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Now that Nikki has rescued Jack, all she wants is to be with him and graduate high school. But Cole tricked Nikki into feeding off an Everliving three times, and she's begun the process of turning into an Everliving herself . . . which means she must feed on a Forfeit soon—or die. Terrified for Nikki's survival, Nikki and Jack begin a desperate attempt to reverse the process through any means they can think of. Even Cole, who they expected to fight them at every turn, has become an unlikely ally—but how long can it last? Nikki needs to feed on Cole to survive; Cole needs Nikki to gain the throne in the Everneath; Jack needs Nikki because she is everything to him—and together they must travel back to the Underworld to undo Nikki's fate and make her mortal once more. But the Queen has not forgotten Nikki's treachery, and she wants her destroyed for good. Will Nikki be forced to spend eternity in the Underworld—or can she bring down the Everneath once and for all? In this stunning conclusion to the Everneath trilogy, Brodi Ashton evokes the resiliency of the human spirit and the indomitable power of true love.

Evertrue is the third and final book in the Everbound trilogy. I have listened to the entire series as an audio and it wasn't bad, I had to get use to the voice a little bit but the actor wasn't bad. The story fascinated me from the beginning, it is mythology based and not only that but is based on of the Hades/Persephone myth.

While the first book was okay, the second book picked up and the third book even the story out. Brodi did a good job with Cole, I mean he is not the hero of this story, he is actually an anti-hero but I couldn't help but feel for him at times. I totally saw how Nikki felt, one minute she is furious with Cole but the next she absolutely cares for him. I had the same kind of reaction to him, Cole is sort of charismatic and you can't help but feel for him a little.

There were a few things that I didn't like. For one, the fact that it was never cleared up that Nikki wasn't a drug user. Her father is the mayor and has a variety of resources so why couldn't he drug test her hair to show that she never did drugs, that the situation came about because of emotional grief. The other thing... I think the ending could have been better, though it made sense I still didn't feel comfortable with the last events that went down in the everneath.

The Everbound series did do something I love, the love between Jack and Nikki. The fact that those two actually listen to each other, that they know each other and are willing to do anything for each other, that is everything. After everything that Nikki has cause Jack was still there for her and while he understood her actions he was still valid in his emotions, he was upset at times and that was reasonable.

One thing is for sure, Evertrue had kept up the action. The whole gang was running around the everneath plotting to stop the queen and take down the everneath. However it was the relationships that I liked most. Jack's brother Will is willing to do anything for Jack and Nikki, Jack is willing to do anything for the love of his life Nikki and Nikki will do whatever she can to stop them both from getting hurt. Overall I enjoyed the third book and I am looking forward to finding more books based off of mythology.

Two months ago, the Tunnels of the underworld came for Nikki Beckett. That night, Nikki's boyfriend, Jack, made the ultimate sacrifice. All Nikki wants is to save Jack before it's too late. All Cole wants is to find his queen - and he thinks Nikki is the one. Both determined, both desperate, Nikki and Cole form a tense alliance, leading them on a dangerous journey to The Heart of The Everneath.

I love mythology, all kinds and I really love when ya authors do modern mythology retellings. One of my favorite myths is the Persephone myth, the myth were Hades god of the underworld falls in love with the earth goddess Demeter's daughter, Persephone. Hades kidnaps Persephone and brings her to his underworld where she is held captive and made queen of the underworld. In some versions she stays in the under world and falls in love with Hades and in others her mother is pissed and takes her back but only for half of the year.

You can see why I love it and plus it's really the basis for the most popular story told. Good girl falls for the bad boy and a unapproving parent(s) stands in the way of the relationship. However popular the story is they are still not exactly retellings, it's just a base. Unfortunately I haven't found that many ya retellings of this particular myth so I was extremely happy when I found the Everneath trilogy by Brodi Ashton.

The first book in the trilogy is appropriately named Everneath and it's about how Nikki Beckett is taken to the Underworld a.k.a the Everneath by one of its inhabitants. While Brodi wrote an interesting story that I enjoyed, I didn't feel that big of a rush to continue the story so it stayed in the background for a couple of years until I decided to listen to the entire trilogy on audio book and I am glad I continued the story.

Everbound is the second book in the trilogy and this time around I had enjoyed the story a lot more, it reminded me more of the myth than the first book did. Everbound started where Everneath left off, Jack has been taken to the tunnels, Nikki has to deal with not only the fallout from Jack's disappearance and her own actions and Cole is still in love with Nikki and to figure out how to deal with that. Nikki and Jack's brother, Will, plan a way for Cole to take Nikki to the Everneath and that is when the epic plan to save Jack starts. The majority of this book is in the Everneath, Nikki, Cole, Max and a friend run all over the Everneath to find Jack but it's not easy. The group run's into all kinds of dangers, some from people some from the Everneath itself.

Nikki's love for Jack has grown even more, she is determined to get him back no matter what and she has to think about her actions. She realizes the dangers she is putting the others in and while she is regretful of the situation she will do anything to get Jack back. Through the adventure the relationships between her and Cole changes. Cole has evolved into someone Nikki counts on because he knows the Everneath and keeps her out of danger. I started to like Cole more in this book, he seems to genuinely care about Nikki and what she wants. He showed this through his actions and it made me warm up to Cole a little more.  With more and more of the past being revealed to Nikki she is starting to put together things on her own and she figures out how to use that to get.

Everbound had that more of the Persephone myth feeling to it and I loved it. There was the underworld with everlivings, wonders, an evil queen and dangers around every corner. Nikki's undying love for Jack is what leads her around the underworld and it's how she is able to face all the dangers that face her. There is danger, loyalty will be questioned and secrets are revealed but the question is can Nikki accomplish her goal in time. Action, adventure, romance, mythology, betrayal and secrets had my interest in this audio from beginning to end and with the shocking conclusion I will be listening to the final book in the trilogy as soon as it's available from the library.

Brodi Ashton:

Because of two parents who were Greek myth geeks, I grew up thinking the latest fashion trends were inspired by Aphrodite, and a good conversational opener was, “So, which mythological character do you most resemble?” Despite these social shortcomings, I found a great husband who’s always my first reader. We live in Utah with our two young boys, who still have no idea why I'm at the computer all the time. I received a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Utah and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics. Taken from the Bio on her website.

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My favorite series by Brodi Ashton is her Everneath trilogy. 

Everneath: 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.  As Nikki's time on the Surface draws to a close and her relationships begin slipping from her grasp, she is forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the Everneath and become Cole's queen." Taken from the novel's Fantastic Fiction page.

Evertrue is the last installment for the Everneath trilogy, and honestly I was expecting way more — a happy ending for every single character and some victory. Well, partial happiness and full victory is not sitting well with me right now. No idea why.

I’m trying very hard to make this review spoiler free but I’m feeling against sharing the 0’ness I always aim for.

Everneath, Neverfall, and Everbound were pretty much awesome books with exciting plots, and a promise with Everbound of taking the Everneath (or Underworld) down. Don’t be naïve thinking every single person/creature within the Underworld will survive the destruction and live happily ever after on the surface — they won’t.

Nikki, or Nik, is becoming an Everliving and now she has to feed from the only person who carries her heart, Cole. (If you know nothing about what’s happening is that whilst saving Jack, our heroine, Nik fed on Cole three times igniting the transformation to an Everliving and becoming Cole’s queen — his ultimate goal. And after him stealing her heart, therefore keeping control over her).

Jack, after returning from the Tunnels, since replacing Nikki there, had acquired some inhuman strength, and I’m nicknaming him Hercules. Let’s just say his emotions have a lot to do with what he can do… and pretty much having his girlfriend feeding off Cole to survive is somewhat an extreme and a hell of a motivator for strength. Well, he’s a loving character. I’d have loved to have read his POV in the past.

Cole… the bad boy will steal your heart now — in more ways than one. He’s not the same Cole, he’s changed… more like amnesiac state, but, damn, he will bring his own world down for love. You are going to feel frustrated at some point over his position, but you’ll probably understand him a bit more before you no longer see him.  Spoiler? He dies!

Jules, remember her? She’ll be a little more than a friend, and bits of truths will be revealed to her.

Will, Jack’s brother, will have some major part. And well, he’s likable even drunk.

The rest of The Band, well… you know. **cries!**

Yes, I am feeling completely satisfied to put it all out there without mentioning too much stuff, and telling you more than I could’ve possibly have shared in the past. Here’s the snapshot, or shots, can’t remember (but there’s some comedy next1). I won’t fix this phrase, though.