I'd say it's an okay-ish book- a little typical YA but something I enjoy for a fun read once in a while. The storyline isn't too interesting since it is quite predictable but it has been written in a pleasant, enjoyable way that makes it likable.
The main character, Ever, is like any other protagonist of any other teen book about high school life. Pretty, keeps to herself, not very popular, has lots of problems, with few friends and of course a lot of enemies. But her powers did make her a special and intriguing character to read about.
Damen (her love interest), I did not like very much. Or should I say I did not like him at all? Although he had allegedly been in love with Ever for more than a hundred years, as soon as she starts liking him too, he goes and starts flirting with another girl (who happens to be the most popular/beautiful girl in school, Ever's arch enemy blah blah blah, the usual). And why? Well, believe me when I say, it's for the petty reason of making her jealous. I mean, why why why, if he has been waiting for her for oh-so-long, wouldn't he immediately confess his feelings to her as soon she appears to feel the same way about him? But no. I found him very pretentious and insecure.
Another reason I hated him was because he himself made Ever an immortal, and then refused to tell her the truth when she asked. Obviously, this is going to make her hate him, if he has converted her into this weird being who can sense other's thoughts and see their auras and whatnot, but refuses to share the simple knowledge of how to make a shield to live with it.
He was also very protective and secretive about his past, especially the parts about Drina, and allegedly not telling Ever was supposed to be for her own good. Ever would have been much better off knowing all the details about his life rather than having to be in a relationship with a guy who doesn't tell her a thing about himself. He never answered any of her questions, which only made her hate him.
Also, if he knew about all her aura-sensing and mind-reading powers, why couldn't he tell her the remedy as soon as they met? Why make her go through another year of hiding behind hoodies and blocking out all the sound with her earphones? Every single problem in Ever's life was because of Damen not teaching her stuff he already knew.
Anyway, enough ranting about Damen. The story was good, I guess. The whole book felt like this watered-down version of Twilight: Ever, a slightly better version of Bella, but Damen this horrible, horrible man trying his level best to be like Edward.
It was like all the usual fantasy romance novels mixed together into one mush -the usual boring protagonist whose lack of family and friends gives her the perfect excuse to be mean to everyone, the usual perfect handsome hero whom everyone likes but who has eyes only for the main character, usual useless friends and other hovering people (like her aunt), usual not-exactly-a-plot plot - everything you can expect from a fantasy romance book, but slightly worse.
Writing this review has made me realise just how much I hate Damen and the author's lack of originality, so perhaps I didn't like this book quite as much as I'd initially thought, but it's (probably) good enough to read once.
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