Evermore (Everless, #2)

by Sara Holland

Jules confronts the girl who is both her oldest friend and greatest enemy in the highly anticipated sequel - and conclusion - to the Top Ten Bestseller Everless.

Jules Ember was raised hearing legends of the ancient magic of the wicked Alchemist and the good Sorceress. But she has just learned the truth: She is the Alchemist, and Caro - a woman who single-handedly murdered the Queen and Jules's first love, Roan, in cold blood - is the Sorceress.

The whole kingdom believes that Jules is responsible for the murders, and a hefty bounty has been placed on her head. And Caro is intent on destroying Jules, who stole her heart twelve lifetimes ago. Now Jules must piece together the stories of her past lives to save the person who has captured her heart in this one.

Perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard, Stephanie Garber and Kendare Blake, Evermore is the high-stakes, star-crossed follow up to Everless that fans have been waiting for.

• ISBN10: 1408359510
• ISBN13: 9781408359518
• Publish Date: 31 December 2018
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 25 April 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
• Imprint: Orchard Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English

Reviews

[Cocktails and Books]

This was a super quick read for me, but I felt like we spent a lot of time in Jule's head. She spent a lot of time contemplating the loss of her father, her home, and her friends...especially Caro. I get that was essential to moving the story along, but I felt like we probably could have gotten that with Jules talking to Liam and maybe even truly talking to Caro during their final showdown.

[Laurie]

I’m a little on the fans whether it is 1 or 2 stars, so I will say 1.5. I absolutely loved Everless (5⭐️), but this sequel was just a major let down. The story was ridiculously boring and dragging, and nothing really happened. Yes, we’ve got to see a lot of Sempera, but there was not much action and the stories of Jules her past were not really interesting. The plot consisted of travelling like 95% of the time and it picks up some speed close to the end. However, that speed was very short lived and rushed. The book would have been more interesting whenever One of the characters was about to lose time, because the whole concept was destroyed in this book. Time is never used as a currency like it is in Everless. That’s what made Everless such an unique and charming book. I think I will forget about the existence of Evermore altogether.

[lauriesbookshelf]

I’m a little on the fans whether it is 1 or 2 stars, so I will say 1.5. I absolutely loved Everless (5⭐️), but this sequel was just a major let down. The story was ridiculously boring and dragging, and nothing really happened. Yes, we’ve got to see a lot of Sempera, but there was not much action and the stories of Jules her past were not really interesting. The plot consisted of travelling like 95% of the time and it picks up some speed close to the end. However, that speed was very short lived and rushed. The book would have been more interesting whenever One of the characters was about to lose time, because the whole concept was destroyed in this book. Time is never used as a currency like it is in Everless. That’s what made Everless such an unique and charming book. I think I will forget about the existence of Evermore altogether.

[tweetybugshouse]

This is a sequel to Everless which centers around our main character Jules who lives in world where you exchange your blood for time. I throughly enjoyed book one as it fell more in the science fiction fantasy realm then a true fantasy book. Book two however was a bit of a let down for me. I gave it a 3 star rating and here is why.

1. The aspect of time being exchanged as blood money seems to have fallen by the wayside it still mentioned but not nearly as much as in the first book.

2. Since this is a sequel and pretty sure the final book we are in the main guts of the story as a fight of good versus evil. I know that the this was alluded to in the first book but i just don’t see that it was played out all that different then it normally is a fantasy story.

3. Our main character Jules who finds she essential the good character in this story spends a lot of time choosing her love interest Liam over really finding the weapon that gonna save her kingdom. I mean the last major part of the book where she returns to the Everless castle to search for said weapon she chooses to sleep with her love interest. Then goes off to search when the enemy arrives at the castle.

4, The central theme of time being currency plays a minor role in book two which made me sad as it really made this series stand out. The snowwhite nod with the huntsman really felt that it distracted from the story it does come into play rather well at the end but maybe it could of been portrayed differently.

In all the book got three stars as i did read the entire series though it was a struggle to stay invested in the good versus evil battle and i wasn’t really rooting for anyone by the time we got to the end. If you read book one this is worth reading if you want to know how the story plays out and their is a small chance their another book that will give us more story to really make the series unique and back to what we loved in book one.

[bookishzelda]

Evermore had a slow start for me. I think it was the lack of hope, like sure why don’t you just give up. You are never going to win. I really struggled to get through those first chapters but once I came out the other side and there was that glimpse of hope again, I felt like it really picked up for me.

Once Jules finally finishes her wanderings and ponderings of what to do. This is where I feel the story really picks up. She needs to retrace her steps and lives to figure out a way to defeat the Sorceress once and for all. She’s run out of lives to do this so it’s her last chance. Jules is still who she is, I expected more fierceness to bleed into her from being the Alchemist, I was waiting for some kind of transformation. I think as she goes through the steps though it’s more obvious what really happened between Cairo and her.

I loved that Liam plays a bigger role in the story. He is not just a brooding hero but such a nerd. I love that about him. He has researched everything about the Alchemist and Sorceress.

I really liked the setting, especially the tower. I liked the characters as well. It’s always nice to add some fun loving mood breakers. Plus I love the whole story of the Alchemist and Sorceress. I think that whole idea is very creative.

I did enjoy the book and the story as a whole. I did feel like I wanted a little more. I’m not sure what exactly I can’t put my thumb on it exactly. I would consider it an enjoyable read.

[Amber]

Evermore was more than a little dull, really. I really enjoyed the first book, Everless, when I read it back in 2018, because I thought it was very unique with its world building. The plot itself was unoriginal, but since I enjoyed the world building so much, I didn't really mind. Evermore, on the other hand, was entirely lacklustre and I didn't enjoy it at all.

I thought that Evermore was lacking any originality. The time/currency thing wasn't shiny or unique any more - in fact it was barely used. The plot was boring and it took forever to actually get going. The author threw us straight back into the world, and for no reason at all because nothing interesting was happening at that point in time. I feel like there should have been a time jump or something between books because the beginning (and middle) of this book just dragged.

The relationship, which I felt had potential in the first book, lacked any chemistry, which is a shame because I was ready for it to go somewhere by the end of the first book. All of a sudden the two characters were in love and all over each other and it was boring.

I wouldn't recommend this one, but at least I finished a series? Yay!