PlotOverview

16yearoldEverisaloneinsideasherfamilyis
inacarwreckandhermother,father,younger
sister,anddogdie.Sheistheonlysurvivorasshe
goesthroughanouterbodyexperienceandisnow
leftinthecareofherpaternalauntthathappensto
beawealthylawyerwhoisalwaysworking.Ever
fightsthroughherfeelingssecludingherselfas
muchaspossibleathernewschool.Shehangsout
withherdearestfriends,outsiderswhowishtostay
outside.DuetoEversouterbodyexperiencesheis
nowabletoseeaurasthathumanbodiesallcarry
showingtheirhealthandphysicalwellbeing,she
canseeherpastedsisterRiley,readpeoples
thoughts,andshealsohasthegiftofbeingpsychic
andknowspeopleslifestorywithonetouch.As
thenewschoolyearbeginsEverisnowfacinga
newprobleminherlife,DamenAuguste,anew
verygoodlookingboyhasarrivedtoherhigh
schoolthatseemstohavehiseyesonEver.She
feelsunnecessarytoacttowardsherfeelingsbut
soonfallsforDamenwhenshealsogoestoa
psychictolearnmoreaboutherselfandher
supernaturalabilitiestorealizesheiskeepingher
sisterinaworldshenolongerbelongsin.Ever
noticesthatDamendoesntcarrythesurrounding
aurathateveryonehasandsheseemslostinher
thoughtsandmemorywhenevertheytouchmaking
EveralittlemoresuspiciousaboutDamen.Ever
andDamensoonstarttohangoutmoreoftenand
EversoonfindsoutthatDamensavedherfrom
dyingintheaccidentandnowseemsconnectedto
bewithher.AtfirstEverbelievesDamenisa
vampirebutshelearnsthatDamenisanimmortal
thatlivesinaworldwherenoonediesandhasthe
abilitytocompelothers,asthingsmakemore
sensetoherEverseemstogetevenmorecloserto
Damenasthestorygoeson.Drina,surprisingly
Damens(Iknow)wifehasfoundDamenforshe
hasbeensearchingforhimforcenturies.She
travelsfromcenturiesoftimetobewithDamen
eventhoughhedoesnotwishtobewithher.Drina

Novel Notes

AbouttheAuthor

Evermore
TheImmortals

AlysonNol

A#1NewYorkTimesbestselling,award
winning,authorAlysonNo
lhaswritten21novels

includingtheseriesof,TheImmortals,TheRiley
Bloom,andTheSoulSeekers.Shewasbornand
raisedinOrangeCounty,Californiaandhaslivedin
Manhattan,NewYorkandMykonos,Greece.Alyson
currentlylivesinSouthernCalifornia.Shewasborn
December3,1965raisedbyherdivorcedparents
beingtheyoungestofthreegirls.Herinspirationof
becomingawritercamefromafterreadingthe
novel,
AreYouThereGod?ItsMe,Margaret
by
JudyBlume.Alysonsfirstyoungadultnovelwas
Faking19
aboutteenlifestylestoday.Alysonis
marriedwithnokidsbutwishestogetapuppyinthe
future.Shehaswonmanyawardsforher
JolinaSantos
outstandingnovels,shestatesthatallherbooksare

relatedtothingsthatreallyhappenedinherlife.
25September,2015

ButitsdifferentwithDamen,effortless,pleasant.
Becausewheneverwetouch,wheneverhespeaks
,itslikeweretheonlyoneshere(Nol105).

Thisnoveltakesplaceinmodernsocietypublished

inFebruary2009withamericanteensgoingthrough
youllalwaysbesafewithme(Nol212).
typicalteenproblemsschool,friendships,
relationshipsalltheusualexceptfortheimmortals
andthesupernaturalparts.Evermoreisaseries
basedonamericanteencultureandtheirlifestyle
butalsowithasupernaturallifestyletwist.

EssentialQuotes

HistoricalContext

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becomesoverwhelmedwithjealousyandevery
chanceDrinagets,shetriestokillEverjusttobe
withDamenandaftertryingonelasttimethinking
shewouldwin,EversloveforDamenovercomes
anyevilintentionsthatcametheirway.Throughout
thenovelEverencountersmanydangerousand
evenlifethreateningsituationswithDamen.Ever
decidestobecomeanimmortalandsoonbecomes
awareofhowmanytimesDamenhascompelled
hertoforgetdangerousmemories.Damendoesnot
knowthatEvercanremembereverything.Shetries
tokeepherdistancefromDamenbecauseshenow
feelsuncomfortablewithhim,afraidofhim.Damen
realizeswhathappenedandbegsforher
forgiveness.Aftersometime,Everfinallyforgives
andacceptswhateverreallyhappenedandthetwo
stillholdaneverlastingloveforeachother.The
noveldoesntendinahappilyeverafter,butina
goodbye,Ipromiseillbebackandakissonthe
foreheadleadingintothenextseriesof
The
Immortals

Noel,Alyson."OFFICIALBIO."
AlysonNoel,
AuthorofTheImmortalsSeries
.N.p.,n.d.
Web.09Oct.2015.

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Goodreads
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Oct.2015.

"Evermore(novel)."
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Foundation,n.d.Web.09Oct.2015

CharacterAnalysis

Identifyeachmajorcharacterinthenovel.
Describethemostimporttraitsthatcharacterize
thisperson.(
S
peech,
T
houghts,
E
ffectsonother,
A
ction,
L
ooks)

Ever
:Sheisasixteenyearoldgirlwholosther
familyinacaraccident.Lifeafterthatdoesntget
anyeasierforher,shefacesanewschoolwithher
auntinanewcityfromwhereshegrewup.Ever
holdsthepowertoreadpeoplesthoughts,see
aurasthatsurroundhumanbodies,andreadlife
storieswithonetouch.Sheisamostlyquiet,
independentgirluntilanewproblemarises,
Damen.Hecomesintoherlifeandtotallychanges
herforthegood.Shebecomesmoreinvolvedwith
himassherealizesheisjustasdifferentasher,he
isanimmortalfromadifferentworldastheirs.Ever
isastronggirlandcanhandleanythingthatcomes
inherway,sheshowsthroughherindependent
actionsthroughoutthestory.
DamenAuguste
:Animmortalposingasateenage
boy.Comingintoanewschoolheisimmediately
popularwithhis,perfectface,hair,teeth,
everything.HeisinlovewithEverandhasbeenfor
centurieswithherreincarnations.Heisalready
fondofEver,hechangeshertowheresheforgets
aboutherpainandishappy.Damenhasgood
intentionstowardEverandhispeers,Heprotects
Everineverysituationthatoutsherindanger.
DamenwishestobewithEverforeternity.
Haven
:OneofEversclosestandonlyfriend.She
isselfconsciousaboutherselfandhasfeelingsfor
Damon,shegetsjealousofEverbutlikesthem
togetherandalwayssupporther.
Miles
:Evershomosexualdramaqueenalways
wantingthespotlightbecomesfriendswithDamen
inthestory.

Themes

Loveconquerseverything
:Athemeforthenovel
wouldbeloveconquerseverythingsincethroughout
thestoryDamensupportsandprotectsEveroutof
hisloveforher.DamenistheonewhosavesEver
frompassingovertotheothersideashelookedfor
herandsentherback.Heloveshersogreatlythat
hewilldoanythingtobewithherandprotecther.
EverandDamensloveconquersallevilthatcomes
theirwayforexampleDrinacomesinandtries
multipletimestokillEverasshehasdidbeforeto
Eversreincarnation,EverkillsDrinahassheistired
ofherandlovesDamen.Withlove,youcan
overcomeanything.

Thewilltolive
:Everfeelsasthoughsheshouldve
diedwithherfamilybutshecamebackatoutof
stupidity.Sheliveswithherworkingauntbutfeels
thatshetookawayherauntsfreedomandgivesher
anotherstruggletoliveon.Atfirstshereally
wouldntcareifsheweretobegonebutnowthat
Damenisinthepictureshehasthiswilltolivetobe
withhim.Damenexplainstoherhowhepulledher
backsincehewassearchingforhersoshecan
realizeitwasoutofloveandsheshouldhavethis
nowgreatwilltoliveamongus.Thisshowshowwe
alwayshaveachoice,tofightortogiveup.Ifwe
fight,goodthingsmaycomeoutofitandifyougive
upthenthatsit,itsover.

Death:
Anotherthemeisdeath,deathisthereason
behindthiswholestory.Eversfamilydiedsoshe
movedawaycausinghertomeetDamenwhoshe
fallsinlovewithandchangesherlifeforthegreater
good.Ultimatelyshowinghowevenbadthingscan
leadintogoodoutcomes.