Brave

By: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Narrated by: Amy Landon

Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's Summary

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 not only with 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.

©2017 Jennifer L. Armentrout (P)2018 Tantor

Meehhh

It was alright. I loved the first 2 books but this one had a lot of self pity and whining.

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Great Ending to the Trilogy

Everything came together nicely in the final book of the trilogy. Love worked, catching the bad guys worked, the story concludes with a sigh of happiness.

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Completely unpredictable...

Any additional comments?

Holy crap!! The last 2 hours of this book have blown my mind. Tink was a total surprise. He's my favorite character and one of the reasons I love these book's. I've missed so much sleep by not being able to pause. Never have I been this swept away by a series. This one ends with the possibility of another installment and I can't wait.

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loved every minute of this book

Can we have a Tinky spin off?

After reading some of the reviews about how annoying Ivy was I almost didnt get this book. I was glad I did. I couldn't stop listening, the new characters introduced in this installment just added to an already great story. I didnt like the prince but in the end, I was a sucker for a happy ending. I hope there will be a fourth book, just to finish off the story.

wonderful story to follow!

So I have to say I loved this series, the characters were great. My favorite had to be tink! His sassy attitude really made me smile. The love story between Ivy and Ren was relatable, the give and take was good, but what really got me was how it wasn't just like 'hey we are just magically over every traumatic thing that just happened' you really get to see them deal with things. My only regret is that there was not an epilogue! I wanted to see what happened a few years from now!

Don't end please!

Excellent series, has a little bit of everything you need from fighting to passion. Wish it could keep going.

Great ending!

What a great book series! I love the story of Ren and Ivy! I was on the edge of my seat the entire book! The prince too, eeeek! Did not see that coming! This is a must read series!

Overall, the best book in the trilogy!

I would have given this book a solid 5 ⭐️ rating but, the Heroine’s tendency to repeat the same stupid behaviors, I and expect different results, annoys the absolute crap out of me. Otherwise, this book has lots of action and intrigue. There are betrayals from people who you would never expect such behavior. There are secrets revealed and unlikely allies. There is the reality of PTSD for those who suffer trauma. There is a story containing the kind of love that can bring you back from the brink. Finally, there is an ending that allows more of a story to develop, in the future; without a dreaded cliffhanger. Basically, it’s a novel and a performance that is worth the cost of a credit.
-V from Kansas

beautiful!!<br />

I love this book! especially how it so modern with shipping companies and popular restaurants. It's funny, kickass, cheesy but romantic, emotion-filled, adventurous, and very thrilling! one of the best I've read.

Exciting Wonderful Series!

First off, the audio is terrific! The narrator does a great job, and I loved her for the main character Ivy. She narrated for all the previous books too, and she did great the whole time.

This is the third book in the series, and despite it saying it's a trilogy; it isn't. There is a 4th book coming, but what is different is a different main character. Don't read the synopsis for the next book if you don't want some of this book to be spoiled some. If you haven't read the previous books, you need to start at the beginning first before reading Brave because this a continuing story. There may be spoilers for the first books, so beware!


Ivy is dealing with PTSD from her time with The Prince, and she's pushing people away because of it. She was forced with Fae compulsion to feed from humans, and is having a difficult time not blaming herself for it. She's also staying at the Good Fae compound, and it's definitely weird for her. It's hard for her to trust any type of Fae with how she grew up in The Order. Ren and Tink are there too, and are doing what they can to help Ivy. I loved that Ren isn't letting her push him away. So, Ivy is dealing with a lot, but she doesn't have the luxury of wallowing. The Prince is upping his game, and not everything is as it seems. Ivy will discover there's a lot more secrets she doesn't know. Loved the action in this one! Loved the twist! The romance is super sweet, and I love the connection between Ren and Ivy. They are too adorable! Of course, they have sexy times too. It was great to see the support they have for each other.

The only thing I didn't like was that Tink was sexualized. This is sort of a spoiler, so beware. Tink enters into a sexual relationship with someone, and I just cringed every time Tink and sex were mentioned. He is mostly in his normal human size, and I missed him being small Tink. He's not much of a comic relief in normal human size. Also, I wanted Ivy to have her comeuppance with Breena (Unsure of the spelling since I listened to the audio). That was scenario was disappointing.


Overall, I have really enjoyed this series. I loved book 1 and 3, and I really liked book 2. I'd definitely recommend reading the series. It's entertaining and the direction the story takes isn't always expected. Also, definitely do the audio books! They added to my love of the series! I'm definitely going to read the next book, but I'm not sure about the female lead for it. Hopefully she surprises me!

Very disappointing from JLA

I’m a fan of JL Armentrout, her Covenant series are my all time favourite YA books and I thoroughly enjoyed her many other works too (despite the often poor editing, relentlessly repeated and overused phrases, cliches and textbook characters). But this whole series was way below par, and the third instalment was simply a chore to get through.
Where do I start? The narration was mediocre at best. Amy kept mixing up who she wanted to give voice to, accents and tones were all over the place. Her males are cheesy and her impersonations inconsistent.
One of the biggest shockers was the sudden name change of a rather important character: David of the first 2 books suddenly became Daniel, I mean, come on, how do you forget what you called the order’s New Orleans leader, Jennifer??? And how much is the editor that didn’t pick up on it make in a month, because I totally want his/her job.
I found this book very tired and rather slow, uneventful and thoroughly predictable. Even in the last 5 minutes I hoped for a big shocker that never came. The ending was “meh” and didn’t really weave in the ends. I didn’t even feel the main romance, which is an absolute first for me in a JLA book!
The only positive I can say about it is there was a few fairly good steamy scenes in it. By far the weakest link in the chain, I wouldn’t recommend this series, but those who got this far will probably want to know the ending just like I did, so it will sell copies nonetheless.

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Loved it

I loved the being to this trilogy although a part of me hopes for spin offs or another book in a few years. The narrator is insanely good and I just love these books.