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Everlost (2013)

by Brenda Pandos(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0984983538 (ISBN13: 9780984983537)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Obsidian Mountain Publishing

series

Mer Tales

review 1: I have to say that I haven't the slightest clue what all the fuss and bad reviews are about. I have one reason that comes to mind but it still shouldn't have killed the story for people. Ok, so what, Fin and Ash weren't in the story until the ending. This can't be why this book got all the bad reviews but I think it is. I think it's sad as well.The book was great and the storyline was perfect. I'm sure after all the bad reviews she may wish she had included Finn and Ash in the story more than she did. I know the first book was really all about the two but in the second book things changed. I could see it was changing and taking a different direction. Was I the only one that saw this? The second book focused more on the real princess along with her sister Ash that was royal... morety and a princess also. The book focused more on Finn Ash's sister until closer to the ending.Everyone knew that Tatiana had to be freed and I guess most people just figured it would be Finn and Ash, wrong. This is why y'all are so upset and gave such awful reviews.Brenda, I'm sorry that people judged your book. I think it was completely wrong. For those thinking this wasn't or didn't appear to be a YA book your most definitely wrong. This is still a YA book. I would love to hear those who disagree about this book not being a YA books definition on exactly what they believe a YA book is. I would say the majority of them would be entirely wrong. I loved the book. YES, I LOVE THE BOOK. FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T MAYBE A REREAD IS IN YOUR FUTURE. I'm sorry but for some reason this has completely and honestly made me mad. Yes, I have given bad reviews before but I am surprised at how many there are. It's overwhelming. I know to be an author that spent so much time writing a book that you considered this book to be your best book to date would have to be sad and find the reviews heartbreaking.I loved how you made the last book about Tatiana and Azor because it was time for it. Even though their names weren't mentioned a lot in the othr books we didn't know what she had to endure until this book. Truthfully she put up with a lot of things. Tatiana not only endured Azores bullying and lies, among a great deal of other things but she had to deal with things from almost everyone. I enjoyed learning the things that was in the book. If the story consisted of Finn and others just coming to rescue Tatiana then it would have been short and not a good book at all.I always remark on a book and never go into details much. I'm always afraid I will give the story away.To anyone that hasn't read this series you really should. If you do and you begin to read the third and final book overlook the reviews. Just know this though, if you're expecting Finn and Ash in the book then you will be upset. They are in the book but it's at the ending of the story. I think Everlost was way better than the first two. As I mentioned previously, the story was great. I can tell the author put a great deal of thought into the story. Brenda Pandos is extremely talented regardless of what others have said about this book. Keep your head held high and remember the majority of reviewers aren't authors and they couldn't have written a paragraph that's better. I'm really serious. This book was great. I highly recommend this book. Don't read or even look at the terrible reviews. If you read this book for more Finn and Ash then you will be disappointed also. Finn and Ash aren't in the story until you get close to the ending.
review 2: The problem is that Everlost is part three of a YA trilogy and yet the construction is completely different from Everblue and Evergreen and the characters behave much older than teens. Parts 1 & 2 are written in first person, alternating between Ashlyn and Fin and completely submerged in teen angst - who is taking whom to the dance, first kisses, underage drinking, competitive sports, conflicts with siblings and parents, and the struggle to be taken seriously as the adult every teen is certain he or she is despite all the adults insisting they are still children. In the first two parts, when they appear, Tatiana and Azur behave like 17 year olds.Then along comes Everlost and suddenly the human world is left behind in favor of Nataturia exclusively and Azur and Tatiana are mature adults. Azur no longer has child like petulance. Now he is a thwarted heir who has been waiting too long for his father to vacate the throne. Where did the immature bully go? While Tatiana has poise and maturity that is impossible to believe of a character that was just obsessed with boy bands and living vicariously through her school going friend Ashlyn. Add to that the inconsistency of supporting characters such as Xirene who is portrayed as conniving and evil or at least distant until she is pregnant at which point she turns into a victim of circumstance and a person to be pitied.I understand writing Everlost in third person so that more characters can have their own chapters instead of only hearing from the hero and heroine. Unfortunately, combined with the other differences listed above, it causes too much of a disconnect. Everlost has good tension and pulled me along, but it is not a YA and other than their birth as mer twins, Fin and Tatiana's stories have no common ground. less

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