It’s a sure bet readers will end up liking Cole a lot more as the story progresses, as he shows a noble and honest side to him that wasn’t evident previously. Considering I was a bigger fan of Cole than Jack, this wasn’t too big of a gripe for me. The entire plot of the story was heavily based on these myths and it was interesting to see how these myths were altered to suit the story.Įverbound put major focus on the development of Cole and Nikki’s relationship which continued building that love triangle that I knew was inevitably coming. Everbound took bits from several mythological stories: Persephone and Hades (Greek), Orpheus and Eurydice (Greek), Inanna and her descent into the underworld (Sumerian), Daedalus’ labyrinth (Greek), and Dante’s Inferno (Italian). I understand the need for developing but I can’t help but feel some of it could have been cut out because once the action really started, it was quite the interesting story.

Over 100 of the first pages is wasted on Nikki and her planning on how to save Jack. He’s never given her a reason to trust him but she’s not left with much choice if she ever wants to see Jack again. Once she realizes that she requires Cole’s help for this to ever be possible, she also realizes she has to put more trust in him than she ever has before. Everbound picks up where the last left off with Nikki desperately trying to come up with a plan to rescue Jack. **Spoilers to follow for those of you who have not yet read Everneath!**Įverbound was quite the adventure! I wasn’t the hugest fan of the first installment was this one was fun, entertaining, and even a bit exciting. In this enthralling sequel to Everneath, Brodi Ashton tests the bonds of destiny and explores the lengths we’ll go to for the ones we love. But Nikki vows to stop at nothing to save Jack - even if it means making an incredible sacrifice of her own.

Nikki and Cole descend into the Everneath, only to discover that their journey will be more difficult than they’d anticipated - and more deadly. But his heart has been touched by everything about Nikki, and he agrees to assist her in the only way he can: by taking her to the Everneath himself. And every night Jack appears in her dreams, lost and confused and wasting away.ĭesperate for answers, Nikki turns to Cole, the immortal bad boy who wants to make her his queen - and the one person least likely to help. She’s living a borrowed life, and she doesn’t know what to do with the guilt. Nikki Beckett could only watch as her boyfriend, Jack, sacrificed himself to save her, taking her place in the Tunnels of the Everneath for eternity - a debt that should’ve been hers. Genres: Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Romance Published by Balzer + Bray on January 22nd 2013 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book free from a Giveaway, the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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