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Lingering Sea #3
The Order of Chaos
When Ana fails at her duties as a tree guardian, she opens the door for dark magic to take hold of the Mother Tree--the source of all magic in the region. An evil force moves throughout the Lingering Sea and no witch is safe. Ana must turn to Carlo, the grandson of her best friend and missing key to saving the tree and righting her wrongs. Unfortunately, Carlo's sanity sits on a razor's edge and may lead to the salvation or destruction of all magic. The solution sits firmly between order and chaos.
211 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2021
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Jennifer Jenkins
9 books280 followersWith my degree in History and Secondary Education, I had every intention of teaching teens to love George Washington and appreciate the finer points of ancient battle stratagem. (Seriously, I’m obsessed with ancient warfare. Weird? I know.) However, life had different plans in store when the writing began. As a proud member of Writers Cubed, and a co-founder of the Teen Author Boot Camp, I feel blessed to be able to fulfill both my ambition to work with teens as well as write Young Adult fiction.
I have three children who are experts at naming my characters, one loving, supportive husband, a dog with little-man syndrome, and three chickens (of whom I am secretly afraid).
I have three children who are experts at naming my characters, one loving, supportive husband, a dog with little-man syndrome, and three chickens (of whom I am secretly afraid).
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January 28, 2025
this was a pretty good read
As the third book in this series, I felt that perhaps it wasn’t put together as well as the first two. Things seemed to be a little, rushed, not only in the building of the story, but also in the transitions from one event to another. I noticed so many more typos in this book, as if it were also rushed. One entire section that should have been italicized to indicate that it was an event from the past was not italicized; the word “stalk” as in “stalking one’s prey” was printed twice as “stock.“ At one point the pronoun “he“ was used instead of “she.” While the first two books had a few typos, they didn’t really interrupt the flow of the story. However, with this book, I found myself a little confused—rereading and trying to make sense of things that were typographically inaccurate. As with the other two books, the flow of the story moved steadily along. In each of the books, I’ve gotten 58% of the way through the story without blinking. There were some twists and turns in the plot development that I liked. Carlos is something of a surprise. Themes in the story strongly centered around the sense of belonging so greatly desired by those who had been left behind. I like the fact that the author does not drag her feet with the characters overthinking everything two or three times before making a decision. And that perhaps is one of the best parts of her writing… It allows the reader to understand what’s going on with each character, without feeling that we’re mentally treading water because the character is stuck on some kind of a mental loop of “should I“ or “shouldn’t I?“
The story was fun to read. The elements of magic are entertaining and add a lot to the action and adventure of the story. But I didn’t feel that the book should be rated more highly because spellcheck captures many mistakes; but a good proof reader should have caught the things that were missed and led to some confusion. And if the story was dictated, closer proofreading would be even more necessary.
Even with these things noted, it’s still a pretty good story, and it’s nice how the characters of the first two books of the series come together in the third to reunite all of those people that have been separated for so long.
As the third book in this series, I felt that perhaps it wasn’t put together as well as the first two. Things seemed to be a little, rushed, not only in the building of the story, but also in the transitions from one event to another. I noticed so many more typos in this book, as if it were also rushed. One entire section that should have been italicized to indicate that it was an event from the past was not italicized; the word “stalk” as in “stalking one’s prey” was printed twice as “stock.“ At one point the pronoun “he“ was used instead of “she.” While the first two books had a few typos, they didn’t really interrupt the flow of the story. However, with this book, I found myself a little confused—rereading and trying to make sense of things that were typographically inaccurate. As with the other two books, the flow of the story moved steadily along. In each of the books, I’ve gotten 58% of the way through the story without blinking. There were some twists and turns in the plot development that I liked. Carlos is something of a surprise. Themes in the story strongly centered around the sense of belonging so greatly desired by those who had been left behind. I like the fact that the author does not drag her feet with the characters overthinking everything two or three times before making a decision. And that perhaps is one of the best parts of her writing… It allows the reader to understand what’s going on with each character, without feeling that we’re mentally treading water because the character is stuck on some kind of a mental loop of “should I“ or “shouldn’t I?“
The story was fun to read. The elements of magic are entertaining and add a lot to the action and adventure of the story. But I didn’t feel that the book should be rated more highly because spellcheck captures many mistakes; but a good proof reader should have caught the things that were missed and led to some confusion. And if the story was dictated, closer proofreading would be even more necessary.
Even with these things noted, it’s still a pretty good story, and it’s nice how the characters of the first two books of the series come together in the third to reunite all of those people that have been separated for so long.
October 3, 2024
Enjoyable read. I appreciated the better understanding of the magic system this book provided. It gave the world building more depth. I'm not sure what was still going on with typos in this whole series, but overall I enjoyed the characters, the story line, and the romance.
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February 11, 2022Clean romance
This was such an exciting story it was hard to put down I loved the characters and am so glad Jen told Carlos' story.
This was such an exciting story it was hard to put down I loved the characters and am so glad Jen told Carlos' story.
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February 21, 2022I enjoyed how this book tied the first two together.
June 17, 2024
Another good read.vi enjoyed the world created and the stories for each book! Carlos and Anna were both great characters, and I liked how they grew together.
November 19, 2022
While the other two books are more like companion pieces, this one brought the two together for a satisfying conclusion. I enjoyed having new POV characters, yet also getting to see my favorites play important parts in this story. Ana and Carlo are a perfect balance for each other. Story wise, I love the use of the 4 Elements (Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water) as the forces for their magics.
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