Everbound (Everneath, #2) in Sophomore Reading Challenge

Sep 26, 2016 Darlene rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: bought, books-i-own, young-adult, read-in-2016, fantasy

This second book in the Everneath trilogy is even better than the first! Why did I wait so long to read it? I’m so glad that one of my reading goals this year is to get back to all the series that I started and didn’t get back to, because this one is such a gem.

At the end of Everneath, we were hit with a cliff-hanger: When the Tunnels came for Nikki, Jack sacrificed himself to save her. Now, it’s Nikki’s turn to save Jack. She learns that the secret of why she survived The Feed is because Jack w This second book in the Everneath trilogy is even better than the first! Why did I wait so long to read it? I’m so glad that one of my reading goals this year is to get back to all the series that I started and didn’t get back to, because this one is such a gem.

At the end of Everneath, we were hit with a cliff-hanger: When the Tunnels came for Nikki, Jack sacrificed himself to save her. Now, it’s Nikki’s turn to save Jack. She learns that the secret of why she survived The Feed is because Jack was her anchor on The Surface. Even though she is reunited with Jack every night in her dreams, Jack is slipping away from her little by little. He is losing his memories of her, the ones that bind her to him. She is determined to return to the Everneath and help Jack find his way out of the Tunnels and return to The Surface, and her attempt to do that nearly gets her killed. The only way that she can return to the Everneath without being killed is for Cole to agree to take her, and she has to trust him with her life and Jack’s life.

Ashton totally sucked me into the Everneath with Nikki and Cole! She is such a gifted writer! I loved how Ashton described the layout of the land and the different areas. The journey through the four different rings to get to the Tunnels and Jack was an adventure, and it kind of reminded me of The Hobbit! In order to manifest her tether to Jack as a visual compass, Nikki had to draw upon memories of her past with Jack. I loved getting the backstory of their relationship, and how their love grew out of their friendship. Their romance is very sweet. On the other hand, there’s Cole…and his feelings for Nikki are also real, as things are revealed to her in the Everneath and she sees Cole’s memories of her through his eyes. Nikki has ties to both of them!

As a parent, my heart really broke for Nikki’s dad. He must have gone out of his mind with fear and worry for his daughter’s safety!

Everbound ends with another cliff-hanger, and I cannot wait to read Evertrue to find out how it all ends!

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Jun 04, 2012 Princess Bookie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read2012

My Thoughts: Oh wow! I loved this one more than Everneath. Wowzers!

We are back with Nikki who has just lost the love of her life, Jack. He has taken Nikki’s place and Nikki is determined to get him back.

Everything in Nikki’s life is in a jumble. People blame her, her dad doesn't know what to think. She feels horrible and guilty, only she knows where Jack really is.

And then there is Cole, he left right after Jack went missing and hasn't been seen since, so Nikki but also find him somehow. He’s he ...more

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Jun 08, 2012 Rachael rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2013, arc, review-copy, books-i-own, reviewed, romance, all-time-favorites, signed, 2013-favorites

This review first appeared @ Moosubi Reviews!

* If you haven't read the first book in the series, I highly suggest you to do so! My review contains some spoilers for the first book, and, erm, the blurb gives A LOT away. *

Oh, and super-duperly long, raving, review coming:

I am at a loss of words.

Last year, when I read EVERNEATH, it was a pretty good read. Not my favorite, mainly because of the slow pace, but still one of my favorites of 2012. After seeing SO many 5 star reviews of the second book, ...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Jen Ryland (jenrylandreviews & yaallday) added it

Shelves: arcs

After hearing so much about the underworld of the Everneath in book one, I was thrilled to get there in this middle volume of the Everbound trilogy. (I'm weird that way -- fascinated with the underworld.) Everbound was definitely more action-oriented and less romance-centered than Everneath, and featured a very nice twist at the end that has me very curious to see how this trilogy will wrap up.

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Jun 20, 2012 Emi えみ Takami 鷹見 rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013, fantasy, young-adult, greek-mythology

Actual rating: 4.25 stars

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

This was a whirlwind adventure that you just couldn't put down. I really loved the way the Everneath is set up and the psychology and mythology that intertwine with it. I still didn't really care for Jack, but I'm happy with the way everything turned out.

AND... THAT ENDING. THAT ENDING.

I need the next one now!!

And am I the only one who really likes Cole? Well, that last trick he pulled was totally douchebag-ish, but... ...more

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Jan 19, 2012 Daph (Loving Books) rated it really liked it

Shelves: want-this-title, part-of-a-series, arc-for-review, mythology, 2013

Okay I actually really liked him until the last three pages or so. And damn, could the end have been any more twisty? Should probably have seen it coming, but I didn't.

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