Jules ends up reuniting with both people she pushes away before the boss battle. I like how the author shows that this isn’t the final way to protect those you love. Jules does this with multiple people in Evermore because if she gets too close to them, Caro will kill them. One of them is the idea that you push those you love away to protect them. Now that we got that nasty monster out of the way, there are some redeeming themes in Evermore that Sara Holland uses.
Jules does it multiple times in Evermore. Walking away from those you love is hard. There were plenty of other more romantic moments to choose from to start their physical relationship, and right after death wasn’t it. I was okay that she finally kissed Liam, but that particular timeline of events just wasn’t doing it for me. Then all of a sudden, she is making out with Liam. I was trying to process what just happened, and so is Jules. I can see her seeking comfort, but if she really was in shock, she was, then there is no way to go from shock to romance. Also, their first kiss happens after she just kills a guy in self-defense! Death is not an aphrodisiac. I highly doubt that two not very trusting people would open up to each other that quickly after hiding from everyone else for so long. Then they get really close really fast, which is okay. She calls it love, but I don’t think the characters had enough interaction for Jules to actually fall in love with Liam.Īt the beginning of Evermore, Jules has to remind herself the Liam isn’t the enemy. They share one, maybe two kisses in the middle of the book before she breaks up with him, but on the way to her death, she figures she might as well sleep with him. It doesn’t work the way the author wrote it. Character DevelopmentĪ broken heart for a failed attempt to create romance.ĭon’t even get me started on the romantic relationship between Liam and Jules. Sara Holland has linked this inner struggle with the outward quest to find something that will kill Cara. Self-discovery is a relatable internal struggle. Especially as she learns more about her first life as the Alchemist. The internal struggle in Evermore is focused on Jules’ past lives.
In Everless, she found out more about her family, but she also discovered that she lived 12 times before this. This book is a continuation of the journey Jules faced in Everless. Authors with good characters recognize this and mimic this in their characters. In real life, people have internal problems and situations they are trying to process while also attempting to navigate living in this world. It also doesn’t make for interesting reading because the characters fall flat.
One without the other, the story is bland.
Internal and external conflict are both needed to bring a character and a world to life. Jules trying to deal with internal and external struggles.
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