Shattered Souls
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Summary
Mourning the loss of her cousin and missing bond， Dyna lies trapped with the enemy。 Alone and afraid， the time has come to be her own savior。 She will use every skill and spell her Guardians taught her to survive。 Because the damsel is dead。 This time， she fights。
Cassiel and the Guardians are desperate to find their Maiden。 Except they cannot do it alone。 The journey to cross Troll Bridge proves harder than ever as they race against the impending winter。 When the High King summons him to answer for his crimes， Cassiel will sacrifice everything in order to save the one person he can’t live without。 Even if it means his fate will end in exile—or a throne。
Dyna and her Guardians will all face a trial by fire as they confront their greatest threat yet。 Themselves。 And when ice meets flame， will they be willing to pay the price？
The hunt for Mount Ida reaches new heights and dark lows as the Guardians of the Maiden continues in this heart gripping tale about the bounds of love， duty， and power。
Cassiel and the Guardians are desperate to find their Maiden。 Except they cannot do it alone。 The journey to cross Troll Bridge proves harder than ever as they race against the impending winter。 When the High King summons him to answer for his crimes， Cassiel will sacrifice everything in order to save the one person he can’t live without。 Even if it means his fate will end in exile—or a throne。
Dyna and her Guardians will all face a trial by fire as they confront their greatest threat yet。 Themselves。 And when ice meets flame， will they be willing to pay the price？
The hunt for Mount Ida reaches new heights and dark lows as the Guardians of the Maiden continues in this heart gripping tale about the bounds of love， duty， and power。
Reviews
Queen H
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Couldn’t think of a better name for this book even if I tried。 I cannot put into words the absolute rollercoaster of emotions this book has put me in。Again the writing of this series is so incredibly outstanding that no matter how much pain， happiness， grief and love I feel when reading， I can’t stop。 I love this book dearly as well as this series。Cannot wait to see where this goes。
Nicole
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The journey and story told in the third installment of Guardians of the Maiden were intense， fast-paced， and ultimately， a tear-jerker。 I loved everything about this book， even if the very ending utterly broke my heart。 There are a lot of relationships and character growth throughout。 I loved the additional POVs Beck gives us in this book – like Rawn！ The world and story just keep getting more interesting。 There were so many twists and turns I did NOT see coming， and I cannot wait to see where B The journey and story told in the third installment of Guardians of the Maiden were intense， fast-paced， and ultimately， a tear-jerker。 I loved everything about this book， even if the very ending utterly broke my heart。 There are a lot of relationships and character growth throughout。 I loved the additional POVs Beck gives us in this book – like Rawn！ The world and story just keep getting more interesting。 There were so many twists and turns I did NOT see coming， and I cannot wait to see where Beck takes us next。I cannot recommend this series enough for fans of upper YA fantasy， like Elise Kova。 。。。more
Hope Alex
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My heart is now shattered… full review in a few days once I can collect all my thoughts without crying lol。
Hallie’s Bookshelf
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I don’t even have the words right now to write a coherent review。 I AM UNWELL。 HOW COULD YOU BECK。 anyways， go read Shattered Souls because it’s great。Edit: it’s been a few hours and I have had time to compose my thoughts。 Starting off， although this book may be chunky， there is never a dull moment。 I seriously could not put it down。 Dyna and Cassiel will forever have my heart。 If you have not read Beck’s books， this is your sign to do so。 I will never stop talking about them。 I love the charact I don’t even have the words right now to write a coherent review。 I AM UNWELL。 HOW COULD YOU BECK。 anyways， go read Shattered Souls because it’s great。Edit: it’s been a few hours and I have had time to compose my thoughts。 Starting off， although this book may be chunky， there is never a dull moment。 I seriously could not put it down。 Dyna and Cassiel will forever have my heart。 If you have not read Beck’s books， this is your sign to do so。 I will never stop talking about them。 I love the characters， the story， EVERYTHING。 That ending though！！！ SO CRAZY！！ This was a roller coaster of a book and I was feeling all the feels。 I knew it was going to be a 5 star read from the very beginning。 If I could rate something a 6/5 this would be it。 Also， there may or may not be a character named after yours truly in there so you should definitely read it to find him！ 。。。more
Karlita Her Royal Geekness
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we return to this story and continue with the guardians and their maiden。I was waiting so long for this book。I found it a bit slow at times， but the ending made up for everything I need blood and revenge
Mandy
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4。5⭐️ I am not ok。 I need to sit on this to form a proper review。 So much happened over these 1，000 pages。 So good， but now I understand the title…。
Madeline Reddick
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I got the lovely opportunity to receive an ARC of this amazing book。 This is a voluntary review and I am very excited to share my thoughts。 This is book three in the Guardians of the Maiden series。 Divine Blood is book one。 。There are not enough words to describe the beauty Beck created。 She gave us so much in this book。 More than we deserved。 This book is over 1000 pages people。 It was like receiving two books in one， but boy did we pay for it at the end。 It was like she ripped my heart clean o I got the lovely opportunity to receive an ARC of this amazing book。 This is a voluntary review and I am very excited to share my thoughts。 This is book three in the Guardians of the Maiden series。 Divine Blood is book one。 。There are not enough words to describe the beauty Beck created。 She gave us so much in this book。 More than we deserved。 This book is over 1000 pages people。 It was like receiving two books in one， but boy did we pay for it at the end。 It was like she ripped my heart clean out of my chest。 This book picks up right where book two ended。 A search has begun that has you reading at the speed of light for it to be found。 Pay very close attention in this book as there are so many hints throughout of what is to come。 You are going to visit new places。 Meet new people。 Discover new secrets。 Fall so madly in love with these characters and their stories。 But the world can be cruel to everyone involved。 This book was phenomenal。 This author does such a great job writing in multiple POVs。 I love seeing everyone views and I hope we will gain more in the future。 She had me on a rollercoaster of emotions。 Falling for men I probably shouldn’t。 Hold my kindle so tight I might break it half。 Skipping meals。 Staying up way past bedtime。 Fated mates。 Adventure。 Magic。 Love。 Found family。 “They took her from me。” His voice sounded strange to him， like a monstrous beast speaking from his mouth。 “They will all burn。”And somehow， everything seemed to align in that moment as if at last he had found his home。“Where do you find the strength to be this strong？” “We are women。 The strength finds us。”“I beg your pardon。” “You’re more than welcome to beg for it。”“Who hurt you？” The question was a growl， raspy and thick。“Sometimes we may need hardship in order to appreciate the good，”“Mine，” he growled， his fingers digging possessively into her waist。 She sighed and arched her spine so his lips found her throat。 “Yours。”。Now if you haven’t started this series start it。 If you have， continue on。 。。。more
Caylen
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I enjoyed where this story went。 Loved the characters and the story line。 It’s definitely building to something more。 But， some parts definitely did seem to drag out。I have to say the last 20% was the most intense。 And I didn’t really see it ending on that cliffhanger！I read somewhere that this is going to go on for another 4 books。 So we shall see what happens！ Hopefully it won’t be 4 more books。 It doesn’t seem like the story needs to drag out that long。 Our main heroine definitely needs to co I enjoyed where this story went。 Loved the characters and the story line。 It’s definitely building to something more。 But， some parts definitely did seem to drag out。I have to say the last 20% was the most intense。 And I didn’t really see it ending on that cliffhanger！I read somewhere that this is going to go on for another 4 books。 So we shall see what happens！ Hopefully it won’t be 4 more books。 It doesn’t seem like the story needs to drag out that long。 Our main heroine definitely needs to connect with her other guardian who she knows and then another。 Hopefully， the meeting won’t be another book each and then more books with all of the action。I would have given more stars， but after all of the waiting for this book to come out…I was super frustrated with so many grammatical errors。For example…Part of one quote…said I was going to see her bear。 That could be taken a lot of ways in the scene it was written 😂。 But， it should have been bare。 And mistakes like that happened a lot throughout the book。Definitely enjoyed this story and am invested in it。 I can’t write a book or novel for the life of me…so who am I to judge 🤷♀️Just my opinions。Can’t wait to see what happens next in this story and with this authors writing！ 。。。more
Cat
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4。5 stars I'm really sad this book is over。 I love just being immersed in a world with compelling， multi-dimensional characters。 One of my only issues with it is that I'm starting to get confused at what the ultimate goal is。 We keep branching on these side tangents， that might not actually be side tangents because maybe what we thought the endgame was actually isn't？ I feel like the direction of the story is getting a little muddled and I hope that the story's trajectory is more clear in the ne 4。5 stars I'm really sad this book is over。 I love just being immersed in a world with compelling， multi-dimensional characters。 One of my only issues with it is that I'm starting to get confused at what the ultimate goal is。 We keep branching on these side tangents， that might not actually be side tangents because maybe what we thought the endgame was actually isn't？ I feel like the direction of the story is getting a little muddled and I hope that the story's trajectory is more clear in the next book。Also took off a half star just because I caught quite a few spelling errors and missing words （ex: i noticed the use of "bear" when it was meant to be "bare"）（view spoiler）[ stupid males being all self-righteous and making stupid decisions due to trauma。 like why Cassiel， why must you do this？ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
PaperImaginings
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SHATTERED SOULS - 5 mother effin 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟[Disclaimer: reader high， emotional levels all over the place bec of this damm book， review prognosis: grim。 I'm a mess。 😂]Yall， this book。 LITERALLY SHATTERED SOULS - the characters and mine。What the effin hell。 I'm entertaining so many emotions right now。 This book got to me bad。The book is thicc。 What a massive undertaking and how wonderfully done。 I've highlighted so many， what a trove this book is。Beck really took the time to flesh out her characters in SHATTERED SOULS - 5 mother effin 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟[Disclaimer: reader high， emotional levels all over the place bec of this damm book， review prognosis: grim。 I'm a mess。 😂]Yall， this book。 LITERALLY SHATTERED SOULS - the characters and mine。What the effin hell。 I'm entertaining so many emotions right now。 This book got to me bad。The book is thicc。 What a massive undertaking and how wonderfully done。 I've highlighted so many， what a trove this book is。Beck really took the time to flesh out her characters in a way you'll know them intimately， their darkest and purest moments。 There's a lot to unpack and love with all them。 It has been the case since the beginning and it continues， even supersedes the dive into the characters in SS。Plotline was not rushed and gave the story room to breathe and unfold on its own。 It wouldn't work and I wouldn't have it any other way。 What's on SS？ Villain backstory， celestial politics， character revelations， action， lots of magic， dealing with childhood trauma， choosing to live， the purest love， hope， and then pain， and hurt， and heartbreak。 （You see why I'm a mess？ 😭）SS gets real and deep and it's beautiful bec it is so。My characters standouts，Dynalya growth。 The girl will never fail to suprise me。 I loved how authentic her development and self discovery is。 But that epilogue Dyna， what a force and I await to see more。Tarn， is terrifying in the most human sense。 His path to villainy could happen to anyone and it's scary how a choice could determine it for a person。 He's also prolly one of my heartbreaks on this book bec he made me hope。 He's one of the most human villain I've read thus far and his page time are always interesting to read， one of the highlights I say。BOOK FOUR WILL BE EPIC AND I CANNOT WAIT。 😭❤️ 。。。more
Madeeha Idrees
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Shattered Souls is the third book in the Guardians of the Madian series and the stakes were raised immeasurably for all。 From the first page I was on the edge of my seat holding my breath with each sentence and not able to think of anything else until I finished it。 We see so much growth and development for all but Dynas is the largest。 She turns into a fierce warrior determined not to rely on others to protect her。 There were more twist and turns throughout the book and there was never a dull m Shattered Souls is the third book in the Guardians of the Madian series and the stakes were raised immeasurably for all。 From the first page I was on the edge of my seat holding my breath with each sentence and not able to think of anything else until I finished it。 We see so much growth and development for all but Dynas is the largest。 She turns into a fierce warrior determined not to rely on others to protect her。 There were more twist and turns throughout the book and there was never a dull moment。 Even the sweet moments were there to propel the story forward keeping me engrossed。 This epic fantasy holds up to its genre， but in the title as well。 This book will leave you Shattered but wanting more。The stakes for all were truly raised not letting anyone go by without growing and I’m thrilled and also terrified to see where the journey to Mt Ida takes them。 Beck out did herself with this one and I cannot wait for the next 4 in the series。 。。。more
♦ Diana ♦
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“All my life， I had been searching for something， never knowing what it was。。。until now。 My soul was waiting for you。”Actual rating: ∞ /5 ⭐'sGenre: Upper YA Epic Dark Fantasy Age Level: Recommended age 17+TW's: strong violence， gore， murder， drugs， heavy grief and loss， language， assault， child abuse， indication of suicide。I'm not ok。 First of all， I knew the ending would kill me based off reactions from other readers， some reviews and of course - the title。 But holy mother of fantasy！ It's been “All my life， I had been searching for something， never knowing what it was。。。until now。 My soul was waiting for you。”Actual rating: ∞ /5 ⭐'sGenre: Upper YA Epic Dark Fantasy Age Level: Recommended age 17+TW's: strong violence， gore， murder， drugs， heavy grief and loss， language， assault， child abuse， indication of suicide。I'm not ok。 First of all， I knew the ending would kill me based off reactions from other readers， some reviews and of course - the title。 But holy mother of fantasy！ It's been couple of hours since I finished this chunky book。 When I say chunky， I mean bit over 1000 pages （in AMZ it shows 1054pages） of pure magic and emotional roller coaster。 Beck has truly outdone herself - It。 Was。 PHENOMENAL！ Author masterfully continues to write multiple pov's， thought which we fall even more in love with all the characters and their world。 Shattered Souls is divided by three parts and it felt like you are gifted 2 books at once。 It is effortlessly balanced between all parts， plot and character growth。 There was never a dull moment for me while I was reading it。 I basically inhaled whole book in one breath and still craved more。 What is sleep and eating？ Don't know what you are talking about！ If you could see me while I read it， you would see me often smiling like an idiot， giggling， cursing， gawking at some scenes or looking like a sad potato， because emotional damage。。 you know？ I highlighted so much， that I could probably create a novella。 This book was full of wisdom and inspiration。 And some cruel truths， despite story being fantasy。Anyways， ''going on a long journey'' plot continues with some great twists and perfect pacing。 We got more information about realms， celestial politics， dealings with childhood trauma， character backstories and， in my opinion， clever hints in of what is to come。 And so much more。 Oh， and more romance， because we are shameless creatures that have been waiting far too long for this to finally happen hahaAnd then we have THE CHARACTERSSo damaged。 So deliciously damaged， in such wonderful ways。 Dyna and Cas。 Two souls cut from the same cloth of stars。 They don't care about riches， titles or lands。 They just want to be together。 But it fear of losing each other， they are willing to do whatever it takes。 And that can be a dangerous thing。。 I just wanted to say how absolutely beautiful rite scenes were。 To be so open and vulnerable is not easy。 And their confessions - lovely。 I was swept off my feet with their love for each other。 Swoon！It was marvelous to witness how Dyna becomes stronger and fiercer than before。 Especially after camp。 She has been trough so much and it will not be the end of her journey of self-discovery。 You can see her growth and struggle with each chapter。 Particularly after scene involving feathers。 She is getting braver and more clearer of what she wants。 She flourishes just like a flower。 There were many moments where I agreed with Cas about 'stupid human' statement。 But at the same time I get why some reactions are like that。 We love our brave human， who often （I mean often） finds herself in danger and makes reckless and poor decisions。 I can't wait to see what she will do next。 Dyna attacked with everything she had。 She beat down the frail， naïve girl that left North Star。 Tore apart her weakness。 Kicked down her failures。 Punched through her fear。 She shredded it all away until her flimsy shell crumbled into itself。 And with each strike that followed， that frail girl slowly began to perish。Art by @petit_kitsuneAnd Cas - we love our overprotective prince aka softie。 But others can't know it， because he has a reputation to uphold。 We finally learn more of his backstory and boy it is a rough one。 Before Dyna， his spirit was broken。 He was lonely， but he grew stronger - if only in spite of those who wronged him。 But then Dyna came and slowly， oh so slowly he came alive again。 Bit by bit。 It was adorable and sweet to witness him being more free and not guarded with his emotions。 It all poured out of him。 Many new things will be discovered about him and I can't wait for you to learn them。 I also appreciated how the gang came to be together for him after Dyna was taken。 It was very easy for Cas to lose all his hope， but he received strength from companions。 “They took her from me。” His voice sounded strange to him， like a monstrous beast speaking from his mouth。 “They will all burn。”Art by @petit_kitsuneZev - I adore Zev and want to bath him in happiness， freedom and love。 He is kind， selfless and still struggling。 Broken。 Protective。 They way how he talked about his scars and what they mean to him - I needed tissues。 He puts others in first place， disregarding his own happiness。 Scene in the woods with him and Other was much needed。 And how funny his and Cas's bromance was lol I need more of that。 It was refreshing。 “Sometimes we may need hardships in order to appreciate the good。 ” “There will be days more trying that others， but I want to experience all of it， live trough it all。 With them。”Lucenna - She has become such a vital part of their group。 She is a friend you can confide in， someone you trust with your private thoughts， and who you're sure can keep a secret。 There are still a lot of things we don't know about her， so I am intrigued to learn more。 And her banter with Klyde - Ma'am， I would also be staring at those dimples and chiseled abs， day and night。 No need to lie。 And Klyde is comedic legend。 Don't argue with me。 “I have no interest in using such a crude weapon。 It's too long and heavy。”“Aye， not the first time I've heard that。”“Oh， one would think you were raised in a barn。 Why do you continue to vex me？”“I can't help myself。 You're prettiest when you're mean。”Rawn - I was happy to get more chapters about our leader。 His confession scene with Zev was heartbreaking。 He always has this silent authority that is full of wisdom and guidance。 And to see him before portal scene - so hopeless， it was sad。 But he is strong， loyal and fierce。 Nothing will stop him to reach his goal。“Pain is not meant to break you。 Enduring it is in itself a cruel trial of strength。 It will take some time to heal， if that is what you wish。 It’s not an easy road， nor a short one， but do not dwell on how long the journey is。 The top of one mountain is the bottom of the next。 Therefore， keep climbing。 Eventually， you will arrive where you are meant to be。”Tarn - We get to spend time with this twisted persona。 He's a complex， calculating， cold and merciless villain。 The path how he came to be is so somewhat humane。 It could have happened to any of us。。 How foolish I was to believe in some things。。 But that aside， his childhood backstory - bring the tissues again。 I don't know what to expect of him in the next book。 But I have a sense it will be wicked。“No one is ever purely evil， as no one is ever purely good。 We all have darkness in our hearts， Maiden。 Even you。”Von - I wanted to shake and slap him since the beginning。 Some hidden truths and past events were unraveled。 I don't know what to write now about him without giving away too much。 I just hope he achieves his new goal and promise。。He failed and failed and continually failed。 His whole life was constructed of failures， and he knew nothing else。 There was no end to it。As much as hurtful the ending and particular moments in this book were， I congratulate author on her best book yet！ 🤍 IF YOU STILL HAVE NOT READ GOTM - PLEASE DO！ Start with Divine Blood and be amazed， my friend！ It starts slow， as any multi-book story would。 And then boom - third book takes you to another realm of crazy。 Enjoy！Reasons to pick up this series:* World filled with angels， sorceresses， mages， mercenaries， elves， fae， trolls， werewolves， and literally anything else you can think of* Found family* ''Who hurt you？ and ''Mine/Yours''* Witty / sweet / classic ya fantasy banter * Layered and Character driven plot* Politics and scheming* Childhood trauma* Heartbreaking moments* Betrayals * Sweet and tender first real intimacy moments （if you know what I'm talking about *wink）* Lyrical and lush writing* A well done 'prophecy trope'* Action packed scenes with magic， brutal fighting and quiet moments in between“It was a dream，'' he whispered。 ''Now we have to wake up。”Thank you to Beck Michaels， for gifting me an eARC in exchange for an honest review！ All thoughts are my own and left voluntarily。 。。。more
Ashley
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The beginning of this book already had me emotional。 The way Beck Michaels can describe such pain in such a way that breaks my heart。 The world even to the trees or the earth is described in such a beautiful way。 The world and the characters have a depth that is captivating。 In this edition， we get to see Dyna become stronger。 In the past books， it was almost as if everyone was taking care of her but she holds her own with determination。 It was great to see her character’s growth。 She goes throu The beginning of this book already had me emotional。 The way Beck Michaels can describe such pain in such a way that breaks my heart。 The world even to the trees or the earth is described in such a beautiful way。 The world and the characters have a depth that is captivating。 In this edition， we get to see Dyna become stronger。 In the past books， it was almost as if everyone was taking care of her but she holds her own with determination。 It was great to see her character’s growth。 She goes through a lot which shapes her to become a character with a hardness by the end of the book。We also get so many surprises with Cassiel’s past and also get to see a change in his character。Because of the multiple POVs we also get to see Avon’s story and the other Guardian’s self discovery and overcoming demons。 Can I also say this book is full of action， romance satisfying， tear jerkers， and pain。This high fantasy series is one of my favorites and Shatteted Souls is by far my favorite read of the year。 。。。more
Valarie Aguayo
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PERFECTWOW！ This series。 This book is amazing from beginning to end！ Every single scene was so well written！ So vital I could not put it down！ 108 chapters and it went by so fast！ I cannot wait to see Dynalya in book 4！
Bess
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First off let me right a huge wrong。。。。。I RESCIND MY REVIEW OF BONDED FATE！！！！Shattered Souls is by far the BEST book in the series （so far）。 So much happens I just can't review the entire book on its own。 But basically in a book-world full of CW content this book is PEAK HBO content and I hope you understand what I mean by that， and no I don't mean spice level！ I also understand the epic tale Beck is weaving and the third book truly is high stakes， more character development and new characters。 First off let me right a huge wrong。。。。。I RESCIND MY REVIEW OF BONDED FATE！！！！Shattered Souls is by far the BEST book in the series （so far）。 So much happens I just can't review the entire book on its own。 But basically in a book-world full of CW content this book is PEAK HBO content and I hope you understand what I mean by that， and no I don't mean spice level！ I also understand the epic tale Beck is weaving and the third book truly is high stakes， more character development and new characters。 I don't know how she does it but it all flows seamlessly。 In a world of instant gratification this book truly cements the journey these characters are going through and you are reading the journey step by step and honestly how journeys took before technology。 I'm a romance in a novel kind of gal but the ending felt sooooo right to me。 I want Bad Bitch Dyna to burn it all down and I want to give Cass the biggest hug ever。 I love the Guardian's friendship and Loyalty to one another not just to Dyna。 Beck also lays more foundation down while building on top of her storylines and this is why this book surpasses any books I've read this year。 A lot does happen in the book， so take it slowly。。。 it is split into parts making it easier to really absorb all that is taking place and believe me A LOT happens。 PLEASE READ THIS SERIES！！！ The first two don't even compare to Shattered Souls and they were written by the same person AND there's 4 more after this！ 。。。more
Taylornicg
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SCREAMING！ I loved it！！！！It is so hard to begin to describe this book。 First off。 I couldn’t put it down。 I read it in 24 hours including sleep and a 9 hour work day。 Obsessed is putting it lightly。 The dynamics of the characters is still so strong。 I love/hate the path that both Dyna and Cassiel are on。 The guardians have gone through so much already。 My heart breaks for each and everyone of them。 I cannot fathom how Beck keeps track of all of the story lines that are happening。 Each one was gi SCREAMING！ I loved it！！！！It is so hard to begin to describe this book。 First off。 I couldn’t put it down。 I read it in 24 hours including sleep and a 9 hour work day。 Obsessed is putting it lightly。 The dynamics of the characters is still so strong。 I love/hate the path that both Dyna and Cassiel are on。 The guardians have gone through so much already。 My heart breaks for each and everyone of them。 I cannot fathom how Beck keeps track of all of the story lines that are happening。 Each one was given such great details。 With the exception of Rawn。 I want more of our stoic guidelander。 This book filled me with so many emotions and I already need to do a reread。 Do not sleep on this series！ Cannot wait for the next book！！！！！ 。。。more
Jennie
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I got This book as an arc And all I can say I think it’s the best one yet of the 3 I love it And don’t get attached to some side characters never know who’s gonna live or die
Sowmya （bookishelflife）
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I should have known better because the title……shattered！ Absolutely wrecked！！ 😖
Juliette Wells
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I received an ARC for Shattered Souls。 I only read a few chapters， since I wanted to reread book 1 & 2（🥰💙）。 While I wait for my physical copy of Shattered Souls to arrived。 I am already crying and worried for our characters， and loving the story it is amazing and making it hard not to read on， because even though I want to and need to know what happened next。 I want to continue my binge reading when I have my physical copy in my hands。 Beck Michaels is a storytelling queen！ 👑
Kennadie
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Received an ARC- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love absolutely everything about this soul shattering book。 the world building and characters were amazing and their choices and decisions they made were very on point。 I was sobbing and laughing and feeling every mixed emotion they were feeling。 I wish i could read it again for the first time！ The more the books reveal the characters， the more I end up loving them。 overall， the characters were amazing and so was the world building。 i absolutely adore the way Beck Received an ARC- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love absolutely everything about this soul shattering book。 the world building and characters were amazing and their choices and decisions they made were very on point。 I was sobbing and laughing and feeling every mixed emotion they were feeling。 I wish i could read it again for the first time！ The more the books reveal the characters， the more I end up loving them。 overall， the characters were amazing and so was the world building。 i absolutely adore the way Beck describes things。 Cant wait for the next book！！ 。。。more
Jada
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thank you so much to Beck Michaels & Paper Myths for this arc :））let me first start off by saying that i absolutely LOVED the first two books okay！ they were phenomenal。 once again， Beck MADE ANOTHER PHENOMENAL BOOK！ this was a long one， ngl， but it was truly sooo good！ i love seeing the guardians all together & working together！ it truly makes my heart so happy！ i think dyna’s growth in the end was soooo intriguing！ like i’m ready for a more badass dyna🤭 i’m so unbelievably proud of zev！ i alwa thank you so much to Beck Michaels & Paper Myths for this arc :））let me first start off by saying that i absolutely LOVED the first two books okay！ they were phenomenal。 once again， Beck MADE ANOTHER PHENOMENAL BOOK！ this was a long one， ngl， but it was truly sooo good！ i love seeing the guardians all together & working together！ it truly makes my heart so happy！ i think dyna’s growth in the end was soooo intriguing！ like i’m ready for a more badass dyna🤭 i’m so unbelievably proud of zev！ i always felt like his trauma was so overlooked but i’m so happy he got the happiness he deserved！！ and rawn… UGH he needs more screen time！ like i need more of him！！ and my girl lucenna！！ she’s amazing- as always！ and then cassiel…i love him so much…like so much！ and his character arc at the end-i’m sooo ready for the next book！！ i LOVE dyna & cassiel！！ like their love is so pure 🫶🏽 i’m so obsessed with them… Beck you are cruel for the ending btw。 now i’m going to talk about an underrated couple / character real quick。 i’m a von apologist。 LIKE COME ON！ HE DESERVES BETTER！！ HIM & YAVI 💔 THEY DESERVE SO MUCH MORE OH MY GOD！ anyways， the plot was definitely soo good！ i liked how it was intense at first then it got calm and collected， then it just went haywire & everything was thrown at me 😭 like don’t get me wrong， it was good…i just wished it stayed calm & collected。 i could not handle the last 20%。 like i was crying and shocked then happy then crying…you get it。 Beck really knows how to make an amazing book！ this book barley came out yet & i already wish the fourth one would come out rn 😪 。。。more
Alexia
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If you have the sudden craving for a book that will rip out your heart and stomp on it， may I suggest Shattered Souls？Thank you to the author for the gifted eARC， but now I'm going to have to go pay for therapy because I am not okay！！！ This monster of a book was a rollercoaster of action and emotions that made me feel things for characters I did not think I'd be feeling anything towards except contempt。 Beck Michaels has done a a commendable job of weaving together numerous threads and subplots If you have the sudden craving for a book that will rip out your heart and stomp on it， may I suggest Shattered Souls？Thank you to the author for the gifted eARC， but now I'm going to have to go pay for therapy because I am not okay！！！ This monster of a book was a rollercoaster of action and emotions that made me feel things for characters I did not think I'd be feeling anything towards except contempt。 Beck Michaels has done a a commendable job of weaving together numerous threads and subplots to create an intriguing and mysterious story。 We learn so much more about our main characters and villains， yet that finale has ensured we have a million more questions to motivate us to read the next instalment。 This book delivered on what it promised - it absolutely shattered my soul and I am still coming to terms with how everything unfolded。 Join me in agony by reading this book yourselves！ 。。。more
Aleksandra
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Thank so much Beck Michaels for this ARC！Shattered Souls is the third book in Guardians of the Maiden series and OMG if you loved the first two books in this series you so aren’t ready for how incredible this one is！Since this is the third book I don’t want to give any spoilers， but it begins right where book 2 ended。 I had high expectations and many theories about what could happen and， as always， Beck Michaels wrote a book that totally blew my mind！ There were so many plot twists and I was sho Thank so much Beck Michaels for this ARC！Shattered Souls is the third book in Guardians of the Maiden series and OMG if you loved the first two books in this series you so aren’t ready for how incredible this one is！Since this is the third book I don’t want to give any spoilers， but it begins right where book 2 ended。 I had high expectations and many theories about what could happen and， as always， Beck Michaels wrote a book that totally blew my mind！ There were so many plot twists and I was shocked so many times， just when I thought I finally figured something out the author proved me wrong and I loved it！ I also love those characters and their relationships so much and their growth in Shattered Souls was beautiful。 Dyna， Cassiel and Zev went through so much already and there were some scenes here that I was waiting for since book 1 and it was amazing to see them finally accept what they are destined for！ Can’t wait to see what more is in store for them。 According to Amazon and my iPad this book is huge （like， 1000+ pages） but it was so engaging I read it most of the night and finished it this morning， this book is just so good。 It has the perfect balance of fast paced action scenes and tender moments between our main characters， I was constantly on the edge of my seat and spend most of the book smiling， laughing or crying， the author was definitely toying with our emotions in this one。 While I loved Shattered Souls I still can’t believe that ending。 Beck Michaels how could you do this to us？！？ This title is perfect for how I feel after finishing this book。 I was sobbing during those last few chapters and don’t know how I’m supposed to wait for book 4， I need it now。 I love this series and can’t wait for the next part of this amazing story！ 。。。more
Ruth Job Salamanca
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“Walking this world for an endless age alone will never outweigh one lifetime with you。 And if a mortal life is all we have， then I will spend an eternity searching for you in the next one。”Actual rating: 1000000000/5 starsLet me just say for now that Beck Michaels played with my feelings from the get go， had me losing sleep just to read more， and kept me guessing with every single page in this book。 This is her best writing to date for sure and no， this is not a proper review yet。 I need to let “Walking this world for an endless age alone will never outweigh one lifetime with you。 And if a mortal life is all we have， then I will spend an eternity searching for you in the next one。”Actual rating: 1000000000/5 starsLet me just say for now that Beck Michaels played with my feelings from the get go， had me losing sleep just to read more， and kept me guessing with every single page in this book。 This is her best writing to date for sure and no， this is not a proper review yet。 I need to let things settle down a bit and actually digest everything she put me through。🤧 。。。more
Ruby
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Review on Release Day。 Just saying， Beck kept her promise and indeed shattered our souls。 Idk what to think or feel anymore。 Unlike I've ever been。 I'm not sure if I'm happy or angry with her。 But be very prepared for a whole new level of heartbreak and emotional rollercoaster。 That's all！ Review on Release Day。 Just saying， Beck kept her promise and indeed shattered our souls。 Idk what to think or feel anymore。 Unlike I've ever been。 I'm not sure if I'm happy or angry with her。 But be very prepared for a whole new level of heartbreak and emotional rollercoaster。 That's all！ 。。。more
Caitlin Shepard
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*** ARC REVIEW***I don't even know where to begin。。。 Beck seriously outdid herself with the latest installment of the Guardians of the Maiden series。 Over 700 pages that will leave you wanting the next book ASAP。 The subject matter is a little heavy so make sure to check TWs before reading。This book not only had me sobbing but screaming at times。 Beck is the MASTER of having you feel every feeling her characters experience。 *** ARC REVIEW***I don't even know where to begin。。。 Beck seriously outdid herself with the latest installment of the Guardians of the Maiden series。 Over 700 pages that will leave you wanting the next book ASAP。 The subject matter is a little heavy so make sure to check TWs before reading。This book not only had me sobbing but screaming at times。 Beck is the MASTER of having you feel every feeling her characters experience。 。。。more
Lizzie CP
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“𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧。 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫。”I’ll start by saying this is my favorite book in the series so far。 I love how Dyna gets out of her comfort zone and now has to be her own savior。 Cassiel surprised me the most， not just with everything he does to save his mate but how far he’s willing to go to do it。 Also their romance is freaking amazing and I really never expected how it turned in the end。“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮。” 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝。 “𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧。 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫。”I’ll start by saying this is my favorite book in the series so far。 I love how Dyna gets out of her comfort zone and now has to be her own savior。 Cassiel surprised me the most， not just with everything he does to save his mate but how far he’s willing to go to do it。 Also their romance is freaking amazing and I really never expected how it turned in the end。“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮。” 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝。 “𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭， 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭， 𝐬𝐨𝐧。”Zev has an incredible development， I loved the process he had to healing and I’m exited to see how he’s going to go through it。 Lucenna is so strong and at the same time she is vulnerable in a lot of things and her sexual tension with Klyde is to die for。“𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭， 𝐈 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬。”My heart hurts for Von， what he lives will change him forever and I want to see who he becomes。 We too get a close view of Tarn and what I liked best is that he’s not someone who just sees everything in black and white and that he is able to see Dyna as so much more than a damsel in distress。“ 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞， 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲。”I’ll just finish by saying that this book left me with a broken heart， I couldn’t put it down and I can’t wait to see how our story and characters are going to continue in the books to come。 。。。more
Katie J
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I had the absolute thrill of beta reading Shattered Souls and goodness gracious。 Even in rough draft form， this book was incredible。Divided into three parts， Book 3 of The Guardian of the Maiden series picks up right after the cliffhanger ending of Book 2 and the action does not stop for the entirety of the novel。One of the challenges of epic fantasy is that there is a lot going on in terms of characters and conflicts， and I think Beck has done an excellent job of giving all of her characters co I had the absolute thrill of beta reading Shattered Souls and goodness gracious。 Even in rough draft form， this book was incredible。Divided into three parts， Book 3 of The Guardian of the Maiden series picks up right after the cliffhanger ending of Book 2 and the action does not stop for the entirety of the novel。One of the challenges of epic fantasy is that there is a lot going on in terms of characters and conflicts， and I think Beck has done an excellent job of giving all of her characters compelling storylines with really good growth arcs。 Dyna， especially， becomes an even greater FMC， learning more about her magic and her personal strength。 Cassiel faces so many trials and surprises， and while a lot of questions from the first two books are answered， there are still plenty of mysteries to be explored as the series continues。And the romance？ Oh。 My。 Goodness。 The slow-burn romance pay-off is almost too hot handle！ The content still stays in mostly fade-to-black territory， but seriously， readers will not be disappointed。 Dyna and Cassiel experience a lot of individual growth that just fuels their growth as a couple， and their relationship just keeps getting better and better。Even though Dyna and Cassiel take center stage in this book， the rest of the Guardians are just as present， and with multiple-POV chapters， readers get to see plenty of Zev， Rawn， Lucenna and Von。 Readers are going to love Tarn， our resident mysterious villain， AND JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU MEET KLYDE。 OH MY GOSH。Because there is so much that happens in this book， it is impossible to choose a favorite part or scene。 I basically loved everything。 And I don’t even want to talk about that ending。 I believe my exact messages to Beck were， “HOW DARE YOU！” and “I NEED BOOK 4 NOW！”Shattered Souls is Beck’s biggest and most ambitious novel yet， and she has definitely succeeded in creating an exciting， romantic， action-packed installment for her 7-book series！⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Genre: Epic Fantasy RomanceAge Level: Upper YA/New AdultContent: Battle action， steamy moments， fade-to-black scenes 。。。more
Devyani Saini
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It took me a while after finishing this book to write a review， because it needs a lot of time and focus to give it the review it deserves。 Shattered Souls takes the entire plot of GOTM to new， far reaching heights。 This book goes well and truly beyond what you would expect， and the characters are forced far out of their comfort zone in every moment， pushed beyond what they can bear to come out stronger。 Zev， Rawn， and Lucenna really get to shine in this book as well， with their own subplots wea It took me a while after finishing this book to write a review， because it needs a lot of time and focus to give it the review it deserves。 Shattered Souls takes the entire plot of GOTM to new， far reaching heights。 This book goes well and truly beyond what you would expect， and the characters are forced far out of their comfort zone in every moment， pushed beyond what they can bear to come out stronger。 Zev， Rawn， and Lucenna really get to shine in this book as well， with their own subplots weaving into the main story。Though this book is long， every scene feels important and compelling to read。 I was interested in every chapter I read， felt connected to every character that was on the page （which is rare！！！） The world building and lore is expanded upon to the point where I can feel that this world has a rich history beyond just a few hundred years。 Particularly， the history of the Celestials is brought out in more detail， and we get to see their rich and diverse culture on the page。 In addition to this I really liked that all the characters had their own goals。 It wasn't just a band of people who want to protect Dyna because 'they love her oh so much'。 Bearing this in mind， it would be very cool to see these goals interfere with each other in future books to create more conflict。 New characters come into play in SS， and more importantly， some beloved characters leave us for good。 This is one thing I find to be lacking particularly in fantasy romance books written by female authors - important people just don't die！ I'm so glad to see that Beck has utilised this in SS， even though I was sad to see these characters go。 That being said， there are some tiny instances of plot armour， as there always inevitably will be in fantasy - but I can overlook this because it was very well executed。The writing style is well balanced， combining straightforward prose with occasionally flowery and lush descriptions to build the world appropriately。 I didn't feel like I was getting lost （as with Tolkien）， nor did I feel like I was being read down to （as with basically any current YA book）。 Overall， GOTM is well on its way to being a fantasy series that bridges the gap between gritty high fantasy （think Tolkien， Rothfuss， Sanderson， Lawrence） and NA fantasy romance （think SJM's Throne of Glass， and every other TOG derivative in the world which has spicy romance scenes and magic）。 With GOTM， Beck has created something that is TRULY original - I do not see anything major in this series that has been taken and re-hashed from some other well known fantasy epic （Aside from common fantasy species such as elves， mages， werewolves， and faeries - even the Celestials are fairly rare beyond Cassandra Claire's books）。 All in all I can't recommend this series enough - it is one of the few indie books I've read that is well written and tells a truly compelling story beyond just a heart-stopping romance between a cute innocent girl and a dark brooding male with some magic thrown in。Please read this series！！！ 。。。more
Alyssa
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Y'all， the first three chapters were released to newsletter subscribers today and WHEN I TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM-My countdown app tells me there's 28 days until publication！！ The anticipation will be the death of me。 Y'all， the first three chapters were released to newsletter subscribers today and WHEN I TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I AM-My countdown app tells me there's 28 days until publication！！ The anticipation will be the death of me。 。。。more
Reference
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