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Serenity #5
Endless
On the morning of her thirteenth birthday, half vampire Elizabeth Bandores wakes to find she’s crossed the boundary between childhood and becoming a young woman. Not only that, the sunlight makes her head pound, and her hearing and sense of smell are suddenly sharper.
A horrifying incident makes her wonder if she’s a girl or a monster, and the world around seems to agree as a terrifying storm erupts over Los Angeles.
Serenity has no idea how to handle her rapidly changing daughter, but she knows one thing; Elizabeth needs her father around.
As Los Angeles is plunged into darkness and danger, life is about to get a lot worse, not just for Elizabeth but for Serenity and Sebastian too. A balance has been disrupted and the world as they know it may be about to change...
A horrifying incident makes her wonder if she’s a girl or a monster, and the world around seems to agree as a terrifying storm erupts over Los Angeles.
Serenity has no idea how to handle her rapidly changing daughter, but she knows one thing; Elizabeth needs her father around.
As Los Angeles is plunged into darkness and danger, life is about to get a lot worse, not just for Elizabeth but for Serenity and Sebastian too. A balance has been disrupted and the world as they know it may be about to change...
- GenresVampiresParanormal
217 pages, ebook
First published April 25, 2013
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About the author
Marissa Farrar
138 books1,094 followersMarissa Farrar is a multi-published romance and fantasy author. She was born in Devon, England, loves to travel and has lived in both Australia and Spain. She now resides in the countryside with her husband, three children, a crazy Spanish dog, two rescue cats and six hens. She has a degree in Zoology, but her true love has always been writing.
Marissa is the author of sixteen novels, including the dark vampire ‘Serenity’ series. Her short stories have been accepted for a number of anthologies including, Their Dark Masters, Red Skies Press, Masters of Horror: Damned If You Don’t, Triskaideka Books; and 2013: The Aftermath, Pill Hill Press.
If you want to know more about Marissa, then please visit her website at www.marissa-farrar.blogspot.com. You can also find her at her facebook page, www.facebook.com/marissa.farrar.author or follow her on twitter @marissafarrar.
She loves to hear from readers and can be emailed at marissafarrar@hotmail.co.uk.
Marissa is the author of sixteen novels, including the dark vampire ‘Serenity’ series. Her short stories have been accepted for a number of anthologies including, Their Dark Masters, Red Skies Press, Masters of Horror: Damned If You Don’t, Triskaideka Books; and 2013: The Aftermath, Pill Hill Press.
If you want to know more about Marissa, then please visit her website at www.marissa-farrar.blogspot.com. You can also find her at her facebook page, www.facebook.com/marissa.farrar.author or follow her on twitter @marissafarrar.
She loves to hear from readers and can be emailed at marissafarrar@hotmail.co.uk.
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April 25, 2018
This was a great series. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and their growth from the 1 st book. A lot has happened to all of them! Yet Sebastian and Serenity have a never ending love, which I think is the ultimate romance. However I was very confused at the end?! Did she or didn’t she? I’m usually an expert reader and I reread the ending 4 times and am still confused. If anyone reads this and knows, please message me! Get me out of the dark. I’d love to believe it was happily ever after FOREVER. BUT?
January 30, 2021
Perfect ending!!!!
Perfect way to end this story. Can’t wait to move on to Elizabeth’s series just to find out more about serenity and Sebastian and how their life has turned out. So glad I read all of these.
Perfect way to end this story. Can’t wait to move on to Elizabeth’s series just to find out more about serenity and Sebastian and how their life has turned out. So glad I read all of these.
November 29, 2022
Great series
Kept me up late at night not wanting to put the book down! Looking forward to reading more books from this author!
Kept me up late at night not wanting to put the book down! Looking forward to reading more books from this author!
October 8, 2013
I'm glad this book and this series is over! I'm always compelled to finish series, but I should have stopped after the first book. The author writes quite well, but she is clearly British and it's jarring to read characters speaking British English, especially characters born and raised in the US. It's a small thing, 'I've not' in place of ' I haven't' for example, but like any error it disrupts my immersion in the story.
Not that I found myself particularly immersed. After five books I still don't care about any of the characters. I suspect because the author spends so much time TELLING us how the characters feel - to the point that it's downright whining. It's boring being in the characters' heads. The books drag on the whole, due to snail-like pacing and excessive description of the character's feelings and surroundings. In this book a huge hurricane level storm hits early on and the storm is described constantly, ad nauseam, for pages on end.
Elizabeth as a character is such a contradiction she feels unbelievable. She speaks, and frequently thinks, like a much older British person. Her friends also dont sound like any 13 or 14 year old girls I've ever met. But it's worse in Elizabeth's case because despite her seeming maturity and psychic abilities she makes the some very stupid choices which felt like the thinly veiled plot devices they were.
World-building is nonexistent. We're thrown into a modern day Los Angeles which appears exactly like our world...except there are vampires, sorcerers, demons, and oh, an alternate hellish dimension! Yet nothing is explained. Sorcery seems based on Latin mumblings and hand gestures, but the mechanics are never touched upon. There's no mythology as to how any of these paranormal creatures and powers came to exist, and it feels lazy, sloppy, and unbelievable.
The plot of every book since the first is basically the same and it makes the storyline predictable. I never felt any suspense, any true sense of danger. Instead of exploring the basic world established, the author brings back past enemies seeking revenge. Everyone wants the half vampire Elizabeth because she's so special, yeah, I get it. It's all just so transparent.
I did like how the author approached the transition to vampire as Elizabeth came of age, and I liked how she went around jumping people and drinking their blood. The idea was sound, and with some heavy-duty editing this author has promise.
Not that I found myself particularly immersed. After five books I still don't care about any of the characters. I suspect because the author spends so much time TELLING us how the characters feel - to the point that it's downright whining. It's boring being in the characters' heads. The books drag on the whole, due to snail-like pacing and excessive description of the character's feelings and surroundings. In this book a huge hurricane level storm hits early on and the storm is described constantly, ad nauseam, for pages on end.
Elizabeth as a character is such a contradiction she feels unbelievable. She speaks, and frequently thinks, like a much older British person. Her friends also dont sound like any 13 or 14 year old girls I've ever met. But it's worse in Elizabeth's case because despite her seeming maturity and psychic abilities she makes the some very stupid choices which felt like the thinly veiled plot devices they were.
World-building is nonexistent. We're thrown into a modern day Los Angeles which appears exactly like our world...except there are vampires, sorcerers, demons, and oh, an alternate hellish dimension! Yet nothing is explained. Sorcery seems based on Latin mumblings and hand gestures, but the mechanics are never touched upon. There's no mythology as to how any of these paranormal creatures and powers came to exist, and it feels lazy, sloppy, and unbelievable.
The plot of every book since the first is basically the same and it makes the storyline predictable. I never felt any suspense, any true sense of danger. Instead of exploring the basic world established, the author brings back past enemies seeking revenge. Everyone wants the half vampire Elizabeth because she's so special, yeah, I get it. It's all just so transparent.
I did like how the author approached the transition to vampire as Elizabeth came of age, and I liked how she went around jumping people and drinking their blood. The idea was sound, and with some heavy-duty editing this author has promise.
February 20, 2014
This book is fast paced in the sense that the entire book takes place over one day! It centres on Elizabeth and starts on the morning of her 13th birthday. She suffers all the normal teenage angst but in her case, her birthday sees her entering puberty with all that that entails and she also suffers confusion and turmoil when her vampire genetics come into play!
An exited Elizabeth and her two best friends embark on a birthday trip to the mall. Whilst sitting in the food court, Elizabeth catches the eye of a handsome boy who is also sitting in the food court. All three girls become aware of him before Elizabeth starts to feel unwell and rushes off to the toilets. The trip ends in disaster when her friends go to check on her and Elizabeth feeds from one of them. She instinctively knows how to ‘compel’ her friends so that they don’t remember what happened, but she is still left feeling traumatised by the whole incident and phones her mother to come and take her home. To make matters worse, there’s a sudden storm brewing which seems to cover the whole of LA and appears to have come out of nowhere. When Sebastian phones later that day to wish Elizabeth a happy birthday, Serenity tells him he needs to come home urgently because of what happened at the mall and because of Elizabeth’s distress. When Sebastian arrives home, an argument takes place between her, her parents and Vincent that sees Elizabeth stomping to her room in typical teenage fashion, but this is when the real problems begin.
There is a small group of witches who plan to permanently open the void between earth and the Dominion. Unfortunately in order to achieve that, Elizabeth must die at sunrise. Elizabeth, unaware of the group’s plans for her, happily goes off with them without speaking to her parents first. It becomes a race against time for Serenity, Sebastian, Vincent and Iona to find her and keep her alive past the time of sunrise and if that isn’t enough of a problem, what happens to Vincent and Sebastian if they are still outside when the sun rises?
I’ve enjoyed this series and am glad I took a gamble on it. I wasn’t too impressed with the first book because werewolves are more my thing rather than vampires, but I am definitely glad I persevered. If you like vampires, then you will definitely enjoy the series.
An exited Elizabeth and her two best friends embark on a birthday trip to the mall. Whilst sitting in the food court, Elizabeth catches the eye of a handsome boy who is also sitting in the food court. All three girls become aware of him before Elizabeth starts to feel unwell and rushes off to the toilets. The trip ends in disaster when her friends go to check on her and Elizabeth feeds from one of them. She instinctively knows how to ‘compel’ her friends so that they don’t remember what happened, but she is still left feeling traumatised by the whole incident and phones her mother to come and take her home. To make matters worse, there’s a sudden storm brewing which seems to cover the whole of LA and appears to have come out of nowhere. When Sebastian phones later that day to wish Elizabeth a happy birthday, Serenity tells him he needs to come home urgently because of what happened at the mall and because of Elizabeth’s distress. When Sebastian arrives home, an argument takes place between her, her parents and Vincent that sees Elizabeth stomping to her room in typical teenage fashion, but this is when the real problems begin.
There is a small group of witches who plan to permanently open the void between earth and the Dominion. Unfortunately in order to achieve that, Elizabeth must die at sunrise. Elizabeth, unaware of the group’s plans for her, happily goes off with them without speaking to her parents first. It becomes a race against time for Serenity, Sebastian, Vincent and Iona to find her and keep her alive past the time of sunrise and if that isn’t enough of a problem, what happens to Vincent and Sebastian if they are still outside when the sun rises?
I’ve enjoyed this series and am glad I took a gamble on it. I wasn’t too impressed with the first book because werewolves are more my thing rather than vampires, but I am definitely glad I persevered. If you like vampires, then you will definitely enjoy the series.
May 28, 2013
I am sorry that this is the last book for Serenity but I am glad to have read that Elizabeth will get her own series! (Possible spoilers ahead)
These characters are such wonderful Characters though there are times I just wanted to bang Serenity's head and ask her what the hell was she thinking!!! LOL!
I love Sebastian and the love he has love for this family.....but there moments when I just wanted to say to him that he should have been there!!!!!
Okay now that I got that frustration out of my system....Endless the fifth book in the serenity series is a wonderful addition to the series. It's all about Elizabeth coming of age and how her body was in turmoil along with the storm swallowing L.A. But as we all know it couldn't be that simple for this family! There is a evil Sorcerer who has delved one too many times into the darker realms of magic, that just can't manage to leave them alone.
Those terrifying little creatures we were introduced to in Dominion are back reeking havoc on my nerves, dreams, and my time walking the dogs in the woods! I kept telling myself that those dark shadows weren't moving around me! On the scary level the storm was scary but it wasn't as scary as some of the other books in the series...I managed to read the book without covering my head or running from the woods home. So I consider that progress...LOL
Highly recommended to everyone who loves a thriller of a series! I was thrilled however with the ending....I won't say anymore for fear of spoiling it for others but I will say I will sleep better at nights!
Amanda
These characters are such wonderful Characters though there are times I just wanted to bang Serenity's head and ask her what the hell was she thinking!!! LOL!
I love Sebastian and the love he has love for this family.....but there moments when I just wanted to say to him that he should have been there!!!!!
Okay now that I got that frustration out of my system....Endless the fifth book in the serenity series is a wonderful addition to the series. It's all about Elizabeth coming of age and how her body was in turmoil along with the storm swallowing L.A. But as we all know it couldn't be that simple for this family! There is a evil Sorcerer who has delved one too many times into the darker realms of magic, that just can't manage to leave them alone.
Those terrifying little creatures we were introduced to in Dominion are back reeking havoc on my nerves, dreams, and my time walking the dogs in the woods! I kept telling myself that those dark shadows weren't moving around me! On the scary level the storm was scary but it wasn't as scary as some of the other books in the series...I managed to read the book without covering my head or running from the woods home. So I consider that progress...LOL
Highly recommended to everyone who loves a thriller of a series! I was thrilled however with the ending....I won't say anymore for fear of spoiling it for others but I will say I will sleep better at nights!
Amanda
July 30, 2016
Well what to say. Sebastian and Serenity are drawn back into turmoil and adventure, with demons, both real and psychological, hovering ready to break out of their confines. As an intense dark storm threatens, they must battle once again to protect Elizabeth who is now on the precipice of young adulthood, and desperately trying to understand herself and find her place in the world; but she is still battling those pesky teenage hormones. Of course she is half vampire and her challenges and experiences aren't quite the same as her friends face. She gets into a row with her parents and runs off with a teenage boy, only to discover that he is not what he seems and so starts a race against time for her parents.
This was a great read, really atmospheric. The emotions are so well depicted, the tension so real that I couldn't put the book down because I needed to know what would happen next. This is at heart the story of a family but with vampires, witches and spells. This was a series that sucks you in and this author is one of my favourites. A Fantastic, dark and stormy, intense and emotional, Vampires and Witches. An excellent end to the series.
This was a great read, really atmospheric. The emotions are so well depicted, the tension so real that I couldn't put the book down because I needed to know what would happen next. This is at heart the story of a family but with vampires, witches and spells. This was a series that sucks you in and this author is one of my favourites. A Fantastic, dark and stormy, intense and emotional, Vampires and Witches. An excellent end to the series.
May 24, 2016
They say all good things must come to an end and so it is with the Serenity series, I can’t believe it’s all over, however that said, what an ending. Often when you get to the end of a book/film series it isn't as good as the first one, but not with this series, it has been brilliant throughout this whole journey. I'm really sad it’s over I'm going to miss them all, to be honest I think I'm a little in love with Sebastian!
Again I was hooked from page one, captured from the beginning. High five Marissa you did it again.
So what now? Elizabeth of course, I'm really excited to see what’s in store for her I just know whatever it is it will be a bumpy ride for her and another amazing read for me.
Thank you Marissa for bringing us Serenity, Sebastian, Elizabeth and all the adventures that came with them.
5*
Again I was hooked from page one, captured from the beginning. High five Marissa you did it again.
So what now? Elizabeth of course, I'm really excited to see what’s in store for her I just know whatever it is it will be a bumpy ride for her and another amazing read for me.
Thank you Marissa for bringing us Serenity, Sebastian, Elizabeth and all the adventures that came with them.
5*
January 19, 2016
The action never stops with this book. It is very fast paced. Old faces come back, friends our lost, and friends our found. This conclusion to the series ties up the love between Sebastian and Serenity nicely and leaves a wide open arena for Elizabeth. I'd love to series about Iona as well. I'm excited to see that Mrs. Farrar has already began writing a series for Elizabeth. She's an excellent author. Highly recommend this series.
August 16, 2015
Once again things go haywire and serenity needs Sebastian who broke her heart again and she longs for him still even with another vampire looking out for her. He come back as well as the witch who helped them all for their daughter. Will the idiot leave a third time or will serenity get her lover back and complete their family or their daughter gets hurt again.
May 15, 2013
intense to say the least, again at times drawn out but still held my interest. the whole series has kept me reading book after book. I am a tiny bit disappointed with the ending but otherwise glad that Elizabeth just might get her own series.
June 13, 2013
Loved this series, sorry for it to be over, but a satisfying ending. Excited for Elizabeth to have her own soon!
May 17, 2013
I like this series. Not sure I liked the change in Elizabeth from the sweet child in to the bratty teenager but I guess that is to be expected
May 3, 2013
Great ending to this series. Really enjoyed this book, read it in a few hours....
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