{"id":167,"date":"2021-05-25T03:14:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T03:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itwasallafantasy.com\/?p=167"},"modified":"2021-05-25T03:14:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T03:14:40","slug":"the-second-life-of-everly-beck-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itwasallafantasy.com\/?p=167","title":{"rendered":"The Second Life of Everly Beck Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itwasallafantasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_1243-899x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181\" width=\"732\" height=\"834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itwasallafantasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_1243-899x1024.jpg 899w, https:\/\/itwasallafantasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_1243-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/itwasallafantasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_1243-768x874.jpg 768w, https:\/\/itwasallafantasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_1243-1349x1536.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/itwasallafantasy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_1243-1799x2048.jpg 1799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Second Life of Everly Beck is an incredibly sweet story of love and reincarnation. This time told from Easton&#8217;s POV, we follow his search for Beck after they have reincarnated following their deaths at the end of book 1. I usually like male POV in books but this one would have been much better as a dual POV in my opinion. Much of the mystery that made book 1 so great is missing from this one. Including Beck&#8217;s POV as well would have made the book feel more complete and enhanced the story. A quick read at only 213 pages, the additional POV wouldn&#8217;t have bogged it down but rather fleshed it out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easton&#8217;s character feels so very different this time around. Book 1 he was much more confident, always said and did the right thing, and was mature feeling where as this time around he feels way more insecure and juvenile. Of course a lot of that may be due to the situation he finds himself in. It just throws you off a bit and doesn&#8217;t quite feel like the same person. He is still terribly romantic and sweet though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good old &#8220;It&#8217;s better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved&#8221; theme is heavy throughout the book and Easton struggles with the idea that he may not have Beck&#8217;s heart this lifetime. Embracing the pain of loss because it means you loved is illustrated beautifully in multiple ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you just want a sweet romance with a touch of the supernatural, The Tethered Soul series is a great option. While book 2 wasn&#8217;t quite at the same level as book 1 was it still tugs on your heartstrings and makes you believe in a love that endures even through death. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Second Life of Everly Beck is an incredibly sweet story of love and reincarnation. 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