Upon the Queen’s arrival, Jules experiences an unexplicable need to be near her, and when the opportunity arises, despite her father’s warning about the dangerous and ancient Queen, Jules applies for the role. Her father has warned her to run in the other direction if she were ever to see Liam Gerling – the distant and “evil” son of the Lord Gerling, however upon arrival, despite attempting to keep her head down, she is noticed by many of the palace staff, and soon Roan, the other Gerling son and her old childhood friend. The beginning of the story sees Jules leave her father for Everless, an estate she hasn’t been back to in many years. Her decisions have the power to change her fate-and the fate of time itself. Soon she’s caught in a tangle of violent secrets and finds her heart torn between two people she thought she’d never see again. When Jules discovers that her father is dying, she knows that she must return to Everless to earn more time for him before she loses him forever.īut going back to Everless brings more danger-and temptation-than Jules could have ever imagined. A decade ago, she and her father were servants at Everless, the Gerlings’ palatial estate, until a fateful accident forced them to flee in the dead of night. No one resents the Gerlings more than Jules Ember. The rich aristocracy, like the Gerlings, tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries. In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency-extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one’s own lifespan. Thanks to Hachette Children’s Group for this opportunity. An intoxicating blend of blood, secrets, and haunting mythology, Everless gives new and terrifying meaning to the phrase running out of time.I received a copy of Everless from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. There, Jules encounters danger and temptation in the guise of the Gerling heir, Roan, who is soon to be married.īut the web of secrets at Everless stretches beyond her desire, and the truths Jules must uncover will change her life for ever. 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.

In the land of Sempera, the rich control everything - even time.Įver since the age of alchemy and sorcery, hours, days and years have been extracted from blood and bound to iron coins. Packed with danger, temptation and desire - a perfect read for fans of The Red Queen.

Everless book 1 sara holland