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New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the sexy, supernatural adventures of Rachel Morgan with the eleventh book in the Hollows series
Ever After
The ever-after, the demonic realm that parallels our own, is shrinking, and if it disappears, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to fix the ever-after before the fragile balance between magic users and humans falls apart.
Of course, there's also the small fact that Rachel is the one who caused the ley line to rip in the first place, and her life is forfeit unless she can fix it. Not to mention the most powerful demon in the ever-after—the soul-eater Ku'Sox Sha-Ku'ru—has vowed to destroy her, and has kidnapped her friend and her goddaughter as leverage. If Rachel doesn't give herself up, they will die.
Forced by circumstance, Rachel teams up with elven tycoon Trent Kalamack—a partnership fraught with dangers of the heart as well as betrayal of the soul—to return to the ever-after and rescue those she loves. One world teeters on the brink of interspecies war, the other on the brink of its very demise—and it's up to Rachel to keep them both from being destroyed.
New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison was born and raised in Michigan and has recently returned there to escape the South Carolina heat. Her bestselling Hollows novels include Dead Witch Walking; The Good, the Bad, and the Undead; Every Which Way But Dead; A Fistful of Charms; For a Few Demons More; The Outlaw Demon Wails; White Witch, Black Curse; Black Magic Sanction; Pale Demon; and A Perfect Blood. She also writes the bestselling Madison Avery series for young adults, including Once Dead, Twice Shy and Early to Death, Early to Rise.
Harrison's debut novel grew out of frustration with a growing pile of rejection notices. In an attempt to get publishers' attention, she set out to craft something deliberately weird and edgy. She conceived a motley cast of vampires, werewolves, pixies, and witches, including a sexy bounty hunter named Rachel Morgan, and threw them together in a short story. Then, her agent introduced her to editor Diana Gill, and together they refined and expanded Harrison's idea into a full length novel.
Published in 2004, Dead Witch Walking became a bestseller, launched a blockbuster series, and catapulted Harrison into a pantheon of paranormal superstars that includes Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, Christine Feehan, and Sherrilyn Kenyon. As if to validate her inclusion in these ranks, Harrison's stories have also been included in several bestselling paranormal collections.
Rachel Morgan, with no experience, has created a ley line. This ley line was leaking ever after into the human world very slowly, but something has gone terribly wrong. The line created by Rachel is now sucking away the ever after. If it’s not stopped ever after will no longer exist, demon kind will be destroyed and all magic in the human world will disappear forever. Since it is Rachel’s line, she is tasked with repairing the ley line. The demon kind has been convinced that killing Rachel might fix the line. The magic users of the world will kill her if she removes all magic from the world. Time is running out. With a baby gargoyle Bis (who is totally AWESOME) at her side, Rachel must discover what caused this new problem.
Ku’Sox, the strongest of all demons and soul sucker, has kidnapped Rachel’s goddaughter, Lucy, and Ceri. Trent Kalamack is beside himself, willing to sacrifice his life to save Ceri and his daughter. Knowing Rachel is his only hope, he leans on her help in this hopeless situation. But is there more to Ku’Sox’s plan than just kidnapping?
Oh. My. “Goddess”. I loved Ever After. I was sucked in from the first page and didn’t want to put it down when it ended...sitting there wishing there was more!! MORE! I want more.
Rachel finds inner strength and grows so much more into the character you knew she could be. You get a deeper understanding into so many of the characters, it was absolutely brilliant writing on Kim Harrison’s part!
The ending, what can I say but WOW! The entire book was a sensory overload, action, romance, love, friendship, revelations, and mystery...Ever Aftergives it all. 5 Stars and Favorite Read!
This ARC copy of Ever After was given to me by Edelweiss and Harper Voyager in exchange for an honest review. Publish Date January 22, 2013.
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Posted Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2013
I have read this entire series over and over..Pale Demon was and is my favorite but "ever after" is a close second. The creativity and imagination that Kim Harrison has to create these characters and worlds is mind blowing!! I get lost in this world every time I pick up a book in this series. I just hate waiting a whole year to get the next book. I always want more!! I've read hundreds of books and series. I'm a reading addict. Kim Harrisons Hollows series is by far my favorite!! Buy this book and every book in the Hollow series I promise you wont be disappointed!! Start from book 1 "Dead Witch Walking" if this is your first time reading from this series! You wont want to miss anything along the way!
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Posted Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 2013
I love this series! This series is still fresh and so very exciting!!! I love love love the character development in this installment.
( ALOT happened in this book! And that is putting it mildly.)
The adventure and suspense is truly thrilling...honestly better than EVER!!!!
I thought the ending of 10 was great...but the ending of this one was WOW...just WOW.
I literally squealed with delight when I finished it and I haven't done that in a long time. It definitely set the stage for 12 and now
12 can't come soon enough. Kim Harrison is simply a very gifted storyteller!
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Posted Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2013
Please!!!! Why do people have to give everything away when they review a book?! You RUIN the surprise for those of us who want to see if it is worth spending a fair amount of money on buying it. Can't you be a little more considerate? No need to tell us if someone dies, or is the bad guy,etc... We would rather find out what happens on our own.
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Posted Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2013
It was a great book! I definitely had a hard time putting this book down when I had to go to work or sleep.
I got the feeling that Kim Harrison is closing off loose ends in the series, and it definitely stinks to understand that the series will be coming to an end. I enjoyed the action and romance throughout the book, it was a great read.
I kept trying to read so fast to see what happened, and I now want to read it again right away, that's a rare thing for me!
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Posted Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2013
Great book. However i hated the ending. Why you ask....because it ended! All i have to say is Trent Trent Trent. Can not wait for the next installment.
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Posted Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2013
Summary
Rachel Morgan is on the hook to save the world again only this time it's the demon world, the Ever After. One time adversary Trent Kalamack is now her partner and potential love interest as she tries to repair the ley lines and vanquish her demon adversary, Ku'Sox. The battles are spectacular and the writing witty, if occasionally drowned out by Rachel's endless self interested chorus of “me, me, me!” This is not a stand alone book so new readers should start at the beginning of the series, Dead Witch Walking. Regular readers will get exactly what they expect in this next installment of The Hollows series by Kim Harrison.
Fantasy World
Rachel Morgan's world is amazing as always. A Cincinnati where witches, vampires, and humans live side by side is an entertaining place to visit. The Ever After will make your nose twitch with the smell of burnt amber just by reading about it.
Tingle Factor
Rachel admires Trent's figure. Then there is one kiss before they agree there can never be anything between them. Jane Austen would be proud of their actions and good sense. Modern readers may be a little annoyed. Perhaps in another 5 books they'll accidentally trip and fall into bed with each other.
Romance
Romance mostly takes a back seat to action although Trent and Rachel do admit to a mutual admiration of one another. Regular readers won't be surprised as this is a fantasy not a romance series.
Drama
Curses, kidnappings, and ultimatums keep the tension high while Rachel staggers around trying to save her own ass and the Ever After while still doing “the right thing”.
Heroine
As usual Rachel's self interest drives the plot while her inconvenient and highly erratic morals are supposed to persuade us to admire her. Perennial adolescent wobbling on how she feels at any given second impacts her actions often to the detriment of others. Perhaps Rachel will get thrown in jail again in a future book and sentenced to mandatory therapy along with a good dose of Prozac.
Supporting Cast
Many beloved and other hated characters from previous books make guest appearances as well as regular companion Jenks. Mostly elf and demon related story lines make progress as vampires are relegated to the background. This puts Trent, Quen, Al, and Newt front and center of this story.
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Posted Tue Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 2013
Pre ordered this book. Wish I could actually read it.
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Posted Sat Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2013
I am in LOVE with this series. It is one of a few series that I count down the days for a new release. This book was soooo good. I stayed up into the wee hours of the morning to finish this installment. I suffered through the following workday sleep deprived and it was worth it. So many things transpired in this book (some good, some sad and some very unexpected). The writing is brilliant. I enjoyed the interactions between Trent and Rachel. I think I fell a little more in love with Trenton. As always, Al and Jenks cracked me up. This book evoked a lot of different emotions from me. I cant wait to visit the Hallows again. HEY KIM, IS THE NEXT BOOK OUT YET????? WRITE FAST!!!
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Posted Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2013
Another great book in the series! I hate having to wait another year for the next one to come out! I was disappointed that they killed of a couple of characters, one of which is a favorite and we didn't even get to see it. The ending certainly left you wanting more and salivating for the next book to come out. This year will not go fast enough!
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I have no words to describe the brilliance that is Kim Harrison. I have loved this series since the very beginning. I never though Harrison could top Pale Demon, which was beyond brilliant. I'm happy to announce that I was so very wrong. Ever After is beyond amazing. Saying I LOVED it does not even begin to describe how I feel about this book. I have two words...MY PRECIOUS!
Ever After takes place a couple of months after A Perfect Blood. Rachel's ley line had been slowly leaking energy from the ever-after. Something has gone terribly wrong. The ley line is now leaking massive amounts of energy and the ever-after is shrinking at an alarming rate. Rachel has only a few days to fix the ley line or the demons are going to kill her.
Cute Socks, *smiles* I mean Ku'Sox is back with a vengeance. He's the reason why Rachel's ley line is leaking so badly. Ku'Sox is also working with crape for brains, also known as Nick, stealing Rosewood babies. As if things could not get any worse, Ku'Sox has also kidnapped Ceri and Lucy. Saving the world is once again on Rachel's shoulders. And the only chance for her to defeat Ku'Sox is for Rachel and Trent to trust each other like they never have before.
Ever After is definitely as Al, Rachel and Trent story. Ivy is out of town for most of the book. Jenks does not have the means to fight Ku'sox. Bis has a surprisingly important role to play. And I do not know if I'll ever get over what happened between Rachel and Quen.
Rachel has grown so much as a character. I think that's the reason why Rachel, Jenks and Ivy are drifting apart. The distance between them is not huge, but it's noticeable especially compared to the earlier novels. Rachel's no longer rushing into situations haphazardly, which is why Jenks no longer has to be a constant companion. Rachel and Ivy are no longer completely dependent upon each other, allowing for healthier relationships between themselves and with other people.
I did have three tiny problems with this book. Well, not exactly problems more like personal quirks. They are inconsequential compared to the book as a whole, but they annoyed me enough that I thought I would mention them.
1. That evil wench Ellasbeth is back. A prospect that I am less than thrilled with. Trent deserves so much better....like Rachel. *wink* I'm just saying that's who I want Rachel to have her happily ever after with.
2. The blue butterflies are back and I still have no idea what they mean. I love Al, the thought of him and blue butterflies is intriguing. *sigh* I do not know why it bugs me so much. I hope it's mentioned somewhere in the last two books.
3. Where the hell is Wayde?
My favorite part of Ever After was the last chapter. I promise it will make more sense after you read the book. I'm not going into detail, I would never ruin it for you. I will tell you this; it made me happy, sad, and I am keeping my fingers crossed for the future.
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Posted Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2013
I loved this book as with all of The Hollows books. It is my very favorite series.
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Posted Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2013
Another solid entry in the series. Finished reading this way too soon.
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Posted Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2013
OMG
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Posted Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2013
I could not put this book down. Best of the Hollows I have to say. I love Hallows seris but compared to the others this one is for sure double expresso, no foam, with a shot of raspberry with the cinnamon(with skim milk) and the other were my must need morning coffee. I can not wait for the next book to come out.
P.S I am running to starbucks now...ENJOY
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Posted Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2013
I loved this book. Kim is amazing once again!. I love this series and this book had a ton of both Trent and Al.. My two favorite characters
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Posted Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 2013
Wow! Did not dissapoint at all! It's all coming to a great conclusion to the series even though i wish she just kept going! Loved the end, cannot wait for the next book!
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Posted Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 2013
Another AMAZING book in this AMAZING series! I do not want it to end!
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Posted Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 2013
Kim Harrison does not disappoint with book #11 in the Rachel Morgan series. I found this book just as entertaining as its predecessors. This is NOT a filler book to get you to book #12. It is full of substance; laughs, love and loss.
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Posted Mon Apr 29 00:00:00 EDT 2013
Hey if you see any MUTE CLAN CATS just let me know and i will kill them im at dcs all res thx GINGER :D
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Overview
New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the sexy, supernatural adventures of Rachel Morgan with the eleventh book in the Hollows series
Ever After
The ever-after, the demonic realm that parallels our own, is shrinking, and if it disappears, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to fix the ever-after before the fragile balance between magic users and humans ...