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Ever the Hunted: Ever the Outcast - Ever the Brave

Written by Erin Summerill

Narrated by Helen Johns

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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Seventeen year-old Britta Flannery is at ease only in the woods with her dagger and bow. She spends her days tracking criminals alongside her father, a legendary bounty hunter — that is, until her father is murdered. The alleged killer is none other than Cohen McKay, her father’s former apprentice. The only friend she’s ever known. The boy she once loved who broke her heart.

She must go on a dangerous quest in a world of warring kingdoms, mad kings, and dark magic to find the real killer. But Britta wields more power than she knows. And soon she will learn what has always made her different will make her a force to be reckoned with.

©2016 Erin Summerill (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC

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Release dateDec 27, 2016
ISBN9781520032078
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Ever the Hunted: Ever the Outcast - Ever the Brave
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Erin Summerill

Erin Summerill was born in England. After spending years bouncing between Air Force bases in Hawaii, England, and California, her family finally settled down in Utah. When she doesn't have her nose in a book, she's busy chasing after her four kids, two dogs, one cat, and five chickens.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This is a very solid book with above par writing, a decent plotline and characters you can get behind. My main gripe was the sloooow pacing at times (typical for a traveling yarn) and the confusing romance. "I love you but you don't love me but then you love me and now you don't again and in the end I'm not sure how I feel now GRRRRR!!!!! The few major plot twists were pretty easily sussed out and the ending was weird but still satisfying in its own way. I will most likely check out book #2 from the library but I'm not compelled to do so anytime soon.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    3.5/5 stars
    This was really entertaining, if not a little full of tropes and more focused on the romance than the fate of the two countries involved.

    I quite enjoyed the first 100 pages, and then the love interest shows up and I just couldn't. The main character was so noodle-y. Her back and forth was so annoying. I liked Britta as a character, except her inability to see her worth was just frustrating. When she described her appearance, I was like oh god, here it comes, the "I'm too plain for him to love me" trope. I just put the book down for an hour.

    The plot was really quite interesting, I liked how the search for her father's killer turned into something more, and this helped with the world building and explanation of the magic system. I liked how we learned about the magic as Britta did and there was no huge info dump. I'd like to see more and have some more explanation, but I assume that will come in the next novel. I'm excited to see how the war is resolved and how it all plays out.

    The writing was decent, it wasn't the best, it wasn't the worst. It flowed quite well, the story was well paced, and I wanted to keep reading (about the plot). It was also quite easy to read, and the amount of description was just right.

    The use of common YA Fantasy tropes was what makes this not quite a 4 star book for me. I've read so many books in this genre, that I find them quite tiresome. It wasn't wholly original, yet I still quite enjoyed Enat as a character, the kingdoms we were introduced to, and the magic system

    Overall, quite an enjoyable read, and I will pick up the next book when it comes out!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This one was another meh fantasy book for me... Picture all of the YA cliche plots and mash them together and you’d have this book. While I loved many aspects of it, the pace and timeline killed the experience. It felt extremely drug out and a bit redundant. It was woods, woods, water, mixed emotions, woods, and then a jumble of crazy twists. The crazy was good, but the rest, not so much. I like slow burn romances, but this one was so hot and cold that it became annoying. Is it bad that I wanted something to happen with Leif? I needed excitement and lure, I needed that fantasy feel laced with magic.

    While most of the book was pretty plain, there were some redeeming parts. I really loved the introduction of Grandma and I enjoyed that a fierce heroine was the glue to the story. The writing did get better as the book progressed so I think there is a strong potential for a good sequel. I’m just not sure I’ll be eager to read it.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    ever_the_hunted_finalSeventeen year-old Britta Flannery is at ease only in the woods with her dagger and bow. She spends her days tracking criminals alongside her father, the legendary bounty hunter for the King of Malam—that is, until her father is murdered. Now outcast and alone and having no rights to her father’s land or inheritance, she seeks refuge where she feels most safe: the Ever Woods. When Britta is caught poaching by the royal guard, instead of facing the noose she is offered a deal: her freedom in exchange for her father’s killer.However, it’s not so simple.The alleged killer is none other than Cohen McKay, her father’s former apprentice. The only friend she’s ever known. The boy she once loved who broke her heart. She must go on a dangerous quest in a world of warring kingdoms, mad kings, and dark magic to find the real killer. But Britta wields more power than she knows. And soon she will learn what has always made her different will make her a daunting and dangerous force. (Plot written by Goodreads.)This cover caught my attention when I was looking at books there were going to be coming out in 2017 . The cover as you can see is absolutely gorgeous .I liked this book because of the archery aspect and the main characters strong ability with a bow and arrow . The way that this book represented a mystery with Britta trying to find her fathers killer and the boy who she grew up with who was her only friend added depth and intrigue to the story . I liked the flow and smoothness and the way this book reads .There are multiple twists and turns to this book that thankfully all of them made sense and worked well together .The ending was satisfying though it felt a little rushed . I was aggravated with the romantic tension between Cohan and Britta the author gave them a background that made the tension work but it was just too much in this story I wanted more adventure and action and archery and less romance .It was frustrating when Britta would get mad at Cohen for something and she was justified in being upset and then the author made Cohen walk over to her and all her anger melts away . It didn't feel realistic as soon as I was sympathizing with Britta and being emotionally invested in why she was upset and agreeing with her the author would take that away so I just felt disappointed in the argument and felt it was put there for the sake of building up more romantic tension between them . I wanted Britta to have more substance and headstrong thoughts of her own not her thinking how handsome Cohen was every other sentence .Britta did redeem herself in my eyes at the end but I was disappointed in her overall .Its been said many times and many ways and its not Merry Christmas don't judge a book by its pretty cover you think I would have learned by now . I give it 3 1/2 -4 stars ,it would have been 5 if not for the romance thing .
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    There's a plot here, but the real draw is the fascinating and complex relationship between Britta and Cohen. In so many romances, you have ice and fire pairings like this: people who are drawn to each other and who love each other, but who also just seem bad for each other. But in Erin's book, I feel like the book actually acknowledges some of the problematic elements here. The book is about Britta struggling to accept her love for this guy who on one level claims to respect and value her (as few others in her country do), but who on the other hand doesn't really seem to trust her. It's a tough one, and there are no easy answers here (though maybe there will be in the sequels).

    (I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review)
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    There was a lot involved in EVER THE HUNTED, but Erin Summerill did a great job of setting up the world and pacing out the action. Britta is only seventeen, but she appeared older to me. I found her to be strong, a little willful, and very determined. I won't go into explanations for fear of spoilers, but Britta experiences a lot of loss in EVER THE HUNTED. I'm not sure how she functioned for half of it, but she is a fighter and did a great job of keeping her head in the game that she was forced to play. Cohen was extremely easy to like after you got to know him and he added a lot to the storyline. Their relationship isn't easy and there is a lot of history, but they worked well together and you can't help but root for them. I have a tiny complaint. There seem to be a love triangle coming and after everything Cohen and Britta went through, I'm not sure how much I will be able to connect to a new love interest if it is indeed going to happen.The world building was great. Every scene and location was set up in a way that had me lost in every bit of it. I didn't want to stop reading for fear of losing the flow. The different kingdoms that makes up the world were both interesting and the conflicts that they were facing were easy to understand. EVER THE BRAVE is already on my wishlist and I look forward to seeing how the story ends. I gave it 4/5 stars* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Enthralling fantasy that you won’t soon forget! This is quite possibly my favorite book this year and I would highly recommend it to everyone!!!Opening Sentence: To survive these woods, a man has to be strong as the trees, Papa had said.The Review:Britta has spent her entire life tagging along with her father who was a talented bounty hunter for the King! He taught her how to hunt, track and fight. It was just the two of them so when her father was murdered she was left with nothing and no one to turn to. If she wants to avoid dying of starvation she will have to poach on the kings land, an offense punishable by death! When she is caught by the kings guards she fears her demise is inevitable, but she is offered a deal. If she will agree to hunt down her fathers killer she will be forgiven for all her crimes and given the ownership of her father’s property! The only problem is the alleged killer is her one and only friend.Cohen was her father’ s apprentice and Britta fancied herself in love with him. But when she told him how she felt he left and never came back! How could he have killed her father? They were like a family to each other. As she journeys to find the real killer she learns much about herself, and about the special abilities she has locked inside of herself!Britta was such a beautifully crafted character and I instantly connected with her. She is smart, resourceful, witty, sweet, and very stubborn! For her entire life she had been shunned because of her heritage and that has forced her to become a very untrusting person. Once her father died she had no one to turn to but she refused to give up even though her situation seemed impossible! She has so much determination and it was a very admirable trait. In so many aspects of her life she has felt unworthy, but I loved watching her slowly gain a sense of confidence! She was always strong but as the story progresses she really grows into her own. I loved her character and I am so excited to see where her story leads next!Cohen is such a dreamy guy, just thinking about him puts a smile on my face (I am literally smiling right now)! He is sweet, charming, intelligent, and loyal! I love how dedicated he was to his family. He worked so hard to better his situation and I really admire that. He also has a very stubborn streak but I loved that he had flaws. It made him more realistic! His relationship with Britta is very hot and cold, which generally I’m not a fan of, but it worked for them. The tension between them is great and the way their relationship develops is perfection! I have always been a huge sucker for best friend romances and their relationship is an ideal example of it!! Cohen pretty much had me at hello and I just fell more and more in love with him as the story progresses!Ever the Hunted is an epic high fantasy that immediately captured my heart. From the first page I was hooked and I literally didn’t want the story to end because I was enjoying it so much! The pacing was spot on and there was never a dull moment. The romance was adorable and written so well! The plot was intense and full of great twists. The characters were so well rounded and I loved all of them. The writing was gorgeous and the ending left me satisfied but still dying for more! If you can’t tell by all my flailing, I LOVED this book and would highly recommend it! If you are a high fantasy fan this is a must read!!!!Notable Scene:I hear him whisper my name once more for his mouth is on mine. Oh stars. My lips are frozen beneath his as shock and logic wage war–this is everything I shouldn’t want. Still, I don’t care. He kisses me gently at first, and then not so much when my lips respond. His hands clutch me to him, the firm spread of his body presses against mine. I can taste the mint leaf on his lips. His tongue. Flames shoot through my limbs and bring my heart, erasing everything of thought in my head except for the sweet awareness of Cohen. Of her needy kiss.My fingers are process, tracing up his neck to twist in his hair. I’m on escapes his throat. Oh my. It’s the most alert and sound I’ve ever heard.FTC Advisory: HMH Books for Young Readers provided me with a copy of Ever the Hunted. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book was provided to me as an uncorrected digital proof by the publisher, via Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.

    Seventeen year-old Britta Flannery is at ease only in the woods with her dagger and bow. She spends her being trained to track criminals by her father, a legendary bounty hunter—that is, until her father is murdered. The alleged killer is none other than Cohen Mackay, her father’s former apprentice. The only friend she’s ever known. The boy she once loved who broke her heart. She must go on a dangerous quest in a world of warring kingdoms, mad kings, and dark magic to find the real killer. But Britta wields more power than she knows. And soon she will learn what has always made her different will make her a force to be reckoned with.

    It took me a while to get through Ever the Hunted. It’s not a bad book; I just didn’t feel terribly invested in the story until more than half-way through. I can’t put my finger on it, but something about the relationship between Britta and Cohen left me cold. I don’t like Cohen, perhaps because of his domineering attitude. There was never a feeling of anticipation in regard to their relationship, just a bland inevitability. Like I said, it’s not a bad book; there were scenes that made me cheer and others that nearly made me cry. The world-building is adequate, and secondary characters, such as Enat and Tomas are well-written. The book ended on something of a cliffhanger, but not in such a way that I feel manipulated into reading the next book in the series. I may read the sequel, as the ending did intrigue me. If I do, I hope for more actual magic to occur, rather than just being talked about. I would recommend this book to teenagers who enjoy fantasy novels involving a quest.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    The theme of early 2017 seems to be reading books I’ve hyped myself up for only to be grossly disappointed once I read them. When I saw Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill I instantly wanted it. The cover was absolutely gorgeous, it was a fantasy novel, and the main character was a girl with a bow. That was enough for me. I was so sold!Then I read the book. And… Well, let’s just say I wasn’t impressed.Britta Flannery is a hunter and tracker, trained by her father, the king’s best bounty hunter. When her father is murdered, her lands seized, and Britta caught poaching things look dire. But she’ll be given freedom and her father’s lands if she manages to catch her father’s killer. The only suspect is Cohen, her father’s former apprentice, Britta’s only friend, and the boy she loves.The first thing that caught my attention with this book was the cover. This is probably one of the most beautiful book covers of 2016. It’s all silver, white and gold filigree that just oozes a beautiful fantasy setting. The book is also a quick read. I didn’t feel like I’d read nearly 400 pages, but I had. The prose itself flows fairly well as well.The rest of the book? Well, it goes from trope-filled to downright problematic. Let me explain why.First off, we have Britta, a very skilled hunter and tracker who was taught everything she knows by her father, the best bounty hunter in the kingdom. Learning this I expected a very strong, very competent woman who could really kick some ass. What I got was an angsty teenager who liked to whine a lot. At first, I was honestly unfazed about this. Her father was murdered and she nearly starved to death following the mourning protocols of the country. I fully expected this aspect of her to change as the story progressed. But the character development I was waiting for as she continued on her quest and healed from her father’s death never actually came.To be honest, it wasn’t until I hit more than seventy five percent into the novel that I realized Britta was supposed to be two weeks away from her eighteenth birthday. Why? Because she acts very immature. Not only that, but it didn’t feel like she was probably nearing the end of her training with her father.This is one of the things I found the most problematic early on. Britta is supposed to be one of the best trackers and hunters in the kingdom. Everyone respects her ability. She’s known as one of the best. Except more often than not she misses the tracks she’s looking for. This happens a lot in the book, from beginning to end. I’m not sure why Britta is touted as a great hunter and tracker. She very frequently misses the signs she’s looking for and she doesn’t actually use her bow that much. There was no real evidence she was actually very good at her job.Beyond having no visible skill in hunting or tracking past what the author tells us, Britta is dumb as a rock. She can’t see the obvious, even when it’s right in front of her. Despite being nearly eighteen she’s incredibly naïve. She’s whiny. She faints and cries a decent amount. I must admit that one of the ‘villain’ characters was correct when he referred to Britta as a “weepy girl”. Nothing about Britta makes me want to root for her. The only thing she makes me feel is the uncontrollable urge to smack some sense into her.[/paragraph]Speaking of hunting and tracking, this is where I first knew I was going to have some massive problems with the book. Within the opening chapters we have Britta escorted by several guards to find Cohen. How do they go about this? Sitting on horseback wandering outside the castle saying ‘Okay, track him.’ Tracking isn’t magic, and it certainly isn’t done from horseback along a major thoroughfare. It was completely unrealistic and immediately made me question how much background research was done prior to writing this novel.[/paragraph]Every single time something happens the reader can guess it long before Britta ever does, even if the answer is quite literally staring her in the face. This is an issue that permeates the book. The plot and characters are all very, very predictable. If you’ve read a fantasy novel before, especially a young adult fantasy novel, you know what’s going to happen next. The plot and characters are filled with tropes of the genre. Now, this isn’t always a bad thing. A book can be formulaic and still very enjoyable. After all, there is a reason writer’s today still use themes and story structures that have been around for centuries. They work. Always have and always will. This novel is not one of those. There isn’t any feeling of ‘I know what’s going to happen but it’s damn fun getting there’. It’s just stale.The world building was lacking here as well. In the novel we have two kingdoms on the brink of war. However, I struggled to find any real differences between them. One hates Channelers, the book’s version of magic users, while the other one does not. At one point it’s mentioned that one of the countries speaks in a brogue, inferring the other does not. And that’s it. I honestly cannot tell you any other cultural, artistic, or political differences between the two nations.The world of Ever the Hunted doesn’t feel like a world. It feels more like a zone in a video game. The characters get from place to place too quickly to give any sense of grand scale. One town is pretty close to another, and most of them seem to be of the same size. Things like the architecture of the buildings or the layout of the streets isn’t included, small things that often go a long way in making a fantasy world feel real.One thing I am very, very happy about is the lack of a love triangle. I’m not sure this is still going to be the case for the next book in the series with how this one ends. But this novel, at least, doesn’t have one. However, the romance included here is still awkward and unrealistic. Britta doesn’t just get angsty about Cohen. She downright agonizes over it. The majority of the time she’s more interested in either smelling Cohen or whining about him than finding her father’s killer.The plot point I was most interested in was the one we spent the least time on. I was honestly interested in the King and the plot surrounding him. After all, I was promised mad kings and dark magic in the synopsis. However, I there was very little of both. I felt as if that plot line, which was supposed to be one of the main focuses of the book was poorly fleshed out and rushed. We really didn’t get to spend any time with the king at all. Moreover, Britta never experienced any of this danger herself, merely taking Cohen’s word that something was wrong with the king. This removed all sense of danger for me and made what would otherwise be a very interesting plot feel like less of an issue than it truly was.Overall, I was massively disappointed in Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill. What had the potential to be a very good young adult fantasy novel just fell completely short of the mark. If you can push past the tropes and a whiny protagonist, you may like this novel. If you’re looking for a strong protagonist and a fully fleshed out fantasy world, you will probably want to skip this one.*I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Ever the HuntedBy Erin SummerillNarrated By Helen JohnsPublished 2016 by Dreamscape Media, LLC11 hours and 27 minutesI received a free audio copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Britta is everything I could ask for in a strong female character. She is brave, capable, and independent but she is also vulnerable, fiercely loyal, and compassionate. Britta is both a survivor and a savior. Forced into poaching the king’s wildlife for food, she is offered clemency from the king’s advisor in exchange for a favor. Trained in the skill of bounty hunting, Britta is tasked with tracking down her father’s killer which is believed to be Cohen, her father’s former apprentice and her only friend. We learn early on that Britta has supernatural abilities, but on this journey Britta discovers that she is more powerful than she knew. It is through this new found ability that she is able to save the king and prevent a war. This was a well-paced story that kept my attention the whole way through. I loved Britta and thought the author did a great job capturing the complexity of a teenage girl. As the first book in a series, this story ended with more questions than answers and I was disappointed it had to end. Needless to say, I’m looking forward to the release of the second book. This book was narrated by Helen Johns. She was the perfect choice for Britta. Her voice is youthful and warm—exactly how I imagined Britta would sound. She also has a British accent which I’ve come to expect and anticipate when listening to certain types of fantasy.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    "Ever the Hunted" is an incredible YA fantasy with a touch of romance. The story begins with Britta, starving and alone since her father was killed, hunting (poaching) for something to trade for lodging. As a person who is half Shaerdanian living in Malam, she is already ostracized by the locals who will not trade or help her and cannot inherit her father's land and/or home. Shaerdan and Malam are on the verge of war. Since she was a baby, Malam has closed its borders and made laws, for which the penalty is death, against the Channelers, women with powers to alter one aspect of nature. Britta's father, Saul, protected her to an extent as he taught her to do his job, tracking, and stealth as a bounty hunter. He also trained Cohen, who was to be an apprentice and Britta's only friend. Britta hasn't seen Cohen in a long time, as even though he said he would meet her the next day after she confessed her love for him, he never appeared or returned.Britta is captured for poaching, for which the penalty is hanging, and is offered that she would be freed and her father's house and land given to her if she hunts down her father's killer, who is believed to be Cohen. Britta reluctantly agrees and sets out to find Cohen with guards breathing down her neck. However, things are not so simple or clear as they seem and who Britta, her father, and all the characters who seemed so black and white before are gets muddied. Britta must unravel the truth before it is too late for her kingdom and those she cares about.I really loved this book. It was a bit slow moving at first as the scene is set and the characters developed, but once it really got going (about a quarter of the way through), I was completely hooked. I'm a sucker for medieval style adventures with an epic romance, and this was so well written that I was completely captured by Britta and Cohen and this whole other world. The fantasy elements felt just about perfect- they didn't overtake the book and mysteries of her father's death and kingdom's fate- but they certainly added a unique quality to the story. The romance between Britta and Cohen was incredible and I was cheering for them the whole way- there's a lot of unresolved sexual tension though (you have to withstand a lot of it, but then it makes the idea of their romance even sweeter). There are a few big twists that I didn't see coming, and I really loved following them all the way until the end.As a note, the end does have a little bit of a cliffhanger, so be forewarned. I am so sad not to have the next book of this amazing series to keep reading right now. The author has built an incredible world, and I loved every step of this amazing journey. Britta really matures throughout the story, and she is the perfect character with which to explore this unique kingdom and fantasy adventure. This book is a wonderful twisty, mystery, fantasy, romance adventure, and I can't wait to read more.Please note that I received an ARC from the publisher through netgalley. All opinions are entirely my own.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Expectations are a tricky thing. On the one hand, it is disappointing when the book seems to fall short of the story evoked by the synopsis. For me, the dramatic life of woodland survival, the past shattering of Britta's heart, even the legendary nature of her father's reputation - they all found more diluted counterparts in the actual plot.

    On the other hand...it was cool. The highlight was the narrative descriptions. Vivid and immersive, the details devoted to the natural setting - most often, trees - was surprisingly beautiful, while also not distracting from the first person point of view. Britta, silly girl, has lots of dramatic Feelings, but perhaps she'll grow.

    Moral of the story: Don't get attached to preconceptions. And the cover is gorgeous.