The story has an interesting idea with some inspiration from jane eyre at the start and in the name of the one of the characters but it just doesnt work and the relationship between. The main characters of this young adult, fantasy story are sebastian, sarah parker. Gillian shields is the author of immortal, betrayal, and eternal, the first books. After studying in cambridge, london, and paris, she became a teacher. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Immortal welcome to wyldcliffe, the place that haunts my present, my past, and my future. This weeks covers has less going on than the last two, but it still has some aspects that can be talked about. The immortal community note includes chapterbychapter summary and. Gillian s love of books led her to read english at st. Twodimensional characters, overheated dialogue and a mishmash of predictable plotting. Especially the character sebastian, he was introduced by him running into evie the main character while he was riding a horse. However, when it comes to characters, shields didnt excel for me. Immortal by gillian shields is a fantasy ya novel focused on witches.
Gillian shieds this book sounded really promising and for the most part it was but it started getting really unrealistic towards the end. When evie johnson is torn from her home near the sea to become the newest scholarship student, strict teachers, snobbish students, and the oppressive atmosphere of wyldcliffe leave her drowning in loneliness. This third book in shields continuing supernatural series immortal, 2009, etc. Immortal immortal, book 1 by gillian shields book cover, description, publication history. Hodgson burnett when the news of her fathers death hits home to shirley temples character, sarah. I was expecting a lot more and thought i would be able to finish the whole book without problem. Buy a cheap copy of immortal book by gillian shields. Immortal by gillian shields book summary most popular. In the novel immortal by gillian shields, evelyn evie johnson arrives at a boarding school convinced that she didnt need anyone. Immortal, by gillian shields, is a disappointing wuthering heights wannabe whose plot so closely mimics libba brays a great and terrible beauty, that it begs comparison. The immortals, by james gunn, the inspiration of the television series the immortal immortality, inc. When evie johnson is torn away from her home by the sea to become the newest scholarship student, she is more isolated than she could have dreamed.
Had no choice but to come to boarding school due to circumstances at home. When i picked up immortal, by gillian shields, i was expecting a fun historical romance. Evie johnson, a mysterious girl named helen, a friendly girl named sarah, a mean girl named celeste, and a strange boy named sebastian. Gillian shields s writing was so addictive i could barely put the novel down. Immortal is about evie johnson a teen who lives with her grandmother, frankie, because dad is a deployed soldier and mom died when evie when was younger. It had a good premise about a girl who is sent to strange and haunting private school wyldcliffe and meets mysterious boy. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The summary of the immortal got me really excited about the book, but overall, i was honestly disappointed. She tends to make the decisions in the book that i probably would have done if i was in the same situation. Immortal audiobook by gillian shields 9780062014290 rakuten. Immortal is a young adult novel by british author and teacher gillian shields.
Wyldcliffe abbey school for young ladies, housed in a gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. See all books authored by gillian shields, including immortal, and betrayal, and more on. This cover also gives off some aspects of the story through the graphics being displayed on it. But the writing is poor, the characters onedimensional and the. There are also the mean girls, especially on, the queen bee, who is nothing but mean to everyone. Listen to immortal by gillian shields available from rakuten kobo. Immortal immortal, book 1 by gillian shields fantastic fiction.
After all, the author says that she was inspired by the bronte sisters. The cast i pictured in my head for immortal and betrayal both by gillian shields. Welcome to wyldcliffe, the place that haunts my present, my past, and my future. Gillian shields was born and brought up in yorkshire, in the north of england. Strict teachers, snobbish students, and the oppressive atmosphere of wyldcliffe leave evie drowning in.
When evie johnson is torn away from her home by the sea to. When evie johnson is torn away from her home by the sea to become the newest scholarship. The title of this book is betrayal immortal and it was written by gillian shields. I really like the way the story is being set up and how the different characters are being introduced. However, as the story moves on and evie becomes hopelessly entangled in a confusing web of lies, secrets, and mysteries, she realizes. This time our heroine is sarah fitzalan, the dependable, faithful friend to evie and helen, her sisters in the mystic way. Immortal series, book 1 by gillian shields overview wyldcliffe abbey school for young ladies, housed in a gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. Powtoon gives you everything you need to easily make professional videos and presentations that your clients, colleagues, and friends will love. Buy the paperback book immortal by gillian shields at indigo. Immortal by gillian shields 4 wyldcliffe abbey school for young ladies, housed in a gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. Gillian shields never disappoints when it comes to the immortal series and i will be the first to admit when i saw eternal i thought it was a continuation of evies storyhow her life would be now that sebastian is no longer part of it, upon later research noticed that it was written from the perspective of sarah. I didnt particularly enjoy brays book because of the unlikable girls, but i did find some pleasure and wit between its covers and the audio. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 360 pages and is available in hardcover format.
For an introductory novel to a series i felt it could have been much better but it does have a lot of potential. Gillian shields books list of books by author gillian. Gillian shields never disappoints when it comes to the immortal series and i will be the first to admit when i saw eternal i thought it was a continuation of evies storyhow her life would be now that sebastian is no longer part of it, upon later research noticed that it. The first edition of the novel was published in january 17th 2009, and was written by gillian shields. Together they set out to find out more about this and discover that the girl from evies visions is agnes and that she is her ancestor. It is the first book in the immortal series, introducing the character of evie johnson, a teenage girl shipped to an elite boarding school who soon finds that there are supernatural forces tying her to a certain boy there. Gillian shields immortal is about evie johnson a teen who lives with her grandmother, frankie, because dad is a deployed soldier and mom died when evie when was younger. All is well until frankie falls ill and evie has nowhere to go until dad gets her a scholarship to wyldcliffe abbey. All is well until frankie falls ill and evie has nowhere to go until dad gets her a scholarship to wyldcliffe abbey, a boarding school for rich stuckup girls.
Decode by paramore immortal by gillian shields theme charaters. Pdf immortal book by gillian shields free download 360. To begin with, the book cover gives off an aura of. She also finds a picture from a boy that was connected to agnes at that time, a boy named sebastian, and he looks exactly like evies sebastian. I love how the book goes back and forth from the present to the past, that is how some characters are described. Plot evie johnson is a girl whose father goes off in the military and sends her to a schol for girls. Wyldcliffe abbey school for young ladies is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. I cant decide if its the story thats at fault, the narrator, or both.
Immortal is a stunning modern gothic thriller with rock solid characters and a beautifully toned narrator. Lisa mcmann this was a quick read but it was just okay. I knew and understood agnes better than any of the other characters and she. Evie, a motherless and lonely scholarship student at the very posh wyldcliffe abbey school for young ladies somewhere on unspecified moors of england, pursues a furtive and resolutely chaste latenight romance with sebastian, whose good looks, dark moods, manipulative behavior and anachronistic speech will remind readers of twilights edward cullen. This week new cover is immortal by gillian shields.
Immortal was a great book filled with many elements and quirky characters to keep the reader enticed. Gillian shields is the author of immortal, betrayal, and eternal, the first books about the sisterhood of the mystic way, as well as many other books for young readers. It was published by katherine tegen books and has a total of 368 pages in the book. Immortal by gillian shields by emmalee wildridge on prezi. An english boarding school for girls in the faraway moors. With good and evil witches covens, an ancient stonehengelike circle, a magically sealed attic room, an abbey turned school and romance both natural and supernatural, the author does her best to include every convention of the genre. The main character of the book immortal is evie johnson. Free download or read online immortal pdf epub book.
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