Chrysoprase

The Chalcedony Chronicles, Book 2

By: B. Kristin McMichael

Narrated by: Hollie Jackson

Length: 7 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Mari had her time in the past and is finally home. Unfortunately, she didn't understand the goddess's warning that traveling to the past would have consequences. She could never have imagined what they would be, but she quickly finds out that not everything is the way she left it. Now Mari must learn how to time travel if she wants to put her life back into the order it was before she went into the past to be with Seth. Mari soon discovers that time traveling isn't as easy as she thought it, and the goddess refuses to help her learn. Mari must turn to an old friend, someone she never planned to see again, and get his help if she wants to right what she has changed. But even that might come with a price.

Mari travels into the past again to find loved ones. Her journey brings more questions, and a few answers, to the puzzle that is her life. Mari can quickly see why her mother went to the future, and Mari needs to do the same as soon as she can to bring her loved ones back. The past is far more complicated, and dangerous than she ever imagined - particularly for Mari. She might just be the piece everyone is seeking in their own puzzles to control not only the past but the future, too.

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What a gripping sequel!

In Chrysoprase, the story picks up where Carnelian left off. Mari just returned to her own time only to discover that the Goddess had sent her mother back to her own time, and Seth did not return with her to the present. I guess that rescue mission failed! #epicfail. Lets start from the beginning shall we...

Mari is an 18-year-old girl in her first year of college in MN. She meets and falls in love with Seth, aka the “Edward Cullen” of all guys, and learns that he is a time traveler. When Seth has to return to his own time, Mari decides that this is unacceptable and finds out how to follow him in the past and bring him back. Little did Mari know that her own mother is a part of the same time period as Seth, and in fact even knows him! I'm jumping ahead, so sorry. The story is so entangled with every part of everything that it's hard not to reveal one thing! Returning to recap, that was book one in a nutshell. Book two is where you get your mind blown.

Now that Mari knows Seth did not return with her, and knows who her mother really is, she turns to the only person she can, Ty. I'm not sure why Ty made it back but I guess someone had to! So Mari and Ty begin planning their return to the past to bring Seth and her mother back. They have no clue how to time travel back to a past that far back, nor how to bring someone with them. Right here is where the story takes a total U-Turn and begins the mind blow. For the rest of the story, it's all action, drama, and danger! I still don't have the bigger picture that I know is there. With all great stories, you never are able to figure out the ending, right?

New characters were introduced, some friendly, some not so friendly. With the new characters came new story lines, new layers to the existing one, which brought me to a whole new level of enrapturement. That's right, I'm making up words, lol! Mari is introduced to her mother's sister Juni, and her son Prince Saru and his evil wife Saska. Mari learns quickly that no one can be trusted in her mother's time, but instead of keeping her head down and her mouth shut, she does quite the opposite which brings her to the predicament she is currently in. Sometimes the past is a shock and disgusts me, which is why I prefer to not read historical books, but the realness of the evil men did in the past is what got my heart pumping, and peaked my curiosity to stay glued to the story and find out what was going to happen next. It was like watching a train wreck, you can't help yourself. It is a total rush, I loved every part of it!

Narrator Review

Hollie Jackson delivers another riveting performance! Hollie narrated the first book, Carnelian as well. Her tone reflects Mari's character so well, I can't imagine anyone else as Mari. Excellent job Hollie, you score a well deserved 5 Star Rating!
*Audiobook provided by the author for an honest review*

An absolute perfect follow-up to Book 1

An absolute perfect follow-up to Book 1: Carnelian. In my opinion one of the most positive things about Book 2 is the increased level of historical time travel. Mari has made choices that lead her to make sacrifices. For me it was great to have more sci-fi (time travel) and more historical (ancient lands) local! Mari grows a lot in the book and author B. Kristen McMichael did a superb job allowing the character to try, fail, learn, lose. I'm still in love with the sub-characters <3. Serious book boyfriends in the works! Maybe Ty will get his own series one day (hint, hint). Bonus in the book is that you get a character you are going to love-to-hate.

love the writing style

love all her books so far. the way she writes is amazing. I am addicted

Hooked on this series

This is a really good series full of suspense , intrigue and the fight for love all set amongst time travel. So full of details, l love it. Recommended.

Journey to Lies!

I really enjoyed this story. Author B. Kristin McMichael has written a wonderful, interesting, and intriguing story that I've listened to in a very long time. I found it to be written brilliantly and unlike any story I've heard in awhile. I found the story to be almost as if it was all true. This story was not only perfectly written but it was interesting, intriguing, and most definitely unique. I loved all the detail that the narrator added to the story as well.

The narrator Hollie Jackson did a superb job with her performance of this story. So many things in the story grabbed me. I found my heart aching so much throughout the story. I found the story so surreal. Hollie Jackson seamed to be as gifted as the author and both of them brought this story to life. I found it to be extremely enjoyable, refreshing, emotional, and wonderfully written. Hollie did a great job with all the accents and voices. I didn't have any trouble with identifying which character spoke throughout the entire story.

I never thought what would happen when Mari met Seth. I thought there was something different with this story but as I continued listening, answers came. The morning that Mari wakes to find Seth gone I felt my heart breaking for Mari. I found myself emotionally attached to this story.

I absolutely LOVED this story. I recommend if you read the story and don't enjoy reading then I highly recommend the audio version. I definitely felt so much with this story and I can't wait for the next book to this new series. I am so thankful that the author had Hollie narrate each story in the series. In addition, I thought the book covers are beautifully done. I think each cover is stunning and when looking at each book cover I felt like they radiated as if they were magical. Overall, a perfect 5 star rating!

Young adult time travel romance.

Any additional comments?

Mari and Seth have more trouble ahead.

I was a little saddened to find that Seth and Mari are separated for most of this book, but I really enjoyed their reunion. There is the introduction of new Characters and you learn new things about existing characters.

The ending of this book is really good and again it is a must read to find out!

Loved It!!

I can sir here & RAVE about how AMAZING this book is, but I review books the way a review I read makes me Buy a Book! With that Said here goes... I give this Book 5+ Stars I love Mari & Seth! I Enjoy the whole series & CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK!! Was it Worth the Credit I used?? YES IT WAS in fact I love this book/Series SO MUCH If I didn't have a credit available & the next book came out I would use Cash to buy it immediately!!

***I AM ONLY PUTTING THIS PART OF THE REVIEW INTO WORDS TO MAKE SURE IT DON'T HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE*** At FIRST when I started listening to this book it wasn't making sense & I loved the First Book so I WAS VERY CONFUSED why this 1 the writing was so different & it was SO CONFUSING well part way through the 3rd Chapter I was SO LOST & CONFUSED that I decided something HAD TO BE WRONG WITH THE WAY THE BOOK DOWNLOADED! I removed it from my device & redownloaded it, THANK GOODNESS I DID cause from the Very Beginning it was like a WHILE DIFFERENT BOOK!! IT MADE PERFECT SENSE & IT WAS WHAT I WAS USE TO from this Author! AGAIN I'M ONLY PRINT THIS IN MY REVIEW IN CASE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE! If the book doesn't seem right PLEASE REMOVE & REDOWNLOAD! IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH LISTENING TO!!

Excellent series I would recommend to everyone.

Mari trusts Logan to help her recover her mother, Seth and D from the past. When Mari locates her mother, Seth and D join them. She asks Logan to thake D to the future then come back for Seth. Logan doesn't return so she uses her power to send her mother home. Now she doesn't have enough power to take her and Seth home.