It's time to celebrate another book birthday! This is the final installment of the Stealing Beauty trilogy, and believe it or not, I've actually read the first two books. So, I not only am excited to see how this very complex tale ends, but my expectations are pretty high.
Let's see if this is a fitting end to an engaging series.
CHASING ETERNITY
Stealing Beauty #3
by Alyson Noel
Entangled Teen
YA Fantasy
496 pages
At Gray Wolf Academy, time is the ultimate weapon…if you know how to use it. Step into the breathtakingly imaginative third book in New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël’s incredible Stealing Infinity series
I’m about to break one of the biggest rules of all.
But I need to find my dad. And if that means going back to New York City in 1998 to find him―before I’m even born―then that’s what I have to do. Because I need someone I trust to teach me what it means to be a Timekeeper.
Now I’m in the land of post-grunge, low-rise jeans, baby doll tees, chunky boots…and risking my own existence in the process. Awesome.
This is no ordinary trip. Just about anything can go wrong, and if I get found out, I’ll lose not only my home and school…but Braxton, too. Because there might not be enough forgiveness in the world for what I’ve done―and what I am about to do.
Because the secrets are more terrible than I thought. The reality is even more horrifying. And I’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth about Gray Wolf Academy, the strange billionaire who runs it, and not only why he’s so invested in traveling―or “Tripping”―through time, but what his real plans are.
And time’s almost up.
The Stealing Infinity series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Stealing Infinity
Book #2 Ruling Destiny
Book #3 Chasing Eternity
I’m about to break one of the biggest rules of all.
But I need to find my dad. And if that means going back to New York City in 1998 to find him―before I’m even born―then that’s what I have to do. Because I need someone I trust to teach me what it means to be a Timekeeper.
Now I’m in the land of post-grunge, low-rise jeans, baby doll tees, chunky boots…and risking my own existence in the process. Awesome.
This is no ordinary trip. Just about anything can go wrong, and if I get found out, I’ll lose not only my home and school…but Braxton, too. Because there might not be enough forgiveness in the world for what I’ve done―and what I am about to do.
Because the secrets are more terrible than I thought. The reality is even more horrifying. And I’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth about Gray Wolf Academy, the strange billionaire who runs it, and not only why he’s so invested in traveling―or “Tripping”―through time, but what his real plans are.
And time’s almost up.
The Stealing Infinity series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Stealing Infinity
Book #2 Ruling Destiny
Book #3 Chasing Eternity
MY TIDBITS
If a reader thought that this last book in the series is going to be an exciting end to wrap up the tale of the first two books, they aren't quite right. These pages offer that but also more.
Nat is determined to stop whatever plans the head of Gray Wolf Academy has in store, especially since they circle around the very thing which defines existence—time. Although it's risky and maybe not her best idea, she heads back thirty years to 1998 to find her father and learn the truth of Timekeeping. What she discovers is worse than first thought, and her every move could destroy the thing she's trying to save.
The first chapter jumps right into Nat's attempt to find her father while managing to ease in enough space to remind readers about where the last book left off before really digging in. The back-and-forth between the characters shines immediately and provides plenty of personality. This is especially true for Nat, but then, the naturalness of her character is one of the strengths of this series. It does take a bit for action to sink in, which would usually be a problem for me, but there is so much to discover and learn along the way that the word 'boring' doesn't poke in its head. s the story progresses, more and more comes to light and many of these not only surprise but add an entirely different twist.
There is romance, but it doesn't drive everything and holds heart. The friendships also face pulls and tugs but give everything needed to root for. Even the family aspect offers a nice, added foundation with the needed prods tossed in. Add the teen angst and a shrewd villain, and it's a satisfying (and exciting) end to the trilogy.
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