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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Book Review: Endlessly by Kiersten White


Published by: Harper Teen
To Be Released on: July 24th, 2012
Source: ARC from author to review
5 stars: I Bleeping Loved It!
Pre-Order from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound

Evie's paranormal past keeps coming back to haunt her. A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in her poisonous realm. And supernatural creatures keep insisting that Evie is the only one who can save them from a mysterious, perilous fate. The clock is ticking on the entire paranormal world. And its fate rests solely in Evie's hands. So much for normal -quoted from Goodreads

With ENDLESSLY Kiersten White delivers a highly entertaining, fast paced, engaging read. 

Kiersten White you bleeping rock! I could not have asked for a better ending to one of my all time favorite paranormal series. When a series you love ends, it's like going through a break up. You grieve for the things you want to have, but can't and cherish/enjoy the things you loved while it lasted. In all honestly there are some books who are last in a series I still haven't read, because I don't want to admit that series is over, and reading them will mean they're done (don't judge me). When this book arrived I couldn't wait to dive in and enjoy every sarcastic moment I knew Evie was going to give me, despite the fact I was saddened this is the last book in the series. Luckily for me, Kiersten White ends her incredibly awesome series on such a good note. I'll definitely be re-reading this series over and over again.

ENDLESSLY dives a bit deeper into the dark world Evie's tried so hard to stay away from, but when those around her are threatened she jumps into action and does whatever she can to save them. With some surprising twists, and shocking allies, Evie and her team are about to make some incredibly challenging sacrifices in order to obtain their goal of saving both the paranormal and human world. There's plenty of sarcasm, hot character chemistry, heartbreak, sorrow, some bleeping fantastic sigh worthy moments, and a little more. Don't worry Lend and Reth fans, you'll be seeing plenty of them and a few other favorites. 

I didn't think I could adore Evie any more than I did. She's a character who's really come full circle for me in this series. I appreciated the fact that though she's gotten a bit tougher, she's still that same sarcastic bundle of joy who doesn't hesitate to do whatever it takes to what she thinks is right. She's strong and independent, and yet she knows when to ask for help, whether she wants to or not. As a reader, I really appreciate an author who can create strong female lead who can hold her own, is sarcastic, thinks for herself, and yet in the midst of wanting her independence knows when to seek out help.


Oh how I adore Kiersten's romances and her sizzling character chemistry! Just because Lend gets the sigh worthy romance scenes with Evie, doesn't mean Reth can't have some sizzling character chemistry moments with Evie, despite her making her intentions clear.  For all the romance moments with Lend, the scenes with Reth and Jack are often times hilarious, because Evie's sarcasm totally shines in those moments. Lend knows how to bring out her calmer side, and these two know how to ruffle her feathers and get her going, which is comical to say the least. I loved seeing Evie, Lend, Reth and Jack work together, because this made up for most of the story's humor. Normally these four being in the same room together would be a crash course test for disaster, but given what they're all up against and how it effects each of them they some how manage to put a little of their hostility aside to try and achieve their goal. 

Aside from the bleeping fantastic character chemistry, and a few surprising revelations, I really enjoyed seeing how everything came full circle for Evie. Choices that she made earlier in the series catch up with her in this book, and the choices she makes now have and will have lasting consequences. Seeing such a diverse cast of paranormal characters, and getting to see a much different look into their worlds, and being able to understand why some things happened the they did gave great closure to Evie's series. Kiersten introduces the right amount of new characters to keep this book fresh and exciting, while keeping many of my favorites still very much apart of Evie's world. Her wrap up of the over all series's storyline created a most fitting ending for Evie's story.

I'm sure if Evie were here, she'd say that this is a bleeping awesome ending to a fabulous series. If you're a fan of this series, I HIGHLY recommend picking this book up when it's out next Tuesday. If you've not yet picked up this series, what are you waiting for!  You can read my reviews for the previous two books in the series, Paranormalcy and Supernaturally here. Don't miss Kiersten's upcoming release party for ENDLESSLY here!

11 comments:

  1. I loved this series and it had some of the spark from the first book :) ah Lend

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    1. This series is one of my all time favorites! Kiersten White is a phenomenal writer. Ah Lend is right ;)

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  2. I just got an ARC of this. I can't wait to read it. Right now I've got an amazing stack of books to read. I love those kind of problems.

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    1. The ARC is the version I read/reviewed as well. It's really good. I can't wait to pick up the publisher version.

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  3. I too loved how things came full circle for Evie. The scenes with Evie and either Reth, Jack, or Lend were amazing! Jack makes me laugh, and I love Reth for some reason. Is there something wrong with me? I normally don't like the "bad guys", but Reth is just so . . . hmmm there are no words. Great end to the trilogy.

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    1. I love Reth as well. I loved getting to see a whole different side to him. So glad you loved this one too!

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  4. I can't WAIT to read this - LOVED the previous two books!

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    1. I hope you enjoy this one as much as you did the other too. I thought Kiersten did a fabulous job with wrapping this series up.

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  5. Great review! Mmm, loved the book! I was up until 3am with it, basking in the afterglow of finishing a great trilogy. I am going to miss Reth, though!

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    1. Thank you! I'm so glad you loved it too! I didn't want this series to end. I know, I really loved Reth. I didn't want to say good bye to him, Lend and Evie.

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  6. It was really good but I loved the whole paranormalcy triology I really enjoyed it and the ending I wasn't fully sure what Evie would do so I just couldn't put it down.

    Zairra Lynn (Child Custody)

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