YA Book Tour- Utah

Getting super close to the end of the YA book tour, and next up is Utah with Brodi Ashton's Everneath.

The underworld is really the Everneath, and it is where the Everliving go to Feed.  The Everliving have discovered the secret to living forever and to keep themselves alive they must Feed off a Forfeit.

Nikki Beckett has just woken from the 100 years of feeding from the Everliving Cole.  Somehow she has survived intact and returns to the life she left behind.  In the world, time passes differently than the Everneath and six months have passed since Nikki left.  She returns to the world of the living to make amends for living and say good-bye properly before the Tunnels take her.  Most importantly to see Jack again, the one thing that kept her going during the Feeding.  Too bad that Cole follows her back and is constantly trying to convince her to return with him just to complicate her life more.

I thought the story was an incredible new look at some of the great stories of mythology including Hades and Persephone and Eurydice and Orpheus.  The author does an excellent job of balancing the present with Nikki's past how it lead to her decision to follow Cole.

I love the progression of Nikki from the broken girl when she returns from the Everneath to the strong young woman trying to fight fate.  Jack is a fantastic character.  He is loyal, and at times you can really feel the heartbreak he suffered when Nikki disappeared.  What girl would not want a Jack like that.  Cole, on the other hand, is very shady.  It is awful to see how he manipulated Nikki to follow him to the Everneath, and he continues try to do so once she returns.  Although, he definitely gets more than he bargains for with Nikki and her strong will and his feelings for her.

Warning, the ending is a dozy, and leaves you wanting to start the next book.  I am very excited to see where the story goes in the next book.

Currently Reading:
Knights of the Hill Country
by Time Tharp