Harlee's Reviews > Everlost

Actual Rating: 3½ stars!
For the first half of this book I wasn't really enjoying it. I was just kind of reading and hoping I would start enjoying it more soon. I'm really glad I finished this and did not give up on it.
This book reminded me of Percy Jackson and the Lighting Theif, with the quests and adventurous feel to the story. It also reminded me of Shusterman's Unwind series. I really liked the Unwind series but I was not happy with how similar it felt to this series. Nick, Allie, and Leif reminded me of Risa, Connor, and Lev. And even the pacing of the story felt similar to Unwind to me. So yeah, this was my main annoyance with the book.
I kind of like the side characters in this book more than the main characters, to be honest. They were more interesting to me. And I really became wrapped up in the story when we meet (view spoiler)[ The McGill. He was so creepy and fascinating! I was completely surprised by the twist of him being Mary's brother but I absolutely love it!! I'm a bit surprised he seems like he's making an effort to be a decent guy and is helping Allie. I kind of thought he would just disappear and reemerge sometime in the next book, so it'll be interesting to see what role he plays in the next one. (hide spoiler)] Speaking of Mary, daaaamn. I love the character transformation she makes throughout this book. Little by little we learn more about her and...let's just say the next book should be good.
I was also a bit surprised by what happens to Leif, but it definitely makes sense and I'm glad it happened. He was kind of getting on my nerves there at the end lol.
I was pretty nervous I would have no interest in continuing this series (especially since I bought the whole box set before reading the first one) but I liked this. The idea of Everlost is very good. I've even caught myself thinking randomly if I'd be satisfied spending eternity wearing the outfit I picked for the day lmao. I definitely liked this enough to continue but not quite yet.