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A Threat To Remain by Frances Ellen
4.0
adventurous medium-paced

Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: A Threat to Remain

Author: Frances Ellen

Book Series: Asters Trilogy Book 3

Rating: 4/5

Recommended For...: fantasy, urban fantasy, alternative worlds, romance, political fantasy

Publication Date: July 20, 2021

Genre: Fantasy

Age Relevance: 16+ (slight sexual content, violence, gore)

Explanation of Above: There is some fighting and some blood gore. There are also mentions of sexual content and such, but nothing too graphic.

Publisher: Wolfkin Bv

Pages: 240

Synopsis: A Threat To Remain is the last in a trilogy of magic- and action-packed prequel novellas featuring Asters and Affinites battling Dark Kings and their Disciples for the Surface of the world and the safety of humans. The Aster stories are a fantasy series written for young adults aged 13 and older. The novellas are intended to be read in sequence. The first novella in the series is A Queen To Come.

South America remains a mystery. The retreating research and rescue teams are still not safe. Darkness stalks them, and not all make it back to home base alive. Percy Kelly is the only known survivor of the Disciple attack in the Amazon Rainforest. He is the only one who can shed light on what happened, but is too traumatised to speak of what he has seen.

Meanwhile, chaos continues to unfold in North America. Sophie and Sky are trapped by Mitrik, and his best inner-circle soldiers. Lian is gravely injured and has no way of getting healed. Nathan and Matu are on the outside, with no way of getting back in.

The Asters will have to be smarter than their enemy, and use their magic in ways they didn’t even know was possible. Only then will they have any chance of staying alive and taking down the North American King and his uprising.

Review: For the most part I liked this ending! The pacing issue was much better and I loved how everything came to a head. I thought that the author did good to keep the readers on their toes with all of the twists and turns and the character development was very well done. The book ending was good and I enjoyed the journey.

The only issue I had with this one is that I felt like some of the world building was a bit lacking, but overall it was great!

Verdict: It was great!