She wanted her life to change… he wanted his to stay the same.
Best friends share everything with each other. Or do they? Seventeen-year-old Ashlyn Frances Lanski is tired of her boring, single life. Spending time with her best friend Tatiana, dreaming about kissing Tatiana’s twin brother Fin, and swimming competitively are her only sanctuary. The girls plan to leave their drab lakeside town far behind for college. But when Tatchi fails to return home after a family emergency, and no one knows where the family has gone, Ash chooses to do something drastic to find them.
Ashlyn is about to discover what she’d thought to be true her whole life, wasn’t, and the truth, too fantastical to imagine. Secrets lurk beneath the deep blue waters of Lake Tahoe, secrets that will change Ashlyn’s life forever.
I love the ocean. Just reading about it makes me think of days basking in the warm sun, the smell of the saltwater assaulting my senses, and sand between my toes. There’s just something about the ocean that’s eternal. You just know that something special lies just beneath the tranquil azure waters.
When I was a little girl I wanted to become a mermaid. I remember going to bed at night praying that I’ll wake up in the morning having fins instead of legs. I’m still waiting for that fateful day to come.
That’s why I was so excited about Everblue. The book itself flows smoothly, like…well, water, which I guess is fitting. It moves fast, too, not lingering on one scene for longer than necessary. It also had an equal balance between Fin and Ash, switching back at forth at such a reasonable pace, so as I didn’t get bored from reading from the perspective of one character. Although I must say, I liked Fin’s character more.
It wasn’t one of those stories where the girl happens to lay his eyes on a good-looking supernatural guy once and falls for him. Fin and Ash are next-door neighbors who have been crushing on each other since the sixth grade, and they’ve kept their love for each other secret all this time.
The mermaid mythology in the book was very intriguing; for example, I liked how Pandos described how mermaids can become humans, and vice versa, as well as how sunlight gives them legs. The mer world was incredibly thought out, and I think the villains were great, too, how it seemed like the mers-in-charge were in on some big conspiracy.
I was so happy with how the book ended, yet I was also a tad bit like ‘Awwww MAN!’. I’m so anxious for the next book. I need to know what happens with Ash and Fin and Tatchi and everything! I’m so glad I ended up buying and reading this book right away. I loved it so much. Easily a new favorite and I cannot wait to find out what happens with the rest of the series!
Everblue’s land-bound action takes place in Lake Tahoe, where California and Nevada meet. I haven’t been there so I had to Google it:
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the beauty that is Lake Tahoe :)
Absolutely gorgeous. Remind me to plan a trip there soon.
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