Don’t miss the EPIC CONCLUSION to the Everlife novels, a series fans calls “vividly unique,” “unforgettable” and “exhilarating.” New from Gena Showalter, author of the New York Times bestselling The White Rabbit Chronicles, comes a series finale that will keep you on the edge of your seat rooting for the characters until the very last page.“Utterly unique and absolutely riveting—I couldn’t put it … absolutely riveting—I couldn’t put it down! What a marvelously cool world.” —Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author, on Firstlife
STAND TOGETHER OR FALL ALONE.
THE FATE OF THE EVERLIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE.
At seventeen years old, Tenley “Ten” Lockwood had to make the ultimate choice—where to live after she died. Loyalty to her selected realm has not wavered…until now. She is out of time. Sacrifices must be made, and a terrible price must be paid. But is she too late?
As the Everlife descends into darkness, a single truth becomes clear: Troika and Myriad must unite—or perish. In order to bring sworn enemies together, Ten must enter forbidden territory…and destroy the powerful Prince of Ravens. But there’s only one way inside—bonding with Killian Flynn, a deadly rival who sets her blood aflame.
When nothing goes as planned and betrayal leads to the edge of utter defeat, Ten and Killian will have to rebuild trust from the ashes of their hearts. Victory seems impossible, the odds stacked against them. In the end, how far will they be willing to go for the sake of their realms and the Everlife?
“Lifeblood ramps up the action ‘Ten’fold—don’t miss this exhilarating sequel to Firstlife!” —P.C. Cast, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Firstlife…illuminat[es] the depths of human resilience and the power of love, even in the darkest hours.” —Kresley Cole, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Arcana Chronicles
“I couldn’t stop rooting for Ten, an unforgettable and powerful heroine who is obsessed with numbers, creates the coolest reverse poems, and fascinates the baddest bad boy Showalter has ever written.” —Kristin Cast, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Firstlife
“Raw, edgy and dark—Firstlife will leave you craving more.” —Wendy Higgins, New York Times bestselling author of the Sweet series
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I Loved this novel! Definitely the best one in the series! Gena Showwalter did such an amazing job! Awesome read, more than recommended!
I loved this book so much I bought the next two and read all three in 4 days. Could not put down.
What an excellent finale to great young adult series. The Everlife series has been a series centered around one thing: choice. There’s a level of maturity in the story because it is centered around a tough subject like religion and individual belief system. In this novel, there are the Myriadians and the Troikan’s, two factions at war for the souls of everyone. Think God versus Devil, in essence. So, they are fighting each other regularly, for the souls of humanity, each one claiming to be better than the other. Sound familiar?
So, the novel challenges that idea, that one is better than the other. However, the reality is that they are just different and suit people differently for their individual needs. No one religion is better than the other and trapping them takes away their choice and their freedom.
The level of maturity in the underlying story elevates the narrative. It is an essential novel on the respect of the sociological and religious landscape of society today. However, it has such a young undertone to it that makes it gravitate towards younger on the audience. Everlife is a young adult novel it has such a young tone even though it has this level of maturity.
Now while there is a level of maturity to the novel maintains a youthful undertone. Ten is a very headstrong and slightly naïve character. However, that does not take away from the strength and power Ten’s narrative provides the story. She is a typical character that Showalter tends to create in her novels, the strong-willed female who does not take anyone’s crap and maintains her optimism. If one were to read her novels, they would see that this is her niche. This by no means diminishes Ten as a character, it only serves to highlight Showalter’s particular character style.
Now, as far as the story goes, it is an excellent story, very fast-paced, fun narratives and strong characterization. It does linger a little too much on some sequences and some action sequences. The tone does suggest a level juvenility to it as it follows the narratives on their journey to save the world. However, what’s interesting about this novel that separates it from the previous two novels is the fact that it does go back and forth between Ten’s narrative and Killian’s narrative.
Again, while the tone does suggest it is meant for a young audience as it goes back and forth between two young adult narratives. However, at least the characters do get to shine in this novel. The different forms as well make the novel fun to read and do make it very easy. It goes from email transmissions to actual storytelling delving behind the scenes and into the character narrative. This writing style is a great way to blend in different forms of writing. It is fun and different, making for a unique read. It features excellent characters strong characters and an exciting take on relatable topics all of which ultimately makes a novel or where they read.
I waited a year for this book. I was so ready for it. When it arrived, I rip the package open and took in the new book smell. Then I put it down. Why, because this was going to be greatness and I wasn’t prepared to pull an all nighter.
I was disappointed. Very much so. While the book was still good in itself, it felt like it was the long-lost sisters twin cousin. I felt short-changed. The characters changed drastically not even feeling as though they were the same young adults we encountered in Firstlife and Lifeblood. The continuation of the story which I thought was going to focus on the most epic battle royale of dark vs light shifted to romance and the “I love you, I hate you, let’s go screw in the middle of a war”
I pulled out my little sticky notes when I completed this journey they weren’t good notes
*Over sexualized, from light flirting to talking about his bulge
* Heavily riddled with romance…. GAG
* Throws head back…Ugh…Rolls eye
*WTF!?
Those are just a few.
This felt rushed, and tied up quickly with a beautiful cover to pull you in.
Even though it was not what I expected the book itself could easily act as a standalone as every vital part from the previous works are rehashed. You get to revisit characters even those you have been deemed dead and find out more about the pasts of many characters. The building of Troika, Myriad and Many Ends was not as descriptive as they could have been (luckily for me I had prior knowledge of it). Showalter also introduced talking animals that aided them in their battle. Which is fine, except they seemed to just be used to help fill in the holes of the story.
It does have some redeeming qualities the past characters resurfacing was by far my favorite. (Even though my husband decided to ruin that for me and scream out a page from the book revealing the big “who did Ten picked moment”. The few battles scenes were told in a way that flowed. That did offer me a slight insight on the battle I was expecting. But the end results just left me wondering what I read and making me want to chuck the book across the room.
But overall this book just didn’t cut it for me as a finale book of a series.
Love these books, I don’t want them to end! I feel like I am going to have to say good bye to good friends.
Not a deep philosophical read, but really fun, exciting, and enjoyable. Would definitely recommend and read again.