The Becoming by Nora Roberts

They waited, knowing the god threatened all worlds. He would again seek the blood of his blood, and the wheel would turn so the time would come when the Talamhish could no longer stop him. She, the bridge between worlds, must return and awaken, must become and must choose to give all, risk all to help destroy the god.

When Breen Kelly makes a leap into the unknown with a summer trip to Ireland in search of her father, little does she know she will find a portal into another world - Talamh - where she will find magic, family and a destiny beyond her wildest dreams

Breen is welcomed by most of her family and friends but there is one who is far from welcoming. Her grandfather, the outcast god Odran plots to destroy Talamh and now all must unite to defeat his dark forces. There will be losses and sorrows, betrayal and bloodshed. But through it, Breen Siobhan Kelly will take the next step on the journey to becoming all that she was born to be.

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In the long ago, the worlds of gods and men and Fey coexisted. (PROLOGUE)

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(Piatkus, 23 November 2021, hardback, 448 pages, borrowed from North Ayrshire Libraries)

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I loved the first book The Awakening and couldn't wait to read the rest of the trilogy. The Becoming is just as good. I loved every word and raced through it in a couple of days. This book picks up where the first book finished, with Breen returning to Talamh with her gay best friend Marco who vows to be by her side until the end. In Talamh, Breen start to train how to harness her powers for a war coming against Odran and his followers and finds herself falling in love. Marco finds love as well. Breen is still trapped between two worlds trying to help protect Talamh while having some kind of life as a published author back in her own world. Everyone welcome Breen in Talamh but one woman whose obsessive love threatens them all. This is a corker. I can't wait to read The Choice.

5/5