Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi [REVIEW]

TITLE: Through the Ever Night
           (Under the Never Sky #2)
AUTHOR: Veronica Rossi
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins
PUB DATE: Jan 8 2013
Summary from Goodreads:

"It's been months since Aria last saw Perry. Months since Perry was named Blood Lord of the Tides, and Aria was charged with an impossible mission. Now, finally, they are about to be reunited. But their reunion is far from perfect. The Tides don't take kindly to Aria, a former Dweller. And with the worsening Aether storms threatening the tribe's precarious existence, Aria begins to fear that leaving Perry behind might be the only way to save them both.

Threatened by false friends, hidden enemies, and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night?

In this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi combines fantasy and dystopian elements to create a captivating love story as perilous as it is unforgettable."

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Review will contain minor spoilers, just a tad I swear, but spoilers nonetheless. So be warned.

Through the Ever Night is one my most anticipated reads for this year. So I guess it’s not much of a surprise that I started leafing through the pages the moment I paid for it at the bookstore. I finished nearly half of the book while having my nails done at the nail salon shortly after my trip to the bookstore. I was that excited!

So what has become of our heroes?

From the ending of Under the Never Sky, I knew that Perry and Aria had finally seen each other after months of being separated. It was heartbreaking for me to see them be forced to part ways just too soon so that they could get things done that’ll save countless lives.

I witnessed a whirlwind of surprises with this book.

For a moment I thought Roar was going to be a third party establishing a love triangle between him, Perry and Aria. Thank goodness that wasn’t the case!

Although someone in particular seemed to try to get involved with Perry, and at the moment, I don’t know why, but I felt betrayed. Do I love Aria that much that it really pissed me off to see some other girl trying to make a move on Perry?

Liv’s appearance came to be another shock for me, along with Kirra’s agenda. Oh bitch, you are going down! I can’t wait to see you get what’s yours!

There’s still no word over who Aria’s father is. Is that the next booming revelation in the next book?

Having gotten past the awkward stage of adapting to the world building and writing style from the first book, Under the Never Sky, I had no qualms about book 2 and reading Through the Ever Night was such an enjoyment that I practically breezed through it. Each chapter was just incredibly exciting. And the fact that this is no short on action and adventure just makes me adore this book all the more.

Truly Aria and Perry’s love is like no other. Nothing and nobody can ever come between them. I love the idea that what they thought would have been their weakness was actually their greatest strength.