Evermore (The Immortals)

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There was no real surprise, although the acid-induced Summerland place was a bit of a weird shocker. I guess we're actually meant to feel sorry for her after all she's been through, but no, I haven't even got a teeny tiny bit of sympathy for her. If a dude sits next to you in class and makes comments about your body, you do not have to sit there, silent and ashamed. Although Ever is thankful for Sabine taking her in, she often feels like she took away Sabine's freedom. The writing here is clear, the story well-defined and narrator Ever has an engaging voice that teens should enjoy.

Does she really have to invade other people's privacy using her mediumship and then proceed to critique their character based on their private thoughts? Though I wasn't enamoured with Damen, or particularly fond of Ever either, Riley was fab, and Haven's eccentric attention seeking should have afforded her centre stage a few more times. It’s very important that her full focus, socialization and all of her needs are eventually devoted or met by the male protagonist. It tries to make Ever out to be this sympathetic holier-than-thou Christ metaphor but in all honesty she's just an asshole.And there's this painful "gotta catch the girl" pursuit in which Ever expresses strong disinterest in Damen, but he ignores this and continues to push against her until she gives in. But rather than being excited about being able to read people’s thoughts and see their auras, she tries to keep to herself at her new high school, drowning out excess stimuli with her iPod. And the cycle goes around and around, getting tighter and tighter, more and more ingrained in society, until we don't even know it's happening. He fell in love with Ever when he first met her, after he and his wife (Drina Magdalena Augusta) separated.

Ever realises he's hiding something, but nothing could prepare her for the truth - especially when the truth involves past lives, murderous enemies, everlasting love and the secret of eternal youth. Naturally, in this respect, Meyers, Mead, Marr and Stiefvater are something like overachievers - but if Noel, Saintcrow, Clare, Kate and Fitzpatrick are any indication, then we need know little more about the hero other than the fact that he’s gorgeous, has a secret and is in love.Evermore is the sequel to Everless, and it was a wonderful final trip to Sempera but I’m heartbroken it’s now over – I’m definitely looking forward to any future works from Sara though.