{"product_id":"everlong","title":"Everlong by R. Raeta","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEverlong by R. Raeta\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_3aaac20484e9aee3-111\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-249\"\u003eEverlong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-249 citation-end-249\"\u003e (originally self-published in March 2021) is a hauntingly beautiful, poetic contemporary paranormal romance by R.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-248 citation-end-248\"\u003eRaeta (who also publishes traditional fantasy under the name Rachelle Raeta).\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Winner of the 2022 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal for Literary Fiction, it has captured a dedicated following on BookTok and book communities for its lyrical prose and unique, highly emotional approach to the vampire genre. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_3aaac20484e9aee3-112\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-247\"\u003eRather than focusing on action, fangs, or dark paranormal thrills, the book reads more like a melancholic, slow-burn slice-of-life romance, drawing frequent comparisons to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-247\"\u003eThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-247 citation-end-247\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_3aaac20484e9aee3-113\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-246\"\u003eThe story centers on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-246\"\u003eLily\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-246 citation-end-246\"\u003e, a lonely, immortal woman who has spent decades completely frozen in time.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-245 citation-end-245\"\u003eShe doesn’t remember her past, how she died, or even her reawakening.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e She only knows a few rigid rules for her survival: the sun is a deadly enemy to be feared, words are her only sanctuary, and the park bench facing the playground belongs strictly to her. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_3aaac20484e9aee3-114\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-244 citation-end-244\"\u003eEvery night, Lily sits on her bench under the stars, writing the beginnings of stories about the broken, abandoned items she finds scattered around the park—stories she can never seem to finish because she cannot remember her own ending.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-243 citation-end-243\"\u003eAs the decades pass and the city skyline shifts around her, her body remains entirely unchanged, but her immortal mind is starting to decay, mimicking the heartbreaking fog of dementia.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e She is entirely alone, acting as the fixed pin holding down the hands of a clock while the world rushes past. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_3aaac20484e9aee3-115\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-242\"\u003eEverything changes when \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-242\"\u003eSam de la Cruz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-242 citation-end-242\"\u003e takes a seat on the bench beside her.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Sam is a young man with a warm smile who doesn’t see Lily as a strange, unhinged outcast. 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