I enjoyed this book, BUT I had such a difficult time reading this because of the art style. This reduced the level of enjoyment I felt reading this book, HOWEVER, this did not stop this book from creepy me out. There were so many unexcepted zombies scares that I had to keep my eyes open. *do not be fooled by the beautiful book cover, it hides the enjoyable horror within*
We start the story in some sort of mental institution or a protection home and we feel the heat that the characters experience in this home. Vivi lives at the institution *not sure, with the art style* and she feels strange because she wishes to go beyond the barricade to see the world. She leaves the institution and that is when she meets Eva who was bitten by a zombie when she and her friend decided to take off some part of the barricade that protects them from the zombies.

On the train which they have both boarded, the train stops and after staying on the train for a while, they leave the train taking their lives in their hands. Running across the vast landscape while hiding and running from zombies, all the while Eva is slowing transforming to a zombie from her former experience. They build a friendship and soon Vivi finds out about the transformation and they had to make a choice.
Honestly, I would have enjoyed this book a lot more if not for indistinguishable back and forth in Vivi's imagination. It got to a point that I didn't know what was real anymore and it made it so confusing to read. I felt like Vivi's mental anguish and hallucinations could have been made into black and white or a different color tone, but it has the same color palette as the rest, which made it so confusing.

The art style of this book is phenomenal. I also genuinely did enjoy the story, although some parts were hard to follow because of the translation. I think it is a really touching story about humanity and what it means to be alive and live for yourself. The themes of mental health, grief, guilt, and altruism do shine through very clearly. It was also definitely owning up to the horror genre, I didn't know books could have jump scares. I really enjoyed this book.

Beautiful graphics!! We follow two female characters, Vivi and Eva, while they go up against zombies. It's not just a straight zombie story. There's a few side stories, as well. I'm curious where this will go. I didn't see that it will be a series, but I have many unanswered questions.

Geared toward teens, due to graphics. Some not for the faint of heart! It is zombies after all!

I loved the illustrations in this! The story was interesting too - of zombies and friendship, and it was scary and cute too. There were a lot of gory, triggering illustrations though, so take care when reading this.
It's a good one and get quick read. The end was hopeful and idk I really liked it! The illustrations are definitely the best part!!

I likes ríos graphic nivel, the story is a Little confuse, but maybe that’s because I’m not used to read graphic novels, either way I enjoyed it, the characters are good, they tell you the story and at some points it’s a little bit scary.
I have to say that I have seen many series, movies and read some books about apocalyptic and there is always similar always, the zombies, try to survive, finding Food and a place to live. Even all of that you enjoye of all the stories and with this one is different for being a graphic novel.
I would start reading more and if you like this kind of stories you would love this one.

I really liked the artwork and the concept of this comic but I found the storyline a bit confusing. I wanted to know more about what caused the apocalypse, how long ago it happened, and other specifics about the setting but it was all very unclear. I couldn't really follow the story, but this is originally in German and translated to English so it could be that some of the storytelling was lost in translation. Still, the artwork was great, the concept was interesting, and I liked the amount of gore- it all worked for this type of zombie apocalypse book.

Hum, it was weird.
It was a quick read but I didn’t really like the characters, sometimes I didn’t know what was real and what wasn’t (maybe it was meant to be like this but I didn’t like it).
As for the artworks, the cover is beautiful but I wasn’t a huge fan of the drawings in general.

I like zombie stories, and i love graphic novels. Ever After has beautiful illustrations with moments haunting.
The story is good, and sometimes I felt poetic tones.

Following Vivi and Eva we meet their stories and what they past, for me it was interesting. But in some moments the story was confused, where I felt the lack of a greater explanation.

My final remarks, i recommend reading, for me the focus of the real story was on Vivi e Eva and not on zombies, and it's a reading with glorious art.

From an advance review copy for which I thank the publisher. Strictly speaking we're not supposed to post reviews until 30 days before publication, but since this book has well over a hundred reviews up on that execrable monopolizing review site-killing Amazon-owned Goodreads venue already, I don't see that my modest one is going to make any difference.

I have to say up front that I'm not a fan of zombie stories, particularly movies and TV shows, although the movie World War Z actually wasn't bad. That's about the only one I can say I liked though. Zombie stories make absolutely no sense, and even were I to give that a free pass (as I have been known to do with other genres from time to time), the ridiculous levels of violence inherent in these stories and the endless hordes of oncoming zombies are completely and utterly boring to me. There is no story there to be had. So why on Earth would I want to read a graphic novel about this very subject? Well I have a good answer to that: it wasn't about the zombies at all. I was willing to put up with the zombie story though, for the sake of enjoying a story about female friendship and bonding, and I was not at all disappointed.

The author is German (her last name is pronounced like vee-vague, with a very soft 'v', almost like an 'f') and she originally wrote this comic as part of her diploma at university (I want to go to a university where I can do a graphic novel and graduate! LOL!). Later it was expanded and changed a little bit and this is the English version. In it, Vivi is not your most capable survivor. She lives in one of the last two cities that have not been overrun. At one point early in the story, her incompetence causes her to run away and hide, and as it happens, she's hidden on the supply train, which she only fully realizes when it starts in motion, rolling along its tracks to the other city. There's no one onboard - so she believes, until she meets Eva - another stowaway.

The story really begins though when the train breaks down and their rescue team fails to materialize, throwing them upon their own skills, of which Vivi possesses few. Eva seems quite endowed with smarts and skills and the two, despite rough patches, start to bond and become loyal to one another over the course of the story. There was some zombie-killing action, of which I am not a fan at all, but it's par for the course, and in this book it's kept to a minimum, although it increases more as they journey.

In addition to the relationship between the two girls, I enjoyed the nuanced approach to zombie transformation, so even that wasn't as painful as it might have been. Overall, I really enjoyed the story. There's already a movie out about this and it's apparently being rendered into animated form (maybe?), and no doubt when Netflix gets their hands on it, I shall watch it. So why not see other zombie stories as bonding relationships? Well others that I've had any exposure to are almost unanimously ridiculous and pointless. The same story can typically be told without any zombies at all. In fact this one could have also, by having a plague (Coronavirus would be a starting point for example, but good luck getting Barnes and Noble to publish that one! LOL!), or some other apocalyptic catalyst. Zombies aren't required, but in this case they were tolerable. The real story though was Vivi and Eva and I commend this as a worthy read.

2.5 Stars

This sounded like such a great concept but I think I would've appreciated more explanation or background on the zombies. I didn't find the two lead characters to be very believable or relatable and I ultimately didn't care what happened to either of them.

Received via Netgalley. All opinions are expressly my own.

Ever After is a beautifully crafted story, with a very human look at a zombie Apocalypse in Germany. Despite the setting, Ever After allows the main characters of Vivi and Eva to explore themes of sickness, family, and freedom in a hauntingly beautiful setting. The only shortcoming for me was the art style wasn't exactly for me and was a bit more on the sketched side than the cover shows, which was jarring in the beginning but I got used to it toward the middle.

*ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review.*

Beautiful illustrations. The story wasn't really for me, but it was cute. I like the dog part. The plant zombies was cool, almost like mother nature calling them home. I liked that the zombies didn't harm animals.
Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a free translated copy for review.

This graphic novel is equal parts beautiful and haunting. I'm a little bit squeamish when it comes to body horror, so there were several moments that made me wince, but I was compelled to keep reading to find out what would happen to these girls. It was quite melancholy, but in the best possible way, And the art style is gorgeous.

I quiet struggled with what this book is about. I thought it was solely about zombies and zombie apocalypse, but then it tackled about mental health that I didn't understand at first. But as I finished the book, I get it. I understand why it had to be that way. And to think this is a translated work, so maybe that affected the comprehension on the book. But the art is amazing. I can tell it's gruesome with all the blood, so that is great!

This was a very unique story set in the zombie apocalypse. It focuses on the journey of one girl from inside a safety zone to escaping out into the world and the various trials she faces. It was a really action packed story and the friendships she made along the way were interesting.

I loved this one! It was a fantastic graphic novel and a sad, but great story! I recommend this to anyone who likes dystopian/apocalypse fiction!!

Even though I liked the idea of two girls trying to get to safety and stay away from Zombies, I still wasn't ready for the beginning of this *before* they end up on the train. I had a few moments where I wondered where this was going, or if the art was too much or graphic - but I think if you like zombies and are ready for the gore that comes attached to that then you will do just fine.

Horror isn't my usual genre, however I am always interested in Graphic Novels of varying genre's because the variety of art and story telling is so interesting. This was no different, with stunning art and a well told story. Personally, I liked the companion that appears towards the end ^_^

This was so amazing. I loved the zombies and all the artwork. I could see this one becoming a movie or tv show fairly easily. I loved it!! You will be turning the page so fast!! Now the disclaimers this one is creeptastic!! If you can't deal with the scary then this book is not for you!! I need more!!

It's hard to get attached to these characters in so little time. Even though their life has turned on the tragic side, I still feel they were missing some depth.
The storyline is quite simple and easy to grasp, even though we don't get all the information at the beginning. If you are looking for context and build-up storyline from start to finish, you won't get one. But you can't also expect more from a graphic novel under 300 pages.
I felt that sometimes the story went in directions that were hardly believable, but since this is an apocalyptic horror story, I won't held this accountable in my overall reading experience.
I like a good zombie story and this one delivered. Even though the plot was quite basic, I found that the zombie aspect was new and interesting. The transition between living and dead was not immediate and you were still able to see some part of humanity within the infected.
Bear in mind that this is very graphic and violent as it contains frames showing blood, injuries, death (corpses), as well as suicide attempts and mature language.
The drawing were pleasing to the eye and there was a lot of gorgeous frames with amazing and vibrant colors.

I was given a free copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

When an zombie-apocaliptic world becomes the normal day to day, how would you keep living on? How would you face your fears, anxiety and remorse?

In this great graphic novel, we get to acompany two characters that not only have to fend for themselves in a zombie dominated world but also battle (for better or worse) their own internal apocalipses.

A fair mix between the beauty (of the color palet and character desing) and the crude approach to reality (with a content warning on triggering topics such as suicidal tendencies, phisical violence and mourning), this story will make you reflect on how you want your future to be, and how you can make the best out of the worst.

A the end, the questions that EverAfter brings: What would you choose to believe? What decisions would you make? Who would you trust? and above all, Are you willing to keep on going?