February Book Club

Results are in and we have a book change for February. Again so sorry about the last minute change and if anyone spent too much time on the original book. The new book people voted on was The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow.

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow is a standalone historical fantasy novel about a time-traveling historian, Owen Mallory, who becomes obsessed with the legend of the heroic knight Sir Una Everlasting, whose story is used to build the nation of Dominion. He travels back in time to ensure her legendary, tragic story unfolds, but finds himself and Una tangled in a loop, forced to relive the same events, and must try to rewrite history to change their fates. The book explores themes of heroism, storytelling, and the cost of war, blending fantasy with a critique of national myths.
Key aspects of the novel:
Genre: Historical fantasy, with elements of romance and adventure.
Plot: A scholar falls in love with a legend and travels back in time to ensure the hero's story plays out, only to find they are trapped in a repeating cycle.
Characters: Sir Una Everlasting, the legendary knight, and Owen Mallory, the historian who loves her story.
Themes: The nature of heroism, the power of stories, rewriting history, and the dark side of national myths.
Tone: Described as beautiful, aching, and captivating, with dark and gritty elements, including violence and trauma.