Ever After

The Hollows, Book 11

By: Kim Harrison

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 18 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Finalist, Paranormal, 2014

The ever after, the demonic realm that parallels our own, is shrinking, and if it disappears, so does all magic. It’s up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to fix the ever-after before the fragile balance between magic users and humans fails.

Of course, there’s also the small fact that she caused the ley line to rip in the first place, and her life is forfeit unless she can fix it. And that the most powerful demon in the ever after - the soul-eater Ku'Sox Sha-Ku'ru - has vowed to destroy Rachel, and has kidnapped her friend and goddaughter as leverage. If Rachel doesn’t give herself up, they will die.

Forced by circumstance, Rachel teams up with elven tycoon Trent Kalamack - a prospect fraught with dangers of the heart as well as betrayal of the soul - to return to the ever after and rescue those she loves.

Both worlds teeter on the brink, one on a possible interspecies war, the other for its very existence, and it’s up to Rachel to keep both from being destroyed.

©2012 Kim Harrison (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers

Another fantastic book!

Where does Ever After rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love Kim Harrison's Hollows series, and Marguerite Gavin is my most favorite voice! I cannot wait to listen to more and get deeper into Rachel's story!

What did you like best about this story?

SO Dynamic, Rachel saves the day.

What about Marguerite Gavin’s performance did you like?

She is clearly a wonderful actor.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Ever After is shrinking, and only Rachel Morgan, resident Demon Witch can save the day!

Best book in the series so far!

I feel like this book has been the best book in the series so far. With the other books, there were always moments in the books I found boring. But this book was definitely more engaging and kept my attention. I was sad when this book ended.

excellent

as usual but too many sorrys. would love for more stories about the demons coming out

Great addition to the Hollows Series!

This book is a great addition to the Hollows Series. And of course the end leaves you hanging and waiting for the next book. The narrator, Marguerite Gavin, is AMAZING on this book. I would highly recommend this title!

great book and amazing narrator

I absolutely loved it! The narrator should redo the The Outlaws Demon Wails to make the series complete.

Kim Harrison and Maruerite Gavin do it again!

Fantastic book read by a awesome story teller! There was one book in this series that was read by a different person and the overall listening experience was a pale comparison to the amazing Kim/Marguerite duo that the rest of the Hollow series brings. One of my favorite series to date and I am so glad the series continues and we can continue to see Racheal evolve!

Still "THE BEST AUDIOBOOK SERIES EVER!!!!

Unlike other books with this many installments, Harrison has been able to stay true to her characters and not get sidetracked by arbitrary story lines to keep the readers interested. Book 11 was just as good as book 11. Character development is one of the most important things i cherish in a book series. Harrison makes sure to touch on the lives and the changes in each of the people in her books.
The only thing I don't like about this series is waiting for the next installment to be released. and that's just me being an impatient baby. Oh how I envy the person who is reading this series from book one to the latest for the first time. I remember when I first read "Dead Witch Walking". and how impressed I was. I have to admit I never actually held a paper copy of any of the books in this series, and really don't feel the need, in my mind Marguerite Gavin is Rachel Morgan. It's hard to listen to a great story with a narrator who doen't quite match the characters that he/she are reading about. Heck A great narrator can make even an average book better.
So to sum up this review,(Appluse! Appluse, APPLUSE!!!) I aboslutely recommend not only Kim Harrisons "EVER AFTER" but all 10 books that came before.

Enjoyed the story, hated the narrator

What didn’t you like about Marguerite Gavin’s performance?

Her voice grated on my nerves. The voices she gave the characters made even the ones I loved difficult.

Playing with Demons

EVER AFTER is currently my favorite book in The Hollows series. We get a lot of Trent and Al and very little Ivy which was the best part for me. LOL

With EVER AFTER Rachel has to deal with some issues that happened in PALE DEMON and A PERFECT BLOOD. As far as Pale Demon, Rachel has to work her magic to save the ever after because of the ley line she made while she was over there. And try to find a way to take down Ku’Sox (or as Jenks calls him, Cut Socks). So you have plenty of demon hijinks going on, which is always fun.

Then you have to moment that Trent and Rachel shared in A PERFECT BLOOD and Rachel is dealing with personal issues as well. Oh boy is there some personal stuff going on with this one. But I can’t talk about it without spoiling but just know it’s good and can only get better (I hope).

The main focus is saving the ever after and stopping Ku’Sox. Rachel gets help from old friends and new ones. New as in gargoyles, I love these creatures. Kim Harrison is a great writer that I have a clear picture in my head what all of her characters look like and I want a gargoyles on my roof.

Harrison is slowly weaving what will end up being a great ending to the series I can just feel it. She makes sure to keep past issues clear and present with each book. We are slowly getting more answers to old questions while she hooks us with new problems. The issue with the Rosewood Syndrome is back in full force when a group of babies go missing. Another thing I love about Harrison is that she’s not afraid to let characters die. I just wish the next character to go would be Ivy. I’ve not liked her from the beginning and just when I thought we would get an Ivy free book she pops up for a couple of chapters. The Hollows is the only series where I don’t like the vampire race. I hate their politics and their very way of life.

I love that Rachel Morgan is a character that has grown during the series. She’s had some really TSTL moments in earlier books but she’s realizing that she has made of some the same mistakes over and over in the past and is working to correct that behavior.

Marguerite Gavin continues to rock this series! She will forever be Rachel Morgan to me. I’m off to listen to THE UNDEAD POOL.

WONDERFUL!!

Loved it Cant wait to get the next book! Please write FAST Kim = )