Evermore (novel)
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Evermore is a fantasy novel by Alyson Noël
released in 2009. It is the first novel in the Immortals series. Evermore was an immediate bestseller and, as of August 11, 2009, had spent 25 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers list for children's books.
s, hear their thoughts, and know 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 her new high school, but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste.
Damen is beautiful, exotic, and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head, wielding a magic so intense, it's as though he can peer straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers and she has no idea just who or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.
Sixteen year old Ever Bloom was a cheerleader, extremely popular and known for her pretty blonde hair and good looks, but that was before an accident claimed the lives of her parents, sister, and dog
, as well as leaving her with a scar on her forehead and psychic powers. She can see the color of people's auras (colorful light emitting from humans), read their thoughts and know their life at a touch, and loves to talk to her dead sister's ghost
. Now a freak, Ever is ignored and doesn't mind, but when she meets a sexy guy named Damen, things begin to change. There is more to Damen than it appears or doesn't appear, for Ever cannot read his thoughts, see his aura or know his life. This leaves Ever shocked, because the only people whose auras she cannot see, or lives she cannot read... are already dead...
Damen Auguste:
Damen Auguste is an Immortal, the first one to ever exist. His father made an elixir
to everlasting life and told him the recipe. He fell in love with Ever when he first met her, after he and his wife separated. Life after life, Ever's reincarnations were killed in "accidents". He always began to lose hope before Ever appeared in his life again. Damen has access to Summerland, a place where dead souls that did not cross over stay.
Sabine:
Sabine is Ever's aunt who Ever ended up staying with after her family died. Although Ever is thankful for Sabine taking her in, she often feels like she took away Sabine's freedom.
Riley Bloom:
Riley is Ever's little sister, who died when their father swerved to miss hitting a deer
, but hit a tree instead. She visits Ever everyday and when she isn't with Ever, she spy's on Ever's old friends and celebrities. Ever convinced Riley to go into Damen's house and tell her what's there. There was a locked door that Riley didn't want to go though, even though she didn't care for locked doors before. After the Halloween
party their Aunt Sabine threw, Riley began wearing costumes everyday, including copying what Ever wore until she gave that up and dressed like herself. Eventually, Ever convinces Riley to cross over and she promises to give Ever a sign that she is still watching over her big sister.
Drina Auguste:Drina Auguste was Damen's wife and one of the first Immortals. She is highly ruthless and has always believed that she is superior to others. She is madly in love with Damen and will stop at nothing to get him back. She has been killing Ever's reincarnations one after the other in a sadistic way. Drina hopes that Damen will see that he loves her, not Ever and that humans don't deserve his compassion
. She is killed by Ever during their second fight in a Ever's kitchen.
Ava:
Ava is a psychic far less powerful than Ever or Damen. She can see people's thoughts with less accuracy and can see dead souls. Ava was hired by Ever's Aunt Sabine for a Halloween party where she saw Riley. She tried to convince her to cross to the other side and turned to Ever when she failed. Ever noticed she had a violet aura, which is "Highly spiritual
, wisdom
, intuition
"
Haven:
Haven is one of Ever's only friends at her new school. She is a goth and crushes on Damen when he arrives. However, she sees that he is only interested by Ever and harbors a grudge against her. Damen saves her from an assassination attempt by Drina who had befriended her as a part of her plot to destroy Ever.
Miles:
An over-the-top, drama queen Miles adores being in the spotlight. Constantly found texting his latest boyfriend, gossiping or practicing the lines to his lead role in the musical Hairspray although unaware of Ever's secret he has always been a true friend to her
Alyson Noel
Alyson Noël is an American author writing from her home in Orange County, California.-Biography:Noel was raised in Orange County and attended Richard Nixon Elementary School for two years. She lived in Mykonos, Greece after leaving her high school, Troy High School...
released in 2009. It is the first novel in the Immortals series. Evermore was an immediate bestseller and, as of August 11, 2009, had spent 25 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers list for children's books.
Plot
After a horrible accident claims the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see people's auraAura
-Science and medicine:*Aura , a symptom experienced before a migraine or seizure*Aura , a satellite in the NASA Earth Observing System series*1488 Aura, a main-belt asteroid*Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy...
s, hear their thoughts, and know 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 her new high school, but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste.
Damen is beautiful, exotic, and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head, wielding a magic so intense, it's as though he can peer straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers and she has no idea just who or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.
Characters
Ever Bloom:Sixteen year old Ever Bloom was a cheerleader, extremely popular and known for her pretty blonde hair and good looks, but that was before an accident claimed the lives of her parents, sister, and dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
, as well as leaving her with a scar on her forehead and psychic powers. She can see the color of people's auras (colorful light emitting from humans), read their thoughts and know their life at a touch, and loves to talk to her dead sister's ghost
Ghost
In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to...
. Now a freak, Ever is ignored and doesn't mind, but when she meets a sexy guy named Damen, things begin to change. There is more to Damen than it appears or doesn't appear, for Ever cannot read his thoughts, see his aura or know his life. This leaves Ever shocked, because the only people whose auras she cannot see, or lives she cannot read... are already dead...
Damen Auguste:
Damen Auguste is an Immortal, the first one to ever exist. His father made an elixir
Elixir
An elixir is a clear, sweet-flavored liquid used for medicinal purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one's ills. When used as a pharmaceutical preparation, an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orally....
to everlasting life and told him the recipe. He fell in love with Ever when he first met her, after he and his wife separated. Life after life, Ever's reincarnations were killed in "accidents". He always began to lose hope before Ever appeared in his life again. Damen has access to Summerland, a place where dead souls that did not cross over stay.
Sabine:
Sabine is Ever's aunt who Ever ended up staying with after her family died. Although Ever is thankful for Sabine taking her in, she often feels like she took away Sabine's freedom.
Riley Bloom:
Riley is Ever's little sister, who died when their father swerved to miss hitting a deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
, but hit a tree instead. She visits Ever everyday and when she isn't with Ever, she spy's on Ever's old friends and celebrities. Ever convinced Riley to go into Damen's house and tell her what's there. There was a locked door that Riley didn't want to go though, even though she didn't care for locked doors before. After the Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
party their Aunt Sabine threw, Riley began wearing costumes everyday, including copying what Ever wore until she gave that up and dressed like herself. Eventually, Ever convinces Riley to cross over and she promises to give Ever a sign that she is still watching over her big sister.
Drina Auguste:Drina Auguste was Damen's wife and one of the first Immortals. She is highly ruthless and has always believed that she is superior to others. She is madly in love with Damen and will stop at nothing to get him back. She has been killing Ever's reincarnations one after the other in a sadistic way. Drina hopes that Damen will see that he loves her, not Ever and that humans don't deserve his compassion
Compassion
Compassion is a virtue — one in which the emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy are regarded as a part of love itself, and a cornerstone of greater social interconnection and humanism — foundational to the highest principles in philosophy, society, and personhood.There is an aspect of...
. She is killed by Ever during their second fight in a Ever's kitchen.
Ava:
Ava is a psychic far less powerful than Ever or Damen. She can see people's thoughts with less accuracy and can see dead souls. Ava was hired by Ever's Aunt Sabine for a Halloween party where she saw Riley. She tried to convince her to cross to the other side and turned to Ever when she failed. Ever noticed she had a violet aura, which is "Highly spiritual
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
, wisdom
Wisdom
Wisdom is a deep understanding and realization of people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to apply perceptions, judgements and actions in keeping with this understanding. It often requires control of one's emotional reactions so that universal principles, reason and...
, intuition
Intuition (knowledge)
Intuition is the ability to acquire knowledge without inference or the use of reason. "The word 'intuition' comes from the Latin word 'intueri', which is often roughly translated as meaning 'to look inside'’ or 'to contemplate'." Intuition provides us with beliefs that we cannot necessarily justify...
"
Haven:
Haven is one of Ever's only friends at her new school. She is a goth and crushes on Damen when he arrives. However, she sees that he is only interested by Ever and harbors a grudge against her. Damen saves her from an assassination attempt by Drina who had befriended her as a part of her plot to destroy Ever.
Miles:
An over-the-top, drama queen Miles adores being in the spotlight. Constantly found texting his latest boyfriend, gossiping or practicing the lines to his lead role in the musical Hairspray although unaware of Ever's secret he has always been a true friend to her