Crowned (Beholder #4)by Christina Bauer
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Synopsis:
At last, Elea has found the love of her life. Unfortunately, the evil Tsar Viktor is about to unleash an army of twisted mages bent on killing everyone Elea cares about… including the man who’s stolen her heart.
So what’s a powerful witch to do? Why, fight back, of course!
Elea goes on a mission to find the Sword of Theodora, the only weapon that can destroy Viktor. That’s challenge enough, but on the eve of battle, Elea realizes that her true enemies may be far more powerful than even Viktor: The deities Oni and Yuri could be out to destroy her as well. With major battles brewing on two fronts, Elea’s not sure that she’ll win, but with true love to inspire her, she’s certainly ready to fight.
Review:
Crowned was a fabulous conclusion to the Beholder Series! Here are some of my favorite reasons why I absolutely adored this series –
✮A story filled with action and intrigue –
Perhaps this would be the time my law-breaking tendencies caught up with me.
I loved how much action was found in the pages. And even during the slower moments, there was still so much going on. It made the books fly by quickly and I always felt as though I had to know what was going to happen next for Elea and Rowan. But behind everything was a story that was rich, full and came to life. It was definitely a ton of fun!
✮A strong love story –
In the process, I might lose my heart, but too many people were relying on me across numerous worlds. I couldn’t fail them now.
At the heart of this, was a beautiful love story between Elea and Rowan. Their strength, love and devotion to one another was breathtaking. And I loved how they started out as just two people trying to work towards the same goal. To take down an evil tyrant. And through their trials and tribulations a beautiful friendship was formed. And that friendship turned into something more. Aw, I loved watching how their relationship progressed throughout this series.
✮Side characters that meant the world to me –
I closed in on the glowing orange gateway with one thought on my mind: this simply had to work. For all of us.
Nan, Ada, Amelia, Jicho and so many others played such important roles in these book. Every single character, no matter how big or small their part, stood strong by themselves and were so multi-faceted. I found myself caring for so many of them. But in this final book, I loved what a huge role Jicho played. He was so adorable and I always loved his antics!
I didn’t have any plan yet, but I knew I wasn’t going to simply bow down to this death. “I refuse.”
The Beholder Series was filled with a strong heroine, a book boyfriend that I desperately loved, and a story that had me flying through the pages. I’m so glad I binge read this series! The only thing I could have wished for would have been an epilogue. Maybe there will be a follow-up Novella? *begs…please, please, pleeeeaaaaseeeee* lol Oh I can wish! I just can’t ever get enough of Elea and Rowan and I’d love a look into their future, especially because of how this book played out and their time together. But regardless of my wishes, I’m definitely looking forward to all of Christina Bauer’s future books!
**ARC kindly provided by Monster House Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
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 Cursed #1 Review: Jen |  Concealed #2 Reviews: Jen |  Cherished #3 Review: Jen |
 Crowned #4 Review: Jen |  Cradled #4.5 Review: Jen |
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About Christina Bauer:
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.
Giveaway:
This sounds like a great series! Glad you liked it! 🙂
Giselle recently posted…Fresh Batch (December 3rd-9th)
Thank you so much, Giselle! It was such a fun series to devour!