Review: Good, but not necessary.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2013
Let me start by saying that Neverfall is not necessary to read before Everbound, and frankly, it's not really worth $2.99 either. "Thrilling" is probably the wrong word for this novella, too. Yes, Cole gets himself into a bind, but we already know he gets out of it. How else would he be able to appear in the next books? Maybe if you're a super hardcore Cole lover, Neverfall will be more entertaining for you. But I love Cole, and this just did nothing for me. I don't feel like I know him any better, but I did enjoy seeing how he met Nikki from his perspective.One interesting thing to come out of Neverfall was the introduction of Delphinian Scholars. They're basically Everlings who are no longer living in the Everneath and crave mass amounts of knowledge. They know everything, so Cole thinks that they can help him figure out how Nikki survived the feed. Now this is where I decided that this story wasn't worth reading. We already know how she did it! This story just uses different words to describe it. Lame. I did like getting into Cole's head, especially when he was loosing his mind during his predicament, but save yourself $3 and just ask me-- or someone else-- for a synopsis if you're curious. None of the events of Neverfall come up in Everbound anyway.