January is Walk Your Dog Month and what better way to kick start your New Years Resolutions by reading some great YA books that feature dogs? If you are like me, you love dogs and want to spend more time with them because they just get you. This awareness month is a great way to help dust off the January blues, read a few good books, maybe go out and adopt a new dog, or if you already have one start taking him/her out for more walks. It's a fun way to get out of the house and your dog will love you for it! Here is a list of YA books that will have you begging for more! Last Chance by Norah McClintock In this charming YA novel by Norah McClintock, the main character Robyn is scared of dogs—like, really scared. But she agrees to spend her summer working at an animal shelter anyway. (It's a long story.) Robyn soon discovers that many juvenile offenders also volunteer at the shelter—including Nick D'Angelo, a boy from Robyn's past. A boy she hoped to never see again. Ni...
Title: Everbound
Author: brodi Ashton
Series: Everneath #2
Published: January 22, 2013
Source: Library
My Rating: 3/5 Stars
Blurb
Nikki Beckett could only watch as her boyfriend, Jack, sacrificed himself to save her, taking her place in the Tunnels of the Everneath for eternity — a debt that should’ve been hers. She’s living a borrowed life, and she doesn’t know what to do with the guilt. And every night Jack appears in her dreams, lost and confused and wasting away.
Desperate for answers, Nikki turns to Cole, the immortal bad boy who wants to make her his queen — and the one person least likely to help. But his heart has been touched by everything about Nikki, and he agrees to assist her in the only way he can: by taking her to the Everneath himself.
Nikki and Cole descend into the Everneath, only to discover that their journey will be more difficult than they’d anticipated — and more deadly. But Nikki vows to stop at nothing to save Jack — even if it means making an incredible sacrifice of her own.
In this enthralling sequel to Everneath, Brodi Ashton tests the bonds of destiny and explores the lengths we’ll go to for the ones we love.
Desperate for answers, Nikki turns to Cole, the immortal bad boy who wants to make her his queen — and the one person least likely to help. But his heart has been touched by everything about Nikki, and he agrees to assist her in the only way he can: by taking her to the Everneath himself.
Nikki and Cole descend into the Everneath, only to discover that their journey will be more difficult than they’d anticipated — and more deadly. But Nikki vows to stop at nothing to save Jack — even if it means making an incredible sacrifice of her own.
In this enthralling sequel to Everneath, Brodi Ashton tests the bonds of destiny and explores the lengths we’ll go to for the ones we love.
About the Author
I write Young Adult novels. I eat cinnamon bears. I love me some Diet Coke.
My debut book EVERNEATH (the first in a trilogy) comes out Winter 2012 with Balzer and Bray (Harper Collins).
I'm represented by Michael Bourret at Dystel and Goderich Literary Management.
My debut book EVERNEATH (the first in a trilogy) comes out Winter 2012 with Balzer and Bray (Harper Collins).
I'm represented by Michael Bourret at Dystel and Goderich Literary Management.
Review
I was really obsessed with Everneath when I read it years ago. I thought this series was going to be an epic Hades and Persephone retelling and it wasn't. Although it did have similarities to the myth it wasn't what I was expecting. I was also hoping for a really good love triangle and to find out if it was you'll have to read this series. The story started off a little bit slow but I was never bored because there was always something going on. About half way was when the story really started to take off. It was really interesting to see how the Everneath was built and how the characters navigated in it. This book has adventure and betrayal and I'm glad I read it. In this book a lot was explained about the world and different characters. I'm interested to see how the series ends in the next books, if I get the answers I'm looking for.
Spoiler Section
This book was not what I was expecting. Going into this series I was under the impression that it was a Hades and Persephone retelling, that is not what it looked like from the ending of book one though. And reading this book clarified to me that it is not. I was still rooting for Cole and hoping for the retelling I was expecting but I didn't get it. So I think I would have enjoyed this book and love story better if the retelling part was not mentioned.
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