my true feelings. Don't hate on me for stating my opinion. The first third was filler. It took too long to set up the premise of the book. It dragged in pacing & over-description, causing me to become bored. I almost stopped reading out of frustration . The beginning is to hook you into the story & Ever After failed in that regard. By the mid-point it was finally exciting. It wasn't until the last quarter that I was engrossed. 
 Where it did shine was Trent & Rachel. This saved it from a 3 star rating for me. Their relationship is elegant & real. Reminiscent of classic novels where one touch spoke a thousand unsaid words. The connection,bond, resonates with the reader. 
 Overall, I enjoyed it, but was slightly angry. With the end of the Hollows series near, I wanted more... more bite, action, interaction. Less talk of the mundane. Laundry lists of every day life- clothing, kitchen, jenk's pixie dust, the meat on your sandwich. I don't need to know your arm moves when you walk, because that is how we all walk. We never did find out what her outfit was that was mentioned 50 times before the final showdown. The first three chapters was just that & nothing more. I, seriously, almost put the book down because of this issue. & what a pity, because I would've missed out on the last half of the book & that isn't MY fault, but Harrison's.