Nevermore

The Never Sky Series

By: Miranda Lyn

Narrated by: Jacci Prior, Gabriel Michael

Be careful of deals made with gods in the dark…

Bargaining with the gods is never a good idea, but desperate times call for desperate measures. With the fate of all the realms in the balance, Paesha Vox has moved beyond desperate. In an attempt to save a little girl that needs her, she strikes a deal with a god and steps into a dark new world where using magic gets you killed and not blending in draws unwanted attention. With a countdown hanging over her head, she doesn’t have time to waste, but she quickly learns that allies are everything in this strange world.

When she’s forced into a pretend marriage to avoid the dungeons, her new husband promises to help her, but trust isn’t something she gives easily. She can’t tell him about her past, and he refuses to tell her any of his. But his connections and knowledge are exactly what she needs to find the Lord of the Salt, the one promised to have the path that will take her home.

Except finding him is only the first of her tasks. Around every corner lurks another god trying to draw her into more deals and new dangers that could end her life before she has a chance to fix everything. Friendships are forged, but more enemies are made.

The gods are circling, the past is calling, and sometimes, going back to the beginning of the story is exactly what’s needed.

This is a standalone story in the Never Sky series. You can read it on its own, or you can start at the beginning with Till Death. If you choose to read out of order, there may be minor spoilers.

©2024 Miranda Helmuth (P)2024 Miranda Helmuth

OBSESSED

I’m going to need 3–5 business days to recover from this one 🫠 WHAT A RIDE, Miranda!

Paired with the audiobook (DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS), narrated by Jacci Prior and Gabriel Michael, Nevermore is a hypnotic journey, intricately woven with lyrical writing that transports you to a rich, complex fantasy world.

Paesha’s journey is full of twists and turns, guaranteed to keep you glued to the pages as you try to piece together the puzzle with her. Desperate to return to Quill, Paesha reluctantly agrees to an arrangement that will keep her safe while she searches for a portal to Requiem. This arrangement, though, binds her to Thorne as his new, doting wife. While Paesha is determined to keep this role as wife in name alone, the slow-burn romance tension builds perfectly throughout the book. Dangerous meddling Gods and Goddesses play their games, deepening the mystery and adding challenges to Paesha’s journey, keeping you on edge and unsure of who’s friend or foe.

If you enjoy audiobooks, you won’t want to miss this one! Nevermore is one of the best romantasy audiobook duets I’ve ever listened to. Jacci Prior’s incredible range not only brings Paesha to life but also perfectly captures the found family around her. In moments of vulnerability, desperation, heartbreak, or joy, her performance is absolutely flawless, heightening every emotion.

Gabriel Michael’s portrayal of Thorne—balancing velvety roughness with quiet intensity—is masterful, while his playful take on Archie is just as captivating. His performance instantly draws you into the story, making every scene feel immersive.
But what truly sets this audiobook apart is the stunning musical score that enhances the already flawless duet performances. I highly, highly recommend it!

I loved every moment of Nevermore and can’t wait for Evermore to heal the slump the shock of that ending left me in.

My Soul Has Been Seen And Shattered

Wow! This book is so moving and powerful. I saw so much of myself in the FMC and that ending?!?!?!? I need the next book ASAP. Another miranda lyn masterpiece complete with beautiful music, beautiful narration (DUET!), and words tha break you. Lyrical poetic prose at it's finest ♡ Standing Ovation!

worth reading multiple times

I originally read this book when I was lucky enough to get an eARC last month and I ate it up and read it all in a day and a half but the audiobook just came out and the narrators are SO good and the book is SO good so reading it again was an easy choice. It was even better the second time around, the foreshadowing was brilliant. The ending is just so shocking, I understand why this story is spread between two books, it really needed to be but it feels like torture waiting for book two. everything Miranda Lyn writes sticks with me, but Paeshas story especially.

Wow

Amazing didn’t see that ending coming my guess we’re way off. Narrators were both amazing. Performance amazing story was pretty good dragged on a little but still enjoyed it

Take me back !!!

Didn't know that this was the 2nd book of a series; HOWEVER, it's said that you don't need to read the 1st 'still Death' to read 'Nevermore'
All I have to say is WOW! what a twist! I am SO READY for the next book that's set to come in Sept! story is so welll written & easy for follow. I fell in love with side characters just as much as the MMC & FMC.. Narration + Music was wonderful & on point. Highly recommend!! I cant wait to continue this story !

3 stars that should’ve been 5, but it’s 3

I’m going to take the time to write a coherent review because this deserves it and honestly this book was very much needed in a very long slump I’ve been in. But even so, it still grinded my gears and wasn’t perfect. Sigh… I don’t think we’ll ever get a perfect book again and that makes me really sad. Even so, this author tried and I appreciate that to no end.

I enjoyed a lot of this book, story, and characters, but oh sweet baby Jesus I hated the overdone, WAAAAY too long, descriptions of scenes for the tiniest minuscule of action(s) that nearly had me DNFing. Which was REALLY FRUSTRATING when I was caught up in a scene and would think “ok I just need to skip this part”. Seriously why the use of so much flowery language for nothing but filler?!? If the filler was a physical person, it’d look like one of the Kardashians but without photoshop or makeup. Ie completely overdone. And every single damn time it happened, it made me physically cringe and roll my eyes. ROLL MY EYES. Do you know how dumb that is? Who rolls their eyes. Me, I did, consciously too. 🙄

I love love love the FC and the way she would tease the MC was such a breath of fresh air from the typical blushing stumbling MarySue’s in every other book, so it’s an appreciated and very welcome change I desperately needed. I would get completely lost in their teasing. It was so cute and fresh.

But then you get that wordy PAGE (not even a paragraph, a full friggin page in 11 point font) that could’ve been summed up in one friggin sentence all to describe the taste of water. 😭 no matter how you word it or dump glitter on it, it’s still smelly poop. So just call it for what it is??

I literally kept yelling to an empty car in the middle of traffic on my commute to work like a crazy person to GET TO THE POINT. I’ve come to learn that this is just how the author writes, because I’ve felt the same exact way reading her other book(s). Notably the “Unmarked” series, which side note nearly put me off on this author FOREVER because that series was atrocious. One could hope and pray she hires a different editor. Preferably someone she doesn’t personally know and, you know, someone unrelated to her….. 👍 🫠

It sucks because I WANT to give this 5 stars. Shit even 4 stars because it feels like it SHOULD BE RATED HIGH. I loved the music and how it fit the scene it’s tied to. You can tell this author knows how to write and really tries to hypnotize her audience! But the distracting writing, even when mixed in with the really really good writing, just ruins it for me! 😡