The Shattered Crown by Maxym M. Martineau – a Review

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Description:
Leena Edenfrell never dreamed of igniting a war, and her pair bond, Noc Feyreigner, never wanted to set foot on a battlefield again. But when their enemies combine forces, they have no choice but to fight. While Noc makes moves to reclaim his throne, Leena acts as the new Crown of the Charmer’s Council, searching for a way to stop the enemy from raising an ancient dragon destined to burn their world to ash.

But no matter how hard Noc and Leena fight, the odds are stacked against them, and soon a winged shadow reign over Lendria. It’s then they learn the true price of victory: in order to tame the terrifying beast, Leena will have to sacrifice her own heart…and perhaps lose herself in the process.

Review:

The Shattered Crown by Maxym M. Martineau is the 3^rd book in her The Beast Charmer series.  Leena Edenfrell is now the Crown of the Charmer’s Council, and pair bonded to Noc Feyreigner, the rightful King of Lendria. I have loved Leena and Noc, and in this third and final? book, their love for each other was wonderful to watch. I was also thrilled to spend time with her Cruor trusted friends, who have become her family (Kost, Oz, Calem, Gaige & many others). Most of all, I love love all the beasts that belong to her and others.

But war is on the horizon, as their enemies (Yazmin, Darrin, King Varek) are out to destroy them all.  Leena and Noc know that the enemy will be difficult to defeat, and they start off asking for help from a Queen from another kingdom, who hates Noc.  Leena convinces them that helping would also save their own lives.  The journey to stop Yazmin & King Varek is a fight that is nonstop action, epic battles, exciting, tense, with lives on the line. There are a few surprises that they come across, which escalates the war.  Yazmin is truly evil in this book, and Leena has her hands full trying to stop her destruction.

What follows is an exciting, vivid, intense action-packed adventure to find a way to defeat the Yazmin, King Varek and stop the ancient dragon, Ocnolog. The beasts were the best part, as it was fun to see so many of the different beasts come to their rescue, and see more of what they can do.  To say too much more would be spoilers, and you need to read this book in its entirety.

The Shattered Crown was an amazing and epic adventure, with fantastic mythical beasts, wonderful characters and a fabulous couple. The battles to fight were done so well, and as we raced to the climax; we were on the edge of our seat to see who will survive.  Maxym M. Martineau has written a wonderful series, and I will miss our amazing heroes, Leena, Noc, Kost, Oz, Calem and the rest of this amazing group.  

Reviewed by Barb

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