Shocked, Surprised and Bawling...

OMG! What?! What!! This is a crazy ending to this series! I think i need to go to therapy along with the characters. I seriously have a WTF face right now and obviously I am stuttering (see above). I am shocked, surprised and frustrated. As well as almost bawling.

Watching Neely and Seth move forward in their lives is great. They are really perfect together. I wondered about Seth but he pulled through and made me and Neely happy. When he was applying to play Taz?....ha ha i loved it! It’s a great nod to that series!

I did listen to this on audio. Again Rachelle Williams did an amazing job reading this and being these characters.

I am going to go cry now.

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the end

The final book in the series shows massive growth of both main characters, and I liked that aspect. Neely's form of coping was much more acceptable to me than hysteria. The ending was a shock, but well done. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator was good.

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Amazing Story & Narration🎧 Neely💘Seth 4 Evermore!

Wow, Andrea Smith just blew my mind with this epic conclusion of her “Evermore Series” I’d say more but I do not want to spoil anything for anyone. I loved this series and the lead characters , all their drama, the angst, the heartfelt moments and the heartbreaking ones. Neely & Seth’s journey was not an easy one, they meet as teenagers, their friendship turns into love, but the universe had other plans for them but they finally make it back to each other. All the misunderstandings, the manipulations that kept them apart are just part of their history. They are finally in a good place and where they belong, together. Their love is a great love and it is for “evermore”. I highly recommend this series, each book is well written with interesting storylines that are enjoyable and entertaining, they will captivate you from start to end. Andrea Smith, thank you for this great series, the stunning ending, it has left me speechless.

Rachelle Williams is a talented narrator and voice artist. She did an amazing job portraying the characters, giving each their own voice and personality and bringing them to life. You could hear how much heart she put into her work as she projects the character’s passion and emotions into her performance. She is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another great listen🎧

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Seth And Neely Don't Achieve The Typical HEA.

As Seth And Neely's Emotional Second Chance Story Finally Winds Up Loose Ends, Everything Seems To Fall Into Place For The Couple, But They Don't Achieve The Typical HEA Ending. 


This is the fourth book in the four part Evermore series. The first part tells the story of the friendship formed between young Neely and her Malibu neighbor Seth when her family moves from Tennessee. The pair becomes best friends for years and finally transitions to boyfriend and girlfriend when she is fifteen and he is sixteen. Neely wants to be an artist and enjoys painting, and Seth wants to follow in his mother's footsteps to become an actor. But when her father's affair hits the tabloids, Neely's mother returns to Tennessee, taking Neely with her. The pair keeps in touch until she breaks up with him during her one and only visit before he leaves for college in New York. Seth had wanted more from her than she was ready to give, and when his mother shared her own concerns about Neely and the relationship, Neely knew it was best they not make promises.

In the second book, Neely has returned to Malibu two years later. Her mother is finally getting the help she needs for her alcoholism, so Neely is finishing high school in California. Living with her father's mistress-turned-wife proves to be a challenge, but Neely is a survivor and makes it work. She turns to her artwork once again, the only thing that gives her purpose.

After using her new camera to take pictures on the beach on New Year's Eve, Neely tries but doesn't escape Seth's notice. She had heard his family was out of town and thought it was safe. An awkward exchange ends quickly, but when Seth shows up drunk later that evening, he doesn't seem interested in discussing the past.

Neely faces challenges both with her new stepmother and Seth. Neither can be trusted, and their motivations are not always clear. As she works through her dark times and discovers new facts, she has the support of a new friend to help her through.

The third book opens one year following the epilogue of book two, when Neely appeased her stepmother and agreed to stand in for one scene as Seth's love interest on the show. Neely is now five weeks away from receiving her associate degree and plans to quit school then work full time. Her friend Jazzy is the only person in her life now, for the most part. Jazzy has repeatedly told Neely that she isn't living up to her full potential, and despite her deep wells of patience, Jazzy seems to be growing impatient with Neely's obsession with Seth Drake.

Neely had changed her major to Commercial Photography at the beginning of her second year. Painting had lost its meaning to her a year ago, when she had last seen Seth. She has been working part time for a Hollywoood private investigator, taking pictures of cheating spouses. She needs money, so eventually she gives in and accepts a job working for a tabloid, which happens to pay well. She has become a paparazzi, which she can hardly justify given her disdain for the profession. She continues to follow Seth via the tabloids, punishing herself for the awful way things ended one year ago.

As the story unfolds, Neely flashes back to episodes over the past two years, remembering everything that went so wrong with Seth. Seth's career and love life appear idyllic from afar. The contrast with her own sad and empty life is night and day, but she doesn't find it within herself to move on.

Midway through, Seth's POV is introduced to the series, and several chapters tell his story both now and in the past. He discusses what happened to him when Neely left him that summer, what he was thinking when he arrived at her house drunk, and what really happened the night of the bonfire on the beach. He tells what happened in rose garden, and sheds light on his love life since.

This emotional story finally begins to fill in the blanks, and tears will be shed before it concludes. At least one big secret remains between the couple, though. It will have you grabbing for the final book in the series to see if Seth Drake and Neely Evans finally get their happy ending.

In this final book in the series, Seth and Neely begin their friendship anew. They take their time to get to know one another again, and in the process all their secrets are revealed. But with Seth's career just taking off the young couple still faces challenges. They remain deeply in love and committed to the idea of making it work, but sometimes all the planning in the world can't stop life from happening and plans from falling apart. As Seth and Neely's emotional second chance story finally winds up loose ends, everything seems to fall into place for the couple, but they don't achieve the typical HEA ending. 

The ending is a tear jerker. I hadn't been prepared for it and it didn't sit well with me. Although Seth and Neely's story is beautiful, it will leave you with a book hangover!

Seth and Neely's angsty story finally brings the childhood best friends together as old wounds begin to heal. The story is well-written. The plot is somewhat complex. The characters are carefully crafted. They feel genuine. The story is written in first person mostly from Neely's POV, with several in Seth's. I rate this book four stars.


As for the Audio: it is well-performed and consistent with the book.

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LOVED THIS SERIES!

I loved this series! The narration was excellent and kept me entertained! This series was so emotional. The author does an excellent job with the character builds and plot. This series was very short reads but kept me highly invested! I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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Not what I wanted

This title is not what I wanted. Things happen though. It wasn't what I wanted, but it was the story it needed to be. And it was a great story. I got this book from the author and this is my honest and voluntary review.

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Hope!

I have no words for how this book made me feel. Neely and Seth have been in love since the day they met as almost-teens. Their friendship endured over the years and with so much happiness, but too much pain. They were split apart by people who didn't want to see them together, but they did the most damage to themselves. When something seemed wrong, they didn't talk it through. When someone interfered, they didn't get to the bottom of it. In the end, nothing succeeded in keeping them apart. Neely and Seth have finally made their way back to one another and the lies and secrets that kept them apart are all exposed. Better yet, they are finally sharing all their thoughts and actions of the time they were apart. They finally found pure happiness and their hopes and dreams for the future are coming true. All it takes is a text, a voice mail and a call to change her life. The ending is not what I want, but it's powerful! When everything is left behind, hope remains.
Rachelle Williams did a superb job of narrating once again! Her voice is clear and very capable of doing each voice well.

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That Ending

I'm not crying, you're crying! I have enjoyed this series. I loved seeing the love develop between the two MCs. I was caught a little off guard with that ending, but still a great book.

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wow!!!

I didn't see that one coming! This was a good series and I enjoyed it.

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Wow!

Star F*cking is a contemporary romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Rachelle Williams. This is the final book in the Evermore series.

Andrea did an amazing job wrapping up this series. She took me on emotional roller coaster. I cannot wait to read more of her work.

Rachelle did an amazing job on the narration. I loved that she used different voices/tones for each character. She really made the story come to life.

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