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Watersmeet #3
The Keeper
Abisina is ready to embrace her destiny and become the Keeper of Watersmeet. But the survival of the land depends on the north and south—the centaurs, dwarves, fairies, humans, and fauns—joining together to confront a gathering evil. The rift that opened in the mountains has continued to spew forth terrible creatures. Abisina knows that the most powerful creature of all has arrived—though what shape it will take is still a mystery.
She sets out to bring the folk together, but the land has never been more divided, and, Abisina doubts if she has the strength to be the leader that Watersmeet needs. Even the power of the Keeper's necklace doesn't seem to be enough—and then that is taken from her. Can Abisina's faith in the power of love, acceptance, and unity survive this final test?
This is the exciting conclusion to the acclaimed fantasy trilogy that began with Watersmeet.
She sets out to bring the folk together, but the land has never been more divided, and, Abisina doubts if she has the strength to be the leader that Watersmeet needs. Even the power of the Keeper's necklace doesn't seem to be enough—and then that is taken from her. Can Abisina's faith in the power of love, acceptance, and unity survive this final test?
This is the exciting conclusion to the acclaimed fantasy trilogy that began with Watersmeet.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
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Ellen Jensen Abbott
6 books51 followersEllen Jensen Abbott grew up in the foothills of New Hampshire’s White Mountains—often disappearing for a whole day to build forts, pretend, and read in the fields and forests around her house. She has degrees in English and education from Brown and Harvard Universities. When she is not dreaming up stories about Seldara, she teaches English at a boarding school in Westtown, PA. Ellen, her husband, and two children like to spend time outdoors: camping and hiking in the summer; skiing and snowboarding in the winter. She and her family live in West Chester, PA with their dog and small flock of chickens.
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March 27, 2017
Wow! What a great finish! I like that the conclusion felt real.
Abisina must face hear fears about her destiny, leadership, and evil. This is an epic finale to the story of Watersmeet! The mysteries are solved, evil vanquished,Abby assumes her role as leader. She has moments of doubt, fear and of great courage as any great hero does? It still irritates me that the author does not describe how to fight or forage, but I have accepted that this is the way the author writes. I also wish that there was more to the ending, but then i really liked the characters, so I might never be satisfied. I liked the way that all characters have a purpose and grow into that purpose. Era really develops over the series along with Abisina.
Abisina must face hear fears about her destiny, leadership, and evil. This is an epic finale to the story of Watersmeet! The mysteries are solved, evil vanquished,Abby assumes her role as leader. She has moments of doubt, fear and of great courage as any great hero does? It still irritates me that the author does not describe how to fight or forage, but I have accepted that this is the way the author writes. I also wish that there was more to the ending, but then i really liked the characters, so I might never be satisfied. I liked the way that all characters have a purpose and grow into that purpose. Era really develops over the series along with Abisina.
December 23, 2013
This was an excellent hopeful conclusion to this series. I enjoyed this series more than originally expected to when I stumbled upon the first book in my local library. It explores themes of prejudice and racism; acceptance and integration; the effects of pain and loss and the definition of family. The themes are complex and varied. It would be a good book for use in a high school classroom for promoting discussion and real world application despite the setting in a fantasy world. There is definite real world comparison and contrast to be found.
Overall, it was an enjoyable series with definite positive lessons to teach.
Overall, it was an enjoyable series with definite positive lessons to teach.
June 27, 2017
Would make a sweet movie..just saying :)
June 4, 2022
I think was the best book out of the series, and I think it was wrapped up pretty well. Loved the character development.
February 26, 2017
Third in a series. Must read first two to understand what's going on. A lot of fighting for Seldara.
August 1, 2014
Abisina and Watersmeet are at the edge of desperation in the final installment of the Watersmeet Trilogy. Abisina and her allies have been exiled from Watersmeet and are trying to bring the south together and break down their prejudices, but it's time to try to help Watersmeet again, and track down the scattered friends. Abisina and the mysterious fairy Neriah start the perilous journey back north, and finally to battle.
Abisina was more real to me in this book than in the past two. She's had to mature quickly over the past few years, but her emotions are still the burgeoning ones of youth. She feels things so deeply, and that shows through in the writing. Her self-doubts are hard to watch, but they make the ultimate faith so much sweeter. Abisina may be the main character of this saga, but all the other characters are the ones who pull her through. Abbott has written a wonderful fantasy series and a beautiful allegory of the damage the prejudice can do to a society.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
Abisina was more real to me in this book than in the past two. She's had to mature quickly over the past few years, but her emotions are still the burgeoning ones of youth. She feels things so deeply, and that shows through in the writing. Her self-doubts are hard to watch, but they make the ultimate faith so much sweeter. Abisina may be the main character of this saga, but all the other characters are the ones who pull her through. Abbott has written a wonderful fantasy series and a beautiful allegory of the damage the prejudice can do to a society.
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
August 5, 2016
Summary (hard to give without spoilers, so very general):
Abisina has taken her place as The Keeper of Watersmeet, but things are not going well. She feels that an unknown evil has come into the world and she needs help in order to defeat it. She struggles to bring together all possible allies, but will it be enough to defeat what has come to be?
My thoughts:
As a third book, this is not a stand alone, but it does have enough information that you don't have to reread if it has been awhile since you read book 1 or 2. The new evil is much bigger than what has been faced in previous stories and this book has an epic concluding feel to it. There is still development and growth, especially with Abisina who is learning how to be an excellent leader and negotiator. While she continues to be a warrior, her overall understanding of leadership changes. She definitely comes into her own within this book and I appreciate it greatly. Abbott also does an amazing job with setting. I appreciate the great world building that continues through all three books. I will definitely be missing Seldara.
Abisina has taken her place as The Keeper of Watersmeet, but things are not going well. She feels that an unknown evil has come into the world and she needs help in order to defeat it. She struggles to bring together all possible allies, but will it be enough to defeat what has come to be?
My thoughts:
As a third book, this is not a stand alone, but it does have enough information that you don't have to reread if it has been awhile since you read book 1 or 2. The new evil is much bigger than what has been faced in previous stories and this book has an epic concluding feel to it. There is still development and growth, especially with Abisina who is learning how to be an excellent leader and negotiator. While she continues to be a warrior, her overall understanding of leadership changes. She definitely comes into her own within this book and I appreciate it greatly. Abbott also does an amazing job with setting. I appreciate the great world building that continues through all three books. I will definitely be missing Seldara.
August 13, 2016
4.3 rating: How do yo defeat something thriving on chaos and hate? You band together, but trying to pull everyone together is an even bigger task than expected for young Abisina. Since Trolls, Dwarves, Centaurs, Fairies, Humans and Fauns don't always get along, how can she complete this task for all to survive? this was an amazing read as the third and final book in the trilogy. recommended for twelve and up i see no reason why any advance early reader won't enjoy this adventure as well. Highly recommended for all teens and young adults.
April 26, 2014
Though I didn't read the first two books in this trilogy, i was able to follow the story with the help of the character's list in the front and by the way the author was able to leak out the previous events without a total retelling. If you liked "the Hobbit" you will love this book. Abisinia, a shape shifter, is trying to unite all the dwarves, fairies, centaurs and human in order to fight a bigger evil coming through the rift. It has the classic fight to the end with a twist.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
February 7, 2017
This book was a lot darker than I expected, even after the fairly dark nature of the first two books in the series. It's well written and the pacing is good, but I found the constant struggle a little too constant. I wanted some relief here and there. It really needed some humor or lightness to balance the dark.
May 16, 2014
I felt this one read a little slower than the first two, which is often the case in trilogies. It was still a good story, just stretched a little thin in parts. All in all though, I would definitely recommend this series to any young adult/teen that enjoys fantasy storylines.
January 17, 2014
it was a great read. my kids and husband liked it.
April 10, 2014
Loved it! now i need to go get and read book 1 and 2!
December 17, 2013
A fun, fast read and great ending to a wonderful trilogy.
April 25, 2017
Synopsis: "Abisina is ready to embrace her destiny and become the Keeper of Watersmeet. But the survival of the land depends on the north and south—the centaurs, dwarves, fairies, humans, and fauns—joining together to confront a gathering evil. The rift that opened in the mountains has continued to spew forth terrible creatures. Abisina knows that the most powerful creature of all has arrived—though what shape it will take is still a mystery.
She sets out to bring the folk together, but the land has never been more divided, and, Abisina doubts if she has the strength to be the leader that Watersmeet needs. Even the power of the Keeper's necklace doesn't seem to be enough—and then that is taken from her. Can Abisina's faith in the power of love, acceptance, and unity survive this final test?
This is the exciting conclusion to the acclaimed fantasy trilogy that began with Watersmeet."
My Review: I kind of struggled with this final book in the Watersmeet trilogy. I still really did not care for any of the characters or what happened to them. The story did progress down a darker path compared to the previous two books and there was a lot more danger in this one, and less hope. While I am glad that this series is over, there were a lot of big questions left unanswered and was a little unsatisfying in that aspect. It was also a very slow moving story as a whole, with not a lot of action. I feel like the author had a lot of things to say about hot button issues, like racism, and kind of used this trilogy as a way to voice those, not that they were bad or wrong but I feel like it kind of took over the story. This just wasn't the book or the series I had hoped for when I first picked it up.
She sets out to bring the folk together, but the land has never been more divided, and, Abisina doubts if she has the strength to be the leader that Watersmeet needs. Even the power of the Keeper's necklace doesn't seem to be enough—and then that is taken from her. Can Abisina's faith in the power of love, acceptance, and unity survive this final test?
This is the exciting conclusion to the acclaimed fantasy trilogy that began with Watersmeet."
My Review: I kind of struggled with this final book in the Watersmeet trilogy. I still really did not care for any of the characters or what happened to them. The story did progress down a darker path compared to the previous two books and there was a lot more danger in this one, and less hope. While I am glad that this series is over, there were a lot of big questions left unanswered and was a little unsatisfying in that aspect. It was also a very slow moving story as a whole, with not a lot of action. I feel like the author had a lot of things to say about hot button issues, like racism, and kind of used this trilogy as a way to voice those, not that they were bad or wrong but I feel like it kind of took over the story. This just wasn't the book or the series I had hoped for when I first picked it up.
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