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I'd been eagerly awaiting the release of Seeking Crystal, having read the first two books in the series and was not at all disappointed. The book carries on the theme of fighting savant crime and meeting soulfinders, but is different enough to not be repetitive. A great read - a great edition to my favourite series of books at the moment! :-)


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Seeking Crystal 9780192793515 Books Reviews

Exciting and full of romance, adrenalin and despair over all a great read and can't wait for the next in the series !! D
Crystal comes from a large family of Savants but she has always felt like a failure compared to her brothers and sisters, she is the only one who isn't able to communicate telepathically and she has the most useless Savant ability ever. The only thing she is any good at is finding things that people have lost - so she's the person who her family turn to when they lose their car keys but not for much else. Crystal has travelled to Denver with her sister Diamond for a conference arranged by the Benedicts and it is there that Diamond immediately recognises Trace as her Soulfinder and the couple are quickly engaged to be married. Back at their home in Venice Crystal is in charge of organising Diamond's hen party and she is in competition with Trace's brother Xav for who can come up with the best night out. Xav and Crystal have taken an instant dislike for each other but when the family come under attack and several of the Soulfinders are taken hostage it is up to the two of them to figure out how to save the others.

I'm a massive fan of this series so have been looking forward to reading Seeking Crystal for ages now and I'm pleased to say that it was everything I hoped it would be. Fans of the series are sure to enjoy this instalment just as much as the previous ones and I'm really hoping that this isn't the last we have seen of the Benedicts - please someone tell me there will be another book! The romance between Diamond and Trace does move incredibly quickly but as they aren't the main characters for this book I felt that was understandable. Especially when you consider that they are both much older than Crystal and Xav so have been waiting a long time for their Soulfinder to come along, knowing full well that they might never find them. It made sense to me that they would accept their relationship much faster, they are both confident in who and what they are and are delighted to find the missing piece of themselves.

Crystal wasn't always the easiest character to like, at times she could be very childish and I got frustrated with her and the temper tantrums she threw but at the same time I could understand why she was so upset. She has spent her whole life feeling like she is useless and when she finally finds something that she thinks she could be good at her family are completely against the idea. I did feel that Diamond and Trace could have done a much better job of explaining to her why modelling wasn't such a great idea but she worked it out for herself eventually. When things start to go wrong and Diamond and other family members disappear Crystal really does step up to the plate and show how strong she can be. I loved the developments with her abilities and think that will add a really interesting element to any future books we might see.

I really liked Xav, he could be cocky and arrogant but he often tended to put on an act and deep down he was a really nice guy. He knew how to push Crystal's buttons and went out of his way to irritate her but that was just his way of teasing the newest member of his family. It was obvious from the beginning that they were attracted to each other but not believing they were Soulfinders meant there was no point in pursuing things further. Xav's power as a healer makes him very protective of everyone around him, he wants to be able to keep everyone safe and finds it distressing that he was unable to stop his family members being hurt. I really loved the banter between Xav and Crystal, the way they constantly snipped at each other was fun to watch but they grew to respect each other when they started working together.

I loved the Venice setting for this story, the previous books were set in Denver and London so it was nice to visit somewhere different. I've never been to Venice (it's somewhere I always wanted to go) but the descriptions were so well done that it really felt like I was there and I was able to picture things very clearly. I have to say that the plot of Seeking Crystal was the best of the series so far, the story was fast paced, action packed and included some great new side characters. We also got to see some of the previous characters which was nice although the circumstances didn't allow us to catch up with the girls as much as I would have liked. I loved getting to see the Benedict boys all working so well together though, they certainly prove themselves a force to be reckoned with! I'd definitely recommend this series to fans of YA paranormal romance, I think you could probably get away with reading this as a standalone novel but personally I think the series works much better if you read them in order. If you've not already read Finding Sky and Stealing Phoenix then you really don't know what you're missing.
Crystal is the seventh child in a Savant family and that usually means she is a bit more special and powerful than the rest. She might be extra special, but not extra powerful. Instead of having all these amazing abilities, she can't event communicate telepathically, which is a basic Savant power. It is also one of the only ways to know if you've met your soulfinder. The only thing Crystal can do is find lost items, like your keys or that scarf you've misplaced. So besides being a huge letdown (that's what she thinks of herself), she will also never find that one true love.

But right now that's not even on her mind. She recently graduated high school (barely) and has no clue what she wants to do with her life, so now she's travelling with her sister Diamond to all these Savant conferences. Unlike Crystal, Diamond does have a Savant power, best described as being a mediator, but on a whole new level. This is where they literally run into Trace Benedict and Diamond and him plan on getting married.

Since Crystal and Diamond live in Venice, they decide on getting married there. While Diamond stays behind, Crystal flies back home and starts working at Signora Carriera as a costume maker. Carnaval is coming up so times are busy. Soon she is joined by Trace's brother, Xav, who she thinks is the most annoying person ever (putting it mildly).

They both have to plan their brother and sister's bachelor(ette) party and seeing as they are now living in the same house, they are spending a lot of time together. Their friendship grows, but they both know it can never be more as they can't know if they are soulfinders.

Soon the entire family arrives in Italy, but as always having the entire Benedict family together makes them vulnerable for their enemies. They really do have enemies all over the world. Before you know it people are attacked, go missing or other misfortunes are happening. So definitely exciting and a lot of action. For Crystal it might even be a good thing in the end.

I can't say anything more without giving away big spoilers, but it's funny, exciting, mysterious and romantic. The setting of the story is also beautiful, I've been to Venice and I think it's definitely an advantage if you really know how it looks and can remember the atmosphere of the city. Joss Stirling has done a wonderful job on translating that to the pages.
I Thought this book was BRILLIANT. Its a really great series of book and I'm really looking forward to the next book.
Seeking Crystal is the third book in the Benedict brothers series.

After the low of Stealing Pheonix, Joss Stirling is back onto the high with Seeking Crystal.

I really enjoyed reading it, and it has made me go back and reread the first two so I could read the third again! Xav and Crystal are refreshing and make you really root for them. Very sweet.

Two Benedict brothers find their soulfinders in this book and it gives exciting, tantalizing hints of what is going to happen to the rest of the brothers at the end of the book.

Happy Reading! D
I'd been eagerly awaiting the release of Seeking Crystal, having read the first two books in the series and was not at all disappointed. The book carries on the theme of fighting savant crime and meeting soulfinders, but is different enough to not be repetitive. A great read - a great edition to my favourite series of books at the moment! -)