Brodi Ashton's book follows the protagonist, Nicki Beckett, who disappeared six months ago into an underworld called the Everneath. She is given a second chance to see the love of her life, Jack Caputo, her family, and best friend, Jules, to make everything between them right again. She only has six months left to say her goodbyes before she is dragged back down into the tunnels forever.
"'Tell me, friend. Is there more for us?'
I looked into his eyes, 'There is everything for us.'"
― Brodi Ashton, "Everneath"
Meet Jack Caputo, who has warm brown eyes and dark hair. The quarterback of the football team who has been Nicki's friend since she was 11 years old and slowly captured her heart, he makes her fall head over heels for him.
"He was at once severe and beautiful, and the more he played, the more I felt surrounded by that cushion as well, as if I could fall and never hit the ground, as long as he was playing."
― Brodi Ashton, "Everneath"
Meet Cole, who has blonde hair and is attractive in this mysteriously-wearing-black-and -leather-all-the-time kind of way. A member of The Dead Elvises and an incredible guitar player, he can play your heartstrings and captivate you the moment you meet him.
This book had me hooked from the very beginning, and I hated whenever I had to put it down to eat, or even go to sleep.
There were moments in the book that put a big smile on my face and made me blush. There were also times I wanted to throw the book across the room because I felt like someone was stabbing me in the heart. Oh the feels, oh the feels! My heart has been filled with joy and then stepped on and broken into a thousand tiny pieces.
The atmosphere Brodi Ashton creates and the descriptions of his characters made me feel like I was going through the pain Nicki was going through and like I was there while she was saying goodbye to the people that mean the most to me. I also couldn't help falling head over heels for Jack Caputo and feeling like he was mine and I was his. Cole, on the other hand, is the type of character you love to hate. At times, I wanted Nicki to fall into his arms and give into him, but other times I thought he deserved to get slapped in the face.
This book was beyond amazing and had me on an emotional rollercoaster. Even though I know I should hate Cole, I want to love him and fall for him just as hard as I did for Jack. At the end of this book I still don't know if I am team Jack or team Cole, so I will definitely pick up the next book in this series as soon as I can. I don't know how long I can stay in suspense!
