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Ivy Morgan hasn't been feeling like herself lately. Not like anyone can blame her. After all, being held captive by a psychotic fae prince hell-bent on permanently opening the gates to the Otherworld is bound to leave some mental scars.

It’s more than that, though. Something dark and insidious is spreading throughout Ivy, more powerful than she could ever imagine... and it’s coming between her and the man she’s fallen deeply in love with, elite Order member Ren Owens.

Ren would do anything to keep Ivy safe. Anything. But when he makes a life altering choice for her, the fallout of his act has far reaching consequences that threaten to tear their lives apart.

If Ivy is going to have any hope of surviving this, she must put aside the hurt and betrayal she feels, and work with not only those she loves, but with an enemy she would rather kill than ever trust. War is coming, and it soon becomes clear that what Ivy and Ren thought they knew about the Order, themselves, and even their enemies, has been nothing but a cluster of dangerous, deadly lies.

Ivy knows she must be more than just brave to save those she loves--and, ultimately, to save herself.

Because behind every evil fae Prince, there’s a Queen….

362 pages, ebook

First published December 11, 2017

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Jennifer L. Armentrout

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# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.

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July 13, 2021
“You are so many amazing things, Ivy, but most of all, you are so damn brave.”.

Me declare convertida oficialmente a la religión de Jennifer L. Armentrout. Quiero leer todos sus libros, morir con todas sus tramas y enamorarme de todos sus personajes. Diría que me duele haberme perdido de sus historias durante tanto tiempo, pero eso sólo significa que tengo muchísimo por delante que leer de ella, así que no me quejo.

En esta entrega final de la trilogía Wicked nos encontramos con una Ivy muy perdida y poco segura de sí misma. Enterarse de que ella es el halfling que el príncipe de los faes necesita impregnar (qué palabra tan asquerosa) para crear un bebé del apocalipsis y abrir todas las puertas al Otro Mundo no es algo fácil de digerir. Menos aún cuando ese príncipe te secuestró, te tuvo encadenada, te obligó a alimentarte de esencias humanas en contra de tu voluntad y le hizo daño frente a tus ojos al amor de tu vida. No, definitivamente ser Ivy en ese momento no es nada fácil. Así que, ahora, atrapada en el “Hotel de los Buenos Fae”, Ivy quiere dejar de ser una jugadora pasiva y acabar de una vez por todas con el bastardo que le hizo tanto daño. La guerra se acerca, las mentiras se van revelando y nuevos y poderosos jugadores van a aparecer en el tablero para inclinar la balanza de un lado, la pregunta es… ¿de cuál?

Siento que adoro los libros en los que las protagonistas tienen que encontrarse a sí mismas de nuevo después de algún evento traumático. Me gusta porque, eventualmente, siempre salen más fuertes, más decididas y con más ganas de cortarles las bolas a quienes les hicieron daño. Y eso es exactamente lo que pasa con Ivy. Quizá lo mejor de este tipo de arcos es que las protagonistas empiezan a entender que no tienen por qué poder con todo solas, no tienen que salvar el universo sin ayuda, sino que tienen siempre a un montón de personas a su alrededor que están dispuestas a luchar codo a codo con ellas. Y eso es lo que Ivy tiene con Ren, por supuesto, pero también con Tink. Son sus amigos, su familia.

Algo que nunca me esperé de estos libros cuando los empecé a leer fue la intensidad del romance que se crea entre Ivy y Ren. A pesar de que la trama de la trilogía Wicked no está determinada por todo el romance, sí que es una parte muy importante. Y ver cómo evoluciona la relación de Ivy y de Ren, cómo van acercándose más al otro y cómo, eventualmente, entienden que siempre han estado destinados a estar juntos es increíble. Además, gracias a los dioses de los fae, Jennifer L. Armentrout no es nada tímida cuando de escribir escenas hot se trata. Y, vaya, digamos que todas quisiéramos tener a un Ren en nuestras vidas. Y no lo digo sólo por el sexo, sino porque realmente se nota que es uno de esos hombres que pueden tener una faceta tremendamente dulce y luego convertirse en… bueno, lo dejo a la imaginación.

Antes de seguir, mención mega especial a Tink. Es de los mejores personajes de la trilogía. Amo su descaro, su desfachatez y que sea tan… él. ¡Y hola a su dalliance con cierto personaje que no menciono porque spoiler! Tink, pillín, jajaja. En fin.

Si bien Brave es un libro que se centra principalmente en este conflicto interno, cuando llega el último tercio de la historia es todo tan vertiginoso que no podemos dejar de leer. Se descubren un montón de mentiras y medias verdades, llegan personas que pueden cambiar el rumbo de la guerra que se avecina y, sobre todo, aparece la verdadera culpable de todo: la persona que había estado moviendo los hilos desde hace siglos. Y son esas revelaciones las que hacen que te quedes con la boca abierta y no puedas dejar de leer hasta que acabas el libro. La verdad es que toda esa acción del final es espectacular y hace que la trilogía acabe en un punto altísimo.

Ahora, ¿que el final me dejó con mil quinientos millones de preguntas? Pues sí. Pero no siento que eso deje la saga incompleta. Es más, creo que está hecho súper a propósito porque me enteré de que existe un libro que recopila historias sobre ciertos personajes y que, creo, nos ayudarán a entender esas lagunas que hay por allí. Así que nada, ya tengo 1001 Dark Nights en mi Wish List de Amazon para poder cerrar todo lo referente a esta serie Wicked.
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1,826 reviews2,186 followers
November 18, 2017
5 stars!

Perfect ending to this trilogy!



Brave is the third book in the Wicked Saga, you need to have read Wicked and Torn before reading this book. So there may be spoilers about the other two books in this review, but no spoilers about this book specifically. Ivy has escaped the fae Prince Drake, being rescued by Ren and some good fae. Now she lives in a good fae haven, dealing with some serious PTSD from being held captive. Pulling away from her friends and loved ones, Ivy retreats into herself more and more. But with the threat of the Prince finding them and ending the world, she needs to shape up and get her act in gear to save the world.



Jennifer Armentrout is one of those very few authors that my reading tastes click with. And I mean I love her books, every single time. Reading her books is like coming home to your bestie and falling effortlessly into that friendship mode. Does that make any sense? This series also feels like a gift to the readers, she takes time out of her busy publishing schedule to bring us a fun indie PNR series. It's a readers treat!

Everyone loves Tink, let's be real. Half the reviews on here are about him. And I ADORE TINK. I want to hug him and never let go! He reminds me a lot of Jenks from the Kim Harrison Hollows series. My dream book would have a collaboration between Tink and Jenks in their own book. MIND BLOWN! And his connection with a new character? Seriously amazing and I want Tink to get his own book. Like yesterday.

Ivy and Ren... *sigh*. Hashtag couple goals! Ren is amazing and the way he loves Ivy is even better. I didn't want this book to ever end. I will be holding out for any and all spin offs that come from this series! And if you haven't started this series yet because you were waiting for it to be done......... well it's done so you have no excuse and should be reading book 1 right now instead of my review! I mean it!

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186 reviews50 followers
May 12, 2020
This title is quite funny because we all know wich Disney character Ivy looks like 😉 (*ahem* Merida)
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3.5 STARS (de toda la trilogía)
En general no fue un mal final, la pase bien en varios momentos. Tink tuvo bromas realmente memorables de Game of Thrones 😂
Solo que tengo sentimientos encontrados con mi opinión de la trilogía , el primero me gusto bastante pero desde mi punto de vista la serie fue tomando rumbos un tanto parecidos a los de la saga Lux? (En especial Ivy). No es algo que me haya molestado en lo particular, pero si es algo que le quitó estrellitas. Ahora para el final siento que hubieron demasiadas cosas que quedaron inconclusas y el humor llego un punto en el que era repetitivo parecía estaba escuchando la misma broma de los otros libros.

Pd: odio cuando ya no combinan las portadas, por que hacen eso?
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338 reviews11k followers
February 12, 2018
3.5

I got a little bored with this one. There were some interesting twists in the plot and Ivy and Ren's relationship is as steamy as ever. It was funny and dramatic, but... I don't know, it just wasn't as compelling as the first book. Maybe if I had read the series back-to-back I would feel differently, but I guess I lost interest in this storyline over the years. Tink is still one of my favorite characters, though.
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292 reviews611 followers
January 29, 2021
This wasn’t as good as the first two. I’m displeased.


1. There was a lot of waiting around.
Books 1 and 2 had Ivy constantly roaming around New Orleans. Now that she’s stuck at Hotel Good Fae and no one knows where the Prince is, the plot had nothing to do.

2. Ivy was terrible at communicating and it was frustrating AF.
She was FINE at the end of the second book, but at the beginning of this one she suddenly wasn’t. I get it—the effects of trauma can take awhile to sink in. But dammit, I can only read so much of her not eating, not talking to anyone, and working out. That’s legit the first 50% of the book.

3. The spice was just glossed over a bunch.
Ummmm. Hi. Do I look like the type of reader who wants fade to black sex scenes? NO. LITERALLY NOT EVER. That happened a few times, while the other scenes would just kind of quickly summarize the spice and move on to the waiting around bit. UGH.

4. The ending isn’t really a resolution.
No spoilers. Just want to warn you in advance because I WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED IT.

5. Where in the hell is JoAnn and why was she named JoAnn Woodward?!
I thought for sure this character would become relevant and we’d learn why she was named after the famous classic Hollywood actress, but nooooooo. She didn’t make a single appearance. Not even sure if Ivy mentioned her. WHAT WAS THE POINT?

6. David was suddenly named Daniel.
Someone get the editor on the phone. I have several questions for them, starting with David/Daniel and ending with why Brighton was in her 20s in book 1, but suddenly in her 30s in books 2 and 3. Which reminds me...

7. Merle was a giant douche this entire book.
I always liked the character before this, but she suddenly turned into this zero empathy, harsh jackass. I wanted to smack her in every scene.

8. WHY WAS SHE NAMED JOANN WOODWARD?
I CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT.
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124 reviews131 followers
September 5, 2020
“Tink was there … Slung over his shoulder was a…Wonder Woman backpack. I parted from Ren, walking up to him. “Where did you get that?”
“I stole it from a little fae girl.” He paused. “Hashtag thug life.”

Just as I suspected, there is a darker side to Ivy in this book, which understandably developed after the traumatic events of the former book. She feels disconnected from herself and her environment and is constantly reliving her trauma. Ivy rejects all the people who mean something to her because she simply cannot cope with her post-traumatic stress disorder. Unfortunately she is not given enough time to cope with her situation as she is suddenly attacked by a Fae, even though she was assured that she would be safe in the new shelter. To escape death Ivy has to pay a high price that will change her forever. Despite all this, she has to face the winter court again and receives support from an unusual group whose existence nobody expected.
“You silly little girl. You speak as if you’re a special snowflake, unique and one of a kind.”

I enjoyed reading this dark phase very much because it was described in a really believable way and gave me the opportunity to empathize with Ivy. I don't know why but I love exploring the dark thoughts of a character and to see them struggle. It almost makes them a real person. I am always surprised how profoundly the author has written Ivy's character! This book is definitely a page turner because you just have to know how the story continues. Tink (her "roommate") even gets a love interest and I kept my fingers crossed for him because "the little one" deserves only the best.

The Ivy and Rens relationship is exciting to read. Finally two characters who have real chemistry! You can cut the tension between them with a knife. Since Ivy is in a bad emotional state, there is of course drama between the two, which I always love to read.
“if Ivy doesn’t come out of this, laughing her laugh, smiling up at me as she’s walking out of this damn room, I will burn this motherfucker down with all of you in it.”

Never did I expect that this trilogy would captivate me so much! After the first book I already saw the potential but the action within the story was missing a bit. But the second and third book just blew my mind! While reading I have always tried to ignore the fact that this is the last book. Yes, there are still little novellas about side characters but since I'm generally not a fan of the concept of a novella, I probably won't read them.

This is goodbye, thank you for the great time even though it was way too short!
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436 reviews5,401 followers
November 4, 2018
He puesto fin a una de mis sagas favoritas (aunque quiero leer las historias que han salido después, pero la historia de Ivy, Ren y Tink acaba aquí) y no sabéis lo triste que me pone esto. Y sin duda, son mis libros favoritos de la autora con mucha diferencia, y eso que amo cada libro que ha escrito y he leído de ella.
Debo decir, que como final esperaba más, por eso el 4 y no el 5. Creo que el segundo libro tiene muchísimo más potencial que este final y que en ciertos momentos ha sido muy pausado y eso me ha dolido mucho, porque esperaba algo MUY ÉPICO. Tal vez preconcebir ideas no sea lo mejor, pero no sé, no ha sido todo lo que esperaba en ese sentido, creo que podría haber sido brillante y ha sido algo bastante normal. Me pasó igual con el final de la trilogía de los elementos oscuros, no sé que le pasa a Jennifer con los finales de saga pero no los acaba de empujar como debería.
Por lo demás, un libro increíble. Ha habido una gran evolución de los personajes, Ivy tiene que enfrentarse a muchísimas cosas después de lo sucedido en el segundo libro. Ren e Ivy me han vuelto a enamorar y me han vuelto a hacer sufrir y por supuesto, Tink, mi personaje secundario favorito de todos los tiempos me ha vuelto a hacer reír como nadie más lo consigue.
La trama es bastante pausada en algunos momentos, pero frenética en otros y con acontecimientos bastantes duros. Estamos en el final y las cosas van encajando a la perfección y los giros de trama están en cada esquina. Sin duda me encantaron los giros de los acontecimientos que se dan, porque la mayoría no me los esperaba para nada. Menos mal que no leí de lo que iban los siguientes, porque sino vaya spoilers me hubiera tragado, no hubiera sido lo mismo que descubrirlo por mí misma.
Ha sido una maravilla descubrir este mundo, y si os gustan los libros new adult con fantasía, y donde haya faes, este es vuestra trilogía.
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240 reviews183 followers
February 3, 2022
Ich habe damals die ersten zwei Teile dieser Reihe wahnsinnig dolle geliebt und wortwörtlich weggeatmet...leider habe ich es damals wegen einer Leseflaute nie geschafft mir das Finale vorzunehmen 🥲 Wahrscheinlich war das ein Fehler, denn ich war nun beim Lesen leider total raus und konnte Ivys & Rens Geschichte nicht mehr so sehr genießen, wie ich es gerne gehabt hätte (Deswegen auch die Wertung). Ich hoffe, dass ich diese Trilogie irgendwann nochmal am Stück lesen kann und "Brave" dann nochmal die Aufmerksamkeit bekommt, die dieses Buch verdient hat.
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274 reviews172 followers
February 28, 2021
Rating: 4 stars to Brave ! ★ ★ ★ ★

‘I’d forgotten that there could still be an us through the storm.’

Ivy is left more than mentally scarred after escaping her maniacal abductor and the atrocities she was forced to commit under his instruction. Contending with symptoms of PTSD from her disturbing experience with Drake, Ivy is suffering through nightmares, shameful thoughts, and angst-ridden memories, and a dark hunger is growing inside of Ivy, a hunger that has nothing to do with food, and everything to do with possibly hurting those she loves. Ren believes Ivy will never harm him. But he doesn’t know that she doesn’t trust herself, not anymore.

‘Violent rage and bitter fear swirled like a storm inside me, feeding strength I didn’t realise I had.’

Now living with the prospect of benevolent, good-willed fae, Ivy is living with the creatures she tamely slaughtered for many years, but good fae or no, do they really have Ivy’s best interests at heart?... Secured with the secret society of munificent fae, the diligent trio place their trust in what is left of the Summer court, planning ventures of attack against the Winter prince, securing an object of power and ridding the cold prince from their world for good. Nowhere is safe though, and though the ‘good’ fae have survived in peace for so long in their well-guarded territory, it may not be enough to contain a powerful Prince that no magic can ever restrain.

‘’Each hit I took either broke skin or my will.
Each new burst of pain seemed shockingly too real.
Each time I got knocked down, it was harder to get back up.
But I did.
I kept getting back up.’


Sinking into a kind of self-collapse, losing herself in silence and powerlessness, Ivy is restless to the ninth degree, anger sprouting to another degree, and she is becoming rasher and inattentive, more irresponsible than usual, being swept away by her feelings, making tactlessly dangerous decisions which inflict much more hurt than any kind of good. Still yet, the unreceptive, unfriendly fae she must live with make her feel nothing more than a stranger. Lacking control in the largest parts of her life, Ivy keeps a patient Ren a miles-length away, and with their strained relationship testing its delicate binds, she tries to fight back for control and scrounge up the scraps of her frayed will.

“I can’t lose you.”
“You haven’t.”
He brought my hands to his mouth, kissing the top of both of them.
“Then why does it feel like I already have?”


Though Ren believes Ivy will never hurt him, Ivy’s native instincts are awakening, and she doesn’t trust what she is becoming and whether her loved ones will ever be safe from her. With what feels like an ever-mounting well between them, Ivy and Ren are growing apart in the middle of a submerging world. The settings of their relationship catch up to them, because intense beginnings lead to fraught endings, and as Ivy and Ren work through their trauma – and how to find each other through it – they can’t forget that there is a larger battle, one that requires their duty to mankind.

“I’d rather have you pissed off at me for the rest of your very long life than to allow the world’s brightest fucking star to go out. You can hate me today and tomorrow, but at least you’ll have a tomorrow, and I’ll make damn sure you have a whole bunch of them to be angry with me.”

Rebuilding her splintered self and grasping back at what is in her capacity to control, Ivy and Ren find themselves learning the secrets of the fae and secrets of the Order, changing everything they ever thought they knew about the society they grew up in. Ivy is left appraising her former mentor’s role in this mess, how many lies and false histories their lives have been built on. Ivy has to set aside her jarring, overrun feelings to ally with the people she trusted, the people who betrayed her, the enemy who fractured her, and the people who are hiding what role Ivy has to play to end this struggle.

“You’re right. I don’t need reminding. I know where I’ve been.”
“But do you know where you’re going?”


Sacrificing and giving their lives to an organisation, who not only horded situation-changing dishonesties, but may be just as complicit as their long-time enemies, Ivy and Ren are forced to face questions about whether they ever fought for the right side, why the order has hidden vital secrets and spread ‘vital’ lies. Ivy and Ren are two people who were born into a life of obedience, whose actions were born from an untruthful past, leaving them to fret over choices made and the self-contempt they carry because of those choices. But two people who find a way out together.

‘And that’s what made this different, made this special, because I knew out there in the normal world, there were people who never made it past the first hurdle, who gave up the moment it got hard or required them to admit they’d been wrong. And our hurdles had been high. They were still there, the size of skyscrapers, looming over us like the shadow of winter when you’re desperately clinging to summer.’

There are one or two notable points that were touched on in the story I picked up on that weren’t tackled further, which makes me assume that this series could still be ongoing, possibly evolve into a spin-off/companion series, or a change of character perspective. Saying that, each book in this trilogy supersedes the one prior to it, takings things up a notch or two, and continues to provide vigorous tension while wrapping it all in a good dose a humour. Though both series are different in many ways, this trilogy has aspects that reminded me of the 'Fae Chronicles' series by Amelia Hutchins, and the 'Darkness' series by Stacey Marie Brown. So if you liked those, this would be a best bet.

“I trust you.” His eyes met and held mine. “I’m going to make sure you start trusting yourself.”

To save Ivy, at any and all costs, Ren takes Ivy’s fate in his own hands, making a life-changing decision that revises everything for Ivy, turning her world upside down, sideways, and then some… Ren readily makes sacrifices, even at the expense of himself, not permitting himself to ever let Ivy go, willing to risk anything all over again just to make sure his beloved is alive and breathing. Wicked allure, unanticipated cunning, underhanded double-crossing, plot twists I did NOT see coming, ‘Brave’ ends the ‘Wicked’ series on a satisfying note of an expectant future – possibly turning into a spin off series with some threads life untied - for our main protagonist Ivy, and a tomorrow now visible through the tempest.

A fantastic fae-centered urban fantasy that brought the struggle, action and dramatic love to a convincing close. Miss. Armentrout has my glazed attention and i won't stop the hunt until she pops out another fae gem.

“Whatever you want to do, where you want to be, that’s what I��ll do- that’s where I’ll be.”

“You are so many amazing things, Ivy, but most of all, you are so damn brave.”


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1,349 reviews1,264 followers
July 22, 2020
★4.5★
“Look at me. I’m looking at you, Sweetness. Always am.”
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Brave is the third and final book in the A Wicked Trilogy. Ivy has faced a Fae Prince, separation from everyone that she loves and she has been forced to face down evil. Even though she and Ren deserve peace and tranquility, they can’t have their HEA until they take down the powers that are trying to tear them down. Ren and Ivy have much to overcome including some challenges in their relationship. As always, good overcomes even if the journey is difficult.

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“You are so many amazing things, Ivy, but most of all, you are so damn brave.”
Told in Ivy’s POV, Brave is a stunning conclusion to this trilogy. The growth that has taken place between Ivy and Ren both individually and together has been tremendous throughout the series. With a strong ensemble of characters and a beautifully crafted world, this series is impeccable. Ivy is fierce and paired with Ren the two are an unstoppable force. I have enjoyed this series and I would escape to this world again and again.
“I love you, Ivy. You know that? There’s only been you. There will only be you. I love you so fucking much.”
Overall, Torn will appeal to Jennifer Armentrout fans who enjoy a sweet romance with powerful magic, passion, and non stop action. This series must be read in order and is sure to please any and all paranormal romance fans. Ivy is a strong heroine and Ren is a perfect match for her greatness. These two are definitely on my forever favorite couples shelf!!!! I am looking forward to more greatness from Jennifer L. Armentrout!


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831 reviews118 followers
April 21, 2019
Relectura! La verdad es que me cuesta despedirme de esta saga y de sus increíbles personajes. Al menos, ahora que me regalaron este, puedo releer mis partes favoritas cuando quiera.
Y bueno, estoy pensando seriamente en leer el spin off... aunque no sé si realmente la historia de Brighton es realmente un spin off... En fin. Quiero saber en qué termina esto, y qué es de Ren, Ivy y Tink ❤️

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Brave empieza a tropiezos, tiene un desarrollo espectacular y un final un tanto abrupto y que te deja con una sensación de incertidumbre (en otras palabras: el final es bastante abierto).
Tiene mucho romance, más atrevido también que el romance que aparece en los demás libros de fantasía de Armentrout (de hecho, toda la saga es así), pero también se centra en los hechos y en lo que va a suceder, ahora que el mundo está en las puertas del apocalipsis.
Me encanta su relación con Ren :)
Aunque al principio, Ivy aparece más asustada y cautelosa, vuelve a ser esa protagonista tan badass que tanto me gusta, y que tanto cuesta encontrar en la literatura de este tipo. Ivy no necesita que la salven, al menos en Brave, sino más bien hay gente que necesita salvación de ella.

Ahora, quiero terminar diciendo lo que me habría gustado encontrar en Brave, razones por las que no tiene las 5 estrellas:
-Por ridículo que parezca, quería una referencia a la película Brave, que no aparece en ninguna parte (sólo en el primer libro de la saga).
-A riesgo de que sea spoiler, ¿qué pasa con los padres de Ren? Me molestó que no se tratara, aunque en una línea, que pasó con ellos, considerando lo que le hicieron a los padres de Valerie.
-Me habría gustado un epílogo, de dos años o así después del final. De nuevo, me habría gustado un final más cerrado.
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437 reviews707 followers
February 9, 2020
Mini Review Catching-Up: 02/09/2020
It's been two years since I last raved about this book. LOL
*Time really flies, eh?*
Anyway, I don't have anything informative to share with you other than the best advice I can possibly give you: GO READ THIS TRILOGY AND YOU CAN THANK ME LATER.

Highly recommended as usual.

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Cover Reveal Update: 09/20/2017
Look at that cover!!! Isn't it gorgeous?


Let's take a minute to appreciate the beauty of this trilogy:


I'm wondering why I haven't read this series yet considering that I've read most of JLA's books. :O

Anyway, if you'd like to enter an international giveaway hosted by the lovely author, or check out her virtual signing so that you could order a signed, personalized Wicked Trilogy, then please visit
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256 reviews93 followers
May 4, 2018
Well, the title should be more like: Foolishly Brave!
The times the author has mentioned Ivy’s - “Red hair” and Renald’s - “Green eyes” – I think I couldn’t find any more adjectives if I had to describe them. 5% of each part of the whole three parts? It is been mentioned! *sighs*
And ugh that plot-twist! And dude that ending kind of sucks! How can you like leave it at that?
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Concept: 2.25/5.0
Execution: 2.75/5.0
Characters Bespoken: 2.25 /5.0
World Building: 2.25 /5.0
Cover: 3.25/5.0
Writing Style: 3.0/5.0
Overall: 2.25/5.0
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P.S.: A little note: Sarcasm is my first language!
Moreover, I am definitely not made for “Happy Ever After”! (*Yeah, I am dead inside! Feel free to judge me.)
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740 reviews209 followers
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August 8, 2019
I don't know what rating to give this book because I half-listen to the audiobook. I didn't give the narration my full attention since, for whatever reason, I had lost interest in this story. I am not sure exactly why I lost interest, it might have been because I had to wait to read this third installment until its publication date and I usually prefer to read all the books in a series one right after the other. I am not sure, but I the thing is that I just didn't care for it so I don't think it would be fare for me to rate it.


Wicked (A Wicked Trilogy #1)
Torn (A Wicked Trilogy #2)
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276 reviews250 followers
May 19, 2021
El primero me gustó muy poco; el segundo me encanto 💕; y el tercero es como el intermedio... no estuvo mal, hubo partes bastante lentas pero otras muy ágiles y entretenidas , con bastante acción; además, la autora nos entrega más información que ayudaba a complementar, haciendo bastante más entendible la historia.

Respecto a los personajes, se ve bastante evolución en estos, me caen mejor que en la primera entrega. Esto se nota sobretodo en el caso de Ivy.

El mundo de fantasia creado por Jennifer me ha parecido novedoso e interesante. Me ha gustado la trama solo que creo que aun después de llegar al final me ha faltado un poco más de información para entender mejor este mundo.

Lo único en contra, es que si bien me gustan los finales felices, no me gustan los finales abiertos 😓
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467 reviews232 followers
November 5, 2018
Un gran final para esta trilogía, aunque tal vez me faltó un final mas cerrado...
Adoro con todo mi corazón a Tink y solo espero que algún día le de por sacar su historia porque yo los leería fijo :D

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2,131 reviews54 followers
October 22, 2018



Brave es el tercer libro de la saga A Wicked Trilogy y el ultimo en narrar la historia de Ivy y Ren, puesto que las siguientes novelas tendran unos protagonistas diferentes.

Personalmente, creo que cualquier lectura de Jennifer L. Armentrout que elijas es un acierto seguro, es una autora que siempre consigue atraparte con lo que escribe, que siempre crea novelas amenas y entretenidas y lo mejor de todo es que es una escritora muy versatil, se atreve con cualquier genero y en todos consigue encantarme.

Esta tercera parte inicia de una forma un poco lenta y monotona, no es hasta el 40% mas o menos que la trama toma ritmo y se vuelve una historia adictiva e impresionante, desde ese momento no paras de encontrar sorpresa tras sorpresa, hubo algunos sucesos que me los imagine de antemano, pero hubieron otros que me tomaron tan por sorpresa que tuve que releer esas escenas varias veces.

Cuando una lectura te deja con ganas de seguir leyendo despues de llegar a el fin es porque ha sido un buen libro y precisamente eso me sucedio a mi, al llegar al ultimo capitulo, desee que la historia no terminara, se me paso muy rapido y no me hubiera molestado que tuviera un par de capitulos mas y sobretodo un epilogo, lo eche mucho en falta, principalmente porque la conclusion es un poco abrupta.

No quiero hacer esta reseña mas larga, especialmente porque temo soltar algun spoiler, solo decir que recomiendo mucho esta novela ( y la trilogia al completo ), les aseguro que no se arrepentiran, es un mundo muy interesante y original el que crea Jennifer L. Armentrout.

Para terminar, Brave es un libro intenso, lleno de accion y que te dejara con ganas de mas, a mi me encanto, fue una conclusion esplendida para una saga que me hizo pasar muy buenos ratos.

4 Estrellas!!
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593 reviews24 followers
June 25, 2018
It took me forever and a hot day to get started on Brave because the end of trilogy always induces INSANE amounts of anxiety in my body. There was most definitely some bad but mostly good moments that makes JLA's writing bomb.

I could see where this book was going. Jen probably wanted to focus on building Ivy and Ren's relationship and that in of itself took up nearly half the book! Good character development all around but it kind of lagged after while...

Because I mean, I came for the badass fight scenes. You can't say that stuff isn't gold, because it'll likely knock you over the head with a solid bar. I felt as though the end was anticlimactic; just so much could have happened in the climax but everything wrapped itself up so neatly. There was new material introduced!!

Annnd... there was new material introduced! In true JLA fashion, I scent a spinoff in the future. A spinoff that I am excited about because the Prince (who still has no name) is just mmm-mmm fine. Fiiiiine. Overall, Brave is all in good fun and a good ending to a wonderful series.

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This... this is like forever away. T_T
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1,757 reviews754 followers
November 5, 2018
Sadly this was a bit of a disappointing end to this otherwise excellent trilogy. I was so annoyed for the first half of the book, listening to the main character constantly whine and moan really took its toll and severely affected my enjoyment of this book! It did get quite a bit better after the halfway mark when things finally got interesting and the complaining was done with.
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70 reviews93 followers
August 24, 2021
Esta es la tercera y última parte de esta trilogía.

Todo comienza donde lo dejo la segunda parte.
Tenemos a una Ivy bastante afectada por los sucesos que vivió y por más que se muestre bien ante Tink y Ren, la verdad es que no puede enfrentarse muy bien a esos recuerdos, y por ende la podemos encontrar un poco perdida, preguntándose continuamente si sigue siendo ella misma.
Es un personaje que pese a todo lo que tuvo que enfrentar, nunca perdió su esencia, fue evolucionando en cada libro pero sin dejar de ser ella. Lo cual me gustó mucho, pero si admito que me desesperaba un poquito cada vez que alejaba a alguien que quería ayudarla pero se puede entender perfectamente el porqué.

Por otro lado, Ren. Sigue teniendo la misma forma de ser que en los libros anteriores, y siempre está para Ivy, apoyándola y protegiéndola -como siempre- y más luego de los sucesos que leímos en "Semihumana".
Es un personaje que desde el primer libro me gustó muchísimo, es adorable y un gran compañero para Ivy. Además, fue evolucionando -a mi parecer- muy bien en el trascurso de los libros.

Tink por su parte, sigue siendo el que pone humor en los momentos más oportunos para desprendernos un poco de tanta tensión que lleva consigo la trama. Es un personaje que siempre da frescura en todo tipo de momentos. Sinceramente AMO a los personajes que son así.

En cuanto a la lectura en sí, me ha gustado muchísimo y no bajo el ritmo en ningún momento respecto a los libros anteriores; es decir, siguió la misma línea. Considero que fue una gran trilogía; entretenida, llena de acción, intriga, romance, con traidores y aliados que aparecen en los momentos que menos te lo esperas.
Si me piden alguna negativa, creo que no quedé muy conforme con el final, siento que pasó todo muy rápido, me esperaba algo más, me faltó leer algún plot twist más potente, ¿me explico?, y es justamente por eso no eso no le pude poner 5 estrellas.

Pero en resumen, me gustó muchísimo, y sin dudas son libros recomiendo leer y más si se busca algo rápido, sencillo de leer pero que contenga todo lo que en mis reseñas anteriores sobre esta trilogía, destaco.
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655 reviews53 followers
December 14, 2020
¿Qué?

¿Termina así? ¿Cómo es eso? Quiero más. Quiero saber qué pasa después.
Que pasa con la reina.
Con los príncipes.
Con los faes que siguen vivos.
Con la Orden.

Hay mil cosas que quedaron en el aire. Quiero más. Exijo más.
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Author 6 books79 followers
September 10, 2021
Tink was the best! His obsession with amazon prime and harry potter made me laugh so many times.
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422 reviews158 followers
March 23, 2019
SPOILERFREIE REZENSION!

Inhalt:

Jeder hasst Spoiler oder? Von daher werde ich hier keine große Inhaltsangabe geben, falls Jemand die Rezension liest und die vorherigen Bände noch nicht kennt.
Es geht in diesem Buch unmittelbar weiter mit Ivy und Ren und den Fae, die die Welt bedrohen. Wir begleiten die Beiden in ihrem finalen Abenteuer und erfahren, wie die ganze Geschichte ausgeht.

Meine Meinung:


Das Cover gefällt mir von allen drei Bänden am besten, weil ich die Farben total harmonisch finde. Ich war sehr gespannt auf das Finale der Reihe, weil mich Band 1 und 2 restlos von sich begeistern konnten.
Leider muss ich sagen, dass der letzte Teil der Trilogie mich ein bisschen enttäuscht hat. Es geht am Anfang wieder sehr rasant los und man ist sofort wieder im Geschehen drin, weil es direkt ans Ende des ersten Bandes anschließt. Doch in der Mitte des Buches wird die ganze Handlung etwas zäher und langatmiger. In diesem Teil hat mir doch sehr die Tiefe der Charaktere gefehlt, was ich sehr schade finde. Bis auf Tink – den ich immer noch einen der witzigsten Charaktere überhaupt finde – haben mich alle anderen Charaktere sehr kalt gelassen und es fiel mir schwer mit ihnen mitzufühlen.
Die Mischung aus Erotik und Handlung war mir auch ein wenig zu viel, leider. Das hätte das Buch nicht gebraucht.
Nichtsdestotrotz hat Jennifer L. Armentrout einen wahnsinnig packenden, lebendigen Schreibstil, sodass man nur durch die Seiten fliegt.

Das Ende war dann wieder actionreicher und ich habe es kaum geschafft mich vom Buch loszureißen. Leider finde ich, dass das Ende etwas abrupt kam und nicht ganz so geendet hat, wie ich es mir gewünscht hätte. Nicht alle meine Fragen wurden beantwortet – was nicht ganz so schlimm ist, weil man dann selbst noch über die Geschichte nachdenken kann. Aber das Ende war schon sehr rasant und das hat mich gestört. Die ganze Zeit wird auf das Ende hingearbeitet und dann wird es so schnell abgehandelt.

Eine Wendung im Buch hat mich aber sehr überrascht und die hat mir auch sehr gut gefallen.
Alles in allem hat mir auch das Setting wieder gut gefallen. Es hat sich einfach schön angefühlt wieder bei den Charakteren zu sein, auch wenn die Tiefe gefehlt hat. Doch so ganz überzeugen konnte mich der Abschluss der Reihe leider nicht und es war eindeutig der schwächste Band der Reihe.

Mein Fazit:
Für Fans von Jennifer L. Armentrout ist diese Reihe ein absolutes Muss! Auch wenn Band 3 nicht mit den Vorgängern mithalten konnte, war es ein solider Abschluss der Reihe und ich werde die Charaktere definitiv vermissen! Wem Erotik, gemischt mit Fantasy und viel Humor gefällt, der wird die Reihe sehr sehr lieben.
Von mir gibt es gute 3,5 Sterne für den Abschluss der Reihe, aber mit einer großen Tendenz zu den 4 Sternen.
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260 reviews30 followers
February 23, 2019
Der Abschluss der Reihe konnte mich zwar nicht absolut begeistern, war aber insgesamt gelungen. Vielleicht war ich ein klein wenig enttäuscht, weil ich mit erhofft hatte, dass die Autorin mit dieser Reihe an ihre Dark Elements Reihe herankommt, die mich absolut begeistert hat. Insgesamt war die Reihe auch wirklich solide, konnte mit Dark Elements für meinen Geschmack aber nicht mithalten. Die Charaktete waren sehr sympathisch (allen voran mein Favorit Tink) und es war durchweg spannend, trotzdem fehlte mir der Nervenkitzel. Auch die Beziehung von Ren und Ivy war gut, hätte aber noch mehr Tiefgang vertragen können (und dafür gerne die ein oder andere erotische Szene weniger!).
Insgesamt eine gute, solide Reihe, die Spass gemacht hat, leider aber nicht mit meiner geliebten Dark Elements Reihe mithalten konnte.
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321 reviews1,791 followers
December 3, 2018
He pasado muchos nervios con esta novela y debo decir que ese final... menudo final de trilogía! Me hubiese gustado algo un poco más cerrado, pero me ha parecido algo diferente y me ha llamado la atención. Sigo adorando a Tink! La autora consigue darle un toque de humor a la novela con ciertos personajes, que son adorables. El inicio se me hizo algo lento y pesado, pero eso solo duro un par de capítulos, luego no he podido parar de leer. Y con esto cierro una saga con la que no empecé con buen pie, pero sin duda ha acabado genial.
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726 reviews38 followers
August 23, 2021
I loved everything about this book and this series it surpassed all of my expectation tink is awesome and so funny.
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