The Hunger Games meets Game of Thrones in RISE OF THE TRINITY. This fast paced, epic fantasy is steeped in magic. Prophesy foretells the destiny of three identical triplets. When the girl’s alliance is split, blood ties are broken and each must stand alone. Even friends cannot be trusted. Treachery leads to the death of those closest to them. The invaders are carving a savage path of destruction across the known world. Pestilence and famine are no longer man’s greatest killers, it is mankind itself. The struggle for survival has begun. The girls must unite against their common enemy, but love threatens the trinity when new bonds are formed and old promises broken.
Rise of the Trinity is written by Claudia Cullen and is based around a prophecy of triplet sisters that will stand as the only force to defeat “the destroyer.” Slightly cliché, I know, but this book is worth the chance.
Claudia has done a great job of personalizing each sister in vastly different ways, Sinhade, Jessale, and Liana were all separated at birth to fulfill different obligations for their queen mother. The world-building and storytelling are commendable. Claudia has created the great first-to-a-book series (a Trilogy would only be right with the Trinity after all). ;)
Although the girls are reaching their 15th birthday and rite of passage, Claudia superbly captures the older age of time in the book when the youth were burdened with adulthood life and decisions even before this age. Each girl is mentally broken in a unique way, and each has vastly different strengths. On their 15th birthday their father bestows upon them their birthright gift, which opens a whole new world for each of them.
Initially, I loved Jessale the most, even though she is the most broken, but by the end of the book, I couldn’t help but champion Liana for her spark and independence. Although the good vs evil fight has been and will continue to be written about, Claudia was able to make this story uniquely her own a thousand times over. This book stands out from others in its genre.
With all of that being said, I must point out some glaring deficiencies. TYPOS! They are so distracting, and in this case, it was mostly to do with character names. There is an ancillary character named Enoch, whose name is spelled Enoch, Enock, and Inoch, all within the span of about 3-5 pages. I also found there was sister name swapping several times. I’m not sure if this had to do with another sister initially acting, and in the edit the sister’s role was changed, but the name was mistakenly left, or what was the case. Luckily it was easy to keep reading and figure out which person was meant, but it did break up the flow of the writing.
Overall, I give this book 4/5 stars. Despite the typos, it was an engaging story and easy to understand. The book hits the ground running and keeps the pace for most of the story. This initial book in the series is like a huge setup for the main events. I will be reading the second book when given the opportunity. You will enjoy this book if you are into fantasy, fiction, young adult, prophecy, light and dark, spirituality, and anything in between.
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I really wanted to like this book. I thought it was a great premise and that the author was very creative in her world building. This is a book about triplets who are separated from each other at birth. On their 15th birthday their father brings them together and shares that they have a destiny together to save the world from evil. Rise of the Trinity started out really well and had a great part in the middle, but overall it left me disappointed. There were several grammatical errors and typos. The wrong names in the wrong place, of instead of or, and similar mistakes. I found the timeline to be very confusing. When the book starts the characters are all teenagers. Midway through the book they have their 15th birthday. At times the reader is told in the narrative that years have passed, but the action would not indicate this. It might be helpful to mark the changing of time for the readers so that they are not trying to put the pieces together. I think this could be a really great book I just think it needs a little polishing.
This was a good fantasy read. I wouldn't liken it to 'The Hunger Games' or 'Game of Thrones' though. I found myself having to re-read sections of the book because it was fairly fast-paced and there wasn't a lot of background information. The editing could have been better; however I won't complain about a free read.
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, and wish to thank the author for sharing it.
This story is about 3 royal born identical triplets who are separated at birth. The eldest Sinhade is kept by Regina her mother the Queen of Brael to be raised as its heir, the middle born Jesale is fostered to Queen Alessandra of Echardt so that she may marry her son Prince Ronin, and the youngest Liana, the third born , in keeping with Brael customs has been sent to the military to be raised to protect her city. They grow up away from each other. It is at their 15th birthday that they are dressed up identically by Queen Regina to celebrate their birthday, that their father King Finelle delivers to them their blood gift, the 3rd eye, the gift of seeing. He leads them through their vision to the beginning of time and shows them the light in each life, it is here that they meet the destroyer of all life. With this gift the girls are reunited and a bond begins to grow between them. They have obstacles that they must face, Sinhade must battle wills against her mother, Jesale against Queen Alessandra, and Liana against her friend Jaul. It is because of Jaul's treachery that she is bonded to Prince Ronin, Jesale's intended. Sinhade with the help of Ronin and his men go into Xantar to find the book of Moard that will show them the hidden cache of darkstone that will help them to survive the cold winter. Here in Xantar she sees for herself firsthand the evil that Hedron(the Destroyer) has created. She narrowly escapes him. And in the foul weather she is lost as she steps off the cliff and lands on an edge. It is with the help of her sister Liana that she is rescued and returns to the Brael. With the book Of Moard and the crystal embeded in its cover, she finds the cache of darkstone and glimpses the destroyer. The arrival of her grandmother Inorea, (Finelle's mother who also has the vision) leads them to unite and they travel to the island of Nimbin to rally an alliance of kingdoms against Hedron. Their the girls travel by thought to Xantar to seek out information as to the future plans of Hedron. They discover that he can feel pain as the silver light of Jesale plummets through the Hedron as a silver bullet through a Daemon. They find out that the Port of Welton is his next point of attack and they plan how they will defend it. The story ends abruptly here.
The story could have used more careful editing when it was transcribed into the e book. There were grammatical errors such as "the Regina's" instead of "the Queen's", was instead of as. In chapter 7 Enoch is replaced with Inoch twice. In chapter 7 and 10 Sinhade is replaced with Liana. chapter 7: Sinhade is on their way out of Xantar They begin the assent " in the dark Liana(instead of Sinhade)" Chapter 10 Sinhade is suposedly lying down to rest as Liana searches for supplies but at the end of the paragraph "She lay in an exhausted heap on the ground while Sinhade(instead of Liana) collected enough supplies for their return to Brael." It was a bit confusing at times.
All in all it was a tale I found engrossing and wanting to see how it turns out in the next book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
"Humans were the children of both light and dark. They enter the world carrying two spirits. The dark child is angry, filled with doubt, jealousy, envy, hate and pride. The golden child is enriched with love, peace, hope, generosity, compassion, humility and faith. The golden child has lofty ambitions to build, create, protect, renew and grow. It rejoices in the light, celebrates birth and seeks nourishment from the earth. The dark child hungers for self-gratification, with a greedy desire to satiate its endless wants and needs. It leaves no provision for the future and has no empathy for the young or weak.
When men and women enter adulthood, one child must die. The child that lives is the one we nourish."
I must admit, this one turned out to be rather disappointing. Ugh, too bad I had my expectations raised for this one! The story started so well that I actually thought this was going to be the best book I'll read in exchange for reviews. I was mistaken, once again.
Rise of the Trinity as described in its blurb, is just like The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones combined. It tells the story of royal triplets-Sinhade, Jessale and Liana-all of whom were separated from each other since birth by no one but the queen herself. The firstborn was heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Brael, the second was sold off to be married to the prince of an ally country, and the third-born was sacrificed to serve in the country's military forces. However, humanity is on the brink of destruction and all three of them must join forces to stop the enemy from making it happen.
What a fascinating premise, right? That was what I thought so too. The writing was pretty good, the world-building was exceptional, the characters' emotions were raw. Chapter after chapter, the plot grew more and more interesting. However, at some point of the story, things started to fall short. I felt like there wasn't enough character development, especially for Jessale. Ronin was even more involved in the plot than she was, which is ironic considering she was part of sacred trinity. There wasn't enough dialogues either. It was like some characters that were included weren't even there. Like they didn't have a voice of their own. There were too many narrations and not enough conversations.
Another thing I didn't like was the ending. It wasn't executed that well. I didn't even realize that that was it until I realized I was already reading the author's message to the readers.
Overall, I'm giving this book three stars since I somehow enjoyed it at first. Unfortunately, this book's awesomeness wasn't that consistent.
*I received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review.*
3.5 stars rounded up
Rise of the Trinity by Claudia Cullen is a fantasy book about three sisters, triplets in fact, born to a queen, separated at birth, and destined for greatness. One sister is raised to be a cold queen, one is raised to be a warrior, and the final one is raised under the thumb of a greedy queen.
A war is being waged to save the free countries from the evil rule of Hedron. What none of them know is that their father has a secret... The sisters learn they are the ones chosen by the Goddess to lead everyone to freedom. But how can three disparate girls, only just turned seventeen, come together to defeat the greatest enemy their world has ever seen?
This book has all the elements of an epic read. Action, adventure, friendship, loss, a blood-thirsty enemy set on total domination. Her world-building is well-done. I understand the two cities and their struggle to survive. *Did I miss a map? Because I would've loved a map. Claudia: You need a map!!*
Moving on... I can honestly say that none of the three sisters appeals to me. My opinion is that together, they are one of the whole: Security, Sovereignty, and Sympathy. The trinity.
It gets bogged down at times by past/present shifts. There's a lot of back and forth between the sisters' lives. It seems tedious, but it's important. We need to learn why each girl behaves the way they do, how their upbringing plays a significant role in who they are.
There were a few things that bothered me aside from being map-less in a big world. Some things show up suddenly in the book like Moard's Book. It's pretty important for world-building. Were they always searching for the book? Sinhade, for one, is very aware of the book... What else is in the book? Who was Moard? And the introduction of more parts of the world are quite the surprise at the very end. But there I am being a persnickety fantasy reader.
On grammar--because I care: Run-ons abound. I think my whiniest complaint, though, is the lack of the Oxford comma... and if you've read any of my other posts, you'll know I have a love affair with it. It appears I must forgive her since Australia isn't as in love with it as I am. On character names, I only saw one misuse. But one poor sap, Enoch, is in spelling hell.
Overall, time well-spent. It is a series, so check for more from Claudia Cullen!
Rise Of The Trinity by Claudia Cullen is a book belonging to the fantasy genre. I got this as a free ebook for an honest review. The story revolves around three triplet sisters born to King and Queen of Brael. Only the eldest Sinhade is the heir while the second born Jessale is raised in a neighbouring country to strengthen their alliance by marriage. The third born is given to compulsory military service. The antagonists of the book are an army simply called the Invaders lead by Hedron who has destroyed many nations and whose power continues to grow.
Pros 1. The starting of the book gives the reader a good picture about the destructiveness, cruelty and ideals of the invaders. The burning of the priestesses in service to Goddess by Hedron self proclaimed servant of one true god is a stark analogy to witch hunting. 2. The way in which the life of the 3 sisters differ from each other is done very well. 3. The power of the sisters and their connection is done nicely.
Cons 1. The book is very fast paced. Normally this would be a good thing but in this there is no timeline for a reference. Sometimes there is no way to know how much time has passed between two instances. 2. There is little to no world building. The only nations to speak of are Brael and Echardt. It doesn’t even mention from where the invaders are. 3. Character building is also faulty. The sisters are well written. But the characters of Kings and queens of Brael and Echardt are exactly same. Kings are militaristic but kind. Queens are rigid, vain and completely indifferent to sufferings of their subjects. 4. The back story of the antagonist is very vague and confusing. 5. There are some grammatical errors but nothing serious.
By the ending I can say that this book is not a stand alone. Rise Of The Trinity has promise, but it makes for a difficult read. I am giving it 2 stars.
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Rise of the Trinity was a free ebook given to me for an honest review. This book was and still is hard to rate. Main reason is it had a great story to it but the timing of events left me going "huh?".
The blunt of the story revolves around three sisters Liana, Sinhade, and Jessale. The sisters at birth where separated into three different life styles. The first part of the book shows you how different these life styles are. At their 15th birthday their father brings them together and tells them they must save the world. After this events happen fast, and I mean fast. All of a sudden the book ends leaving you with a little huh? and wanting of more.
The biggest con of Trinity was the lack of mention of timing. A date at the start of each chapter would have been nice to keep you up to pace. Things happen so fast that only way you could tell any type of timing was after the sister's birthday party and a few flash backs. This is where the huh? came in. Not being good at English I couldn't really tell about the grammer mistakes until it came down to the sister's name's being in the wrong spot.
Over all I like this book's story and characters, but timing where it was needed it have made it even better. Even with its flaws, I would still be wanting to read the next book. Guess I am a sucker for books that leave you hanging at the right time.
This leaves you with quite the cliff hanger. I can't wait to get the next book.
Three twin sisters are separated at birth by their mother, the Queen of Brael, for political reasons and duties. She came from great wealth and knew little more than that.
Sinhade, the first born, remained with the Queen and King and was raised behind the castle walls. She was well trained in negotiations and her mother groomed her to be like she was, earning her the nickname The Stone Princess.
Jessale the second born was sent to a neighboring country called Echardt and was promised to marry their prince, Ronin.
Liana was the third born and like all the third born children of Brael was promised to the service of the military.
Finally reunited they learn of a prophecy that the three of them together will stop the suffering and carnage of an evil man named Hedron. They learn of the magic they process but through some unfortunate circumstances aren't able to learn how to use it. They start to figure things out though, usually by accident. Their magic is what I like most about the book. It's less magic and more about being connected to everything through our energies by opening our third eye.
Each sister being raised so differently has their own doubts about themselves and each other. Slowly they are seeing that they really do each have a very important role to play and their differences might be exactly what they need.
I really enjoyed this book. It was very fast paced and kept me enthralled throughout each chapter. I was so sad that the three triplet sisters were unable to grow up together enjoying each other and I hope I learn more reasoning for this on the next book. The story sort of reminds me of The Never Ending Story as THE NOTHING tries to take over and destroy the world. I am saddened that both Queens are so cruel to the girls as they grew up and even now they seem so relentless in their heartlessness. I want so desperately to get the next book to find out if happiness ever comes into the lives of these three sisters. Thank you so much for letting me review tho wonderful novel!!
I enjoyed the story very much. The author did a very good job in holding my interest. This is an original plot about three sisters who all share the same birthday but that is where the similariites end. All three are raised in different environments but I feel that is what helped to mold them into the people they become. Each of their strengths will be used to make the trinity when they are reunited together when they are 15. It is their destiny to help save humanity from destruction of an evil force who is determined to take over the world. An intriguing story to be enjoyed by adults and teens. This is definitely worth your time to choose to read this!
The story is really awesome, and the characters are excellent. The story line is really well thought out and I love the triplet idea of having three main characters and following each of their story lines. There are several problems with editing. Wrong names in the wrong places, problems introducing the characters' names, spellings of name's change, that sort of thing.
Once the details like this are ironed out, this will be an excellent book. It would have gotten 5 stars if not for all the errors. But they don't take away from the readability of the book too horribly.
While this book had a great premise and seemed like something I would enjoy very much, it was quite disappointing. My biggest trouble with it was the editing. Or better, the lack thereof. There were multiple things that didn't add up and quite a lot of typos. It distracted me and confused me and took me out of the story. I found myself correcting the book instead of reading it. I think this book could be great if a good editor took another look at it.
I really enjoyed this book and was disappointed when it came to the end. Imaginative and full of excitement! The editing needs to be completed because there a several mistakes with the triplets names in places they don't belong. There are also other editing errors throughout the book that needs to be fixed. I am looking forward to book 2 to find out more about the tangled web woven between Liana and Ronin even though he is promised to Jessale. Thank you to the author for sending this book in exchange for an honest review. I couldn't put the book down!
Copy of this Awesome book provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you
TBH my rating is a 4.5 Stars!!
I loved the concept of this book, the characters. I don't have much if almost anything negative to say. there is only one reason I didn't give it a 5 star review. and that is because there were some errors still in place. however that did not at all stop me from fully loving this book.
I am excited to see how this Trilogy plays out! can't wait for the next book!
This Book should be on Everyone's Want/Must Read List!
I really loved this book! Well written, Imaginative and magical this book keeps you turning the pages and now I can't wait for the second book in the trilogy.
I recieved this book in return for my review.... Interesting book..... Will read the next one.... Good characters and fasintating story line.... Didn't move too slow which was good....