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The Unfinished Song #3
Sacrifice
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"I was enchanted by Initiate, drawn into a world that felt as
comfortably recognizable and uniquely untried as Narnia, Hogwarts or
Middle Earth."
--Casee Marie, The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower
"Wow.
Holy smoking wow. This is one of the few books I've read that I can
honestly say was totally, 100% original.... However, as unique as it is,
it was insanely easy to slip into the story..."
--Emi London, Octopus Ink
"I
recommend this [series] ...to fantasy and epic saga lovers and readers
who liked reading Lord of the Rings, but found the length of the book
overwhelming....This book series has a unique concept - breaking down
the traditionally long Epic Fantasy tale into shorter more manageable
books." - Gina, My Precious: Ramblings of a Kindle Addict
About the twelve-book epic fantasy series, THE UNFINISHED SONG
Love is not stronger than Death. Except in faery tales...
Welcome to Faearth. The world is still young, fairytales are real, and humans are trapped between the immortal fae and the minions of Death. The war between the fae and the Deathsworn will tear apart two lovers and determine who will rule the world...the humans, their ancient rivals, the Aelfae...or Death.
About SACRIFICE, the third book in The Unfinished Song series
As war looms on the horizon, Kavio continues to teach Dindi forbidden magics. Dindi's cohort of fellow Initiates secretly select her to be the target of a vicious prank; an enemy of Kavio has targets her for an even viler crime. Meanwhile, Brena seeks allies hidden among the enemy, which puts her on a collision course with her former captive and husband, Rthan, who is sent to stop her by any means necessary. As powerful magic spins out of control, the fae themselves are in peril, and what started as a tribal war could become the cataclysm that wipes humans from Faearth. For, in Faearth, there is a price to be paid for breaking taboos, and it can only be atoned for with a terrible sacrifice.
Length: 80,000 words
This book has some violent content; it is appropriate for older teens and adults. This book is not DRM enabled.
"I was enchanted by Initiate, drawn into a world that felt as
comfortably recognizable and uniquely untried as Narnia, Hogwarts or
Middle Earth."
--Casee Marie, The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower
"Wow.
Holy smoking wow. This is one of the few books I've read that I can
honestly say was totally, 100% original.... However, as unique as it is,
it was insanely easy to slip into the story..."
--Emi London, Octopus Ink
"I
recommend this [series] ...to fantasy and epic saga lovers and readers
who liked reading Lord of the Rings, but found the length of the book
overwhelming....This book series has a unique concept - breaking down
the traditionally long Epic Fantasy tale into shorter more manageable
books." - Gina, My Precious: Ramblings of a Kindle Addict
About the twelve-book epic fantasy series, THE UNFINISHED SONG
Love is not stronger than Death. Except in faery tales...
Welcome to Faearth. The world is still young, fairytales are real, and humans are trapped between the immortal fae and the minions of Death. The war between the fae and the Deathsworn will tear apart two lovers and determine who will rule the world...the humans, their ancient rivals, the Aelfae...or Death.
About SACRIFICE, the third book in The Unfinished Song series
As war looms on the horizon, Kavio continues to teach Dindi forbidden magics. Dindi's cohort of fellow Initiates secretly select her to be the target of a vicious prank; an enemy of Kavio has targets her for an even viler crime. Meanwhile, Brena seeks allies hidden among the enemy, which puts her on a collision course with her former captive and husband, Rthan, who is sent to stop her by any means necessary. As powerful magic spins out of control, the fae themselves are in peril, and what started as a tribal war could become the cataclysm that wipes humans from Faearth. For, in Faearth, there is a price to be paid for breaking taboos, and it can only be atoned for with a terrible sacrifice.
Length: 80,000 words
This book has some violent content; it is appropriate for older teens and adults. This book is not DRM enabled.
254 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 29, 2011
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About the author
Tara Maya
138 books175 followersTara Maya has lived in Africa, Europe and Asia. She's pounded sorghum with mortar and pestle in a little clay village where the jungle meets the desert, meditated in a Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas and sailed the Volga river to a secret city that was once the heart of the Soviet space program. This first-hand experience, as well as research into the strange and piquant histories of lost civilizations, inspires her writing. Her terrible housekeeping, however, is entirely the fault of pixies.
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January 20, 2012
The book starts soon after the ending of the previous book, Taboo.
The peace party is returning back to the Yellow Bear tribe, defeated. Kavio was the leader and the organizer of the party but he was betrayed almost at every turn. High ranking warrior and an obnoxious bully Vultho, who had been a part of the peace party, had ordered his warriors to attack an enemy clan hold and so in effect ended any chance for peace. The rest of party had been captured and tortured but managed to escape. Kavio has been told that if the peace party isn’t a success, he will die.
When they are near Yellow Bear clan hold, they are warned that Vultho is the new War Chief. Kavio is able to bluff his and his party’s way back into the tribe. However, Vultho doesn’t make his life easy. The clan prepares for war.
Meanwhile Dindi, the clumsy and magickless maiden, has her own troubles. She is still determined to learn the magical dances and Kavio is willing to teach her, in secret. However, this means that Dindi spends pretty much all of her time away from other people and her age mates resent that. Dindi has a hexed corn cob doll which sends her visions, sometimes in very unfortunate times. She’s trying to destroy it but hasn’t succeeded.
Dindi’s friend Gwenika also isn’t very popular and she finds out that the young Initiates have a cruel tradition: they choose from among them one hapless person, who is called the Duck and torment him or her until the Duck kills himself or herself. To her horror, Gwenika finds out that she is one of the candidates this year. However, her sister Gwena has missed Gwenika and stands up for her. Unfortunately, Dindi is chosen as the Duck.
Brena, the adult magic dancer, gets back to teaching the Initiates. But she can’t stop worrying about the coming war and she doesn’t have any patience for the youngsters anymore. When she confesses this, she’s sent to the other tribes as an envoy to gather allies against the Blue Waters tribe.
Even though Kavio is quite young, he has already a lot of enemies. Yellow Bear’s former War Chief Hertio is an old friend but even Hertio is trying to use Kavio to his own advantage. Kavio has to keep alert against any ploy the current War Chief would use against him and train a group of warriors in secret, because Vultho would never allow him to train them.
This third book has more romance than the previous books. Brena and Rthan became lovers in the previous book, Taboo, despite the fact that they come from warring tribes and that Rthan was Brena’s slave. At the end of the book, Rthan decided to stay (and fight) with his own tribe and they separated. Now, they are set directly against each other. Brena is the champion of a fae known as the Golden Lady. The Golden Lady is dying from a wound from the Black Arrow. Only if the Black Arrow takes another’s life, can the Golden Lady be healed. The fae hinted that there are only a few people who can be this victim but Brena is looking for a way to kill someone else than people whom she considers innocents. Rthan is a warrior of the Blue Waters tribe but he’s also a champion of the fae Blue Lady who wants to kill the Golden Lady because they are ancient enemies. The Blue Lady has taken on the form of Rthan’s eight year old daughter who was killed by the Yellow Bear tribe’s current war leader. In addition, the chiefs of their respective tribes have sent Rhtan and Brena to other tribes as envoys to try to persuade the other tribes to join them.
Dindi and Kavio are another romantic couple with romance troupes. They both struggle against their attraction to each other, thinking that the other can’t be attracted to her/him or even if he/she is, they can’t be together because Dindi doesn’t have any magic and Kavio is a powerful magic user. Still, Kavio is teaching Dindi the forbidden magical dances and they have to spend a lot of time together. Fortunately, they don’t dwell on their feelings too much.
There’s a new POV character, Tamio. However, he’s seen only a few times when the plot demands it. He’s a young Yellow Bear Initiate, ambitious and not too picky about whom he serves. He’s in the group Kavio is training to fight in water but later he doesn’t mind siding with Vultho when it seems advantageous. He’s also handsome and uses that to get girls.
Unfortunately, I found Vultho to be almost a caricature as a villain. He’s crude, arrogant, and quick to anger. He has celebrations which wastes valuable food. He also doesn’t seem to be able to plan much. This is somewhat explained with his background; apparently he used to be bullied a lot and when he now has power, he uses it to his own satisfaction.
However, I can believe that the teenagers would choose one hapless person amongst themselves and hound him or her to death. That’s just the sort of cruelty and malice teens are capable of and don’t necessarily even think much about. It’s said that all Initiates know about this, which means that all of the adults know about it, too, and yet nobody interfered. Tacitly, all the adults seems to think that this is just ok which makes them pretty awful.
The rest of the cast are more complex. Gwenika turning on her (former) friend is something that some people do when there’s a right reason. Dindi struggles to fulfill her life long dream against all the odds and Kavio tries to keep the peace.
The faeries have a much larger role in Sacrifice than in either of the previous books. They aren’t just manipulating humans but fight themselves. We also get to meet all six types of High Fae and get to know a little about their relations, and about their physical forms. The faeries have six types, the same as there are six magical colors.
The plot is again very fast paced and full of twists. Several of the plot lines and questions from the previous books are answered here but a couple of new plot lines are introduced with high stakes. This was a great and surprising continuation to the series, and I have a feeling that some of the cast is going to change.
The peace party is returning back to the Yellow Bear tribe, defeated. Kavio was the leader and the organizer of the party but he was betrayed almost at every turn. High ranking warrior and an obnoxious bully Vultho, who had been a part of the peace party, had ordered his warriors to attack an enemy clan hold and so in effect ended any chance for peace. The rest of party had been captured and tortured but managed to escape. Kavio has been told that if the peace party isn’t a success, he will die.
When they are near Yellow Bear clan hold, they are warned that Vultho is the new War Chief. Kavio is able to bluff his and his party’s way back into the tribe. However, Vultho doesn’t make his life easy. The clan prepares for war.
Meanwhile Dindi, the clumsy and magickless maiden, has her own troubles. She is still determined to learn the magical dances and Kavio is willing to teach her, in secret. However, this means that Dindi spends pretty much all of her time away from other people and her age mates resent that. Dindi has a hexed corn cob doll which sends her visions, sometimes in very unfortunate times. She’s trying to destroy it but hasn’t succeeded.
Dindi’s friend Gwenika also isn’t very popular and she finds out that the young Initiates have a cruel tradition: they choose from among them one hapless person, who is called the Duck and torment him or her until the Duck kills himself or herself. To her horror, Gwenika finds out that she is one of the candidates this year. However, her sister Gwena has missed Gwenika and stands up for her. Unfortunately, Dindi is chosen as the Duck.
Brena, the adult magic dancer, gets back to teaching the Initiates. But she can’t stop worrying about the coming war and she doesn’t have any patience for the youngsters anymore. When she confesses this, she’s sent to the other tribes as an envoy to gather allies against the Blue Waters tribe.
Even though Kavio is quite young, he has already a lot of enemies. Yellow Bear’s former War Chief Hertio is an old friend but even Hertio is trying to use Kavio to his own advantage. Kavio has to keep alert against any ploy the current War Chief would use against him and train a group of warriors in secret, because Vultho would never allow him to train them.
This third book has more romance than the previous books. Brena and Rthan became lovers in the previous book, Taboo, despite the fact that they come from warring tribes and that Rthan was Brena’s slave. At the end of the book, Rthan decided to stay (and fight) with his own tribe and they separated. Now, they are set directly against each other. Brena is the champion of a fae known as the Golden Lady. The Golden Lady is dying from a wound from the Black Arrow. Only if the Black Arrow takes another’s life, can the Golden Lady be healed. The fae hinted that there are only a few people who can be this victim but Brena is looking for a way to kill someone else than people whom she considers innocents. Rthan is a warrior of the Blue Waters tribe but he’s also a champion of the fae Blue Lady who wants to kill the Golden Lady because they are ancient enemies. The Blue Lady has taken on the form of Rthan’s eight year old daughter who was killed by the Yellow Bear tribe’s current war leader. In addition, the chiefs of their respective tribes have sent Rhtan and Brena to other tribes as envoys to try to persuade the other tribes to join them.
Dindi and Kavio are another romantic couple with romance troupes. They both struggle against their attraction to each other, thinking that the other can’t be attracted to her/him or even if he/she is, they can’t be together because Dindi doesn’t have any magic and Kavio is a powerful magic user. Still, Kavio is teaching Dindi the forbidden magical dances and they have to spend a lot of time together. Fortunately, they don’t dwell on their feelings too much.
There’s a new POV character, Tamio. However, he’s seen only a few times when the plot demands it. He’s a young Yellow Bear Initiate, ambitious and not too picky about whom he serves. He’s in the group Kavio is training to fight in water but later he doesn’t mind siding with Vultho when it seems advantageous. He’s also handsome and uses that to get girls.
Unfortunately, I found Vultho to be almost a caricature as a villain. He’s crude, arrogant, and quick to anger. He has celebrations which wastes valuable food. He also doesn’t seem to be able to plan much. This is somewhat explained with his background; apparently he used to be bullied a lot and when he now has power, he uses it to his own satisfaction.
However, I can believe that the teenagers would choose one hapless person amongst themselves and hound him or her to death. That’s just the sort of cruelty and malice teens are capable of and don’t necessarily even think much about. It’s said that all Initiates know about this, which means that all of the adults know about it, too, and yet nobody interfered. Tacitly, all the adults seems to think that this is just ok which makes them pretty awful.
The rest of the cast are more complex. Gwenika turning on her (former) friend is something that some people do when there’s a right reason. Dindi struggles to fulfill her life long dream against all the odds and Kavio tries to keep the peace.
The faeries have a much larger role in Sacrifice than in either of the previous books. They aren’t just manipulating humans but fight themselves. We also get to meet all six types of High Fae and get to know a little about their relations, and about their physical forms. The faeries have six types, the same as there are six magical colors.
The plot is again very fast paced and full of twists. Several of the plot lines and questions from the previous books are answered here but a couple of new plot lines are introduced with high stakes. This was a great and surprising continuation to the series, and I have a feeling that some of the cast is going to change.
January 25, 2012
Book three, Sacrifice, picks up right after the peace envoy and the shunned they have saved from Bluewaters Clan have arrived back at the Golden Bear tribe lands. (Unlike its predecessor which picked up exactly where it had left off in the first book) It wasn't so far removed from the previous novel time wise so I really didn't feel lost or anything. Again as in the previous two books we see the story through multiple sets of eyes, Dindi, Rthan, Brena, Kavio, to name a few. I really enjoyed this as it gave the reader (ME) a chance to get into more than just the main characters head. It also helped to show why there was so much misunderstanding between certain characters. Although sometimes it made me want to reach into the book and just shake Dindi or Kavio and scream at them to just say what they're thinking, because it would have made things easier for both of them.
Dindi is still being trained in secret by Kavio. He has given her hope though, that if she keeps dancing and learning the Tamas that maybe she will gain some magic. She is still basically an outcast from her people. They still think she is a misfit and useless. It gets so bad that the other initiates decide she will be "duck" of that year. Being the "Duck" means that basically they all band together and torture and pick on her relentlessly. They actually consider it good luck if the "Duck" takes his or her own life instead of dealing with them anymore. The elders turn a blind eye to it because it is an initiation rite that has taken place for generations.
Rthan and Brena still find themselves separated by their clans hatred for each other. But now Rthan knows exactly who in her clan killed his wife and child, so the revenge he wanted so badly in the first book seems as if it is almost in sight for him. Especially since the man who did it is now the war chief of Brena's tribe.
Gwenika, Dindi's only friend, has finally stopped making herself sick with her own chroma,and has even started to step out from her mother and sister's shadows and become a healer. Unfortunately Gwenika makes more than one foolish decision that leads to her betraying Dindi completely and outing her actions to the entire tribe.
This story drew me back into Maya's Faearth completely. I was a bit worried about that since I read books one and two back in June of last year and sometimes I find it hard to get back into a series. Maya, however, didn't disappoint. I found I still actually care about her characters. I did spent most of the book waiting for Dindi to finally get the recognition she deserved. The ending broke my heart. There are suppose to be 12 books all together in this series. This is only book three so I knew while I was reading two things, one it was gonna be a cliffie and two that obviously not everything would be resolved in a neat little package at the end of the story.
Well first, I was right about the cliffie. Although it is a bit of a steeper drop off then the second book, it is not a complete cut as with the the first. Second, while there were some happy endings for some of the characters and huge questions were answered regarding Dindi and the Corn Maiden, as well as a few other points in the book coming to a close, not everything was neatly ended. In fact most of the answers about Dindi lead to more questions, which will I assume lead perfectly into book 4. (which fortunately I have in my greedy little hands to begin reading as soon as I finish writing this part of the review!!) I think on the whole though that those who have read the first two books will definitely get some satisfaction out of this one.
I think that it is a bit darker than the first two. Especially in some of the scenes with the Corn Maidens memories. But nothing so bad as to deter me from wanting to read more.
The only main problem I had with this book was during the war scenes. ***Spoiler alert-not a major one, but still kinda spoilish*** The view point switched back and forth between a few of the characters, as it had in the rest of the book. The problem was that when it switched to another characters point of view it just seemed off. There are sections where one character sees another in battle, and then when it switches to that characters point of view it seems they are doing something completely different. I also kind of wondered how during the entire battle and afterwards Kavio seems to have forgotten completely about Dindi. I understand he is fighting a battle and his best hope of protecting her is to end it as quickly as possible so he can get to her. But even after the battle is over he seems to have completely forgotten about her. The timeline at this point also becomes a bit confusing. Dindi was suppose to dance for three days and it seems as if the battle has only taken one, maybe two if you count the cleaning up that was done afterwards. It's seemed to be implied that Kavio simply lost track of time in the battle and that it lasted longer than he remembered. But then how come it seemed to last a shorter time for the rest of the characters as well?***end spoiler*** That honestly was my biggest issue with the book, but I am so enthralled with Maya's world that she has created and the people she has populated it with that I can't help but let it slide.
So warning you might get confused at the war scenes. Just a heads up as you go into reading the book. Maybe if you expect it you won't get that annoyed with it and can just enjoy the rest of the story. Also maybe if you expect it going in, you can maybe find a part that I might not have gotten? That makes the whole timeline make more sense? If so please feel free to tell me. I would rather feel stupid for having missed something, then have something take away from any of my enjoyment of the book.
Dindi is still being trained in secret by Kavio. He has given her hope though, that if she keeps dancing and learning the Tamas that maybe she will gain some magic. She is still basically an outcast from her people. They still think she is a misfit and useless. It gets so bad that the other initiates decide she will be "duck" of that year. Being the "Duck" means that basically they all band together and torture and pick on her relentlessly. They actually consider it good luck if the "Duck" takes his or her own life instead of dealing with them anymore. The elders turn a blind eye to it because it is an initiation rite that has taken place for generations.
Rthan and Brena still find themselves separated by their clans hatred for each other. But now Rthan knows exactly who in her clan killed his wife and child, so the revenge he wanted so badly in the first book seems as if it is almost in sight for him. Especially since the man who did it is now the war chief of Brena's tribe.
Gwenika, Dindi's only friend, has finally stopped making herself sick with her own chroma,and has even started to step out from her mother and sister's shadows and become a healer. Unfortunately Gwenika makes more than one foolish decision that leads to her betraying Dindi completely and outing her actions to the entire tribe.
This story drew me back into Maya's Faearth completely. I was a bit worried about that since I read books one and two back in June of last year and sometimes I find it hard to get back into a series. Maya, however, didn't disappoint. I found I still actually care about her characters. I did spent most of the book waiting for Dindi to finally get the recognition she deserved. The ending broke my heart. There are suppose to be 12 books all together in this series. This is only book three so I knew while I was reading two things, one it was gonna be a cliffie and two that obviously not everything would be resolved in a neat little package at the end of the story.
Well first, I was right about the cliffie. Although it is a bit of a steeper drop off then the second book, it is not a complete cut as with the the first. Second, while there were some happy endings for some of the characters and huge questions were answered regarding Dindi and the Corn Maiden, as well as a few other points in the book coming to a close, not everything was neatly ended. In fact most of the answers about Dindi lead to more questions, which will I assume lead perfectly into book 4. (which fortunately I have in my greedy little hands to begin reading as soon as I finish writing this part of the review!!) I think on the whole though that those who have read the first two books will definitely get some satisfaction out of this one.
I think that it is a bit darker than the first two. Especially in some of the scenes with the Corn Maidens memories. But nothing so bad as to deter me from wanting to read more.
The only main problem I had with this book was during the war scenes. ***Spoiler alert-not a major one, but still kinda spoilish*** The view point switched back and forth between a few of the characters, as it had in the rest of the book. The problem was that when it switched to another characters point of view it just seemed off. There are sections where one character sees another in battle, and then when it switches to that characters point of view it seems they are doing something completely different. I also kind of wondered how during the entire battle and afterwards Kavio seems to have forgotten completely about Dindi. I understand he is fighting a battle and his best hope of protecting her is to end it as quickly as possible so he can get to her. But even after the battle is over he seems to have completely forgotten about her. The timeline at this point also becomes a bit confusing. Dindi was suppose to dance for three days and it seems as if the battle has only taken one, maybe two if you count the cleaning up that was done afterwards. It's seemed to be implied that Kavio simply lost track of time in the battle and that it lasted longer than he remembered. But then how come it seemed to last a shorter time for the rest of the characters as well?***end spoiler*** That honestly was my biggest issue with the book, but I am so enthralled with Maya's world that she has created and the people she has populated it with that I can't help but let it slide.
So warning you might get confused at the war scenes. Just a heads up as you go into reading the book. Maybe if you expect it you won't get that annoyed with it and can just enjoy the rest of the story. Also maybe if you expect it going in, you can maybe find a part that I might not have gotten? That makes the whole timeline make more sense? If so please feel free to tell me. I would rather feel stupid for having missed something, then have something take away from any of my enjoyment of the book.
June 29, 2022
What an engaging author! Her depictions of the characters are spot on. At times, writers can only sympathetically portray characters of their own sex. Not so with Tara Maya she is gifted in the art of exposing her characters personalities so well, that I feel as if I have personally become acquainted with them. I think she had fun writing this; I know I enjoyed reading it.
October 19, 2020
The ending took a lot of enjoyment of this book!
November 1, 2011
So much happened in this book and there is so much double crossing and death I was holding my breath thinking NO thats not right! At the end of the book you are left wanting more to know what happens with nameless and Dindi and because Kavio is lost what comes of his and Zumo's Vooma Ugh so many thing I need to know but have to wait.
This book is mostly about the war between Yellow Bear and Blue Water there was so many different POV's going on that you saw it from all different angles from each tribe in the battle which I loved and Rthan is now back in my good books which is about time and Vultho's death is also another great point in this book. Vultho was the character who backstabed Kavio in book 2 during their peace travels to Blue water and ever since Kavio returned to Yellow Bear he has been making Kavio's life REALLY hard to the point he almost made him crippled but someone intervened and wound up dying in his place.
In this book Dindi is going through hell with all the other initiates who think she is worthless and have marked her as the duck; the initiate who they think should die and if they kill themsleves it is a good omen on the other initiates or somthing along those lines. She is eventually found out about learning the dances of the Tavaedi's and is sentenced to death and she chooses to dance for 3 days and 3 nights on the Tor of the Stone Hedge with the Fea which she will either die or live. By the end of the 3 days I get a little confussed with Lady Death and what her plans are for Dindi and Kavio guess I will find out in Book 4 Hopefully it comes out soon!
The one thing I wish Tara had of included in the book was what was Gremo doing during the battle, she tells us eventually where he was and what he was doing but I would have liked to read how people reacted to him being there and how it all played out and also because I just love him lol!
This book is mostly about the war between Yellow Bear and Blue Water there was so many different POV's going on that you saw it from all different angles from each tribe in the battle which I loved and Rthan is now back in my good books which is about time and Vultho's death is also another great point in this book. Vultho was the character who backstabed Kavio in book 2 during their peace travels to Blue water and ever since Kavio returned to Yellow Bear he has been making Kavio's life REALLY hard to the point he almost made him crippled but someone intervened and wound up dying in his place.
In this book Dindi is going through hell with all the other initiates who think she is worthless and have marked her as the duck; the initiate who they think should die and if they kill themsleves it is a good omen on the other initiates or somthing along those lines. She is eventually found out about learning the dances of the Tavaedi's and is sentenced to death and she chooses to dance for 3 days and 3 nights on the Tor of the Stone Hedge with the Fea which she will either die or live. By the end of the 3 days I get a little confussed with Lady Death and what her plans are for Dindi and Kavio guess I will find out in Book 4 Hopefully it comes out soon!
The one thing I wish Tara had of included in the book was what was Gremo doing during the battle, she tells us eventually where he was and what he was doing but I would have liked to read how people reacted to him being there and how it all played out and also because I just love him lol!
January 27, 2012
Sacrifice is book 3 in a series that just keeps getting better and better. Miss Maya is an excellent storyteller and she really knows how to hook her readers and leave them salivating for the next release. Sacrifice has packed the most emotional punch thus far but if the series keeps going the way it has been, I'm pretty sure Root (Book 4) will exceed all my expectations and become the new favorite in short order. Miss Maya has an incredible talent for drawing you into the story with little to no meandering or self-indulgences.
Sacrifice picks up right where Taboo left off, as has become customary in the series. Dindi, the heroine, has grown so much through these books and, even with so many fascinating side characters vying for attention on every page, she is a heroine that I've grown to love so much. She's the ultimate underdog, a shy and courageous rebel, and she's finally, finally beginning to come in to her own self worth as well as gain respect from her people that is LONG overdue. I continue to be highly engrossed in the sub plots between Brena and Rthan, and though I was saddened by some decisions Gwenika made, I also feel hopeful that the events of this book will help her to further grow. A lot of questions from the previous books were answered in this one and I'm so excited to see what new ground the rest of the series will uncover.
Sacrifice picks up right where Taboo left off, as has become customary in the series. Dindi, the heroine, has grown so much through these books and, even with so many fascinating side characters vying for attention on every page, she is a heroine that I've grown to love so much. She's the ultimate underdog, a shy and courageous rebel, and she's finally, finally beginning to come in to her own self worth as well as gain respect from her people that is LONG overdue. I continue to be highly engrossed in the sub plots between Brena and Rthan, and though I was saddened by some decisions Gwenika made, I also feel hopeful that the events of this book will help her to further grow. A lot of questions from the previous books were answered in this one and I'm so excited to see what new ground the rest of the series will uncover.
July 20, 2012
Amazing!! I wish there were more then 24 hours to a day so that I could have finished the book faster. Instead, I had to suffer between readings with other responsibilities.
I am feeling so bad for Dindi as she continues to be pushed and tortured more and more by her peers. So misunderstood. It makes you just want to jump into the book and shake and slap the other kids to tell them how nice Dindi is. You just know there's something special about her, even though that isn't revealed until later in the book...and even then, there's still room for speculation. I really can't wait to know what really has happened to Dindi's heritage and magic.
The battle scene between the Blue and Yellow tribes was epic. And while I love the cliffhangers at the end of the books, it only serves to make me want to read the next book immediately (but I know that will likely end in another cliffhanger too lol).
Keep them coming Tara, because your books are amazing. If I could, I'd make time fast forward because I can't wait to read books 4-12 and know what continues to happen in Dindi's life.
I am feeling so bad for Dindi as she continues to be pushed and tortured more and more by her peers. So misunderstood. It makes you just want to jump into the book and shake and slap the other kids to tell them how nice Dindi is. You just know there's something special about her, even though that isn't revealed until later in the book...and even then, there's still room for speculation. I really can't wait to know what really has happened to Dindi's heritage and magic.
The battle scene between the Blue and Yellow tribes was epic. And while I love the cliffhangers at the end of the books, it only serves to make me want to read the next book immediately (but I know that will likely end in another cliffhanger too lol).
Keep them coming Tara, because your books are amazing. If I could, I'd make time fast forward because I can't wait to read books 4-12 and know what continues to happen in Dindi's life.
August 8, 2012
I enjoyed this book it was a little disjointed but easy enough to follow. I'd never read this author before so when I started the Initiate I wasn't really expecting to be surprised. But I was drawn in and Dindi is a lovely character although the author seems hell bent on one step forward 5 steps back in Dindi's case. The other characters constantly contradict themselves, they start off going in one direction only to do a 360 and go back to where they started, for me that's what makes it disjointed.
But, as I'm already invested in Dindi's and now Vessia's stories I have to keep ready only to see what happens to them as they both deserve a happy ending.
All 3 books I've read so far are the same although 'Sacrafice', does try to tie up some loose ends by providing answers for secondary characters. Ok, so at this point as I'm writing I'm thinking I feel a little let down that there is still more questions than answers and cliffhangers!!! Really?
If you're gonna read this series wait until you have all of them.
But, as I'm already invested in Dindi's and now Vessia's stories I have to keep ready only to see what happens to them as they both deserve a happy ending.
All 3 books I've read so far are the same although 'Sacrafice', does try to tie up some loose ends by providing answers for secondary characters. Ok, so at this point as I'm writing I'm thinking I feel a little let down that there is still more questions than answers and cliffhangers!!! Really?
If you're gonna read this series wait until you have all of them.
July 23, 2014
This series so far for me has been really good. I'm consistently rating the books a 3.8 and I'm hoping that they continue to get better. I will say this book has been my favorite so far, it keeps you on the edge of your seat for almost the entire book. Although to be fair I didn't like the way of the book ended. I can't divulge what I didn't like about the ending without giving spoilers but lets just say I'm not enthusiastic about giving the next book a try. With all this being said, because all of the previous books were good and I'm going to delve into the 4th book in this series with optimism. I'm betting the author is going to prove me wrong and I'm going to love the next book. Needless to say, I've already bought it. I'll give you guys and update on the next one. Until then, I'd definitely recommend this book.
January 28, 2013
This 3rd book in the "Unfinished Song" certainly sees the author find her stride. At one point in the book, I was about to give it up as hopeless when I noticed I was at exactly 50%. Of course, a couple of page turns later and it's all action. Many of the point of view characters aren't very likable, but the author made me feel for them when they were at their bleakest. We finally see some of the big secrets of the series begin to unfold. The visions of the "Corn Maiden" come to a dramatic and very satisfying conclusion. Just when all hope seems lost again, I realize I'm at the end of the book. Once you clear up one mystery, it's time to introduce several more. I like how the foreshadowing and "dreams/visions" are playing out and look forward to the next book.
February 2, 2013
Tara Maya is a superb author! She brings you on the precipice of emotion and then, once again, brings you back. Her dialogue, characters and plot are rich with believable drama, even though the world she creates is foreign. This book, the third in the series is no different. By the time you have finished this book, you will have invested so much of yourself in these characters, that you have to read the next book in the series to find out what will happen next! This is the best book in the series so far. I will definitely be reading the next! Well done, Tara!!!
March 14, 2016
Tara has kept me coming back for more as this story has unfolded from book one and continues to draw me back in to the adventure unfolding for Dindi she is a strong and amazing girl who has the umph to pull through so many trials what adventure awaits her what crule jokes has lfe thrown her way find out as she gains friend and enemies at every turn magic quests love and pain fill the pages of each addition of this series well I recommend you read along ill be on to the next book as soon as I can
November 18, 2012
I like that Dindi was defended more in this story. Don't know what is going on with Kavio, he is often in the ' every man for himself' zone-- sigh. I just want to know why that society is so smoothly able to deal withall those horrors and regular life... amazing abilities... okay... then why do they have to experience and express all that harshness? Happiness and neutral are emotions humans express too.
January 5, 2015
I love this series and this was my favourite book so far - would have given it 5 stars if not for the ending. Having discovered this is a 12 book series and only half of them have been published so far - I think I'll leave the rest of the series for now until I can read them all in one go!
March 4, 2024
Hard to pit down
Really worth reading. The characters are really fleshing out well, the storyline is getting richer and as you read you definitely don't want it sll the stop.
I look forward to book 4.
Really worth reading. The characters are really fleshing out well, the storyline is getting richer and as you read you definitely don't want it sll the stop.
I look forward to book 4.
May 15, 2012
An intriguing and enthralling addition to the a rich and beautifully encompassing series. The auther has you hooked right from the start!
August 11, 2013
Fabulous story. I just wish the author would invest in professional editing/proofreading.
February 27, 2013
My favorite so far in the series, which just seems to get better and better. The weave of characters and how their stories intertwine is so marveleous.
January 6, 2014
. .
o my jaw dropped
o my jaw dropped
January 13, 2014
So crazy good... I could not put it down! and if Tara Maya doesn't give Dindi a happy ending after all this I'm gonna be super pissed. hahahahaha. On to number 4!!!!!!
September 30, 2014
I never saw it coming. Everything was set up to finally wrap up in a nice tight conclusion. Then... Poor Dindi.
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