Everless

I liked the concept and I was intrigued by the mystery of the main character's past but things started to unravel for me starting with chapter 22. Up until the point I enjoyed it well enough to want to pick the sequel. Jules, was overall an ok character, not that fresh or fascinating but not too bothersome either. I was compelled to find out more about her puzzling origins and how that tied into the vault, the evil queen, and her father's death. However, the resolution just didn't do it for me. I didn't like the answers we got and how the plot wrapped up, so by the end I found myself not caring about any of it.

Ending aside, the novel had a lot going on it in terms of concept, writing, and some of the plot. It had the potential to be good. But the characters needed to be more fleshed out, less stereotypical. Another improvement would have been the absence of the pointless, bland romance (which I ignored, I basically tuned out whenever there was any mention of Rowan and her childhood crush for him...insert frustrated sigh here). It was so obvious the entire Liam shenanigans was a misunderstanding and that it would be revealed he actually liked her (insert eye roll here). I can't even express how over I am these tropes. I also hoped for a different ending. I can't suspend my disbelief that someone as clueless and reckless as Jules would be so powerful. Because let's face it, she did a lot of stupid things, she was at the mercy of her naivete and impulses. Powers are nothing if they don't come with a good head on the shoulders.

All in all, I'm not sorry I read it, I'm just disappointed it wasn't a bit better.