the skinjacker trilogy everlost everwild everfound neal shusterman

Their separate romantic arcs illustrate the power and limitations of love and its ability to change people. Some crossover to become heroes, while others lose themselves forever.Īllie and Nick both find love-but surprisingly not with each other. In the end, they're tragic figures, presented with the choice of changing or clinging to what they think they desire. The antagonists may do horrible things, but they never lose their humanity. Shusterman writes them just the way I like: full of empathy. I, personally, judge an author by the quality of their villains, and Mr. This allowed the book to run at a fast pace. Though the point of view was third person omniscient, the author mostly kept inside the character's head, drifting away only to offer key bits of explanation to the audience.

Since I write epic fantasy, this is all in my wheelhouse and I have to say I found it greatly amusing. Like any well-built fantasy, the protagonists must learn the rules of their new world, develop their powers, and confront villains who wish to dominate and destroy. Plunging headfirst into a world of monsters and secrets, Allie and Nick soon learn that all is not what it seems and sometimes those souls with the best intentions may be the ones to destroy the world.Īlthough Everlost exists parallel to the living world, it might as well be its own realm. It is her duty to gather and nurture new souls like Allie and Nick. To Mary Hightower, Everlost is the only eternal place, more real than the living world. Here, child ghosts wander through deadspots-destroyed places that have 'crossed over' into Everlost-and Skinjackers possess humans to remember what it felt like to be alive. Their souls collide, and they spin into Everlost, a parallel dimension hovering on the border between life and death. But something happens on their way to the light. Title: The Skinjacker Trilogy: Everlost, Everwild, EverfoundĪ white Toyota slams into a black Mercedes, and just like that, Nick and Allie are dead. Note: This review was previously published on my previous blog on September 15, 2013.

The skinjacker trilogy everlost everwild everfound neal shusterman