Review: Love this book! An awesome YA story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2014
When I first started reading this book, I was a bit skeptical because I’ve read a lot of YA books that had a weak heroine who always hid behind the men in the story. I was pleasantly surprised that the heroine in this story, Misha, was no pushover and could take care of herself.Misha was an ordinary girl but everything changed when the fire appeared. She could suddenly see fire everywhere and for some strange reason, her body was overheating all the time. One day, while her mother was doing yoga, she accidently burns her; with just her hands. She then learns about her power and how to begin to control it. When events take a turn for the worse and Misha is found alone, she is shocked to hear that she has an uncle, from her father’s side of the family. Her mother never mentioned him and since her father went missing over ten years ago, she never even knew if her father had family. Her uncle offered her a home, safety and comfort, only to banish her when he finds out she has the power to control fire. Women in their society can’t control fire and when they can, that means there dangerous.He banished her to the world called Ever. Where you can never leave. Ever. It’s a dangerous place where everything there can and will try to kill you. You’re not supposed to survive your first day, but some do. With the help from some people also banished to Ever, Misha will fight to survive—one day at a time.  Will Misha survive Ever? Or will her life flicker out like a flame?This is, so far, my favorite book of 2014! I’ve haven’t found a book that kept my attention in a while. I stayed up early into the morning reading this book. I love Misha and Jadus and Shade. One of my favorite things about Ever was the sky changing color and depending on the color, you could tell what part of the day it was. Very, very clever!One conclusion I made when I was reading this book was that, if I ever got banished to Ever, I wouldn’t last one hour, let alone one day. I admired the strength, speed, and resourcefulness of Misha, Jadus, and Shade. They’re the people I would want around if I ever went to Ever!The ending was great, but I wish it didn’t end at all! I really hope that the author will one day make another book explaining what happened to all the characters and continue their adventures. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from the author in the future!I recommend this book to everyone!My favorite quotes:I spread my arms. “In the Rainbow Jungles of Ever there lives what I affectionately call, killer ducks.”“He scowls and glares at me quite a bit. I can tell he’s feeling better.”“I stick my tongue out at it. Ugh. I should be committed to an insane asylum. At least I’m not talking to a volley ball.”“I am not going to get eaten by ducks!”“He thinks I’m his! That I’m gonna cook and have babies or something!”Jadus stares at me in shock and then turns to the man. “She can’t cook. She burns everything.”