Publisher/Year Published: August 2014 by Forever
How I got this book: I was provided with a Netgalley book in return for an honest review
Why I read this book: I really love this series.
Rating: 5 stars
The Darkest London series is one of my favorite series out
there. It’s got everything: steampunk, romance, paranormal, an overarching plot,
and characters that practically leap off the page and into my imagination. The
latest book in this series, Evernight, is no exception.
Evernight picks up a year after the events of Shadowdance.
Our lead characters, Holly Evernight and William Thorne, both had things happen
to them in Shadowdance that effect their actions in the book greatly. So that
said, I wouldn’t recommend jumping into this series with this book. And since I
love this series so much and want people to read it without being spoiled, I am
going to be vague about the particulars. So let's just take a peek at the characters.
First we have Holly, the intelligent inventor working
with the supernatural agency in London. She creates some wickedly awesome
inventions. We've seen her pop up in the series before, notably in the last
book where she was forced to use her mechanical brain for evil. That whole
ordeal has affected her and it carries over into this book in what I think is a
realistic portal of how someone could react to traumatic events. She is very
literal and speaks her mind without a second thought, a good a bad thing. She
meets up with William Thorne when he tries to kill her.
Thorne is a demon known for their savoring of lust and life
(and blood). He is the complete opposite of Holly: very devil-may-care,
sarcastic and has worked for the enemy. They are stuck together because his
heart is metal and causing an adverse reaction with the rest of his body.
Holly can control metal and thus can help him keep things under control. She
reluctantly pairs up with him so he can help figure out who is trying to kill
her. It's a mutual trade that turns into something more.
They mix just as well as oil and water, and it is entirely believable and awesome.
I love opposites attract stories. The plot is super interesting and expands on the
story that is currently unfolding with this series. But like I said I don’t want
to talk too much about that. Take it from me. If you are reading this series,
the story just sucks you in and picks you up right where you left off with it.
One thing that I think Ms. Callihan does well is keeping her
characters consistent. Frequently in series that I read, secondary characters become the heroes in their own stories. I've seen it happen so many times where
a lovable secondary character that you are super excited is getting their own
book, completely changes characterization when becoming the hero or heroine. It
annoys the hell out of me. This series does not do this at all. Everything is
consistent and I love it! The character's are still the ones you know and love (or hate) but you just get to see more of them and more of why they are the way they are. You don't backtrack on their characterization either. Things build. In my mind, this is what marks this as a great series.
One
downside though is keeping track of the overall plot across books as well as of
the supernaturals, their powers, who runs them, etc. It gets a little frustrating at
times when I can’t remember something that I know I've read somewhere. It’d be
nice if there was an online reference or something to just boost my memory.
Overall though, I really like this series, and Evernight is
a wonderful continuation. It doesn't stand alone though so I
would recommend starting at the beginning instead (or maybe at least reading
Winterblaze and Shadowdance). The characters are wonderful, their chemistry is
amazing and hot, and it’s a book that is easy to lose yourself in.
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