Chasing Eternity, by author Alyson Noel, is the third and final installment in the author's Stealing Infinity series. At the end of Ruling Destiny, Natasha Clarke brought back the Moon from Italy. Without letting Braxton know what she was planning, she almost immediately gets sent back to 1998 New York City with Elodie Blue, who she's not sure she can trust, hoping to find answers.
Maybe, if she is lucky, Natasha can find her father, Mason, who went missing when she was 8 years old. Her father was also a Timekeeper. Maybe she can get some answers about what she must do to defeat Arthur and prevent him from playing God once the Star is retrieved. Arthur, who runs Gray Wolf Academy, is trying to restore the Antikythera Mechanism by using Natasha, a Timekeeper, to travel back in time and bring pieces for him.
So far, Natasha has found two of three important pieces. By going into the past, and learning from her father, she's hoping that she can harness her new Timekeeper abilities which have been growing each time she travels into the past, or finds another clue in paintings, and maps. Meanwhile, Braxton, who has become Natasha's love interest, traded his destiny for a life of luxury. He was also there when Killian killed Natasha's father, something he is trying to make up for.
By helping Nat discover a way to defeat Arthur and to gather allies together to help them, maybe he can forgive himself for not doing enough to save Mason. On the other hand, Killian who is hot and cold, seems like he wants more from Natasha than she's willing to offer. How can she actually just Killian knowing that he is likely on the wrong side? Could Killian be the key to stopping Arthur, or just another obstacle to losing her life, and everything she's worked hard for at Gray Wolf Academy?
One of the things I noticed in this book is the growth of Natasha and her willingness to put it all on the line to stop Arthur. She has to sift through her fellow Trippers to decide who she can trust, and who she needs to stay away from. On one hand, she knows that Braxton got hurt because of her. On another hand, there are subtle hints that there was more to Elodie than meets the eye and boy was I right.
The book was action-packed and yet the author found time for Nat and Braxton to have a bit of alone time together to explore their new relationship. The main reason for my review is what I stated in my update. I did not like the ending. After everything that happens, it feels like a cop-out. Nat, and even Braxton, put their lives on the line and the author made a bad choice on how she wrapped up the series.
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