The Everlasting: A Genre-Defying Lady-Knight Fantasy by Alix E. Harrow

If you’ve been to the shop, you’ve probably heard me sing the praises of Alix E. Harrow, one of my very favorite authors.

One thing (of many) that Alix E. Harrow does so beautifully is portraying real, flawed characters in ways that call those same flaws out of me and make me stop hating them. Owen is a coward (except when he's not). Una is too obedient (except when she's not). I would go to war for them (and for spoiler-free occasionally-existent side characters!).

This is the only book I've ever read featuring a time loop that I actively enjoyed--it was so well done that it did not feel repetitive or exhausting at all.

Each new iteration of the story moved the plot forward in such compelling ways that I never once rolled my eyes when I saw that things had looped back again. I was so pleasantly surprised by how well it worked, but I should have known that Harrow would pull it off spectacularly.

I'll be honest that I am never the girl who will see a plot twist coming, but I genuinely gasped out loud at one particular moment in this book.

This is the first book of Harrow's (if I remember correctly, and I WOULD) that includes on the page spice, and I wholeheartedly approve--beautifully done.

I don't want to spoil any of the plot, but read this if you want a moody, melancholy, beautiful story about heroes and history, legends and love, with a heroine I picture as Brienne of Tarth.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy to review.

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow is out October 30, 2025. Preorder your copy to pick up in the shop by messaging me here.