Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people’s thoughts, and know a person’s life story by touch. Going out of her way to shield herself from human contact to suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high school—but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste…
Ever sees Damen and feels an instant recognition. He is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy, and he holds many secrets. Damen is able to make things appear and disappear, he always seems to know what she’s thinking—and he’s the only one who can silence the noise and the random energy in her head. She doesn’t know who he really is—or what he is. Damen equal parts light and darkness, and he belongs to an enchanted new world where no one ever dies.
Eager to learn everything she can about her new abilities as an Immortal, Ever turns to her beloved Damen to show her the way. But just as her powers are increasing, Damen’s are waning. In an attempt to save him, Ever travels to the magical dimension of Summerland, where she learns the secrets of Damen’s tortured past; a past which he has always kept hidden from her. But in her quest to cure Damen, Ever discovers an ancient text that details the workings of time. Now Ever must chose between turning back the past and saving her family from the accident that claimed their lives—or staying in the present and saving Damen, who grows sicker every day...
At the start of this breathtaking novel, Damen and Ever travel to Summerland in search of an antidote to reverse a powerful poison. But instead of the cure they seek, they find something far more sinister: the truth about their existence and the fate lying in wait of an immortal’s soul.
Now, with Damen fighting to save them from the Shadowland, Ever turns to magick, hoping to break Damen’s curse. Along the way Ever encounters the mysterious Jude, finding herself drawn to him in a way that will test her love for Damen like never before . . .
Now onto the full review of Dark Flame:
Title: Dark FlameAuthor: Alyson Noel
Release Date: June 22nd, 2010
“At the start of this mesmerizing new installment of the Immortals series, Ever is helping her friend Haven transition into life as an immortal. But with Haven drunk on her new powers and carelessly putting them all at risk, their friendship becomes more and more strained. At the same time, Ever delves deeper into magick in order to get control over her enemy Roman and free Damen from his power. But when the spell she casts on Roman backfires, she’s bound to her deadliest enemy. Frantic to reverse the spell the moment the moon enters a new phase, she finds her efforts are fruitless—there’s a strange, foreign pulse coursing through her, one that propels her toward Roman. Desperate to break free of this terrible curse before Damen or the twins can discover what she’s done, she turns to Jude and delves deeper and deeper into dark magick, ultimately risking everything she knows and loves—including Damen.” (Summary from Goodreads.com)
Meaghan's Review
Here we are again, back in the world of Ever and Damen and if you have read the previous books you will remember that the thin “veil” that separates the two in still firmly in place. The curse Roman put on them has been a constant since the end of Blue Moon and they are still suffering through it. And let me just say telling two people who are in love they can’t touch each other at all, or they will die is just cruel. I am just reading it and I am frustrated for them, I am not so sure if I was the two of them I could handle it as well as they are, especially because Ever is a teenager and things get a little crazy at that age so the restraint is quite amazing. But Ever is pressing forward and trying diligently to find a cure without outside help which is seriously hindering her progress. She needs to talk to Roman, but because of the magick that backfired on her she is strangely tied to him and cannot control her emotions when she gets around him. This of course is causing problems for Ever and her friend Haven; because Haven is convinced she is in love with Roman.
While we are on the subject of Haven, let’s talk about her for a moment, I don’t like her. At all, sorry Haven fans. She has always rubbed me the wrong way in all three, well now four, books. I am actually not so sure why Ever hangs out with her so much. In the first book Haven was ok, but as the series has continued she has gotten just plain selfish and inconsiderate of Ever’s feelings. She is always putting herself first and never thinks about the people around her that she is hurting. Ever describes her very well in the book by saying:
“(She) will fight to the absolute death to defend herself- even when she is dead wrong.”
That pretty much sums it up for me, she acts before she gets all the facts and she rarely changes her mind. And now that she is immortal, it looks as though she is going to be a foe rather than a friend to Ever.
Jude is also ever present in this novel and is fighting for Ever’s attention as well. At the beginning the two of them have a little confrontation that I don’t think is meant to be funny but I found it to be hilarious. I don’t want to ruin it so you will have to read it to find out about that one and see if you find it funny like I did. I am also still a little suspicious of him, he is not quite off my list of people to watch out for and his actions at the end of the book just move him further up that list for me. I am not really a fan of him, but only time will tell if my suspicions are warranted or not.
On the positive side we do get to see quite a few happy moments between Ever and Damen that have been quite rare in the last couple of books. They are so cute together and have so many obstacles standing in their path so when we do get a rare glimpse into happy moments I soak them in.
We are left at the end of the book with many questions left unanswered and Ever’s life is still crazy complicated, but I am loving watching the plot unfold. If you have not read any books in this series I highly suggest that you do because it is well worth it and you will fall in love with Ever just as I have.
Language Love:
"Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become."
I picked this one just because I totally agree with that statement. We are who we are because of our past, but it does not control what we become in the future.
Thanks Meaghan for the amazing review! I am excited to read this series. If you enjoyed this review leave a comment and make sure to visit Meaghan at A Bookworm's Haven for more!
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