Calia Read

"For Etienne and me, our love has always left a trace. It reigns over kingdoms, and rules over time. With Etienne now in the present day, the echoes of time grow louder. We must face the answers we seek to set things right. However, we must be incredibly careful. One false move and everything we love will be destroyed. And this time, could be the end of our surviving trace."--Page 4 of cover.

Echoes of Time

3 of 5 stars

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To be honest, the first book was the best book out of the trilogy. This book ended without even giving a solid ground. There's so many things left unexplained about how the time travelling system worked. I mean, there are tiny information splashed everywhere, like the characters giving their own conclusions, but no firm explanation as to why they were brought together despite living in different eras. That being said, it was kind of underwhelming that this hadn't given a solid story. 

About the romance between Etienne and Serene, I'll be honest and say that that was one heck of a love between the characters. I admire the connection and the love they have for each other. I know this book was all about them, but I can't help but hope for something more. Not out of them, exactly. Their relationship was enough and more. But I do wish there are more Livingston in the story. Hell, he was amnesiac the whole time and I missed the jolly Livingston and his shit-eating grin. And aside from that, I want more of Nat and Asa! I mean, I know they are just the side characters, but I wished the author added more of Nat and Asa and their secret glances with each other. They deserved to have their own story. I think there will be because I've seen the latest book from Calia Read The Belgrave Dynasty series with Livingston and Rainey as the main character in the first book. Hoping that Nat and Asa will have their own. 

Overall, this book was not exactly bad. It was just underwhelming and could have been more.

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

“Our love holds time together.”

Serene and Etienne have been on a wild, epic, time-defying journey for their love, in finding it and keeping it alive. I can’t think of another series like this one – it’s about time travel, yes, but it’s a romance like no other. This series has kept my heart pounding and aching for these two characters who we KNOW are meant to be, despite time dictating otherwise. We finally come to the conclusion to Serene and Etienne’s heart-wrenching romance in Echoes of Time, and I couldn’t be happier about how their story ended.

“I lost my heart but found my soul in you. This was all worth it. My surviving trace.”

Echoes of Time picks up right where The Reigning and the Rule left off, with the cliffhanger that was both epic and god-awful. Serene and Etienne are reunited, but how do they stay together, in whatever era they’re in? Will their love be enough to defy time? Calia Read once again delivers an emotional, tumultuous, breathtaking novel, one that fans of the series will not want to miss. This is the book we’ve been waiting for, the one with all the answers that have built up throughout the series. We get POVs from Etienne, Serene, and even Nathalie. Things are left a little open-ended for side characters, especially Nathalie, Asa, and Livingston, so I hope we get their books.

You know that one book or series that makes you a lifelong fan of an author? The Surviving Time series is it for me for Calia Read. When I started The Surviving Trace, I had no idea what I was in for. Two books later, I can firmly say that Serene and Etienne’s love story is an unforgettable one and they’ve made a place in my heart. THANK YOU to Calia Read for giving us such an epic romance. What a wonderful ending to this whirlwind of a story!

Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version.

Thanks to the author for generously providing me an ARC to review.

Amazon Ebook: https://amzn.to/2EBcxVF

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Ashlee

Gosh, I really loved the way this ended and it’s safe to say this trilogy completely swept me away into its embrace. Definitely earned an easy spot into my all-time favorites.

Fantastic romance, multifaceted and interesting characters you can root for, and a plot that will constantly keep you on your toes. Worth every star and then some.

It’s left me even more excited to get to Livingston and Nat’s stories!

Echoes of Time

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