The central character in the story is Jules Ember, Jules was once happy at Everless, the daughter of the blacksmith she grew up friends with one of the Gerling brothers but then there was an accident and Jules and her father were forced out of Everless, left to try and make ends meet to pay their taxes. Meanwhile the wealthy collect the coins, they get to live for centuries, it’s easy when you can dissolve a year in your tea whenever you feel like it! Wealthy families such as the Gerlings who live at Everless. The only currency in the land the poor pay their debts with them, and if you can’t afford it, don’t worry just pop round to your time lender and he’ll extract a week or two, whatever you need to pay your rent. The premise of Everless intrigued me so I requested it on NetGalley and was lucky enough to be given a copy to read and I am so pleased I did! In Sempera time is money, quite literally, in ancient times a way to remove time from a person’s blood and bind it to iron coins was discovered. But then I was told to read Gilded Cage and I discovered actually maybe I am a bit of a fantasy fan after all! I loved Harry Potter as a child – and still do – but I didn’t get on at all with The Hobbit, I’ve never read or watched Game Of Thrones or Discworld. I never really thought of myself as a fantasy fan. But the web of secrets at Everless stretches beyond her desire, and the truths Jules must uncover will change her life for ever … and possibly the future of time itself. There, Jules encounters danger and temptation in the guise of the Gerling heir, Roan, who is soon to be married. To stop him from draining himself to clear their debts, Jules takes a job at Everless, the grand estate of the cruel Gerling family. Jules and her father are behind on their rent and low on hours. The rich live for centuries the poor bleed themselves dry. Ever since the age of alchemy and sorcery, hours, days and years have been extracted from blood and bound to iron coins.
In the land of Sempera, the rich control everything – even time.
Packed with danger, temptation and desire – a perfect read for fans of The Red Queen. This book was received from the publisher in return for an honest review
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