Evermore by Alyson Noel

Pages: 301
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Perpective: First Person
Age Group: Young Adult

Release Date: February 3, 2009

The first book in Alyson Noël's extraordinary new Immortals seris. Enter an enchanting new world, where true love never dies...

After a horrible accident claims the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see people's auras, hear their thoughts, and know someone's entire life story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact to suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at her new high school — but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste.

Damen is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head - wieling a magis so intense, it's as though he can peer straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers. And she has no idea just who he really is - or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.

Stars: 3/5

Cover: B

Plot: 
I have had this book sitting on my bookshelf for multiple years, but I still had no clue what it was about before I started reading it. I knew it had the supernatural/paranormal feel going on, but other than that I wasn't exactly sure what to expect. 

In general, I didn't find the book to be too riveting. There wasn't much suspense except for in the very end and there weren't very many plot twists. I did like the book, but overall I wouldn't say it was overly enthralling. 

Putting that behind me, I thought the premise for the book was actually really cool! I liked that it was a paranormal romance, but not about vampires or werewolves - it brought something new to the table.

Characters:
I really liked the main character, Ever. After her family was killed, she attained the power to see people's auras and hear their thoughts. I really liked that she could see auras because I don't think I have ever read a book where a character had that power.

On top of that, I liked Ever's personality. She was a fun character that was easily relatable to, even though she's so different. As for Damen, I wasn't swooning, and he didn't really stand out to me.

Writing: 
As I mentioned before, the book wasn't completely enthralling and the writing didn't capture me in 100%. It was a fairly quick read, though, so it was easy to shoot through the book.

Ending:
The ending was kind of weird because about seventy pages before the ending there was a climatic event, and it felt like the book should have ended right there. The book then continued to tie up loose ends for the next pages, but it was weird because it felt dragged on. 

Cover:
The book cover is nice because it's dark, but still beautiful. I liked that the tulips were incorporated because they're brought up multiple times throughout the story.

The Final Verdict:
I think this book would be great for a little bit of a younger audience. My little sister is 13, and I'm going to give her this book to read because the romance isn't too steamy and it won't be too scary for her. However, for an older audience this book may feel a little redundant.

FTC: Bought.