The war between the fanatical Mary Hightower and the Chocolate Ogre Nick is about to hit a critical point - and not just for them either. But, reading Everlost before Everwild is a must. The second book may actually be better than the first. evil, but it does so brilliantly and with such an engrossing manner it was truly hard "to put down". The book goes along the classic theme of good vs. While Nick is a martyr, slowing losing himself until he may never find his way to the light. Think the Ice Queen when she is being kind in the Chronicles of Narnia. Mary by outwards appearance is gentle and kind, but in reality is your typical evil genius. The characters were a wonderful mixture of magic and psychosis. The pace was fast and tense, with a good addition of humor and clever remarks. Everwild takes up where Everlost ended, where Nick and Mary gather armies of Afterlight for a battle as Allie continues to search for her family. At the end of Everwild Mary and Nick were in a stand-off, but since there was another book to come, many questions were left unanswered. The first book is a must to read before tackling Everwild. For instance, Nick is the Chocolate Ogre because his demise came when he was eating chocolate, so that is one of his last memories. This can prove to be difficult as the Afterlights begin forgetting who they were and become what they remember. Allie's only desire is to find her family so she can reassure them she is fine and then she will move on. She has the ability to possess the body of living human- thus the name skinjacker (like carjacker or hijacker). Another character, Allie, is a skinjacker. Nick - the Chocolate Ogre - wants to free the children of Everlost and so he roams Everlost with a bucket containing coins that provide passage into the light. One of the main characters, Mary Hightower, believes Everlost is a paradise and keeps the children remain in Everlost by giving them tasks which they become addicted to. There is no pain in Everlost so the worst thing that can happen is eternal boredom. Adults do not become Afterlights, but important or much-loved objects and buildings sometimes do. As the "light" is never really explained, there is no overly religious connection. These are children who have died, but somehow missed the tunnel and the light. In Everwild, Neal Shusterman continues his dark and enjoyable adventures from where he left off in Everlost.Įverlost is a kind of limbo and home to children called Afterlights. Allie is tempted by the seductive thrill of skinjacking the living, until she learns a shocking secret: Those who skinjack are not actually dead.Ĭritically acclaimed author Neal Shusterman writes a book about life, death, and how the choices we make define ourselves in this luminous sequel to Everlost, which Orson Scott Card called "marvelously inventive.and magically beautiful." Meanwhile, Allie the Outcast travels home to seek out her parents, along with Mikey, who was once the terrifying monster the McGill. Traveling in the memory of the Hindenburg, Mary is spreading her propaganda and attracting Afterlights to her cause at a frightening speed. Mary Hightower, self-proclaimed queen of lost children and dangerous fanatic, is determined to keep Everlost's children trapped within its limbo for all eternity. Nick the "Chocolate Ogre" wants to help the children of Everlost reach the light at the end of the tunnel. And there were whispers of a terrible ogre made entirely of chocolate, who lured unsuspecting souls with that rich promising smell, only to cast them down a bottomless pit from which there was no return.Įverlost, the limbo land of dead children, is at war. There was the rumor of a beautiful sky witch, who soared across the heavens in a great silver balloon.
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