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Archaic #3
Descendant
She’d survived change. She’d survived heartbreak. Now she has to survive one more fight for survival.
Ava Delaney was normal once upon a time, but then she met a boy and she fell in love. Then she kept his secret and fell into his world. She became one of them. And now... now it's time to face the evil that’s coming for her.
Twin brothers, one good and one evil, will do whatever it takes to keep her safe.
Ava Delaney was normal once upon a time, but then she met a boy and she fell in love. Then she kept his secret and fell into his world. She became one of them. And now... now it's time to face the evil that’s coming for her.
Twin brothers, one good and one evil, will do whatever it takes to keep her safe.
246 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 14, 2016
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October 11, 2016
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April 8, 2017
This wasn't a bad read. Not a lot of action though. Sadly there wasn't even a real showdown at the end either. The good news is that everything did work out in the end.
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April 19, 2019DNF @15%
I’ve been putting this off since January, I tried getting into it multiple times but ugh. Thought that I’d might as well dnf it. I don’t even know why I started this book since I didn’t really enjoy the other ones in this series. In the little that I’ve read of Descendant, I couldn’t put up with Jared wanting to control Ava’s every move and with Ava being an extremely dumb main protagonist.
Regan Ure, in my opinion, does a better job in writing contemporary romance rather than paranormal/supernatural romance. Loving Bad is her best series so far, I’d recommend it more than this one.
I’ve been putting this off since January, I tried getting into it multiple times but ugh. Thought that I’d might as well dnf it. I don’t even know why I started this book since I didn’t really enjoy the other ones in this series. In the little that I’ve read of Descendant, I couldn’t put up with Jared wanting to control Ava’s every move and with Ava being an extremely dumb main protagonist.
Regan Ure, in my opinion, does a better job in writing contemporary romance rather than paranormal/supernatural romance. Loving Bad is her best series so far, I’d recommend it more than this one.
June 10, 2017
Trilogies reflect a story arc, beginning, middle, and end. YA-novels tend to negate this, in favour of repeating the same, safe storyline three or four times. Sometimes, this is frustrating, because the writer refuses to take risks, to challenge the reader, and provide something original. In other cases, it’s downright hilarious. Take Descendant, the third book in a four-part series that has seen the main character kidnapped and attempted to be kidnapped 4-5 times in the space of barely a few months. Descendant repeats this premise with the only significant change being the identity of the kidnapper. The problem with repeating the exact same concept multiple times is that it becomes predictable and dull. Not to mention, it reflects poorly on the characters themselves, especially if they never seem to learn from their previous experiences.
The dumbest moment in the entirety of the Archaic series:
Mr. Johnson wants to see Ava,” he stated confidently to the teacher. Mr Johnson was our principal. Mr. Baker’s eye swung to me and then back to the boy.
“Why didn’t he page her over the intercom?” he asked with a crease in his forehead. The intercom had worked earlier that morning but I hadn’t heard any announcements since before lunch.
“The intercom is broken again,” the boy replied with a shrug. It was likely true, because most of the time I’d been at the school the intercom hardly worked and even when it did the crackle in the background drowned the announcements out.
“That thing is always breaking,” Mr Baker muttered to himself and then turned to me. “Off you go,” he instructed me and give his attention back to the class.
I grabbed my school bag and hitched it over my shoulder and followed the boy out of class.
1. Random-boy, a non-student, unfamiliar to the teacher, enters the classroom and requests that a teenage girl leaves with him.
2. Random-boy askes for the girl by her first name, not her full name, which is odd. Random-boy is an outsider, he doesn’t attend the school, so how does he know Ava is the only Ava is that class?
3. Why did the principal send a random-boy rather than an admin member of staff.
4. How would Mr Johnson know what class Ava was in that day? The principal doesn’t have a mental-map of every single student’s schedule. Isn’t that suspicious?
Despite all this obvious information, the teacher allows a female minor under his care to leave and still gets to keep his job? But perhaps worst, Ava obeys. This is despite her awareness that some unknown menace is hunting her. Despite her friends providing 24/7 protection, despite being instructed not to go off alone, and despite numerous prior kidnappings, both successful and unsuccessful. Ava still complies.
Ava is a complete moron. Just stupid, painful stupid.
The Archaic is a paranormal-romance series, which amounts to a cliched romance series with some weak paranormal-padding. Ava and her boyfriend, Jared, are the archetypal bad YA-couple. The submissive, helpless female, in need of protection. The dominant, powerful male, seeking to claim the girl as his. Throughout this series, Ava never becomes a person. She is always an object, always treated like a possession by not one, not two, but three males, all fighting to possess her/her powers.
“Come with me and I’ll keep you safe,” he offered, his voice calm as he reached out to hand to me.
Jared has an evil twin brother, Mason, who seeks to claim and protect Ava. Why? I honestly don’t know. I can barely see the attraction between Ava and Jared, let only Ava and the emotionless-third wheel.
“You refused to come with me so I could protect you, so I had to have a backup plan,” he explained calmly. My thoughts were racing.
Then, it all fell into place, like pieces of a puzzle fitting perfectly together.
“Emma,” I whispered with growing horror.
Emma, another potential love-interest introduced in book two. Mason admits the painstaking obvious – he created Emma in the same manner that he created Ava, with the intent of Emma being the literal sacrificial lamb. Mason wants Emma, an innocent girl, to die in place of Ava. Completely against her will. Any normal person would be repulsed and horrified. Any normal person would want nothing to do with Mason. Ava, on the other hand?
In his own weird and psychopathic way, he cared about me.
No.
Ava softens to Mason. No. Absolutely no. The thing is, psychopaths have a callous-unemotional and manipulative core, shallow affect, and a completely lack of empathy. And yet, the rationale behind Mason’s actions are his feelings towards Ava. He tried to get another girl murdered because he cares. Please stop romanticising psychopathic behaviours as coming from a place of love. Emma, herself, serves little purpose, other than being a plot point, one that is immediately glanced over. I guess that makes Mason a good guy now.
From start to finish, Descendant is another hilarious chapter in a book series that really has no reason to exist. It provides nothing new or challenging to her reader. The quality of the writing remains poor, the story is on repeat, not just from the prior two books, but the general YA model of bad-paranormal-romance. Ava is a lazy conception of a main character. A typical submissive female character, centring her self-worth on her relationship. She never develops as a person, never raises to the occasion, but more importantly, never seems to learn. There is currently one more book in the Archaic series. And I will be in complete and utter shock if Ava makes it though one more novel without being kidnapped.
The dumbest moment in the entirety of the Archaic series:
Mr. Johnson wants to see Ava,” he stated confidently to the teacher. Mr Johnson was our principal. Mr. Baker’s eye swung to me and then back to the boy.
“Why didn’t he page her over the intercom?” he asked with a crease in his forehead. The intercom had worked earlier that morning but I hadn’t heard any announcements since before lunch.
“The intercom is broken again,” the boy replied with a shrug. It was likely true, because most of the time I’d been at the school the intercom hardly worked and even when it did the crackle in the background drowned the announcements out.
“That thing is always breaking,” Mr Baker muttered to himself and then turned to me. “Off you go,” he instructed me and give his attention back to the class.
I grabbed my school bag and hitched it over my shoulder and followed the boy out of class.
1. Random-boy, a non-student, unfamiliar to the teacher, enters the classroom and requests that a teenage girl leaves with him.
2. Random-boy askes for the girl by her first name, not her full name, which is odd. Random-boy is an outsider, he doesn’t attend the school, so how does he know Ava is the only Ava is that class?
3. Why did the principal send a random-boy rather than an admin member of staff.
4. How would Mr Johnson know what class Ava was in that day? The principal doesn’t have a mental-map of every single student’s schedule. Isn’t that suspicious?
Despite all this obvious information, the teacher allows a female minor under his care to leave and still gets to keep his job? But perhaps worst, Ava obeys. This is despite her awareness that some unknown menace is hunting her. Despite her friends providing 24/7 protection, despite being instructed not to go off alone, and despite numerous prior kidnappings, both successful and unsuccessful. Ava still complies.
Ava is a complete moron. Just stupid, painful stupid.
The Archaic is a paranormal-romance series, which amounts to a cliched romance series with some weak paranormal-padding. Ava and her boyfriend, Jared, are the archetypal bad YA-couple. The submissive, helpless female, in need of protection. The dominant, powerful male, seeking to claim the girl as his. Throughout this series, Ava never becomes a person. She is always an object, always treated like a possession by not one, not two, but three males, all fighting to possess her/her powers.
“Come with me and I’ll keep you safe,” he offered, his voice calm as he reached out to hand to me.
Jared has an evil twin brother, Mason, who seeks to claim and protect Ava. Why? I honestly don’t know. I can barely see the attraction between Ava and Jared, let only Ava and the emotionless-third wheel.
“You refused to come with me so I could protect you, so I had to have a backup plan,” he explained calmly. My thoughts were racing.
Then, it all fell into place, like pieces of a puzzle fitting perfectly together.
“Emma,” I whispered with growing horror.
Emma, another potential love-interest introduced in book two. Mason admits the painstaking obvious – he created Emma in the same manner that he created Ava, with the intent of Emma being the literal sacrificial lamb. Mason wants Emma, an innocent girl, to die in place of Ava. Completely against her will. Any normal person would be repulsed and horrified. Any normal person would want nothing to do with Mason. Ava, on the other hand?
In his own weird and psychopathic way, he cared about me.
No.
Ava softens to Mason. No. Absolutely no. The thing is, psychopaths have a callous-unemotional and manipulative core, shallow affect, and a completely lack of empathy. And yet, the rationale behind Mason’s actions are his feelings towards Ava. He tried to get another girl murdered because he cares. Please stop romanticising psychopathic behaviours as coming from a place of love. Emma, herself, serves little purpose, other than being a plot point, one that is immediately glanced over. I guess that makes Mason a good guy now.
From start to finish, Descendant is another hilarious chapter in a book series that really has no reason to exist. It provides nothing new or challenging to her reader. The quality of the writing remains poor, the story is on repeat, not just from the prior two books, but the general YA model of bad-paranormal-romance. Ava is a lazy conception of a main character. A typical submissive female character, centring her self-worth on her relationship. She never develops as a person, never raises to the occasion, but more importantly, never seems to learn. There is currently one more book in the Archaic series. And I will be in complete and utter shock if Ava makes it though one more novel without being kidnapped.
October 27, 2016
Four Great Stars! This is the third book in the Archaic Series and should definitely be read in order to fully understand the series. The story is about Ava and how she has completed and become a true descendant. This book is the conclusion of the series and this is a paranormal series. The book is well written and the characters are great. This is the first book by this author that I have read and I look forward to reading more from her. Great series and I recommend the whole series.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. This book was read and reviewed by Annamaria for Alpha Book Club.
Plot: 4
Chemistry: 4
Pacing: 4
Ending: 4
Character Development: 4
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. This book was read and reviewed by Annamaria for Alpha Book Club.
Plot: 4
Chemistry: 4
Pacing: 4
Ending: 4
Character Development: 4
May 25, 2017
Beautiful ending!!!
This book is jammed packed with everything. I couldnt stop reading. Also things get steamy between Jared and Ava finally!! I truly fell in love with their characters. Their love story was epic. So much tragedy, loss, death and yet soo much love and happiness. You just can't help but fall. I love how fiercely they love each other and how it showed, most of the time its just words but they proved it time and time again. I'm so glad I stumbled on this series because I immediately fell in love and read all three in 4 days.
This book is jammed packed with everything. I couldnt stop reading. Also things get steamy between Jared and Ava finally!! I truly fell in love with their characters. Their love story was epic. So much tragedy, loss, death and yet soo much love and happiness. You just can't help but fall. I love how fiercely they love each other and how it showed, most of the time its just words but they proved it time and time again. I'm so glad I stumbled on this series because I immediately fell in love and read all three in 4 days.
October 14, 2016
4.5 Stars
Must read books one and two prior to this one. This review may contain spoilers if you have not read them yet.
Poor Ava really has had a rough go of things, but she has learned to adapt to her situation. She has completed and become a true descendant now she just needs to learn the full extent of her abilities, but once again she's under a time constraint because someone is after her.
Ava has grown a lot throughout the series becoming more sure of herself. She has such a depth of feeling and cares so much for those around her.
Her relationship with Jared is strained at the beginning because he is still upset with her deception but I enjoyed watching as they worked through their problems.
We see more of Mason and this one and I love his role throughout this book. We also see more of other characters introduced and how they affect the story helps bring even more depth to it.
The storyline kept me interested throughout the series and I enjoyed each book more than the last and while I love how the series ended I would have loved it even more if there was just a little bit more to it because I didn't want it to end!
Must read books one and two prior to this one. This review may contain spoilers if you have not read them yet.
Poor Ava really has had a rough go of things, but she has learned to adapt to her situation. She has completed and become a true descendant now she just needs to learn the full extent of her abilities, but once again she's under a time constraint because someone is after her.
Ava has grown a lot throughout the series becoming more sure of herself. She has such a depth of feeling and cares so much for those around her.
Her relationship with Jared is strained at the beginning because he is still upset with her deception but I enjoyed watching as they worked through their problems.
We see more of Mason and this one and I love his role throughout this book. We also see more of other characters introduced and how they affect the story helps bring even more depth to it.
The storyline kept me interested throughout the series and I enjoyed each book more than the last and while I love how the series ended I would have loved it even more if there was just a little bit more to it because I didn't want it to end!
March 15, 2022
Original genre
I could not stop reading as I had to know if the heroine would become stronger and stop being such a crybaby. I was disappointed. But then maybe this story is only for YA readers. If you can get past the main character, its a good story.
I could not stop reading as I had to know if the heroine would become stronger and stop being such a crybaby. I was disappointed. But then maybe this story is only for YA readers. If you can get past the main character, its a good story.
April 8, 2018
Loved this series. I love how everything came together . Also loved the shocks that the other purism in there. Things you as the reader will not see coming.
October 5, 2018
Amazing!!!!!
Words can’t even express how great this was!!!!!!! I don’t know how many times I’ve cried!!! Please read this series!!!!
Words can’t even express how great this was!!!!!!! I don’t know how many times I’ve cried!!! Please read this series!!!!
March 21, 2017
Great read! To be honest I didn't read the second book because of the negativity I heard but when I started reading this you can kind of get caught up on what you missed. Would really have liked to see me combat and her training. On to book 4 about Mason.
March 11, 2017
Descended
Awesome series so happy that ava and Jared are making things better. Can't wait to see what mason has going on
Awesome series so happy that ava and Jared are making things better. Can't wait to see what mason has going on
October 11, 2016
Descendant (Archaic 3) by Regan Ure
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A superb conclusion to this surprisingly different paranormal novel. I really love this series. You do need to read books 1 & 2 first.
Ava really does get a run of bad luck, she is no longer human - both twin brothers, Jared and Mason, want to protect her and Michael is now after her, who is he ? why does he want her and can she survive what's instore for her now ?
This final installment to the story kept me hooked and eagerly reading right upto the very end. This one really steps it up nicely we have much more chemistry, action and drama.
A beautiful series which I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend for any YA paranormal fan.
July 29, 2017
AMAZING!!! This series just keeps getting better and better! This was my favorite one yet and that's saying a lot since it has become one of my all time favorite series! Jared and Ava, sigh... they aggravate the hell out of me but they are just so damn good for each other. Toss in a jealous twin, girls with hero worship, and meddling friends with a side of danger and kid-napping and you have a hot mess that you can't stop reading.
I'm very happy with how this installment worked out so kudos to author Regan Ure! The next book, Mason, comes out in a few weeks and that's too long to wait! The only sad thing is that it will be the last book in the series! I would have loved to see more with Danny and Stacy especially. They really have the potential for their own book. Then there are the other Archaics and Hues to explore.
I don't even want to give this book five stars, because it really deserves ten stars!!!! Must read series!!!
I'm very happy with how this installment worked out so kudos to author Regan Ure! The next book, Mason, comes out in a few weeks and that's too long to wait! The only sad thing is that it will be the last book in the series! I would have loved to see more with Danny and Stacy especially. They really have the potential for their own book. Then there are the other Archaics and Hues to explore.
I don't even want to give this book five stars, because it really deserves ten stars!!!! Must read series!!!
September 16, 2017
Ok, but disappointed
This book was disappointing. The other two build you up to think Ava is special, but she's not. She had no power and simply turned into the typical heroine waiting to be rescued. She was weak and she gave up to easily and never fought back. The "bad guy" had potential but he was killed so easily it was crazy. What was the point of him draining her power if it didn't make him stronger. It just didn't make sense. Its like the book was written so the characters could have sex daily. Just felt rushed and anticlimactic.
This book was disappointing. The other two build you up to think Ava is special, but she's not. She had no power and simply turned into the typical heroine waiting to be rescued. She was weak and she gave up to easily and never fought back. The "bad guy" had potential but he was killed so easily it was crazy. What was the point of him draining her power if it didn't make him stronger. It just didn't make sense. Its like the book was written so the characters could have sex daily. Just felt rushed and anticlimactic.
October 27, 2016
There were parts that I loved and hated. After a while I just felt there was an exceeding amount of fluff, especially the end. And the resolution to the big conflict was a little anticlimactic.
January 6, 2017
Yet Another Great Installment In The Archaic Series!!!
Once again I was drawn in after only a few pages and again with Ava Delaney who was once normal, then she fell in love
Once again I was drawn in after only a few pages and again with Ava Delaney who was once normal, then she fell in love
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