The book's really awesome.I loved reading this book.Each and every character holds some charm on us which leads us towards the story.I felt really really enchanted reading it.The author's imagination and creativity must be praised.Really wonderful i must say. ( )

Roy Huff’s first Everville novel, Everville the First Pillar, combines the language of epic fantasy with prosaic modernity, and blends a complex well-crafted myth with modern-day college life. Protagonist narrator, Owen Sage, is a freshman struggling to choose clubs and classes at the start of term. But lucid dreams lead him to a very different world. Soon he, Dante, and their “other best friend Anika” are drinking coffee, studying art, and learning to sense profound mysteries in curious objects. But can they save the worlds of dream and reality? And how real are these dreams?

The writing is rich will details of life, lands, relationships, and backstory. Interlocking storylines tell the tale of a Keeper saving his world as well as Owen’s own tale—stories that combine fairly naturally by the final pages. Choices have deep, slow-growing consequences that can “transform kindness into hatred and good into evil,” and the pleasing truth, after all, is that not “everybody cheats.”

The First Pillar is rich with ideas, themes, and important lessons in the courage of right choices. It’s a long slow read, but an enjoyable tale with plenty more (and more Pillars) to come.

Disclosure: I got it on a deal and I offer my honest review. ( )

A wonderful story leave's you wanting more and as luck has it there is two more books in this saga. Brillant story my thanks to the author Roy Huff for the wonderful pleasure of reading his amazing books. So to all happy reading from wee me. ♥☺ ( )

First a big Thanks to my friend Roy Huff & the writer of this book for gifting me this book! I finally managed to finish reading this book amidst a lot of disturbances ( Read : Travel & Being stuck in a small town with bad connectivity )


The title itself is a little Intriguing. Thought I am little grown up to read books in Fantasy Genre, I decided to read the book anyway thanks to Intriguing title & the description.


The plot revolves around three friends Owen, Anika & Dante and their battle against the evil Them to save Everville. Owen is transported to a place called Everville from Easton Falls where he meets The Keeper of lands ( A Fron) who kind of explains ( Read the book! You will know what "Kind of explains means! I don't want to provide spoilers ) who the evil Them are and what they are up to and what is to expected of Owen. How he manages to temporarily stop Them using some training from the Art Club Roundabout ( annual contest held by the Art Club headed by a professor who then turns out to be a different person then I initially believed he was) and with the help of The Echo club (Owen's college club ) is the story.


Initially I felt a little lost. But as pages go by the story line becomes a little more clear. The description of the college campus, The Keeper's room, Everville is realistic and well portrayed. The writer does have a good imagination.


So what I liked about the book?!

Basic plot, the character sketch!


What could have been a little better?!

Cohesiveness. The narration slipped at times and really was beautiful at times. Other than that I have no complaints.

I'd give the book a 4 on 5!


And for those who read my review or saw the book cover and feel the trio or the plot is similar to Harry Potter series. Nope. It is nothing like that at all. Don't be fooled by the cover! Read the book!

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A copy of this book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review.

This book wasn't really for me. I tried to get into it, I really did. I just felt like, throughout the book, something was missing that I couldn't quite put my finger on. It took me a long time to finish it, and I almost gave up numerous times.

With Fantasy books, the world-building can often be confusing or lacking. Although the details were very good regarding the explanation of the other worlds (Everville and Earth), I felt very confused throughout. I think my confision stemmed from the names. The different names were very strange and easily confusing. For example, the Them live in the Other. A typical sentence that would cause me a great deal of stress is this:

" ..the influence of both Everville and The Other In Between would be felt in the earthly realm. [..] It would enhance or inhibit Them, which would serve to further weaken or strengthen the influence of The Other In Between in the Earthly realm." (loc 1310)

I did like the main character and his friends, but I felt there was something missing there too. I can't put my finger on it. I just didn't fully connect with them, with any of the characters actually. I found myself not caring whether he was successful in saving Everville or not.

Some may like this book or have a different experience than I did, but it wasn't for me. If you're not a huge fan of fantasy, I'd skip this. Even fans of fantasy may be split with this one. I just had a really hard time liking or understanding it. ( )