Review: Everneath by Brodi Ashton

ARC Book: Everneath by Brodi Ashton

Pages: 370

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal

Source: Sent from Balzer and Bray Publishing

Short Synopsis: Nikki Beckett spent last spring in an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of humans. Nikki returns once again to the surface, with only six months left to say a final goodbye to the ones she loves.

My Thoughts: An interesting twist to the underworld aspect, and a fast paced, entertaining read with fascinating characters.

For a century, Nikki has been held captive in an underworld called The Everneath. The Everneath is a place where everlings or immortals live and feed off the emotions of humans. After a century, Nikki is able to return to the surface, above, giving Nikki a chance to make amends to those she has left behind.

All Nikki wants is to be left alone with her boyfriend Jack. But there are certain things preventing Nikki to enjoy her time on the surface. Nikki finds out that she has a Shade inside her which means that she only has six months left on the surface before the tunnels take her, to pay her debt to The Everneath.

There is also the fact that Cole won't leave Nikki alone. Cole is convinced that since Nikki survived the Everneath, she is destined to become the next queen and together they will rule the Everneath. Can Nikki find a way to escape her fate and still be with the one she loves?

I really enjoyed this novel. It seemed like a really unique plot with interesting characters. I loved that it has a mix of mythology involved. I have to admit that I was a little lost at times with the explanations but I was still fascinated nonetheless.

There were times when I was annoyed by the character Cole and what he put Nikki through and felt like he manipulated her. I felt like he could have elaborated a bit more on the situation that Nikki was about to go through.

It also wasn't really explained why Nikki was the only one that survived the Feed and how she was able to break away from Cole to get back to the surface. And it also wasn't really explained how Mary ended up the way she was and how she was able to survive the Feed as well.

I was a little disappointed with the ending because it wasn't what I'd expected, and it sounded as if there was more to come, which hopefully there will be. Aside from a couple unexplained issues, Everneath is a beautifully crafted tale of love, mystery, and deeply immersed in mythology. Ashton is definitely an author to look out for.

Would I recommend this book: Yes

Rating: I give this book a 4/5.