At first, teenager Annabeth Prescott thinks she’s found quite a deal when she talks down the price of an ankh pendant she discovers at a flea market. She soon wonders if the bauble is more than she's bargained for when she faints and glimpses images from a past life in ancient Egypt.
The discovery coincides with another new find: Gabriel, a handsome young man who takes an interest in her. When she meets his twin brother C. J. at a Halloween party, she realizes they look exactly like two boys who figure prominently into her memories. Does C. J. share the heroic qualities held by his past incarnation Sethe, her bodyguard when she was Princess Ana? Does Gabriel possess the same evil powers he wielded as Kha, the black sorcerer who sought her affection? Love meets the supernatural in this gripping young adult paranormal romance. Readers with an interest in reincarnation, as well as ancient Egypt, will be drawn to its mystical mixture of history and hesitation as Annabeth sways between the two brothers. Will her reincarnated soulmate win out? Or will Kha finally find the way to her heart? I've been reading this book intermittently for about 3 years, and I think it's time I finally just bite the bullet and review it. I really like stories that incorporate mythology! Unfortunately, Annabeth Neverending just wasn't for me. The plot was absolutely zany--I was never quite sure what was going to happen, and there were a few things that just... didn't make sense. My biggest problem was the whitewashing. How am I supposed to believe that a girl with the palest skin and reddest hair is from Egypt? I feel that this either wasn't considered or just ignored, and I'm not sure why. This element of the story is particularly strange given the choice of Egyptian mythology as the base of the story, and I couldn't get past it. Again, thank you to the publisher for sharing a review copy. These opinions are strictly my own, and you may have a different reading experience than mine.
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