Everneath- By Brodi Ashton

 

BACK COVER

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever.

She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption, if it exists.

Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.

As Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's..

REVIEW

Let me start by writing that I absolutely loved this book. Everything, from the characters to the plot to the setting, was amazing. At first, I was like,I don't see the big fuss with jack" , he basically just ignored Nikki, and he didn't really seem worth it. I mean, a guy has to be pretty special to come back from hell for him. This is my only complaint (spoiler alert). I wish Nikki and  jack had got together sooner, it seemed like wasted time to me. I hope for more love between Nikki and jack in the sequel. This book had me on the edge, I finished it in about an hour, maybe a bit less. Oh, I just thought of another reason why I liked this book. It was actually a retelling of the Greek myth hades and Persephone. Since I love Greek myths, I was half excited, half wary. Okay, make that 90% excited, 10% wary because there are so many of those out there, and sometimes its just a retelling, no originality. It really wasn't that obvious though, even though they mentioned the myths, the book was super original,  it was great how Brodi Ashton makes up her own words, like everneath instead of hell. My favorite character was Nikki, because she was so strong, and she refused to give in, no matter what. I also liked Jack, because he never gave up on Nikki, and I thought his devotion toward Nikki was sweet, how he refused to believe she ran away, and he was always there for her, even when they were kids. A good bad guy is great, but Cole didn't really seem evil to me. I've read other reviews on everneath, and seen some people write about how evil he is, but i didn't really see him as the bad guy. Sure, he fed off Nikki, but he also really cared about her, in a odd and slightly scary way, that just added to the pure awesomeness of this book. Defiantly a great read, but I warn you, once you read it, you have a chance of going crazy waiting for the sequel!