Nevermore
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And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted – nevermore!
– from “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
Cheerleader Isobel Lanley is horrified when she is paired with Varen Nethers for an English project, which is due—so unfair—on the day of the rival game. Cold and aloof, sardonic and sharp-tongued, Varen makes it clear he’d rather not have anything to do with her either. But when Isobel discovers weird writing in his journal, she can’t help but give this enigmatic boy with the piercing eyes another look.
Soon, Isobel finds herself building excuses to be with Varen. Steadily pulled away from her friends and her possessive boyfriend, Isobel ventures deeper and deeper into the dream world Varen has made through the pages of his pad, a realm where the terrifying tales of Edgar Allan Poe come to life.
As her world starts to unravel around her, Isobel discovers that dreams, like words, hold more power than she ever imagined, and that the most frightening realities are persons of the mind. Now she must find a way to reach Varen before he is consumed by the shadows of his own nightmares.
His life depends on it.
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First of all, let me say if I could give half stars, I’d give 4.5 as a replacement for of four. Secondly, I was not prepared to delight in this book…in fact, I didn’t reflect I’d make it past the Kindle sample. Why?
1) The take in. I know it’s shallow..and frankly, why on planet should it matter what the take in looks like if it’s a excellent tale (especially agreed the fact that I read this on my Kindle, which rarely shows the full take in)? But while the overall design/layout is nifty…the scary dude looks about as compelling to me as Marilyn Manson. As in not very.
2) The male lead’s name. I get that Varen is a play on raven (or at least that’s what I’m going to assume) and Nethers has a nice Poe/Dickensian ring to it. But It sounded more like some sort of S&M/bondage pseudonym than anything else.
3) The male lead’s goth tendencies. Lots of reviewers swooned over this guy and frankly, until I read the tale, I wasn’t sure why. I’ve never been a fan of the whole goth thing (I can appreciate it from a distance but it’s not my cup of tea). So a hero with an odd name, who looks like Marilyn Manson’s younger brother, and is into the Goth scene just didn’t really say “sexy” to me.
Nevertheless, here I am…writing a 4.5 star review. So clearly I was WAY off base about this book and boy am I glad I gave it a chance! The writing is SUPER levelheaded and in some parts (particularly the dream realm), simply gorgeous. The characters are multifaceted with lots of hidden depth. The “terrible” guys and the “excellent” guys don’t permanently fit the mold. Just when I’d written a name off as a worthless a-hole, he or she would do something to remind me that everyone has a motivation for how they act, even persons of us who seem irredeemable.
Isobel is a refreshingly strong heroine who manages to remove the “mean girl” shame of being a cheerleader and turn it on its ear. Varen, while sometimes hard to like in the beginning, is a very human and truly loveable young man who has clear motivations for his behavior from beginning to end. The supporting cast of characters (family tree, friends, frenemies, dream-world denizens) rarely fit the cookie-cutter mold you regularly see in additional YA books…I establish myself wanting to know more about each of them, even the nastiest ones. And the leader’s in-depth like and understanding of Poe shines brightly (or darkly?) through the entire novel from start to end.
So why the 4.5 stars? While the transition from Isobel’s world to the dream world was relatively seamless…I confess to feeling pretty confused during the final third of the book. I loved it…but I doubt I could really clarify in detail what the hell was going on. I reflect I have a few thoughts…but I feel Ms. Creagh may want to further simplify/solidify her universe building so readers can delight in the ride lacking having to stop frequently to scratch their heads and go, “huh?”
Overall, this was a unique and well-written tale that most readers will be able to sink their teeth into. I keenly await Ms. Creagh’s follow-up book!!
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
I got about half way through this book and I couldn’t end it. Here are the reasons why.
It just took so long to get ongoing. You know how most books have that sort of lull at the beginning where you get to know everyone and it’s super dull but you place up with it because you have to set up the book. Well Nevermore’s lull was 250 pages. I was just fed up. Not to mention, the whole beginning was very cliché. Rich well loved girl meets weird gothic guy and everyone knows what happens next. And, well, if you don’t know you probably don’t want to know because it is the most dull tale ever. So overall this book was dull, annoying, and very cliché. This book had a small bit of potential in the fact that it’s supernatural, mystery thing had to do with Poe and as a admirer it was kind of appealing.
Overall: D
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Thorougly loved this book. Going today to buy copies for my girlfriends for a halloween gift. Loved how the leader incorporated all the Poe literature and drew together two such opposite characters. Also, like the underlying message of not prejudging others by appearance…
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Let me start by adage how much I loved reading Nevermore. While it does have the cliché young adult premise of the two leads, who were polar opposites in the social spectrum, being partnered up for a class project which forced them to hang-out together, it doesn’t have that instantaneous “like at first sight” stuff so prevalent in young adult today. The leader made it work, making a compelling read that I had a hard time putting down because I wanted to keep going to see what will take place next. After a while I forgot about the cliché beginning and was immersed into the tale and characters.
In Nevermore we have Isobel, a well loved cheerleader with a football player boyfriend, partnered up with Varen, a mysterious and aloof Goth. I have to admit I wasn’t sure what to make of Isobel in the beginning but I liked how she went from a shallow cheerleader to a better person but lacking losing her entire self and lacking giving up cheerleading. Now Varen was something else because I’ve never read a male lead like him before. He was certainly not your predictable young adult “terrible boy” or “nice guy,” as a replacement for he’s the perfect blend of cool aloofness lacking the arrogance or despondency. He was Goth and labeled as a “freak” in school, he didn’t have an simple home life and was plagued by an unknown, nightmarish alternate world but he wasn’t defined by all that. As Isobel and the reader gets to know him more, you start feel and fall for him as she does. I wanted Isobel to get with him just so he wouldn’t feel so lonely and alone anymore. In Isobel and Varen, the leader has penned two main characters that you grow to care for. I loved reading their scenes together and I rooted for them the whole way through because you know these two are meant to be together.
As for the alternate dream universe aspect of the book, I don’t reasonably know what to make of it. I know that it’s sort of an homage to Edgar Allan Poe but oftentimes while I was reading, I nearly wished that the leader left out the paranormal element. What was happening with Isobel and Varen, and how their growing relationship was distressing their friends and family tree–there’s enough there for this book to work as a contemporary novel. But maybe that’s just me and the contemporary young adult craze I am currently on. I flew through the book just the same until I got to the last few chapters (which I thought dragged a small) and then the book finished. Okay, so this book being the first in a series, I wasn’t really expecting a clean, happily-ever-after ending but I wanted more than what we are agreed. It was just so unsatisfying and frustrating after everything Isobel and Varen went through. I hope the sequel is coming soon is all I gotta say.
I do have mixed feelings about some part of Nevermore but I thought it an entertaining read nonetheless. I like the leader voice and the way she told the tale, which was filled with subtleties and an underlying sense that more was happening beneath the surface. A familiarity to Edgar Allan Poe’s work is a plus when reading this book unnecessary. I recommend this wonderful debut from leader Kelly Creagh to everyone.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
It’s a huge book, so it probably needs to be read 2 or 3 times to fully know everything. But that being said I thought it was pretty darn incredible! I can’t wait to re-read it =)
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5