Review: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 6/10

This review contains spoilers for Under the Never Sky

Quick snippet (no spoilers): The story picks up exactly where it left off in the first book. Aria and Perry's search for the Still Blue continues at an ever-slowing pace, while Aria moves in with Perry back at the Tides. There's just one problem: everyone knows she's a Dweller from her accent, and of course Dwellers and Outsiders don't mix.

Recommendation: I would recommend this to fans of the Divergent and Across the Universe trilogies, as well as fans of young adult science fiction, romance, and any similar-sounding books. 

Review: 
The second installment to the Under the Never Sky trilogy left me feeling quite satisfied. The story moved at a very smooth pace right up to the end, with little bits of excitement splayed here and there to keep things interesting. Coming from other trilogies I've read, the second book is where story lines start to drastically fall, but Through the Ever Night really held up to the standard's I had set for it. 

I have to say, Roar is definitely my favorite character, and I'm glad this second book included a lot more about him. I still don't like the fact that he can hear people's thoughts (see my review of Under the Never Sky), but it seemed to have come in handy a couple times throughout the book. One thing that irked me just a little bit is how close Aria and Roar were sometimes. Aria seems to rest her head against Roar's shoulder a lot. However, Rossi does a great job differentiating Aria and Perry's relationship from Aria and Roar's relationship, and it never actually felt like they had deeper feelings, it just, well, looked like it.

One aspect that I really can't get over is how incredibly dedicated to Aria Perry is. I mean, come on man. You're Blood Lord of the Tides! Aria cannot be the most important thing in your life. It seemed like a lot of times Perry was making stupid decisions just to be with Aria/ make Aria happy. I realize that love is an unstoppable force, but I think it was a little too unstoppable for Perry.

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Ah, Liv's death. That really struck me like a blow from a hatchet. Well, maybe not like that, but it was really painful to read. The buildup of Liv's character made her sound like such a cool girl, and then when we finally meet her and realize how jerky she is, it made the fact that she left Sable for Roar even more, erm, romantic. Why did she have to die? I really wanted to see Roar happy and in love, because aside from Aria and Perry, he kind of seems like a loner. Poor Roar. I hope you find love in the next book, but then again I hope you don't, because you aren't aloud to get over Liv that quickly.

I love how Hess forces Aria to find out information about the Still Blue, and don't really understand why it makes her so unhappy. This is exactly what you need to be doing! I think the conversation should have gone something like this:

Hess: Aria, I want you to find me the Still Blue.

Aria: Uh...really?

Hess: Yes. Even though I exiled you and basically think you're dirt, I'm sending you on one of the most important missions ever, because I trust you that much.

Aria: Sweet! I was going to do that anyway.

That situation worked out perfectly for all parties involved. Go, Veronica Rossi!

Also, Perry, it was completely unnecessary for you to falcon punch Roar just because you thought he and Aria were together. Again, one of those weak moments from Perry that makes him seem like he's a little bit too in love.

Overall, this book kept my interest peaked, brought forth likeable (and completely despise able characters cough, Sable) and wrapped it all up into a nice little romance that I couldn't put down. 


x Alli