Saved

Thornbriar Academy #3

by Cali Mann

Madness is coming for me unless I find my fourth and final mate.

But my packmate is on trial for a murder he didn't commit, and my father is intent on the destruction of the shifter society, and the only one who can unmask my illegal spirit shifter nature--the Oracle-- is coming. Can I keep it together long enough to save Sciro, and myself?

Find out now in this thrilling conclusion to the Thornbriar Academy series. Saved is the third book in this Why Choose, Dark Paranormal Romance series. Expect a tough as nails heroine, bullies, shifters, and love in this sexy new adult reverse harem romance.

Saved is the third book in this Why Choose, Dark Paranormal Romance series. Expect a tough as nails heroine, bullies, shifters, and love in this sexy new adult reverse harem romance.

All characters are 18+. This series is intended for readers 18+ and may contain situations which are triggering.

Genres: Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Shapeshifters, Romance, Vampires, Polyamory

174 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 12, 2020

About the author

Cali Mann is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Thornbriar Academy series. She writes paranormal romance, the sexy kind with why choose, hunky shifters, sexy vampires, and women who stand up for themselves. She learned romance by reading through her mother's entire Gothic romance collection in her teens so she and romance go way back. When she's not writing, she spends her time streaming shows, playing video games, and pestering her two tuxedo cats. Find out more at calimann.com

Reviews

[Kade Gulluscio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Man, I loved this series way more than I thought I would. I was able to listen to all of the series on Scrib'd thankfully, and I swear, the narrator and author did a great job at keeping you engaged.

I'm a tad bummed the series is over! I'd have to read another book about how things progress with having the 4th made and her journey as Oracle... OH! and the bond with the family member she found! [ I don't want to give away who it is. ]

Hailey is a great character. She's strong and caring. The boys are all unique. I'd say some weren't as likeable as others, but that's any book. I'm glad things finally turned around as the final mate realized things, but he was on my nerves for awhile.

Hopefully the author comes out with one more book about this harem, but until then, I'll be reading others by her!

[Missy Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a good ending to this series. I am going to miss reading about Hailey and her guys, but everything wrapped up neatly and cleanly.

In Saved, Hailey really kind of has her hands full and there is a lot of questions that get answered here. Does she find a fourth mate? What does her dad really want?
Well she finds out alot here.

What makes this story so full-filling is she finally gets the family she wants and deserves. Things that we have been wanting to find out since book one, we do. We get alot of answers and honestly I was very happy with the outcome.

So if you have not read this series yet, I highly suggest you do.

[Helena · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think book 2 was my favourite! Overall this series was just ok for me.

[Kimberly Garner · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great conclusion to this trilogy. I have enjoyed these characters so much. I am going to miss them. The characters evolved even more in this book, which is what carried it to the conclusion. There where some unanswered questions, which I didn't like, but will have to live with. Over all though this series was great, and original, which is hard these days. Told in multiple pov, I know it was awesome to hear other pov throughout the book. Really helped when know what was going on elsewhere.

[Radhika Bansal · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is full of surprising twists and turns which are totally justified.

Sadly, the book’s protagonist Hailey is on a very steep learning curve till almost the end of the series. Honestly, I just could not understand her motivations of pushing the boys away whenever they try to take the next step forward.

The backstory of Hailey justifies he need for freedom but I hated the way, she treated her partners to escape commitment. The character of Hailey took commitment to be a suicide noose which she was desperate to escape even at the cost of losing people who care for her. At the same time, she wants to actively have a sexual life but with the same boys in question.

The climax and the after-math of the series was full of sadness. I still can’t make peace with the fact that the boys lost their own identity and were reduced to being Hailey’s mates. I know that there is a sequel series to Thornbriar Academy with the name, Misfits of Thornbriar Academy and I will surely read it once the final part of the series releases.

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[Chantelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmm..not too bad a series, I’ve read a lot worse!

To say the heroes were 18, Adrian was a real manwhore...this spoilt it for me! Out of all 4 heroes, not one was a Virgin, I don’t care that they were “supernatural”, would have been nice for at least one of them to have not had their fair share of women (or girls in this instance).

I couldn’t stand Sciro!....he openly hated the heroine, but after sleeping with her and finding out she was his mate, all was OK....no apologies from him for being an arsehole!....if I’d have been the heroine I’d have made him grovel...he was a total TWAT!

The sex scenes were Meh!....almost fade to black. If you’re going to include sex scenes at least go into a little more detail, it almost read like an inexperienced teenager had written them!!

The ending also seemed a little rushed!

[TipseyBookReviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall this was a pretty good conclusion to Hailey’s story. I liked seeing the Brenton, Terrin, and Adrian really bond and work together. I also liked how Hailey deals with her father at the end. But, I feel like Sciro should have apologized or groveled more for his actions. I’m not really sure I liked him even at the end. Also, I feel like there were a few things left open at the end - like what happened to the Oracle’s mates and where were the others who had been sent to the Oracle’s home. But overall it was a fun series and I will check out more by this author.

[KLynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hmmm ... The other reviews kept saying how this was so nicely wrapped up. I personally did not enjoy this last installment. I don't feel like her fourth mate (can't remember his name) was redeemable and the decisions the author made in regards to their families? It's like there was no love or loyalty at all with any extended family member, which is a little hard to believe and left a lot to be desired.

[Raven9308 · Rating 3 out of 5]

So again, this story had a fair amount of potential but it just wasn't realized which is unfortunate because I enjoyed the plot and some of the character relationship. Again inconsistencies with plot holes/characterization changes, flow was disjointed, and overall felt more like a draft manuscript that needed another run of beta reading/editing. I did like how the guys banded together with some of the other side characters to take out the baddies and rescue people. I enjoyed seeing more of their powers.

One big thing I must have missed was this was the final book mainly for this group and we didnt get all the answers in terms of Hailey's powers and shifts. Did I miss her after having her earth phase and shifting? We got to see awesomely shift in her water phase, see her dealing with her bloodlust in her air phase, and setting things on fire during her fire phase. We even got to see some great spirit shifter powers but no wolf time or being feral besides running through the woods in book 1 like once? Also Hailey was super intuitive and figured out early on what she was and I was happy I was going to listen to a FMC that wasn't totally oblivious and in the dark about things, but then she couldnt figure out why she was tired when she kept waking up from her dreams, i.e her spirit walking to Shiro? Also, I wouldn't have forgiven Shiro for what he did and continued to hate her. All of a sudden he loved her? Again a lot of inconsistencies which is why I couldnt give it higher than a 3 stars. Story was more like a 2.5 stars.

Narration again wasn't that great. I think the emotions with Brenton and his mom, the rescued mates, and the emotions with the guys banding together to get Shiro out and save Hailey saved the audiobook, gaining 3 stars from me.

Overall I don't know if I would recommend this series, but I might give the spinoff series a shot when it comes onto Scribd with my membership. Sad because I had heard good things about this author but the execution just wasn't there for me.

[Kimberli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disappointed- possible spoilers

What a disappointing conclusion. While the story line itself was fine, the ending was just anticlimactic. It seemed rushed. Her "relationship" with Scirio is basically done in her dreams. He was a traitor to her and it was brushed off and Hailey just basically begs him to be her friend/lover. I did not like that!

We have this ending battle scene where Bailey is being turned into an Oracle. Then, bam! It's all over. Somehow her Oracle powers allow her to cage her father. Everyone is disowned because they're mated to her. They end up in another country living in the Oracle compound. She's refused to kill her evil dad. And to top it all off, we have no idea what her purpose is now that she's the Oracle. If she's not telling people if their baby is a "spirit", then what is the point of the Oracle? Are they spending the rest of their lives hanging out in the compound and vacationing with no aim or purpose? How boring!

The author says there will be a spin-off series. Maybe that will tie things up? IDK, but it doesn't seem like it. I'm disappointed in this conclusion.

[BookLover89 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall: 2.5/5
Heat: 1/5 There were quite a few sex scenes but they were all ehh
Romance: 2/5
Drama: 3/5
Suspense: 3/5
Cliffhanger(?): 0/5
MM: No
Anal: Yes
BSDM: Not really
Cheating: Kinda
HEA: 2/5
World Building: 2/5
Relationship Building: 2/5
Triggers: 1/5 Bullying, Killing & Death. But pretty tame.

The FMC annoyed me. All she did was whine about being trapped cause the guys wanted her. To me there was quite a bit of cheating, yes they ended up in her harem BUT she kept going behind the other guys backs when she’d add one. It was a grey zone, the way it was written and most readers probably wouldn’t see it as cheating cause they hadn’t talked about being exclusive BUT to me it was cheating. 🤷🏼‍♀️

There wasn’t much emotional or relationship building and the big fight and ending were very lackluster and disappointing.

[Carol Rupprecht · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this final installment in Hailey's story. She finally gets the ending with the family that she deserves. It took her a long time to get there but she finally feels complete. The book throws several different surprises and unexpected information at you, but things that didn't make sense before start to click into place. New discoveries are made about Hailey's past, her family, and her powers. I wish we could have seen a bit more of Hailey's spirit shifter powers though. There's so much more that we don't know. What does she shift into for each one? I know there are spinoffs for Thornbriar Academy in the works so I hope to someday find out, but until then, I'm happy that this story ended on a good note! I very much enjoyed reading this series.

[Tara Syrnyk · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the conclusion to Haileys story. There is a lot going on this final book and the author wrapped it up really well. I found this book to be set at a bit of a faster pace, but I didn't feel like it look away from the story at all, it kind of fit the intensity and strong emotions that all the characters were going through. While Hailey does get the happy ending she deserves , its a hard fought win and there were times where I wasn't too sure if she would get her HEA. Even though this is the last book for Hailey, the author left it ina way that there could absolutely be spin offs. I enjoyed the entire series, characters are well developed, world building and the story itself made this a great read!

[Beth Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book continues where the other left off. Hailey has her hands full in this one. Will she find her fourth mate or go mad? Will she be murdered by the council? What does her father want? Most of these are answered in this book. Considering this is the last book in the series, I was disappointed with the last couple of chapters. Yes, some of the questions have been answered,but I feel like the story isn't complete. Hopefully with the spin off series, a few of these questions will be answered. Overall, it is an enjoyable book. I highly recommend!

I received this book in exchange for an honest review. This book releases on March 12th.

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

🎧Audiobook Review🎧

Tropes:
Fated mates
Academy school
Why choose
Paranormal

Ratings:
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️🌶️.5
🎤

Review:
This is a fast pace 3 books series. There is 1 female and 4 males in this book. The FMC has a lot of childhood trauma. Which has lead her to not wanting to be mated so the whole series is about her fighting her life with them. But then of there is a HEA. This series definitely had me on my toes but the narrator weren’t that great, It was a bit choppy. The story it self was good would in recommend maybe. If you like a fast pace story with a lot happing especially the last book then this is for you.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmmm. Somehow this one was less interesting than the first two. More cliché things that happened, rushed plot, one of the main guys being kind of annoying...

And the smut is just... eh, you know? Severely rushed. Kind of basic and lowkey boring.

The books are short and that is for sure the reason why I felt like the connection just wasn't deep enough but I really was missing something between them. The depth to their relationship was just not deep enough. And it COULD have been, so there's a feeling of disappointment there.

Regardless, easy read and the series overall so far was quite enjoyable to me.

[Shirley Owusu-Ansah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh wow!

As usually, I finished all three books within a day and a half. I love a good book, this book was like a mini porno though 🤭. So many emotions swayed through me as I read the three books. Loved the ending, but def need more. I think there should be a fourth book. In that book, I would love to see the mom come around, also for her Dad's wives to band with her to get revenge and take him down. And of course, more action between her and her bonded mates. Great read! Mann is kinky, will see what else she's written, lol.

[Anna Arison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this series. Hailey is a strong female character and didn't let the lack of not having a loving family make her bitter. This book explained more about Hailey's pass and her parents. The Guys are great and they worked great as a unit. But I do wish it would have explained more about the spirit shifters and why Kaiden's was evil. I think the ending was rushed. But over all it was a good series. This was the first series I have read of Cali Mann and I will definitely read more of her work.

I received a free ARC from the author and I am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

[Lexi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very satisfying ending to this trilogy. I was really happy with the conclusion of Hailey and the HEA these characters got. I loved watching this characters and some getting redeemed or cohanging their thought process as the book went on. Everyone grew so much and came together beautifully. I loved Hailey and her guys. I was so happy Hailey got to have the family she craved so much. This world building was phenomenal and the way shifters were tied to the elements were amazing. I was really happy with this trilogy and will definitely read it again.

[MGaby P-M · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an ok ending to the trilogy. Most of the cool parts of the book happened while she was sitting is a room going slowly crazy so that was weird. It was an interesting world more than anything.
I would say the spice level is pretty mild for a why-choose trilogy. I don't know why the talk of knobs and climbing during the intimate scenes was amusing to me.
As I said in the reviews for the previous books, I was looking for a fun read that I wouldn't become too attached to while still enjoying it and that's what I got.

[Rachel Osborne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saved is the perfect conclusion for the this series by Cali Mann. We get to see Hailey come into her own in this book and I loved how her mates just complement her journey so well. The story flows greatly and the multiple povs help give us a look into each character and the plot as a whole. The ending had me sad to say goodbye to these characters and story, but it was well written and came to the best ending. Loved it!

[Brittany Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a thrilling end to this portion of Hailey and her mates adventures! I loved watching the characters grow and morphe and watching everything unfold between Hailey and her parents and her mates and their families. It was a thrilling ride and I would recommend this series to anyone that loves a shifter RH! Woohoo Cali thank you for creating such a beautiful world and for allowing me to get lost among the wonderful characters and storyline!

[Barb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Balanced

This final book in Thornbriar Academy brought everything to light and wrapped it nicely. Kaiden is an evil person. Not because he's an air shifter, simply because he wants to rule the shifter world. They find he is friends with Brenton's dad and mom. Sciro is finally proved innocent by persons introduced to us during this story. So many destinies are fulfilled. This is a must read book!

[Ines · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am notoriously bad at finishing series, but I read all four books in this series in one go and then went back to write my reviews. Why this series? The thing that kept my interest most was the fact that nothing in this series is black or white. Every strength has a weakness, every good characteristic comes with a flaw and people try to do their best but make mistakes along the way. The different take on shifters and the multiple POV were only icing on the cake.

[Lexee Toste · Rating 3 out of 5]

interesting

This story was interesting and entertaining. It was good but didn’t exactly hold up quite like I was expecting it too in its conclusion but still a good book. We finally get to see all of Hailey’s mates coming together and working together to figure out what her father is after and to stop him. This story had some action and intrigue and did pull everything together with a twist at the end.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

This was a fantastic end to the Thornbriar Academy trilogy. I loved how this story flowed, Cali Mann has once again written a brilliant and entertaining book. Hailey grows in this book and her interactions with her guys/mates was great. I loved the ending, it felt closed, especially for Hailey.

[Tracey L Lassus · Rating 5 out of 5]

So loved the character development. There was some unanswered minor questions but maybe they'll be answered in the spinoff. Hailey was a wonderful heroine who was smart and worth caring about. I love the twists at the end Never saw them coming but they so fit perfectly with the plot and resulted with a great ending.

[Natasha Maltman · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

1 Star = DNF.
2 Star = Finished. Didn’t really enjoy.
3 Star = Finished. Story was neither good nor bad.
3.5 Star = Finished. Story was good. Will probably pick up next in series if there is one.
4 Star = Finished. Enjoyed story & will definitely pick up next in the series!
5 Star = Bloody LOVED it! ❤️

[Lawanda Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance

All good things come to an end , and so does this trilogy. I loved Hailey's story. It was filled with magic. I wanted to kill her dad and smack her mother. After all she went through she deserved a HEA. Did she get it? Well that is left up to us as readers to decide.

[Belinda Clemons · Rating 5 out of 5]

i was hooked from the very first chapter of Found and the series just kept getting better and better I absolutely lovd each character of this series. This ending was perfect Hailey gets her family that she deserved. With many new twists and new info about her background. you have to read this conclusion