What do you think?
Rate this book
The Chosen Ones #5
Wilder
Only beloved author Christina Dodd could bring you the explosive paranormal excitement of the Chosen Ones combined with Aleksandr Wilder's story ... and redemption...
As a young man, Aleksandr Wilder abandoned his duty--and for that lapse, he was tortured, tormented ... and transformed. Now he prowls the tunnels beneath the city, fighting on the frontline against the forces of hell, never daring to dream that he can live as a man again.
After seven years fighting the world's ultimate evil, Chosen One Charisma Fangorn has become a tough, strong warrior without illusions or joy...even her gift of hearing the earthsong has faded. Deaf to her own instincts, she never suspects that a monster lurks in the dark underneath the streets.
When Aleksandr finds Charisma under attack, he rescues and cares for her, and hope stirs once more in his heart...and in the world. But in the secret recesses of his soul, he knows the truth. A woman so exceptional could never love a beast...could she?
As a young man, Aleksandr Wilder abandoned his duty--and for that lapse, he was tortured, tormented ... and transformed. Now he prowls the tunnels beneath the city, fighting on the frontline against the forces of hell, never daring to dream that he can live as a man again.
After seven years fighting the world's ultimate evil, Chosen One Charisma Fangorn has become a tough, strong warrior without illusions or joy...even her gift of hearing the earthsong has faded. Deaf to her own instincts, she never suspects that a monster lurks in the dark underneath the streets.
When Aleksandr finds Charisma under attack, he rescues and cares for her, and hope stirs once more in his heart...and in the world. But in the secret recesses of his soul, he knows the truth. A woman so exceptional could never love a beast...could she?
424 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
65 people are currently reading
1416 people want to read
About the author
Christina Dodd
100 books5,909 followersUpcoming:
— 6/30/26 TEACH THE TORCHES TO BURN: Daughter of Montague Historical Fiction #3 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
New and Now!
—MUCH ADO ABOUT MISTLETOE: Daughter of Montague Christmas novella https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
— THUS WITH A KISS I DIE Daughter of Montague Historical Fiction #2
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
— A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA Historical Fiction Trade Paperback Once upon a time a young couple met and fell in love. You probably know that story, and how it ended (hint: badly). Only here’s the thing: That’s not how it ended at all…
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
— WELCOME TO GOTHIC: A Gothic novella in ebook (at last!) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
— WHAT DREAMS MAY COME Daughter of Montague novella 1.5 "I’m the daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. No, they didn’t die in the tomb…" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
— GIRL ANONYMOUS “Crackling sexual chemistry and a few love scenes guaranteed to scorch readers’ fingers as they turn the pages." — ⭐️ Booklist
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Readers become writers, and Christina has always been a reader. Ultimately she discovered she liked to read romance best because the relationship between a man and a woman is always humorous. A woman wants world peace, a clean house, and a deep and meaningful relationship based on mutual understanding and love. A man wants a Craftsman router, undisputed control of the TV remote, and a red Corvette which will make his bald spot disappear.
When Christina’s first daughter was born, she told her husband she was going to write a book. It was a good time to start a new career, because how much trouble could one little infant be?
Ha! It took ten years, two children and three completed manuscripts before she was published. Now her suspense, paranormal, historical, and mystery novels have been translated into 30 languages and sold more than 15 million copies in print. Praised for her “brilliantly etched characters, polished writing, and unexpected flashes of sharp humor that are pure Dodd” (Booklist), her award-winning books have landed on numerous Best of the Year lists and, much to her mother's delight, Dodd was once a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where her 700 lavender plants share the yard with her husband’s various “Big Projects,” including a treehouse, zipline, and their very own Stonehenge.
Enter Christina’s worlds and join her mailing list for humor, book news and entertainment (yes, she’s the proud author with the infamous three-armed cover) at christinadodd.com. For more information on A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA, visit daughterofmontague.com. Her legions of fans know that when they pick up a Christina Dodd book, they'll find the story, "Wildly entertaining, wickedly witty!"
Christina is married to a man with all his hair and no Corvette, but many Craftsman tools.
(Source: http://www.christinadodd.com )
— 6/30/26 TEACH THE TORCHES TO BURN: Daughter of Montague Historical Fiction #3 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
New and Now!
—MUCH ADO ABOUT MISTLETOE: Daughter of Montague Christmas novella https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
— THUS WITH A KISS I DIE Daughter of Montague Historical Fiction #2
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
— A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA Historical Fiction Trade Paperback Once upon a time a young couple met and fell in love. You probably know that story, and how it ended (hint: badly). Only here’s the thing: That’s not how it ended at all…
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
— WELCOME TO GOTHIC: A Gothic novella in ebook (at last!) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
— WHAT DREAMS MAY COME Daughter of Montague novella 1.5 "I’m the daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. No, they didn’t die in the tomb…" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
— GIRL ANONYMOUS “Crackling sexual chemistry and a few love scenes guaranteed to scorch readers’ fingers as they turn the pages." — ⭐️ Booklist
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Readers become writers, and Christina has always been a reader. Ultimately she discovered she liked to read romance best because the relationship between a man and a woman is always humorous. A woman wants world peace, a clean house, and a deep and meaningful relationship based on mutual understanding and love. A man wants a Craftsman router, undisputed control of the TV remote, and a red Corvette which will make his bald spot disappear.
When Christina’s first daughter was born, she told her husband she was going to write a book. It was a good time to start a new career, because how much trouble could one little infant be?
Ha! It took ten years, two children and three completed manuscripts before she was published. Now her suspense, paranormal, historical, and mystery novels have been translated into 30 languages and sold more than 15 million copies in print. Praised for her “brilliantly etched characters, polished writing, and unexpected flashes of sharp humor that are pure Dodd” (Booklist), her award-winning books have landed on numerous Best of the Year lists and, much to her mother's delight, Dodd was once a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where her 700 lavender plants share the yard with her husband’s various “Big Projects,” including a treehouse, zipline, and their very own Stonehenge.
Enter Christina’s worlds and join her mailing list for humor, book news and entertainment (yes, she’s the proud author with the infamous three-armed cover) at christinadodd.com. For more information on A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA, visit daughterofmontague.com. Her legions of fans know that when they pick up a Christina Dodd book, they'll find the story, "Wildly entertaining, wickedly witty!"
Christina is married to a man with all his hair and no Corvette, but many Craftsman tools.
(Source: http://www.christinadodd.com )
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 155 reviews
March 25, 2015
I LOVED the Darkness Chosen series. I LOVED the first 4 books of The Chosen Ones series. But this one was just a little weird for me, the ending a bit too sugary for my taste.
Well the first thing - The cover is MAJOR false advertising! Aleksandr is covered in hair for like 85-90 percent of the book! And when I say covered in hair, I mean - half animal :O
After waiting months for the ending of this series, I guess I anticipated the story to go in some other direction... Actually, the story itself was ok, but the most that bothered me was that the hero was part animal during the whole book. Ok I get it, if the heroine finds him sexy that's ok? No it's not, atleast not for me. Sorry, I'm not into hairy guys, but I could live with that if he wasn't also half animal. So, those two having sex, hmmm, not a big turn-on for me. Too bad, I kinda liked them before, and I wish Charisma could have had a relationship with Aleksandr himself, knowing it was him, and him being atleast somewhat normal. And I kinda expected that the Guardian/Aleksandr discovery would have some shock to it you know, an impact, a reaction like: "Woooow, you're Aleksandr :O :O :O *shocked gasp* " Instead it was: "Hmm maybe you're Alekandr. We'll see once you remember more." :P
The main story was good, like the others, a bit of explaining from the previous books but that was ok since I waited months to read this one and kinda forgot all the details :) Loved seeing the characters from both series together <3
The best scene was Charisma seeing the cave in the earth, and the choice she had to make :) That was beautiful :)
All have to say is - thank God this is over, and now I can do my re-reads of the Darkness Chosen series <3 <3 <3
Well the first thing - The cover is MAJOR false advertising! Aleksandr is covered in hair for like 85-90 percent of the book! And when I say covered in hair, I mean - half animal :O
After waiting months for the ending of this series, I guess I anticipated the story to go in some other direction... Actually, the story itself was ok, but the most that bothered me was that the hero was part animal during the whole book. Ok I get it, if the heroine finds him sexy that's ok? No it's not, atleast not for me. Sorry, I'm not into hairy guys, but I could live with that if he wasn't also half animal. So, those two having sex, hmmm, not a big turn-on for me. Too bad, I kinda liked them before, and I wish Charisma could have had a relationship with Aleksandr himself, knowing it was him, and him being atleast somewhat normal. And I kinda expected that the Guardian/Aleksandr discovery would have some shock to it you know, an impact, a reaction like: "Woooow, you're Aleksandr :O :O :O *shocked gasp* " Instead it was: "Hmm maybe you're Alekandr. We'll see once you remember more." :P
The main story was good, like the others, a bit of explaining from the previous books but that was ok since I waited months to read this one and kinda forgot all the details :) Loved seeing the characters from both series together <3
The best scene was Charisma seeing the cave in the earth, and the choice she had to make :) That was beautiful :)
All have to say is - thank God this is over, and now I can do my re-reads of the Darkness Chosen series <3 <3 <3
October 14, 2018
Wilder
2 Stars
As the Chosen Ones continue their quest to overthrow Osgood and his cadre of Others, they find themselves short two members. Aleksander Wilder has been missing for 20 months while Charisma Fangorn has disappeared into the tunnels beneath New York City. Rescued by a man/creature known only as Guardian, Charisma finds herself inexplicably drawn to his strength and integrity. But can they find happiness in the midst of chaos...
Oy!
First of all, it is clear from the outset that Guardian and Aleksander are one and the same. This early revelation is unfortunate as it undermines the sense of mystery surrounding his character.
Second, Aleksander and Charisma had zero chemistry in the previous books and this remains unchanged. Their previous relationship as friends and fellow members of the Chosen One is glossed over completely, and the reasons for their sudden attraction are unrealistic. Moreover, the fact that Aleksander spends 85% of the book as a man/beast is NOT sexy!
Third, the conclusion to the Others story arc is mediocre at best. Osgood is a caricature of evil and the Others barely put in an appearance. The threat posed by those who captured and tortured Aleksander is underdeveloped and more of an afterthought. The final showdown is a mish-mash of action scenes and the resolution of the various prophecies that were such an integral part of the series are lackluster.
Finally, the saccharine sweet, cutsey chapters at the end are poorly scripted and the dialogue is too cheesy to be believed.
All in all, a huge disappointment.
2 Stars
As the Chosen Ones continue their quest to overthrow Osgood and his cadre of Others, they find themselves short two members. Aleksander Wilder has been missing for 20 months while Charisma Fangorn has disappeared into the tunnels beneath New York City. Rescued by a man/creature known only as Guardian, Charisma finds herself inexplicably drawn to his strength and integrity. But can they find happiness in the midst of chaos...
Oy!
First of all, it is clear from the outset that Guardian and Aleksander are one and the same. This early revelation is unfortunate as it undermines the sense of mystery surrounding his character.
Second, Aleksander and Charisma had zero chemistry in the previous books and this remains unchanged. Their previous relationship as friends and fellow members of the Chosen One is glossed over completely, and the reasons for their sudden attraction are unrealistic. Moreover, the fact that Aleksander spends 85% of the book as a man/beast is NOT sexy!
Third, the conclusion to the Others story arc is mediocre at best. Osgood is a caricature of evil and the Others barely put in an appearance. The threat posed by those who captured and tortured Aleksander is underdeveloped and more of an afterthought. The final showdown is a mish-mash of action scenes and the resolution of the various prophecies that were such an integral part of the series are lackluster.
Finally, the saccharine sweet, cutsey chapters at the end are poorly scripted and the dialogue is too cheesy to be believed.
All in all, a huge disappointment.
January 13, 2013
Fail. Total fail. I'm speechless when it comes to this book. And to think I considered reading the rest of the series...
*die, book, die*
*die, book, die*
October 10, 2012
When waiting for a long anticipated book, knowing that it will bring the story to an end a reader often has mixed feelings. One, will it live up to the hype and two does it really have to end? Oh and will I like the ending.. guess that is three questions.. In Christina Dodd's Wilder the final book of her Chosen Ones Series the answer is yes.. yes ... yes.. What a fantastic ending to a wonderful series. The Chosen ones is a series that tells the story of good vs evil in a very obvious manner. It talks about black, white and grey. It shares when characters we think are good are less than perfect and it shares when characters that we thinks should be irredeemable and yet are. I have enjoyed this series from the very beginning and yes am so very sad to see it end. But Ms Dodd, ends it exactly when she should and let me say she does it with a bang!!
Aleksandr Wilder, miracle baby.. A Child of prophecy who walked through fire at a very young age. He was chosen as a chosen not because he had powers but because of who he was. His family had already beat a millennium old contract with the devil, whose to say this generation couldn't do it again? He was still a child when he was chosen, brilliant, generous, kind but still a child. Four years into his service he went to get married and disappeared no one knew if he was alive or dead... Three years later the only thing he knows is that he doesn't know anything. He is the Guardian, a beast whose sole job is to protect those below. The homeless, the mentally ill, society's cast offs. The ones who weren't protected BEFORE Armageddon and certainly not after.
Charisma Fangorn (and no she does not live with the Ents) has heard the hearth speak to her for most of her life. Raised by a parent who took advantage of her talents she escaped to become her own woman. A free spirited woman who in my opinion was the heart of the Chosen. Smart mouthed and funky she yanked everyone's chains and yet she was always the one who held on to hope. Real hope that good would overcome evil. Charisma was traveling below searching for her missing bracelet when she was attacked by demons and left for dead. Brought to the Guardian's cave where she was able to resist the demon poison she finds more than healing.
Charisma and the Guardian tell a wonderful beauty and the beast story. In many ways it reminded me of Catherine and Vincent (oh come on you remember Ron Pearlman and Linda Hamilton's version of the story). Living in the tunnels below New York City. Seriously, I want to check out those tunnels so much happens down there.. from mysterious beasts to ancient treasures.. *grins* The Guardian knows if he goes to close to the surface he will be found so he is destined to remain below and Charisma is destined to return to her duties as a chosen one.
This story was poignant, it brought tears to my eyes several times. It was fierce, the chosen truly believed that they had a chance to ensure that good would prevail. It was romantic in oh so many ways, the most obvious in being that true love conquers all. It was a story about so much more than one man and one woman and yet in so many ways it was the story of man and woman. I LOVED this book.
I enjoyed seeing the Wilders again, who among us doesn't love Konstantine Wilder? I enjoyed some of the humor.. Rosie the bus driver especially, seriously this woman had a schedule to keep. I appreciated that Ms Dodd made sure that love conquered all for more than Charisma and Aleksandr. The story of choices and sacrifices of doing what was right above all was a truly powerful one. I could go on and on and on about this book but I keep stumbling into spoilerville and I hate doing that so I will just say.. read this book!!
This is not a stand alone book, sure you could read it as one but there is so much history, so much that came before. I suggest you not only read the Chosen Ones but you also read the Darkness Chosen Series first.. But even if you don't want to read all that came before.. read this book!!
Shauni
For more reviews by Shauni check out Tea and Book and
Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy
Aleksandr Wilder, miracle baby.. A Child of prophecy who walked through fire at a very young age. He was chosen as a chosen not because he had powers but because of who he was. His family had already beat a millennium old contract with the devil, whose to say this generation couldn't do it again? He was still a child when he was chosen, brilliant, generous, kind but still a child. Four years into his service he went to get married and disappeared no one knew if he was alive or dead... Three years later the only thing he knows is that he doesn't know anything. He is the Guardian, a beast whose sole job is to protect those below. The homeless, the mentally ill, society's cast offs. The ones who weren't protected BEFORE Armageddon and certainly not after.
Charisma Fangorn (and no she does not live with the Ents) has heard the hearth speak to her for most of her life. Raised by a parent who took advantage of her talents she escaped to become her own woman. A free spirited woman who in my opinion was the heart of the Chosen. Smart mouthed and funky she yanked everyone's chains and yet she was always the one who held on to hope. Real hope that good would overcome evil. Charisma was traveling below searching for her missing bracelet when she was attacked by demons and left for dead. Brought to the Guardian's cave where she was able to resist the demon poison she finds more than healing.
Charisma and the Guardian tell a wonderful beauty and the beast story. In many ways it reminded me of Catherine and Vincent (oh come on you remember Ron Pearlman and Linda Hamilton's version of the story). Living in the tunnels below New York City. Seriously, I want to check out those tunnels so much happens down there.. from mysterious beasts to ancient treasures.. *grins* The Guardian knows if he goes to close to the surface he will be found so he is destined to remain below and Charisma is destined to return to her duties as a chosen one.
This story was poignant, it brought tears to my eyes several times. It was fierce, the chosen truly believed that they had a chance to ensure that good would prevail. It was romantic in oh so many ways, the most obvious in being that true love conquers all. It was a story about so much more than one man and one woman and yet in so many ways it was the story of man and woman. I LOVED this book.
I enjoyed seeing the Wilders again, who among us doesn't love Konstantine Wilder? I enjoyed some of the humor.. Rosie the bus driver especially, seriously this woman had a schedule to keep. I appreciated that Ms Dodd made sure that love conquered all for more than Charisma and Aleksandr. The story of choices and sacrifices of doing what was right above all was a truly powerful one. I could go on and on and on about this book but I keep stumbling into spoilerville and I hate doing that so I will just say.. read this book!!
This is not a stand alone book, sure you could read it as one but there is so much history, so much that came before. I suggest you not only read the Chosen Ones but you also read the Darkness Chosen Series first.. But even if you don't want to read all that came before.. read this book!!
Shauni
For more reviews by Shauni check out Tea and Book and
Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy
April 17, 2025
Lured into the catacombs deep under New York City, the heroine has been wondering the dark maze for days. Starving and seriously wounded, she's willing to fight to the death as a Chosen One should. But she's saved by a beast. Blinded in the battle, she can't actually see him but she can feel him. He's covered head to toe in silky fur and he makes it quite clear that he's disgusting; an abomination but the heroine isn't convinced. Sure, he's gone a furious temper and touch of madness but she positive he would never turn that anger on her or hurt her physically. He's got the ability to laugh and joke about him condition but it's always with a bottom layer of self-pity and deep hurt at the loneliness this life is. On top of the fact that he's a beast, he's being hunted. Even if he could go to surface and endure the scorn and disgust of the people, he doesn't dare venture too close as the men who hurt him want any chance to recapture him again. Not remembering who is was or what exactly was done to him, he resides deep underground, using his frightening abilities to slay the hordes of demons slithering around in the darkness. But with the heroine under his care, he begins to lavish in the ability to speak to another person. Someone to come home to after a day at war, someone to laugh with and a beautiful body to curl up to chase away the loneliness. But it's hard for someone who looks like him to trust a woman when she tells him she finds him attractive. He thinks she must be just as crazy as he is and in his self-conscious behavior and harsh words he could have very well have chase her away. But the heroine was strong. She's brutally honest and will tell him when he's throwing a pity party and when he needs to just buck up and trust her. And soon they fall into an easy love affair. But time tis running out. The demons are swarming and the end in close. The heroine is slowly dying from the poison in the demon bite and the men hunting the hero are closing in.
I liked this book. But the synopsis at the back ruined the surprise. It tells you who the hero is before the reader is allowed to solve the mystery! You can't treat the hero's character as a puzzle and then give us the damn picture! I was so disappointed. I guess it wasn't much of a surprise anyway but still.... I liked this story, I felt it went on for a tad longer than it needed to but I loved the heroine's character. She was strong and accepting no nonsense from anyone. She's had a hard life but in no way did it make her a bitch or a hard ass. The hero was interesting, stuck in a mid-way shift after evil doctors experimented on his brain, he is still able to laugh and my god does he know how to treat a woman! Library book go a long way apparently. Nice book with great characters. Satisfying end to the series.
I liked this book. But the synopsis at the back ruined the surprise. It tells you who the hero is before the reader is allowed to solve the mystery! You can't treat the hero's character as a puzzle and then give us the damn picture! I was so disappointed. I guess it wasn't much of a surprise anyway but still.... I liked this story, I felt it went on for a tad longer than it needed to but I loved the heroine's character. She was strong and accepting no nonsense from anyone. She's had a hard life but in no way did it make her a bitch or a hard ass. The hero was interesting, stuck in a mid-way shift after evil doctors experimented on his brain, he is still able to laugh and my god does he know how to treat a woman! Library book go a long way apparently. Nice book with great characters. Satisfying end to the series.
August 9, 2012
3.5 stars - WILDER was a bit of a mixed read for me but my 'likes' boil down to the fact that I liked Charisma and I liked her with the Guardian - once they got past an initial hurdle - and I liked seeing bits of the previous Chosen pairs.
My nits (I know it looks like a lot but they are 'nits' and not 'hates') ...
...having an extended prolog with Konstantine Wilder giving his annual Fourth of July speech was not the best way to reel me into >This< story. Dodd obviously wanted to do a big reunion that included the cast from the original Darkness Chosen series, but honestly, I would have been happy with the Wilder grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles just showing up for the big battle and the epilog.
...the Beauty and the Beast tack that Dodd took with Wilder was is an odd choice (despite the fact that I generally like the trope) and there are actually some borderline moments early in the story between Charisma and the Guardian – who is a bit too close to being beastly for me to be entirely comfortable with their first 'love' scene. I do need to give Dodd credit for getting me to accept the physical relationship between them – in the aftermath of that joining Charisma dealt with the Guardian's anger and gave an honest and believable explanation of why his appearance was not an issue for her.
… even after thinking on this awhile, I am not sure why fulfilling the prophesy wins the day for the Chosen, maybe... nope, I have no clue.
... But my biggest nit with WILDER was that I think that the story would have been more effective if the mystery surrounding the Guardian had been an actual mystery and not spoiled by the title and the prolog >and<, the back cover blurb, the characters figure it out on their own during the course of the story and I'd have liked to have been a bit more in the moment with their discovery.
I know that it looks like my 'nits' outweigh my 'likes' on the basis of 'verbal tonnage' but Dodd gets a little leeway for the prolog and the extended epilog – with final bows and babies for everyone - since this is the final book in the Chosen One and Darkness Chosen series and I did really like the parts with Charisma and the Guardian along with getting to see Isabelle and Samuel, and Caleb and Jacqueline, and Genny and John, and Aaron and Rosamund one last time.
My nits (I know it looks like a lot but they are 'nits' and not 'hates') ...
...having an extended prolog with Konstantine Wilder giving his annual Fourth of July speech was not the best way to reel me into >This< story. Dodd obviously wanted to do a big reunion that included the cast from the original Darkness Chosen series, but honestly, I would have been happy with the Wilder grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles just showing up for the big battle and the epilog.
...the Beauty and the Beast tack that Dodd took with Wilder was is an odd choice (despite the fact that I generally like the trope) and there are actually some borderline moments early in the story between Charisma and the Guardian – who is a bit too close to being beastly for me to be entirely comfortable with their first 'love' scene. I do need to give Dodd credit for getting me to accept the physical relationship between them – in the aftermath of that joining Charisma dealt with the Guardian's anger and gave an honest and believable explanation of why his appearance was not an issue for her.
… even after thinking on this awhile, I am not sure why fulfilling the prophesy wins the day for the Chosen, maybe... nope, I have no clue.
... But my biggest nit with WILDER was that I think that the story would have been more effective if the mystery surrounding the Guardian had been an actual mystery and not spoiled by the title and the prolog >and<, the back cover blurb, the characters figure it out on their own during the course of the story and I'd have liked to have been a bit more in the moment with their discovery.
I know that it looks like my 'nits' outweigh my 'likes' on the basis of 'verbal tonnage' but Dodd gets a little leeway for the prolog and the extended epilog – with final bows and babies for everyone - since this is the final book in the Chosen One and Darkness Chosen series and I did really like the parts with Charisma and the Guardian along with getting to see Isabelle and Samuel, and Caleb and Jacqueline, and Genny and John, and Aaron and Rosamund one last time.
May 24, 2013
This is the final installment of The Chosen Ones series. The previous book Chains of Fire was released in 2010 so it was a two year wait before Wilder was released. I have to say that after following the series I never expected Aleksandr and Charisma to be a match. In previous books there never seemed to be any chemistry between them other than a firm friendship that the whole group shared with each other, so I was quite surprised that these too were put together. Not that they didn't go well together but I guess I presumed that other than Isabella and Samuel everyone else would get a seperate book and a new hero and heroine. Which turned out not to be the case, so while I was expecting a 6 book series I got a 5 book series and a two year gap.
While I'm glad there was finally a conclusion to the series I'm a little sad about how the storyline went, because there is a series before this one that links the Wilder family and how Aleksandr is 'fit' to be a Chosen One. So I put in a lot of reading time and a few years into these two series and I feel a little like the payout wasn't as much as I had expected.
Aleksandr is lost, believed dead by some or turned by others yet the Chosen Ones still fight even though they know that if all seven of them aren't present for the final battle Evil will win and the world will become something different. I don't want to give too much away about this storyline because I think you have to read the whole series as I don't think Wilder would be a good stand-alone book because there's too much background and important information if you don't at least start with the first book Storm of Visions.
Charisma is a great character, Aleksandr get's the redemption he seeks and as a reader I finally get a conclusion to a series I was fond of, but it's not what I hoped it would be.
While I'm glad there was finally a conclusion to the series I'm a little sad about how the storyline went, because there is a series before this one that links the Wilder family and how Aleksandr is 'fit' to be a Chosen One. So I put in a lot of reading time and a few years into these two series and I feel a little like the payout wasn't as much as I had expected.
Aleksandr is lost, believed dead by some or turned by others yet the Chosen Ones still fight even though they know that if all seven of them aren't present for the final battle Evil will win and the world will become something different. I don't want to give too much away about this storyline because I think you have to read the whole series as I don't think Wilder would be a good stand-alone book because there's too much background and important information if you don't at least start with the first book Storm of Visions.
Charisma is a great character, Aleksandr get's the redemption he seeks and as a reader I finally get a conclusion to a series I was fond of, but it's not what I hoped it would be.
August 25, 2012
I was disappointed with this book. I have been waiting a long time for Aleksandr Wilder's story. Only to read about a mishapened hairy half man half beast with a deformed skull with a metal plate in it who doesn't remember anything and doesn't resemble the character you loved in all the previous books. I felt so robbed, what a let down. I liked charisma also and the thought of bringing those two together was exciting to me until I read the book. She is nothing like herself either because it is 7 years later and Charisma is this worn out half dead person that supposedly falls in love with this half man half beast before she really knows who he is. the love story is well written and the plot is good but I just felt depressed the whole time and missed these characters as who they were originally written as. Again, I felt robbed like this was two other characters stories and Aleksandr and Charisma's stories still havent been told yet. Anyway, if you like this author you'll probably like this book, but I rate the book based on if I will read it again and I know I won't read this one again so it was just ok for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 12, 2012
A great read.. a wonderful ending to a captivating series that connects to the series that started my obsession with reading paranormal :)
The book was beyond expectations.. I gotta say, Ms. Dodd is still captivating her readers with such rich material, one really can't help but get addicted!
The last book was the story of our last beloved couple.. it was a heart-aching journey, a lot of sacrifices were made.. tests were put where some had failed and others had overcome them to reach new levels of realizations and targets.. foes turning to become friends and vice versa... people whom you'd think would never turn against you are lured to the darkness. Prophecies are met leading into a breathless endings :) Even the epilogue was beautiful.. taking a look into the Chosen after a few years.. and I gotta say.. opening this book with a scene from the Wilder family's 4th of July was a great start.. I've missed those guys and it made me a bit nostalgic that I'm thinking of re-reading the series again :)
Great addition from Ms. Dodd and I can't wait to see the next series come to life :D
The book was beyond expectations.. I gotta say, Ms. Dodd is still captivating her readers with such rich material, one really can't help but get addicted!
The last book was the story of our last beloved couple.. it was a heart-aching journey, a lot of sacrifices were made.. tests were put where some had failed and others had overcome them to reach new levels of realizations and targets.. foes turning to become friends and vice versa... people whom you'd think would never turn against you are lured to the darkness. Prophecies are met leading into a breathless endings :) Even the epilogue was beautiful.. taking a look into the Chosen after a few years.. and I gotta say.. opening this book with a scene from the Wilder family's 4th of July was a great start.. I've missed those guys and it made me a bit nostalgic that I'm thinking of re-reading the series again :)
Great addition from Ms. Dodd and I can't wait to see the next series come to life :D
May 29, 2019
A satisfying conclusion to The Chosen Ones series. Dodd did a great job evolving Aleksander from the young boy to the mature man, as well as Charisma from the alienated goth teen. The series has a unique angle from many paranormal series that I have read. While I liked the romance between Charisma and Aleksandr, I equally enjoyed having the other Chosen Ones as prominent characters in this book. It made me want to reread their stories. Also loved the brief cameos from the older Wilder men and women, as that series was even more beloved by me. Some parts felt a little silly but others are very well written and exciting, with some fantastic imagery. The aspects of human nature at its most monstrous really hit home with me. Evil is spiritual but human hearts open themselves up to it, and that's very evident in this novel. I always enjoy a good beauty and the beast storyline, so it was nice to see one unfold in Wilder. Sadly, all good things have to come to an end.
Overall rating: 4.0/5.0 stars
Overall rating: 4.0/5.0 stars
August 14, 2012
I really liked this series and I was a little dissappointed by this book. besides it reminding me a lot of the '80s Tv show of beauty and the beast it seemed like she was rushing to finish the series. in all the other books I never caught any kind of romantic connection between the main characters besides friendship and in this book it just hit you with the it. I think it would have been a little more believable if there was some connection prior to this book. don't get me wrong it was a good storeyline but to be put with the other books in the series it was a let down.
December 22, 2017
Not what I was expecting for the end of the series. Aleksandr is half beast with no memory and Charisma is half dead after a demon attack. The new characters were interesting though, as they lived on the edge. All the old characters show up, but don't really get much story time except for the epilogue . The romance happened too quickly as they seemed to be just friends in the previous books. It was good to get closure for this group of Chosen Ones.
Want to read
July 27, 2012Looking forward to this although I feel I need to reread the series...why did it take 2 yrs for this installment of the series to come out?
August 11, 2012
OMG that was awesome... definitely the best ending to really two series that i have ever read!!!
November 21, 2012
LOVE all this author's books, and the "BEAUTY and THE BEAST" theme of this one was unique!
September 9, 2013
Setting: Blythe, Washington - Cascade Mountains – Wilder Family homes in the forest; New York – Shea’s home, and Chosen Central – the Belows (tunnels and caves below) – Guardian’s Cave - Osgood’s Tower;
Theme:
Trial by fire to refine the character; facing ones fears; love – man for woman, man (and woman) for humankind, and man for family; fate; good overcoming evil
Characters:
Guardian aka Aleksandr Wilder: 3 years ago, Alek went into a court to marry, and never came out – instead he was restrained by his bride and her cohorts, taken north, and experimented on and tortured (including the removal of skull bone to plant a tracking device and a plate with a hinge to give the doctor easy access to his brain), until he allowed himself to shift part way into wolf to escape… he woke up in the Belows of New York, and named the new Guardian of the Belows – to keep its residents safe, fighting off bad guys as well as demons; he has no memory of what came before, but is riddled with nightmares he can’t remember; the Guardian’s cave was built by an unknown entity, with a waterfall in one corner for cleaning and drinking, natural light during day, and glowing rocks at night, a ledge for a bedroom;
Charisma Fangorn: connected to the earth, which sings to her – she wears a rock bracelet; but the earth is calling her to its depths, and she fears death if she goes, so she ignores it and her rocks are fading in strength; for 3 years she has been fighting hard, a losing battle, with the Chosen; she succumbed to and thought she loved Osgood’s agent sent to seduce her (learning about her desires from her adopted mother by paying her for the info)… but when he went to kill her, she defended herself killing him instead; ,she ‘falls’ underground, and can’t find her way out wandering for 3 days until exhausted and the demons being their final assault;
Moises and Amber: Guardian’s helpers;
Taurean: Guardian’s helper – but she is a bit crazy… she’s sees the world as it is, not as she wants it to be; she was of the aristocracy, but abused, and withdrew; in her craziness is truth… and she aids Charisma;
Dr. King: dwarf doctor to the poor, abandoned, unloved, needy; though we don’t know until end, he trades knowledge of the Guardian’s doings to Osgood’s men in trade for access to necessary medical supplies; he treats Guardian, and Charisma;
Smith Bernhard: crazed doctor, fascinated with the supernatural, willing to dissect and torture to learn more; Osgood’s man, and he considers Wilder his greatest challenge;
Osgood: Satan inhabits his body; a month to the end of the 7 years… and since it appears the Chosen will not be able to stop him, he is eagerly looking forward to dominating the earth with his evilness;
Jaqueline and Caleb / Aaron and Rosamund / John and Genny / Isabelle and Samuel: The rest of the seven – still working to unlock the angel’s feather (Isabelle, using her empathy, is able to open the safety deposit box in Switzerland – to carry out the sword shaped box undetected; overjoyed at Charisma’s return, and then with finding Alexsandr;
Irving Shea / Dina: she comes to him in the end (he leads the Chosen, she is of the Others – intense love affair in their youth, but Irving betrayed her), mindspeaking with him; and with pushing of the housekeeper/Dina’s sister Martha, and not waning any of the Chosen to sacrifice themselves, Irving, with Dina’s agreement (looking forward to being together in the afterlife) open the box, releasing the feather;
McKenna: the Chosen have warmed up to him, in spite of his plodding, formal, serious manners – and he is fond of them; he is to mentor the next Chosen;
Vidar Davidov: what kind of creature is he? Unaging… knowing the past, and what the future needs; he gives Guardian a magical brew to unlock his memories once and for all;
Konstantine Wilder and Zorana – and 4 sons and 17 grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren: A family that gave up shapeshifting and their pact with the devil to live in the US and to love one another… Vidar calls Konstantine when Guardian shows up, and the whole family goes to New York – welcoming him with open arms, not blinking twice at his half wolf form – and help in defeating Osgood;
Summary:
Bitten by a demon, rescued by Guardian, Charisma is unconscious for 11 days… and once awake, is easily drained of energy (the demon bite) – she is dying from it; but once awake, she and Guardian connect – talk – make love, with a few hiccups; Charisma is healed somewhat by the earth, burrowing into the floor of the cave – but she is ignoring the call of the earth, and gets Guardian to protect her at night from sleepwalking, not allowing her to leave;
Once she is pronounced healed by a ‘playing both sides of the fence’ doctor, and learning the rest were home, she takes him to Vidar’s bar – and then heads home; the Chosen have one feather… they are happy to see Charisma, and hopeful when she tells them of a possible Alek… but when she wakes up all are gone… and Martha encourages her to go and help an orphanage run by nuns and overrun by demons… she goes, and is losing (even with the elderly nuns help), and Guardian (having been warned by Tauren, having been told by Dr. King – bursts out to her rescue… but then Bernhard’s men are there, with the police… they capture Guardian in a net and the helicopter is taking him… but Charisma snags it, and offers her knife – she falls off (to be retrieved by the nuns) and he cuts himself out, falls to roof and runs to safety;
Charisma knows the demon poison is killing her, and while with the nuns, the Mother Superior listens to her, and counsels her to face her fear, and to do right… and the nun dresses her in a Chanel Jackie O light blue suit, and takes her to a door to the underground… where Guardian fits her and carries her to the sacred cave she needs to be in… and she ‘hears’ that she has a choice… to take the angel feather (that Osgood had buried in concrete at the bottom of the foundation of his 100+ storied building, but it magically sunk through the rock to this sacred cave) and a sip of the water in the cave for energy but the poison would eventually kill her – and take the feather to its companion and save the world – or to take a big drink of water and be cured and give a big drink to Alek, and he will be made man again… and reluctantly, knowing it means death for her, she does the right thing, and they return the feather to the Chosen…
An Osgood and Satan are on top of his building – pulling in a storm, causing earth tremors, with his employees loading up the 1st floor to be his ultimate sacrifice – when a busload of Chosen, Wilders, Belowers, and wealthy (after a crazy bus ride) unload… with the goal of getting Charisma with the two feathers wrapped in her jacket (they seem to have chosen her) to the elevators and up to Osgood – and they know that the feathers and flight are part of the solution… and the couples are fighting side by side to get her to the elevators, to save as many people as they can.. and just she and Alek can go up… and he is ‘pulled’ out of the elevator to face his nemesis – Bernhardt and skanky ex-fiance – and he makes himself fully beast to fight them and get up to Charisma…
And Osgood thinks he has won… has hurt Charisma… when an injured Alek joins them… and they take the feathers, touch them to his back and they grow into wings… and he carries her over the side, and somehow this dispels the storm, and Satan leaves Osgood’s body… and his building collapses (just after the last of the Chosen and humans exit)… victory… and as they are flying, the hair sweeps off his body, and he is returned to man… and she is healed of the poison… and she is pregnant (Osgood told her)…
And 4 years later, all the women have 2 children (except Jacqueline who had a long recovery period for injuries in the building – but is now carrying twins to catch up)… and the news tells of some evil overload in China… but Samuel turns off the news, and tells them that it is up to the new Chosen to deal with it – and they are just to be available if asked… ahhh
Memorable scenes:
Konstantine’s speech – He gazed at the diamond in his crown, his Zorana, his wife… He gazed at his sons and daughters and his grandsons and his granddaughters, overflowing with welcome… they were is rubies and emeralds and pearls.
The waterfall in Guardian’s cave – him watching her, thinking she doesn’t know he’s there… and later her watching him…
Guardian getting to practice lovemaking he learned online on Charisma;
The first night they make love… at first they are simply in bed to sleep – but they talk, and as she talks of her adopted mother’s exploitation of her, and he touches her bottom lip, she turns away – not from his touch, but from her discomfort of talking of her mother – and he interprets it as disgust of his form; later as she thinks he is asleep, she looks at him, touches his lip… and then decides to give him one kiss… and he can no longer hold back, but makes love to her … and turns from her after in anger – feeling as if she allowed it as a novelty, not as acceptance… and he goes out in the morning to fight demons, and counsels himself that though she is using him, sex for sex is okay and what he wants, mad at himself for getting angry – but when he returns, she sets him straight – once she understands his thoughts;
Theme:
Trial by fire to refine the character; facing ones fears; love – man for woman, man (and woman) for humankind, and man for family; fate; good overcoming evil
Characters:
Guardian aka Aleksandr Wilder: 3 years ago, Alek went into a court to marry, and never came out – instead he was restrained by his bride and her cohorts, taken north, and experimented on and tortured (including the removal of skull bone to plant a tracking device and a plate with a hinge to give the doctor easy access to his brain), until he allowed himself to shift part way into wolf to escape… he woke up in the Belows of New York, and named the new Guardian of the Belows – to keep its residents safe, fighting off bad guys as well as demons; he has no memory of what came before, but is riddled with nightmares he can’t remember; the Guardian’s cave was built by an unknown entity, with a waterfall in one corner for cleaning and drinking, natural light during day, and glowing rocks at night, a ledge for a bedroom;
Charisma Fangorn: connected to the earth, which sings to her – she wears a rock bracelet; but the earth is calling her to its depths, and she fears death if she goes, so she ignores it and her rocks are fading in strength; for 3 years she has been fighting hard, a losing battle, with the Chosen; she succumbed to and thought she loved Osgood’s agent sent to seduce her (learning about her desires from her adopted mother by paying her for the info)… but when he went to kill her, she defended herself killing him instead; ,she ‘falls’ underground, and can’t find her way out wandering for 3 days until exhausted and the demons being their final assault;
Moises and Amber: Guardian’s helpers;
Taurean: Guardian’s helper – but she is a bit crazy… she’s sees the world as it is, not as she wants it to be; she was of the aristocracy, but abused, and withdrew; in her craziness is truth… and she aids Charisma;
Dr. King: dwarf doctor to the poor, abandoned, unloved, needy; though we don’t know until end, he trades knowledge of the Guardian’s doings to Osgood’s men in trade for access to necessary medical supplies; he treats Guardian, and Charisma;
Smith Bernhard: crazed doctor, fascinated with the supernatural, willing to dissect and torture to learn more; Osgood’s man, and he considers Wilder his greatest challenge;
Osgood: Satan inhabits his body; a month to the end of the 7 years… and since it appears the Chosen will not be able to stop him, he is eagerly looking forward to dominating the earth with his evilness;
Jaqueline and Caleb / Aaron and Rosamund / John and Genny / Isabelle and Samuel: The rest of the seven – still working to unlock the angel’s feather (Isabelle, using her empathy, is able to open the safety deposit box in Switzerland – to carry out the sword shaped box undetected; overjoyed at Charisma’s return, and then with finding Alexsandr;
Irving Shea / Dina: she comes to him in the end (he leads the Chosen, she is of the Others – intense love affair in their youth, but Irving betrayed her), mindspeaking with him; and with pushing of the housekeeper/Dina’s sister Martha, and not waning any of the Chosen to sacrifice themselves, Irving, with Dina’s agreement (looking forward to being together in the afterlife) open the box, releasing the feather;
McKenna: the Chosen have warmed up to him, in spite of his plodding, formal, serious manners – and he is fond of them; he is to mentor the next Chosen;
Vidar Davidov: what kind of creature is he? Unaging… knowing the past, and what the future needs; he gives Guardian a magical brew to unlock his memories once and for all;
Konstantine Wilder and Zorana – and 4 sons and 17 grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren: A family that gave up shapeshifting and their pact with the devil to live in the US and to love one another… Vidar calls Konstantine when Guardian shows up, and the whole family goes to New York – welcoming him with open arms, not blinking twice at his half wolf form – and help in defeating Osgood;
Summary:
Bitten by a demon, rescued by Guardian, Charisma is unconscious for 11 days… and once awake, is easily drained of energy (the demon bite) – she is dying from it; but once awake, she and Guardian connect – talk – make love, with a few hiccups; Charisma is healed somewhat by the earth, burrowing into the floor of the cave – but she is ignoring the call of the earth, and gets Guardian to protect her at night from sleepwalking, not allowing her to leave;
Once she is pronounced healed by a ‘playing both sides of the fence’ doctor, and learning the rest were home, she takes him to Vidar’s bar – and then heads home; the Chosen have one feather… they are happy to see Charisma, and hopeful when she tells them of a possible Alek… but when she wakes up all are gone… and Martha encourages her to go and help an orphanage run by nuns and overrun by demons… she goes, and is losing (even with the elderly nuns help), and Guardian (having been warned by Tauren, having been told by Dr. King – bursts out to her rescue… but then Bernhard’s men are there, with the police… they capture Guardian in a net and the helicopter is taking him… but Charisma snags it, and offers her knife – she falls off (to be retrieved by the nuns) and he cuts himself out, falls to roof and runs to safety;
Charisma knows the demon poison is killing her, and while with the nuns, the Mother Superior listens to her, and counsels her to face her fear, and to do right… and the nun dresses her in a Chanel Jackie O light blue suit, and takes her to a door to the underground… where Guardian fits her and carries her to the sacred cave she needs to be in… and she ‘hears’ that she has a choice… to take the angel feather (that Osgood had buried in concrete at the bottom of the foundation of his 100+ storied building, but it magically sunk through the rock to this sacred cave) and a sip of the water in the cave for energy but the poison would eventually kill her – and take the feather to its companion and save the world – or to take a big drink of water and be cured and give a big drink to Alek, and he will be made man again… and reluctantly, knowing it means death for her, she does the right thing, and they return the feather to the Chosen…
An Osgood and Satan are on top of his building – pulling in a storm, causing earth tremors, with his employees loading up the 1st floor to be his ultimate sacrifice – when a busload of Chosen, Wilders, Belowers, and wealthy (after a crazy bus ride) unload… with the goal of getting Charisma with the two feathers wrapped in her jacket (they seem to have chosen her) to the elevators and up to Osgood – and they know that the feathers and flight are part of the solution… and the couples are fighting side by side to get her to the elevators, to save as many people as they can.. and just she and Alek can go up… and he is ‘pulled’ out of the elevator to face his nemesis – Bernhardt and skanky ex-fiance – and he makes himself fully beast to fight them and get up to Charisma…
And Osgood thinks he has won… has hurt Charisma… when an injured Alek joins them… and they take the feathers, touch them to his back and they grow into wings… and he carries her over the side, and somehow this dispels the storm, and Satan leaves Osgood’s body… and his building collapses (just after the last of the Chosen and humans exit)… victory… and as they are flying, the hair sweeps off his body, and he is returned to man… and she is healed of the poison… and she is pregnant (Osgood told her)…
And 4 years later, all the women have 2 children (except Jacqueline who had a long recovery period for injuries in the building – but is now carrying twins to catch up)… and the news tells of some evil overload in China… but Samuel turns off the news, and tells them that it is up to the new Chosen to deal with it – and they are just to be available if asked… ahhh
Memorable scenes:
Konstantine’s speech – He gazed at the diamond in his crown, his Zorana, his wife… He gazed at his sons and daughters and his grandsons and his granddaughters, overflowing with welcome… they were is rubies and emeralds and pearls.
The waterfall in Guardian’s cave – him watching her, thinking she doesn’t know he’s there… and later her watching him…
Guardian getting to practice lovemaking he learned online on Charisma;
The first night they make love… at first they are simply in bed to sleep – but they talk, and as she talks of her adopted mother’s exploitation of her, and he touches her bottom lip, she turns away – not from his touch, but from her discomfort of talking of her mother – and he interprets it as disgust of his form; later as she thinks he is asleep, she looks at him, touches his lip… and then decides to give him one kiss… and he can no longer hold back, but makes love to her … and turns from her after in anger – feeling as if she allowed it as a novelty, not as acceptance… and he goes out in the morning to fight demons, and counsels himself that though she is using him, sex for sex is okay and what he wants, mad at himself for getting angry – but when he returns, she sets him straight – once she understands his thoughts;
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 12, 2025
อดจ์
แล้วก็มาถึงเล่มสุดท้ายในชุดค่ะ เล่มที่ห้าซึ่งเป็นเรื่องราวของผู้ถูกเลือกสองคนสุดท้าย คู่ที่อายุน้อยที่สุดในกลุ่ม นอกจากนั้นแล้วเล่มนี้ยังไปเกี่ยวข้องกับชุด Darkness Chosen อย่างมาก เพราะพระเอกในเรื่องก็คือลูกชายของพระเอกนางเอกในเล่มสี่ Into the Flames ของชุดนั้น ดังนั้นหากมองเห็นเวลาเหตุการณ์ในเรื่อง เล่มนี้ก้าวไปในอนาคตเยอะเลยนะคะ (ถ้าคิดว่าเหตุการณ์ในเรื่อง Into the Flames เกิดขึ้นในปีที่แต่งเรื่องคือปี 2008 เล่มนี้ผ่านไปอีกยี่สิบกว่าปีนับจากนั้น)
เป็นเวลาเจ็ดปีแล้วที่ผู้ถูกเลือกทั้งเจ็ดคนต้องทำหน้าที่ในการปกป้องโลก แต่เวลาของพวกเขากำลังจะหมดลง ซึ่งตามคำทำนายหากภายในเจ็ดปีพวกเขาทำภารกิจไม่สำเร็จ (ซึ่งอ่านจนถึงเล่มนี้ เจ้าภารกิจที่ว่าก็ไม่มีความชัดเจนว่า คืออะไรกันแน่ เปลี่ยนไปเรื่อยตามแต่ละเล่ม ในเล่มนี้ก็คือการหาขนจากปีกที่ไหม้ไฟของลูซิเฟอร์) ปีศาจก็จะได้ครองโลกเป็นเวลาหนึงพันปี (ก็ไม่รู้อีกว่า เจ้าสัญญาอันนี้มาจากไหน อยู่ ๆ ก็โผล่มาที่เล่มนี้เลย)
ซึ่งก็ดูเหมือนว่า ผู้ถูกเลือกกำลังจะแพ้ เพราะหลังจากสูญเสียอเล็กซานเดอร์ ไวล์เดอร์ สมาชิกคนนึงไปเมื่อสามปีก่อน พวกเขาก็ไม่อาจหาใครมาทดแทนเด็กหนุ่มคนนั้นได้ อเล็กซานเดอร์หายตัวไปอย่างลึกลับ หลังจากบอกเพื่อนสมาชิกในทีมว่า เขากำลังจะแต่งงานกับหญิงสาวลึกลับคนนึง ไม่เคยมีใครเห็นเขาอีกต่อไป และทุกคนก็คิดว่าเขาตายไปแล้ว
เราไม่คิดว่าจะเป็นการสปอลย์นะคะ หากจะบอกว่า พระเอกในเรื่องคืออเล็กซานเดอร์ เพราะมันเห็นได้ชัดขนาดนั้น (ปกหลังก็บอกไว้ชัดเจน) แม้ว่า ตัวละครในเรื่อง กระทั่งตัวอเล็กซานเดอร์เองไม่รู้ว่า เขาคือใครกันแน่
ในเมืองใต้ดินกลางกรุงนิวยอร์ค เมื่อยี่สิบเดือนก่อน ผู้พิทักษ์ลึกลับปรากฎตัวขึ้น ชายผู้ไม่เหมือนมนุษย์ ร่างกายปกคลุมไปด้วยขน รูปลักษณ์ที่ดูบิดเบี้ยวผิดเพี้ยน เขาไม่อาจจดจำอดีตของตัวเองได้ ไม่อาจขึ้นไปอยู่ร่วมกับมนุษย์บนพื้นดินได้ เพราะใครบางคนกำลังไล่ล่าตามจับตัวของเขาอยู่ แต่ในเมืองใต้ดินแห่งนี้ เขาคือผู้พิทักษ์ชุมชนไร้บ้าน และคือคนที่ช่วยชีวิตคลาริสมาเอาไว้จากการโดนทำร้ายจากปีศาจ
คลาริสมา แฟนกอน หนึ่งในผู้ถูกเลือก และเป็นคนเพียงคนเดียวในทีมที่ยังไม่เจอรักแท้ (การเจอกับรักแท้เป็นส่นหนึ่งของคำทำนายว่า จะได้เจอก่อนจะรบเอาชนะปีศาจได้) เธอยังต่อสู้ แม้จะในสงครามที่ไม่มีความหวัง ในขณะที่ติดตามปีศาจลงมาถึงเมืองใต้ดิน คลาริสมาโดนลอบทำร้าย แต่ชายลึกลับก็เข้ามาช่วยเธอไว้ แต่หญิงสาวก็ได้รับบาดเจ็บหนัก และนั่นทำให้เธอต้องอยู่พักรักษาตัวในเมืองใต้ดินกับชายคนนั้น
เรื่องนี้เป็นเล่มปิดชุดค่ะ ดังนั้นก็เลยต้องสรุปหลายประเด็นที่เปิดค้างเอาไว้ คำวิจารณ์ของเราก็ยังคงเป็นเช่นเดิมนะคะ เราชอบส่วนของโรแมนซ์ที่เกิดขึ้น แต่พล็อตเรื่องในส่วนของพารานอมอลแย่มาก ยิ่งเราอ่านสามเล่มสุดท้ายติด ๆ กัน เรายิ่งเห็นความไม่ลงตัวของพล็อตเรื่อง ในเล่มนี้ดูเหมือนคนร้ายจะกลายเป็นปีศาจไปซะแล้ว (ทั้งที่เล่มก่อนหน้ายังเป็นมนุษย์ที่เลือกที่จะทำงานให้กับปีศาจ) หมายถึงว่าเป็นปีศาจจากนรกจริง ๆ โผล่ขึ้นมาไล่ฆ่า และกินเนื้อมนุษย์ บ้านเมืองในเล่มนี้ดูเหมือนจะเป็นกลียุค ประมาณว่าใกล้โลกแตก ข้อมูลที่ให้ไม่มากพอจะทำให้ตัดสินใจได้ว่า มนุษย์ทั่วไปนั้นรู้ถึงความหายนะที่จะเกิดขึ้นรึยัง (เราคิดว่า น่าจะรู้แล้วนะคะ แต่ก็ไม่ชัวร์) เลยทำให้หลายฉากในเรื่องดูผิดที่ผิดทาง (สปอยล์) เช่นฉากที่ชาวนิวยอร์คทั้งร่ำรวย และยากจนมาร่วมมือกันปราบปีศาจ เข้าใจว่า คนแต่งอย่างจะแสดงความร่วมมือเป็นหนึ่งเดียวกัน แต่เรากลับรู้สึกว่า มันมาได้ยังไง เรื่องไม่ได้ให้น้ำหนักจุดนี้เลยสักนิดเดียว อยู่ ๆ ก็โผล่ขึ้นมา
แล้วยังมีตัวละครประเภทเพื่อความสะดวกอย่างดาวิดอฟ (ไม่แน่ใจว่าจำชื่อได้ไหม) ซึ่งเป็นบุรุษลึกลับ (คิดว่าน่าจะเป็นแวมไพร์ ไม่รู้ว่า คนแต่งเผื่อเอาไว้ชุดต่อไปรึเปล่า) ที่เข้ามาช่วยจัดการเสร็จสรรพ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการ (สปอยล์) ฟื้นอดีตของผู้พิทักษ์ ทำให้เขาจำได้ว่าตัวเองเป็นอเล็กซานเดอร์ หรือการรวบรวมกำลังพล มันง่ายเกินเหตุไปหน่อยน่ะ
อ่านเรื่องนี้แล้วเห็นได้ชัดว่า คนแต่งได้รับอิทธิพลมาจาก Beauty and the Beast เพื่อให้ชัดเจนเราระบุเวอร์ชั่นไปเลยนะคะว่าเป็นเวอร์ชั่นซีรีย์ฉายทีวีเมื่อนานมาแล้ว (และเพื่อเคลียร์ความเข้าใจ แม็กซ์เกิดไม่ทันดูเวอร์ชั่นนั้นหรอกนะคะ เราดูรีรัน --- ถ้าจะเชื่อเรานะ) ชายคนที่หน้าตาเหมือนสัตว์ อาศัยอยู่ในเมืองใต้ดิน (ท่อระบายน้ำ) สาวน้อยที่ถูกทำร้าย เขาไปช่วยชีวิตเอาไว้ ทั้งคู่เกิดความรักต่อกัน แต่อยู่ด้วยกันไม่ได้ เพราะเธอมีภาระอยู่บนพื้นดิน เขาไม่อาจอยู่ท่ามกลางคนจำนวนมากได้
ถ้าไม่สนใจพล็อตส่วนพารานอมอลที่สับสนและไร้ทิศทาง ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างคลาริสมา และผู้พิทักษ์ก็น่าอ่านนะคะ ซึ่งส่วนนี้แหละที่เราคิดว่า ช่วยชีวิตของหนังสือเล่มนี้เอาไว้ได้
ฉากที่เราชอบมากที่สุด (สปอยล์) ก็คือฉากที่คลาริสมาต้องเลือกระหว่างทางรอดของตัวเอง กับคนส่วนใหญ่ อาจจะดูนิยายไปพอสมควร แต่อ่านแล้วซึ้งได้ใจดี เขียนดีด้วยค่ะ
บทสรุปง่ายเกินเหตุ แต่อย่างที่บอกไว้ค่ะ ถ้าจะอ่านเรื่องชุดนี้ ทำใจในส่วนของพล็อตพารานอมอลสักหน่อยนะคะ
คะแนนที่ 73
แล้วก็มาถึงเล่มสุดท้ายในชุดค่ะ เล่มที่ห้าซึ่งเป็นเรื่องราวของผู้ถูกเลือกสองคนสุดท้าย คู่ที่อายุน้อยที่สุดในกลุ่ม นอกจากนั้นแล้วเล่มนี้ยังไปเกี่ยวข้องกับชุด Darkness Chosen อย่างมาก เพราะพระเอกในเรื่องก็คือลูกชายของพระเอกนางเอกในเล่มสี่ Into the Flames ของชุดนั้น ดังนั้นหากมองเห็นเวลาเหตุการณ์ในเรื่อง เล่มนี้ก้าวไปในอนาคตเยอะเลยนะคะ (ถ้าคิดว่าเหตุการณ์ในเรื่อง Into the Flames เกิดขึ้นในปีที่แต่งเรื่องคือปี 2008 เล่มนี้ผ่านไปอีกยี่สิบกว่าปีนับจากนั้น)
เป็นเวลาเจ็ดปีแล้วที่ผู้ถูกเลือกทั้งเจ็ดคนต้องทำหน้าที่ในการปกป้องโลก แต่เวลาของพวกเขากำลังจะหมดลง ซึ่งตามคำทำนายหากภายในเจ็ดปีพวกเขาทำภารกิจไม่สำเร็จ (ซึ่งอ่านจนถึงเล่มนี้ เจ้าภารกิจที่ว่าก็ไม่มีความชัดเจนว่า คืออะไรกันแน่ เปลี่ยนไปเรื่อยตามแต่ละเล่ม ในเล่มนี้ก็คือการหาขนจากปีกที่ไหม้ไฟของลูซิเฟอร์) ปีศาจก็จะได้ครองโลกเป็นเวลาหนึงพันปี (ก็ไม่รู้อีกว่า เจ้าสัญญาอันนี้มาจากไหน อยู่ ๆ ก็โผล่มาที่เล่มนี้เลย)
ซึ่งก็ดูเหมือนว่า ผู้ถูกเลือกกำลังจะแพ้ เพราะหลังจากสูญเสียอเล็กซานเดอร์ ไวล์เดอร์ สมาชิกคนนึงไปเมื่อสามปีก่อน พวกเขาก็ไม่อาจหาใครมาทดแทนเด็กหนุ่มคนนั้นได้ อเล็กซานเดอร์หายตัวไปอย่างลึกลับ หลังจากบอกเพื่อนสมาชิกในทีมว่า เขากำลังจะแต่งงานกับหญิงสาวลึกลับคนนึง ไม่เคยมีใครเห็นเขาอีกต่อไป และทุกคนก็คิดว่าเขาตายไปแล้ว
เราไม่คิดว่าจะเป็นการสปอลย์นะคะ หากจะบอกว่า พระเอกในเรื่องคืออเล็กซานเดอร์ เพราะมันเห็นได้ชัดขนาดนั้น (ปกหลังก็บอกไว้ชัดเจน) แม้ว่า ตัวละครในเรื่อง กระทั่งตัวอเล็กซานเดอร์เองไม่รู้ว่า เขาคือใครกันแน่
ในเมืองใต้ดินกลางกรุงนิวยอร์ค เมื่อยี่สิบเดือนก่อน ผู้พิทักษ์ลึกลับปรากฎตัวขึ้น ชายผู้ไม่เหมือนมนุษย์ ร่างกายปกคลุมไปด้วยขน รูปลักษณ์ที่ดูบิดเบี้ยวผิดเพี้ยน เขาไม่อาจจดจำอดีตของตัวเองได้ ไม่อาจขึ้นไปอยู่ร่วมกับมนุษย์บนพื้นดินได้ เพราะใครบางคนกำลังไล่ล่าตามจับตัวของเขาอยู่ แต่ในเมืองใต้ดินแห่งนี้ เขาคือผู้พิทักษ์ชุมชนไร้บ้าน และคือคนที่ช่วยชีวิตคลาริสมาเอาไว้จากการโดนทำร้ายจากปีศาจ
คลาริสมา แฟนกอน หนึ่งในผู้ถูกเลือก และเป็นคนเพียงคนเดียวในทีมที่ยังไม่เจอรักแท้ (การเจอกับรักแท้เป็นส่นหนึ่งของคำทำนายว่า จะได้เจอก่อนจะรบเอาชนะปีศาจได้) เธอยังต่อสู้ แม้จะในสงครามที่ไม่มีความหวัง ในขณะที่ติดตามปีศาจลงมาถึงเมืองใต้ดิน คลาริสมาโดนลอบทำร้าย แต่ชายลึกลับก็เข้ามาช่วยเธอไว้ แต่หญิงสาวก็ได้รับบาดเจ็บหนัก และนั่นทำให้เธอต้องอยู่พักรักษาตัวในเมืองใต้ดินกับชายคนนั้น
เรื่องนี้เป็นเล่มปิดชุดค่ะ ดังนั้นก็เลยต้องสรุปหลายประเด็นที่เปิดค้างเอาไว้ คำวิจารณ์ของเราก็ยังคงเป็นเช่นเดิมนะคะ เราชอบส่วนของโรแมนซ์ที่เกิดขึ้น แต่พล็อตเรื่องในส่วนของพารานอมอลแย่มาก ยิ่งเราอ่านสามเล่มสุดท้ายติด ๆ กัน เรายิ่งเห็นความไม่ลงตัวของพล็อตเรื่อง ในเล่มนี้ดูเหมือนคนร้ายจะกลายเป็นปีศาจไปซะแล้ว (ทั้งที่เล่มก่อนหน้ายังเป็นมนุษย์ที่เลือกที่จะทำงานให้กับปีศาจ) หมายถึงว่าเป็นปีศาจจากนรกจริง ๆ โผล่ขึ้นมาไล่ฆ่า และกินเนื้อมนุษย์ บ้านเมืองในเล่มนี้ดูเหมือนจะเป็นกลียุค ประมาณว่าใกล้โลกแตก ข้อมูลที่ให้ไม่มากพอจะทำให้ตัดสินใจได้ว่า มนุษย์ทั่วไปนั้นรู้ถึงความหายนะที่จะเกิดขึ้นรึยัง (เราคิดว่า น่าจะรู้แล้วนะคะ แต่ก็ไม่ชัวร์) เลยทำให้หลายฉากในเรื่องดูผิดที่ผิดทาง (สปอยล์) เช่นฉากที่ชาวนิวยอร์คทั้งร่ำรวย และยากจนมาร่วมมือกันปราบปีศาจ เข้าใจว่า คนแต่งอย่างจะแสดงความร่วมมือเป็นหนึ่งเดียวกัน แต่เรากลับรู้สึกว่า มันมาได้ยังไง เรื่องไม่ได้ให้น้ำหนักจุดนี้เลยสักนิดเดียว อยู่ ๆ ก็โผล่ขึ้นมา
แล้วยังมีตัวละครประเภทเพื่อความสะดวกอย่างดาวิดอฟ (ไม่แน่ใจว่าจำชื่อได้ไหม) ซึ่งเป็นบุรุษลึกลับ (คิดว่าน่าจะเป็นแวมไพร์ ไม่รู้ว่า คนแต่งเผื่อเอาไว้ชุดต่อไปรึเปล่า) ที่เข้ามาช่วยจัดการเสร็จสรรพ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการ (สปอยล์) ฟื้นอดีตของผู้พิทักษ์ ทำให้เขาจำได้ว่าตัวเองเป็นอเล็กซานเดอร์ หรือการรวบรวมกำลังพล มันง่ายเกินเหตุไปหน่อยน่ะ
อ่านเรื่องนี้แล้วเห็นได้ชัดว่า คนแต่งได้รับอิทธิพลมาจาก Beauty and the Beast เพื่อให้ชัดเจนเราระบุเวอร์ชั่นไปเลยนะคะว่าเป็นเวอร์ชั่นซีรีย์ฉายทีวีเมื่อนานมาแล้ว (และเพื่อเคลียร์ความเข้าใจ แม็กซ์เกิดไม่ทันดูเวอร์ชั่นนั้นหรอกนะคะ เราดูรีรัน --- ถ้าจะเชื่อเรานะ) ชายคนที่หน้าตาเหมือนสัตว์ อาศัยอยู่ในเมืองใต้ดิน (ท่อระบายน้ำ) สาวน้อยที่ถูกทำร้าย เขาไปช่วยชีวิตเอาไว้ ทั้งคู่เกิดความรักต่อกัน แต่อยู่ด้วยกันไม่ได้ เพราะเธอมีภาระอยู่บนพื้นดิน เขาไม่อาจอยู่ท่ามกลางคนจำนวนมากได้
ถ้าไม่สนใจพล็อตส่วนพารานอมอลที่สับสนและไร้ทิศทาง ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างคลาริสมา และผู้พิทักษ์ก็น่าอ่านนะคะ ซึ่งส่วนนี้แหละที่เราคิดว่า ช่วยชีวิตของหนังสือเล่มนี้เอาไว้ได้
ฉากที่เราชอบมากที่สุด (สปอยล์) ก็คือฉากที่คลาริสมาต้องเลือกระหว่างทางรอดของตัวเอง กับคนส่วนใหญ่ อาจจะดูนิยายไปพอสมควร แต่อ่านแล้วซึ้งได้ใจดี เขียนดีด้วยค่ะ
บทสรุปง่ายเกินเหตุ แต่อย่างที่บอกไว้ค่ะ ถ้าจะอ่านเรื่องชุดนี้ ทำใจในส่วนของพล็อตพารานอมอลสักหน่อยนะคะ
คะแนนที่ 73
December 1, 2025
**MINOR SPOILERS**
This book takes place in the Chosen world created by the author. The Darkness Chosen series is about the Wilder family. The Chosen Ones series is about a battle between good and evil. The two series come together in this book but is more a part of The Chosen Ones series. Despite all that, it can be read as a standalone.
The Guardian is really Aleksandr Wilder, part of the Wilder family. He was also one of the Chosen ones, selected not because of some inherent magical ability, but because of his family history. He has amnesia due to events following a betrayal. The story has a Beauty and the Beast similarity as the Guardian looks somewhat like a werewolf.
Charisma is rescued by the Guardian and they begin a relationship. She had been friends with Aleksandr before his betrayal but does not recognize him. She is brave and bold. I liked her no nonsense response to Aleksandr’s appearance. She is blunt and honest with him, which he needs. He is open and caring with her which she needs. They are a good match.
There are a few scenes from other points of view, but it is easy to follow, and it adds depth to the story. The story itself is layered.
There are times when the author is a bit awkward in her dialogue, descriptions, or in the actions of her character. I liked the humor in the dialogue between the Guardian and Charisma. The final battle was too simple, and I think it needed to be explained better. There was a reference to a prophecy which was not included in the book but drove what certain people did and how the final battle worked. Aleksandr made a decision in a previous book about a relationship that led to his betrayal that I also thought should have been brought out in this book a little more. It was an important revelation about his character but was not explored.
I would read another book by this author. I debated between 4 and 5 stars because of the points above but I liked the book so went with 5.
This book takes place in the Chosen world created by the author. The Darkness Chosen series is about the Wilder family. The Chosen Ones series is about a battle between good and evil. The two series come together in this book but is more a part of The Chosen Ones series. Despite all that, it can be read as a standalone.
The Guardian is really Aleksandr Wilder, part of the Wilder family. He was also one of the Chosen ones, selected not because of some inherent magical ability, but because of his family history. He has amnesia due to events following a betrayal. The story has a Beauty and the Beast similarity as the Guardian looks somewhat like a werewolf.
Charisma is rescued by the Guardian and they begin a relationship. She had been friends with Aleksandr before his betrayal but does not recognize him. She is brave and bold. I liked her no nonsense response to Aleksandr’s appearance. She is blunt and honest with him, which he needs. He is open and caring with her which she needs. They are a good match.
There are a few scenes from other points of view, but it is easy to follow, and it adds depth to the story. The story itself is layered.
There are times when the author is a bit awkward in her dialogue, descriptions, or in the actions of her character. I liked the humor in the dialogue between the Guardian and Charisma. The final battle was too simple, and I think it needed to be explained better. There was a reference to a prophecy which was not included in the book but drove what certain people did and how the final battle worked. Aleksandr made a decision in a previous book about a relationship that led to his betrayal that I also thought should have been brought out in this book a little more. It was an important revelation about his character but was not explored.
I would read another book by this author. I debated between 4 and 5 stars because of the points above but I liked the book so went with 5.
June 26, 2017
I was disappointed to read some of the other reviews. I felt some may have missed that this is the final in a series and therefore the authors way of tying all of the series up together. She also left a hint that there could be more chosen books by writing of troubles beyond the present help of the just retired members. Ms. Dodd is very talented and I just wish I could do half of what she does . Pulling a book out of your heart and soul and putting it out there for people to read has to be like putting your own child at risk. Kudos to her and all the other authors out there , great and the not so great for having the courage to put pen to paper, so that for a little while I can escape to another land. Thank you
July 19, 2017
wilder(chosen ones 5)
by
Christina dodd ...
what a book ... worth reading ..worth waiting ... i am just annoyed why I waited so long to read it ... I loved Aleksander wilder and Charisma ... wolf and Earth reader ... they made an aweosme couple ... and the whole Wilder family .. Ohhhh my my ... They are just so intimidating and Ioveable .... Adrik .. my boy ;) Jasha .. so handsome and Rurik ... the most adorable hero with all their heroines ... I wish "chosen one" series could never ne ended ... new.chosen ones couldn't be this much inspiring but ... something is better than nothing I guess :D
love to read it again and again ..
love ♥
Bushra Ayub Khan ...
by
Christina dodd ...
what a book ... worth reading ..worth waiting ... i am just annoyed why I waited so long to read it ... I loved Aleksander wilder and Charisma ... wolf and Earth reader ... they made an aweosme couple ... and the whole Wilder family .. Ohhhh my my ... They are just so intimidating and Ioveable .... Adrik .. my boy ;) Jasha .. so handsome and Rurik ... the most adorable hero with all their heroines ... I wish "chosen one" series could never ne ended ... new.chosen ones couldn't be this much inspiring but ... something is better than nothing I guess :D
love to read it again and again ..
love ♥
Bushra Ayub Khan ...
June 30, 2018
The 5th book to the Chosen one series, I must say that the introduction of the Wilder is much interesting as compared to the progress of the story. As the story progresses, Charisma Fangorn, one of the chosen ones is attacked and injured where she was rescued by "guardian" who is beast-looking and supposedly Aleksandr Wilder.
I do like the interaction between Guardian and Charisma but I feel that this story lacks of something where it could have an impact in its discovery of the link between Guardian to Aleksandr Wilder. I would still give this book a 3 star for its playful interaction between the leads and supporting cast in the story.
I do like the interaction between Guardian and Charisma but I feel that this story lacks of something where it could have an impact in its discovery of the link between Guardian to Aleksandr Wilder. I would still give this book a 3 star for its playful interaction between the leads and supporting cast in the story.
May 24, 2017
I fell in love with Aleksander, a warrior who doubted himself as to his worthiness to be loved. He was betrayed by the woman he loved in his younger years. He meets Charisma, the one woman he develops feelings for, but is so sure she cannot love him. He believes she only sees the beast he shifts into. She sees the man. They finally realize that their relationship has grown and love has entered their life. Together with the help of the Chosen Ones, Osgood is finally defeated. Great story, wonderful ending.
November 27, 2017
Loved it!
I had read part of the first book in the Chosen One Series, but I didn't finish it, but I did remember these two characters and loving them so I felt the need to read this one. Boy, am I glad I did. And I didn't feel like I missed anything by not reading the other books in the series. Dodd is one of my favorite authors and this book is up there with my other favorites of hers.
Both characters have faced hardships and come together perfectly.
I had read part of the first book in the Chosen One Series, but I didn't finish it, but I did remember these two characters and loving them so I felt the need to read this one. Boy, am I glad I did. And I didn't feel like I missed anything by not reading the other books in the series. Dodd is one of my favorite authors and this book is up there with my other favorites of hers.
Both characters have faced hardships and come together perfectly.
August 21, 2021
It was kind of okay.
I think there was a great story here but the character development and writing was so so for me. There were really odd word choices. Then the whole we're meant to find our mate and unlock our powers, but at the same time I'm so afraid of unlocking my powers which makes no sense. It's hard to put into words what I disliked about tye writing style. Needless to say, I have no desire to look into additional works from this author. Just not up my alley.
I think there was a great story here but the character development and writing was so so for me. There were really odd word choices. Then the whole we're meant to find our mate and unlock our powers, but at the same time I'm so afraid of unlocking my powers which makes no sense. It's hard to put into words what I disliked about tye writing style. Needless to say, I have no desire to look into additional works from this author. Just not up my alley.
March 19, 2024
Wilder
Aleksandr Wilder has been missing since he fled to the courthouse to wed and Charisma for a few weeks, He rescues her after she is bit by a demon but doesn't remember her or anything else. The Chosen are all reunited after the two angel feathers are found. They defeat Osgood and the devil. Irving, Dina and Martha have died and McKenna is now in charge and another seven are chosen. Great series.
Aleksandr Wilder has been missing since he fled to the courthouse to wed and Charisma for a few weeks, He rescues her after she is bit by a demon but doesn't remember her or anything else. The Chosen are all reunited after the two angel feathers are found. They defeat Osgood and the devil. Irving, Dina and Martha have died and McKenna is now in charge and another seven are chosen. Great series.
February 26, 2020
Every book in the series can be read as a stand-alone book. But I say you should get all of them and read them one after another to get the true story and the truth true feel of what happens to these characters. The stories were exciting at times and sad at times, and yes I ended up crying in each one at some point. In this series, The Chosen will take you away.
May 1, 2022
excellent end (?) for The Chosen series
Intense nail-biting battle for good over evil— great tension and suspense! Well developed characters combined with mysticism. Hoping for another supernatural series to come. So well done Christina Dodd is one of the greatest writers now. Thanks for writing this!
Intense nail-biting battle for good over evil— great tension and suspense! Well developed characters combined with mysticism. Hoping for another supernatural series to come. So well done Christina Dodd is one of the greatest writers now. Thanks for writing this!
April 11, 2025
I enjoyed reading this book. I love that it is a good versus evil kind of storyline. I thought the characters were interesting, and the overall plotline entertaining. Unfortunately, it is the fifth book in the series. I didn't know that until I was already in the middle of reading it.
June 8, 2017
Great ending to the series
February 11, 2018
Did not hold my attention. It took my forever to finish this book. I can only give it 3 stars- not a keeper for me.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 155 reviews