A. M. Hudson

Series Info/Source: This is the second book in the Evernight Fae series, there are seven books in this series. I borrowed an ebook of this through Kindle Unlimited.

Thoughts: This book picks up some time after the first book ends. Cami is working to find her way back to Aeric. What transpires makes it so that she is forever changed and can never leave Aeric’s world to come back to the human world.

I continue to enjoy the unique world-building and fae elements in this story. The story is show more fast-paced and engaging with well done characters. I do still have some complaints, which are typical of a lot of complaints on these more popular self-published Kindle Unlimited series. The writing feels a bit unfinished, it almost reads like fan-fic rather than a professionally written novel. I still enjoy it but sometimes the writing is awkward and has issues with flow and plot.

While I enjoy the snarky tone to this series, I do find it a bit awkward how little emotion our characters show sometimes. There will be sections where something awful happens and then both Frankie and Cami are like, “Eh, well that sucks moving on”. While I get that they need to do what they need to do, I find their lack of trauma or reflection on these awful events awkward.

My Summary (3.5/5): Overall I am enjoying this series. I love the fast-pace, the unique world, the fun characters, and interesting fae elements. I am still struggling a bit with the slightly awkward writing style and the way the characters respond in very dark, dire situations. These are quick reads and I plan on at least reading the next book in the series, “A Crown of Wind and Sorrows”. show less

Series Info/Source: This is the 4th book in the Evernight Fae series, there are seven books in this series. I borrowed a copy of this as an ebook from Kindle Unlimited.

Thoughts: I always am looking for a good fantasy series set in a fae type world. I thought this might be it, but this series has had a lot of ups and downs for me so far. It is plagued by awkward dialogue and I am uncertain if Cami is a strong woman or cool with people abusing her. Book 3 in this series had a lot of casual show more discussion about rape and attempted rape scenes, which I wasn’t a huge fan of. Unfortunately, the theme as rape as a plot device continues in this book.

I felt like the third book had gotten past some of the awkward writing but that was back in this book. Some of the conversations between Aerik and Cami are painful to read (and not because they are both immature jerks to each other) because they are just super awkward and poorly written. I am willing to forgive a bit of this, but it just doesn’t seem to be getting better.

Then there is the inconsistency in Cami’s characters…she is all like “girl power!” “I am a strong woman!”, then she lets a guy humiliate and beat her in public and is all like “Well I’ve loved him forever, so it’s okay”. No, Cami it is not okay, this is called a severely abusive relationship and makes me queasy to read about. Additionally, at one point Cami goes off about how it’s impossible for men and women to be friends because they will always want to have sex together…and this is another place this story lost me. Just because Cami wants to have sex with everyone she meets doesn’t mean everyone is like that…

By the end of this book I hated most of the characters and was confused with where things are going here. The awesomeness of the Nightfolk fae race isn’t enough to make up for the clumsy plot, the awkward dialogue, and the heavy theme of abuse being fine if the person really loves you..

My Summary (3/5): Overall I finished this but had a lot of issues with it. Despite the painfully awkward writing, the story does remain strangely compelling…kind of like watching a car wreck in slow motion. However, the continued themes of rape and abuse and the way these themes are deal with left a sour taste in my mouth. Cami’s strange attitude about being strong and independent but then allowing herself to be an abused support character made my head spin. I think it is fair to say that I just don’t get along with Hudson’s story themes and writing style. I won’t be reading anymore of this series. show less

Series Info/Source: .This is the third book in the Evernight Fae series. There are seven books in this series. I borrowed this book through Kindle Unlimited.

Thoughts: This book starts out with Cami trying to figure out a way to get Night Garden soil for Aerik to start his own Garden. She ends up trapped in the Night Garden with a whole bunch of angry ancient men. Meanwhile Aerik is leading the Nightfolk into war against..well..a lot of people.

I thought this was one of the best written books show more of this series so far. The language and story progression didn’t have that awkward feel to them that previous books in the series have had. I also enjoyed the new characters introduced and the way the story is moving forward.

There was a ton of casual talk about rape in this book, along with implied rape and an almost rape scene. I wasn’t a huge fan of this subject matter and thought it was handled in a bit of an off-handed way; but it was fairly applicable to the story. So, I guess…just a warning about that.

I am still enjoying this series and plan to continue it. The writing was higher quality in this book and I continue to enjoy the characters and the different fae races.

My Summary (4/5): Overall I thought this was the best book in this series so far. I continue to enjoy the characters and the different fae races we are introduced to. I am curious to see how things progress as Aerik tries to take on more of the fae kingdoms and curious to see what Cami tries to decide to do to support him. I would recommend this to adult readers who enjoy faerie based fantasy books and don’t mind some more adult scenes in them. show less

Series Info/Source: This is the first book in the Evernight Fae series. There are seven books in this series. I borrowed a copy of this ebook through Kindle Unlimited.

Thoughts: This was an intriguing start to a fae-based young adult paranormal series. I like the snarky tone to the story, although there are some issues with how the writing flows at points. I also struggled a bit with Cami’s motivation to put herself into a very dangerous situation to help someone who very obviously didn’t show more want her help.

The story starts by following Cami as a child; she accidentally finds a fae boy (Aerik) trapped in a faerie jar. They spend the summer together but Cami’s parents freak out when Cami starts talking about faeries and they end up convincing her that Aerik’s not real. Many years pass and then Cami bumps into Aerik at her local high school which triggers a whole series of events. Cami then ends up venturing into the dangerous fae realm to find Aerik.

I love fae based stories and enjoyed this one. As I said above, the writing is a bit disjointed at times but I was able to look past this and enjoy the unique setting. I really enjoyed how snarky Cami is and her strangely practical attitude in such weird circumstances. I was engaged in the story the whole time and enjoyed this quick read.

My Summary (4/5): Overall I enjoyed this. I liked the characters and the intriguing fae world presented here. This is a pretty basic YA paranormal faerie themed story. However, Cami’s snarky attitude really makes this entertaining and sets it apart from other YA faerie novels. It is a fun and fluffy little read that was entertaining. My only complaint was that the writing was disjointed at times and came off as a bit amateurish, hopefully that will improve as the series continues. I plan on reading the next book in the series. show less