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The Wanderers #3
Unforgiven
All it took was three magical words…
Tristan…is…alive.
Ella knew leaving was wrong. She knew there would be consequences but what was at stake was far more important than anything she could have done if she stayed. She just had to see for herself.
Ella also knows Josie’s time is limited. With the help of her friends, Ella takes off and introduces herself to a foreign land. She hoped to keep her whereabouts a secret but it isn’t long before her father discovers where she is and threatens to take her back kicking and screaming. Things quickly go awry and Ella finds more than what she was looking for in her search for Tristan.
Ella knows eventually she must return home and face the aftermath of her sudden departure. But her head and heart aren’t sure they can handle it.
Will Roman forgive her? Will Gabe and the rest of her friends hate her for abandoning them in their time of need?
Find out what happens next in the all new installment of The Wanderers series with Unforgiven.
Tristan…is…alive.
Ella knew leaving was wrong. She knew there would be consequences but what was at stake was far more important than anything she could have done if she stayed. She just had to see for herself.
Ella also knows Josie’s time is limited. With the help of her friends, Ella takes off and introduces herself to a foreign land. She hoped to keep her whereabouts a secret but it isn’t long before her father discovers where she is and threatens to take her back kicking and screaming. Things quickly go awry and Ella finds more than what she was looking for in her search for Tristan.
Ella knows eventually she must return home and face the aftermath of her sudden departure. But her head and heart aren’t sure they can handle it.
Will Roman forgive her? Will Gabe and the rest of her friends hate her for abandoning them in their time of need?
Find out what happens next in the all new installment of The Wanderers series with Unforgiven.
- GenresRomanceFantasyParanormal
382 pages, Paperback
First published February 13, 2014
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Jessica Miller
13 books97 followersI live in a fantasy world and have an overactive imagination. But the best part is that I never stop creating new characters and stories to share. I love writing and expressing myself in a way everyone else can enjoy.
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March 29, 2014
I was given this book from the author Jessica Miller and by Lovers of Paranormal (LOP) in exchange for an honest review.
I am reeling with so many emotions right now, that are right there at the surface and just want to explode out of me. I have so many questions. The main one here is WHY???? Why would you leave such a cliff hanger when there isn't another book for me to read?? I mean really??? I MUST READ MORE! It has been so long since I craved to read another story in a series and this one just takes the cake. It is the perfect series. I loved every second of it. I had issues putting the book down to sleep. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to scream and throw my tablet up against the wall. I didn't want this book to end. I wanted to just keep turning more and more pages, trying to digest everything that happened. Even now as I'm typing I'm left with that lingering feeling that I just want to start reading this series again right from the beginning. I cannot wait until the next book comes out. And don't dauddle. You have a fan here that needs her fix.
I am reeling with so many emotions right now, that are right there at the surface and just want to explode out of me. I have so many questions. The main one here is WHY???? Why would you leave such a cliff hanger when there isn't another book for me to read?? I mean really??? I MUST READ MORE! It has been so long since I craved to read another story in a series and this one just takes the cake. It is the perfect series. I loved every second of it. I had issues putting the book down to sleep. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to scream and throw my tablet up against the wall. I didn't want this book to end. I wanted to just keep turning more and more pages, trying to digest everything that happened. Even now as I'm typing I'm left with that lingering feeling that I just want to start reading this series again right from the beginning. I cannot wait until the next book comes out. And don't dauddle. You have a fan here that needs her fix.
January 23, 2015
** I received this book in exchange for an honest review. Lovers of Paranormal, LoP**
This series keeps getting better. I loved how 'Unforgiven' took me on an adventure and included action, drama, mystery and romance. I enjoyed the storyline and how it played out. Ella sure got herself into some interesting situations. The paranormal aspect was great and filled with with some interesting characters. I look forward to reading more of this series. This book didn't leave off with a huge cliff hanger like the first two books, but it was still there. The only reason I gave this book 4 stars was due to editing issues. It needs more corrections. But not so bad that it took away from the story. A great add to your tbr list. Recommended read.
This series keeps getting better. I loved how 'Unforgiven' took me on an adventure and included action, drama, mystery and romance. I enjoyed the storyline and how it played out. Ella sure got herself into some interesting situations. The paranormal aspect was great and filled with with some interesting characters. I look forward to reading more of this series. This book didn't leave off with a huge cliff hanger like the first two books, but it was still there. The only reason I gave this book 4 stars was due to editing issues. It needs more corrections. But not so bad that it took away from the story. A great add to your tbr list. Recommended read.
March 15, 2014
An extremely addictive third part to the Wanderers series that has left me absolutely hanging for more! It's been a while since I was this invested in a series!
Ella with a select few, fly off to Ireland in search of Tristan, who she has been tipped off that he is still alive. After an exciting time, a beautiful reunion and devastating break up, she flies home to sort out her family, school and boyfriend #2 problems. Nothing ever seems to go to plan for Ella but things start to look up with her and Roman getting back together, her Angel friends coming back to earth and other new supernatural students starting the new school year, including the mysterious Lucas. Ella starts having nightmares again and hallucinations....or so she hopes. With a big surprise at the end and a BLOODY cliffhanger (Grrr!), I'm not giving anymore away, suffice to say... "Gimme, gimme, gimme MORE!!!!"
This one is a little more grown-up than the other two books with a little more adult themes involved, which I must say were written really well; giving you the juicy details, without the juicy details...does that make sense? Lol
This installment has the same intrigue, action, romance and magic as the other two books and leaving story developments to come in the next book! YAY!
Ella has got a crap-load of maturing to do. She is quite childish for a 19 year old (or as I remember it); her reactions to events and the way she treats some people isn't very nice. This is her personality though, and I'm learning to accept it and not to hold a grudge!
I can't help feel bad for Roman! The poor guy just keeps getting screwed over, which makes me angry with Ella!
Tristan is lovely as always, (who am I kidding? Both Tristan and Roman are lovely!) but we get to see him at his worst, and see him fight for the one he loves. I'm team Tristan/Roman, just incase you were wondering. Why can't Ella have her cake and eat it too?! ;D
I'd love to see this series professionally published with proper editing (which would be a great improvement and my only criticism for the whole series so far).
I think this could be the next big YA phenomenon. So let's make this happen peeps! Ok?!
I can't wait for book 4!
This book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review.
Ella with a select few, fly off to Ireland in search of Tristan, who she has been tipped off that he is still alive. After an exciting time, a beautiful reunion and devastating break up, she flies home to sort out her family, school and boyfriend #2 problems. Nothing ever seems to go to plan for Ella but things start to look up with her and Roman getting back together, her Angel friends coming back to earth and other new supernatural students starting the new school year, including the mysterious Lucas. Ella starts having nightmares again and hallucinations....or so she hopes. With a big surprise at the end and a BLOODY cliffhanger (Grrr!), I'm not giving anymore away, suffice to say... "Gimme, gimme, gimme MORE!!!!"
This one is a little more grown-up than the other two books with a little more adult themes involved, which I must say were written really well; giving you the juicy details, without the juicy details...does that make sense? Lol
This installment has the same intrigue, action, romance and magic as the other two books and leaving story developments to come in the next book! YAY!
Ella has got a crap-load of maturing to do. She is quite childish for a 19 year old (or as I remember it); her reactions to events and the way she treats some people isn't very nice. This is her personality though, and I'm learning to accept it and not to hold a grudge!
I can't help feel bad for Roman! The poor guy just keeps getting screwed over, which makes me angry with Ella!
Tristan is lovely as always, (who am I kidding? Both Tristan and Roman are lovely!) but we get to see him at his worst, and see him fight for the one he loves. I'm team Tristan/Roman, just incase you were wondering. Why can't Ella have her cake and eat it too?! ;D
I'd love to see this series professionally published with proper editing (which would be a great improvement and my only criticism for the whole series so far).
I think this could be the next big YA phenomenon. So let's make this happen peeps! Ok?!
I can't wait for book 4!
This book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review.
July 24, 2016
I really wanted this to wrap up and a nice little bow for me. Ella started to annoy me in this installment. She had a lot of traumatic events happen to her and that lead me to forgive her ‘stubbornness’ but it was full force in this book. I still really liked the prose of the work. I think Miller is a good story teller and I’d like to read the 4th book (hopefully the last!) in this series – just because I want to know what happens.
Ella is in a love triangle, and boys just can’t seem to NOT be attracted to the girl. It gets old and Ella’s reactions to the new hottest boys are also confounding – WHY? Also, I felt the part of the past books that I would’ve liked to have been cleared up is that she’s royalty. Not, just a princess, but the future Queen. Why does it have to be her? This is not answered and I felt like I needed it to be. She’s the youngest of her siblings and traditionally the mantle gets passed down to the eldest? Right? Wrong, according the Ella’s parents, we just don’t know why. And we never really find out why all these abundant powers - powers that no one else in her family, or in vampires in general – have but her. But, I was expecting this to be the last in the series where I finally got some answers…perhaps why I am a bit irritated I didn’t get them. I am still interested in reading the next book, just so I can get the answers to the many questions I have. I just felt, if Miller gave us a few of them in Unforgiven, then I’d be less annoyed. Having said that, I still enjoyed the read enough for 3 stars.
Disclaimer: I was given this book in exchange for an honest review from Lovers of Paranormal (LOP).
Ella is in a love triangle, and boys just can’t seem to NOT be attracted to the girl. It gets old and Ella’s reactions to the new hottest boys are also confounding – WHY? Also, I felt the part of the past books that I would’ve liked to have been cleared up is that she’s royalty. Not, just a princess, but the future Queen. Why does it have to be her? This is not answered and I felt like I needed it to be. She’s the youngest of her siblings and traditionally the mantle gets passed down to the eldest? Right? Wrong, according the Ella’s parents, we just don’t know why. And we never really find out why all these abundant powers - powers that no one else in her family, or in vampires in general – have but her. But, I was expecting this to be the last in the series where I finally got some answers…perhaps why I am a bit irritated I didn’t get them. I am still interested in reading the next book, just so I can get the answers to the many questions I have. I just felt, if Miller gave us a few of them in Unforgiven, then I’d be less annoyed. Having said that, I still enjoyed the read enough for 3 stars.
Disclaimer: I was given this book in exchange for an honest review from Lovers of Paranormal (LOP).
December 21, 2014
This book was provided in exchange for an honest review.
In the third book in this series Ella has now survived her second attack by Jack. Now that she has found out that Tristan is alive and hiding out Ireland because he thinks that Ella died in the first attack by Jack. She secretly runs off Josie, Carmen, Billy and Dean to find him. Through all this she is still trying to get a grasp on her ever increasing powers that far exceed anything anyone has ever seen before. She does however find the strength to finally stand up to her domineering father.
To say that I am hooked on this series is definitely an understatement. Ella is such a stubborn and smart mouth woman, and I absolutely love that about her. She has finally reached the point where she is less concerned with pleasing everyone else and doing what she feels she needs to do. That is not to say everything is easy and least of is her love life any less confusing as she is now torn between to guys that she is in love with. Although I will admit that I am in favor of Tristan since he has become one of my favorite characters.
In the third book in this series Ella has now survived her second attack by Jack. Now that she has found out that Tristan is alive and hiding out Ireland because he thinks that Ella died in the first attack by Jack. She secretly runs off Josie, Carmen, Billy and Dean to find him. Through all this she is still trying to get a grasp on her ever increasing powers that far exceed anything anyone has ever seen before. She does however find the strength to finally stand up to her domineering father.
To say that I am hooked on this series is definitely an understatement. Ella is such a stubborn and smart mouth woman, and I absolutely love that about her. She has finally reached the point where she is less concerned with pleasing everyone else and doing what she feels she needs to do. That is not to say everything is easy and least of is her love life any less confusing as she is now torn between to guys that she is in love with. Although I will admit that I am in favor of Tristan since he has become one of my favorite characters.
February 5, 2017
**This ARC was received in exchange for an honest review**
3.5 - 4 stars
This book needs a little more work, but overall an entertaining YA book.
This is where the love triangle begins between Tristan, Ella and Roman. I was frustrated with the reunion of Ella and Tristan. We don't see him in book 2, So I was really hoping for a longer appearance in book 3. He's there, and then he's gone - AGAIN!!!
Ella is a bit more annoying in this book. It seems like we keep replaying the same scenes over and over again. The portion of the book in Ireland definitely my favorite. Once they return back to school, it begins to slow down. I had to push through to the end. During another school dance we get a nice surprise and another secret is revealed.
This one ends in another cliffhanger.
Just for the record, I am on Team Tristan.
3.5 - 4 stars
This book needs a little more work, but overall an entertaining YA book.
This is where the love triangle begins between Tristan, Ella and Roman. I was frustrated with the reunion of Ella and Tristan. We don't see him in book 2, So I was really hoping for a longer appearance in book 3. He's there, and then he's gone - AGAIN!!!
Ella is a bit more annoying in this book. It seems like we keep replaying the same scenes over and over again. The portion of the book in Ireland definitely my favorite. Once they return back to school, it begins to slow down. I had to push through to the end. During another school dance we get a nice surprise and another secret is revealed.
This one ends in another cliffhanger.
Just for the record, I am on Team Tristan.
April 18, 2014
Wanderers continues where Reborn left off, where Ella flees to Ireland when learning that Tristan is ALIVE. Which does not go down well with Roman or her parents. I missed Tristan so much in Reborn but after Wanderers I'm not sure whether I'm team Tristan or team Roman.
I really enjoyed this book but have to say not as much as the first book. Ella always seems to be training as she has these kicksss powers but never really gets a chance to use them, especially against Jack.
There are some really great characters in this series and I am beginning to love them all especially Ella and Dean, I really love this series and another cliffhanger can't wait to find out what happens next!!
I received this book in exchange for an honest review (LOP)
I really enjoyed this book but have to say not as much as the first book. Ella always seems to be training as she has these kicksss powers but never really gets a chance to use them, especially against Jack.
There are some really great characters in this series and I am beginning to love them all especially Ella and Dean, I really love this series and another cliffhanger can't wait to find out what happens next!!
I received this book in exchange for an honest review (LOP)
December 13, 2014
Caution possible spoilers if you have't read books 1 &2
Talk about a shocker at the end of the last book! And now Ella and a few others are off to Ireland to see if they can find Tristan. An adventure her father is not happy about and with threats made she has some serious decisions to make. And what happens if she does find him she loves him but there's also Roman.
Talk about loops being thrown all around on this one! From one chapter to the next you never know what's gonna happen and the twists kept right on coming.
Ella has grown allot from the first two books and although she still has her moments she is growing up.
I also enjoyed seeing all the other perspectives throughout the story and am excited to see what happens next.
Talk about a shocker at the end of the last book! And now Ella and a few others are off to Ireland to see if they can find Tristan. An adventure her father is not happy about and with threats made she has some serious decisions to make. And what happens if she does find him she loves him but there's also Roman.
Talk about loops being thrown all around on this one! From one chapter to the next you never know what's gonna happen and the twists kept right on coming.
Ella has grown allot from the first two books and although she still has her moments she is growing up.
I also enjoyed seeing all the other perspectives throughout the story and am excited to see what happens next.
February 28, 2014
Unforgiven (Wanderers, #3) by Jessica Miller
Ella finds out that Tristan is alive and goes against her parents wishes and sets out with her friends to find him. He Father tries to bring her back home, but she is still determined even though she faces many obstacles.
Add to it, she has Roman to deal with. Will her friends accept her reasons for leaving them when they need her? And will she end up with the boy she truly loves?
I really enjoyed this read, I like Ella, she has spunk and determination, she is definitely a go-getter. She knows what she wants and will stop at nothing to get what she wants. A fun fast paced fantasy read!
Ella finds out that Tristan is alive and goes against her parents wishes and sets out with her friends to find him. He Father tries to bring her back home, but she is still determined even though she faces many obstacles.
Add to it, she has Roman to deal with. Will her friends accept her reasons for leaving them when they need her? And will she end up with the boy she truly loves?
I really enjoyed this read, I like Ella, she has spunk and determination, she is definitely a go-getter. She knows what she wants and will stop at nothing to get what she wants. A fun fast paced fantasy read!
July 27, 2014
Seriously, I don't know how much more suspense I can take. This story unfolded with so many mysteries and questions that my mind is just going crazy. The Tristan/Roman/Ella story has some major twists that I just did not see coming. More characters have been added with mysteries of their own. This series is amazing and keeps me wanting more and more. The characters are wonderful! I am assuming there will be a next book because so many questions were left unanswered. Now the wait begins!! I highly recommend this series - it's fantastic!!
May 22, 2014
OMG!!!! I love this series so much! It was so enjoyable. I love how the characters have all developed. I would say my most favorite part of this book was when Ella found Tristan again. I also really did enjoy the love triangle between Roman, Tristan, and Ella. And the ending when you find out how Roman is connected to Tristan is very shocking. I really, REALLY hope there is a book 4 in the making to read soon, because this was one of the series I have read in a while.
June 2, 2015
I have to say I put off reading this. I was mad at her for the whole Roman and Tristan thing. I just want her to be with Tristan!!
Anyways. She comes back from Ireland and starts to make amends for her actions. And grows as a person. She has moments where she feels weak and moments where she is strong.
I liked this one a lot. Ella grew as a person although I wasn't happy about her and Roman getting back together. And the ending leaves you thirsting for more. Go one click this now!
Anyways. She comes back from Ireland and starts to make amends for her actions. And grows as a person. She has moments where she feels weak and moments where she is strong.
I liked this one a lot. Ella grew as a person although I wasn't happy about her and Roman getting back together. And the ending leaves you thirsting for more. Go one click this now!
March 27, 2014
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review for LoP. These books are very addicting and a great read. I had a lot of emotions reading this book. Ella is so relatable that she seems real then fictional. I highly recommend this book.
December 6, 2014
Another great read!! I love this series. I knew something was up with how close Tristan and Roman look so alike. The story is great and can't wait to see what's next. Looking forward to finding out who she finally picks. Crap, just realized book 4 is not available yet. No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20, 2017
I was given the book free of charge in exchange of an honest review (Lovers of Paranormal). The following review contains spoilers.
Rating 7 of 10
Ella is back in the third instalment of The Wanderers. Infortunately in the beginning of the book she is also back to being 14 years old. If Tristan is making her act this way - he is so not the guy for her. Oh, don't get me wrong, I undersood her need to make sure that Tristan is alive and well but the way she did it.... ught! First I didn't liked her attitude toward Deirdre. She went uninvited in her garden and she engaged in a power duel. For what? What the fact that she is stonger than the old woman proves? Except that she has no respect for others... And the way she acted toward her father.... poor man have been scared shitless and she just challenges his patience. As Deirdre said at one point - god help us if that's the future queen. And I so didn't like how selfish Ella was the entire book. First, she never even thought how her actions will affect others. The only thing she cared about was "me...me... me... me... me...". And second, even after she got the hint that a friend of hers is troubled by something she discarted it with the thought that she is tired or stressed or whatever. Because that's what friends do. Ella, you suck as a friend. Big time!
Half way through the book thought, Ella finally got the memo. Was about time! She was pretty okay after that and I liked that she tried to make amends(but not the fact that the moment she came back she tried to get Roman back, as some sort of a consolation prize). Didn't liked the fact that Josie told her that she is a good, great person even, but made a few mistakes. Ella is so not a great person and as her best friend Josie should have told her the truth "Ella, you suck, but try to get a grip and BECOME a better person." Things worked out thought, so... I am gonna live with that. But enough about Ella for now. By the end of book she seems to have learned her lesson and grown up a bit.
I didn't liked Tristan in this book at all. First for the fact that he had given up. I don't like quitters. Second, I didn't liked how he tried to comfort Ella - it was all about the sex. Third, I didn't like the fact that he left her based on a third person's opinion about who Ella should be with. Forth, I didn't liked that he returned just because he learnt that Ella is with his brother. You made the decision to leave her, now stick with it.
I will admit that I didn't like Roman much either. He became way too possesive and jelous. Why take Ella back if he can't accept her the way she is?
The best parts of the book for me were when we actually got different poins of view. It was so refreshing to be out of Ella's head. I so wanna see what will happen with Xander and Danni, with Dean and Cameron. Josie started to innerve me a bit. She dismissed Billy so easily.
I also didn't get the fact why Jack didn't attack Ella in Ireland. She was so unprotected there and it's not like he didn't know she is there. Such an easy prey and he missed the opportunity....
So I complained and complained, and complained. Then I keep reading the series? Considering the fact how much Ella annoys me, you must realize that probably the story is extremly interesting and keeps me hooked up. Cause if it wasn't I would have given up ages ago. I am dying to know what will happen next, it's all so unexpected. Hope that book 4 will be published soon and we will finally get some answers. I wanna know what Jasa's game is and also about grantma Bea... Practically, I can't wait!
Rating 7 of 10
Ella is back in the third instalment of The Wanderers. Infortunately in the beginning of the book she is also back to being 14 years old. If Tristan is making her act this way - he is so not the guy for her. Oh, don't get me wrong, I undersood her need to make sure that Tristan is alive and well but the way she did it.... ught! First I didn't liked her attitude toward Deirdre. She went uninvited in her garden and she engaged in a power duel. For what? What the fact that she is stonger than the old woman proves? Except that she has no respect for others... And the way she acted toward her father.... poor man have been scared shitless and she just challenges his patience. As Deirdre said at one point - god help us if that's the future queen. And I so didn't like how selfish Ella was the entire book. First, she never even thought how her actions will affect others. The only thing she cared about was "me...me... me... me... me...". And second, even after she got the hint that a friend of hers is troubled by something she discarted it with the thought that she is tired or stressed or whatever. Because that's what friends do. Ella, you suck as a friend. Big time!
Half way through the book thought, Ella finally got the memo. Was about time! She was pretty okay after that and I liked that she tried to make amends(but not the fact that the moment she came back she tried to get Roman back, as some sort of a consolation prize). Didn't liked the fact that Josie told her that she is a good, great person even, but made a few mistakes. Ella is so not a great person and as her best friend Josie should have told her the truth "Ella, you suck, but try to get a grip and BECOME a better person." Things worked out thought, so... I am gonna live with that. But enough about Ella for now. By the end of book she seems to have learned her lesson and grown up a bit.
I didn't liked Tristan in this book at all. First for the fact that he had given up. I don't like quitters. Second, I didn't liked how he tried to comfort Ella - it was all about the sex. Third, I didn't like the fact that he left her based on a third person's opinion about who Ella should be with. Forth, I didn't liked that he returned just because he learnt that Ella is with his brother. You made the decision to leave her, now stick with it.
I will admit that I didn't like Roman much either. He became way too possesive and jelous. Why take Ella back if he can't accept her the way she is?
The best parts of the book for me were when we actually got different poins of view. It was so refreshing to be out of Ella's head. I so wanna see what will happen with Xander and Danni, with Dean and Cameron. Josie started to innerve me a bit. She dismissed Billy so easily.
I also didn't get the fact why Jack didn't attack Ella in Ireland. She was so unprotected there and it's not like he didn't know she is there. Such an easy prey and he missed the opportunity....
So I complained and complained, and complained. Then I keep reading the series? Considering the fact how much Ella annoys me, you must realize that probably the story is extremly interesting and keeps me hooked up. Cause if it wasn't I would have given up ages ago. I am dying to know what will happen next, it's all so unexpected. Hope that book 4 will be published soon and we will finally get some answers. I wanna know what Jasa's game is and also about grantma Bea... Practically, I can't wait!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 22, 2016
Picking up where Reborn left off, Unforgiven, the third novel in the Wanderers series, tells the tale of Ella’s mad dash to Ireland to search for Tristan and the subsequent consequences of taking off. It picks up the interest and the spark that The Wanderers had for me that flagged in Reborn.
While felt that there were more technical errors (i.e., misspellings, wrong homonyms and other word choices, etc.) in this novel than the previous two—or perhaps I just noticed it more—one thing that certainly improved in Unforgiven was the pacing. The previous two books in the series suffered from idling of pace, where several chapters would go by without much of anything happening. It made the books feel longer than they should have been, and it was difficult to trudge through the slow parts.
Although Unforgiven’s length is similar to the other installments, it was the first that I felt I just didn’t want to stop reading. Once I got back into Ella’s story, I was hooked. I wanted to know what would happen when she found Tristan, what consequences she would face from her no-goodbyes-drop-everything jaunt to Ireland, I wanted to know what would happen with Roman. The twist at the end regarding the identities of a few of the characters was a definite zinger. I had originally had a suspicion when the character was introduced, but I had dismissed the notion. I was surprised to have it confirmed in this book.
There were a few things that niggled about the book. There were many loose ends, which I hope will be resolved in upcoming novels. Many things were introduced and only barely explained (if at all), and then the story moved on. I can’t help but feel that some of them should be important later. The next thing? Holy infidelity, Batman. I was quite surprised by the amount of cheating that occurred in the story from so many different characters. And in most cases, there seemed to be little or no remorse. As a very strong opponent of cheating, this bothered me to some extent. It doesn’t seem like a healthy base for a relationship—whichever partner the cheater chooses. And I suppose I would hope that there would be more remorse involved.
The last biggie was that very end of the novel felt a bit off to me. It was rather abrupt, and I felt like Ella fell back into making questionable choices. It seemed like Ella had finally made up her mind, but in the end, she was sharing a tender moment with the other one. I understand the scariness and trauma that occurred would make her latch on to whichever had arrived first on the scene, but I can’t help but wonder what will happen when they are discovered. Ella put a lot of work into rebuilding her relationship. I can’t help but feel that the night at the masquerade ball shattered that, and I’m very curious to see how things will go from there.
I’m glad to have one major threat out of the way, but I know it’s not going to end there. Too many loose threads were left in the story, too many warning signs and potential dangers were highlighted for me to think that Ella will be even remotely safe. I look forward to reading the next installment of The Wanderers to see what’s in store for Ella and the cast of characters surrounding her. If you enjoyed the previous two novels, you'll definitely want to pick this one up.
This book was obtained freely from the author, Jessica Miller, in exchange for an honest review.
While felt that there were more technical errors (i.e., misspellings, wrong homonyms and other word choices, etc.) in this novel than the previous two—or perhaps I just noticed it more—one thing that certainly improved in Unforgiven was the pacing. The previous two books in the series suffered from idling of pace, where several chapters would go by without much of anything happening. It made the books feel longer than they should have been, and it was difficult to trudge through the slow parts.
Although Unforgiven’s length is similar to the other installments, it was the first that I felt I just didn’t want to stop reading. Once I got back into Ella’s story, I was hooked. I wanted to know what would happen when she found Tristan, what consequences she would face from her no-goodbyes-drop-everything jaunt to Ireland, I wanted to know what would happen with Roman. The twist at the end regarding the identities of a few of the characters was a definite zinger. I had originally had a suspicion when the character was introduced, but I had dismissed the notion. I was surprised to have it confirmed in this book.
There were a few things that niggled about the book. There were many loose ends, which I hope will be resolved in upcoming novels. Many things were introduced and only barely explained (if at all), and then the story moved on. I can’t help but feel that some of them should be important later. The next thing? Holy infidelity, Batman. I was quite surprised by the amount of cheating that occurred in the story from so many different characters. And in most cases, there seemed to be little or no remorse. As a very strong opponent of cheating, this bothered me to some extent. It doesn’t seem like a healthy base for a relationship—whichever partner the cheater chooses. And I suppose I would hope that there would be more remorse involved.
The last biggie was that very end of the novel felt a bit off to me. It was rather abrupt, and I felt like Ella fell back into making questionable choices. It seemed like Ella had finally made up her mind, but in the end, she was sharing a tender moment with the other one. I understand the scariness and trauma that occurred would make her latch on to whichever had arrived first on the scene, but I can’t help but wonder what will happen when they are discovered. Ella put a lot of work into rebuilding her relationship. I can’t help but feel that the night at the masquerade ball shattered that, and I’m very curious to see how things will go from there.
I’m glad to have one major threat out of the way, but I know it’s not going to end there. Too many loose threads were left in the story, too many warning signs and potential dangers were highlighted for me to think that Ella will be even remotely safe. I look forward to reading the next installment of The Wanderers to see what’s in store for Ella and the cast of characters surrounding her. If you enjoyed the previous two novels, you'll definitely want to pick this one up.
This book was obtained freely from the author, Jessica Miller, in exchange for an honest review.
April 22, 2015
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review (Lovers of Paranormal aka LOP).
**Contains some spoilers**
2 stars.
This was the hardest book so far for me to read. It was a struggle to get through the book because Ella becomes more selfish and losses even more common sense than the other stories. She has always been and keeps being the most disheartening character.
In this third story, I did not like the person that Ella has become. I did not like her in the previous books and I didn’t think that the decision making could get worse but it does. She puts herself and more people in life threatening situations and doesn’t second guess herself. She does sometimes thinks about the after math of her decisions and may feel slight remorse, but this happens on the occasion in the book. I also didn’t like how she had double standards throughout the book.
In this entire story she doesn’t seem to be able to see the perspectives of anyone but herself. She is too self absorbed with her own feelings of wanting to be “normal” that she makes many reckless decisions and says many hurtful remarks to people that care about her. She lashes out often, provokes many other characters in this story because she is very prideful. She has her moments of being extremely pretentious. Ella is not a character that I can relate to and her actions and words were very appalling to me. She is stubborn and has a lot of pride to the point of not caring about her peers and is willing to put her loved ones in danger without even realizing it. Her stubbornness blinds her in this entire story. There were so many times that I had to put down the book because I literally could not handle some of the temper tantrums that she was going through. Some of her childish behavior was over her own ignorance; even in this third book, she is still in disbelief of magic in the paranormal world she lives in. This was one of the hardest struggles in reading was to get through this story because the main character was very unlikable. I gave it 2 stars because Ms. Miller's writing was great.
The love triangle in this story was very predictable.
This story had many communication issues within all the relationships in the story. All the miscommunications and no communication was difficult for me to read because I think the relationships between all of the characters would have had more depth if they took the time to talk to one another.
In my last review of the second book, I had a list of questions that were unanswered. I thought the questions would be answered in this next installment in the series but they were not so here are the questions that are still not answered and I added more to the list.
Why doesn’t Ella think a bond/connection with Tristan is significant when she has never had a bond with anyone in her life?
If Ella can detect when people are lying and she knows it, why doesn’t she ever trust her gut instinct?
**Contains some spoilers**
2 stars.
This was the hardest book so far for me to read. It was a struggle to get through the book because Ella becomes more selfish and losses even more common sense than the other stories. She has always been and keeps being the most disheartening character.
In this third story, I did not like the person that Ella has become. I did not like her in the previous books and I didn’t think that the decision making could get worse but it does. She puts herself and more people in life threatening situations and doesn’t second guess herself. She does sometimes thinks about the after math of her decisions and may feel slight remorse, but this happens on the occasion in the book. I also didn’t like how she had double standards throughout the book.
In this entire story she doesn’t seem to be able to see the perspectives of anyone but herself. She is too self absorbed with her own feelings of wanting to be “normal” that she makes many reckless decisions and says many hurtful remarks to people that care about her. She lashes out often, provokes many other characters in this story because she is very prideful. She has her moments of being extremely pretentious. Ella is not a character that I can relate to and her actions and words were very appalling to me. She is stubborn and has a lot of pride to the point of not caring about her peers and is willing to put her loved ones in danger without even realizing it. Her stubbornness blinds her in this entire story. There were so many times that I had to put down the book because I literally could not handle some of the temper tantrums that she was going through. Some of her childish behavior was over her own ignorance; even in this third book, she is still in disbelief of magic in the paranormal world she lives in. This was one of the hardest struggles in reading was to get through this story because the main character was very unlikable. I gave it 2 stars because Ms. Miller's writing was great.
The love triangle in this story was very predictable.
This story had many communication issues within all the relationships in the story. All the miscommunications and no communication was difficult for me to read because I think the relationships between all of the characters would have had more depth if they took the time to talk to one another.
In my last review of the second book, I had a list of questions that were unanswered. I thought the questions would be answered in this next installment in the series but they were not so here are the questions that are still not answered and I added more to the list.
Why doesn’t Ella think a bond/connection with Tristan is significant when she has never had a bond with anyone in her life?
If Ella can detect when people are lying and she knows it, why doesn’t she ever trust her gut instinct?
February 18, 2015
This book picks up nicely where "Reborn" left of. The plot is as lively as the last one. Jessica continues to develop her characters in great depth. She guides you along this great discovery journey and there are yet more hints on who or what Ella really is, but still so many secrets left. But I must say, Ella drives me nuts. Yes, she went through a lot, but she plays the constant victim. She blames the world for everything and acts like a little brat being unneccessarily reckless, which in book 1 caused the death of her best friend, and seems to not learn her lesson. Ella takes no responsibility for her own actions until the end of book 3. At that point she finally seems to get a grip and I hope it stays that way.
The little twists in the plot were somewhat predictable but are a good addition to the story line and quite needed. I think the author finally has the length down. It seems still a little drawn out but much better now. There were some errors like left out words or the wrong word all together, which I didn't find in her other 2 books.
I really do like this series. It has some minor issues I think but overall the whole concept of it is different from your average vampire book. I always appreciate that in an author who goes outside the box and finds a new angle to approach a topic in a new light, especially one so much written and made movies about as vampires. I look forward to see how the story continues.
I have received this book from the author for an honest review. (LoP, Lovers of Paranormal)
The little twists in the plot were somewhat predictable but are a good addition to the story line and quite needed. I think the author finally has the length down. It seems still a little drawn out but much better now. There were some errors like left out words or the wrong word all together, which I didn't find in her other 2 books.
I really do like this series. It has some minor issues I think but overall the whole concept of it is different from your average vampire book. I always appreciate that in an author who goes outside the box and finds a new angle to approach a topic in a new light, especially one so much written and made movies about as vampires. I look forward to see how the story continues.
I have received this book from the author for an honest review. (LoP, Lovers of Paranormal)
April 20, 2014
Well, this was good for the third book of The Wanderers series. I liked it. BUT...the characters..Oh dear. Save me. They all need to mature and grow up. And Tristan changed. I can't really wrap my finger around it, so I can't really rave about him changing, but all I can tell is that I liked Tristan before(alot), but now I like Roman better than Tristan now and dear, why does it have to be Roman who has to be the one everyone pities? Ella is 19, no? She needs to grow up because she's...immature. I guess. She just needs to make more rational decisions and her friends...
Remember when she ran away to go find Tristan? Just no. No. No. No. No. NO. I mean, she loves him and all that but no matter how much she "feels" it, I don't feel even a twinge of sympathy coming from her for Roman. She led him on and she has to fix it instead of going for the loved one she thought was dead. I mean, yea, Tristan was one she loved a lot, and she has to move on, but I think the person who makes the most sense in this book was Roman.
Anyways, this book had some unpredictable moments and I liked it. Made everything come as a surprise. I also liked the pacing in this book. Not much was thrown at Ella everything as once. And the end of the novel. Woah. Well, you just need to read it to find out. Also, not to be a Disney obsessed or anything, but now, the name Ella just reminds me of Elsa(Frozen).
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review (LoP)
Remember when she ran away to go find Tristan? Just no. No. No. No. No. NO. I mean, she loves him and all that but no matter how much she "feels" it, I don't feel even a twinge of sympathy coming from her for Roman. She led him on and she has to fix it instead of going for the loved one she thought was dead. I mean, yea, Tristan was one she loved a lot, and she has to move on, but I think the person who makes the most sense in this book was Roman.
Anyways, this book had some unpredictable moments and I liked it. Made everything come as a surprise. I also liked the pacing in this book. Not much was thrown at Ella everything as once. And the end of the novel. Woah. Well, you just need to read it to find out. Also, not to be a Disney obsessed or anything, but now, the name Ella just reminds me of Elsa(Frozen).
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review (LoP)
September 4, 2016
Unforgiven (Wanderers, #3)
I received a free copy, through LoP, in exchange for a review.
Fleeing may not have been the most rationale decision, but it was the only one Ella could make. It wasn't really fleeing; rather it was going on a journey, to find someone she thought was gone...Tristan. Going halfway around the world was the only option for her. She needed to know, was he still alive or was this a wild goose chase. What she found is nothing she thought could be real and everything that happens afterwards changes her life, for better or worse is still to be determined.
'I tried my hardest to fight through the pain, but all it did was advance my departure on this world. Soon my breaths were coming in quick short gasps. This was it. Jack had finally won. Jack stood above me with a shovel and a satisfied smile on his face. I took my last breath as Jack begun to shovel dirt into my grace and covered my body.
I sat up with a jolt, gasping for air. When I was finally able to catch my breath, I broke down and started to cry.'
Another great story from Jessica Miller. Some unpredictable moments, but everything flowed so well together. Overall, this whole series had been captivating, entertaining and leaves you wanting more!
I received a free copy, through LoP, in exchange for a review.
Fleeing may not have been the most rationale decision, but it was the only one Ella could make. It wasn't really fleeing; rather it was going on a journey, to find someone she thought was gone...Tristan. Going halfway around the world was the only option for her. She needed to know, was he still alive or was this a wild goose chase. What she found is nothing she thought could be real and everything that happens afterwards changes her life, for better or worse is still to be determined.
'I tried my hardest to fight through the pain, but all it did was advance my departure on this world. Soon my breaths were coming in quick short gasps. This was it. Jack had finally won. Jack stood above me with a shovel and a satisfied smile on his face. I took my last breath as Jack begun to shovel dirt into my grace and covered my body.
I sat up with a jolt, gasping for air. When I was finally able to catch my breath, I broke down and started to cry.'
Another great story from Jessica Miller. Some unpredictable moments, but everything flowed so well together. Overall, this whole series had been captivating, entertaining and leaves you wanting more!
February 20, 2014
This is a fantastic series. A must read for all. If you enjoy paranormal romances then I guarantee you will love this series. So happy i had the opportunity to read these books. Great writing, awesome story line, keeps you intrigued and wanting to know more!
December 11, 2014
I have really enjoyed this series and look forward to the next installment.
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