The plot was remarkable in it’s elements and I found myself riveted as the story slowly revealed itself. Non stop action speeds the story along as you frantically absorb all the nuances and shifts.
“Is that the plan?”Ĭallihan does an epic job of blending the suspense of the story with the emotional journey of William and Holly. “While my part in it is to lie here and take it?” His cheeks ached from smiling. “Let me see if I have this correctly,” he said struggling not to crow, “you are going to rub your hands all over my body…” -she narrowed her eyes in distaste, which only made him grin reach epic proportions- “slowly and thoroughly-” William’s sexual innuendos and flamboyant nature is the perfect foil for Holly’s more reserved and sardonic nature, adding some humor in this otherwise somber tale of betrayal and deception. Forced to work together, they slowly learn more about one another and begin to form a bond that deepens the more time they spend together. Holly’s and William’s chemistry sparks white lightning from their first scene. Holly also feels responsible for his torture and has chosen to separate herself from the world out of penance and fear.
William blames Holly for his torture yet he must stay with in her reach in order to alleviate his pain and madness. Evernight.Ī majority of the book focuses on Holly and William’s relationship. When they ripped out his heart, and he had finally succumbed to blissful oblivion, he held on to one thing: his hatred of his tormentor and the one with the angel’s face and devil’s mind. This places Holly and William at direct odds because William thought Holly was a willing participant in his torture and now he feels she must pay him his pound of flesh. This invention is slowly killing William and keeps in him excruciating pain. Holly was kidnapped and forced to place one of her inventions, a mechanical heart, in William at the instruction of an insane man. Both used as pawns in a brewing supernatural war that is larger and more ominous than we have been led to believe. William and Holly’s story started from tragedy in Shadowdance and continues on as such in here. Multiple sub plots are rich in subterfuge and adventure as you submerge yourself into the decadent and dangerous lives of the amazing individuals who exist in here. Smooth writing, fast pacing, and engaging dialogue keeps you on your toes to the very end.
EVER NIGHT BOOK SUMMARY SERIES
The lines between good and evil are blurred giving credence to the knowledge that sometimes heroes and villains are only separated by a series of degrees. There are no clear cut good and bad and we are often shown that some feel the means justify the end. The originality of her characters and their individual stories is what keeps me hooked. Callihan keeps the main premise of the arc intact while she expertly injects new subplots heightening the drama and suspense as she slowly begins to pull the individual pieces together towards the series finale. Outstanding world building and the dynamic characters breathe life in this series.
Romance is the key element on which this series is built while the the fantasy aspects play hard and fast. As this book references and expands upon events that happened in book four, Shadowdance, I wouldn’t recommend starting the series here. But someone wants Holly dead and if William doesn’t figure out who it is, he will lose his only hope at salvation.Įvernight, the fifth book in Callihan’s dark and thrilling Darkest London series, drops us back down the rabbit hole from the first page. William agrees as her touch seems to soothe the madness within him. She will help heal him if he will protect her from the assassins who are stalking her. When he confronts her at home, Holly pushes aside her fear and strikes a bargain with him. After all, it’s her invention that is slowly killing him. People are trying to kill SOS agent Holly Evernight and she has every reason to believe William Thorne is one of them. Slowly going insane by the changes affecting him, William knows he must find Holly Evernight before he loses his grip on reality forever. Evernight (Darkest London, #5) by Kristen Callihanįavorite Quote: When a woman says she fine, an intelligent man runs in the opposite direction.Įx Nex Agent William Thorne was violently altered mentally and physically when he risked his life to save his best friend.
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