A review by its_aislinn
The Magic of Eternity by Britt Andrews
3.0
This is the final installment in the Emerald Lakes series, and we’ve finally gotten to the big battle between Saige and Asrael (and Laurie, who was pretty much just a puppet for As).
I will say, this book is heavy on the plot and relatively mild on the romance. All of the men, and Saige, have been held captive for weeks, and when they get out there isn’t any time to sit and digest what they’ve been through; instead they essentially rush right into battle.
My biggest issues from the previous book weren’t ever corrected in this one, so I still remain frustrated with how this book was written. Again, unless you read each book one right after the other, you’re going to be a little confused when you pick this one up. That’s why I wish there was a preface at the beginning, where Andrews covers what happened in the series thus far and sets the reader up for this book.
Similar to the previous books, the sex in this one was, at times, pretty inappropriate considering the circumstances. There are really only two sex scenes in this book, and one of them is exclusively Saige and Sloan. Right after they reunite, despite the trauma and abuse they both suffered, they seemingly have the energy to have sex? It just felt too inappropriate of a time, and I think it would have felt more natural for them to connect and discuss what happened, rather than fall into each other’s arms.
Similarly, and maybe this one is just me, but I couldn’t picture how a woman pregnant with twins would somehow have a seven-way. Saige has a week (if that!) left before she has to give birth and she feels comfortable enough to have sex with all of her guys? Don’t get me wrong, Andrews can write a hot sex scene, but I think a better use of the scene would have been to have Saige be with one, two, or three of the guys, and use the other men (namely: Cam & Kai, Bram & Farris) to connect with each other in those ways previously discussed in other books. But like I said, Andrews does a great job writing sex scenes, and since it was one of the two in the book, I won’t complain too much.
I also found it disappointing that Saige was so pregnant, and yet there was absolutely no mention of how the stress of battle would have effected the babies. Hell, how does being dragged across a stage by your demon mother impact the babies? None of this was ever brought up, and instead Saige was able to give birth to two healthy baby girls.
Overall the conclusion was done really well and wrapped up all of my questions. I’m left curious with what is going to happen to Miranda and Kohl, and hope to see a novella about them in the future! Which I won’t reread this series, I definitely look forward to what Andrews will release next.
I will say, this book is heavy on the plot and relatively mild on the romance. All of the men, and Saige, have been held captive for weeks, and when they get out there isn’t any time to sit and digest what they’ve been through; instead they essentially rush right into battle.
My biggest issues from the previous book weren’t ever corrected in this one, so I still remain frustrated with how this book was written. Again, unless you read each book one right after the other, you’re going to be a little confused when you pick this one up. That’s why I wish there was a preface at the beginning, where Andrews covers what happened in the series thus far and sets the reader up for this book.
Similar to the previous books, the sex in this one was, at times, pretty inappropriate considering the circumstances. There are really only two sex scenes in this book, and one of them is exclusively Saige and Sloan. Right after they reunite, despite the trauma and abuse they both suffered, they seemingly have the energy to have sex? It just felt too inappropriate of a time, and I think it would have felt more natural for them to connect and discuss what happened, rather than fall into each other’s arms.
Similarly, and maybe this one is just me, but I couldn’t picture how a woman pregnant with twins would somehow have a seven-way. Saige has a week (if that!) left before she has to give birth and she feels comfortable enough to have sex with all of her guys? Don’t get me wrong, Andrews can write a hot sex scene, but I think a better use of the scene would have been to have Saige be with one, two, or three of the guys, and use the other men (namely: Cam & Kai, Bram & Farris) to connect with each other in those ways previously discussed in other books. But like I said, Andrews does a great job writing sex scenes, and since it was one of the two in the book, I won’t complain too much.
I also found it disappointing that Saige was so pregnant, and yet there was absolutely no mention of how the stress of battle would have effected the babies. Hell, how does being dragged across a stage by your demon mother impact the babies? None of this was ever brought up, and instead Saige was able to give birth to two healthy baby girls.
Overall the conclusion was done really well and wrapped up all of my questions. I’m left curious with what is going to happen to Miranda and Kohl, and hope to see a novella about them in the future! Which I won’t reread this series, I definitely look forward to what Andrews will release next.