Initial Impressions 12/29/12: Somewhere between four and five stars 
 The only thing holding me back from five stars was that I didn't totally fall in love with it -- but don't get me wrong. I still really enjoyed it! 
 Full review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: Let me start off by saying that thank GOODNESS I didn't throw this book under the category of "Second Book Syndrome", a phenomenon in which I read trilogies (somehow usually dystopians) and I'm just so lost in the second book. Too many times book two features the the hero and heroine after they got separated in book one and they spend all of book two on an epic quest to reunite (sound familiar?). WELL. THROUGH THE EVER NIGHT does have some of those elements but at the same time, it was so entirely different from the typical Book Two. 
 I'm so happy with the way that the book went. We were already familiar with the characters, with the setting, and with the conflicts at hand. In TtEN, I really got to know the characters even better, specifically Aria. She's toughened up quite a bit and I really liked the new take-charge attitude that she has. 
 Of course I LOVE that we got to see more of Roar. I think he's one of the most dynamic characters in this series and I really enjoyed hearing more about him and his past. I actually like him more than I like Perry! He's so lively and just plain likable that I've found myself connecting with him as a character much more than I ever connected with Perry. 
 TtEN is full of action and Veronica Rossi does an amazing job of giving her readers a very realistic and visual portrayal of her characters and the struggles they face. There were definitely a couple of great twists (including one very shocking moment that I actually kind of saw coming but somehow was still surprised nonetheless) as well as a lot of questions answered which was really nice! Too many times I feel like more questions are introduced and we just get more of a mystery going on, but TtEN gives us even more history, specifically from Roar and Liv. I haven't read the Roar and Liv novella yet either and now I'm even more curious to read it. 
 Another thing I could say is that since we spend so much time in the Tides and the "outside" world, I almost felt like THROUGH THE EVER NIGHT had an overall epic fantasy feel to it more so than a dystopian feel. Now that we're past most of our time in Reverie, it's lost a little sci-fi and gained a little more fantasy. The thought didn't even cross my mind in book one, but if you're not a dystopian fan, this actually might be a good series to try! 
 I think the only complaint I have about this book isn't really much of a complaint at all -- Only that I didn't quite fall in love with it like I had hoped. I actually had a bit of this feeling with UNDER THE NEVER SKY come to think of it... I really enjoyed it quite a bit, but I was just waiting for that tiiiiny bit of something extra to make me fall in love with it.