Because we only see through the eyes of Jules, we are just as unknowing and assuming as her. “This is certainly the antagonist.” Are they? It’s a book that really does play with your expectations. She’s stubborn, headstrong, and willing to do anything for the ones she loves.Įverless is a novel in which you never really know who to trust. Jules comes across as a believable 17 year old who has been through some tough times. They both handle the concept in different ways with different plots.)
In my opinion, aside from the time is currency concept, the movie and book are two distinct entities. (And just to address the elephant in the room, you may be wondering if this is like the movie In Time. It’s a story you think you know, just like how Jules thinks she knows Everless. It sets itself apart by taking something familiar and making it unfamiliar. So often first books will feel like their only purpose is to set up the rest of the series. However, this book definitely can stand on its own two feet. There’s a pretty big cliffhanger at the end. The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. Other than that? Holland uses the concept of time is money in a fantastic way. It was a neat touch, but it still felt like something we’ve seen before. She used a gun instead of a bow-and-arrow. One small issue I had was the use of the girl-hunting-in-the-forest trope. Once she’s there, Jules realizes that things in Everless aren’t what they seem. So Jules has to sneak out to find work there. Except she and her father used to live in Everless he was the blacksmith. Working as a servant to prepare for the wedding of Lord Roan Gerling and Ina Gold, she would be paid a year’s time for one month of work. Jules’s friend tells her of work in Everless.
He has to pay the rent by giving his own time, and he doesn’t have much left.
It is the wintertime, and they are barely scraping by to make ends meet. We follow Jules, a girl of 17, who lives with her father in a small village called Crofton. Blood-iron can be made from both humans and animals. They do this by giving their blood which is then stamped onto iron - thus making blood-iron. Specifically, people can spend their own time in exchange for goods/services. What a wonderful book!Įverless is a YA fantasy novel set in a kingdom called Sempera where time is currency. This has a cool cover and a neat title, I thought.
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