Defy // The Blades of Acktar #3

Third in The Blades of Acktar series...Defy! (and probably my favourite. Although I DO love the first one. And the one that JUST came out... ;)) 

Summary

The war for Acktar has begun. With his betrayal revealed, former Blade Leith Torren flees into the Sheered Rock Hills, pursued by King Respen’s vengeful Blades. Left behind at Nalgar Castle, Renna Faythe tries to find her purpose, yet that purpose isn’t what she expected. 

Brandi Faythe has been torn from her sister, and that isn’t all right. If Leith can’t rescue Renna, Brandi will take matters into her own hands. War demands sacrifice. Courage falters. Who will find the strength to defy King Respen? 

Acktar rests on one hope: The Leader is ready.

Find on Goodreads and Amazon 

You can see my review for Defy HERE (Just a warning though, there are spoilers in there) 

And don't forget, the  Facebook Party for release of Deliver is TONIGHT, 7-10pm! 

Deny // The Blades of Acktar #2

Celebrating the release of Tricia Mingerink's new book, Deliver with this mini blog series on ALL The Blades of Acktar books! Today's spotlight is on...Deny! (Not sure why, but I always mix this up with the third book's title. Is that just me? :P) 

Summary
All lies have consequences.

Promoted to the top rank among King Respen's assassins, First Blade Leith Torren hides his involvement with the Resistance. How many lies will it take to protect his secret?

Renna Faythe has done nothing but survive for the past four years, but now Leith's courage inspires her to try to be something more. If only she could figure out what that duty might be.

When the unthinkable happens, faith wavers. Friendships tear. What else will they be forced to deny?

But this time, Leith faces his greatest fear.

He can't save everyone.

Find on Goodreads and Amazon 

To see previous posts in this mini "series" click on the links below: 
Deliver // It's Finally Here!! 
Dare// The Blades of Acktar #1

And don't forget, there's gonna be a Facebook Party hosted by Ms. Mingerink herself TOMORROW at 7-10 pm EST! 

Dare // The Blades of Acktar

Okkk.....and here is the first of those Blades of Acktar posts I was telling you 'bout. Some of you have asked what The Blades of Acktar was and sooo....here ya go! 

Basically, The Blades of Acktar is this super amazing series written by Tricia Mingerink. It follows the story of Leith Torren as he turns from being an assassin of the evil King Respen to being a child of God. The series also focus on Renna and Brandi Faythe, two orphans firmly set in their faith in God. The three go through trial after trial as they try to avoid the clutches of the evil King Respen who is intent on extinguishing every single Christian from the land of Acktar. 

Book #1 - Dare - Summary
Third Blade Leith Torren never questions his orders or his loyalty to King Respen until an arrow wound and a prairie blizzard drive him to the doorstep of the girls whose family he once destroyed.

Their forbidden faith and ties to the Resistance could devastate their family a second time.

Survival depends on obedience, but freedom beckons. How far does he dare go to resist the king and his Blades?

No matter what Leith chooses, one thing is certain.

Someone will die. 

Find on Goodreads or Amazon (*whispers* and don't forget, the entire Kindle series is currently on sale!!) 

To see my post on the fourth book, Deliver click here: Deliver // It's Finally Here

Oh! And here's a fun post by Tricia Mingerink herself about 7 Things You Might Not Know About the Blades of Acktar

Deliver // It's Finally Here!!!

Ahhh....Deliver is finally here! You heard right! You can go to Amazon and buy it RIGHT NOW! Yippee!!! When I first heard about Deliver finally being released....I immediately told my sister and we both jumped up and down in excitement. And then we got to read it and ahhh. Wish the series was continuing on!!! 

My Review: 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

** spoiler alert ** Ahhhh.....this book is SO amazing! (I'm soooo afraid I might give away a spoiler, so I'm gonna put that alert on just in case ;)) Yes, I laughed. Yes, I cried. And YES, I LOVED IT!!! :D Resolved to finish reading the book one night and stayed up until 1am. *whispers* and I don't regret it at all ;) Learning more about Martyn's past was heartbreaking, and then when he finally found well, you know who, (although really, it was the other person who found Martyn...) and it was all explained...ahhhh the tears xD When I first found out that the book followed more Martyn instead of Leith and Renna and Brandi, I was a little disappointed that there wouldn't be a lot of them. But turns out, there was just enough! The book didn't stay on Martyn the whole time, it went to Leith or Renna or Brandi too and *happy sigh* LOVE it!

And actually, I found myself really interested in learning more about Martyn. He seemed so wary and doubtful of everyone around him, and his sarcasm was - well, kinda hard. He really sounded quite angry with the world at the beginning. But then he met Kayleigh and he softened and ahhhhh :)

One of my favourite scenes? The soap scrubbing. Definitely the soap scrubbing ;P And Martyn and Kayleigh 💜💜💜 Soooo happy that Martyn finally has a happy ending and is able to trust again. For all his tough outside character, he can be pretty sweet sometimes :) 

There were some pretty intense scenes...like the burning and all. Goodness, I had tears running down my face while I was reading that. Didn't move a muscle while I was reading, was so caught up in the story! (also possibly because I was precariously perched on a chair under my loft trying to stay warm because it was 12 in the morning and I didn't want to go to sleep until I finished the book ;)) But just saying right now, if you haven't read this book yet...you must!! In fact, you gotta read the whole series if you haven't already. Because seriously you all. It's amazing. ^_^ 

Other Ways To Find out about The Blades of Acktar

Glad ya asked ;) 

Ms. Mingerink will be hosting a Facebook Party HERE on April 28th. You can go to the webpage for more details on times and stuff. 

Ooooh yes...and if you haven't read The Blades of Acktar yet, but you want to - now is your chance. ALL the books in the series are on sale right at this very moment! 

*sigh* Look at all these lovely books.... 

Anyway...school is beckoning. But I had to hop onto here and join all the other bloggers and Goodreaders and Facebookers posting about the release of the new book ;) Just a warning, you may or may not get a lot of posts about The Blades of Acktar coming in the next little bit :D

Have you read these books yet? (if you say no, I'm gonna tell you to go read them again. And again. And again ;))