But Crofton is literally only the beginning.Īnother aspect which cemented my five star rating was Sara’s writing style and her overall tone. You sort of get the gist that this is an eerie tale, it’s inhabitants desperate. I mean, just imagine trudging into the time lender’s shop to bleed yourself and bind the time in your blood to iron for rent or even food. Thieves and bleeders loiter the woodlands ready to bleed the years from an unsuspecting traveler, time seems to ripple, stumble or even lapse and then there is the time lender. As we find our footing in the small village of Crofton Sara presents us with a weary atmosphere. I was 100% on-board with the concept of Sempera and Everless from the very first page. Basically, Everless took me completely by surprise and it deserves all the hype.įirst things first – I have to talk about the world building. A sprinkling of superstition, a touch of alchemy with a heaping of politics and a hint of romance are intricately woven to create a mysterious twist to a sometimes tired genre. The concept of blood and time as currency isn’t the only device which makes Everless so intriguing. Trust me when I say – Everless will keep you up at night. Here there be twists, turns and antiheroes. This is a book best to delve into knowing as little a possible. Each page, not to mention the plot itself is deeply shrouded in mystery.

A ruthless world of bloodletting where the aristocracy live for eons while the merchant and peasant classes bleed themselves into poverty and death.Įverless is a difficult book to review. Welcome to a deliciously morbid fantasy world where blood is not only just sustenance but time and power. 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.īlood is money, time is power, desire is treachery.

There, Jules encounters danger and temptation in the guise of the Gerling heir, Roan, who is soon to be married. To stop him from draining himself to clear their debts, Jules takes a job at Everless, the grand estate of the cruel Gerling family. Jules and her father are behind on their rent and low on hours.

The rich live for centuries the poor bleed themselves dry. Ever since the age of alchemy and sorcery, hours, days and years have been extracted from blood and bound to iron coins. In the land of Sempera, the rich control everything – even time.

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