Through the Ever Night

Title: Through the Ever Night
Series: Under the Never Sky, Book 2
Author: Veronica Rossi
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: 2013-12-23
Pages: 368

 

Review:

Aria and Perry continue their quest to escape the tumultuous atmosphere, save the lives of others, and make me question whether or not Perry is supposed to be Fabio in the sequel to “Under the Never Sky”.  Spoiler alert:  Perry has much more access to shirts in this one.

All joking aside, it’s a testament to the author’s skill and style that I neither enjoy this sort of mixed genre nor find myself drawn to the world of rustic, long-haired tribal leaders, and yet I still found myself devouring this book like it was a Big Mac and I hadn’t eaten for a week.  Actually, this book was even more satisfying than the Big Mac would be.  I would have foregone food for another day or two if it meant more of Perry and Aria.

The story is still absolutely ridiculous to me, but the character development is excellent.  All of the actions in the first book make sense as we learn more about each one’s past and become to care about them on a deeper level.  None of them are one-dimensional, even though it would have been quite easy to make them so, and the dialogue is very snappy and witty.  It breathes life into the characters.

My favorite aspect of the book, and I hope I do not live to regret these words when I read “Into the Still Blue”, is that there is an actual, meaningful relationship between characters of the opposite sex that is tender and does not involve any sort of weird posturing and triangle nonsense.  I could faintly hear a chorus of angels singing in the distance as I read about Aria and Roar.  Perfect.

I found this book to be highly enjoyable.  It’s an easy read that isn’t sloppily written and flows in a way only a good author can write.  “Under the Never Sky” has become my guiltiest pleasure outside of “Divergent”.

 

Content Warning:

Strong Language, Violence, Some Sexual Situations