Book Blog # 89: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Title: Through the Ever Night
Author: Veronica Rossi
# of Pages: 341 (paperback)
Genre: YA, Romance, Dystopia
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Synopsis: It's been months since Aria learned of her mother's death.

Months since Perry became Blood Lord of the Tides, and months since Aria last saw him.

Now Aria and Perry are about to be reunited. It's a moment they've been longing for with countless expectations. And it's a moment that lives up to all of them. At least, at first.

Then it slips away. The Tides don't take kindly to former Dwellers like Aria. And the tribe is swirling out of Perry's control. With the Aether storms worsening every day, the only remaining hope for peace and safety is the Still Blue. But does this haven truly exist? Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night?
Review: PLEASE: Read this book directly after reading Under the Never Sky.

I didn't take my own advise which is why I didn't like this book as much. I spent the first hundred pages trying to remember what happened in the first book, therefore not enjoying the book at all. It got to the point where I didn't feel connected to Aria and Perry's relationship, so their time together didn't seem as wonderful as it did in Under the Never Sky (from what little I can remember).

To make it worse, I actually liked the story MORE when Perry and Aria weren't together. Their separation made their relationship complicated, and it made Perry doubt Aria's love for him. For some reason, I just loved that.

Then, when they finally got back together, I was a little disgusted. I can really relate to Soren, especially when they say those cheesy lines to each other. Yuck.

I think I can officially say that I have fallen out of love with Aria x Perry. Sorry, Rossi, but I just didn't feel that magical spark that I usually do when I read about a happy couple. One reason may be because of Perry. He seems too mushy for a guy; he wouldn't be someone I would want to be with. But I guess what I want doesn't matter much (although I AM the reader who is buying the book and supporting the author, publishing company, etc.; I'm not going to be the one dating Perry. Aria, in contrast, was portrayed wonderfully. The same goes for Roar, Liv, Soren, and most of the other characters.

If you liked Under the Never Sky, then you'll like this one too. Although Through the Ever Night is not as great as Under the Never Sky, it's good enough to convince me to read Still Blue in the future.

Book Blog #36: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Title: Under the Never Sky
Author: Veronica Rossi
# of Pages: 376 (paperback)
Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Romance
Rating: ★★★★☆
Synopsis: Since she'd been on the outside, she'd survived an Aether storm, she'd had a knife held to her throat, and she'd seen men murdered.

This was worse.

Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland—known as The Death Shop—are slim. If the cannibals don't get her, the violent energy storms will. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He's wild—a savage—and her only hope of staying alive.

A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile—everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria's help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must come together to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.

Review: Alright, you guys. What happened to her legs? If you look really closely at the cover, you could see that they're cut off. Weird. Other than that, it's very eye catching. Loved the colors too.

Now let's quickly move on to the content.

 There have to be a billion words that Rossi just threw at me without an explanation. Sure, maybe some of them were explained later on (some of them later than other's), but by that time, I didn't really care. Well, I did, but I'm trying to say that it was too late.

SPOILERS AHEAD

Also, I noticed a few mistakes/stuff I didn't like. The scene when Roar is introduced into the story was too fast paced. Some of the beginning scenes where Perry shows sights of liking Aria were really, really cheesy.At the Box, Aria said that she took the elevator up to the roof when Perry clearly stated earlier that the elevator only went down, which is why it didn't have any buttons. I thought at first that maybe there was more than one elevator, but they both called it THE elevator. And when did Aria learn to read?

Sorry I put that all in a giant, wordy clump. But now I want to get to the awesome stuff.

I frickin' burst out laughing when Perry smelled Aria wanted to touch him and stuff. And when they finally get together was absolutely cute, cute, cute!!! I'm almost cried, it was so awesome. And the ending, my gosh, I can totally see it all in a movie. AWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! Oh yeah, and the was this quote:

"Perry tipped his chin at Roar. 'I need you.' Roar followed him without question. He explained what he wanted in the elevator."

I just thought it sounded funny.

Let's give it 4.5 stars

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