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“They were to one another what fixed stars are to sailors: The only way through the dark.”

The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow

April 25, 2026 by NTE 1 Comment

I’m gonna start with a blanket spoiler warning, and also this: If you haven’t read The Everlasting, don’t look at any of the graphics, or anything I’ve written past this point, because nearly every sentence could be a spoiler, if taken in parts or sum.  Just know that this book is excruciatingly good and you should read it, without knowing anything… else about it, if at all possible. If you have read The Everlasting, come, follow me into what’s probably already the beginnings of lifelong […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: alix e harrow, graphics, quote heavy, The Everlasting

NTE's CBR18 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: alix e harrow, graphics, quote heavy, The Everlasting ·
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Vitality and Mortality

The Everlasting: A Novel by Katy Simpson Smith

July 15, 2022 by ElCicco 1 Comment

Cbr14bingo Rec’d The description of this novel was irresistible for me — historical fiction that spans four very different time periods, linked by their location (Rome) and an object in common. It reminded me of Geraldine Brooks’ People of the Book, which I read and loved a long time ago. This novel is extraordinarily clever and well written but for some reason, most likely related to my own mental state these days, I had a hard time getting into it and I’m pretty sure I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: andtheIToldYouSos, cbr14, cbr14bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Katy Simpson Smith, rec'd, The Everlasting

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: andtheIToldYouSos, cbr14, cbr14bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Katy Simpson Smith, rec'd, The Everlasting ·
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