With her boyfriend Jack trapped in the Tunnels of the Everneath, Nikki is trying hard to evade Cole's grasp. But how long can she avoid him?
Cole is now more desperate than ever to find out about Nikki as is seems she is his best chance of taking over the thrown of the underworld. How did she survive the Feed? And can Cole find another Forfeit like her who can survive it too?
Cole's quest leads him to a mysterious and dangerous society known as the Delphinians, whose price for information might be higher than Cole can pay - a price that could destroy Nikki. But when Cole attempts to steal the answers instead, his mission ends in disaster. Faced with centuries in a Delphinian dungeon, Cole is confronted with questions he's been too scared to ask himself: Is he really obsessed with the throne - or is he obsessed with Nikki? And can she really give him a new beginning as the Everneath's king . . . or will she instead bring about his tragic end?
Let me start by saying that Neverfall is not necessary to read before Everbound, and frankly, it’s not really worth $2.99 either. “Thrilling” is probably the wrong word for this novella, too. Yes, Cole gets himself into a bind, but we already know he gets out of it. How else would he be able to appear in the next books? Maybe if you’re a super hardcore Cole lover, Neverfall will be more entertaining for you. But I love Cole, and this just did nothing for me. I don’t feel like I know him any better, but I did enjoy seeing how he met Nikki from his perspective.
One interesting thing to come out of Neverfall was the introduction of Delphinian Scholars. They’re basically Everlings who are no longer living in the Everneath and crave mass amounts of knowledge. They know everything, so Cole thinks that they can help him figure out how Nikki survived the feed. Now this is where I decided that this story wasn’t worth reading. We already know how she did it! This story just uses different words to describe it. Lame. I did like getting into Cole’s head, especially when he was loosing his mind during his predicament, but save yourself $3 and just ask me– or someone else– for a synopsis if you’re curious. None of the events of Neverfall come up in Everbound anyway.
