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Since the car accident that claimed the lives of her family, sixteen year old Ever can see auras and hear people's thoughts, and she goes out of her way to hide from other people until she meets Damen, another psychic teenager who is hiding even more mysteries.
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Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people's thoughts, and know a person's life story by touch. Going out of her way to shield herself from human contact to suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Ever Bloom: The main character who is the only survior of an accident that killed her family and the accident that changed her life forever.
- Damen Auguste: Damen is an immortal, just like Ever. Damen is gorgeous and wealthy. He helps Ever control and learn about her immortal self. He is in love with Ever. He was once married, though it barley means a thing now. He is around 600 years old.
- Drina Auguste Esposito: Haven's friend. Miles & Ever don't really approve of her. Especially Ever.
- Haven: Haven is one of Ever's best friends. She is a small gothy girl changed her appearnce often to gain attention from her dreadful family life.
- Miles: One of the two close friends of Ever. He is homosexual which made him an outcast like Haven and Ever.
- Sabine: Ever's aunt and also her legal guardian after the accident. She is the sister of Ever's dad.
- Eric: Miles' boyfriend.
- Mr. Munoz: The history teacher at Bay View High School
- Craig: Honor's boyfriend.
- Honor: Stacia Miller's best friend.
- Buttercup: Ever's dog that died, along with the rest of her family in the beginning of the book.
- Rachel: Ever's best friend before the accident.
- Brandon: Ever's ex boyfriend from her old life before the accident.
- Ava: The psychic hired by Sabine for the Halloween party. She can see Riley and wants to help Ever. She wants Ever to visit her.
- Mr. Robins: The English teacher who is currently going through a divorce and not being able to see his daughter.
- Evangeline: aka June Porter. One of Haven's "Goth" friends.
- Ms. Machado: Art teacher at Ever's high school.
- Stacia Miller: The snotty popular girl who thinks Ever, Miles, and Haven are freaks. She is especially rude to Ever.
- Riley Bloom: Ever's dead sister who has yet to cross over, she visits Ever frequently.
Quotes edit
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“"Forgiveness is healing." He smiles. "Especially forgiving yourself.”
Damen Auguste -
“There's no beheading, no wooden stakes, no silver bullets, it all comes down to the simple fact that revenge weakens and love strengthens.”
Damen Auguste -
“Though I have to admit, I had a good laugh when I realized you thought I was a bloodsucker.”
Damen Auguste -
“"What is going on with you?" she says, shaking her head and pushing me away. "What's up with all the love and affection? I mean, you of all people, you of the eternal iPod-hoodie combo."”
Haven -
“I know how to wait.”
Damen Auguste -
“Johnny Depp? So that's what I'm up against?”
Damen Auguste -
“I would never give you a rosebud,... You're strictly a tulip girl-a red tulip girl.”
Damen Auguste -
“I suck at love.”
Damen Auguste -
“You've said good-bye to the wrong person”
Ava -
“Everyone has an aura. Every living being has swirls of color emanating from their body. A rainbow energy field they're not even aware of. And it's not like it's dangerous, or scary, or in any way bad, it's just part of the visible (well, to me anyway) magnetic field.”
Ever Bloom -
“Having their friendship is one of the few good things in my life. Having their friendship makes me feel almost normal again.”
Ever Bloom -
“The journey back involves a trip down the River of Forgetfulness. You're not meant to remember; you're here to learn, to evolve, to pay off your karmic debts. Each time starting fresh, forced to find your own way. Because, Ever, life is not meant to be an open book test.”
Damen Auguste -
“Everything is energy, Ever. Everything.”
Damen Auguste
Setting & Locations edit
- Bay View High School: High school that Ever, Haven, Miles, Stacia, and Damen attend.
- Santa Anita Racetrack: Damen and Ever ditch school again. They spend the day betting on the races and winning and a lot of money.
- Disneyland: Damen and Ever ditch school and visit one of Damen's favorite places. They ride the Pirates and Haunted Mansion rides over and over and watch fireworks that burst in the form of red tulips.
- Summerland: This is the place "in-between" places, somewhere to go to create whatever you want.
- Eugene, Oregon: Ever's hometown before the accident
- Laguna Beach, California: Story takes place here - Sabine moves Ever from Oregon to Orange County.
First Sentence edit
"Guess who?"
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 38.
Glossary edit
- aura color chart: red: energy, strength, anger, passion, fear //orange: self control, ambition, apathetic //yellow: optimistic, happy, friendly //green: peaceful, jealous //blue: loyal, creative, kind, moody //violet: wisdom //indigo: seeker, benevolence //pink: love, friendship, sincerity //gray: depression, low energy, sadness //brown: greed, opinionated //black: illness, imminent death //white: perfect balance
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 7 in The Immortals. (standard series)
Followed by Blue Moon.
This book is in Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Nominees 2011. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alyson Noël (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Andrzej Tokarski (Cover Artist) - Title Page Art.Dreamstime.com
- Helina Koldek (Translator)
- Keit Lipp (Editor)
- Marie-Luise Bezzenberger (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: February 2009
ISBN: 031253275X
Page Count: 301
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: February 2009
ISBN: 031253275X
Page Count: 301
Awards edit
- Abraham Lincoln Award (Finalist, 2011: Teen fiction, Nominee)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ7.N67185 Ev 2009
- Dewey: <Fic>
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsProfanity is scattered around in this book, so if you are keeping your child away from that kind of language, it's best not to let them read it, however it's not terrible. Jealousy and violence is in a few chapters, but not so bad that teens can't read it. Iffy for 12+
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Alyson Noël - The Immortals: Immortal Series; Radiance; the Author; your Aura; Subscribe
- Alyson Noël website
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