Showing posts with label Alyson Noel. Show all posts
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March 06, 2017

Weekly Spotlight - The Immortals

"Oh, well excuse me. I mean since there are immortals running around, I figure we may as well bring on the faeries, wizards, werewolves, and—" I shake my head. "I mean jeez, you talk about all this like it's normal!”


Evermore
Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people’s thoughts, and know a person’s life story by touch.  Going out of her way to shield herself from human contact to suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high school—but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste . . . 

Ever sees Damen and feels an instant recognition.  He is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy, and he holds many secrets.  Damen is able to make things appear and disappear, he always seems to know what she’s thinking—and he’s the only one who can silence the noise and the random energy in her head.  She doesn’t know who he really is—or what he is.  Damen equal parts light and darkness, and he belongs to an enchanted new world where no one ever dies. 




Blue Moon
Just as Ever is learning everything she can about her new abilities as an immortal, initiated into the dark, seductive world by her beloved Damen, something terrible is happening to him.  As Ever’s powers are increasing, Damen’s are fading—stricken by a mysterious illness that threatens his memory, his identity, his life.

Desperate to save him, Ever travels to the mystical dimension of Summerland, uncovering not only the secrets of Damen’s past—the brutal, tortured history he hoped to keep hidden—but also an ancient text revealing the workings of time. With the approaching blue moon heralding her only window for travel, Ever is forced to decide between turning back the clock and saving her family from the accident that claimed them—or staying in the present and saving Damen, who grows weaker each day... 




Shadowland
Ever and Damen have traveled through countless past lives—and fought off the world’s darkest enemies—so they could be together forever.  But just when their long-awaited destiny is finally within reach, a powerful curse falls upon Damen…one that could destroy everything.  Now a single touch of their hands or a soft brush of their lips could mean sudden death—plunging Damen into the Shadowland.   Desperate to break the curse and save Damen, Ever immerses herself in magick—and gets help from an unexpected source…a surfer named Jude.
 Although she and Jude have only just met, he feels startlingly familiar.  Despite her fierce loyalty to Damen, Ever is drawn to Jude, a green-eyed golden boy with magical talents and a mysterious past.  She’s always believed Damen to be her soulmate and one true love—and she still believes it to be true.  But as Damen pulls away to save them, Ever’s connection with Jude grows stronger—and tests her love for Damen like never before… 




Dark Flame
Ever is trying to help Haven transition into life as an immortal. But with Haven drunk on her new powers and acting recklessly, she poses the ultimate threat—exposing their secret world to the outside. As Ever struggles to keep the Immortals hidden, it only propels Haven closer to the enemy—Roman and his evil companions.

At the same time, Ever delves deeper into dark magick to free Damen from Roman’s power. But when her spell backfires, it binds her to the one guy who’s hell-bent on her destruction. Now there’s a strange, foreign pulse coursing through her, and no matter what she does, she can’t stop thinking about Roman—and longing for his touch. As she struggles to resist the fiery attraction threatening to consume her, Roman is more than willing to take advantage of her weakened state…and Ever edges closer and closer to surrender.

Frantic to break the spell before its too late, Ever turns to Jude for help, risking everything she knows and loves to save herself—and her future with Damen … 




Night Star
After fighting for centuries to be together, Ever and Damen’s future hinges on one final showdown that will leave readers gasping for breath. Don’t miss this explosive new installment of the #1 bestselling series that’s enchanted millions across the world!

Haven still blames Ever for the death of her boyfriend Roman, no matter how hard Ever’s tried to convince her it was an accident. Now she’s determined to take Ever down…and destroy Damen and Jude along the way. Her first step is to tear Ever and Damen apart—and she has just the ammunition to do it.


Hidden in one of Ever’s past lives is a terrible secret about Damen—a secret that illuminates new facts about her relationship with Jude, but that’s so dark and brutal it might be enough to drive her and Damen apart once and for all. As Ever faces her greatest fears about the guy she wants to spend eternity with, she’s thrust into a deadly clash with Haven that could destroy them all.




Everlasting
Everlasting is the sixth and final installment of the epic love story that has enchanted readers across the world. Ever and Damen have spent centuries facing down bitter rivals, jealous friends and their own worst fears-all in the hope of being together forever. Now in Everlasting, their destiny is finally within reach. 

Will they be united-or torn apart forever? Readers will finally discover the truth in this anxiously awaited conclusion!

June 18, 2012

Fated


Fated

By Alyson Noel

Book: Soul Seekers #1
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub Date: May 22 2012
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Hardcover
Source: Borrowed
Book LinksGoodreads   Amazon

Lately strange things have been happening to Daire Santos. Animals follow her, crows mock her, and glowing people appear out of nowhere. Worried that Daire is having a nervous breakdown, her mother packs her off to stay in the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico with a grandmother she’s never met.

There she crosses paths with Dace, a gorgeous guy with unearthly blue eyes who she’s encountered before...but only in her dreams. And she’ll get to know her grandmother—a woman who recognizes Daire’s bizarre episodes for what they are. A call to her true destiny as a Soul Seeker, one who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead. Her grandmother immediately begins teaching her to harness her powers—but it’s an art that must be mastered quickly. Because Dace’s brother is an evil shape-shifter who’s out to steal her powers. Now Daire must embrace her fate as a Soul Seeker and find out if Dace is one guy she’s meant to be with...or if he’s allied with the enemy she’s destined to destroy.



My Review: In the beginning Daire and her mother are on a movie set. Her mom is a make-up artist and they are always moving around. Lately Daire has been having strange visions and have only gotten worse once she became 16.  In her dreams she meets this guy and has no clue what to make of it. Her mother is confused and has doctors try to cure Daire. When nothing works they head home where Daire's grandmother calls saying that she can help Daire. Left with no more choices Daire's mother sends her to be with her grandmother. Daire arrives at her grandmothers and things go weird. The first night Daire slept through, the following day when she is told things by her grandmother Daire believes she is crazy and tries to run away only to end up back at her grandmothers. Once settled Daire finally believes her grandmother and begins her training. Things are going to be stranger than ever now.


My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪

May 25, 2012

Everlasting


Everlasting

By Alyson Noel

Book: The Immortals #6
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub Date: June 7, 2011
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Print
Source: Bought
Book Links: Goodreads  Amazon 

Everlasting is the sixth and final installment of the epic love story that has enchanted readers across the world. Ever and Damen have spent centuries facing down bitter rivals, jealous friends and their own worst fears-all in the hope of being together forever. Now in Everlasting, their destiny is finally within reach. 

Will they be united-or torn apart forever? Readers will finally discover the truth in this anxiously awaited conclusion!


My Review: The last book in the series has arrived (sadly). Even though I don't want the series to be over, it still was an amazing book with and ending that I could not have seen coming. A cure, yeas a cure is found. Damen takes Ever on a trip about his past and after all that they learn of a cure. This is not just a cure so they can now touch each other, but it is a cure that takes their abilities away. They spend time thinking about what to do with it and eventually came to a decision. They gather other people like them and offer them the opportunity to take the cure. They are not exactly happy at this news and don't want this cure around. At the end though both Damen and Ever take the cure and become normal people...for now. This was an ending I never thought would happen. They way both Ever and Damen loved their abilities, I never thought they were willing to give it up. This just shows how strong love can be.  



My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪

Night Star


Night Star

By Alyson Noel

Book: Immortals #5

Publisher: St. Martins Griffin
Pub Date: Nov 16 2010
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Hardcover
Source: Bought
Book LinksGoodreads  Amazon   

After fighting for centuries to be together, Ever and Damen’s future hinges on one final showdown that will leave readers gasping for breath. Don’t miss this explosive new installment of the #1 bestselling series that’s enchanted millions across the world!


Haven still blames Ever for the death of her boyfriend Roman, no matter how hard Ever’s tried to convince her it was an accident. Now she’s determined to take Ever down…and destroy Damen and Jude along the way. Her first step is to tear Ever and Damen apart—and she has just the ammunition to do it.


Hidden in one of Ever’s past lives is a terrible secret about Damen—a secret that illuminates new facts about her relationship with Jude, but that’s so dark and brutal it might be enough to drive her and Damen apart once and for all. As Ever faces her greatest fears about the guy she wants to spend eternity with, she’s thrust into a deadly clash with Haven that could destroy them all.




My Review: Former best friend Haven still hates Ever. Haven still insists that Ever killed Roman on purpose. Haven will stop at nothing to destroy Ever, Damen, and Jude. Man does she play dirty, Haven uses Ever's fears and the secret past with Damen. But what is a girl to do when the man you love is dead and all you can do to revenge.



My Rating:
✪✪✪✪

May 23, 2012

Dark Flame


Dark Flame

By Alyson Noel

Book: Immortals #4
Publisher: St. Martins Griffin
Pub Date: June 22 2010
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Hardcover
Source: Bought
Book LinksGoodreads   Amazon

Ever is trying to help Haven transition into life as an immortal. But with Haven drunk on her new powers and acting recklessly, she poses the ultimate threat—exposing their secret world to the outside. As Ever struggles to keep the Immortals hidden, it only propels Haven closer to the enemy—Roman and his evil companions.


At the same time, Ever delves deeper into dark magick to free Damen from Roman’s power. But when her spell backfires, it binds her to the one guy who’s hell-bent on her destruction. Now there’s a strange, foreign pulse coursing through her, and no matter what she does, she can’t stop thinking about Roman—and longing for his touch. As she struggles to resist the fiery attraction threatening to consume her, Roman is more than willing to take advantage of her weakened state…and Ever edges closer and closer to surrender.


Frantic to break the spell before its too late, Ever turns to Jude for help, risking everything she knows and loves to save herself—and her future with Damen …




My Review: Haven i supposed to be Ever's best friend right? Well not anymore, at least not since she became power hungry. Ever is just concern for her and Roman relationship, which Haven mistakens for jelously.  Ever is only like that because she has binded herself to Roman, therefore can't help being drawn to him.  With all this work on the bind things begin to take a turn for the worst.



My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪

Shadowland


Shadowland

By Alyson Noel

Book: Immortals #3

Publisher: St. Martins Griffin
Pub Date: Nov 17, 2009
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Hardcover
Source: Bought
Book LinksGoodreads  Amazon

Ever and Damen have traveled through countless past lives—and fought off the world’s darkest enemies—so they could be together forever.  But just when their long-awaited destiny is finally within reach, a powerful curse falls upon Damen…one that could destroy everything.  Now a single touch of their hands or a soft brush of their lips could mean sudden death—plunging Damen into the Shadowland.   Desperate to break the curse and save Damen, Ever immerses herself in magick—and gets help from an unexpected source…a surfer named Jude.
 Although she and Jude have only just met, he feels startlingly familiar.  Despite her fierce loyalty to Damen, Ever is drawn to Jude, a green-eyed golden boy with magical talents and a mysterious past.  She’s always believed Damen to be her soulmate and one true love—and she still believes it to be true.  But as Damen pulls away to save them, Ever’s connection with Jude grows stronger—and tests her love for Damen like never before…


My Review: Ever and Damen cant touch each other at all, not even a kiss. If they try, they will die. So Ever turns to Jude for help. He isn't like an ordinary guy, Ever can easily talk to him.  She can't talk to Damen, because of how bad he felt after what happened.  While Jude helps Ever, he starts to fall for her. Now things will get strange for them all. Ever feels like she knows him, yet she is with Damen and that won't change at all. 

Love this book and series! Such a great read, and the story is amazing from start to finish.


My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪

Blue Moon


Blue Moon

By Alyson Noel

Book: Immortals #2
Publisher: St. Martins Griffin
Pub Date: July 7 2009
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
Book LinksGoodreads  Amazon

Just as Ever is learning everything she can about her new abilities as an immortal, initiated into the dark, seductive world by her beloved Damen, something terrible is happening to him.  As Ever’s powers are increasing, Damen’s are fading—stricken by a mysterious illness that threatens his memory, his identity, his life.

Desperate to save him, Ever travels to the mystical dimension of Summerland, uncovering not only the secrets of Damen’s past—the brutal, tortured history he hoped to keep hidden—but also an ancient text revealing the workings of time. With the approaching blue moon heralding her only window for travel, Ever is forced to decide between turning back the clock and saving her family from the accident that claimed them—or staying in the present and saving Damen, who grows weaker each day...




My Review: It's a new day at school and Ever sees a new guy who she hasn't seen before. Since the arrival of this new guy, Damen has been ignoring her! She just couldn't figure out what was going on with him. He goes on about how he loves her and all that only to ignore her like she never existed before. Eventually though Ever is able to save Damen and returns everything back to normal. At what cost thought? This new guy knows them both from the past. Why is he there? Why pick Ever, and hurt Damen? You see this guy has loved her for a very long time. Damen however, always got Ever to love him and be with him. So says this mysterious guy. Is it true, or is he hiding the real truth on why he wants revenge. Perhaps its because Damen broke a promise and left him behind along with this girl that he loved. This girl he loved was killed, so he will love Ever and try to take her away from him. Find out which is true, by reading this book.


My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪

May 22, 2012

Evermore


Evermore
by Alyson Noel

Book: Immortals #1
Publisher: St Martins Griffin
Pub Date: Feb 3 2009
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Paperback
Source: Bought
Book Links:
 Goodreads  Amazon

Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people’s thoughts, and know a person’s life story by touch.  Going out of her way to shield herself from human contact to suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high school—but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste . . . 

Ever sees Damen and feels an instant recognition.  He is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy, and he holds many secrets.  Damen is able to make things appear and disappear, he always seems to know what she’s thinking—and he’s the only one who can silence the noise and the random energy in her head.  She doesn’t know who he really is—or what he is.  Damen equal parts light and darkness, and he belongs to an enchanted new world where no one ever dies.


My Review: Ever has lost everything. Waking up in a hospital to find that her family and dog all died in the car crash. She has survived and will be moving in with her aunt. Eve doesn't want anyone to know of her abilities so she hides under hoodie's and is deemed a freak in her new school. Ever just deals with this like its nothing until the day Damen appears. Damen also has the same abilities as Ever does. She doesn't know much if anything about this guy. But he does belong to a world where Ever wonders about.


My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪