People are disappearing the world over.Sara McKay knows that can only mean one thing.The otherworldly ancestors of every magical species on Earth—the fata—are growing stronger.With the help of their soul familiars and a growing army, Sara and her sisters prepare for war.But with Sara no longer needing to play peacekeeper between her sisters, strong insecurities resurface. Once the most powerful … insecurities resurface. Once the most powerful triplet, she struggles to master the ancient magic their wise familiars introduce.
Will her weakness drive a wedge between the triplets that the fata can exploit? Sara hopes not, because all life on Earth depends on the McKay triplets’ success.
Rising of Three is an explosive finale to The Starseed Trilogy featuring characters as true to life as the people next door. With romance, family, ties to mythology, and magic you’ve never seen before it’s sure to keep you turning the page and guessing what happens next.
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“Rising of Three” is the last instalment in “The Starseed Trilogy” by Ashley McLeo, a delightful YA paranormal urban fantasy story that evolves around three sisters, who happened to be witches, and descendants of a powerful Irish lineage.
It has taken some up and downs, however, Lily, Evelyn and Sara have eventually come together and are completely in synch with her magical heritage and powers. Nevertheless, they need to up their training to be able to defeat the fata, who threat to destroy the world as we know it, and whose presence in this realm becomes stronger from day to day. The story is a balanced mix of action and character development, for now that the sisters are finally on the same page, Sara’s role as the tip in the balance shifts. Being told through multiple POV, the story gains in speed and depth. A worthy finale to this amazing series.
Ashley McLeo series is fast-paced and action-packed, while still giving the story enough place to breath, and construct a solid, detailed, and accurate background story, that successfully weaves historical facts with mythology and overall fantasy lore into a very satisfying introduction to the series, that while borrowing some of the known ‘Charmed’ lore, is not mere version of it, on the contrary it evolves into a fully original multilayered story that is not only informative and interesting, but first and foremost entertaining as any good fantasy story should be.
This book was the perfect ending to the series in my opinion. I loved the way it was told, and the way things came to a finish. It was realistic in that not everything went perfectly. I loved the way the girls learned from their mistakes, and the way they handled themselves in the face of tragedy. This series is absolutely epic, and I loved the originality of it.
This story begins with Sara reading newspapers and journals from all over when she comes to a story of a woman who has been branded. From the looks of the brand in the newspaper picture, it is a dead ringer for the mark that Noro left on Evelyn when he kidnapped her. More advanced training begins in earnest while an army of supernatural creatures is raised to fight the aliens. There is plenty of action plus a romance and marriage between Lily and Alfred (sorry folks, no steam). Highly recommended.
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This is book three of The Starseed Trilogy and the triplet sisters have a battle coming, as they discover the fata have been enslaving people and using them to power their full potential. They may have made the error of letting loads of fata through the portal, but these were all thought to be too weak to be a danger and they would have enough time to prepare for whatever might come their way. Unfortunately, there is a group of seven original fata, who have been on Earth for millennium and are too powerful for any of the three sisters to overcome. Evelyn is still having to recover from the torture she so recent was rescued from and Sara has her confidence in herself to rebuild. With Lily and their mother Brigit and other relatives at Fern Cottage in Ireland, they have to work on their magic and fighting abilities, to prepare for the battle to come. They also need to get to know the beings who are part of them and have been for the whole of their lives. Their pneuma are an important ally and teacher for each of the sisters. These beings can separate from each sister and take a form similar to the fata who are building an army against them. When each sister undergoes something particular, their pneuma will come out and if they are lucky, be able to talk to them and teach them how to take down the fata.
The three sisters are prophesised to save Earth for all humans and supernaturals from what is to come, and this is why their true birth mother had to make the huge sacrifice to give them away at birth. They have a number of others close to Brigit who can help train them, but the main ability they need is air magic. Something that has almost been wiped out by the original group of fata, who have targeted witches of this kind for millennium. Each sister has different abilities and strengths, but each is going to face a lot of heartache and pain to reach their full potentials. Whether they will manage it in time, will be a close call. They also need to find supernatural allies to help form an army against King Dimia, his fata factions and supernatural allies. Lily gets closer to daemon Alfred, whilst Evelyn has to deal with her betrayal by Roman, someone she thought was becoming close to romantically, and whose location has been kept secret from her for some time. Sara still feels kind of the odd one out still and isn’t as confident as the other two sisters, with so much from her past still bothering her. The fata cannot be defeated with the sister’s normal magic and they must learn air magic, which is harder for some than others. A huge battel will come, before they are fully ready and with more of foes than expected. It seems Noro is after one of the sisters in particular, and a high price will be paid on both sides, for an outcome many might not have expected. A fitting finale to the series with a lot of tragic moments, but also a coming together to fight for what is right, no matter the ultimate cost to themselves. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
WOW, Ashley does it again! This really continues the series and keeps you engaged, immersed in magic and eagerly awaiting next on each page. The Author really understands the world’s of magic and the way the characters stand out is unique and exciting.
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The last book in the series has a lot of action, sadness, and hope. All together this was a great read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Everything comes down to this story with lots of action, suspense, fighting and fingers crossed that the sisters will win come out the winners. The story made me laugh a few times and groan but was entertaining as they get ready for the battle we all know is coming. Hooked from the beginning to see how it would all end. Love how the sisters have become one and all the other characters add to the story.
Finale time! Definitely recommend reading the previous books for the best reading experience. These sisters have had so many problems since they’ve learned they are witches and that there’s a prophecy that they are involved in. Lily, Evelyn, and Sara need to hone their magic to defeat those that wish to dominate Earth. They need to figure out how to work together to survive. Sara has been the sister in the supporting role in the previous books, but now she’s having to deal with her own issues. It’s good to get a more in depth understanding of Sara. Evelyn and Lily still have work to do on themselves as well, which is difficult in this dangerous and trying time. All the magic stuff is still cool; interesting ideas with the magical beings from a different planet, makes for some fun action! Overall, this series has been great! Entertaining series with unique ideas that added to the series!
Fully paranormal story – pulls you in from the first pages. I like fantasy stories, so the witch and paranormal perspective was not unusual, but adding in the alien component definitely gives a different twist.
People are disappearing all over the world. They are being taken by the fata, magical beings from the planet Hecate. The fata are making plans to take over the Earth and are becoming stronger as they build their army.
Meanwhile, Sara, Evelyn, and Lily are gathering an army of their own to aid them in their fight against the fata. Sara, Evelyn, and Lily have the help of their pneumas, benevolent fata souls residing inside them. The pneumas come from past lives. Evelyn and Lily have released their pneumas but Sara is having a hard time figuring out just how to release hers.
The sisters are preparing for war against the fata. They are playing games with werewolves, vampires, and other paranormal creatures to help build their strength for the coming battle.
I enjoyed these games between all the supernatural creatures. Some of the battles were very dangerous making me wonder if they were going to make it out alive.
Rising of Three had me hooked from the first page with battle after battle. The action and suspense never let up from one minute to the next. I could see it all playing out in my head as if I was right there fighting alongside the girls. The description of all the scenes was so vividly written I felt as if I was a part of it.
Have you ever had one of those authors where you didn’t have to read the summary of a book that they have written to know that you wanted to read it? Well, Ashley is one of those authors for me. Once I pick up one of her books I can’t lay it down until I have read the last page.
I highly recommend Rising of Three to all paranormal fans out there. One-click your copy of Rising of Three today! If you have not read the first two books in this trilogy then I would suggest that you start with Prophecy of Three book one and Souls of Three book two before reading the last book Rising of Three as they are not standalone.
In Rising of Three, the final book of the Starseed Trilogy, McLeo gives us an intense journey, spine-tingling action, and an epic ending.
Like the first two books, McLeo has an extensive cast of characters and the reader must pay attention as she weaves them in and out of the story. The main characters are all focal points in this final chapter of the trilogy. Each sister comes into their own as powerful witches, strong women, and magical beings but their arcs are not without pitfalls, betrayals, and other conflicts.
In book three we get a deeper look into the fata, the dark otherworldly creatures determined to take over and rule the earth. These magical beings are interesting, exciting, and creative antagonists and add a unique element to a story already full of magical creatures and supernaturals.
The story builds to a final climax, tying together the two worlds and the sister’s heritage nicely as McLeo ends her trilogy in a page-turning, heart-stopping way. If you like dark, urban fantasy The Starseed Trilogy is a must!
Book three of the Starseed Trilogy brings us our exciting conclusion to the sisters’ story. It all has been leading up to this point, and they must succeed against the fata forces, or the world will never be the same. Can they use their natural-born skills as well as those that do not come as easily?
The young women have learned of their pneumas, and are just starting to realize the powers therein. While Lily and Evelyn have released their pneumas outside their bodies, and interacted with them, Sara struggles to develop that relationship. The fire witch went from being the sister who has the most power, to being the one left behind. How can she communicate with her pneuma?
Noro, King Dimia, and the fata forces are claiming and kidnapping humans in preparation for the coming war, but to what end? The “good guys” are gathering as many supernaturals as possible to Fern Cottage to hopefully defeat the forces determined to take over the Earth. Evelyn is still recovering from her ordeal, and Lily is trying hard to not muddy the waters by falling in love. With Sara’s struggles adding to these, the girls need each other more than ever. The triplets are trained by the best supernaturals around, but will it be enough to overcome the encroaching evil?
The author weaves a story that you can’t put down. She has a talent for bringing you into the story as if you’re watching it in person, and a part of the action. A must-read, thrilling adventure!
This Finale Broke Me!! Easy 5 Star Rating Completely Unmissable!!
Wow, this trilogy has been amazing but this book, this book broke me!! I don’t cry that often reading books but this had me in tears so many times it’s ridiculous! Happy tears, empathetic tears, ragey tears & devastated gutt wrenching tears and I Loved every second of it
In this book the three sisters are finally all in sync, mostly. They hope their Pneuma’s are going to help them beat the Fata but they haven’t managed to communicate with them as yet! As information is gathered and correlated it becomes clear that they now need to build & train their own Army of Supernatural’s!! This war is coming & much sooner than they realised
Much of this book is based around family – blood & chosen, friendships, love – romantic & other, but above all, its about protecting Earth & the Humans from becoming enslaved & used by the power hungry Fata’s!! The bonds made throughout each book reach their pinnacle & it’s emotional!!
I don’t want to write spoilers so I’m loathe to say more but this my first 5 star review for this Author & my goodness she deserves it. The writing is perfect, pace is sublime and the emotional ups & downs are outstanding, Her descriptive writing style is wonderful & the amount of research must’ve been mind blowing!!
Birth & Death are the only guarantee’s of life
Debbie, 1970, UK