Title: Through the Ever Night by Veronica
Rossi
Published:
January 13th, 2013 by HarperCollins
Source:
Purchased for Kindle
Format: eBook
Genre:
Dystopian | Romance
Age group:
Young adult
Challenge(s):
Finish the Series
Grade rate: A+
It's been months since Aria learned of her mother's death.Months since Perry became Blood Lord of the Tides, and months since Aria last saw him.Now Aria and Perry are about to be reunited. It's a moment they've been longing for with countless expectations. And it's a moment that lives up to all of them. At least, at first. Then it slips away. The Tides don't take kindly to former Dwellers like Aria. And the tribe is swirling out of Perry's control. With the Aether storms worsening every day, the only remaining hope for peace and safety is the Still Blue. But does this haven truly exist?Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night? In this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi combines fantasy and sci-fi elements to create a captivating adventure-and a love story as perilous as it is unforgettable.
My Review
I fell in love with Under
the Never Sky (see my review here). It wasn’t love at first sight, the first
chapters were very strange to read, but once Perry and Aria were together, it
all fell into place for me. Through the Ever Night does not suffer
from the second book syndrome at all. On
the contrary, it’s a fascinating story that sets the events for the conclusion
of the series.
As the nice blurb for the book states, the book starts after
the winter, when Aria travels to the Tides to meet Perry. Aria is not exactly welcomed with open arms
into their mist and things start to get very difficult for Perry.
The story is once
again told from Aria and Perry’s point of view.
This is a good thing since Aria and Perry are not together for most of
the book. I know, I know, but don’t
despair, because the book is still awesome. Aria is a great character that has
come a long way from the ignorant dweller that she was in the first book. She is loyal, loving, courageous, and tries
to do her best to find the Still Blue for Perry.
Perry is a man of few words, but when he talks all
listen. He is a romantic at heart and
his heart belongs to Aria. Well done Ms. Rossi *insert applause here*
I’m so happy that our couple did not fall in a bizarre love triangle. It would have been so easy to have them fall
for someone else and I’m so glad you didn’t take that road. Perry has learned a
lot about being a leader and I’m glad the Tides know that he wants to do the
best by them.
Oh, Roar! My heart bleeds for you. I don’t want to spoil the story for you, so I
won’t. Roar is a handsome, easygoing, funny devil. He’s like Perry’s brother
and Aria’s sister. We get to be a little
more familiar with other characters from the Tides, like Molly, Willow, Bear
and with ‘The Six’. Can I tell you how I
despise Sable. He’s cunning manipulative, and too smart (you know, like the
evil sort of smart). The In general, the Horns tribe is awful.
It is a true
testament to Rossi’s writing that the story manages to grab the reader and not
let go, especially when, for most of it Perry and Aria are not together. The plot is so incredibly good. It’s complicated by politics, leaders,
followers, storms, fire, love, and hate.
The writing is a gem, beautiful, and easy to read. The ending left a lot of unsaid words and
open issues, but at least it was not a big cliffhanger.
Through the Ever Night is a sequel to be reckoned with, an addition
to the series and to the story, and no a ‘filler’ book. I love this series and I cannot wait for Into the Still Blue.
Some quotes for you:
“Love was like the waves in the sea, gentle and good
sometimes, rough and terrible at others, but that it was endless and stronger
than the sky and earth and everything in between.”
“It didn't matter if Aria was hundreds of miles away, or
whether she'd hurt him, or said goodbye, or anything else. Nothing would change
the way he felt. The moment Aria had taken his hand on the roof at Marron's,
she'd changed everything. No matter what happened, she'd always be the one”
“The Aether flowed, corded and angry, giving the night a
blue, marbled glow. After the storm, the calm skies had only held for a day.
Now there was little difference between day and night anymore. Days were
darkened by clouds and the blue cast of Aether. Nights were brightened by the
same. They flowed together, the edges blurring into an endless day. An ever night.”
About the cover: These covers are so beautiful and
this one is no exception.
Have you read this series? What did you think? Do you like dystopians?
I didn't love Under the Never Sky but what I did love was Roar. I'm so happy to see that he's even better than in this one! I definitely need to read Through the Ever Night but I'm really hesitant to read it because I sort of hated Aria and Perry was not the best character. Awesome review! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you give it and try and if you did like Roar, this is the book for you :)
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