With the battle against the chades over, and the evil at the centre of their world eliminated, balance has finally been restored to nature. Too bad the same can’t be said for their society.Beyden is trying to support his fellow paladins as they work to restore order after the upheaval caused by the Revolution. But with his leg injured beyond repair and pain his constant companion, Beyden is … companion, Beyden is struggling with his new reality. Max, the one person in the world who could possibly help him, is drowning in her own problems. So Beyden turns to someone he never thought he would need; a human.
Jasminka is used to being the odd one out. The only child of wealthy, stoic parents who demanded nothing short of perfection, she never really fit in anywhere. But being the only human in a magical society of elemental beings and modern-day knights is perhaps taking things a little too far. So why does she feel so at home? Could it be the crazy self-made family, filled with love, laughter, and strays? Or perhaps it’s the gentle giant with the pain-filled, amber eyes? Either way, as a doctor, Jasminka is determined to heal all their hurts … and just maybe, be healed in return.
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After the way that the previous book ‘Custodian’ ended, with a cliffhanger!!! I immediately had to know more about how everything would go. Luckily for me, I didn’t have to wait for the release of this book, I really had it on my TBR pile. That’s the good thing of being behind with reading a series, you can just read all the books one after the other.
For me personally, the first three books had a little bit of a different vibe to them then book 4 and 5, so I was very curious about this story. ‘Revolution’ had the same feel like the two previous books before it.
Where in ‘Custodian’ there was no new couple in it, here we got the story of Beyden and the human doctor Jasminka (‘Jazz’). Both character were very likeable, they were caretaker by nature, gentle and silent. But being silent doesn’t mean that they can’t be strong when needed. No! They possess that ‘silent’ strength inside them.
It was lovely to see all the other characters again. The balance between the main couple and the secondary characters were perfect for me. Just like the other books in the ‘Elemental Paladins’ series, this story also took me by surprise and on new adventures. I had read somewhere that normally the ‘Custodian’ would have been the last book of the series but I’m very glad that the writer decided to write 2 more books and to give Beyden en Axel also their happy end.
The story is told from Beyden en Jasminka’s POV but you also get POV’s from the secondary characters.
I enjoyed this story and I’m very curious what the last book of this series will bring.
The gang’s all here…
Revolution definitely felt like coming home to some of my favorite characters. Max is back, all be it, she is short all her memories but still the same Max. The ladies in this series take the show as always with the exception of a couple of furry friends. Zombie is as likable as ever. Now Beyden has met his match with the lovely Jasminka, but all is not as it seems with Bey and the house is turned upside down after Max ‘s death and reappearance to notice that he really is not himself. I can’t say enough about this author’s knack for snarky, funny dialog.
After a short prologue recapping the final chapter of Custodian, Revolution officially starts three weeks later. Max has returned but things are still far from right. With no memory of previous events or who she really is, Max is powerless to help a battle-damaged Beyden who is slowly sinking deeper into despair to the extent that the normally gentle giant makes the Ryker we met in Warden seem positively genial in comparison. Jasminka, a doctor friend of Max’s has done her best, but while she has managed to heal his wounds, human medicine doesn’t have the power to restore what he has lost. Can two damaged people come together and find some comfort or is it already too late for Beyden?
After it’s action-packed predecessor, Revolution had a hard act to follow but has more than managed to live up to the previous books in the Elemental Paladins series. There are no big dramatic scenes. Indeed the story is nearly all dialogue-based but then Revolution is more about the aftermath of the battle and its effects on the Order of Aurora and also the change that is coming. The Wardens can’t be allowed to just sink back into the old ways. Things have changed and Max is determined that both the Chadens and the Paladins should have a voice in what happens in the future. The humorous one-liners that we’ve come to expect from Montana Ash are interspersed through this book in just the right places lightening the mood after moments of deep sadness such as a sole surviving Paladin grieving the loss of his entire order. With one book left in this series I can’t wait to read what this talented author has in store next for Max and her Paladins especially after such a fantastic epilogue.
As a fan of the Elemental Paladins series I fell in love with Beydon, the gentle Beast Paladin. His kindness, calm manner and level headed thinking won me over in the first book and he continued to impress me throughout the series.
This book was more character driven then the last few and the author still knocked it out of the park. Jasminka is a perfect fit for Bey and is the shakeup that he needs.
We get some very humorous moments as well as some tugs on your heartstrings; absolutely loved everything about this book.