Edens Everdark, Karen Strong
Edens Everdark, Karen Strong
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Eden's Everdark

Author: Karen Strong

Narrator: Tovah Ott

Unabridged: 6 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/06/2022


Synopsis

Hailed by Newbery winner Kelly Barnhill as “stunning, moving, and marvelously strange,” this tale of a young girl who stumbles into a magical realm ruled by a wicked witch is a haunting and ultimately uplifting middle grade novel about grief, family, and decades-old magic.

Still grieving the loss of her mother, Eden visits Safina Island, her ancestral home, as a healing balm. But when she discovers an old sketchbook that belonged to her mother, she’s haunted by the images she sees drawn there. A creepy mansion covered with roots and leaves. A monstrous dog with dagger-sharp teeth. And a tall woman with wind-blown hair and long, sharp nails who is as beautiful as she is terrifying.

Days later, exploring the island alone, Eden follows a black cat through a rift in the bright day. She stumbles into Everdark, a parallel world where the sun never rises, where spirits linger between death and the afterlife, and where everything from her mother’s drawings is all too real—especially the Witch of Everdark, who wants to make Eden her eternal daughter.

Can Eden find a way to defeat the witch’s magic? Or will she remain trapped in Everdark forever?

About Karen Strong

Born and raised in the rural South, Karen Strong spent most of her childhood wandering the woods, meadows, and gardens on her grandmother’s land. She developed a deep adoration of books from her weekly visits to the public library. A graduate of the University of Georgia, she is an advocate of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). An avid lover of strong coffee, yellow flowers, and night skies, Karen currently lives in Atlanta. You can find her online at Karen-Strong.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nafiza on November 22, 2021

I read an early copy of this and it was FANTASTIC. You all need to put it on your TBRs.......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader on December 01, 2022

This is a fantasy that explores grief and connecting to your heritage. I really liked the family aspect of this and was hoping to see more of the present day island. I thought the world of Everdark was interesting though the nature of the world allowed the story to be a little repetitive.......more

Goodreads review by Erica on August 04, 2022

What a treasure! I was immediately enthralled with this book – from the cover, to the first page, all the way through to the end. It hooked me and kept me wanting more. At its heart, this is a book about grief and how hard it is to escape. But it is also a book that celebrates the beauty of family an......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on September 28, 2022

I subjected this to the hardest challenge a book can face, and it passed-I read it, engrossed and emotionally invested, while my car was failing inspection and The Price is Right was blaring overhead.......more

Goodreads review by Palatine on October 13, 2022

After her mother’s death, Eden and her father visit Safina Island, her mother’s childhood home. During her first day on the island, she finds her mother's old sketchbook, filled with haunting images. Days later, Eden follows a black cat into the forest, and stumbles into the world of Everdark, which......more


Quotes

"Ott voices Eden with a soft wistfulness that grows into strength as Eden finds power within herself. Ott doesn’t hold back on bringing the darkness and horror of this story into her vocal performance. Her creepy tone will wring genuine chills from listeners as Eden learns of the tragedies that lay the foundations for the nightmare world of Everdark and struggles to escape before it’s too late."