. Your voice wins me over every time, Alyson. Keep up the great work!

"Alyson Noël is one of the hottest paranormal teen authors writing today.

Night Star is guaranteed to mesmerize fans and leave them breathlessly awaiting the sixth and final book. Don't miss this explosive new installment of the number one bestselling series that's enchanted millions across the world!"

"Best friends make the worst enemies—they know all your secrets, your weaknesses, and just how to hurt you most... The Immortal series will leave readers gasping for breath."

Alyson Noel is the #1 New York Times, and USA Today and Publisher's Weekly bestselling, award-winning, author of FAKING 19, ART GEEKS AND PROM QUEENS, LAGUNA COVE, FLY ME TO THE MOON, KISS & BLOG, SAVING ZOE, CRUEL SUMMER, FIRST KISS (THEN TELL)- an anthology, and the IMMORTALS series including: EVERMORE, BLUE MOON (July 09), SHADOWLAND (Jan 2010), and more to come in 2010/11/12. Her books have won the National Reader's Choice Award, NYLA Book of Winter Award, NYPL Books for the Teenage, TeenReads Best Books of 2007, Reviewer's Choice 2007 Top Ten, nominated for YALSA's Teen's Top Ten Award, chosen for the CBS Early Show's "Give the Gift of Reading" segment, and selected for Seventeen Magazine's "Hot List" and Beach Book Club Pick. She was born and raised in The OC and has lived in both Mykonos and Manhattan, but now finds herself settled right back in California where she lives and writes full time.

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Jul 12, 2010 Rachel rated it really liked it

The first four books in The Immortals series must be read prior to reading Night Star to truly understand the characters, their motivations, and the world that has been created in which Ever, Damen, Haven, Jude and Miles now exist.

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They say that it’s always darkest before the dawn. But what if dawn never comes? After battling her own demons, overcoming her greatest enemy and finally being within reach of the antidote that will allow her and Damen to physically connect on the Earth plane and no The first four books in The Immortals series must be read prior to reading Night Star to truly understand the characters, their motivations, and the world that has been created in which Ever, Damen, Haven, Jude and Miles now exist.

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They say that it’s always darkest before the dawn. But what if dawn never comes? After battling her own demons, overcoming her greatest enemy and finally being within reach of the antidote that will allow her and Damen to physically connect on the Earth plane and not just in Summerland, it is all ripped away and now Ever has a new, very dangerous enemy that threatens all that is left.

With Roman gone, Haven is on a mission. To destroy Ever. All it would take to destroy her is one hit to her weakest chakra. And the elixir she’s been taking, Roman’s elixir, is much more powerful than Ever’s. She’s more powerful than Ever. And she plans on using her strength, Ever’s doubts about Damen and her feelings for Jude to take Ever down.

Her former best friend now her immortal enemy and a dark secret from a former life revealed leave Ever vulnerable. Will she discover the truth about what’s hidden in her past and find forgiveness before it’s too late? And will she be able to save Haven from the cataclysmic path she is on and in doing so save herself and those she loves? Will her Night Star guide her out of the darkness and into the light?

Night Star sets the stage for the final book in this six-book series. It moves the plot forward, forcing Ever to confront her feelings, once-and-for-all, about Jude and to face her doubts about Damen, while building to the inevitable showdown between Ever and Haven.

The action in the initial pages immediately pulls readers back into this series, but it is short-lived. The tension and drama don’t pick up again until midway through the story, however from that point forward they escalate until the book’s conclusion.

Although necessary to introduce a new obstacle for Ever to conquer and lay the groundwork for the events to come, the first half of the story moves slowly and the conflicts that Ever is dealing with do not create the same levels of tension and anxiety that grab the reader, as they did in the previous books in the series. Ever’s continued indecision about her feelings for both Jude and Damen, which takes up a large part of the beginning of the story, also doesn’t create the same turmoil of emotion as in the earlier books.

Just past the halfway point, the characters and plot that make this series so alluring come to life. And, Ms. Noël’s further development of Miles’ character, giving him an intelligence and depth that he did not before possess, was a wonderful added element. From then on, the story will seize the reader and keep them engrossed until the very end.

Night Star is a must-read for those who are followers of The Immortals series and for readers looking for a book that is part love story, part tragedy and part adventure.

The final book in the series, Everlasting, is due out in summer 2011. ...more

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Nov 24, 2010 Daphne rated it it was amazing

Well I was really loooking foward to this new immortal installmentand it DIDN'T/WONT disappoint!!!!!! As haven would say it's pretty “ fugging" awsome. Yet again Alyson. Writes in the same captivating way that makes you feel like sewn right along with the pages. If your a previous reader of Alysons immortals series I couldn't stress more for you to go to the book store and pick up this book .you'll be eager for more after the last page is turned ...more

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Nov 20, 2010 Quantum Thief- Behind the Mask rated it it was amazing

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BEST BOOK EVER!!! I LOVEED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!

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Apr 23, 2010 Kathryn rated it really liked it

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I was surprised by this book. In the last book, I felt that it just kept going around and around and I was getting tired of it.
Night Star renewed my interest in the series and I am now eagerly awaiting the final book of the series to see how Ever and Damen resolve their dilemma.

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May 21, 2010 ♣Bookishbellee♣ rated it really liked it

Idk if I want to write a review for this...but I miss Roman, he was fun, everyone else is either boring or crazy (haven).

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Mar 11, 2010 Amanda rated it really liked it

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This one was pretty much the same story line as this last couple but it's written wonderfully, just as the all are. ...more

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