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The Naming of Legends #3
Skybound
You’ll be the death of him.
Word of the Kayaditi has spread, and it seems everyone wants a piece of her. Sky longs to change the Maarjaara, to be free of their expectations. But when she slips down a path that Bastian can’t follow, she’ll find the treacherous climb back is littered with unimaginable truths and unacceptable solutions.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Skybound will not make sense without reading 9th Life and The Forgotten. Sexual situations. Some language. (Paranormal New Adult)
Word of the Kayaditi has spread, and it seems everyone wants a piece of her. Sky longs to change the Maarjaara, to be free of their expectations. But when she slips down a path that Bastian can’t follow, she’ll find the treacherous climb back is littered with unimaginable truths and unacceptable solutions.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Skybound will not make sense without reading 9th Life and The Forgotten. Sexual situations. Some language. (Paranormal New Adult)
- GenresNew AdultShapeshifters
393 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 10, 2014
82 people want to read
About the author
Wendy Beck
3 books72 followersNew Adult Paranormal Romance
Zookeeper-turned-author Wendy Beck is more accustomed to wrestling gators than grammar. She has a conservation biology degree from Oglethorpe University and learned a whole lot of 'hands-on' studying killer whales in Puget Sound, loggerhead sea turtles on Cumberland Island, and everything else at Noah’s Ark in Locust Grove. She went on to serve as the animal caretaker for Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail in Athens for four years before moving back to the Atlanta area.
She lives with the love of her life and personal hero, Mike, and can be found reading, running an independent bookstore, practicing kriya yoga, and more.
Zookeeper-turned-author Wendy Beck is more accustomed to wrestling gators than grammar. She has a conservation biology degree from Oglethorpe University and learned a whole lot of 'hands-on' studying killer whales in Puget Sound, loggerhead sea turtles on Cumberland Island, and everything else at Noah’s Ark in Locust Grove. She went on to serve as the animal caretaker for Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail in Athens for four years before moving back to the Atlanta area.
She lives with the love of her life and personal hero, Mike, and can be found reading, running an independent bookstore, practicing kriya yoga, and more.
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October 25, 2014
Psychocat Reads Review of SKYBOUND by Wendy Beck
(I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
Just like yesterday's review of THE FORGOTTEN, I'm inserting a disclaimer at the beginning of this review. If you haven't read 9TH LIFE and THE FORGOTTEN, stop now. If you continue reading, know that this review will spoil things for the previous books.
If you've read 9TH LIFE and THE FORGOTTEN, make sure you take a deep breath before starting SKYBOUND.
The Book as Part of a Series: As the third book in The Naming of Legends series, SKYBOUND is well placed. It continues to build on the story and characters I've been following since 9TH LIFE. At the same time, the level of intensity does not drop off at all. If anything, this third book has some of the highest stakes yet. SKYBOUND ends in a place where the author could leave it, or she could continue to build further stories around both the primary and secondary characters.
If you've read 9TH LIFE and THE FORGOTTEN, make sure you take a deep breath before starting SKYBOUND.
The Characters: Speaking of characters, SKYBOUND and the rest of the series, reminds me of the biggest reason I love books that come in trilogies or longer series. Getting to spend so much extra time with characters I fell in love with during the first book is a delight. Even better, Wendy Beck did a great job of continuing to grow and develop characters, including the secondary ones, so they never got stale. There are also a few new characters that make things more exciting with this book.
It is adorable when Bastian has those moments of complete confusion because he's not used to human expressions. It always reminds me of Cap.
The Relationships: I'll let the guys and their gifs speak for me on this one ...
When everything goes crazy, will their bond be enough to keep Sky and Bastian together? Will they fight for it?
Yes. This. Just be prepared for this when you read.
Everybody wants a piece of the Kayaditi.
Too Perfect or Perfectly Flawed: This ...
No. Seriously. There are moments where you think the author is following Loki's demand to destroy everything. Things in SKYBOUND are so jacked up that it creates a perfectly intense story.
Jen's Final Rating: 5 STARS!! tart with 9TH LIFE and read all the way through SKYBOUND! This unique shifter series is packed full of intrigue, action, and feels that just don't let go. They aren't super fast reads because of the depth of the story, but they have my endorsement!
Psychocat's Final Rating: 5 CLAWS!! This deranged feline is all about The Naming of Legends series, and SKYBOUND was no exception. Not only did it continue to feature the feline shifters in dominant roles, but it also maintained a level of violence and intrigue that appeals to her.
(I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
Just like yesterday's review of THE FORGOTTEN, I'm inserting a disclaimer at the beginning of this review. If you haven't read 9TH LIFE and THE FORGOTTEN, stop now. If you continue reading, know that this review will spoil things for the previous books.
If you've read 9TH LIFE and THE FORGOTTEN, make sure you take a deep breath before starting SKYBOUND.
The Book as Part of a Series: As the third book in The Naming of Legends series, SKYBOUND is well placed. It continues to build on the story and characters I've been following since 9TH LIFE. At the same time, the level of intensity does not drop off at all. If anything, this third book has some of the highest stakes yet. SKYBOUND ends in a place where the author could leave it, or she could continue to build further stories around both the primary and secondary characters.
If you've read 9TH LIFE and THE FORGOTTEN, make sure you take a deep breath before starting SKYBOUND.The Characters: Speaking of characters, SKYBOUND and the rest of the series, reminds me of the biggest reason I love books that come in trilogies or longer series. Getting to spend so much extra time with characters I fell in love with during the first book is a delight. Even better, Wendy Beck did a great job of continuing to grow and develop characters, including the secondary ones, so they never got stale. There are also a few new characters that make things more exciting with this book.
It is adorable when Bastian has those moments of complete confusion because he's not used to human expressions. It always reminds me of Cap.
The Relationships: I'll let the guys and their gifs speak for me on this one ...
When everything goes crazy, will their bond be enough to keep Sky and Bastian together? Will they fight for it?
Yes. This. Just be prepared for this when you read.
Everybody wants a piece of the Kayaditi. Too Perfect or Perfectly Flawed: This ...
No. Seriously. There are moments where you think the author is following Loki's demand to destroy everything. Things in SKYBOUND are so jacked up that it creates a perfectly intense story.
Jen's Final Rating: 5 STARS!! tart with 9TH LIFE and read all the way through SKYBOUND! This unique shifter series is packed full of intrigue, action, and feels that just don't let go. They aren't super fast reads because of the depth of the story, but they have my endorsement!
Psychocat's Final Rating: 5 CLAWS!! This deranged feline is all about The Naming of Legends series, and SKYBOUND was no exception. Not only did it continue to feature the feline shifters in dominant roles, but it also maintained a level of violence and intrigue that appeals to her.
March 27, 2015
I thought The Forgotten crushed me (in the best of ways). Then I read Skybound, and I had to set a new bar for "books that rip out your heart, grind it to dust and then sprinkle you with the sparkles." Or, in one word: awesomazing.
The intensity of the action, the height of the stakes, the depth of emotions, it all ratcheted up and left me holding my breath. I swear, my husband was close to giving me artificial respiration, because I'm sure I forgot to breathe.
The situations Skyler and Bastian get into in this last installment, the problems they face, the solutions they struggle to achieve, and the way it all weaves together in the end are the culmination of a multi-layered story that is ingenious in its coherent construction from the first book to the last. Know that feeling toward the end of a story when all the pieces fall in the right place and you sit there ooohing and aaahing because everything you read before just makes that much more sense? Yeah, this was one of those stories where I got that.
As the end of a trilogy, this was book was simply epic.
The intensity of the action, the height of the stakes, the depth of emotions, it all ratcheted up and left me holding my breath. I swear, my husband was close to giving me artificial respiration, because I'm sure I forgot to breathe.
The situations Skyler and Bastian get into in this last installment, the problems they face, the solutions they struggle to achieve, and the way it all weaves together in the end are the culmination of a multi-layered story that is ingenious in its coherent construction from the first book to the last. Know that feeling toward the end of a story when all the pieces fall in the right place and you sit there ooohing and aaahing because everything you read before just makes that much more sense? Yeah, this was one of those stories where I got that.
As the end of a trilogy, this was book was simply epic.
July 27, 2014
The third and final book in The Naming of Legends trilogy is as superbly written as the first two (9th Life and The Forgotten). All of the conflicts and promises from the series are fulfilled in the culmination of Sky and Bastian's journey. The secondary character of Caleb is so well-drawn that I can't help but hope that he has his own story one day!
Fast-paced, full of emotional conflict, and elegant, Skybound was a gripping and enjoyable read. I loved the unique aspect of the shape-shifting world. I won't go into any specific plot information because I don't want to accidentally slip in any spoilers for fans of the series.
I highly recommend Skybound to all New Adult, Paranormal and Romance readers, as well as anyone who just loves a good story.
Fast-paced, full of emotional conflict, and elegant, Skybound was a gripping and enjoyable read. I loved the unique aspect of the shape-shifting world. I won't go into any specific plot information because I don't want to accidentally slip in any spoilers for fans of the series.
I highly recommend Skybound to all New Adult, Paranormal and Romance readers, as well as anyone who just loves a good story.
November 25, 2014
This is by far the most intelligently written trilogy in this genre that I have had the pleasure to read. Mrs. Beck is a talent that should not be overlooked. The ending to this trilogy was involved from beginning to end. I cannot wait to see and read more of this extremely talented writter.
August 31, 2014
One of those books I needed to set aside the day for. It hit a certain point early on and just didn't ease up! Thank God for happy endings but I so hope this isn't actually the end. More Bastian and Sky!
May 3, 2021
I've seen authors who rate and won't rate their books. I didn't for years though I could see both points of view. I waited until I reread them many years later and no one else was tripping across them and man I love them.
July 8, 2024
What a ride!!
October 13, 2014
Right around a 3.0. I still think the premise of the book is great. A woman (actually a young adult) finds out she is part of a world she never knew existed. In that world, she is stronger than she ever thought of being. She also finds her soul mate. That love often drives her to make huge sacrifices. To add to that, Wendy Beck is so enthusiastic about her subject that theoretically, there’s nothing NOT to like. Unfortunately, while I was able to understand bits and pieces of the action, I spent a lot of the book confused. (That could just be a “me” thing….)
Plot:
Sky finds that as the Kayaditi, even more people, including some she trusted, are after her gifts. She also finds out there are ramifications that go along with having such power.
Characters:
Sky has grown more and more powerful, but that power seems to be destroying her relationship with Bastian. It’s very up and down in this book because she tries to do what’s good for everyone else instead of putting his needs or even her needs first. As we know from the previous books, the results of her doing that are usually pretty disastrous.
I really liked Daniel and Naiwen, but Caleb took quite the horrendous turn for the worse, as did Ezrai. There are also some new villains.
Writing:
The book was edited fairly well. There are some sexual situations, but nothing really graphic. There is a lot of cursing, so beware if that kind of thing bothers you.
The Bottom Line:
The book ended kind of abruptly, but I did enjoy how it ended. It was nice to see how Sky and Bastian ended up.
Plot:
Sky finds that as the Kayaditi, even more people, including some she trusted, are after her gifts. She also finds out there are ramifications that go along with having such power.
Characters:
Sky has grown more and more powerful, but that power seems to be destroying her relationship with Bastian. It’s very up and down in this book because she tries to do what’s good for everyone else instead of putting his needs or even her needs first. As we know from the previous books, the results of her doing that are usually pretty disastrous.
I really liked Daniel and Naiwen, but Caleb took quite the horrendous turn for the worse, as did Ezrai. There are also some new villains.
Writing:
The book was edited fairly well. There are some sexual situations, but nothing really graphic. There is a lot of cursing, so beware if that kind of thing bothers you.
The Bottom Line:
The book ended kind of abruptly, but I did enjoy how it ended. It was nice to see how Sky and Bastian ended up.
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