Blue Moon

"This series is definitely YA. Its not my kind of series but it wasn't a bad read."

"But literally, what was the point in this book repeating the tragic story behind Damen and Ever only to be revealed for the first time? And did Damen literally get stuck in Summerland? Drina is not dead or somehow re-incarnated as Ever has been for centuries, only to end up with the same fate as always? Like why continue reading this series?! What’s the point of all these sequels when the same story continues to play itself out, book to book. So lame, but yeah I give it a 4 star because it is pretty good. I don’t think I can read onto another sequel for a good while though, since both the first and second book are very repetitive and coincide to one another and similar plot writing. Like I said, the only difference is now we truly see the events unfold."

"I went through this book quickly and was hooked. I just realized I read the second book instead of the first.. I was considering reading the series but I'm not so sure. Ever definitely did not make good decisions towards the end though. I semi-enjoyed the book! If you're looking for something quick and easy to get through, then you may enjoy it."

"Awesome story telling and great characters."

"I won't make this review as long as my previous review on the first book Evermore (which was quite trash, honestly), but I still have some thoughts I want to address. <br/><br/>I'll start with the more positive things:<br/>1. There's more of a plot in this book, and it did make me less bored than with the first book.<br/>2. It's short and easy to read, once again. <br/>3. I'll give props to Ever in this book by blowing away my expectations where she chooses her family over Damen at first.<br/>Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that's it.<br/>Honestly I was thinking of actually bumping up my rating to two stars, but given the ending, which made me so angry, I decided I should just keep it at 1 star. <br/><br/>'Cause oh my god... Ever is still so ******* stupid. Just. She does a lot of stupid ****, she's so irrational, and her decisions lack common sense. Here are some examples:<br/>1) Ever once mentioned how Important it was to hide the fact that she was immortal, but then she goes on to reveal her powers when she doesn't want her history teacher and her aunt to date. I just found it so stupid, because 1) her motives were so selfish, and 2) the chances of them dating was slim anyways?? How could she conclude that they'd start dating over one interaction. It was so Dumb. <br/>2) When Ever sees something she doesn't like in Stacia's mind, it shocks her so much she falls over. Which I thought was Mad Dumb because?? Motor control doesn't work like that?? Unless she has some sort of disability (which she doesn't), there'd be no way she'd fall over like that. It just feels like she ****** made an exaggerated leap which I think is a ******* scenario.<br/><spoiler>3) Towards the end, she goes so far to trust the dude ****** <i>poisoning</i> her boyfriend over a girl she finds kind of creepy that has guided her in Summerland. Seriously what the ****.</spoiler><br/><br/>Also, Alyson Noel proves she has no idea how high school works, insisting that kids divide themselves into stereotypical cliques-- Because while cliques DO exist, the way Noel describes it, high schoolers separate into cliques on what they do in school and the cliques are separated into the cliche jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, goths, etc. We all know that high schools don't work like that. She also mentions how Ever got expelled several times, when Ever never did get expelled; she got suspended. I'd let it slide as a typo, but the expulsion was mentioned twice, and it did confuse me when I first read about it.<br/><br/>Another thing. Drina's and Damen's relationship felt like it was more valid than Ever and Damen's and that's <i>saying something</i>. For one, Drina and Damen had some kind of friendship before they got together (I think so anyways), and it felt like their relationship had more value to it. Ever and Damen's, however, was described as "love at first sight," which not only makes it feel so fake, but it also just makes me want to roll my eyes. Honestly, I let the insta-love in the first book kinda slide because Ever had met Damen before in her past lives, and Damen was already in love with her. However, it all changed when Damen said that his meeting with Ever's first incarnation was "love at first sight." Just. WHY<br/><br/>Additionally, Alyson Noel fails to explain WHY Drina and Damen started to become awful people, especially why Drina became the way she was. Now that I think of it, she had the potential to be a more interesting character, one that <i>used</i> to be greedy and vain like Damen, or someone who never became awful in the first place. I would've liked it better if she was some sort of love rival, but NOT someone who was evil. Seriously... Noel doesn't explain why they become awful too. It's inferred the immortality made them like such, but even so... it doesn't do a good job of explaining how they got down that path. They weren't bad people to begin with, so logically speaking, it would have been better if they stayed consistent and slowly got worse as the years passed. By the way it's described, it just feels like they suddenly decided to be bad people or something. Plus, when Damen meets Ever's first incarnation, he suddenly becomes good... Like bro.... that's just so inconsistent.<br/><br/>As for the new villain, Roman-- he's actually someone I quite enjoyed. He seems like an interesting villain; however, I find his motives to be a bit stupid, given that he wants revenge for Drina. I think it would have been better if he wasn't romantically driven, honestly. He also mentions Drina never loved him romantically back, basically making him some kind of ******* who was in the friendzone with her. I guess that's fine, I just don't like that aspect of him. He should move on or something, jesus. Despite that, I still like him more than Ever (hahaha PUN). He just seems more likable, and although he's a flat stereotype of a villain, he's just far more bearable than her. Not to mention he made Ever and Damen forced to be apart, which I say is a GOOD THING. Romance should not be defined by the physical aspect of it, and them spending time not being all lovey-dovey can be a good test to see if they truly love each other.<br/><br/>Speaking of which, a good chunk of the book emphasized how sex was ~so important~ to both Ever and Damen because they never did it together. And I just find it really ******* ********. I don't know about y'all, but like?? You can have a meaningful romantic relationship without having sex??? Your romantic relations aren't any less valid just because you haven't done the do. It just annoyed me. <br/><br/>Damen's character was also so annoying. His personality seems revolved ONLY around loving Ever. I recall in one particular scene where Ever asked Damen what he thought of Roman. All he decides in response is to just say **** like how he doesn't care and he only loves Ever. Yeah. Dude. But I'd like to know if you're capable of having opinions other than loving Ever. You stupid ******* ****.<br/><br/>ANOTHER THING THAT HIGHLY ANNOYED ME. Why the **** is Ever able to tell something is wrong with Roman when she first meets him?? When I first read the book in the 7th grade, I DISTINCTLY remember I was hoping Ever was wrong with her hunch and that Roman was a good guy, and my opinion about that still stands. I just find it would be more interesting that way, rather than fully expecting who the bad guy is. Heck, I would've taken the scenario where Ever trusts Roman at first, but he turns out to be evil. I just found Ever's hunch to be baseless and stupid, and her dislike of Roman at first and how she dealt with it was just... So annoying. (Might I also add that the way Noel wrote Roman's fake British accent was so... Dumb?? Of course his accent is fake, but it just seemed too overly deliberate and cheesy.)<br/><br/>Anyways, that's all I have to say about this book. It was (not) fun readin this, but here's to continuing this long journey to complete this series. Cheers"