Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940158967238 |
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| Publisher: | K.A. Linde Inc. |
| Publication date: | 10/10/2017 |
| Series: | Ascension , #3 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | NOOK Book |
| Pages: | 450 |
| Sales rank: | 157,335 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
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The Consort
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A fantasy romance that continues to WOW!
Note: This review contains NO spoilers
We are now into the third installment of the Ascension series. I have found that these characters have developed more and more with each installment. Hence, I continue to be "wowed" with K. A. Linde's ability to create this magical world with intriguing characters in an equally engrossing story. Moreover, The Consort has taken a more darker undertones in this storytelling. What I also enjoyed is that with each book, the story starts off where it left off in the previous book.
After two books, I felt that questions were answered, but then, more questions were asked. As for the various story subplots/arcs in this magical world, the connections were made in which it enhanced the flow and add to the whole.
The Consort has definitely left me breathless and in shock from all the twists and turns that K.A. Linde created in this series! I think my "jaw dropped" every time I finished each book! However, what irks me a bit is that... There is A LOT going on which doesn't bother me so much as long as the flow is cohesive and the connections come together clearly. But, yes, there is A LOT going on; however, do not let that deter you from reading this series. K.A. Linde's Ascension series is a VERY involved reading in which readers can get lost in this world she created. So... All in all, I continue to be blown away with amount of intricate storytelling in this fantasy series.
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5 stars for - The Consort - book three in The Ascension series by the immensely talented K.A. Linde. Due to a building storyline all the books in this series must be read in order ( book one is The Affiliate and book two is The Bound). We pick up right after the intense cliffhanger ending of book two with everyone truly shocked at all that has transpired in the nine months that Cyrene has been gone from Byern.
Cyrene wakes up in a prison being accused of things she could have never imagined and being sold out by the man she thought loved her above all else. The next thing she knows she is on her way back to Byern of all places! Arriving in Byern is bittersweet for Cyrene, her beautiful country has been ravaged by a drought - having not had any rain since the day she left nine months before - what was once so beautiful is now so barren.
Cyrene is forced to stay in the Nit Decus castle with Prince Kael and the other high orders as it was previously declared by the king. She realizes it as a ploy until Edric stuns them all and declares he is making Cyrene his Consort replacing Daufina permanently. This is not at all something she wants and will do whatever she can to get out of the situation, but Edric is adamant going as far as making threats to keep her in line. How far will Cyrene go to get away from the dreaded Dremylons? What price will she have to pay?
This was some of Linde's best writing to date - full of mystery, intrigue, suspense and danger it kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish! Just when you think you figured things out something else happens! Book four can't get here soon enough for me :)
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When you think about this series and the fact that K. A. Linde has created a whole world, you feel pretty impressed. Perhaps what impresses you most is Linde's attention to detail and her consistency. She knows her world, her characters, and her story, and she is faithful to them in this series.
The Consort represents the emotional nadir of The Ascension Series (so far, at least). Cyrene is at her lowest in every sense: she is imprisoned in a dungeon for a crime she did not commit, she is removed from those she loves, she mourns losses she suffered in The Affiliate and The Bound, and she feels that she has no choice but to trust someone she could never imagine trusting, Prince Kael Dremylon.
I KNOW, RIGHT?
All of this time spent imprisoned forces Cyrene to examine what brought her here, which, in turn, means that Linde gives you even more information about Cyrene and that Doma. At the same time, Linde treats you to a reunion of sorts with characters you met in the previous books. Well, sometimes it's a treat. Sometimes you're reading about people you wish you would never see again.
And there is romance. Ah, romance. Cyrene, so lucky despite that whole jailed-for-a-crime-she-didn't-commit thing, has not one, not two, but THREE men vying for her affections. Which one do you think she should choose? Your vote, like mine, may vacillate from chapter to chapter. By the end of the book, you likely will feel so emotionally spent that you aren't sure what to think. Because, dear reader, K. A. Linde will BREAK YOUR HEART.
You know, based on the first two books, that people you care about will die. In having Cyrene face her darknesses, Linde also makes her face her losses, old and - I am sad to report - new. Then again, if some of these folks lived to see another book, it wouldn't feel genuine. It would feel too contrived, and that is one thing that this Ascension series never is.
This book is an adventure, from start to finish. Some pages, you will read with tears in your eyes, and others you will read with a sigh on your lips Fans of the series will gobble up this book ... and then you will clamor for the next one because there is quite the cliffhanger at the end.
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Wow! I don't even know where to begin. Reading this felt just like I was living in the story. So many answers yet so many secrets left to uncover. Cyrene has been on a journey of self discovery and I do believe she has finally found her purpose! Team Cyrene forever! This series is so magical. It's so easy to get lost in the pages. Each page paints a vivid tale of secrets, magic, and you literally feel like your chest will explode before you can turn to the next page. I can't wait to see what Cyrene uncovers next!
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