Great addition to the series...could be my favorite one. The verbal sparring between the characters made me laugh out loud, and I will confess to getting teary eyed a couple of times. The fight/conflict between good and evil continues, and Ms. Callahan did a great job with blurring the lines a bit between those two sides. In a world filled with demons, fae, mechanical hearts, Evernight's love story made it almost believable. Genre: Paranormal, steampunk, romanceSetting: London 1880sThis is the 5th in the Darkest London series, and my favorite. In the 4th book Holly Evernight, an Elemental with an affinity for metals, was kidnapped by a demon and forced to make a clockwork heart to keep him alive. Because gold had failed in his previous testing, she made the heart of platinum. Then the demon decided to test it on a living subject, so he captured Will Thorn, a vampire who was an important secondary character in the series. Will was totally aware of what was going on, and feeling every bit of pain, up to the point when his living heart was removed for Holly to replace. He hated her and her detachment from the emotional aspect of his probable death.In Evernight, it is almost a year after the events in #4, and Holly still hasn't gone back to work. In fact, she hasn't left her home. One night there is a break-in and Holly finds Will, almost totally turned to platinum, trying to kill her. He is in horrible pain as the metal takes over his body, and crazed as it invades his brain. At her touch, Holly is able to relieve his pain and reverse the change, but only temporarily. In exchange for his not killing her, Holly agrees to research ways to reverse the change permanently. Over the course of the book, the relationship between Will and Holly develops from antipathy and fear, to desire and love. Will manages to get Holly to leave the house as they try to find out who is trying to kill her. They grow as individuals as well as in a partnership. The author did such a good job of making Holly and Will multidimensional, with strengths and weaknesses. The plot, too was well-rounded, though a bit scattershot with a fair number of secondary characters. There was a continuation of a secondary plot that began in, I think, the first or second book. At any rate, the author manages to make all the action move the plot forward while keeping the different aspects from being too confusing or convoluted.The narration by Moira Quirk is great. While the timbre of male and female voices didn't vary much, her use of accents and pacing to differentiate characters was excellent. Holly is from Ireland, and the accent was true - an appropriately upper class Irish accent. Will is described as being from the north of England, and Ms Quirk gives him a wonderful Yorkshire accent. One of the secondary characters is from the American South and the accent is perfect for him. I have loved the seamlessness of her performance from one book to the next.
What do You think about Evernight (2014)?
This is probably a good book. I'm just not into steampunk and I got bored.
—Jen
I enjoy all of her books. Will continue to read any future books.
—lmcdowell
Yay! Yay! Yay! Can't wait to read I love love this series.
—Shrikant
4.5ish stars; Definitely another winner for this series.
—halszka
