Book Review: Evertrue by Brodi Ashton

Evertrue

Series: Everneath #3

Author: Brodi Ashton

Pages: 336

My rating: 4 stars

Order it: Amazon/ B&N/ TBD

Summary:

Now that Nikki has rescued Jack, all she wants is to be with him and graduate high school. But Cole tricked Nikki into feeding off him, and she’s begun the process of turning into an Everliving herself... which means she must feed on a Forfeit soon — or die.

Terrified for her survival, Nikki and Jack begin a desperate attempt to reverse the process using any means possible. Even Cole, who they expected to fight them at every turn, has become an unlikely ally — but how long can it last? Nikki needs to feed on Cole to survive, Cole needs Nikki to gain the throne in the Everneath, Jack needs Nikki because she is everything to him — and together, they must travel back to the Underworld to undo Nikki’s fate and make her mortal once more. But Cole isn’t the only one with plans for Nikki: the Queen has not forgotten Nikki’s treachery, and she wants her destroyed for good. Will Nikki be forced to spend eternity in the Underworld, or does she have what it takes to bring down the Everneath once and for all?

In this stunning conclusion to the Everneath trilogy, Brodi Ashton evokes the resiliency of the human spirit and the indomitable power of true love.

I’m a huge fan of the Everneath series since I read about the first book in the blog Fiktshun.

Back then, I loved the cover, I loved the characters, I love the world-building, and of course, I loved the plot and myth.

Everbound was my most anticipated of last year, and Evertrue was one of my most anticipated of this year.

I wasn’t ready to say goodbye just yet, but I had to do it in order to catch up all the other series I started last year. 

However, Evertrue was not what I expected. And I don’t know if that was good or bad. I’m really torn between joy and love.

Evertrue was a very satisfying ending. I’m glad with how the things ended. It was perfectly wrapped and, thanks God, it wasn’t an open ending.

However, even though I liked Evertrue… maybe I loved it. It’s not the kind of love I felt for the other two books.

I feel like the characters I loved before weren’t the same. Jack was not the same. Cole was not the same, and hell! How I missed the band!

I never thought about Nikki as a strong and fierce heroine but I liked her and she never annoyed me. That’s why I was expecting a bigger evolution about her character and that never happened. Nikki was the same Nikki, and like same Nikki I liked her the same way.

Jack (my favorite character of the whole series), didn’t make me swoon like before. I still love him -don’t get me wrong-, but not as much as before.

Cole… *sigh* it felt like Cole was there and at the same time wasn’t.

The other characters were as good as always. I enjoyed reading about them for the last time and I don’t have much to say about them.

The plot was action packed and emotionally draining.

The writing was addictive and fast passed.

Overall, I loved Evertrue. I’ll have a special place in my heart for this series and this ending, even if the ending wasn’t as spectacular as I expected it to be.

I feel like something was missing… maybe the romance? Look! I haven’t talk about the romance because it was almost inexistent. Well, Jack and Nikki's romance was sweet and cute but they almost never had time alone. I missed them.

 And I will miss them forever. 

Evertrue was a good closure for this series and I’m really happy that the actual ending was unexpected, strong and heartbreaking. 

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Unchosen by Michele Vail *Blog Tour*

Hello there! 

Welcome to my stop in the Unchosen by Michele Vail blog tour!

Today I have my review and favorite quote to share with you, but if you want to check some interviews, guest posts and more reviews, you have to check out Itching for books to see the full schedule!

 

Unchosen
Author: Michele Vail
Source: ARC provided for review
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Summary:

I thought the worst of my reaper training was behind me… turns out I was wrong. Dead wrong.
Molly Bartolucci has done a lot of growing up but after being accused of using illegal magic at her school for necromancers, reaper-in-training Molly is treading lightly. As the destined leader of Anubis’s Chosen, she needs to study hard, train harder, and stay out of trouble.
Uh, right.
It doesn’t help that she’s feeling more than academic about her melt-your-bones hot reaping instructor, Rath. And if her relationship drama isn’t enough to drive her over the edge, she has to deal with mother issues, nosy little sisters, suspicious friends, and an unnamed force stalking her at school.
Then her family is attacked, and her bio-dad ends up comatose in the hospital. Now, Molly has to uncover who’s trying to hurt her loved ones—and all without the help of Anubis.

 

My thoughts.

Unchosen is the second book in the Reaper Diaries by Michele Vail. It follows the story of Molly, a reaper in training that is also the chosen of Anubis to save the world.
This book is based on Egyptian myths with a lot of awesome creatures like zombies and ghouls… and of course, reapers!

I was happy to read about Molly again, especially since I had a love-hate relationship with Undeadly last year. You see, I loved the magical world of The Reaper Diaries, I loved the story-line and the plot, but I had a huge problem with Molly and her POV… somehow she was too immature and I couldn’t connect with her. BUT Unchosen is much better than the first book, I LOVED Molly in this one, she grew up, she had a better view of the things around her and she became the hero I wanted her to be.

In this amazing sequel Molly has to become the Kebuchet (something like Anubis’s champion) and uncover the way to save her aunt’s soul, everything with the help of the hottie-dead-reaper Rath.
This is a page turner that will have you dying to know how it will ends. And one of my most favorite part of this series is that Molly’s story doesn’t follow the cliché of the evil father whom want to conquer the world… guess what? The evil one is her mother! (And I’m not saying she wants to conquer the world, just that she’s evil!)
Well, the characters are better that they were before, especially Molly’s sister and Barbie (that’s her name, I don’t love it but…) they were phenomenal characters and I loved knowing more about them. And Molly’s friends.

Rath, on the other side, he was strong and… yes, when you meet him “death never looked so good”
There’s a little more of romance in this book, the story doesn’t focus in love-drama, which I appreciate,  a lot. But finally Rath and Molly have their cute moments.
And the ending was amazing! I never expect for it to happen… And that’s when the title finally makes sense.

If you have read Undeadly but didn’t loved it, don’t worry, you should try this one, it worth the chance.
And if you haven’t read Undeadly, you must do it right now, so you can see how awesome Unchosen was.
Unchosen by Michele Vail is a light, fresh and –sometimes– funny read. You have to read it!

My favorite quote.

“Evil does not always come in supernatural forms. Human are often capable of deeds darker that even the gods can't image”

THE AUTHOR.

Michele Vail is the author of The Reaper Diaries, a young adult paranormal series set in the modern world with a zombie twist. The stories center on 16-year-old Molly Bartolucci, a reaper-in-training who's learning to deal with love, destiny, and death.
Michele Vail is the pen name of national bestselling paranormal romance author Michele Bardsley (who also writes thriller mysteries under Michele Freeman). The Reaper Diaries consist of three books: Undeadly, Unchosen, and Unbroken.
Find her: Website/ The Reaper Diaries page

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Book review: Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Apollyon (Covenant #4)

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Pages: 360

Goodreads AVG Rating (actual): 4.57

Source: ARC provided by Spencer Hill Press

Summary: Add to your TBR list.

Fate isn’t something to mess with… and now, neither is Alex.

Alex has always feared two things: losing herself in the Awakening and being placed on the Elixir. But love has always been stronger than Fate, and Aiden St. Delphi is willing to make war on the gods—and Alex herself—to bring her back.

The gods have killed thousands and could destroy entire cities in their quest to stop Seth from taking Alex’s power and becoming the all-powerful God Killer. But breaking Alex’s connection to Seth isn’t the only problem. There are a few pesky little loopholes in the whole “an Apollyon can’t be killed” theory, and the only person who might know how to stop the destruction has been dead for centuries.

Finding their way past the barriers that guard the Underworld, searching for one soul among countless millions, and then somehow returning will be hard enough. Alex might be able to keep Seth from becoming the God Killer… or she might become the God Killer herself.

My feelings: 
First of all. My HUGE thanks to the people at Spencer Hill Press for the chance to review this book to my friend and co-blogger Marden and I. We can even describe how grateful we are.

Isn't enough to say that I screamed like a crazy when the copy arrived? No? 

Okay, let me tell you that when you wait for a book like this, there is nothing more important than devour it as soon as you can. So, when I opened Apollyon, I felt scared, I felt excited, I felt happy and sad because 360 pages is not enough for a series you love that much.

And right after I finished it I was feeling exactly the same. Scared: because I don't know was is going to happen in Sentinel. Excited: because the ending was THAT awesome. Happy: because my worst fear don't came true. Sad: because I have to wait a long time to finally read the last one of the Covenant books.

The Plot:

Alex's finally the Apollyon, so what's going to happen next? JLA did a great job creating a plot completely different from what most of us thought it might happen. Yes, Alex is connected to Seth, but that fact is not the focus in the story, the background story is so much better than that. It goes deeper, and if we really put attention we can realize that it tells us a bit of what we can expect for Sentinel.

The gods in the book were as good as the ones we already met. And for gods' sake!! That god that appears at the end of the book with leave you mouth dropped!

The characters:

The characters are not the same from the ones we met in Half blood. They're better, more mature, surprisingly strong and unique. 

Alex is not more a stubborn girls, is not more that kid that act without thinking. She is stronger than before, she has grown in a way that she puts her heart in everything she do. She is the kind of heroine from the epic stories with a funny and special touch of modernism. 

Aiden is the sweetest thing alive! I might not been Team Aiden, but I really admire him, I think he is just as strong as Alex, and so swoon-worthy that he deserves all the love from the readers.

Seth is not much in this book. I mean, of course, she is connected to Alex, so Alex is able to talk with him, to feel him, and give us some awesome conversations maybe awesome just for me, but hell! they were. That is one of the things that made me happy about Apollyon, that JLA gave us hope for him. 

Deacon: Honestly? Deacon is so freaking awesome!!!!

The romance:

I not the kind of girl that melts with a romance like this, or maybe it was because I don't love Aiden that much, but the romance is in Apollyon is all that you can expect between a couple that love each other so deeply. Every love scene, every word, every whisper, all is perfect. Above everything, the author also did a great job creating not just a well constructed love story, but also some breath-taking moments.

The ending:

The ending was the best part of the book! As it's usual in JLA books, the ending are powerful, a mix between a cliffhanger and the perfect wrap up. 

Is there an awesome battle? Indeed!

Did someone die? Of course!

Are we going to cry? Hopefully!

Final thoughts:

The covenant series has a set of books very complete. From the first book to the actual the development is perfect and JLA's writing is beautiful and addictive.

Apollyon in not the exception. Is mind-blowing action. An absorbing plot, heart-melting moments. Exquisite dialogues And the page turner writing of Jennifer L. Armentrout. Want more? Then read Apollyon to reach a little piece of book heaven.

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