This was a great conclusion to this fantasy Young Adult series. I hit every emotion while reading - I was shocked, crying, so excited and so upset all through this book.

This book, like the others starts out a little slow, but it builds as you read. You follow various perspectives including El, Ebony, Joshua, and Ky and travel with all of them on their journeys. El is stuck and trying to get back to her family and friends in their reflection, Joshua is stuck within himself, and Ky and Ebony are in the same reflection but on different routes to locate El and help the greater good.

The world building was still wonderful in this book, it is amazing that even in book three of this trilogy that we are learning more about this world. Along with that there were SO many twists throughout this book! Every one was more shocking than the last. I liked where this ended the series and everything came together really well.

My only dislike was that there were a lot of flashbacks that were hard to follow -were people were back together and I had missed something or it was a flashback. And sometimes I was very thrown off by whose perspective I was reading, I think I was just so engrossed in the plot that I wasn't paying enough attention to who I was reading. Which is always an issues that I have and I feel like having to have the check - in in the chapter heading it makes it difficult to keep up with the flow of the plot.

However, even with that the book was very good and it was an emotional conclusion to the series. It ended how I wanted it to with all the love and trust that needed to with the characters. If you are looking for a clean YA book series this one is a great one. (and bonus - these covers are GORGEOUS!)

Great ready for this heart stopping conclusion to Sara Ella's Reflection series. The only downside is that this is the final book in the series. Can't wait to see what's next for Sara!

Unbreakable Is a wonderful book of a few different worlds. In those worlds came different romances. It's a book full of characters and gifts eat very special at that period the book is the stereoscopic most suspenseful and full of twists and turns that you will so enjoy.

So I thought Unblemished was solid and Unraveling was average. But I often find the second book in a trilogy is the weakest, so I wasn't going to not read Unbreakable, the final book in the series, simply because I didn't enjoy Unraveling.

My mistake. This is the series that proves the rule: the one where I thought the final book was the weakest.
There were two reasons for this.

First, where Unblemished had one point of view character and Unraveling had three, Unbreakable had five. Five. Unblemised engaged me with a single story, and every additional viewpoint diluted that main story. It didn't help that I couldn't tell most of the viewpoint characters apart. They all sounded too much the same to me.

My other issue with Unbreakable was the plot. It was too convoluted. Not complex: I can deal with a complex plot. But convoluted, in that the plot seemed to go in circles rather than moving forward. The result was I lost interest. The romance thread had been present since Unblemished, so it was pretty obvious this wasn't going to have a Divergent-type ending, and it didn't. But I still thought the ending was a let-down, and that's even with El/Em ending up with the "right guy" (there is always the 50:50 chance in a love triangle that the heroine will pick the "wrong" guy, like in Twilight or the Bailey Flannigan series).

I saw weaknesses in Unblemished, but the unique plot and voice kept me engaged, and had me keen to read the sequels. Unbreakable was the opposite. The weaknesses from Unblemished were still there, but I found it impossible to stay engaged. I finished the book, but I think I skimmed most of the second half as I'd simply lost the plot, and lost the desire to care about what happened to any of the characters.

Overall, this series reminded me why I rarely read fantasy. Now, please excuse me while I head back to my genre comfort zones of romance and women's fiction.

Thanks to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for providing the full series of ebooks for review.

I couldn't wait to read the conclusion of the Unblemished series. The ending was a satisfying one in who was chosen in the love triangle. However, I really struggled to even make it to the end. The plot drifted into a realm where it felt like I was reading a copious amount of backstory. It pulled me from the story and lessened my enjoyment.
* I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

When your whole world is off-kilter, they say just follow your heart - but what if your heart is lying to you?

Unbreakable is a stellar conclusion to an amazing trilogy. The ending is tragic, but right. It isn’t just happily ever after, as much as I would’ve liked that. There’s not much more I can say because of spoilers, so read the book and find out!

While I felt this story isn’t as strong as the other two, complexity and numerous plot twists made up for it. There was slight innuendo that I felt was an unnecessary element that detracted from the plot at times. Another minor complaint is the way some compound words were turned into two words; eg “…where would that get us? Yeah. That’s what I thought. No and where.”

Overall a satisfying conclusion was reached, despite a few loose ends and some slow parts in the middle. Definitely recommended, but only if you have read the first two books.

Recommended for ages 14+

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Unbreakable by Sara Ella is the phenomenal third and final installment in the Unblemished trilogy.

The story easily pulls you in from the moment Eliyana pulls herself up out of the gutter to find herself lost and alone with out a phone, ID or passport in a foreign land. The worlds are beautifully and vibrantly detailed making it easy to put yourself in her shoes and forget the world around you. Making Unbreakable even more appealing is the return of the love triangle between Eliyana, Joshua and Ky. It was hard to pick between the two of them. I think I changed side every other chapter.

All that said I did find some trouble reading Unbreakable. The pace to me was too slow, taking most of the book to resolve things from book 2. I also had mixed emotions on the ending. Although it brought closure it just wasn't how I wanted to see it end.

Unbreakable is a part of a trilogy and is best when you read the Unblemished trilogy in order. This book does not make a good stand alone. Too much would be missed by a first timer to the world Ella created. Beautiful and poignant. You will laugh and you will cry. Have those tissues handy! I rate it 4 stars.

Unbreakable brings Eliyana’s journey to a close as she seeks to find the answers and the end of the Void. Trapped and separated from the people she loves, El has traveled back in time, unwittingly, to a time and place so foreign to her. Moreover, while on her journey Josh’s nefarious plan is slowly working, erasing her memories of Ky and replacing Ky’s face with his own. However, everyone loves El, so everyone, including former enemies who are now comrades in arms, is in the search for her, leading the story to branch off into various POVs and incredible character growth.

One of the best parts of the novel was the lack of lyrics. In the previous novel they were distracting, but in this novel, they are used sparingly, as with Unblemished. They do not distract the reader from the storyline or the scene and allow the story to focus on the characters and the story than their abilities. The characters begin to flourish in this novel, Ebony, in particular, goes through the most growth in her journey to discover her origins and her mother. She went from being selfish and self-hating, to compassionate and caring, learning to love herself. With a mother as cruel as the one she had, Ebony became something she hated, so the journey to love herself and learn something other than hate and loathing, to learn empathy and compassion was quite a riveting one.

As for the other characters, they all have their challenges that they have to face. David/Josh and Ky have to face the challenge of battling their inner demons and the darkness inside them. Everyone has a little green monster inside them, even a little darkness, but it is tempering it, it is the refusal to fall into such dark temptations that lead people down a dark path of no return. They face their challenges head-on, and through that, grow.

Ella showers the novel with character development, making the characters that much more vibrant and using them to drive the story forward instead of having the story drive them forward. There is one annoying thing regarding some of the characters, however: the names. The fact that some of the characters have multiple names is not only distracting; it is confusing. If someone does not re-read the previous two novels, there will be some level of confusion to who the characters are and what their relationship with one another is.

Now, as far the as the story goes, there are times when the time travel gets’s a little confusing. Characters go from being here to there, and while that is an aspect of travel unique to this world, it is not always clear to the reader how a character got from point a to point b.

Overall it is a strong story that functions much like a fairy tale, or, at the very least, has an ending like a fairy tale, offering readers a lesson in empathy and compassion, and showing readers that while darkness will always exist, it is not falling into it that keeps hope alive.

I just could not get through this book. Maybe I needed to read the three books one right after the other, but I couldn't remember who was who and how they were all connected.

I can't even! #bookhangover

I will attempt to put into words what I thought of the conclusion of this trilogy. Let me start off by saying I absolutely LOVED book 1 & 2 ( Unblemished, and Unravelled)

Sara Ella's ability to reference pop culture and movies was still a delight throughout this book, but what totally got me was the strong redemptive theme in this book. Not wanting to give away any spoilers I have been a #teamKy girl from the beginning. I was worried about how the book would end, but it ended perfectly. I can't say any more.

This is once again a fast-paced YA book that will satisfy the YA 's among us and those who just wish they were. (like me)

As with all the other books, you never really understand the full significance of the cover until you have read the book. This one is the same. Another unputdownable book from Sara Ella.

I hate to do this, but I really struggled with this book. My review is going to be critical, I’m OK with the ending but I did not enjoy how we got there in this installment. It took far too long to resolve things from the 2nd book and actually get to the plot of the 3rd book. I enjoyed Unblemished and Unraveling, but it took me almost a month to finish this book and that is rare. I typically finish a book in a few days, especially if it is YA. I found the writing to be very immature in this book. I didn’t find that to be the case in the first two books. The things the characters say are phrases I expect from a child, not from teenagers. They act like petulant children, not like warriors who have faced and overcome struggles in their lives that the first two books have outlined. While they all have baggage, the actions and dialogue of the adults and teens in this installment were just too immature for my taste and they didn’t fit with the other books.
There wasn’t much character development in this book. We started to see some of the characters develop in book 2. The concept of loving yourself and not needing a boy to make you strong were apparent, but again immaturity struck and I felt that the characters just didn’t really develop much. There are moments when I really respected how far our main character Eliayana Ember, also known as El and Em, has developed throughout the series. Then in the next section she is a sniveling child. In the end she finds her strength and comes to love herself, but I found the conclusion to that plot line very weak and poorly written. Much of her development was centered around the love triangle, not self love as I think the author intended. Atleast that’s how I was left feeling after it was all over. Joshua and Ky are both fighting the Void, but it doesn’t really change their character. They are both the same as they always were. The characters don’t really develop beyond who they were in the beginning. They make some critical decisions that guide the plot, but it doesn’t really impact their development. Ebony on the other hand changes quite a bit from the first book to the last. Much like book 2 there is quite a bit of inner monologue going on and we get a lot of Ebony’s inner perspective about why she is the way she is and what she is feeling. She wants her mother’s acceptance and love, and nothing she ever did was good enough. We come to find that while she puts on a tough exterior, she may just be as broken as everyone else on the inside. Her inner monologue got to be a bit much after a while, especially with the immaturity of the writing. I do like the plot twist at the end that involved Ebony, thought. I didn’t quite see that coming.
I found it very hard to keep track of which perspective we were following. Now I was reading an ARC, and I’m hopeful that in the final edits of the book the chapter headings will include a note about which character we are following. If the final copy doesn’t, it should. The plot, like the perspectives jumped around so much, I never knew what was going on in the book. I often had to go back and reread pages because I felt like I missed something. In the end I realized, the content just wasn’t there. The ending gives enough closure to make the series feel complete but it felt rushed and just very convenient. I didn’t like spending so much time in the character’s heads again. There was a lot of inner thought going on and the characters having conversations with themselves instead of the other characters or words on the page moving the plot forward.
There was so much potential with this series. It was original with the magic system and the fantasy elements. I really liked where it was going with the concept of the Void and the Verity and the different Reflections. While I still feel that the while Void and Verity thing could have been flushed out and explained better, I think the concept was good. The idea of the Reflections and the thresholds was a really unique take on different dimensions existing at once, I just think the execution in book 3 could have been a little stronger. I liked the kind of fairy tale elements that were brought into the story. I just don’t like the way this last book was written. The writing was jumbled and confusing. The plot was all over the place and it didn’t make for an enjoyable reading experience for me.

I waited ever so patiently for the finale to the Unblemished Trilogy to arrive. And now that it has, I’m sorry to say that I’m a bit disappointed. Maybe it’s just me, but I guess that the first book was so good, nothing could quite compare.
Don’t get me wrong: this finale has lots of feels, even a few cheers and tears. Yet, I felt a bit let down by it. To me, the story seemed to drag in places, and I got to the point that I wondered if it would ever end. I did love how some of the characters grew, but felt that a lot of the internal extemporizing could have been edited for time.
Unbreakable was a good read, but I can’t call it a great read. I’d still recommend you dive into the first of the series, Unblemished. However, I don’t think you’ll be too heartbroken if you don’t make through the entire trilogy. Bummer!
Many thanks to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for the digital copy of this book for review purposes. I was not required to give a positive review. All opinions are my very own! 🙂

This is book 3 in the unblemished series. Having read the first two books, I can honestly say I really enjoyed everything about them; however, I don't believe this book works well as a standalone. There are a good many characters, some of them having the ability to change into other people, and others have personality shifts that might be difficult to pick up on if you don't start at the beginning.

the author, Sara Ella, did an amazing job of building more than world in her books and populating them with fascinating characters. She also does a wonderful job of having darkness and light, good and evil, as such important part of them. I wasn't always sure which side a particular character would end up on, as the choices they would make weren't always easy to foresee. There was one man I hoped would ultimately end up with the main character, Eliyana, however, there were so many twists and turns, I was spellbound waiting to find out for sure how everything would end.

I loved this series, and recommend it.

This is a Y/A Fantasy book and I found myself absorbed into the world that Ella weave. This book is definitely a page-turner, I also found myself caught up in the love triangle. I kept guessing who the protagonist would end up with. Love it!!!

I have enjoyed the Unblemished trilogy, but I don't know that I can call it one of my favorites. The love triangle between Joshua, Ky, and Eliyana was one of the best executed love triangles I've read. I felt such strong pulls toward both Joshua and Ky and felt conflicted right with Eliyana on who I wanted her to end up with! I was a little disappointed with how the triangle was resolved as I felt Eliyana was still very conflicted on who she truly loved and wanted to be with.
I also felt like there were too many point of view characters, and even while it was always labeled, I felt a little confused on what was going on because I was having a hard time keeping track of all the plot lines with the different characters.
The main plot was intriguing, though, and I loved the conflict between Joshua and Ky and also between Joshua and Josh! Joshua's inner conflict was portrayed wonderfully and I really enjoyed his character in this story. His love for Eliyana was amazing.
So there were some really great things I loved about this book, and some things I didn't like so much. But overall, I enjoyed it and would recommend it.

Unbreakable by Sara Ella is the third book in the Unblemished trilogy. This is a Y/A Fantasy book and I found myself being swept away into all of the worlds that Ella created. I also found myself caught up in the romance triangle. I kept wondering who the heroine would end up with. One chapter I was team Ky, the next team Joshua. This book/series had so many characters and they had special gifts. I found myself being a bit confused and couldn't remember how everyone was related and what their giftings were. But, that may be because I'm an older reader and my mind isn't as sharp as it used to be. But, be that as it may, I enjoyed the twists, plots, and suspense of it all as it was played out. I loved seeing the characters grow and mature as they sojourned through the reflections. Things aren't always as they seem and people can change. Some make good choices and some bad. As a result, they have to live with the consequences. I loved the ending. It was absolutely beautiful. I cried. It was so magnificent. Ella did a wonderful job describing the scenes without being too descriptive. She is a very talented author and I highly recommend this book and the series. Now, that the whole series is out, I feel it would be a great opportunity to read one after the other in succession and not miss a beat with the Verity or the Void and what each holds. I give this book 4 1/2 stars
*I was given a copy by Thomas Nelson Fiction and this is my honest opinion

I literally cried! IM SOOO HAPPY, it was a PERFECT ending to this trilogy.

I can't wait to read more from this author!


*I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.*

Pros:
+ The message is really the highlight of this book and the series in general
+ Musical references on point
+ The world is still as interesting and unique and fun as it was in the first book
+ Still love all the characters, especially Ebony
+ Who got SO much development in this series and such a wonderful arc
+ I actually love the way all the characters ended up, it was very satisfactory for a finale, especially since every character got an in-depth ending instead of just the MCs

Cons:
- After being a year without these characters and this world, a refresher of all the terms/previous events would have been GREATLY appreciated
- The cheesiness is part of the charm, but I feel like it was amped up to 11 in this installment
- The voice is SO heavy that I often had to go back and reread to figure out what was going on under all the internal dialogue and voice-y narration
- It takes about 60% of this book for the cliffhanger from book 2 to be resolved
- The ending focused on a character I don’t like too much :/

I feel bad for being hard on these books in the past. Because I have been, you can’t deny. And it’s not a bad series--in fact, Sara Ella’s trilogy has managed to pull of quite a few things other, highly publicized and practically worshipped series cannot: consistency and character growth.
In keeping with my remorse for being tough and cranky with this trilogy, I’m thinking I’ll bump the ratings up to fours. (I’m trying to be less snarky where it isn’t warranted. It’s a problem, I know.) In fact, this book touches heavily on that sort of thing.

Empathy, self-reflection (hah, pun), and forgiveness. It’s no secret that this trilogy is published under a Christian imprint and has definite biblical allegory, but I felt that these themes were handled the best of anything in the book. It’s less preach and more self-improvement. Coming from a Christian household despite not being particularly religious myself, I know that this is how it’s supposed to be done. Judgement is strictly withheld in favor of empathy. Each character is really pushed to look at themselves and, more importantly, how they empathize with others and treat them. They are forced to confront their prejudices and grudges and actively push themselves to treat others better, and it was a message that impacted me a lot. I so appreciate this being explored and in such a personal way--it’s something I find sorely lacking not just in kidlit but in the real world.

Every character has to undergo a metamorphosis in this series. Everybody has to look at themselves, and this kind of development goes largely ignored or even refused in much of YA. I really liked how it was handled here, and even if the writing does come off as pretty strong at times, it still worked.

Speaking of the characters, everybody we knew and loved in the previous books are back in this. The cliffhanger we had to deal with in Unraveling is resolved in this book, but BOY did it take a long time! I was happy with the way it was done and it was definitely satisfactory, even if elements of the ever-hated love triangle did come into play here and there. Do I hate love triangles, ANY love triangles, or what? But I put up with it for you, Sara Ella. I really do.

I also need to mention before I forget! In book one and maybe even book two (I can’t recall forgive me) I mentioned in my review that the characters of color were described food-ishly (chocolate skin, ect.) and I was really pleased to read that in this book, in addition to diversify the cast even more than in previous installments, she corrected that and used much more acceptable descriptors.

Ooh, but going back to things I put up with, can we talk about Joshua? I’m sorry, I get why he’s here and what his character arc is supposed to represent, but I CAN’T STAND HIM. I’m sorry. I can’t. His actions are, in the immortal words of Jean-Ralphio, the Wooooo-OOOOOOOORST! He’s not a full antagonist in this book, but he’s all kinds of messed up thanks to his descent into darkness and whatnot. He does eventually redeem himself but boy, it’s too little, too late. I wish the ending had not focused so heavily on him. He didn’t really deserve it in my eyes, but hey, not my book, not my vision.

But, in favor of more positive musings: Ebony. She has grown so much since book one! I never thought I’d be able to say she was my favorite character (other than Ky), but she IS. She was really such a great addition to the cast and really came into her own in this book. Her ending was REALLY good. I mean, really good. I may have gotten a little misty, and I love the fact that the narrative doesn’t treat her like a Jezebel or shove her in the stereotypical evil lackey slutbitch role and instead works to explore her character and let her flourish. See: empathy instead of judgement.

The love story, I will say, was a little lacking here. Ky and Eliyana are separated the majority of the book, which explains that, but I wish the ending had shifted the focus more toward them. Joshua got too much spotlight. Eliyana IS the main character, and Ky was a much better male lead than Josh/Joshua/David/Whatever his ding-dong name is. But their reunion is satisfying, and I guess it makes sense that it would focus on the three of them. Even though I haaaaaaaate love triangles for this very reason.

But whatever on that. This is still a very good ending and stays consistent and true to the rest of the series, without falling into the trap of keeping the characters the same at the end. Everybody has to grow and learn, but tonally the story is still its cheesy, vibrant self chock-full of musical references and silly quips. Definitely recommend for jaded YA readers in need of an easy, breezy, cotton candy-cheesy trilogy and younger readers new to young adult. If you needed to be reminded of fun tropes and fairytale kisses and why you got into YA in the first place, this series is for you.

A free copy was provided by the publishers via Netgalley in exchange for honest review. Thank you!

It had genuinely great plot twists that I could not have guessed. The innuendo was not really necessary but too annoying.

can't get a hold of book 1 and 2 so can't review this!