Evermore is about a girl who is the sole survivor of a car accident that killed her family. After the accident she has to go live with her aunt and start in a new school. But those aren't the only things that have changed for Ever. Since the accident, she has discovered that she has psychic abilities and listens to her ipod to drown out all the noise.

This book is geared more for YA but still not a bad read. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series. ( )

Evermore is one of a stream of young adult fantasy novels that are hitting the market at the moment. The flavour of Evermore is not vampires or werewolves, but instead Immortals.

Ever is an orphan, sole survivor of a car crash that killed her parents, sister and family dog. She is wracked with guilt following the collision and she is now living with her aunt. The difficulty of adapting to a new school and life is compounded by the fact that she acquired psychic abilities as a result of the crash. She spends her time in baggy jeans, baggy hoodies with iPod buds in her ears in an attempt to negate the pyschic noise that washes over her.

Her life gets even more complicated when Damen, an incredibly hot young man, enrols at her school and shows an interest in Ever. When she's with him, silence falls around her, and she is drawn deeply into him.

Alyson Noel weaves an interesting, intriguing and romantic first section to this story. It is sexy and alluring, but falls apart somewhat in the later section. Ever's dilly-dallying is a bit annoying and things never feel quite resolved enough to be truly satisfying. Despite all this, Evermore is going to be successful - Noel can really conjure up teenager romance. This will surely be a series to watch. ( )

While this book is geared to the YA reader, I found it a quite pleasant read. With all the interest in magic, vampires, and wizardry these days, it seemingly follows along with the interests of a lot of today's youth. What I liked about this book is that it didn't have to get all gory, and depart too far from "reality", thus making it a more plausible storyline. ( )

Evermore is a teen paranormal book, written in the present tense. The lead character, Ever, is stunningly beautifuly (despite her efforts to hide it) and the male lead, Damen, is drop-dead, unbelievably gorgeous... and interested in Ever, despite other more obvious beauties at the school who show an interest in him.

Too many times in this novel there are cryptic comments (mental dialogue or interrupted conversation) which aren't explained until the not-so-climactic ending. Everything is set up just too conveniently. One such item mentioned multiple times -- why does Damen never really eat much -- is never properly explained.

Ever's lavish set-up by her aunt is such a radical change from the "poor, orphaned girl" that it's hard to accept it. I found myself coming out of the book and wondering if a teenager wrote this while daydreaming about the perfect life she wants: all the cool stuff, very little adult supervision/interaction, etc.

Throughout much of the book, I was reminded of Twilight (and not favorably) and the House of Night series (the overtly gay supporting character, Miles). The lack of emotion Ever shows throughout the novel is compounded by an alcholic binge that isn't really handled properly for a teen novel, in my opinion.

This is the beginning of a series which I will not be following. One book was bad enough. I see no reason to waste my time on more. I'm unlikely to investigate any of this author's other books in unrelated series as well.

I'm giving this book 2 stars -- I save 1 star for books which aren't even grammatically correct, bore me to tears and don't comprehend "story arc". If I could give 1.5 stars, I would. ( )

As a speedy, fluffy read, Evermore succeeds admirably. The previous comparisons to the Twilight storyline are spot on. Even with the similarities, there were kernels of interest that I kept hoping would bloom into something... more. I found myself wanting more world-building, more character building, something that would draw me in and make me sincerely care about these characters, but it never came. Ever and Damen were *bleh*, I hated Ever's friends and the antagonists were cookie-cutter. The book had promise, but it just fell short. ( )