There are moments of beauty and also deep grief. The Becoming allowed Breen to grow into her powers, allowing a respite between horrendous battles. In fact, he discovered people who loved him. Breen’s best friend from Philadelphia, a talented gay man named Marco, latched on to follow her to Talamh, and discovered a world that accepted him. The Becoming was the moment of calm in between books. Because there was a battle coming between all the people of Talamh and Odran’s evil forces. And Keegan, the taoiseach, the leader of the people, reluctantly taught Breen to fight and prepare for battle. She reclaimed her grandmother, her friends from childhood, but discovered the truth about her background and the dark being that craves power and control, her grandfather. In Roberts’ The Awakening, Breen discovered her parentage, her ancestral home in Ireland, and, just across a tree, the world of Talamh where magicks still existed. “Daughter of the Fey, of Man, of Gods.” Breen is the only one who can defeat her grandfather, a dark god called Odran who has lusted for her power since she was a toddler. Breen Siobhan Kelly, Daughter of Dragons. It represents every final battle in fantasy literature. It’s light versus dark, good versus evil. What can I say? Nora Roberts’ The Choice is a magnificent conclusion to The Dragon Heart Legacy trilogy.
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