Review: Everless by Sara Holland

Everless by Sara Holland
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review.  This book releases January 2nd, 2018, and I highly recommend you pick it up when it does.

I really enjoyed the unique storyline Everless had. I loved the use of time as currency. As with many YA fantasy stories, there is an upper class and a lower class. In Everless, the lower class are forced to pay with blood, literally which is turned into time coins which they use to pay for things. People can consume the time that lives in the blood to keep themselves young. Our main character Jules, is poor, her father was once a successful blacksmith at Everless. Everless is an estate where the noble family, the Gerlings live. Forced to flee from Everless, Jules and her father have managed to get by, but now her father is sick from all of the blood letting. Jules returns to Everless in an attempt to save her father and make enough money for them to live on. Instead she finds that the boys she knew as a child have grown up and no one recognizes her. Jules learns that what she thought to be true about her life was a lie, and she vows to learn the truth. To do so she must get closer to the Queen and her daughter. This brings her closer to the Gerlings, the Queen, and the secrets they are all hiding. I'm hesitant to say more without spoiling it.

As I kept reading, I thought I knew what was going to happen, but there were some plot twists I didn't expect. Some were predictable, and some were not which kept the story fresh an engaging.
You will find some of the typical YA themes, but that's why we read YA isn't it? There is a hint at a love triangle, but there really isn't much romance in the book. It kind of takes a back seat, but I expect it to take a bigger role in the story in the future. I expected alot more romance but was pleasantly surprised when it did not end up the way I expected. I really enjoyed the unique plot and cannot wait for book 2. The ending was excellent and nicely wrapped up to set up the next book.

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