Cherished
Christina Bauer
(Beholder #3)
Published by: Monster House Books
Publication date: May 30th 2017
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
For Elea, there’s never been a better time to turn away from witch life. The Tsar is in exile. The Vicomte is dead. And Rowan? Falling for him only broke her heart. Instead of casting spells, Elea spends her days running Braddock Farm and enjoying the flirtations of the very handsome and non-magical Philippe. Everything is going perfectly, except for one problem.
Someone’s trying to kill her.
Shujaa is a Changed One, a Creation Caster mage whose mutated form makes him invincible in battle. Now that the Tsar and Vicomte are gone, Shujaa wants to rise and rule. To do so, he must eliminate all those powerful enough to oppose him, and Elea is top on his list. Anyone who offers her aid quickly ends up dead.
In the end, there’s only one person who can keep Elea safe while helping her defeat Shujaa: Rowan. Like it or not, Elea must team up with her old love. With Philippe along for the ride, Elea plans to team with Rowan without losing her heart this time. But that’s when all her plans fall apart…
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My Review: Cherished (Beholder #3) by Christina Bauer
After having her heat broken by Rowan and losing her best
friend Elea is so tired of magic and just wants to live the great life of a
farmer on Braddock Farm. Braddock Farm was left to her by her parents when she
was just a little baby. Elea has no member of her parents and the farm is the
only thing she has from them. And with the Tsar and the Vicomte dead now Elea
plans to do just that with the help of her new friend Philippe.
But someone wants Elea dead, a Creation Caster Shujaa.
Shujaa wants to the King and rule over the Caster lands. But in order to be the
king he must fight the ruling king to the death for the title and Elea will do
everything in her power to keep this from happening even fighting as the king’s
second.
I loved getting to meet Rowan’s family. I loved his little
brother Jicho he is so cute and smart and loves his big brother Rowan very
much. I also liked his other brother Kade as well. But his mom Zoriah now I
wasn’t so fund of her she is sort of a b!tch who wants to be in control of
everything and everyone.
I have loved reading all the books in the Beholder series up
to now but I think that book 3 Cherished is so far my favorite. I loved the
battle, the fight for the new king and all the spells that were used during the
battle. Don’t get me wrong I really loved reading both Cursed book 1 and
Concealed book 2. The reason that Cursed was not my favorite was because of
Tristan’s betrayal and because of Rowan’s betrayal in Concealed. I still can’t
believe that Rowan betrayed Elea like that with his engagement to her best
friend Amelia. I am still mad at him a little bit about that but after reading
book 3 Cherished he has made up for it somewhat.
I can’t wait for the next book Crowned to see what journey Elea and Rowan take
us on next. Who is being Crowned and for what?
If
you have not read Cherished then I would like to be the first one to suggest
that you do as it is out of this would amazing but I would suggest that you
read Cursed and then Concealed before reading Cherished.
My Review: Concealed
(Beholder #2) by Christina Bauer
Elea’s Necromancer sisters have all been taken hostage by
the Vicomte Gaspard who is draining them of their magic. Elea must find them
before this happens or the Necromancers will be extinct. Elea has been
searching the country side for a certain Lady Amelia someone who can hopefully
help her find her sisters. When she finally finds Amelia she learns that she is
the daughter of the Vicomte. So Elea teams up with Amelia and her brother Philipe
to find her sisters.
Elea is not alone in her search for her sisters no she has
the all-powerful Caster Rowan to back her up as always. Elea and Rowan care
about each other very much but Elea tries to stay away from Rowan well because
Necromancer are not supposed to show any emotion. They are supposed to keep all
their emotions under lock and key always. But Elea has a hard time with this
rule as she cares a lot for other people and wants to save everyone if possible.
When it comes to Rowan this is one rule that Elea can’t help but to break in
every way. But when Rowan lies to her and breaks her heart Elea leaves vowing
never to see him again and loses her best friend in the process. I think Elea
handled Rowan’s betrayal very well at least better than some would. She didn’t go
all crazy and use her magic to rip his head off or turn him into a toad or
something.
I have loved following along with Elea, Amelia, Philipe, Rowan
and all the other characters on their journey to stop the Vicomte and save the
Necromancers. I love the magical world that Christina has created for Concealed
and all the incantations as well. I can’t wait for more of the Beholder’s
world.
Author Bio:
Christina Bauer knows how to tell stories about kick-ass women. In her best selling Angelbound series, the heroine is a part-demon girl who loves to fight in Purgatory’s Arena and falls in love with a part-angel prince. This young adult best seller has driven more than 500,000 ebook downloads and 9,000 reviews on Goodreads and retailers.
Bauer has also told the story of the Women’s March on Washington by leading PR efforts for the Massachusetts Chapter. Her pre-event press release—the only one sent out on a major wire service—resulted in more than 19,000 global impressions and redistribution by over 350 different media entities including the Associated Press.
Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.
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1 comments:
Great reviews, Nancy! This sounds like a great series - very well developed, too! Glad you liked it! :)
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