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After a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see people's auras, hear their thoughts, and know a someone’s entire life story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact and suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at... read more
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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 school... 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. She was a sixteen-year-old cheerleader, extremely popular, and known for her pretty blonde hair and hood looks.
- Damen Auguste Esposito: Ever's boyfriend.
- Haven: Haven is one of Ever's best friends. She is a small gothy girl and changes her appearnce often to gain attention from her dreadful family life. She eats cupcakes every day for lunch and soon gets in with a couple wrong friends. Some who she should stay away from.
- Miles: One of the two close friends of Ever. He is an outcast like Haven and Ever. He rides to school every day with Ever and is the one who made Ever actually look at Damen for the first time in the parking lot after Damen's first day of school.
- Sabine: Ever's aunt and also her legal guardian after the accident. She is the sister of Ever's dad. She is not married and has no kids of herself. She is rich and has a good job that she enjoys. She isn't quite sure how to raise a teenager but she puts together a really amazing room for Ever and tries to talk to her, even though sometimes it doesn't get them very far.
- Riley Bloom: Ever's dead sister who has yet to cross over, she visits Ever frequently. She comes wearing costumes, or wearing Ever's clothes. She does anything she wants and likes to act a lot older than what she really is. Riley's in the afterlife now.
- Ava: The psychic who can see Riley and wants to help Ever. She wants Ever to visit her.
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 8 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 3, 2009
ISBN: 9780312532758
Page Count: 320
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: February 3, 2009
ISBN: 9780312532758
Page Count: 320
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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