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Let me start by saying Gena Showalter is one of my favorite authors and it physically pains me to post a two star review. I will be discussing plot points and being a novella you will probably end up with the major gist of the whole book. So if you are one who seeks to avoid spoilers I suggest you stop reading now.

The story begins with 18 year old Rose being dragged into another dimension also known as Nightmare. She is a Walker with the power to travel into this dimension. The power is triggered on her 18th birthday and she is forced to stay in this dimension for 12 hours. Unfortunately as a reader you are given no explanation about how or why Rose is a Walker. This "power" seems to serve no other purpose than to get her to the main love interest and provide a flimsy back story which I'll get to later.

She then meets Vasili who proceeds to basically rufi Rose by unknowingly binding (aka drugging) her so that she can only get it on with him. When she returns to the real world she discovers she is unable to get sexy with anyone else without feeling unbearably sick.

A whole year passes. The point of this is to basically make Rose less jail bait material to the 33 year old Vasili (I'm not really sure why the age thing was so important since she ends up practically having sex with him at 19/nearly 20 and I don't really see this age being any less/more scandalous than 18).

At the second meeting between Rose and Vasili he basically beats the s*** out of her - nice.

Another year passes with no contact between them. At this point Rose has spent a maximum of 24 hrs with Vasili. Having unwillingly and unknowingly ingested his blood at the first meeting she now thinks about him constantly to the point that she no longer functions productively in the human world (addict anyone?).

The author attempts to romanticize the situation and we get Vasili's point of view in an effort to humanize him. During these chapters we also get the knowledge that he also suffers from self imposed celibacy. Note I used the word self imposed? He had a choice, Rose didn't.

The book finally jumps the shark when at the third meeting Rose is inexplicably in love with the man that drugged her against her will and beat her up. She is now ready to throw her life/parents away to live in Nightmare with a man she has spent 24 hrs with in total. Not to mention that in those 24 hrs she was petrified, angry, confused and beaten. Sounds like a recipe for true love.

As i mentioned above, the Walkers thing is used to create an unrealistic obstacle between the main characters. We find out Walkers historically intermarried with citizens of Nightmare then one day decided to turn on them and slaughter everyone including Vasili's family. Im not sure how a few humans could hope to eradicate a whole world but whatever - details. And what about all the children produced from the intermarrying? Conflict of interest anyone?

There's also a side storyline of political alliances and possible romantic angst from one of Vasili's sidekicks but this is neither explained or further explored.

At this point Rose doesn't really have a personality outside lusting for Vasili and getting irrationally jealous over nothing. The ending of the book does nothing to redeem her either.

Sprinkled a few times throughout the book Rose meets other Walkers at the behest of Vasili. Most of them have been hunted down each time they travel to Nightmare and are understandably afraid and angry.

Her solution? Teleport the few Walkers she has found through the internet into a room full of people who have spent decades killing them on sight. Once there declare everyone friends. The End.

This was probably the most obvious example of lazy plot development and ridiculous leaps the author wanted to reader to accept as believable.

All in all the writing seemed uncharacteristically amateur and left me feeling unfulfilled and dissatisfied.

The story had promise but I feel the author did herself a disservice by giving us an insufficiently fleshed out story.

It's an entertaining enough read but some of the plot points are unforgivable.

I'm hoping the author gets back to the high quality and witty writing I have come to know and love.


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Ever Night edition by Gena Showalter Paranormal Romance eBooks Reviews

A fun book. I love New worlds. I will say that perhaps it was the rain that kept us from really getting to see too much of this new world. A bit more detail would have been nice. I also felt like the ending was rushed and we really have no details as far as what Walkers would escape the world or be welcome on their birthdays. I feel like I was reading more of an outline than a story. Still, we did have some fun
I forgot I had purchased this book till it showed up on my kindle this morning. You meet Rose and Vasili on Rose's first visit to another world... as a walker.
She goes through a lot before her next visit on her next birthday. And then even more before her next one.. but of course hot attraction and love leads to a happy ending for a short book. I'd love to read more.
This wasn't bad. Was a bit rushed and really could have been done better as an actual book. I can see bits and pieces of her other books in this story but I loved the idea and the characters. I would have loved more time with them but again it was short and to the point. The ending really was quite the let down and really just petered out by the time you got to it. I really feel like this was a rushed project and wish more was written or if it was given the time it deserved. Still love the author but please give it the justice it deserves next time....
Ever Night, By Gena Showalter

Amazing! This story captured me from page one. It has an original, refreshing, concept that left me amazed. Gena Showalter is a brilliant storyteller, with great plot formatting and character development. The tension she crafts had me on edge the whole way through. Readers will be drawn to the intricate world where darkness and light collide creating a gripping romance.

The story begins with Rose Pascal. Seventeen going on eighteen, Rose has decided she will stay up late to wish-in her 18th birthday at the strike-of-midnight; however, things go horribly wrong, and instead, she finds that she has been transported to another dimension. Scared, and at the mercy of savage looking creatures— better known as Mostrea—she has no idea how anything she is seeing is even remotely possible, when but moments ago she was in her bedroom, safe and sound. Fearing what they will do with her, Rose is surprised when she is unceremoniously dumped into the tent of their very own King, Vasili.

Vasili is arrogant and sure. Nothing gets past him. He knows what he wants, and he gets what he wants. For years, he and his people have grown to despise people like Rose. At first, he thinks she surely is a spy, but upon learning that the mouse-like girl has no idea of her gift, nor how it makes her different, his decision on her fate changes. Astonishingly still, is the fact that she is sharp witted. Something about her sparks a flame within him that he will not realize until later. Seeing his opportunity to bind her to him to possibly gain better knowledge of others like her in her other world, he performs a ceremony that binds them together.

Rose is completely bewitched by Vasili. He is handsome, mysterious, and just a tad bit scary. At the end of their first meeting, he leaves her with more questions, than answers. What she does learn from him is that she is a dimension walker, and that she will cross over to his dimension on every one of her birthdays.

Life grows increasingly complicated for Rose, once she returns back to her normal life. She tries to confide in her family, but she is seen as unstable, and she even looses her boyfriend over the consuming memory of Vasili. When she realizes she is unable to touch, or kiss, another man, she knows Vasili has done something to her. Finding that she wants to be better prepared for her next birthday, Rose learns how to fight, and researches people like herself.

The second meeting between Rose and Vasili goes slightly better. Rose discovers the true extent to what Vasili did to her the first time they met, and why she is unable to touch another. However the game is soon to change their lives, and neither will soon be able to part.

Vasili is in a complicated situation. He has no idea why he connected Rose to him. He should have killed her the first night they ever met. Yet, with every passing day, he finds that he wants her. With duty, and obligation, against him, he is scared what will become of Rose and the knowledge he has given her after their second meeting.

There were a few things that I wished were a little more fleshed out. What is the purpose of the dimension walker? Why do they have such a talent, if to learn nothing, and do nothing with it? What else does the realm where Vasili live in have? What is the purpose of the constant darkness where he is at? Are there more dimensions? etc…

I the only immediate fault with this work is that the ending seemed rushed, and too neatly folded—both uncharacteristic with Gena’s other works. It seemed far too simple for where the work went. Like, let’s-just-sweep-the-years of-animosity-and-hate-right-under-the-rug. No. Wrong. I am not sure if Gena was pressed for time, but usually her works really have you until the final sentence, on the final page. However, I still rated this book with 5 stars. Every other written aspect about it was flawless. Gena can write, and she is exceptional at creating long lasting stories for her readers to enjoy over and over.

I really hope there is more to this wonderful world Gena Showalter created. A whole series could be based on this, and I would be so happy. I can not express how much I love her concept—which alone, should be commended. We shall see what is next for Gena Showalter.

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I swear that I have read this book before. I went back and read the description again, and it doesn't mention it (at least on , and I haven't checked any of the others). It was just as I remembered. I would not have purchased it, had I known. It was a short story so it was difficult to develop the characters, but overall was a decent read. Her other books are much better, so if this is the first time you've read this authors work, read the "Lords of the Underworld" series--she will have you hooked!
Let me start by saying Gena Showalter is one of my favorite authors and it physically pains me to post a two star review. I will be discussing plot points and being a novella you will probably end up with the major gist of the whole book. So if you are one who seeks to avoid spoilers I suggest you stop reading now.

The story begins with 18 year old Rose being dragged into another dimension also known as Nightmare. She is a Walker with the power to travel into this dimension. The power is triggered on her 18th birthday and she is forced to stay in this dimension for 12 hours. Unfortunately as a reader you are given no explanation about how or why Rose is a Walker. This "power" seems to serve no other purpose than to get her to the main love interest and provide a flimsy back story which I'll get to later.

She then meets Vasili who proceeds to basically rufi Rose by unknowingly binding (aka drugging) her so that she can only get it on with him. When she returns to the real world she discovers she is unable to get sexy with anyone else without feeling unbearably sick.

A whole year passes. The point of this is to basically make Rose less jail bait material to the 33 year old Vasili (I'm not really sure why the age thing was so important since she ends up practically having sex with him at 19/nearly 20 and I don't really see this age being any less/more scandalous than 18).

At the second meeting between Rose and Vasili he basically beats the s*** out of her - nice.

Another year passes with no contact between them. At this point Rose has spent a maximum of 24 hrs with Vasili. Having unwillingly and unknowingly ingested his blood at the first meeting she now thinks about him constantly to the point that she no longer functions productively in the human world (addict anyone?).

The author attempts to romanticize the situation and we get Vasili's point of view in an effort to humanize him. During these chapters we also get the knowledge that he also suffers from self imposed celibacy. Note I used the word self imposed? He had a choice, Rose didn't.

The book finally jumps the shark when at the third meeting Rose is inexplicably in love with the man that drugged her against her will and beat her up. She is now ready to throw her life/parents away to live in Nightmare with a man she has spent 24 hrs with in total. Not to mention that in those 24 hrs she was petrified, angry, confused and beaten. Sounds like a recipe for true love.

As i mentioned above, the Walkers thing is used to create an unrealistic obstacle between the main characters. We find out Walkers historically intermarried with citizens of Nightmare then one day decided to turn on them and slaughter everyone including Vasili's family. Im not sure how a few humans could hope to eradicate a whole world but whatever - details. And what about all the children produced from the intermarrying? Conflict of interest anyone?

There's also a side storyline of political alliances and possible romantic angst from one of Vasili's sidekicks but this is neither explained or further explored.

At this point Rose doesn't really have a personality outside lusting for Vasili and getting irrationally jealous over nothing. The ending of the book does nothing to redeem her either.

Sprinkled a few times throughout the book Rose meets other Walkers at the behest of Vasili. Most of them have been hunted down each time they travel to Nightmare and are understandably afraid and angry.

Her solution? Teleport the few Walkers she has found through the internet into a room full of people who have spent decades killing them on sight. Once there declare everyone friends. The End.

This was probably the most obvious example of lazy plot development and ridiculous leaps the author wanted to reader to accept as believable.

All in all the writing seemed uncharacteristically amateur and left me feeling unfulfilled and dissatisfied.

The story had promise but I feel the author did herself a disservice by giving us an insufficiently fleshed out story.

It's an entertaining enough read but some of the plot points are unforgivable.

I'm hoping the author gets back to the high quality and witty writing I have come to know and love.