Everlost by Neal Shusterman reviewed by Alex H.

In Neal Shusterman’s book, Everlost, Nick and Allie don’t survive the car crash, but there souls are stuck Halfway Between life and in some sort of world called Everlost. The children are stuck in this world were you feel nothing just, you can’t see the living world clearly, but the other lost souls of children and places that have been lost forever will always be there in Everlost. Now I will take you through the journey of Everlost were you will se the horrors of death and the never ending bond of friendship.

First of we will start to explain the setting. The setting of this book is very unique it is a world where only the dead can thrive, but not just all dead things only dead children between the ages one through seventeen can live there. Everlost is placed on the earth where life is still ticking around you but the real world is blurred and when a soul tries to be a part of the living world he or she sinks to the center of the earth and can never escape. The only part of the earth were these helpless souls can walk on solid ground are spots called dead zones. Dead zones are place where people have died or a whole forest has been burnt down. The most famous dead zone in Everlost is one that the world will never forget, The Twin Towers of New York city. As many of you can see the World of Everlost has a very unique environment surrounding it.

The characters of this book are very unique, the two main characters, Nick and Allie
Die in the same car crash in the state of New York. They are dead but since they are in Everlost they do not believe there dead. Then they meet a character that has been in Everlost so long He has forgot his name. So they give him the name leaf because he likes to swing from tree to tree. Then there is the character named Marry, Marry is a leader of the Everlost children and is very kind and loving. Also on of the villains in the book is a monster that they call the Mcguil. The Mcguil is a monster creature that kidnaps lost souls and has him work on his ghost ship. The characters in Everlost are very unique that make you want to keep on reading till you finish.


I would highly recommend reading the book Everlost