Time is Literally Money- "Everless" by Sara Holland

In a world where blood is time and time is currency, Jules and her father have started to run low on funds ten years after being chased out of the glamorous castle of Everless and its cushioned lifestyle. In order to get more time, Jules returns to Everless to work where others’ time is given out generously. While working in Everless, Jules begins to delve into secrets of her childhood that her father never wanted her to know about. These secrets will drag her into a past she doesn’t understand (her own) and an insidious plan for time itself.

I raced through this book. It was fast paced and before I knew it, I was three quarters of the way done with it! Even though this book went by quickly, I was able to stop for a few minutes to inquire what would happen next. I like that I was able to do that because it allowed me to stay connected to the story despite how fast I was reading.

I enjoyed that there was a contrast between the different sides of time being currency: how common people truly are drained while the Gerling family and the elite class, including the Queen, are only benefitting. In scenes that take place in villages, all you see is the taking of blood, while in Everless, everyone consumes time. During the scenes in Everless where blood is being taken, you rarely see it because the guards just drag them away. It’s scary because we never find out what happens to those characters. There are other reasons, but that would involve me revealing spoilers that I think would ruin the level of cruelty that Everless hides within its walls.

Another element that I liked was that romance wasn’t a big part of this story, it takes a bit of a backseat in this one. It’s a bit of a surprise and just pops up here and there. This leaves room for the complexity of time. The role time plays in this book is really intricate, like the work of a master seamstress.

I would definitely suggest that you guys read Everless by Sara Holland when it comes out in January 2018! It is a great story that is based in a completely new world with a whole new kind of darkness that just sneaks up on you.