Everneath
“Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned—to her old life, her family, her boyfriend—before she’s banished back to the underworld . . . this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t find the words for, six months to find redemption if it exists. Nikki longs to spend these precious months forgetting the Everneath and trying to reconnect with her boyfriend, Jack, the person most devastated by her disappearance—and the one person she loves more than anything. But there’s just one problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who enticed her to the Everneath in the first place, has followed Nikki home. Cole wants to take over the throne in the underworld and is convinced Nikki is the key to making it happen. And he’ll do whatever it takes to bring her back, this time as his queen.”
Everneath by Brodi Ashton is a delightfully wicked book. It kicks off right in the middle of the plot, leaving readers slightly confused. But fear not the mysteries are slowly revealed through a series of flashbacks. Initially, I was not a fan of the flashbacks, I just wanted to know WHAT WAS GOING ON. But eventually, I was hooked, LOVING how the story was being unraveled. It was a very creative way to keep the story going.
I love that this book provided real consequences for one’s actions. Nikki, the main character, has real consequences for her actions. After all, you can’t disappear for six months and expect everything to be handy dandy. It has heartbreak and loss cleverly weaved into the storyline. Everneath takes a spin on the classic tale of Hades and Persephone. Mythology is a heavy influencer in this book, with several references to tales we all love. As a hardcore Mythology lover, myself, I thoroughly enjoyed the use of Greek folklore.
This story made me take on a perspective I typically do not. What is this you ask? Within the story, there is a love triangle of sorts. Boy oh boy, let me tell you. I found my self heavily rooting for the bad guy Cole to win Nikki, over. If you’re following me, that’s right this book has an awesome anti-hero love interest. As if I needed more to convince you than the hot bad boy...
We see the afterlife explained in a new way. There is no heaven or hell, there is simply, the Everneath. The Everneath is where the Everling live, also known as Immortals. Once a century an Everling must replenish their energy source. This is known as the feeding, where an Everling takes a mortal down to the Everneath. During the feeding, the Everling and their mortal are enclosed together for an entire century in a sleeping state of sorts. The energy of the mortal is slowly transferred to the Everling during this time. This much wear and tear on the morals soul typically brings them to death's door… but what if it didn’t? What if Nikki was stronger…
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