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Beneath the Dragoneye Moons #12
Beneath the Dragoneye Moons: The Phoenix Peaks
On the magical world of Pallos, Elaine can finally breathe for a moment after the horrors of the Han Civil War. Engaged to the love of her life, Iona, Elaine believes she has found peace. However, the tranquility is shattered when three formidable phoenixes descend from the Phoenix Peaks, claiming Auri must go with them for her own good. With heavy hearts, Elaine and Iona watch as Auri disappears into the sky, bound by a promise to return.
War is brewing in the background, as civilization moves firmly into the crystalized era, where the easy expansion of nations and Immortals start to bump into each other, interests colliding. The wilderness is beaten back, and the era of easy expansion is coming to an end.
As days melt into weeks, Elaine refuses to stay idle. She makes new divine friends, finally coming into contact with the Goddess of Healing. She immerses herself in the arcane arts at the revered Jakhong Monastery and delves deeper into magic at the School of Sorcery and Spellcraft, her powers growing as rapidly as her concern for Auri. When the agreed timeline expires without a sign of Auri, Elaine's worry transforms into resolve. Armed with newly honed wizardry skills and a heart full of determination, the Eventide Eclipse sets out on a perilous journey to the Phoenix Peaks to uncover the truth and bring Auri home.
What mysteries await Elaine at the Phoenix Peaks? Why has Auri not returned? Join Elaine as she navigates a path filled with magic, adventure, and danger, proving that the bonds of love and friendship can challenge the mightiest of fates.
War is brewing in the background, as civilization moves firmly into the crystalized era, where the easy expansion of nations and Immortals start to bump into each other, interests colliding. The wilderness is beaten back, and the era of easy expansion is coming to an end.
As days melt into weeks, Elaine refuses to stay idle. She makes new divine friends, finally coming into contact with the Goddess of Healing. She immerses herself in the arcane arts at the revered Jakhong Monastery and delves deeper into magic at the School of Sorcery and Spellcraft, her powers growing as rapidly as her concern for Auri. When the agreed timeline expires without a sign of Auri, Elaine's worry transforms into resolve. Armed with newly honed wizardry skills and a heart full of determination, the Eventide Eclipse sets out on a perilous journey to the Phoenix Peaks to uncover the truth and bring Auri home.
What mysteries await Elaine at the Phoenix Peaks? Why has Auri not returned? Join Elaine as she navigates a path filled with magic, adventure, and danger, proving that the bonds of love and friendship can challenge the mightiest of fates.
566 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 6, 2024
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August 18, 2024
Aww they're so cute!
I cannot express how cute and sweet Elaine and Iona's relationship is. The phoenixes at the beginning aren't as bad as I thought, but the interactions are hilarious. There were a lot of sweet moments in this book, and changes I'm quite pleased with. The last part of the book had some horrifying moments, especially the last scene. Not sure if all of those will be canon though.
I cannot express how cute and sweet Elaine and Iona's relationship is. The phoenixes at the beginning aren't as bad as I thought, but the interactions are hilarious. There were a lot of sweet moments in this book, and changes I'm quite pleased with. The last part of the book had some horrifying moments, especially the last scene. Not sure if all of those will be canon though.
July 10, 2024
A book about nothing
To sum up this book, #12 in a series as disappointing would be an understatement. The book was nothing but "puff" - mundane everyday boring activities or events.
Adventure? Sci-fi? This book should have been for free and not #12. This book should have been condensed into one chapter of #12. Feels like a money grab by the writer
To sum up this book, #12 in a series as disappointing would be an understatement. The book was nothing but "puff" - mundane everyday boring activities or events.
Adventure? Sci-fi? This book should have been for free and not #12. This book should have been condensed into one chapter of #12. Feels like a money grab by the writer
May 7, 2024
rambling
A bunch of things and stuff happen and there’s a lot of stats, but there isn’t really any kind narrative here. There’s no major antagonists or crisis and the MC doesn’t really change in any way. Frankly, this is quite a boring volume.
A bunch of things and stuff happen and there’s a lot of stats, but there isn’t really any kind narrative here. There’s no major antagonists or crisis and the MC doesn’t really change in any way. Frankly, this is quite a boring volume.
May 8, 2024
Another great book!
I've already written glowing reviews for earlier books in this series. If you read the earlier books, then this one is just as good as the last books.
If you haven't read the earlier books, then go start at book one!
I've already written glowing reviews for earlier books in this series. If you read the earlier books, then this one is just as good as the last books.
If you haven't read the earlier books, then go start at book one!
May 9, 2024
a little goofy
Some romance stuff, some neat political stuff, dealing with PTSD…a little bit of everything, with the usual Elaine-ity.
And mangos.
They are also dealing with some serious levels now. 4-digit Classers.
Some romance stuff, some neat political stuff, dealing with PTSD…a little bit of everything, with the usual Elaine-ity.
And mangos.
They are also dealing with some serious levels now. 4-digit Classers.
November 16, 2024
More Slice of Life than Adventure
Now that's not a bad thing, it is more akin to the earlier books, when it was more about small 'growing' story than big world changing events. Admittedly this book might have the 'least' adventure of the series. Even when it does have is more summarized than experienced.
This book does have more class changes though than other books, which is something I always looked forward to.
This is a book that some might call 'filler' I think it's more just transition and natural growth, not just constantly having one big event after another or starting the book with 30 years later to get to the next big thing. I quite enjoyed watching the MC just have some time to herself even if it didn't feel like she really worked on her skills or did much in the 'years' this book take place.
Now all that aside, I really only have two complaints myself. One is more a question. Her upgraded Vault? Her storage place. She thought of it at first as an immortal vault where she could develop it to let people live during an immortal war. What happened to that?Is she no longer trying to make it so other people can enter or what? At a few points it would been quite useful if her lover could have just hidden in the Vault storage. She upgrades it to something else, is it a case she just didn't think to test her new skill if it allows others to enter it now or what?
Second question actually. Night? How is he not max level? I know vampires level slower and he does a lot of 'watching' instead of doing. But at the world being near 30,000 years old. With him being there from the start. That means he only needed to gain 1 level every 7 years to be max level at the minimum. HOW ....has he not gained 1 level every 7 years. Even if say the first 10,000 was in a deadzone that's still 20,0000 years. That's still 1 every 5 years. How does bad ass, slaying assassinating highest level targets keeping a nation alive from other high levels Night. Not get 1 level every 5 years?
So my only real real complaint is...WHERE IS AN APPRENTICE. The MC is all about spreading her knowledge, getting her manuscript out there, getting people healed. Even her lover had an apprentice who grew up to be a full Valkyrie. By the end of this book it's been what 10 years? A little more since she left the island? Why hasn't she taught anyone. She has to soon right since her agreement with the sentinels was she'd train someone every what 30 years? I might remember that wrong but I think it was one every 30 years.
Wouldn't her oath by now be forcing her to have a student? Like with her skills of getting rid of one skill to get a better would do less harm and more good to take it. Where is her thought process that her not teaching a student and letting them to go heal is doing harm by her not spreading her knowledge to a student who could get a great class from learning directly from her? Or just her own morals, that she's letting decades go by without teaching people who could teach others and spread healing even further having more impact than a single healer can have? it's the same reason she wanted the manuscripts in the first place, so logically the next step is to take on students. Just hoping that she will soon as it makes little sense with her morals, logical thinking and oath that she doesn't have a student or isn't at least keeping an eye out for some young dedicated healer or one who wants to heal but has no opportunities. If anyone is to take orphans to teach it should be her, not the lover. Though with the lover's order being down on members, you'd think both would constantly have new students. Going to the local orphanages and constantly picking one up. They have the whole world to look through, so it's not like they can't find one somewhere.
Now that's not a bad thing, it is more akin to the earlier books, when it was more about small 'growing' story than big world changing events. Admittedly this book might have the 'least' adventure of the series. Even when it does have is more summarized than experienced.
This book does have more class changes though than other books, which is something I always looked forward to.
This is a book that some might call 'filler' I think it's more just transition and natural growth, not just constantly having one big event after another or starting the book with 30 years later to get to the next big thing. I quite enjoyed watching the MC just have some time to herself even if it didn't feel like she really worked on her skills or did much in the 'years' this book take place.
Now all that aside, I really only have two complaints myself. One is more a question. Her upgraded Vault? Her storage place. She thought of it at first as an immortal vault where she could develop it to let people live during an immortal war. What happened to that?Is she no longer trying to make it so other people can enter or what? At a few points it would been quite useful if her lover could have just hidden in the Vault storage. She upgrades it to something else, is it a case she just didn't think to test her new skill if it allows others to enter it now or what?
Second question actually. Night? How is he not max level? I know vampires level slower and he does a lot of 'watching' instead of doing. But at the world being near 30,000 years old. With him being there from the start. That means he only needed to gain 1 level every 7 years to be max level at the minimum. HOW ....has he not gained 1 level every 7 years. Even if say the first 10,000 was in a deadzone that's still 20,0000 years. That's still 1 every 5 years. How does bad ass, slaying assassinating highest level targets keeping a nation alive from other high levels Night. Not get 1 level every 5 years?
So my only real real complaint is...WHERE IS AN APPRENTICE. The MC is all about spreading her knowledge, getting her manuscript out there, getting people healed. Even her lover had an apprentice who grew up to be a full Valkyrie. By the end of this book it's been what 10 years? A little more since she left the island? Why hasn't she taught anyone. She has to soon right since her agreement with the sentinels was she'd train someone every what 30 years? I might remember that wrong but I think it was one every 30 years.
Wouldn't her oath by now be forcing her to have a student? Like with her skills of getting rid of one skill to get a better would do less harm and more good to take it. Where is her thought process that her not teaching a student and letting them to go heal is doing harm by her not spreading her knowledge to a student who could get a great class from learning directly from her? Or just her own morals, that she's letting decades go by without teaching people who could teach others and spread healing even further having more impact than a single healer can have? it's the same reason she wanted the manuscripts in the first place, so logically the next step is to take on students. Just hoping that she will soon as it makes little sense with her morals, logical thinking and oath that she doesn't have a student or isn't at least keeping an eye out for some young dedicated healer or one who wants to heal but has no opportunities. If anyone is to take orphans to teach it should be her, not the lover. Though with the lover's order being down on members, you'd think both would constantly have new students. Going to the local orphanages and constantly picking one up. They have the whole world to look through, so it's not like they can't find one somewhere.
May 9, 2024
Like most of the series, the volume consists for a large part of slice-of-life events whether dealing with phoenixes, Elaine's marriage, return visit to the school, and getting to territory of the phoenix. It shows its origin as a web novel.
While I enjoy the characters and system aspects, none of the relatively short arcs were particular tense or interesting. I feel the story is once again loosing a bit of its steam, mostly because the character build and goal is clear and I can see only two big events coming before things end.
Anyway, 3.5 stars rounded up. Still entertaining, but it lacked tension.
While I enjoy the characters and system aspects, none of the relatively short arcs were particular tense or interesting. I feel the story is once again loosing a bit of its steam, mostly because the character build and goal is clear and I can see only two big events coming before things end.
Anyway, 3.5 stars rounded up. Still entertaining, but it lacked tension.
May 4, 2025
This book was more slice of life than anything. There was some of them leveling up or changing their classes but mostly just some romance, living life, some low key adventures. Nothing too serious or tense. I’m giving this a 4 star just because of the last chapter of the book not sure what the point of that was. It recalled things that didn’t happen or somethings that did but it was not clear on what the point was.
June 16, 2024
I enjoy some aspects of these books, but there many things I don’t like.
I know this will be sacrilege to most fans of this series, but there are just too many skills and abilities and there is very little consistency in the way some of them work.
Also what was the point of the last chapter?
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars.
I know this will be sacrilege to most fans of this series, but there are just too many skills and abilities and there is very little consistency in the way some of them work.
Also what was the point of the last chapter?
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars.
May 9, 2024
Amazing series
I'm a huge fan of the series and have read the first 11 books multiple times. This one is a great addition to a stellar series.
I'm a huge fan of the series and have read the first 11 books multiple times. This one is a great addition to a stellar series.
May 10, 2024
Good
20 words are required so I'll just say that I enjoyed the book and I'm looking forward to the next one. Great world! Great characters. Exciting adventures
20 words are required so I'll just say that I enjoyed the book and I'm looking forward to the next one. Great world! Great characters. Exciting adventures
May 10, 2024
Amazing
Still my favorite series and blazed through it within 2 days of release. The long wait for the next kindle release but i already can't wait for the next one.
Still my favorite series and blazed through it within 2 days of release. The long wait for the next kindle release but i already can't wait for the next one.
May 15, 2024
Give it a read
It's a really good in between book, basically
there's a lot being setup, if nothing else read for fenrir's case
It's a really good in between book, basically
there's a lot being setup, if nothing else read for fenrir's case
May 17, 2024
Weird pacing
So this book is... Extremely weird in its pacing, entire months and even years pass between passages and it made it quite difficult to keep up with it.
So this book is... Extremely weird in its pacing, entire months and even years pass between passages and it made it quite difficult to keep up with it.
June 6, 2024
Easy read
Overall, decent story that is easy to return to and can be a comfort read between more intense books.
Difficult situations always easily solved and crises averted.
Overall, decent story that is easy to return to and can be a comfort read between more intense books.
Difficult situations always easily solved and crises averted.
July 12, 2024
Back to cozy reading!
July 20, 2024
Excellent continuation
Great characters, engrossing story, cool relationships, awesome battles and an amazing main character, what's not to love? Can't wait for the next one!
Great characters, engrossing story, cool relationships, awesome battles and an amazing main character, what's not to love? Can't wait for the next one!
August 29, 2024
Not really much happened but it was enjoyable for the slice of life this series seems to be leaning towards more and more. Lots of foreshadowing for the future however!
November 4, 2024
It was fine, taking a break after this one to wait for a couple more books to come out.
December 17, 2024
Okay read
Kind of boring. Finding it hard to finish some chapters. Not as good as the other books. Don't know if I'll be back to read the next book.
Kind of boring. Finding it hard to finish some chapters. Not as good as the other books. Don't know if I'll be back to read the next book.
May 12, 2025
This one felt like a brief novella and a series of short stories.
November 1, 2025
See my review for book 1.
February 28, 2025
Fabulous😘
Since my first delve into the first book. I have been totally enraptured. It has been a wonderful escape from this daunting reality of human life; to be given this gift from you to imagine myself in that world rather than this one thank you.
Looking Forward To Nxt Installment😘
Since my first delve into the first book. I have been totally enraptured. It has been a wonderful escape from this daunting reality of human life; to be given this gift from you to imagine myself in that world rather than this one thank you.
Looking Forward To Nxt Installment😘
November 3, 2024
2.7
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
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