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Time is a prison. She is the key. Packed with danger, temptation and desire - a perfect read for fans of The Red Queen.
In the land of Sempera, the rich control everything - even time. Ever since the age of alchemy and sorcery, hours, days and years have been extracted from blood and bound to iron coins. The rich live for centuries; the poor bleed themselves dry.

Jules and her father are behind on their rent and low on hours. To stop him from draining himself to clear their debts, Jules takes a job at Everless, the grand estate of the cruel Gerling family.

There, Jules encounters danger and temptation in the guise of the Gerling heir, Roan, who is soon to be married. But the web of secrets at Everless stretches beyond her desire, and the truths Jules must uncover will change her life for ever ... and possibly the future of time itself.

'Sara Holland is a fierce storyteller. An intoxicating blend of blood, secrets, and haunting mythology, Everless gives new and terrifying meaning to the phrase running out of time.' Stephanie Garber, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval

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Publisher : Orchard Books; 1st edition (27 December 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 368 pages
ISBN-10 : 1408353628
ISBN-13 : 978-1408353622
Dimensions : 13.5 x 2.5 x 21.6 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 218,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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...an absolute whirlwind of a reading adventure and I loved every second of it. -- Zarina * Page to Stage Reviews * Everless is full of twists and turns and surprises [...] a joy to read. * Annalise Books * This a story that keeps giving. -- Linda Brown * Reading Zone - Librarian Review * Everless was a fantastic debut novel filled with mystery, intrigue and one of the most unique concepts I've seen in a YA novel. * Avid Bibliophile * I loved every minute of this book...Everyone needs to add this to their TBRs immediately. * Continue Reading Here blog * Fast-paced & easy to read, with an effortless flow to the story that had me hanging on every word * Kate Ormand * Fantasy readers, you have to try this. * Read by Jess * ...this fantasy got under my skin and I seriously loved it. I'm giving it 5/5 stars and I'd recommend it if you're a fan of YA fantasies with a darker edge. * The Cosy Reader * The concept of Everless is intriguing and magical, it draws you in from the very first page [...] It has everything you could possibly want from a YA fantasy! * The YA Nightstand (via NetGalley) * ...a wonderful contribution to the YA fantasy genre and I'd recommend it with a whole heart. -- Jill Murphy * The Bookbag * A seductive world that reveals its secrets with every Machiavellian twist and turn. You will want to stop time to finish reading this book in one sitting. -- Zoe James-Williams * South Wales Evening Post * Sara Holland is a fierce storyteller. An intoxicating blend of blood, secrets, and haunting mythology, Everless gives new and terrifying meaning to the phrase running out of time * Stephanie Garber, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of CARAVAL *

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Sara Holland grew up in small-town Minnesota among hundreds of books. After graduating from university, she worked in a tea shop, a dentist's office, and a state capitol building before heading to New York to work in publishing. These days, she can be found exploring the city's bookstores and consuming too much caffeine.

You can find her at:

www.sarahollandwrites.com

Twitter - @Sara_Holland

Instagram - @sarahollandwrites

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Everless

Reviewed in Australia on 10 May 2018

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This was such a well paced story with artfully crafted world building. I loved the character development and can't wait for the sequel!

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Mina

Love love love

Reviewed in Australia on 30 December 2018

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Loved the book. Suitable for all ages ❤️

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Melissa de Souza

A Spellbinding Fantasy

Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2018

I received an ARC of this book for an honest and voluntary review. I was in no way compensated for this review.

Okay, how do I even start this review? Well from the blurb, I was pretty keen on reading this book as it was right up my alley in terms of YA fantasy and I wanted to start this year with a good read. What I got surpassed all of my expectations, to say the least. This has got to be one of my favorite books and let me break it down for you all as to why.

Firstly, the worlbuidling is phenomenal. No jokes about this at all. The idea that blood is time and a world based on the elite using blood money to keep themselves immortal while the poorer classes slave away in dusty villages was just brilliant. I also love the magic system in place. The backstories of the alchemist and the sorceress were neatly interwoven throughout the storyline. There was no info-dumping, unnecessary details or side plots. Everything that was mentioned was key to the storyline and its progression. I loved the richness of the world from the imagery to the descriptions. The book is very immersive without being too overwhelming or flowery.

Secondly, I adored the MC Jules. Her narration was raw, authentic and very emotive. I loved her relationship with her father and the ones she loved. I liked how steadfast and level headed she was throughout the story. I enjoyed reading about her struggles with poverty and how she tries to overcome her circumstances in life. She is very likeable and relatable. Even the minor characters were fleshed out really well. Each and every one of them plays a pivotal role in the story and add to the depth of the storyline.

Thirdly, the romance aspect is very realistic. It is a bit of a love triangle. There's also a kind of love-hate relationship between Liam and Jules which was fascinating to read. I loved his broodiness and the kind of nonchalant attitude that he has towards her. But I did enjoy reading their interactions. Roan, on the other hand, is the total opposite. He is like the preferred favorite and we get to see a bit of sibling rivalry going on as well.

Lastly, the writing style was flawless. The twists and turns that the book takes keeps you on the edge of your seat. I was sucked into the plot from the first couple of chapters. The story progression was seamless and the pace was brisk. Although some chapters were larger, I never once found it cumbersome to read. Sara Holland has a definite way with words. I liked the overall atmosphere of the novel - the juxtaposition of opulence to the decrepit state of the villages outside of Everless. Regardless of the splendor of the palace, there's an undercurrent of foreboding. The book deals with betrayal, secrets and lies. The heart of novel focuses on magic, family, love, justice and finding where you fit. I liked how the author depicts and contrasts the way the servants live with those of the upper classes. In a world where your blood is the most precious of commodities, how does one actually overcome lifelong servitude? All in all, I was completely enchanted with the book and I can't wait for the sequel. I would recommend giving this book a try if you love YA fantasy.

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Terrific gripping story

Reviewed in Australia on 17 March 2018

In Sempera time is precious. Time, when extracted from someone's blood, can be bound to iron, which is being turned into a currency that can be consumed to increase someone's number of years. However, for a lot of people this means they constantly have to bleed to pay their debts and therefore shorten their lives, while very few members of the country's nobility thrive and live for centuries. Jules and her father used to work at Everless, an estate owned by a noble family. For Jules Everless was home, until they had to leave because of an incident that made them outcasts in just a few moments. Now they're poor and Jules has to find a way to bring in some coins.

Jules's father has given a lot of his time away and is dying. Jules wants to save him, but the only way she can earn enough coins to make up for everything he's already lost, is finding work as a servant at Everless. She's several years older than the child that was sent away and hopes the problems of the past will be forgotten. Will she be recognized? When Jules is in Everless she discovers that her departure was surrounded by secrets. While her father warned her to stay away from Everless and the country's nobility, Jules is too curious to follow his advice. She knows she's in danger, but has no idea about the extent of it. What will happen when she discovers the truth? Will she still feel the same about the people who were once an important part of her past and does she have the strength to change her own future?

Everless is a fascinating and gripping story. Jules lives in a world where time is money, literally. Those who are poor won't live very long. I admired this creative idea and Sarah Holland's execution is flawless. Jules is a strong heroine, she loves with all her heart and she's incredibly generous. She will go far to save the people she cares about and I loved her fierce personality. She isn't afraid to put herself in danger if it means she'll get the answers she needs, which makes thrilling reading. I really liked Jules and was captivated by her difficult situation from the start. I read Everless in one sitting, because I couldn't wait to find out more about all the secrets in this amazing book.

Sara Holland has written a fantastic original story. I love her world building skills and was impressed by her beautiful descriptive writing that makes the story come to life in a terrific raw way. Jules lives in a twisted and cruel world and Sara Holland perfectly describes every aspect of her perilous and heartbreaking existence. She also knows how to divide tension, which makes Everless a fabulous story to read. It's a beautiful spellbinding book that kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end.

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Chloe Street

enchanting

Reviewed in Australia on 5 February 2018

Befoe reading this I hadn't heard anything about itt until i recieved it in a book box. Wasn't disappointed, it was a thrill to read keeping me encased in the fanstasy the whole time. A fantastic page turner that was detailed and thrilling.
I for one will be eagerly awaiting the next

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Tink

Looking forward to more...

Reviewed in Australia on 21 July 2018

So great. Very highly recommend.

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A promising debut

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2018

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My views of Everless are a little mixed, but it is certainly a promising debut novel. While other reviewers have compared it to the science-fiction film In Time, I do contest this a little. While it shares a key concept - lifespan as currency - that's really about it. The two stories have a very different tone and, let's be honest, this plot device wasn't invented by In Time either.

I personally felt that the story's biggest strong point was its ability to sustain a mystery. While its sometimes slow-burning, I never got bored because I was curious to see how the story was going to unfold. For everything that Jules uncovered about her past, she seemed to unearth more mysteries. Why does her father warn her to stay away from the Queen? What happened to necessitate leaving Everless? Why does time sometimes slow down around her? Holland certainly knew how to stoke my curiosity and keep me turning the page.

However, there is still something off about the story. While the world building is interesting, I don't think that it was expressed very clearly. A lot of details were delivered early in the story by dense info dumps and it doesn't always entirely make sense. The history concerning the Sorceress and the Alchemist and the binding of time to blood-iron was particularly hard to follow, and I'm still not a hundred percent sure that I have this all down in my mind.

The story also doesn't end very well. While it picks up its pace over the final 50 pages and reaches a brutal and surprising climax, it then broke off on a rather sudden cliffhanger. While this wasn't the worst cliffhanger I'd ever read, I still was not a fan. While this stage of Jules's journey was largely wrapped it, it still felt very abrupt and left a lot of threads hanging.

My biggest issue with the story was its characters. I personally have a bit of a love/hate relationship with these. While I did like the fact that Jules initially went out of her way to not be a typical YA protagonist, the second half of the story began to lose this as she became a bit of a snowflake. Her relationship with Roan was also a bit frustrating. She knew him when she was seven and hadn't seen him in ten years, yet she was totes in love with him and jealous of his fiance. Unfortunately, I found it hard to get behind her on this point. She was also painfully asking for trouble. Any time someone gave her a warning, she completely ignored it and did the dangerous thing anyway. I'm surprised that she hadn't been killed ten times over by the end of the book.

The rest of the cast are a bit variable. While I liked the fact that the cast was largely populated by strong female characters, a lot of these quickly dropped out of the story. As Jules becomes a handmaiden, she leaves behind a lot of her friends in the kitchen and they never really get mentioned again. We also don't really see much of the two princes. While Jules describes Roan as being a saint and Liam as a villain, we don't really see enough of either to determine how accurate she is in this assessment.

All in all, Everless is far from perfect but it was a strong debut with enough twists and turns to hold my attention. I am very curious to see where Holland will take Jules's story in the sequel.

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Bex

Believe The Hype.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2018

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"I know better than to be afraid of stories".

I do too. But when there is a lot of hype surrounding a book, I'm usually the only person in the entire universe who just doesn't...quite...get it. And that level of disappointment puts me off. But I soooo get it this time!

Think of Everless as a kingdom filled with fancy people, fancy dresses and even fancier money - because the money is actually your blood, which clever people manage to drain from you, melt down and make into coins. Coins you can then melt in a coffee, or something, and add those years to your life. Well, probably someone else is drinking your coins, let's be honest - this isn't a happy story kids!

It has similar ideas to those in that movie with Justin Timberlake, In Time, if you remember that. But the magic elements, fantasy world and royals set it far apart from that. Equally, I didn't see JT spilling any blood in that film!

Jules finds herself getting tangled up in the World of Everless, volunteering as a servant girl as the royals prepare for an upcoming wedding. And they pay pretty well for their servants, so since Jules and her father are running out of time because her father couldn't pay the rent and is now in pretty staggering debt without enough time left to pay it off, this may be Jules' opportunity to settle their debts and make a better life for them.

Of course, things never quite go to plan do they? And Jules begins to unravel a little bit more than she bargained for with not only the mysterious Queen, handsome prince she once knew as a child (who by the way is the one getting married - ouch!), but also her own history is a little murkier than she thought.

I really liked Jules. She made some stupid choices - whilst she typically does exactly the opposite of what literally everyone tells her to do and doesn't cover her tracks terribly well, she's actually interesting, and I did really want to know what she was all about - her history is almost told like a fable, and I loved that.

Alongside the fairy-tale feel to this story, I felt like I really got sucked into the world building. Everless itself was really fun to read about, the villages surrounding it were beautifully described and I felt like I really could picture exactly how Sara Holland wanted us to imagine these places. It definitely lived up to the hype. And the romance isn't actually a major feature either, which is amazing!

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Suze Lavender

Terrific gripping story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2018

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Clive Butterfield

Can the evil brother really be so bad? Can the nice one be so perfect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2018

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As other reviewers have pointed out, the concept of time equating to money, (which of course it does), is not a unique plot line. However, I found Sara Holland's debut novel a real page turner and finished it in one Sunday session. Jobs around the house remained undone and I generally avoided any TV as I couldn't wait to find out if I'd guessed correctly by its conclusion, all the little details this author scattered around for her readers to contemplate. Exactly who is our heroine? Can the evil brother really be so bad? Can the nice one be so perfect? Why is the queen so long lived and who opposes her really? I didn't find the story to be hurried, at times she teased out the details rather than rushing headlong, but I liked that. The ending was full of intrigue and although this is in itself a complete story. There is enough to lead to "Evermore" which is the title of the sequel.
So given the above why not five stars? Only that I felt in parts, at least for me there were some inconsistencies. Why did the queen stumble when she first came close to our heroine, but never again thereafter? Who attacked this most feared queens retinue en-route to the Girling's manor? Why did her father warn her the Queen would know her if they ever met? Probably unintentional as I suspect Sara wrote the book she wanted to while moving the plot from start to finish. It was well edited and the language was precise and descriptive. I look forward to more from this talented author.

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Heidi

A surprisingly great read, with a FANTASTIC ending

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2018

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I went in to this with really low expectations. It received so much hype when it first came out, I sort of just avoided it. Then after finally reading the synopsis I decided to give it a go (slightly worried about the comparisons to The Red Queen having just given up on that series).

But sometimes, going in with low expectations can result in a pleasently surprising read!

This was a great all rounder. I really liked the background story as well as our main character. And the whole magic system surrounding time was done brilliantly (think the In Time movie with Amanda Seyfreid and Justin Timberlake, but more fantastically than sci-fi).

Plus THAT ENDING. Loved it. And can’t wait for the sequel Evermore.

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