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Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day, and sometimes for the whole month of March. Here are a few ways you can get your Irish on in Los Angles this year, from top Irish bars and pub parties to family-friendly fairs to Irish concerts.
2019 marks the 25th annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Hermosa Beach. More than 100 businesses, schools, and groups will march in the parade on Saturday, March 16, 2019. It will start at 11 a.m. near City Hall on Valley Drive and go seven blocks down Pier Avenue. You can expect to see bagpipers, floats, horses, and even a club of Irish Setters. The parade draws about 20,000 spectators lining the streets.
Catch the Trinity Irish Dance Company at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University in Long Beach. The group, lead by Mark Howard, will perform on Saturday, March 2, 2019.
St. Patrick's Day is an all-day celebration at the LA Farmers Market. Magee's Kitchen serves up their famous nitrate-free corned beef. Cabbage, potatoes, green beer, and imported Irish beers will be flowing. A bagpiper and Irish folk bands will be strolling the market during the afternoon.
This pub crawl will take you bar-hopping at 10 bars in Downtown Los Angeles on St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy free entries to the venues, drink discounts at all bars, and a welcome shot at check-in. It will occur the weekend of March 16-17, 2019 from 2 to 8 p.m. (although the party is likely to continue until the wee hours of the morning). Check in is at the Los Angeles Biergarten.
Flogging Molly is an Irish-American Celtic punk band with a hard rock edge. Dave King is the Irish lead vocalist of the seven-piece group. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Flogging Molly on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Hollywood Palladium on Sunset Blvd.
If you're near Newport Beach, consider bar-hopping on St. Patrick's Day with this organize pub crawl. It will be occurring all weekend March 16-17, 2019. To join, buy a ticket for $15 plus fees.
As is the annual tradition, Celtic folk group The Fenians will perform at the Coach House on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.). Tickets cost $25 for general admission.
Casey's Irish Pub hosts their annual street festival in front of the bar on Grand Avenue in Downtown LA. There are food drinks, games and DJs on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
On the one night you would expect to hear Irish music in Irish bars, many of the Southland's best Irish bands take off to play St. Patrick's Day gigs in other parts of the country, leaving many of the LA Irish pubs that usually have Irish music with extra space to pack in more of the drinking public. However you can still find some venues with live music or other St. Paddy's day activities in LA, Long Beach, and Orange County.


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Some Idaho school buses equipped with stop-arm cameras
As students get ready to head back to school, KTVB reminds drivers why they might want to think twice before passing a school bus.
Author: Shirah Matsuzawa
Published: 5:51 PM MDT August 15, 2018
Updated: 8:37 PM MDT August 15, 2018
BOISE — In just a few days from now, the new school year starts for children around the Treasure Valley.
That means more buses on the roads - carrying kids to and from school - and making a lot of stops along the way.
A KTVB viewer reached out to us to find out exactly what the law is when it comes to stopping for buses on four-lane roads.
KTVB looked into it and also found out about stop-arm cameras being used on some Idaho school buses.
"What the camera does is when the red lights are activated, and the stop arm comes out, it will monitor anything that comes by the school bus, in front or behind," Larry Fielding, First Student Location manager said.
First Student, which serves the Boise School District and the Brown Bus Company, which serves the Nampa School District are among some of the companies that have buses already equipped with the stop-arm cameras.
"It captures that vehicle, it captures the color, a lot of times it'll also capture the direction of travel and you can hook it to a GPS and a lot of times it'll take a picture of the driver themselves," Dave Swanson, Brown Bus Company's assistant manager said.
The companies then take the information gathered and pass it along to local law enforcement.
KTVB checked with the Idaho State Police about the law when it comes to passing a stopped bus on a four-lane road.
"If there are four or more lanes of travel, the oncoming traffic does not need to stop, but the traffic that's the same direction as the school bus has to stop," Cpl. Jordan Scow, Idaho State Police said.

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I didn't expect much from this week, honestly. I managed to snag a babysitter for only two mornings, one day less than usual, and couldn't go to yoga. I knew it was going to be crazy busy with the kids. I was resigned.
My husband walked in the door with the package on Tuesday night after having put out the trash, and we both stared at it silently for a moment. He was smart enough to get out the camera and take video of me opening it, and I pulled out my very first book and showed it to my kids. Wow. There was a time last year when I thought this would never happen. I was stuck in the loop of submissions with very little feedback, and a YA novel I wasn't sure about. Now, I'm publishing a New Adult book I love to death. And I've done it on my own!
First, let me say, that I'm really impressed with the quality of the book. The cover is glossy and nicely printed. The paper inside is of good quality, not mass market. I'm proud of all the design work I did. I designed the title and half-title pages in iDraw, exported the bulk of the manuscript using Scrivener, and stitched it all together.
The cover I designed in Acorn (which is the Photoshop alternative I bought this summer). Each book in the series has an iconic image associated with it. I decided not to put people on the cover on purpose. First of all, my characters are not white. They're Japanese. Finding Japanese couples for a scifi romance cover is next to impossible! But I have all these photos that I took myself in Japan, so I decided on that instead. Besides, I think the covers are a little more accessible to a wider audience without people on the covers. I guess we'll see if I'm right. REMOVED certainly stands out among all the other New Adult and Scifi Romance books out there.
I'll be putting together a series of posts in two weeks on how to export your manuscript from Scrivener to paperback format so that you too can design a paperback to be printed from Createspace. Are you an independent author and are trying to self-publish? What was the hardest part of formatting your work? What do you need advice on? Let me know in the comments, and I'll see if I can answer your question.


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Search for Senna
(Everworld #1)
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There is a place that shouldn't exist. But does. And there are creatures that shouldn't exist. But do. Welcome to a land where all of your dreams and nightmares are very real—and often deadly. Welcome to Everworld.
David's life was pretty normal. School. Friends. Girlfriend. Actually, Senna was probably the oddest aspect of his life. She was beautiful. Smart. But there was There is a place that shouldn't exist. But does. And there are creatures that shouldn't exist. But do. Welcome to a land where all of your dreams and nightmares are very real—and often deadly. Welcome to Everworld.
David's life was pretty normal. School. Friends. Girlfriend. Actually, Senna was probably the oddest aspect of his life. She was beautiful. Smart. But there was something very different about her. Something strange.
And on the day it began, everything happened so quickly. One moment, Senna was with him. The next, she was swallowed up by the earth, her screams echoing from far, far away. David couldn't just let her go. Neither could the others. His friends—and hers. So, they followed. And found themselves in a world they could have never imagined.
Now they have to find Senna and get home without losing their lives. Or their minds. Or both… ...more
Published July 1999 by Scholastic Paperbacks
Everworld #1
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Jan 24, 2014 Nemo (The Moonlight Library) rated it liked it
Shelves: 2014-read, project-everworld
Not as good as I remember it being. Kind of meh.
David, David's girlfriend Senna, Senna's ex-boyfriend Christopher, Senna's half-sister April, and a random kid named Jalil are dragged by a giant wolf into EverWorld, a place where all mythologies across the globe mingle, and which may currently be under some sort of alien invasion.
OK, it's a little messy. It's establishing EverWorld for us, the patient viewers. The tricky concept is the idea that our four leads (minus Senna) are both present in Not as good as I remember it being. Kind of meh.
OK, it's a little messy. It's establishing EverWorld for us, the patient viewers. The tricky concept is the idea that our four leads (minus Senna) are both present in parallel world EverWorld and the real world, and their real-world bodies get a mind-update every time the Everworld bodies fall asleep. So in this concept, we the viewers are following the EverWorld bodies through their adventure and occasionally slip back into the real world, where time passes at a faster rate.
Unlike the first Animorphs book, there's not a lot to say about the first Everworld book. There's a lot of set up – a painful lot. We're introduced to the characters even before the jump occurs. We meet Loki (yes, that Loki, no, not the Marvel anti-hero/villain, but yes, that Loki!) who interrogates our four leads to find the whereabouts of Senna, because she's vitally important to whatever nefarious plans he has.
The four escape through the ingenious use of 'they went that-a-way' against the poor, naïve, uncynicle and unsuspicious Loki's army only to fall in with a bunch of Vikings who are sailing off to save Odin Allfather (yes, that Odin, NO NOT THE MARVEL GUY BUT YES THAT ODIN) and then the book ends rather abruptly as David picks up a sword to join a battle.
At this stage, I'm not sure whether I want to complete Project Everworld. For a start, I'm a good 15 or so years older than I was when it was first published. Since then there has been plenty of good media about Norse mythology overshadowing just about everything else. I'm no longer the primary demographic and while Animorphs clearly stood the test of time, and although Everworld is aimed at a slightly older audience (though not by much), it doesn't quite have the same magic. I'm pretty pissed off at the ending of this book, which had no climax and serves to leave a cliffhanger to get into the second book. Also, they don't actually do much 'searching for Senna', it's more like 'trying to stay alive'
We'll see. But at this stage I promise nothing. ...more
Jun 05, 2012 Collin rated it liked it
Shelves: mythology
I don't know. On one hand, I should have loved it. Mythology spewing out from everywhere. (And no Greek gods in sight yet? Thank you, Applegate, for your originality.)
On the other hand... PLEASE let me kill the main characters. Oh my word. I couldn't stand any of them. Except maybe Jalil, but he was still annoying. And Senna? She had better turn evil because I desperately want to pour snake venom on her face.
And don't get me started on how terrifying Loki and his minions were supposed to be. He I don't know. On one hand, I should have loved it. Mythology spewing out from everywhere. (And no Greek gods in sight yet? Thank you, Applegate, for your originality.)
And don't get me started on how terrifying Loki and his minions were supposed to be. He reminded me of Hades in the Disney Hercules movie - he even burst into flame once. Ha ha. Except Loki wasn't hilarious like Hades was. And his trolls were the Stormtroopers of the Everworld universe only without the sleekly awesome uniform. And maybe half their brains. I will, however, give Jormungandr points for being as creepy as a snake can be with maybe three sheets of page time.
Overall, not particularly impressive. I have the second and fourth book, so I will be continuing to see if it gets better - K.A. Applegate's series usually do - but not with a whole lot of enthusiasm. ...more
Apr 01, 2011 Anna rated it really liked it
Shelves: all-time-favorites
I'm rereading these for about the fourth or fifth time now, but the first since I left behind my teen years. I'm leaving the rating where it was originally, just because I'd still recommend these to a younger audience. It was written in 1999 though, so I might have to explain some stuff (Discman, Lilith Fair, Rodney King). But all the mythological stuff from many different cultures and the thrill of adventure are still there. It is very bare bones compared to modern YA & the closest I can I'm rereading these for about the fourth or fifth time now, but the first since I left behind my teen years. I'm leaving the rating where it was originally, just because I'd still recommend these to a younger audience. It was written in 1999 though, so I might have to explain some stuff (Discman, Lilith Fair, Rodney King). But all the mythological stuff from many different cultures and the thrill of adventure are still there. It is very bare bones compared to modern YA & the closest I can equate it with is those serials that are published on Amazon. Seeing this through adult eyes, I'm fond but I don't loooove it anymore. I think I'll still keep rereading as long as it strikes my fancy, as there are eleven more books. :) ...more
Apr 03, 2008 Jackie rated it liked it
Recommends it for: young adults who like mythology
I read this book as a teenager and only recently bought the last books, so I re-read it last year. This is the first book in a 12 book series about a group of teenagers who find themselves transported to another universe where mythical gods and people reside. It all surrounds one girl, Senna, who is the key to opening a portal back to the "real" world for the gods to escape to (because a god-eating god is threatening their existence). This series is great for younger adults, especially those who I read this book as a teenager and only recently bought the last books, so I re-read it last year. This is the first book in a 12 book series about a group of teenagers who find themselves transported to another universe where mythical gods and people reside. It all surrounds one girl, Senna, who is the key to opening a portal back to the "real" world for the gods to escape to (because a god-eating god is threatening their existence). This series is great for younger adults, especially those who are into mythology. ...more
Apr 14, 2019 Sarah 🍂 Books in Their Natural Habitat rated it liked it
I had originally read this book as a junior high kiddo when it first came out 20 years ago. I was obsessed with Animorphs so of course I wanted to read Everworld
I remember at the time thinking I was cool because my mom would NOT like me reading Everworld at that age and I got away with it. Re-reading it now, there's a lot of things that I'm glad I didn't pick up on them because they really weren't age appropriate (in my opinion). For instance, the story very briefly touched on a child being I had originally read this book as a junior high kiddo when it first came out 20 years ago. I was obsessed with Animorphs so of course I wanted to read Everworld
I remember at the time thinking I was cool because my mom would NOT like me reading Everworld at that age and I got away with it. Re-reading it now, there's a lot of things that I'm glad I didn't pick up on them because they really weren't age appropriate (in my opinion). For instance, the story very briefly touched on a child being sexually abused by a staff member at a summer camp. The books are also pretty violent for that age.
I can't say that I've enjoyed the books as much as an adult. There's some thing I love... these books are quick reads and I love the mythology (some of it reminds me of Marvel characters!). There's not a whole lot of depth though. The characters go back and forth between worlds and yet they are just kinda popping in and out... nothing that really pulls you in.
If you are looking for a quick read with a bit of mythology and some tense/violent scenes, you may enjoy these books!
Jan 22, 2019 Leah rated it liked it
If I had reviewed this when I first read it (around 2001), this would have been 5 stars. I loved this series in HS.
But, I'm 31 now and can see its faults. It still a good first book, and I'm excited to see what I think of the rest of the series.
It was a fun time, traveling back to EverWorld after all these years and hang out with these cool cats from Chicago.
Jun 06, 2014 Red rated it it was ok
Shelves: fantasy, young-adult-also-tween
Being an Animorphs diehard, I'd always meant to take a plunge on the Everworld series. Plucking it off a used bookstore shelf a couple weeks back (and being that dreadful person who takes book #1 when the rest of the series is also on the shelf), I was looking forward to Ms. Applegate's mature and mindful take on the lives of teenagers, often in fantastic situations with lovely world building abounding. Since two stars in Goodreads means "okay," it was definitely okay in the average. There are Being an Animorphs diehard, I'd always meant to take a plunge on the Everworld series. Plucking it off a used bookstore shelf a couple weeks back (and being that dreadful person who takes book #1 when the rest of the series is also on the shelf), I was looking forward to Ms. Applegate's mature and mindful take on the lives of teenagers, often in fantastic situations with lovely world building abounding. Since two stars in Goodreads means "okay," it was definitely okay in the average. There are some stirring surrealist psychological moments when we drift into David's mind that are the book's standout moments, in large part because much is intimated and little is actually explained. As ever for Applegate, there are really lovely words here as well (many relating to boating terminology which was a nice surprise). Plus her trademark taste for the dark and edgy which so enamored me with Animorphs, since even in Ani #1 we were faced with the human tragedy of resistance efforts against militarily superior forces.
Those are the nice bits. The less nice bits are sadly more ample. There is a thoughtful, almost meditative, slowness to the book's beginning that is so fascinating and engaging, where we learn a lot about our leads. Then the moment they hit Everworld the characters practically freeze in place. Fitting since the rest of the book feels glacially slow and I had to keep prodding myself to finish it. Christopher makes a joke, April complains or flirts, Jalil plays skeptic and David is scared or angry. Apply to every scene and lather, rinse, repeat. And while we meet a variety of new characters, we only get very surface impressions of them, and the rest of the book is either action scenes or worrying. But no sense of place. Maybe because Animorphs had a baked in world (modern day Earth) it was more of a challenge to have to ground the reader in a new world altogether, but I feel nothing about where they are. Castle, boat, farm, boat. Animorphs could take a barn and have an entire book revolve around it and who is in it and I could see it so clearly in my mind and care so much about what happened in it.
Then there is the flimsy and weird reasoning behind what is going on in the "real" world, based on auto-pilot rules that don't make a lot of sense and moreover don't seem to add a lot to the narrative. Though this does, near the end, make a nice impetus for a revelation about how David seems himself and his life which was super intriguing because it uncovers some of the intricate damage so often inherent to Applegate's characters.
About Everworld I've read that you should "just wait" because "it gets better," which if I hadn't started re-reading Animorphs a couple years back I'd say "Okay, sure. I've probably got a rose-colored view of Animorphs and that's tainting my enjoyment. I was a kid then and I bet that series doesn't even hold up anymore." Animorphs does, however, completely hold up. So while I'd love to wait around and see if Everworld gets good, I'd rather just go back to Animorphs.
(Though I totally want to explore the Summer series which sounds like it could make a nice contrast to the speculative fiction works of hers I'm mainly familiar with.) ...more
May 18, 2009 Victoria rated it liked it
This will serve as my review for the entire Everworld series.
They are pretty great books, all in all. I've never encounter any writing style quite like K.A. Applegate's; she is unafraid to make almost painfully real characters and address touchy subjects with zeal. The dynamic between the four main characters, and the way it grew and shifted, was extremely interesting to follow. The clash of all the different mythologies was explosive; the author should be commended just for managing to cram the This will serve as my review for the entire Everworld series.
They are pretty great books, all in all. I've never encounter any writing style quite like K.A. Applegate's; she is unafraid to make almost painfully real characters and address touchy subjects with zeal. The dynamic between the four main characters, and the way it grew and shifted, was extremely interesting to follow. The clash of all the different mythologies was explosive; the author should be commended just for managing to cram the deities and cultures of so many different races into one series.
Some books were definitely better than others; there were a few that seemed to be filler books with little real development. But these were punctuated with cool, action and humor-filled installments, so it worked out well in the end. Everworld is a great, laid-back fantasy series to read when you want some lighter fiction that still packs plenty of punch here and there. ...more
May 06, 2008 Julie rated it liked it
Shelves: applegrant, rereads, young-adult, mythology-revisions
My Grand KAA Reread continues, this time with her sophomore series: a fantasy about a group of unwilling teenagers dragged into a world where magic reigns and various mythologies all rub elbows. This was totally my jam after Animorphs: it had a wolf on the cover and Norse mythology and Vikings, of course it would've hooked a 12-year-old Julie!
The maturity picks up nicely from where the end of Animorphs left off, written for an older audience: this writing is darker, the violence more explicit My Grand KAA Reread continues, this time with her sophomore series: a fantasy about a group of unwilling teenagers dragged into a world where magic reigns and various mythologies all rub elbows. This was totally my jam after Animorphs: it had a wolf on the cover and Norse mythology and Vikings, of course it would've hooked a 12-year-old Julie!
The maturity picks up nicely from where the end of Animorphs left off, written for an older audience: this writing is darker, the violence more explicit and detailed, and Applegate includes serious issues like child abuse, homophobic slurs, racism, even briefly police prejudice against young black males. (And I know there's other things coming down the pike.)
The start of the book immediately struck me for how lovely, dream-like, and introspective the writing was -- Applegate has started using a more literary style than in Animorphs. This sort of contemplative mood persists until they reach Everworld, at which point it's action-action-action and sharp clarity; which I'd say is exactly the point, that the characters (or at least David specifically) were existing in a haze until this experience woke them up. Everworld becomes real, to the detriment of their lives back in the 'old' world.
Applegate has to establish a lot in this introduction, which means it suffers a bit as a book. The characters are only thinly characterised at the moment (you'll get more in each of their POV books), and a lot of different factions and details are tossed at the reader, along with a cliffhanger ending.
But I just love this setting & premise & its central conflict (once you find out what it is, which is not yet), and the melting pot: black Vikings, poor harried servants having to clean up after Fenrir's knee-high pile of dogshit, people sighing wistfully about various power struggles and contracts and negotiations between gods. Each appearance of another mythological reference was -- and is -- a delight for a myth nerd like yours truly.
David, as our introductory character, is interesting -- not a leader and not a hero, though he so desperately wants to be. He's a coward who wishes he wasn't. He's throwing everything aside in pursuit of a cipher, a girl he hardly knows at all (and I love that she uses him, getting her hooks in deep and planting metaphorical seeds to be useful later).
In fact, I'm even sort of starting to look at these characters as dark mirrors of the Animorphs tropes/archetypes:
- David, the wannabe hero, who would wish he was a Jake but doesn't measure up;
- Christopher, with Marco's humour, but it's scathing and used to hurt and bully others;
- Jalil, with Marco's coldly analytic side and maybe a bit of Ax's stuffiness, but you'll find out more about him later and why exactly he is that way.
I don't know where to fit April, though, and I like that about her, that she doesn't just come off as a re-tread of someone like Rachel; I'm interested in finding out more about her, and her complicated relationship with her half-sister. I love that she calls out the boys on their macho bullshit. It comes up a bit in one of my quotes below, where she basically goes "UUGGGHHHH" at David's stupid toxic masculinity. I love her!!
And, you know, I actually like how unlikeable these teenagers can be. They're an abrasive group with no real positive connection to each other at the start, rubbing each other the wrong way, trying to find a way to survive together, tearing into each other; it's a different sort of careful balance and group dynamic to juggle than in KAA's previous series. It makes me want to see how their relationships with each other will change going forward.
I also appreciate David's issues about college and a career, because it's something that would resonate with teenagers -- that feeling of uncertainty and dread, not knowing where you're going, the fear of real life spinning out ahead of you, inevitable and dreary. In his monologue, Applegate utterly nailed it, because I remember experiencing those same anxieties about working life (and in fact, still do!).
It's a bit of a messy start, but I have such fond memories of this series and think it'll get better as it digs deeper into its characters and world, now that the setup is complete. And I trust KAA with pretty much everything, tbh. Plus, just, Everworld is a dark ensemble action-adventure through varied worlds of myth, which means it's catnip for me.
Favourite quotes, not very many recorded because I'm reading from a physical book rather than ebook:
(view spoiler)[ Christopher is a funny guy. I mean, he has a real talent that way. You know a guy is funny when a week later you can still feel the little knives he stuck in you.
[Necessary context: A sort-of dream sequence examining David's childhood traumas, the formative memories in which he did nothing to protect someone else, the inherent drive behind his obsessive desire to be a tough hero... i.e. to redeem himself for having been a coward before. I love this whole chapter.]
"Play your story for me, David. Show me your secrets."
I open the door. Some part of me, some part of my brain has taken over my body in a flash, no thought, no hesitation. The switch has been thrown. The rage adrenaline is flooding my arms and legs, stiff with repressed energy.
The kid is crying. Crying in his cot.
"Leave him alone."
"What are you doing in here, Levin? Get the hell out of my office!"
"I can take care of myself," the kid yells, nearly hysterical, face streaked with mud and tears, turning his anger on me.
I'm two feet away from the coach. He's my size. Older, though, fat in the middle, slow.
"Leave the kid alone."
"I ought to kick your ass!" the coach roars.
"Screw you! Screw you!" the kid yells. At me. "You think you're so tough."
I walk away.
"Ah," a voice says. "I see."
"And you don't want all that?" she asked me.
"Maybe. Someday," I said. "I don't even know if I'll go to college, but my mom's looking at an MBA for me, and I go along, mostly. Why? Because I care about business? No, because everyone's on me about my future. Gotta get the grades so you can get a good college so you can get a good business school so you can get on with some big firm where you shuffle papers and tap on a keyboard and that's it, man, that's your life till you get old and wonder what the hell you did with your life. That's not life. Not for a man, anyway."
April cocked an eyebrow. "The way you describe it, it doesn't sound like life for anyone. That won't be my life. You leave out all the good stuff: friends and family. Kids. The things you love to do."
I waved my hand, dismissing it all. "There used to be adventure. You know? Going west in a wagon train, or going to war, or exploring someplace no human being had ever been before. Now what do we have? Look at Sven. Look at that guy. He's my age. Look at his life. Then look at mine or Jalil's or yours."
April barked out a laugh. "He can barely talk because someone rammed a sword through his mouth."
I nodded. "You know the difference between him and me? We're both about sixteen. But he's a man. And I'm a boy."
April made a face, angry, dismissive, frustrated. "What is it with you guys? Is it the testosterone? You know, David, it's the dawn of the twenty-first century, and you live in the richest, most powerful nation on Earth where there's almost no one starving and no one enslaved and no one invading to murder and pillage and rape. And finally, finally, after thousands of years of men slaughtering men, women, and children over nonsense, we have a few places on Earth where there's a little peace, a little decency. A few places where most people get to be born and live their lives without total horror being rained down on them, and your reaction is, 'This has to stop!'" (hide spoiler)]
Aug 04, 2011 Sara added it
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Well, I'd like to thank my childhood friend, Katie (a huge bookworm), for shoving these little novels down my almost-non-reading throat when I was twelve. This series was so suspenseful that I ate it up. I, who was so resistant to reading and still preferred being read to. lol I enjoyed these so much that I was apparently compelled to imagine other books might be as enjoyable and started cracking them open. If not for my dear, long-lost friend's skilled recommendation, I may never have grown Well, I'd like to thank my childhood friend, Katie (a huge bookworm), for shoving these little novels down my almost-non-reading throat when I was twelve. This series was so suspenseful that I ate it up. I, who was so resistant to reading and still preferred being read to. lol I enjoyed these so much that I was apparently compelled to imagine other books might be as enjoyable and started cracking them open. If not for my dear, long-lost friend's skilled recommendation, I may never have grown into the book-lover I am today. : ) ...more
Jan 20, 2008 Ian Korpel rated it did not like it
Shelves: single-books
So I read the first couple chapters and it sucked. I left it on the counter to return to the library and My dad picked it up and started reading it! He loved it! That really made me sad because the entire concept was flawed and the detail, storyline, charactors, ect. all sucked!!!
Sep 17, 2015 Maggie rated it really liked it
Such an amazing start to the book, still searching for the 2nd one. I loved this book, i love how it always made me feel like i was there in a dream cx
Nov 13, 2015 Stephanie rated it liked it
Recommended to Stephanie by: Julie
Shelves: fantasy, do-not-own, mythology, young-adult
This is my first trip into Everworld, and what a ride it was! It was rushed and confused, but not in the poorly-written way – no, it was rushed because there was so much to cover, and confused because the narrator himself (David Levin) was confused about everything that was going on. And can you blame him? A girl he's been dating for an indeterminately short amount of time tells him that something horrible is going to happen, and when it does, will he save her? Plus he's the new kid at school, This is my first trip into Everworld, and what a ride it was! It was rushed and confused, but not in the poorly-written way – no, it was rushed because there was so much to cover, and confused because the narrator himself (David Levin) was confused about everything that was going on. And can you blame him? A girl he's been dating for an indeterminately short amount of time tells him that something horrible is going to happen, and when it does, will he save her? Plus he's the new kid at school, presumably trying to stake his place in the teenage boy hierarchy with his posturing head-to-head with Christopher (who also happens to be his girlfriend's ex) and all-around tough-guy attitude.
Then the horrible thing happens. A giant wolf snatches up Senna in his jaws, and not knowing why they were all there at that moment or why they pressed forward to follow her, David, Christopher, Jalil, and April get pulled through the proverbial wormhole into Everworld.
Where they wake to find themselves hanging in manacles dangling from the wall of a castle belonging to no one less than Loki the Trickster God himself.
Still following?
Good. Because it only gets weirder from there. An alien from a race called Hetwans is all but threatening Loki, an emissary of Ra is thrown in a pit, Thor is missing, Odin is a prisoner, oh and the Vikings instead of raiding Atlantis are headed off to war against the Aztecs. Yes, that's right: Vikings, Ra, Atlantis and the Aztecs. All together, in Everworld.
And our unlikely group is thrown into the middle of all this, just because they followed a strange girl named Senna.
Summary aside, and taking into account that this book is the first in a wide-spreading series, this book is a mish-mash of different mythologies, teenage hormones and angst, dangerous dilemmas, life-or-death situations, with threads throughout which bring up tough issues in the real world. Racism, sexism, child molestation, abuse by authority, fear, coming back from war, and not to mention one of the big Questions of Life: What makes a life meaningful? (In this case, though, I don't think the answer is "42".)
It's a very busy book as far as being the first book in a series goes, but I enjoyed getting the references to different cultures (I adore world mythologies!), seeing these reluctant would-be rescuers navigating a world of yesterday which is so incredibly foreign (Viking longboats! swords! fur hides for clothing!), and being confused right along with the main characters about what was going on. Their different personalities are brushed upon, and I'm sure will be more fleshed out in the books to come. We have the taste of who they are, and even a hint of who they might want to become, and the promise that things are going to get a lot more crazy before this book, let alone this series, reaches its end. Along the way David, Christopher, April, and Jalil might even find themselves getting going to where they will go, both spatially and psychologically.
So, given how much I have gushed about Animorphs after my recent re-read, why didn't 11-year-old me pick up this series? The simple reason: at 11, I was frustrated and angry at how Animorphs ended, and had no desire to read anything else by K. A. Applegate, no siree! Animorphs ended in what was probably the far outreaches of my ability to understand adult themes, and Everworld in the first 50 pages already far outdistanced that, I think. Everworld is decidedly "young adult" from the get-go.
As an adult reading this for the first time, though, Everworld is more of a continuation of the mature themes and harsh realities introduced and explored in Animorphs, and a great read for teenagers. (Even if I had picked this up at 11, my own self-policing style of reading would have meant that I would have showed my mom the first swear word in the book because I wasn't sure it was okay to read it, and given the context – that they were expletives and not part of set accepted phrases or even necessarily said in the heat of the moment or battle- she probably would have told me she didn't think I should be reading it. Maybe.)
Yet, I also can't help but try to draw parallels between the Everworld teens and the Animorphs. So far, I am seeing that end-of-series melding of Jake/Rachel in David (leader-type, having a military strategy mindset/in the family, living for the fight), a mix of Marco/Ax in Jalil (cool-headed, connecting the dots, almost seeming aloof from everything going on, having lots of seemingly random facts and information to offer to the general knowledge), and Marco/Cassie in Christopher (the "funny guy", not wanting to be in the fight). April is harder to pin, and I don't think any mix of the Animorphs quite gets her (yet?) – though maybe a bit of Aldrea, with being able to adapt to a strange situation and make it work despite the dangers? Senna … is anyone's guess. If anyone, she has a bit of the Ellimist in her (though not Toomin) with a dash of Crayak (dream-Senna, anyone?) – mysterious, hard to pin down her motives, more than she appears.
Quotes and comments – spoiler cut mostly for length, though there are a couple additional cuts inside for actual spoilers:
Christopher is a funny guy. I mean, he has a real talent that way. You know a guy is funny when a week later you can still feel the little knives he stuck in you. – page 2
(view spoiler)["Who cares about you?" Jalil asked blandly. "I'm a young black male. The cops show up, they'll bust me on general principle […]" – page 8 – Just as true in 1999 as in 2016, unfortunately.
David the Dragonslayer, [not-Senna] said. General David. David the Fool. Lord David. And more names, more titles, all mocking, but as she went on, more bitter, more angry. Like she was seeing a list reeled off, a list she liked less and less.
Then her eyes saw something that made her mouth form into a snarl.
Plans within plans, she said thoughtfully, wary again. Secrets within secrets. – page 16
Breugger's store? – page 18 – I'd never heard of this place, and after a Google search, apparently it is a bagel shop, with a single location in Oak Park near Chicago, and a few more in the Milwaukee area. Interesting.
Pretending not to hear Donny's footsteps. White nylon camp windbreaker bright in reflected moonlight, moving confidently, arrogantly. He had the power. The counselor. We were just kids.
Why was he doing it? Why didn't he just go away?
He stopped beside the same cot as before. It was wrong, what he was doing. It was bad. Why didn't the kid cry out? Why didn't he yell?
Save him, David. Don't pretend to sleep, don't inch the blanket higher around your head. Don't press your hands over our ears. Don't… -- page 27 – Bystander guilt, and implied child molestation. No wonder David is insecure about appearing weak and fearful – we see from these scenes how he has dealt with horrible situations in the past, and how he is not proud of it. Will he be able to change and grow with his time in Everworld? Or is Everworld the perfect escape for him – a place where the lines seem to be black and white between bad and good, a place where swords and skill rule?
But being scared was one thing. That was normal. How you acted once you were scared – that's what mattered.
My dad told me that. He has two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star that prove he has a right to talk about fear. – page 33-34
It's funny about warplanes. You could live your whole life in a cave and never even see a Piper Cub, but when you see a warplane for the first time, you know it's deadly. You can feel the power and the danger.
That was my first impression of Loki. – page 50
[Jalil said,] "Trojan Horse. You know, war of Troy, Greeks against Trojans."
"The Greeks fought against condoms?" Christopher asked.
[…] "Who would be that dumb [to fall for that trick]?" Christopher asked.
"I think that's his point," April said. "Not dumb, maybe. Just naive. I mean, we come from a cynical age. Suspicious of everything. Maybe that's an advantage we have." – page 75
[The Norseman's] companion guffawed like an idiot and said, "Now I'll have a woman to myself! Haw, haw, haw!" – page 87 – Women as spoils of war. Two guesses what this is implying.
[Christopher asked Jalil,] "…You want to grow up to be Mr. Tuvok?"
"Who's Mr. Tuvok?" Jalil said coldly. "And by the way, all black guys don't want any one thing. Oh, wait: No, we do all want not to be stereotyped by ignorant white trash." – page 100
There were lean-tos around the perimeter of the corral fence. Most seemed to contain hay and alfalfa for the horses. Some contained what you got from horses after you fed them hay and alfalfa. – page 113
Hilarious: (view spoiler)[ [Christopher sang and we later joined in,] "M-m-mine eyes have seen the glory of the … the mighty Viking lords, they are trampling out the vineyards where the grapes of wrath are stored. They have loosed the fateful lightning of their terrible swift swords, the Vikes are marching on! […] We jumped aboard our longboats and we sailed upon the seas, and we slaughtered all who fought us and we did just as we pleased, 'cause we're crazy Viking warriors and… and… […] and we never beg for peace. […] The Vikes are marching on! Glory, glory, hallelujah!" we all sang. "Lordy, how we'll stick it to ya. Glory, glory, hallelujah, the Vikes are marching on!" – page 122-123 – This had me laughing so much while I walked in the cold outside reading! XD (hide spoiler)]
I had lost my grip on definitions of normal. I was back in a world of logic and reason. Or if not reason, then at least consistency, predictability. – page 138
April seemed to be searching her memory. "Something someone told me once: 'Maybe dreams aren't in your head. Maybe dreams are memories of another universe." – page 144
I sat down beside [April]. She was real. I was real. This room [Senna's] was not. Every piece of it, every detail was real, from some store or catalog, all of it merchandise, all of it matter, but in the aggregate, all together, it was a fake. – page 145
April said, "You know, David, maybe things aren't as random as you think. Maybe we're doing exactly what we have to do." – page 159
[As the rowing race takes off] Yeah, it was all juvenile. Like junior high school with swords. But it worked. We'd only been pretending to row. Now we rowed. The drumbeat accelerated and we hauled oar, yelling like idiots on each pull, the Vikings egging one another on.
[…] But all second thoughts, all doubts, all dreams and memories of dreams were set aside as my world honed down to the rhythm and the strain.
It was a dumb, energy-draining race. I was on my way to a battle that was none of my business, surrounded by simple, illiterate men who were no part of my universe, on a mission from a lunatic mythical god.
And it occurred to me then that at that moment I was as happy as I've ever been in my life. – page 166 – A little bit more foreshadowing about how David feels about the life of the Vikings (and that he prefers it)?
(view spoiler)[[I continued,] "You work for thirty, forty years. Forty freaking years getting in the car, driving through traffic, dealing with b.s., driving home, and taking the kids to buy sneakers?"
I realized April had come over. How long she'd been listening, I don't know.
"And you don't want all that?" she asked me.
"Maybe. Someday," I said. "I don't even know if I'll go to college, but my mom's looking at an MBA for me, and I go along, mostly. Why? Because I care about business? No, because everyone's on me about my future. Gotta get the grades so you can get a good college so you can get a good business school so you can get on with some big firm where you shuffle papers and tap on a keyboard and that's it, man, that's your life till you get old and wonder what the hell you did with your life. That's not life. Not for a man, anyway."
April cocked an eyebrow. "The way you describe it, it doesn't sound like life for anyone. That won't be my life. You leave out all the good stuff: friends and family. Kids. The things you love to do."
I waved my hand, dismissing it all. "There used to be adventure. You know? Going west in a wagon train, or going to war, or exploring someplace no human being had ever been before. Now what do we have? Look at Sven. Look at that guy. He's my age. Look at his life. Then look at mine or Jalil's or yours."
April barked out a laugh. "He can barely talk because someone rammed a sword through his mouth."
I nodded. "You know the difference between him and me? We're both about sixteen. But he's a man. And I'm a boy."
April made a face, angry, dismissive, frustrated. "What is it with you guys? Is it the testosterone? You know, David, it's the dawn of the twenty-first century, and you live in the richest, most powerful nation on Earth where there's almost no one starving and no one enslaved and no one invading to murder and pillage and rape. And finally, finally, after thousands of years of men slaughtering men, women, and children over nonsense, we have a few places on Earth where there's a little peace, a little decency. A few places where most people get to be born and live their lives without total horror being rained down on them, and your reaction is, 'This has to stop!'"
[…] April and I stood glaring, both angry, not angry at each other, not really, but glaring at each other because neither of us could find a real enemy to take out our frustrations on. – page 190-192 – This dialogue and monologue are so on point for teenagers – and even adults like me. Still wondering what is worthwhile, what will life bring, is it meaningful.
I went through p.e. and my last two periods and made it home […] None of it mattered. Had it ever mattered? If it ever had, it didn't anymore. I was far away from it. Real seemed unreal. Familiar was strange. I'd gone to sleep in living color and woken to black and white and all the shades of gray.
This wasn't it for me, not anymore. My world wasn't about condescending teachers and hypocrite parents and "Why don't you take out the trash?" and "Where's that two-thousand-word paper, Mr. Levin?"
I'd lived sixteen years' worth of shiny malls and dark school hallways and narrow homes and TV blaring and smiley face e-mail and don't do drugs, don't do sex, don't smoke, don't eat junk food, don't don't don't because your boring, boring life, your robot march from kindergarten to grammar school to junior high to high school to college to work to the condo in Florida to the grave where you'll slowly decay for all eternity, should be nothing but leafy green vegetables and happy thoughts and G-rated lyrics about puppy love.
I knew where I was. I was aboard a Viking ship on my way to battle. I wasn't here, I wasn't in my chair in the living room, watching two-dimensional images of people pretending to be other people. I was asleep, and all this was a memory.
I hooked up with Christopher later that night […] We went our separate ways, unable to figure out how to relate in the now-strange universe where we'd lived our entire lives. – page 193-194 (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]
A swear count, because I was curious what I would have encountered if I had read this as an 11-year-old (under spoiler for hopefully obvious reasons) :
(view spoiler)[bitch (32, 114, 147)
Damned/Damn it/Dammit/Damned (34, 86, 145, 148)
how in hell (52, 170, 196)
what the hell (68)
ass (73, 119, 150) (hide spoiler)] ...more
Jul 28, 2018 Michaela June rated it did not like it
I only kept reading because of one line on page 8. It wasn't worth it.
(view spoiler)[Honestly, Search for Senna isn't even *about* searching for Senna. She makes a few guest appearances, but David and the gang are mostly being thrown around in Everworld just trying to survive. I'm not really sure what the author was attempting to do with this book because it just seems like a poor set up for the rest of the series. There are so many things wrong with this book: (1)You are introduced to the I only kept reading because of one line on page 8. It wasn't worth it.
(view spoiler)[Honestly, Search for Senna isn't even *about* searching for Senna. She makes a few guest appearances, but David and the gang are mostly being thrown around in Everworld just trying to survive. I'm not really sure what the author was attempting to do with this book because it just seems like a poor set up for the rest of the series. There are so many things wrong with this book: (1)You are introduced to the characters, but the characters don't develop within themselves or even come together as a team despite the traumatic things they are going through. They have no depth and poorly serve shallow roles. You have the token minority, the token girl, the clown and the new kid. They don't bond with each other, they don't work together, and are unremarkable as individuals. If the author had condensed their roles into a token minority girl and a comedic new kid, they might have been more interesting *and* I wouldn't have had to remember as many names.(2)The kids are going through these traumatic things and everyone is *fine*. Like, they spend chapter seven chained and hanging off the side of a parapet but everyone shrugs it off by the end of chapter eight. (3)The lead characters are sadly unrealistic. They have been transported to a dangerous world, been threatened by a Norse god and his giant wolf (big enough to literally plop a girl in its mouth), are surrounded by slaves, and are nearly forced into battle by Vikings. During all of this, most of the characters want to go home, but it seems that the motive has more to do with not wanting to give up their normal lives and less to do with the sheer *terror* of their current situation. Christopher literally says, "This was fun, in an insane kind of way, but I have a life." All four main characters brush away any dangerous or scary thing that happens (including some rapey Viking sex stuff in chapter 28). I mean, maybe everyone has some severe denial and that is how they are all coping. But I am more willing to believe that it is poor character development. (4)David (main guy) is a bloody idiot. His girlfriend is creepy (if your girlfriend is weirdly distant and warns you of some undetermined future danger and asks you to promise to save her RUN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION) and yet he is obsessed. But, hey, what teenager wasn't romantically obsessed with someone they shouldn't be? I can forgive that. I can even understand his fragile masculinity that came as a result of his parents splitting. I cannot get over how much he wants to be a bloody Viking so that he can finally "be a man" or how he can row a freaking long boat as well as a viking despite injuries and, you know, not being a Viking. Or how willing he is to forgo his actual life to rage into a random battle in the last chapter so that he can fight with the Vikings against an Aztec god! He has nothing to do with it! (5) Token black character Jalil was the only reason why I got past the first chapter of this book. And he ultimately failed me. Because he was dumb enough to join the final battle. (6) There was no climax. The last few chapters get past the annoying inter-character bickering and focus on the upcoming battle of the Vikings against and Aztec God. The otherwise stagnant plot of Everworld is finally building into something worth writing about. David fights his way through battle, he kills people, he gets to feel like a man, and the action is helping the build of the climax of the battle and the book. The Viking king has Thor's hammer and is getting ready to fight the Aztec sun god... The sun god makes his appearance at the top of a pyramid..... And that's how it ends. You turn the page and that's the end of the book. It's freaking insulting. It just drops off there, and not in a cliff hanger way. It needed like four more chapters of buildup to have made it a cliffhanger.
Final notes: If you watched in theaters and actually stayed all the way to the end credits, you and your family would have said "Huh" as you stood up and remained silent the entire drive home. In a week, you would have forgotten that you had even seen it. It is that insubstantial. Even with writing this review, I am bound to forget this story completely in the next month. (hide spoiler)]
Oh, and if you are reading this book because of Jalil, know that he only has a page's worth of dialogue. ...more
Jan 06, 2020 Thomas Tsunami rated it really liked it
The book of my childhood. I read this and Redwall and thought I had read it all! This is my all time favorite Scholastic Book Fair book.
Feb 14, 2019 Sandy Maguire rated it liked it
I read this series as a kid and it's always resonated with me. These days I was looking for some light fiction to read before bed and thought I'd reenter the world of Everworld. And... it's pretty good! It stands up surprisingly well.
Sep 12, 2017 Joana rated it liked it
Shelves: ebooks, recommendations
I'm currently reading this series after a friend's recommendation and so far I'm enjoying it and really curious to see how it how it's going to play out.
I'm actually a little bit conflicted, and I think it's going to be a struggle that is going to stay with me for the entire twelve books, because these books are extremely hard to rate and review.
You see, like I said they're a really enjoyable and fast read, but they're also slightly weird Middle Grade books and really, really short. The rating I'm currently reading this series after a friend's recommendation and so far I'm enjoying it and really curious to see how it how it's going to play out.
You see, like I said they're a really enjoyable and fast read, but they're also slightly weird Middle Grade books and really, really short. The rating I'll give them will never actually do justice to the thing itself; so, I guess I'll just leave a note in the beginning of my really insignificant reviews as in the rating isn't really accurate with what it usually means to me.
My favorite parts so far is all the mythology and how even being pretty much a Middle Grade, has some darkish things to it.
Thanks for the recommendation. <3
Jun 27, 2014 Magadored wants to extrude your face normals rated it liked it
Book one is a mess. It tries to do too much in too little time, and by cramming three(?) different mythologies and one alien species into a book you've got a lot of ground to cover. It's not surprising, then, that there isn't a lot of time for characterization. Everyone outside of the four kids comes off as a caricature, especially the gods who are frequently described as simply "evil."
But if you hang in there, wow, this series picks up a great deal. I really started to like it around book Book one is a mess. It tries to do too much in too little time, and by cramming three(?) different mythologies and one alien species into a book you've got a lot of ground to cover. It's not surprising, then, that there isn't a lot of time for characterization. Everyone outside of the four kids comes off as a caricature, especially the gods who are frequently described as simply "evil."
But if you hang in there, wow, this series picks up a great deal. I really started to like it around book five. It doesn't matter that the world is completely insane, nonsensical, and frankly ridiculous. Everything is violent, almost everyone malevolent, and that annoying, overused fantasy trope where all the women are constantly worried about being raped is totally happening. That is not the reason you read these books, though.
The reason is the kids.
I love the disaffected David who is so humiliated by his past that he is willing to give up his whole life for any chance at redemption. I love his struggle, and how his wins will never to measure up to his losses. I love his sick obsession with the seemingly dissociative Senna, who he uses and in turn uses him. His fantasy will never live up to his reality, and, my goodness, I love how he manages to acknowledge this and yet still tears himself apart over it.
I love Jalil, who uses logic to wallpaper over any kind of crazy that comes his way. It doesn't matter how deep or dark the river is, Jalil will attempt to build a shining bridge of intellect over it. I love how he's secretly (view spoiler)[ruled by his compulsions (hide spoiler)] and how his denial of the irrational has driven him to become this brilliant kid: perceptive, calculating, and selfish. And why shouldn't he be, when he's been alienated on more than one front by things he can't control. He would make a great, sympathetic super villain.
I love April, who despite growing up in the shadow of her sister, loves life. How she's tried to build her own future that she can be happy in. That even though she wants her real life more than anything, she's unwilling to bring Everworld crashing down on everyone. I love the unmitigated anger she has for Senna, and, that even though she's not immune to her manipulations, always comes back to it. I love how she's always outside of herself, observing people and her own thoughts, trying to figure everyone out. She doesn't have to be as brilliant as Jalil to get it, she's tenacious.
I don't love Christopher, actually. He's a bit of a twit. There's a Terry Pratchett quote from Witches Abroad that applies to him about how some people hold a mirror up to life, then chop off the bits that don't fit. Christopher's willingness to submerge himself in sitcoms and ignore what's happening to him and his "friends" reminds me of that. I suppose it's a natural reaction, but I have been waiting for him to wake up for five books now. Maybe I just don't know enough about him yet, since I've only read one book from his perspective.
The point is KA is good at writing an interesting group dynamic. She does it in a way that each character in turn will inevitably express your own opinions, sooner or later, and even counter them. This group in particular pulls no punches and takes no crap. They all understand each other's dysfunction well enough and will frequently, brutally, call each other out on it. They're not exactly friends so all respect between them has to be earned. It's a fun way to explore the world of Everworld, between four, traumatized, pissed off kids at each other's throats, but still managing to work together.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes interesting characters, not mythology, or even a thrilling plot. The mythology doesn't make sense and, while there is lots of violence, the plot so far seems to exist just to torture our four "heroes." I am still enjoying the hell out of it, though. ...more
Sep 13, 2012 Lindsical rated it really liked it
EDIT: Reading the series again as an adult. The last time I did I believe I was in early college.
Everworld is one of my favorite series out there and I think it still will be though I can review it now from a different perspective.
The first book, Search for Senna, is quite a lot of set up. Characters, plot, Everworld itself. Why was Senna taken? Why did all four teenagers, April, David, Christopher, and Jalil, get dragged along? Why are there Vikings, unicorns, and Aztecs all in the same EDIT: Reading the series again as an adult. The last time I did I believe I was in early college.
The first book, Search for Senna, is quite a lot of set up. Characters, plot, Everworld itself. Why was Senna taken? Why did all four teenagers, April, David, Christopher, and Jalil, get dragged along? Why are there Vikings, unicorns, and Aztecs all in the same world? Not to mention some weird insect alien called the Hetwan.
It's intriguing enough, but the first book was never my favorite.
The kids are a little more irritating than I remember them. Maybe because I'm older and more cynical? Or because I'm half their age now rather than when I was their age and my perspective and mindset have changed.
My biggest thing with this story is how the teenagers are portrayed. I feel like YA authors never write teenagers true to their age. At least they never write them as any teenagers I've ever met.
I love the mythology, Vikings, and adventure. Kids surviving against all odds are always my guilty pleasure books. And Everworld delivers in that department.
Everworld is a fantastic series for any mythology enthusiast. Applegate includes myths and lore from several different countries including Ireland, Africa, Aztec, and Great Britain along with he more common Norse, Greek, and Roman.
Applegate writes with a superb knowledge level of these legends as well as humor and non-stop adventuring! I rated it a 4 because any series that I've read multiple times deserves a decent rating.
This first book is a lot of fun while it introduces you to the characters, plot, and Everworld itself. It's also fun beginning with Norse mythology! ...more
Sep 22, 2016 Melany rated it liked it
Shelves: books-reviewed, own, 2016, read-e-book
This wasn't great but I liked it. The writing wasn't great and the world and story was confusing, but I liked the character.
The writing was really chopping and there wasn't any good description, the dialogue good for the most part (until the vikings started speaking). I also feel that there need to be a lot more word building. There is a very complex world being set up but the reader is not given anyway near enough information to really understand, but I do think that is because the book is so This wasn't great but I liked it. The writing wasn't great and the world and story was confusing, but I liked the character.
The writing was really chopping and there wasn't any good description, the dialogue good for the most part (until the vikings started speaking). I also feel that there need to be a lot more word building. There is a very complex world being set up but the reader is not given anyway near enough information to really understand, but I do think that is because the book is so short.
I thought that each of the 4 main character were different from each other and for the most part interesting. I like that April was the one to always comes prepared, Jalil is the brains of the outfit, Christopher the comic relief and David was the "leader" (kinda). I liked Chris and Jalil the most because unlike David they didn't get overwhelmed, they try to deal with what was happening and tried to rationalize it (Jalil) or make light of it (Christopher). But the thing I did really like about David was that the author shows that you don't need to be fearless to be brave. There a situation where David is be threaten (view spoiler)[ by Loki by the norse god of mischief (hide spoiler)] and he wets himself. David is utterly humiliated but in the next moment he take advantage of of an opportunity to set his friend and himself free from captivity, in short he acted bravely. I liked that bravery isn't about showing that your aren't scared, but instead acting when you are.
I think this series has a lot of potential so I will be reading the next book (view spoiler)[ I need to find out what's up with Senna. Is she working for Loki? Is she a witch? Can she see the future? (hide spoiler)]
Aug 07, 2019 Erin rated it liked it
Shelves: ya, fantasy, fantasy-portal
Let me just start off by saying this: this series has a lot of stuff that I like.
First of all, there's the whole kitchen sink massive mythology crossover. As a concept, Everworld—that place where all of the pagan pantheons and a couple of alien ones besides retreated when they left our world—is a pretty sweet bit of worldbuilding, and really, where else are you going to get to see the Vikings gearing up for a war against the Aztecs?
For another thing, it's a refreshingly realistic take on the Let me just start off by saying this: this series has a lot of stuff that I like.
For another thing, it's a refreshingly realistic take on the portal fantasy that features an ordinary kid (or in this case, a group of ordinary kids) getting swept away into a medieval fantasy world. It's not fun. It's not glorious. It's not a magical adventure. From the first second, they're in deep shit and in way over their heads. It's only thanks to pure dumb luck and possibly some outside intervention that they even survive their first day. They're cold, they're hungry, they're filthy, they're exhausted, they're terrified, they're in pain, and literally the only thing they want to do is get back to their boring, mundane lives in the nice comfortable modern world with all of its nice food and soap and medicine and indoor plumbing.
Even in the face of their complete unsuitability to survive in this world, though, they make good use of the skills and resources they do have. April's experience in singing and acting saves their asses more than once, and I remember that Jalil's intelligence and logical thinking come into play later on in the series.
Probably the high point of the book is the argument between David and April, who offer up two different viewpoints regarding life in Everworld vs. life on Earth. I love how April calls out his toxic masculinity, and tears into the notion that the only way to truly be a man is to fight and kill and make life miserable for someone else:
"What is it with you guys? Is it the testosterone? You know, David, it's the dawn of the twenty-first century, and you live in the richest, most powerful nation on Earth where there's almost no one starving and no one enslaved and no one invading to murder and pillage and rape. And finally, finally, after thousands of years of men slaughtering men, women, and children over nonsense, we have a few places on Earth where there's a little peace, a little decency. A few places where most people get to be born and live their lives without total horror being rained down on them, and your reaction is, 'This has to stop!'"
Then again, I also enjoyed David's thought process on why he found his life on Earth to be so empty and meaningless:
I'd lived sixteen years' worth of shiny malls and dark school hallways and narrow houses and TV blaring and smiley face e-mail and don't do drugs, don't do sex, don't smoke, don't eat junk food, don't don't don't because your boring, boring life, your robot march from kindergarten to grammar school to junior high to high school to college to work to the condo in Florida to the grave where you'll slowly decay for all eternity, should be nothing but leafy green vegetables and happy thoughts and G-rated lyrics about puppy love.
I love how they're both right, and they're also both missing the point. Freedom from violence in and of itself does not make life meaningful, and life should be more meaningful than just an endless office drone march from A to B to C along someone else's predetermined path, but April's right that David is leaving out all of the good stuff, like family and friends and the possibility of doing work that's actually fulfilling, and that there are ways to make your own life worth living that don't involve hacking someone else to pieces. At the same time, though, it's also clear that rich, sheltered white girl April is speaking from quite the position of privilege herself: it's right there in her claims that no one in America is starving or enslaved (it's worthy of note that we've succeeded in eliminating neither poverty nor human trafficking), and that no one is invading (being invaded, however, is an entirely different story).
Another good contrasting viewpoint is offered by Jalil, who started the book pointing out that if someone had called the cops because David and Christopher were fighting, he'd probably be the one who'd get arrested, just for being a young black male who was minding his own business. As far as Jalil is concerned, that office drone job that David so disdains would actually be a perfectly good thing to aspire to, thanks (possibly because for him, that is the unattainable dream?), and while he's willing to pick up whatever weapon he has to to keep himself from getting slaughtered, he considers this battle to be none of his business and isn't interested in fighting for its own sake like David is.
All of that said, I'm still trying to figure out why this series never really clicked for me.
It's definitely not the premise, as established by everything that I said above. It can't be the writing style; after all, this is by the same author as Animorphs , which kept me engaged through fifty-four main series books plus eight tie-in bonus novels. I'm starting to think that it's because of the lack of true friendship. Animorphs had a lot of good, close interpersonal relationships, where even when the characters were driving each other up the wall it was still always clear they would throw down for each other at a moment's notice because they truly, honestly cared. This group is sticking together primarily because they have to, and their relationships with each other range from neutral to undisguised contempt. That's just not a dynamic that particularly appeals. ...more
Dec 07, 2016 Tiina rated it liked it
I used to love this series as a kid and now picked it up again, having realized that for some reason I never finished all the books. If I remember correctly, all of them are quite short and very action-packed, filled with mythology and almost horror-like descriptions of cruelties. The main idea of a world full of ancient Gods of different mythologies in a war with each other is very interesting indeed, and I feel like the human characters actually do have depth, too.
The first book is more like I used to love this series as a kid and now picked it up again, having realized that for some reason I never finished all the books. If I remember correctly, all of them are quite short and very action-packed, filled with mythology and almost horror-like descriptions of cruelties. The main idea of a world full of ancient Gods of different mythologies in a war with each other is very interesting indeed, and I feel like the human characters actually do have depth, too.
The first book is more like an introduction, it shows you the main characters and introduces the Everworld and some of its main principles. Writing is far from phenomenal, but it is funny and riddled with cultural references (as a translator, I found this interesting: my brain is constantly wondering how I would translate that particular word, or that one, or that one).
All in all, I'm looking forward to continuing with this series. ...more
May 25, 2011 Katelynn rated it really liked it
Shelves: urban-fantasy, ya, rereads
I was talking with Radio2isStatic about rereading the Everworld series, since we read them way back in high school. So a quick stop off at the library later...
I have such a fondness for this series, so I suspect that will make my review here a bit biased. But then again, it has been some time since I read them.
Anyways. Book 1. Read in one day without any difficulty. And actually, it's a lot more unforgiving than I remembered. A little bit more gore, a little less pulling punches. Especially I was talking with Radio2isStatic about rereading the Everworld series, since we read them way back in high school. So a quick stop off at the library later...
Anyways. Book 1. Read in one day without any difficulty. And actually, it's a lot more unforgiving than I remembered. A little bit more gore, a little less pulling punches. Especially considering the demographic. But I was pleasantly surprised. It was still just as engaging, and I found it neat to see what exactly I remembered from the first read through all those years ago.
On to books 2 and 3! ...more
Aug 20, 2008 Swankivy rated it liked it
I started reading Everworld because it is by the same author who wrote Animorphs, which is a fantastic series. I kinda thought the concept was interesting, but it got really big really fast and there was a lot to deal with. The best thing about these books is that the characters are realistic. I loved that the guy who wanted to be such a leader--David--ended up peeing himself during a time when he wanted to be brave, and was very ashamed.
Nov 08, 2016 Mariah Bozzell rated it really liked it
Shelves: books-in-my-house
I read these as a young teen and I've dreamed of Everworld ever since. Now I'm in my 30s and decided on a reread. I'm not disappointed. It's definitely written for the tween and teen crowd, but it hits some very real points about humanity and human nature. Plus I'm a sucker for modernization of the old gods.
Jan 19, 2014 Unspeakablehorror rated it it was ok
Shelves: fantasy
I just couldn't get into Everworld. The main characters just seemed too cynical and unlikable to me. Got some really weird fantasy stuff, if I recall, which I found kind of interesting, though. It's been a long time since I read these, so I only remember a bit of them.
Sep 11, 2016 Madeleine rated it liked it
Shelves: popsugar-2016
Quite a trip down memory lane...
Jun 26, 2010 Barbara ★ rated it did not like it
Shelves: paranormal-misc, zzcover-black, young-adult, read-2011, fantasy-sci-fi
Totally ridiculous and beyond stupid. And to think it is a series with 12 books. Who is reading this crap and why?
Jan 20, 2010 Christian Mercado added it
twas a good read.read it
Sep 03, 2019 Kailey (BooksforMKs) rated it liked it
David has just started dating Senna, a beautiful but strange girl at his school. When she is sucked into another world, David along with Senna's sister and friends are dragged along, waking up in another universe where gods, ancient tribes, and mythic creatures do battle. David has sworn to do anything to rescue Senna, but they have to find her first.
I really loved the crisp writing style of this book. Every sentence is concise and powerful, never wasting words, and describing entire David has just started dating Senna, a beautiful but strange girl at his school. When she is sucked into another world, David along with Senna's sister and friends are dragged along, waking up in another universe where gods, ancient tribes, and mythic creatures do battle. David has sworn to do anything to rescue Senna, but they have to find her first.
I really loved the crisp writing style of this book. Every sentence is concise and powerful, never wasting words, and describing entire civilizations with just a paragraph or two. The writing is quite vivid, and I enjoyed the frantic energy of the pacing.
The world-building is just a mish-mash of different ancient civilizations thrown together in an alternate universe, Egyptians, Aztecs, Greeks, Vikings, etc... It's not exactly original, but it works fine for the story.
I was really interested in the memorable characters, and enjoyed gradually getting to know them better. David, wanting to prove himself, and show the world that he is courageous and strong, desperate to be a hero. Senna, the mysterious, cold-hearted beauty with a mystical secret. Senna's sister, April, clever and quick-witted, with a resilience and humor that keeps everyone else calm when things go wrong. The ex-boyfriend, Christopher, the funny guy, known for being a clown, but not exactly brimming with useful ideas. And Jalil, the brain of the group, whose thoughts are racing three steps ahead of everyone else.
The book ends on a terrible cliffhanger, right as they are all about to die in battle against an ancient god. Even so, I'm not sure that I am invested in the story enough to continue reading the rest of the series. I just don't care enough about the characters to keep reading. It's a good story and I liked it, but I don't think I want to invest more time and energy into this series.
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Fantasy book about teens who go to sleep and wake up in another world and then go back to regular earth when they sleep in the other universe. [s] 6 28 Jun 24, 2019 02:45PM
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. 90s Fantasy teen/young adult book, a group of teens wake in a different world when they fall asleep. [s] 4 22 Jun 28, 2018 04:10PM
YA Buddy Readers'...: Search for Senna by Katherine Applegate Starting September 21, 2016 7 14 Sep 22, 2016 04:42PM
ENG 580 Spring 2014: Choice book #8 1 2 May 05, 2014 09:30AM
Leifheit/Riggs/Mo...: book review 1 5 Dec 15, 2012 01:19PM
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About Katherine Applegate
Katherine Applegate is the author of The One and Only Ivan, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal. Her novel Crenshaw spent over twenty weeks on the New York Times children's bestseller list, and her first middle-grade stand-alone novel, the award-winning Home of the Brave, continues to be included on state reading lists, summer reading lists, and class reading lists.
Katherine has written three picture Katherine Applegate is the author of The One and Only Ivan, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal. Her novel Crenshaw spent over twenty weeks on the New York Times children's bestseller list, and her first middle-grade stand-alone novel, the award-winning Home of the Brave, continues to be included on state reading lists, summer reading lists, and class reading lists.
Katherine has written three picture books: The Buffalo Storm; The Remarkable True Story of Ivan, the Shopping Mall Gorilla (often used as a companion book to The One and Only Ivan for younger readers); and Sometimes You Fly (publishing in spring, 2018). For beginning readers, Katherine wrote Roscoe Riley Rules, a seven-book series.
With her husband, Michael Grant, Katherine co-wrote Animorphs, a long-running series that has sold over 35 million books worldwide.
Katherine lives in Marin County, California, with her family and assorted pets. ...more
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Rihanna Pays Homage to Jamaican Culture in Dancehall Inspired 'Work' Video
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