Synopsis
After nearly being drained of her ability and betrayed by a man her father trusted, Becca Ingle was left with one clue - Ciaran Shea. He holds the key to the downfall of the power-mad Holder, Darragh, and can ensure the safety of both Holder and Human kind alike... but is he willing to help? Becca, Alex, Jocelyn, and Cormac set out for Adare Manor to meet with the Bhunaidh, an aristocratic group of pure blooded Holders of whom Ciaran is a rumored member. However, when Becca discovers that they might not be the only ones after the information Ciaran has, everyone begins to wonder if Bhunaidh might not be as univolved wit Darragh as they claim.
A race to uncover Ciaran's secrets begins, where the line between friend and foe is blurred, and everyone seems t have their own agenda. Becca will have to call on every ability at her disposal to uncover the truth, all the while knowing that sometims the aswers is more dangerous that the question.
Opinion
It’s hard for
me to describe what I thought about this book. Obviously I loved it as much as the
previous book, The Holders, but it was so different than the Holders.
The Seers
picks up some weeks after we left The Holders. Becca, her father, Cormac and
Alex are preparing to travel to Adare Manore to meet with the Bhunaidh, an
aristocratic group of pure blooded Holders in search for answers to their many
questions. But as it seems Becca and her group of friends are not the only one
looking for those answers. We get to meet a lot of new people, some whom I immediately
liked like Steven, some whom grew on me like Bastian and some of them I still
don’t like. Generally all the aristocrats were quite irritating they were to
stuck up with status and prestige and if I were Becca I would hate being around
them too. At the same time we still got to see the characters from book one. Especially
Alex and Chloe were still important. But from time to time we still got a glimpse
of what Min and the others were doing back at the academy. I loved that, most
of the time when a book has another location than in the previous book authors
seem to forget that some great characters are still left behind at the old
place and that readers might be curious about them.
In The
Holders Becca discovered her abilities as a Holder and she was getting used to
moving from the US to Ireland. She was busy with making new friends and falling
in love.
Becca returns in full-force with her stubborn and protective nature and her sarcastic humor. All these elements made her lovely and at the same time realistically flawed. Not to forget she’s still brave, sure she acts before she thinks sometimes but we all do that sometimes and that’s what made her so realistic and great. It was also great to see that her relationship with her father developed further and that they finally got to know each other again. And we got to know why he abandoned Becca’s family all those years ago.
Becca returns in full-force with her stubborn and protective nature and her sarcastic humor. All these elements made her lovely and at the same time realistically flawed. Not to forget she’s still brave, sure she acts before she thinks sometimes but we all do that sometimes and that’s what made her so realistic and great. It was also great to see that her relationship with her father developed further and that they finally got to know each other again. And we got to know why he abandoned Becca’s family all those years ago.
Like in the
first book there were enough plot twist to keep the book interesting and at the
end we got the action. I can’t wait to read till the third book comes out after
what happened at the end of the book. Everything can happen and I’m curious how
it will turn out. The Seers was everything I expected from it after reading The
Holders. A must read for everyone who loves YA fantasy books.
Giveaway
Open interantional
Prize: A signed copy of both The Holders and The Seers, series swag (bookmark, character booklet, etc), a crystal ball necklace, and a custom-made Celtic gown inspired by Becca's gala dress!
Author bio
Julianna wos born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and spent the majority of her educational career conviced she would be a musician. However, after receiving her music degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, she realized she'd been born in the worn era for her dreams of singing jazz to adoring fans clad in zood-suits and flapper dresses to come true, and began to wonder if her true calling might be elsewhere. While Julianna had always exelled at writing throughout school, she'd never considered it a career possibility until about three years ago, when she'd gotten her first story idea and decided to go for it. She grabbed her laptop, started typing away, and has never looked back.
Extra
Title: The Seers
Author: Julianna Scott
Series: Holders
Genre: fantasy, Young Adult
Publisher: Strange Chemistry
Publication date: February 4th 2014
Pages: 384 (paperback)
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