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Alyson Noël

Author of Evermore

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About the Author

Alyson Noël writes young-adult novels including Faking 19, Saving Zoe, Kiss and Blog, Art Geeks and Prom Queens, Cruel Summer, Laguna Cove and Fly Me to the Moon. She is also the author of the Immortals series. She has won numerous awards including the National Reader's Choice Award, NYLA Book of show more Winter Award, NYPL Stuff for the Teenage, and TeenReads Best Books of 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Alyson Noël

Evermore (2009) 6,129 copies, 298 reviews
Blue Moon (2009) 3,897 copies, 96 reviews
Shadowland (2009) 3,225 copies, 55 reviews
Dark Flame (2010) 2,338 copies, 37 reviews
Night Star (2010) 1,833 copies, 27 reviews
Everlasting (2011) 1,476 copies, 28 reviews
Radiance (2010) 1,430 copies, 51 reviews
Fated (2012) 1,062 copies, 127 reviews
Shimmer (2011) 865 copies, 17 reviews
Echo (2012) 457 copies, 11 reviews
Saving Zoë (2007) 430 copies, 19 reviews
Mystic (2013) 365 copies, 2 reviews
Dreamland (2011) 331 copies, 7 reviews
Stealing Infinity (2022) 277 copies, 13 reviews
Cruel Summer (2008) 263 copies, 38 reviews
Horizon (2013) 248 copies, 3 reviews
Art Geeks and Prom Queens (2005) 233 copies, 12 reviews
Whisper (2012) 218 copies, 3 reviews
Unrivaled (2016) 210 copies, 7 reviews
Faking 19 (2005) 202 copies, 7 reviews
Fly Me to the Moon (2006) 173 copies, 8 reviews
Kiss & Blog (2007) 155 copies, 4 reviews
Keeping Secrets (Saving Zoë / Faking 19) (2010) 139 copies, 1 review
Forever Summer (Laguna Cove & Cruel Summer) (2011) 107 copies, 3 reviews
Laguna Cove (2006) 97 copies, 4 reviews
Evermore / Blue Moon / Shadowland (2010) 79 copies, 1 review
Ruling Destiny (2023) 77 copies, 4 reviews
Evermore / Blue Moon (2013) 75 copies
Blacklist (2017) 67 copies, 1 review
Eternal Flame (2010) 51 copies, 2 reviews
Daire Meets Ever (2012) 46 copies
Five Days of Famous (2016) 43 copies
Chasing Eternity (2024) 32 copies, 3 reviews
Infamous (2018) 31 copies, 1 review
The Bone Thief (2017) 30 copies, 1 review
Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe (2022) 30 copies, 2 reviews
The Immortals, Books 1-6 (2016) 15 copies
Fated: Selected Scenes (2012) 4 copies
Evermore 2 copies
Eternels (2009) 1 copy
Svart eld (2013) 1 copy
Nattstjärna (2013) 1 copy
Ekko (2013) 1 copy
Sjælefanger (2011) 1 copy
Trăng xanh 1 copy
Aura (2011) 1 copy

Associated Works

Kisses from Hell (2010) — Contributor — 414 copies, 15 reviews
Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories (2011) — Contributor — 368 copies, 20 reviews
First Kiss (Then Tell): A Collection of True Lip-Locked Moments (2007) — Contributor — 92 copies, 3 reviews
Ten-Word Tragedies (2019) — Contributor — 6 copies

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The plot of this novel is too thin to be sustained over almost 200 pages. There is a tremendous amount of padding (many repetitions of "truth to tell", "but, still", "well", "honestly", "in my mind", and "as far as I was concerned"). Perhaps Noel thought she was creating an authentic "tween" voice. However, too realistic a rendering of tween/teen speech (even adult speech) does not draw readers in; rather, it bores them to tears! The book is written almost entirely in loose, repetitive show more fragments. Why say it in one word or phrase when three will do? (For example, Noel writes this about a ghost woman's endless wailing: "It was continuous. Unceasing. Going on and on in a way that felt like forever." This about sums up how I felt about the book!) The writing, in short, is abysmal. I read Radiance only for work-related purposes. It is possible that a good editor could've helped the author improve this book. At best, Radiance might make a decent tween short story (of say, 10 pages). That it approaches 200 makes me regret the waste of trees.
If you're still determined to purchase the book, it is appropriate for grades 5-8. This is my first and likely last Noel read. There have got to be better "after-life" adventures out there than this one! I wonder if Alice Sebold knows what she started with The Lovely Bones. The after-life novel can get stale pretty fast.
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English review at the bottom

Esta reseña tiene spoiler no marcados

Puesto No. 1 para libros basura del 2015 al 2020

Este libro es, como decimos en México, "Malo como la carne de puerco" y "Feo como pegarle a tu mama". La historia es como tantas otras que ya he leído que hablar de ella es tan sencillo como enlistar los clichés que contiene:

Protagonista femenina:

Nombre: Ever Bloom, A.K.A. soy tan tonta que no se ni amarrarme los zapatos

Características:

[✓] Tiene un nombre tan singular
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(en serio escritores ¿Qué les pasa con las protagonistas de este género? Les ponen nombres cursis rozando en lo ridículo)

[✓] Huérfana

[✓]Nueva en la escuela

[✓] Audífonos y capucha toooodo el tiempo (excepto cuando está con el chico soñado)

[✓] Ve a sus familiares muertos

[✓] Se cree tan poca cosa

[✓] Compite con una chica que es taaaaaaaaaaaaan guapa

[✓] Dotada con Superpoderes (que obviamente ella no obtuvo por sus méritos, sino porque el héroe decidió dárselos).

[✓] Deseas matarla cada vez que habla

[✓] Amiga celosa de ella



Protagonista masculino:

Nombre: Damen Auguste, A.K.A. El macho

Características:


[✓] Nombre cursi pero masculino (¿ya dije qué es muy macho verdad?)

[✓] Guapo, muy guapo, super guapo. Tan guapo que las chicas pelean y matan por él

[✓] Sexy. Muuuuuy sexy

[✓] Poderoso

[✓] Misterioso

[✓] Sexy

[✓] El Superman de la protagonista

[✓] Compasivo

[✓] Exageradamente inteligente, tiene las respuestas a cualquier pregunta

[✓] ¿Ya hable de lo sexy qué es?



Y claro, a esto debo sumarle los amigos y familia que son un adorno de la historia, sólo están ahí para alentar que bella/bello, inteligente y sexi son los protagonistas, y lo misteriosos o poderosos que son. Pero el premio a personajes estúpidos se lo lleva la villana, ejemplo perfecto de la villana de telenovela mexicana que todo lo ve, todo lo sabe, es mala mala porque el hombre prefiere a la dulce y adorable protagonista, dispuesta a todo con tal de cumplir su objetivo de estar con "El macho".

Creo que un punto tremendamente malo, ejem...peor que lo que ya mencione, es el hecho de que el romance es súper forzado, aunque se supone que es un romance de siglos por lo que no debería ser así, "El macho" siempre indica que se debe hacer y cuando ella averigua porque él esconde tantos misterios decide que no quiere verlo, y bueno ahí podría haber mejorado la historia de no sé porque ella se vuelve una borracha, sólo por el hecho de que ella se aleja de él porque es malo para ella y puede lastimarla física y mentalmente, pero no, no podía tomar una decisión que evitará que ella se dañará a sí misma, "El macho" es tan fuerte e importante que el no tenerlo la hace caer en depresión y arruinar su vida.

Pero claro, hay cosas peores, la historia está mal escrita, es aburrida y se hace ETERNA

Este es uno de los pocos libros en los que no pude encontrar ninguna virtud. Todo se me hizo tan tremendamente malo que casi aviento el kindle de lo desesperante y horrible que era, ni siquiera fue que empezará bien y se hiciera terrible, es que inicio siendo malo y, conforme avanzaba la historia, fue mucho peor. Tenia mucho tiempo que no me sentía orgullosa de finalizar un libro por lo malo que fue. Sentí que perdí horas de mi vida que jamás recuperare :'(

Y por último ¿Qué clase de final estúpido fue ese? Para todos los que no terminaron está historia y tienen curiosidad de saber que paso, y para todos aquellos que tienen un monumento a finales más absurdos y "sacados de la manga" les contaré que pasa tenemos a Ever en un momento de total vulnerabilidad, la inmortal esposa de Damen (que es muy rápida y tiene superfuerza o algo así) está por matarla. Nuestra femme fatal comienza a dar vueltas alrededor de Ever golpeándola incalculables veces pero, de repente, nuestra habilidosa protagonista estira el brazo y apenas roza a esta super villana lo que hace que está caiga, convulsioné y muera. ¿La razón? Le ha tocado el chacra del amor y eso la asesinó. No importa que fuera inmortal, no importa si un golpe de tu pie contra un mueble fuera más fuerte e intenso que el toque que Ever le dio a está mujer, NO IMPORTA NADA. Tiremos la lógica, jodanse todos y a la mierda con, al menos, cerrar de manera decente.

Sí todo el libro fue un asco ese final simplemente terminó de cerrar el ataúd. Así que seré clara: este libro apesta como pescado fuera del refrigerador en un día caluroso, así que no lo recomiendo en absoluto, no pierdas tu tiempo y huye rápido en cuanto lo veas.

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# 1 for crappy books from 2015 to 2020

This book is, as we say in Mexico, "Bad as eat pork" and "Ugly as beating your mama." The story is like so many others I have already read, as similiar that to speak of her is as simple as to enlist the cliches that contains:

Female protagonist

Name: Ever Bloom, A.K.A. I'm so dumb I don't even know how to tie my shoes

Characteristics:


[✓] Has such a unique name (seriously writers,What happens to the protagonists of this genre? They put names cheesy bordering on ridiculous)

[✓] Orphan

[✓] New at school

[✓] Headphones and hood all the time (except when she is with the dreamed boy)

[✓] See her family members dead

[✓] Belives that is so little thing

[✓] Compete with girl who is soooo beautiful

[✓] Endowed with Superpowers (which she obviously did not get for her merits, but because the hero decided to give them).

[✓] You want to kill her every time she talk

[✓] Have a jealous friend of her



Male protagonist

Name: Damen Auguste, A.K.A. "The macho"

Characteristics:



[✓] Cheeky but masculine name (did I already say it's very macho, right?)

[✓] Handsome, very handsome, super handsome. So handsome that girls fight and kill for him

[✓] Sexy. Very sexy

[✓] Mighty

[✓] Mysterious

[✓] Superman of the protagonist

[✓] Compassionate

[✓] Exaggeratedly intelligent, that have the answers to any question that you ask
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And of course, I must add the friends and family that are just ornaments to the history, that are there only to encourage how beautiful, intelligent and sexy are the protagonists, and how mysterious or powerful they are. But the villain win the prize to stupid characters, perfect example of the villain of Mexican telenovela who sees everything, knows everything, is bad bad because the man prefers the sweet and adorable protagonist, and is willing to everything to meet his Goal of being the girl of "The macho".

I think that a tremendously bad point, ejem... worse than what I already mentioned, is the fact that the romance is so forced, although it is supposed to be a romance of centuries so it should not be like this, "The macho" always indicates what should be done and when she finds out why he hides so many mysteries she choose doesn't see it him more, and well there could have improved the story if not being because she becomes a drunk , just for the fact that she walks away from him because he is bad for her and can honestly hurt her physically and mentally, but no, she could not make a decision that will prevent her from being harmed without damaging herself, "The macho" is so strong and important that not having him makes her fall into depression and ruin her life.

But of course, there are worse things, the story is badly written, it is boring and becomes ETERNAL

This is one of the few books in which I couldn't find any virtue, everything where so tremendously bad that I almost throw up the kindle of how desperate and horrible it was, and wasn't that it started well and turns to terrible, from begining to end was bad, and as progressed became worse. I had a long time that I wasn't proud to finish a book for how bad it was. I felt that I lost hours of my life that I will never recover : '(

And finally, What kind of stupid end was that? For all those who didn't finish this story and are curious to know what happened, and for all those who have a monument to the more absurd and "taken out of the sleeve" ends I will tell you what happens we have Ever in a moment of total Vulnerability, Damen's immortal wife (who is very fast and has superforce or something like that) is about to kill her. Our femme fatal begins to wrap around Ever striking her incalculable times but, suddenly, our skilful protagonist stretches her arm and barely touches this super villain which makes her fall, convulsed and die. The reason? She has touched the chakra of love and that kill her. No matter that he was immortal, it does not matter if a blow of your foot against a piece of furniture was stronger and more intense than the touch that Ever gave to this woman, NO MATTER OF ANYTHING. Let's take the logic and give the prize to the worst end I've read. If the whole book was disgusting that end simply finished closing the coffin.

So I'll be clear: this book sucks like fish out of the fridge on a hot day so I do not recommend it at all, don't waste your time and run fast as soon as you see it.
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This is a thrilling and emotional conclusion to the trilogy. Natasha’s journey to 1998 New York, risking her existence to uncover secrets about her father and Gray Wolf Academy, is gripping and poignant. The blend of high-stakes time travel, romance, and suspense kept me hooked, while the vivid settings and art references added depth. Natasha and Braxton’s relationship growth was beautifully handled, and the twists and redemption arcs made for a satisfying finale. Though the pacing show more started slow, it quickly picked up, tying loose ends and leaving me reflecting on its themes—a perfect conclusion for fans of imaginative storytelling, time travel, and emotional depth. show less
To be fair I thought this was another teen vampire romance. I have heard about this book for a number of months (since October at least) from other bloggers, though I've avoided reviews so that I didn't have any preconceptions, and I can understand why. Even though this is aimed for a teen market, the author doesn't dumb down the concepts or 'reality' of anyone's situation. Damen is far from perfect (despite how he presents himself) and Ever is clearly damaged more then she wishes to show more acknowledge.

But then so is everyone else around them. From Ever's best friends Haven (who attends anonymous addict meetings of all sorts to get the attention and love she can't from her self-absorbed family) and Miles (Mr. Gay and Proud of it theater man) to the social bullies (Stacia Miller, the leader, Miss Teen Perfection with more dirty laundry then a laundry mat), no one is perfect. And for Ever that is less of a reassuring concept and more of a distress because she can't even pretend that they might be.

I was relieved to see that Ever wasn't the sort to just be a push over when it came to Damen either. He messes up, a lot, and makes a scramble of things, a lot, and Ever calls him on it. Unfortunately for him he suffers the misconception of thinking that Ever is perfect--he acknowledges the trauma of the past and her inability to move on from it, but he holds this static image of her in his head that doesn't evolve until closer to the end when things become apparent that he overlooked.

The only complaint I have is with Haven. From an outsider's perspective she doesn't seem like a good friend at all. Or rather she's fine as long as Ever remains an anti-social misfit hiding inside an oversized hoodie, but when Ever makes strides towards coming out of the bubble she becomes catty, jealous and angry. As if its a betrayal of some sort. I felt bad for Ever because it was obvious she wanted to make Haven happy, but by being herself it just made Haven angry.
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