The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons Pages: 322
Published by Cerulean Books on June 25, 2015
Series: The Collectors' Society #3
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Love & Romance, New Adult, Paranormal
Source: eARC from Publisher
After years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite possible after all. She thought she left such fantastical realities behind when she finally returned to England.
Now Alice has become a member of the clandestine Collectors’ Society, and the impossible has found her again in the form of an elusive villain set on erasing entire worlds. As she and the rest of the Society race to bring this mysterious murderer to justice, the fight becomes painfully personal.
Lives are being lost. Loved ones are shattered or irrevocably altered. Each step closer Alice gets to the shadowy man she hunts, the more secrets she unravels, only to reveal chilling truths. If she wants to win this war and save millions of lives, Alice must once more embrace the impossible and make the unimaginable, imaginable.
Sometimes, the rabbit hole leads to terrifying places.
Note: I will try my best, but there will probably be some spoilers from the first two books. If you are new to the series, check out my review of The Collectors’ Society HERE and my review of the Hidden Library HERE. These books need to be read in order.
The Forgotten Mountain is the third book in the New Adult Fantasy Series, The Collectors’ Society. And I have to first mention how much I love these covers. They are some of my favorite covers for any series. Which is fitting because The Collectors’ Society is ONE OF MY FAVORITE SERIES OF ALL TIME. The First book, The Collectors’ Society, was one of my favorite books of 2014, and The Hidden Library was another favorite. I can’t remember a series where every single book has gotten a full 5/5 stars from me. But truth be told, the books in the Collectors’ Society deserve more than 5 stars each. This is such an amazing series, and Heather Lyons really ripped my heart out with the Forgotten Mountain.
The Forgotten Mountain picks up right where the Hidden Library left off, with that awful ending. Because of what is going on with my poor Finn, a lot of this book is told through Alice’s point of view. I really do love Alice. She is so strong and loyal and sharp. I love her ability to see through everything and read people so well. And I love that we still get words of advice from the catepillar. Heather Lyons has such a way with words, everytime I see her talk about someone from wonderful, I feel like I am reading Lewis Carroll himself. She has captured the essence of the books in her timelines so well, all the while putting her own crazy spin on them. In the Forgotten Mountain we get to see some Grimm Brother tales and their time lines. Creepy places, they are. Think the Brother’s Grimm movie with Matt Damon, and not the Disney version of the tales.
I was so proud of myself for calling one of the villians in this book, but that one thing (lygari) was the only thing I seemed to get right. Heather Lyons continues to surprise and delight me with her masterful writing and story telling. I am so in awe of Heather and her writing. I read The Forgotten Mountain with wide eyes and dropped jaw, bouncing on the edge of my seat the whole time. The characters all hold a place in my heart, some I hate, some I love, and some totally creep me out, but everyone in this very large cast of characters are so distinct that they stay with me long after I put this book down.
Heather is the best at weaving different characters, clues, and minor plot points that come into play later. I just love reading her books, even when she does things that make me want to cry. Her writing is so exciting and emotional. I want to live inside this series. I just love it so much. Everyone needs to read these books. If you are looking for a fantasy series, an action series, a series for lovers of classic literature, a romance, or just a series that is original and so well done- you are looking at the Collectors’ Society Series! It is all of those things and so much more. The ending of this book completely wrecked me. I need the next book now. I cannot say it enough, this is one of my all time favorite series. Read this series! If you haven’t you are doing yourself a disservice.
Other books in the Collector’s Society Series:
THE COLLECTORS’ SOCIETY
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THE HIDDEN LIBRARY
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kindlemom1
I agree all these covers are fabulous and I just love that you have given every single one five stars so far, that definitely means I need to read these!
Michelle @ Book Briefs
oh, I just cannot wait for you to start them. I think you are going to love, love love them!
Jessica @ a GREAT read
Oh nice! I still need to start this series but I have the first book on my kindle already just waiting for me to read once I get a break in between review books! LOL! So I can’t really pick a fave character just yet, though it’s a safe bet that it will include the heroine and hero! 😉
Michelle @ Book Briefs
oh, I just cannot wait for you to start them. I think you are going to love, love love them jessica!
Linda
Wow I agree that the cover to these series are beautiful! The only Alice in Wonderland retelling I’ve read so far is the Splintered series by A.G. Howard and I enjoyed it, but since you gave these 5 stars, I might just have to check this series out as well! Great review as always and Happy reading!
Michelle @ Book Briefs
oh, I just cannot wait for you to start them. I think you are going to love, love love them! There is a lot of alice in wonderland in the series, but it also encompasses a bunch of other literary worlds. It is just so cool and well done.
Linda Townsend
Since I’m not familiar with this series – only reading about it when I read this post – I can’t comment on which characters I’d like to hang with…
I do know I love reading fractured fairy tales and Alice in Wonderland has been a fav since my childhood.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Michelle @ Book Briefs
You really need to give this series a read lInda. It is beyond excellent!
Jazmen
I had to skim this review but man I want to read these books. Look at the cover. I mean, “Hello gorgeous!” I am running to find these books!
Michelle @ Book Briefs
Right?? the covers are amazing, and so are the books. oh, I just cannot wait for you to start them. I think you are going to love, love love them Jazmen!
Maria Malaveci
I really am looking forward to reading these! They are on the top of my to read list!
Michelle @ Book Briefs
oh, I just cannot wait for you to start them. I think you are going to love, love love them Maria!
Stormi
Where have I been that I haven’t heard of this series! It’s going on my wishlist! Great review!
Michelle @ Book Briefs
i hope you get a chance to read them Stormi because they are just WOW. I think you are going to love, love love them!
Stacey Brucale
I didn’t want to read your review too closely because I haven’t read any of these books yet and I really want to. I love everything to do with Alice and Wonderland so these are right up my alley, and those covers are gorgeous! I’m glad you’re enjoying the series so much!
Michelle @ Book Briefs
oh, I just cannot wait for you to start them. I think you are going to love, love love them! There is a lot of alice in wonderland in the series, but it also encompasses a bunch of other literary worlds. It is just so cool and well done.
sherry fundin
I have not read any of the series, but had to comment on the cool cover. I would probably pick Alice because she is where the action is, right? LOL
Michelle @ Book Briefs
oh, I just cannot wait for you to start them. I think you are going to love, love love them! There is a lot of alice in wonderland in the series, but it also encompasses a bunch of other literary worlds. It is just so cool and well done.
Diane Elizabeth
I haven’t read any of this series yet, but judging from the synopsis, I’d say Alice.
Michelle @ Book Briefs
Alice is pretty darn awesome in this series.
Sarah @ One Curvy Blogger
Oh man I can’t wait to read this. It’s sitting on my nook just waiting to be read. 😀
Michelle @ Book Briefs
You need to read it Sarah! Have you read the first two books yet?
Amanda
I had not heard of this series until now! I just added them all to my wishlist though! I have to check these out. Sound so good. Great review too!!
-Amanda @ Hearts Reading
Michelle@Because Reading
WOW I love these covers and I feel like I need to read these ASAP since they sound like books I would enjoy. I skimmed the review but I am totally going right now to add these to my TBR! Thanks for sharing!