Sorry for the double post, but finished Everless by Sara Holland. Given it was shorter than Vicious and took about 3x as long to finish it, it's safe to say I didn't really dive into this book. That's not to say it wasn't interesting, it just didn't really hook me. It's really slow moving story, which I usually love, but after 360 pages I still feel like I know absolutely nothing about this world or what's going on in it. (It would have really benefitted from the expansiveness of third person POV instead of first.) I feel like the plot was supposed to be character driven, but the cast was just too large for that. The ending felt a little rushed (it ended right in the middle of the story from the feel of it) and there wasn't really a climax. Still, there were some bits that were really good, even though a lot of it was just...okay. The cast was also a mixed bag, though I really liked Liam--he went from being unnerving and mildly scary to a pretty cool guy, which I appreciated (he also reminds me a lot of both Vergil and Mr. Darcy, so yeah...just hit my brooding jerk button). I'll probably get the sequel just to see if anything ever gets explained. I think it would have been brilliant if Holland had just taken the time to expand on things and tighten up her plot (though I will applaud her for accurately describing what it's like to be a maid) but, overall, just an okay book.
