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Queen's Ascension
Bloodshed. Heartbreak. Revelation. When the darkness was compelling and the heart knew no bounds, was there really a right choice? With Michael’s life hanging in the balance, Amber had a choice: save her star-fated love or keep on the crusade to unite the magical community. For Amber, her fate was sealed even before her birth and it was her destiny to fight the great battle ahead of her. But, when it came to her heart -- her friends, her great love -- Amber’s torn. Not only was she the Queen, but she was a human in every sense of the word. She was vulnerable. And so the very people -- Chloe and Michael -- that gave her strength, quickly became her weakness. It wasn’t her fault she loved too much, was it?
Nevertheless, the Tall Dark Man had set a plan in motion that could threaten the very existence of the Blood Prophecy. Would he gather his dark forces and succeed in destroying Amber once and for all? Or, would she assemble her powerful friends and save the world?
Nevertheless, the Tall Dark Man had set a plan in motion that could threaten the very existence of the Blood Prophecy. Would he gather his dark forces and succeed in destroying Amber once and for all? Or, would she assemble her powerful friends and save the world?
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Barb Jones
28 books199 followersBarb Jones is a best-selling, award-winning supernatural/horror author living in Florida. While she is an accomplished IT Professional by day, she fulfills her passion for writing supernatural thrillers by night. Born and raised in Hawaii, Barb has deep connections to legends, the supernatural, and everything that goes bump at night. Her Hawaiian heritage plays a significant factor in a lot of her writing. Her family roots return to Ancient Hawaii, involving a royal lineage and being descended from a long line of kahunas. Follow her today and see what surprises are in store for her readers.
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August 15, 2020
The only positive I have for this book is the fact that the writing is a tad better than pervious books. And I have to stress, only a tad better. There are still some rather ridiculous phrases (e.g. “her eyes filled with water”, “her eyes burst open”, and “a case of stairs”) that took me completely out of the story when I came across them and since I had a lot of trouble getting through this story to begin with, that just made it worse for me.
The biggest issue for me was that I didn’t care about any of the characters. For one thing, there were far too many of them, especially for all the perspective switching that was done. Never were we left in a single character’s perspective for more than a page and most of the time the jumps were completely unnecessary. We would go from a character on one side of the room and then suddenly be with a character on the other side for no reason other than they had to think about something for two paragraphs, and then we were off to someone else. It made the whole story feel disjointed and left me feeling as though I was being told what all the characters were supposedly feeling rather than being shown. Also, some of the breaks were utterly nonsensical because there was no pov shift or even a time break.
I hate love triangles so that didn’t engender this book to me either. I didn’t believe Michael and Amber’s “love” story (I read the other two books and didn’t believe it there either) so I genuinely didn’t care when they kept insisting they loved each other or anything else about their relationship. Malakai having been around protecting Amber since she was a baby just gave me creepy pedophilia vibes so I wasn’t thrilled with that relationship either.
Speaking of pedophilia vibes, the whole Zaraquel storyline with the angel being in love with her was creepy. She looked 15 and was technically much younger so in my mind that’s a double whammy for gross. I don’t care if you’re immortal, you shouldn’t be looking at an underage girl that way.
Overall, I consider my 3 star rating to be very fair.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The biggest issue for me was that I didn’t care about any of the characters. For one thing, there were far too many of them, especially for all the perspective switching that was done. Never were we left in a single character’s perspective for more than a page and most of the time the jumps were completely unnecessary. We would go from a character on one side of the room and then suddenly be with a character on the other side for no reason other than they had to think about something for two paragraphs, and then we were off to someone else. It made the whole story feel disjointed and left me feeling as though I was being told what all the characters were supposedly feeling rather than being shown. Also, some of the breaks were utterly nonsensical because there was no pov shift or even a time break.
I hate love triangles so that didn’t engender this book to me either. I didn’t believe Michael and Amber’s “love” story (I read the other two books and didn’t believe it there either) so I genuinely didn’t care when they kept insisting they loved each other or anything else about their relationship. Malakai having been around protecting Amber since she was a baby just gave me creepy pedophilia vibes so I wasn’t thrilled with that relationship either.
Speaking of pedophilia vibes, the whole Zaraquel storyline with the angel being in love with her was creepy. She looked 15 and was technically much younger so in my mind that’s a double whammy for gross. I don’t care if you’re immortal, you shouldn’t be looking at an underage girl that way.
Overall, I consider my 3 star rating to be very fair.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 1, 2023
The Queen’s Ascension is the third book in the Blood Prophecy series written by Author Barb Jones and continues the story of the four main characters, Amber, Chloe, Marcus and Michael. Following on from events in Book 2, this story introduces even more drama and conflict as Amber and Michael’s relationship drastically changes (a reversal of Buffy & Angel for fans of this series). Chloe and Marcus’ daughter Zaraquel is drawn deeper into the prophecy and faces personal challenges of her own, and Marcus is marked for assassination as he continues to be a threat to the mysterious Tall Dark Man. With the introduction of more witches, demons, werewolves, vampires and fallen angels, cue the arrival of necromancer and music maestro ‘Mozart’ and his army of the walking dead joining with the dark forces and we have an exciting cast of paranormal characters.
Readers should now be used to the swift changes between characters point of views. The pace is good and keeps the readers engaged, the dialogue relevant and credible. There are very little editorial issues to distract the reader or drag them out of the story. I loved the additional conflict introduced to the characters as they battle against their darker natures.
This is my favourite book of the three. I award 4.5 stars.
Readers should now be used to the swift changes between characters point of views. The pace is good and keeps the readers engaged, the dialogue relevant and credible. There are very little editorial issues to distract the reader or drag them out of the story. I loved the additional conflict introduced to the characters as they battle against their darker natures.
This is my favourite book of the three. I award 4.5 stars.
July 29, 2020
It is finally time for the Blood Prophecy to come full circle.
From the beginning of book one Amber has had her life tossed upside down when she discovers that she is THE QUEEN to unite all the magical races (witches, vampires, wolves, angels, ect.), but her life hasn't been completely full of chaos. She's found a family in Chloe, Marcus, Michael, and her goddaughter Zaraquel.
But there are forces at work to make sure the prophecy never comes to pass and they've all been working a lot longer than Amber has been alive.
In the Queen's Ascension it's time for the final battle to take place.
If you've been reading along since book 1 and have been waiting the time if finally here! You won't be disappointed in this one. Everyone's roles are now about to played out and everyone who wasn't sure where they fit with the prophecy soon discover their role and where they fit in.
I'm absolutely saddened to see the end to these characters, but alas...it would just be kind of weird to continue on when they've already saved the world, am I right?
**I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book**
From the beginning of book one Amber has had her life tossed upside down when she discovers that she is THE QUEEN to unite all the magical races (witches, vampires, wolves, angels, ect.), but her life hasn't been completely full of chaos. She's found a family in Chloe, Marcus, Michael, and her goddaughter Zaraquel.
But there are forces at work to make sure the prophecy never comes to pass and they've all been working a lot longer than Amber has been alive.
In the Queen's Ascension it's time for the final battle to take place.
If you've been reading along since book 1 and have been waiting the time if finally here! You won't be disappointed in this one. Everyone's roles are now about to played out and everyone who wasn't sure where they fit with the prophecy soon discover their role and where they fit in.
I'm absolutely saddened to see the end to these characters, but alas...it would just be kind of weird to continue on when they've already saved the world, am I right?
**I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book**
August 18, 2020
I absolutely loved the book. This is the third in the series, and I haven't read the first two so it took me a while to put the characters together.
The beginning hooked me, making me invested in the story from the first few pages. The book changes pov often, making it very interesting to read. I also enjoyed the stories from the past, they helped tie in with everything.
Something that was really cool was how these people had met each other in their past lives, and how all the characters are a big family, so they're really close.
There were a few parts that could have more suspense to build up the tension, but I don't think this took away from the experience.
Overall I would rate this book 5/5 stars. I recommend it if you like fantasy and fiction.
The beginning hooked me, making me invested in the story from the first few pages. The book changes pov often, making it very interesting to read. I also enjoyed the stories from the past, they helped tie in with everything.
Something that was really cool was how these people had met each other in their past lives, and how all the characters are a big family, so they're really close.
There were a few parts that could have more suspense to build up the tension, but I don't think this took away from the experience.
Overall I would rate this book 5/5 stars. I recommend it if you like fantasy and fiction.
August 19, 2020
Okay so first of all this was a great story don't get me wrong I really loved it but it was a bit hard to follow at first. There was a lot of information about a lot of characters given in one shot. But, the over all storyline was great. I love Amber, she is an awesome queen and pretty badass. I generally got lost as I said with all the different entries from the characters and the different time lines however, if you read a little further you get the picture the writer wants you to see. This book is action packed and it stated off with quite a punch of it.
"The prophecy is really a battle that has to be fought between two froces - light and dark."
I got a bit confused with the prophecy and what it really meant but, like I said if you read a bit further you get to understand what motivates the characters in their actions.
Chloe is really someone I would like make friends with, like her I also would like to snap my fingers to make someone stop midsentence so that I could speak my mind.
My favorite line in this book is - “If love is true, anything could be forgiven, if done with the best of intentions, no matter how misplaced.”
"The prophecy is really a battle that has to be fought between two froces - light and dark."
I got a bit confused with the prophecy and what it really meant but, like I said if you read a bit further you get to understand what motivates the characters in their actions.
Chloe is really someone I would like make friends with, like her I also would like to snap my fingers to make someone stop midsentence so that I could speak my mind.
My favorite line in this book is - “If love is true, anything could be forgiven, if done with the best of intentions, no matter how misplaced.”
July 23, 2020
This final book in the trilogy has it all, there is love, betrayal, heartbreak, revelations and the eventual battle. Amber, Chloe and Zaraquel have lots to learn to overcome the Tall Dark Man's evil plan and he will use the people they love in an attempt to defeat them and stop the prophecy but in the end good triumphs over evil. Along the way secrets from the past are revealed and Amber learns about her family. This book is fast moving and keeps you guessing to the end.
July 28, 2020
This is the final book in the series. It keeps you on your toes from beginning to end. Book hasnt been released yet so I dont want to say much about it. Dont want to spoil things for anyone. I'll add to my review after it releases and add a few more things I want to mention. Its got flavor for everyone. Protect the ones you love! If you haven't read her books you are missing out! I've enjoyed everything she's put out! Check her out y'all!
October 27, 2020
Amber's destiny is coming closer. Michael's life is endangered. Amber must choose between her love and uniting the magical community. She also needs to protect Chloe and her family. What can she do to protect everyone?
July 28, 2020
Was awesome 3rd book to series hoping there will be more. I have met the author and she is an amazing person and so down to earth
August 2, 2020
It was a wonderful continuation of a fantastic story. I couldn't put it down. The plot and characters con I ue to amaze me.
August 17, 2020
Queen's Ascension does NOT disappoint! As with the first two books in this series I was captivated immediately and left wanting more by the time I reached the final page. Wonderfully written and very well thought out. The characters still surprise me with all they have to offer. I hope that there will be more to come as this has been one of my favorite series to read. If you haven't read The Blood Prophecy series then get started now. You won't regret it.
I received a free review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
I received a free review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
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