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YA Romantasy • Small Town Secrets • Fated Love • Hidden Worlds
Seventeen-year-old Leath Elliott has never truly belonged in her tiny North Carolina town. Everyone knows her past, everyone whispers about her loss—and no one knows how badly she wants to escape.
Her only refuge has always been her dreams. Night after night, she grows up alongside a boy with storm-gray eyes, a boy who feels more real than anyone in her waking life.
Then James Turner arrives in Woodvine.
He’s the quiet, mysterious new guy.
And impossibly, he’s the boy from her dreams—exactly as she’s always been seeing him.
James hasn’t come by accident. He crossed worlds to find Leath, drawn by a connection neither of them can fully explain. And now that he has, he wants her to come with him—to a hidden world she’s never seen and a destiny she never chose.
But secrets run deep.
And James isn’t telling her everything.
Because their bond was never random.
And falling in love may be the most dangerous thing they’ve ever done.
Fading is the first book in The Fading Series, a clean YA romantasy featuring dream magic, slow-burn romance, hidden worlds, and a heroine forced to choose between the life she knows and a destiny she never asked for.
Fated Love, Dream Magic, Mysterious New Boy, Hidden Worlds, Impossible Romance
Emotional, Atmospheric, Romantic
Heat Clean Romance
The Vampire Diaries (no vampires), Fallen, Beautiful Creatures
Seventeen-year-old Leath Elliott has never truly belonged in her tiny North Carolina town. Everyone knows her past, everyone whispers about her loss—and no one knows how badly she wants to escape.
Her only refuge has always been her dreams. Night after night, she grows up alongside a boy with storm-gray eyes, a boy who feels more real than anyone in her waking life.
Then James Turner arrives in Woodvine.
He’s the quiet, mysterious new guy.
And impossibly, he’s the boy from her dreams—exactly as she’s always been seeing him.
James hasn’t come by accident. He crossed worlds to find Leath, drawn by a connection neither of them can fully explain. And now that he has, he wants her to come with him—to a hidden world she’s never seen and a destiny she never chose.
But secrets run deep.
And James isn’t telling her everything.
Because their bond was never random.
And falling in love may be the most dangerous thing they’ve ever done.
Fading is the first book in The Fading Series, a clean YA romantasy featuring dream magic, slow-burn romance, hidden worlds, and a heroine forced to choose between the life she knows and a destiny she never asked for.
Fated Love, Dream Magic, Mysterious New Boy, Hidden Worlds, Impossible Romance
Emotional, Atmospheric, Romantic
Heat Clean Romance
The Vampire Diaries (no vampires), Fallen, Beautiful Creatures
292 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2018
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Cindy Cipriano
44 books60 followersCindy Cipriano lives in North Carolina with her husband, son and their 27 pets.
Not really.
Just two dogs who think they are children and three cats who think they are raccoons. It only seems as if they make 27. When Cindy isn't writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and the avoidance of cooking.
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Not really.
Just two dogs who think they are children and three cats who think they are raccoons. It only seems as if they make 27. When Cindy isn't writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and the avoidance of cooking.
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June 8, 2020
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There was no plot. Nothing pretty much happens. It’s not until 70% in that we learn anything interesting. Furthermore, the tone the author set had such a creepy vibe that I don’t know how we’re expected to root for the love interest. The entire time I was creeped out by him. The end of the book sounds like where the beginning should start for this story. That actually sounded like a plot filled story. I guess book 2 is where the action begins? Book 1 felt like one long winded backstory until the narrator felt the reader was ready to hear the story.
There was no plot. Nothing pretty much happens. It’s not until 70% in that we learn anything interesting. Furthermore, the tone the author set had such a creepy vibe that I don’t know how we’re expected to root for the love interest. The entire time I was creeped out by him. The end of the book sounds like where the beginning should start for this story. That actually sounded like a plot filled story. I guess book 2 is where the action begins? Book 1 felt like one long winded backstory until the narrator felt the reader was ready to hear the story.
June 11, 2018
I’ll try to write this without giving away spoilers. This is a book that touches the soul. It is so uniquely written. It reached down into the heart of me. It reminds me of loved ones I’ve lost, yet they are still with me. Especially when I have dreams that are so real about them. What if all your life you’ve dreamed of someone and remember vaguely having shared a friendship from as far back as you can remember when you were a child? As if fate really does play a role in who becomes part of our lives. This is what I see Leath going through in this book. I can’t explain it very well because I don’t want to ruin anything. I really wish it would be made into a movie because it would be wonderful. It reminds me of Twilight in a way except better and has a uniqueness of its own. I was town between team Victor and team James. I really loved both characters. In fact, every character in the book was wonderful. The author paints them so well that you feel like they are truly people you know and care about.
April 19, 2018
I loved this book! Couldn’t put it down once I started reading....even stayed up late reading, which I never do! The characters and story line were easy to connect with and I would highly recommend this book for teenagers and adults. The concept of the story is pretty amazing and I am looking forward to the next book in the series!!
Wendy S.
Wendy S.
January 16, 2019
This romance, with a supernatural twist, drew me in from the start. Author Cindy Cipriano has a light touch and an easy writing style. The main character, Leath, is torn between two love interests. First there is best friend Victor, who has been Leath's best friend forever, but wants more. Then there is James, the new kid, in town, who also seems the perfect match for her. He says all the right things and makes all the right moves, but Leath, and the people around her, have doubts about his motives. Despite the warnings, she spends more and more time with him, and her doubts are soon erased by his charming, if somewhat possessive manner. I'm not much of a fan of love triangles, but the author expertly keeps us guessing as to who will be the one for Leath and I enjoyed the twist at the end. Victor and James each have their attractive qualities and if I had to choose between the two of them, I think I'd end up choosing both!
February 6, 2019
Fading is a charming story of teenage love and longing narrated with much warmth and sparkle. Leath, a seventeen-year-old high school student, has fallen out of love, if she ever has been in love, with Victor, a Spanish boy and longterm friend devoted to her. Leath is searching for fulfilment, in whatever form that comes. Then a new boy, James, starts at the school and Leath falls in love. James has lost both his parents, Leath has lost her father. United at first by a shared grief and a deep attraction, as Leath gets to know James more and more, all is not as it seems. Meanwhile, Leath is torn between her love for gorgeous and mysterious James and her lingering attachment to soft and reliable Victor.
As the story unfolds and the mystery of James is revealed, the story slips into the paranormal, building to fascinating otherworldly revelations.
Fading is very well written with good pacing and excellent characterisation. Cipriano gets under the skin of her protagonist, right to the heart of her fantasies, dreams and feelings, her confusion and sensitivities and hurt as she searches for real love. Enchanting, sad, touching, and evocative of all the fine feelings of youth, Fading is very hard to put down.
As the story unfolds and the mystery of James is revealed, the story slips into the paranormal, building to fascinating otherworldly revelations.
Fading is very well written with good pacing and excellent characterisation. Cipriano gets under the skin of her protagonist, right to the heart of her fantasies, dreams and feelings, her confusion and sensitivities and hurt as she searches for real love. Enchanting, sad, touching, and evocative of all the fine feelings of youth, Fading is very hard to put down.
April 20, 2018
This is a great book for those who love teen paranormal fantasy stories. Cindy Cipriano remarkably weaves both plot and characters together to grab your attention and take you on a journey of intrigue, love, suspense, and paranormal behavior. The pace of the story keeps you engaged as you gain a new insight on the power of love, loss, and alternate reality.
June 21, 2018
Great book!
Such a great book! Could not put it down. Cannot wait till the next one in the series comes out.
Such a great book! Could not put it down. Cannot wait till the next one in the series comes out.
April 17, 2020
I think the characters and plot are well thought out and keep you interested he edge of your seat. Warning, there is a major cliffhanger at the end of the book!
June 13, 2019
“Don’t worry. I take all my victims this way”.
I stopped dead in my tracks.’
Leah, who has lost her dad and is close to her mother, looks forward to choosing a college and moving away from home, an adventure enough for a small town girl. But before the school year ends a new student arrives. Leah is instantly drawn to James’ looks, to his manner, and to his scent, which reminds her of her dreams.
Victor, who is Leah’s best friend and – he hopes - future life partner, is jealous of this interloper. But Victor insists that there is more to his antipathy than that: he feels James is somehow dangerous. Leah has her own momentary doubts about James, but every explanation he gives seems completely plausible, and intriques her even more.
‘ “There’s something off about him”, Victor said.
“You’re being silly. He’s harmless.” As the words left my mouth, I wondered if they were true. P.49’
There is a mystery going on behind this intense story of young love. One oddity after another niggles away at the reader: James’ accidental first meeting with Leah looked to another girl as if it had been a deliberate encounter; Leah’s dog Sam, usually too lazy to bark, goes berserk at the sight of James. And this handsome new beau is both protective and reticent to a degree that would likely ring alarm bells with Leah if she were not completely smitten. But somehow James seems familiar to her and, moreover, he feels necessary.
The tricky thing for an author when writing the first volume of a series like Fading is to introduce compelling characters and also to keep the questions and the tensions building so that you absolutely want to know what will happen next. Cindy Cipriano does this so well. She delivers on the intensity of Leah’s turmoil while paving the way for a wider story that I don’t dare hint at here (no spoilers), other than to say, be wary of dreams. Are they really showing what you want?
I stopped dead in my tracks.’
Leah, who has lost her dad and is close to her mother, looks forward to choosing a college and moving away from home, an adventure enough for a small town girl. But before the school year ends a new student arrives. Leah is instantly drawn to James’ looks, to his manner, and to his scent, which reminds her of her dreams.
Victor, who is Leah’s best friend and – he hopes - future life partner, is jealous of this interloper. But Victor insists that there is more to his antipathy than that: he feels James is somehow dangerous. Leah has her own momentary doubts about James, but every explanation he gives seems completely plausible, and intriques her even more.
‘ “There’s something off about him”, Victor said.
“You’re being silly. He’s harmless.” As the words left my mouth, I wondered if they were true. P.49’
There is a mystery going on behind this intense story of young love. One oddity after another niggles away at the reader: James’ accidental first meeting with Leah looked to another girl as if it had been a deliberate encounter; Leah’s dog Sam, usually too lazy to bark, goes berserk at the sight of James. And this handsome new beau is both protective and reticent to a degree that would likely ring alarm bells with Leah if she were not completely smitten. But somehow James seems familiar to her and, moreover, he feels necessary.
The tricky thing for an author when writing the first volume of a series like Fading is to introduce compelling characters and also to keep the questions and the tensions building so that you absolutely want to know what will happen next. Cindy Cipriano does this so well. She delivers on the intensity of Leah’s turmoil while paving the way for a wider story that I don’t dare hint at here (no spoilers), other than to say, be wary of dreams. Are they really showing what you want?
March 18, 2021
This is a heck of a hook!
The Fading has all the elements of a teen romance drama. The protagonist is at a difficult point in her life; she has a guy friend who's on the verge of something more; and a new boy moves to town. But it has just enough hint of the supernatural to keep the reader wondering. More than that, there is a constant air of danger. This is one of the VERY FEW romance books involving a 'darker' romance interest in which said character is genuinely frightening. There's no clear path for Leath in this book, which keeps it super interesting! You'll have no idea where the story will end up until it takes you there.
The only reason this doesn't get five stars is because I felt I was being told things I could have been shown. There was so much mystery and implication in the book, but at times the narrative took time aside to explain emotions or aspects of a relationship that could have just as easily been alluded to or even shown in a scene. But the writing is clean and flows well, so I'm confident this will improve over time, as the pace picks up and the plot thickens.
The Fading has all the elements of a teen romance drama. The protagonist is at a difficult point in her life; she has a guy friend who's on the verge of something more; and a new boy moves to town. But it has just enough hint of the supernatural to keep the reader wondering. More than that, there is a constant air of danger. This is one of the VERY FEW romance books involving a 'darker' romance interest in which said character is genuinely frightening. There's no clear path for Leath in this book, which keeps it super interesting! You'll have no idea where the story will end up until it takes you there.
The only reason this doesn't get five stars is because I felt I was being told things I could have been shown. There was so much mystery and implication in the book, but at times the narrative took time aside to explain emotions or aspects of a relationship that could have just as easily been alluded to or even shown in a scene. But the writing is clean and flows well, so I'm confident this will improve over time, as the pace picks up and the plot thickens.
January 14, 2020
I thought this book was more of a set up for the second book in the series in regards to character development. I felt like most of the book nothing happened until the end. I still enjoyed the book, and I hope I get more action in the second book. But maybe it is just the world we live in, we want everything right away and fast. So in a way, I appreciate the time it took to develop the characters. I live in North Carolina, so I enjoyed some of the familiar places in the book.
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February 25, 2021sigh. don't even ask what I'm doing with this book. I wanted a simple palate cleanser, something to read as quick as, without mega commitment. a bit of romance and excitement never hurts and this was just. nope. in a lot of ways, a whole lot of nope. creepy romance, creepy best friend relationship.
August 12, 2019
Read this book! If it's the last thing you do, read this book! Please!
I devoured it in one day! I just finished and it's one of those books. Ya' know the one, where you feel like you don't know where to go from here? How will I ever read another book again after how much I loved this one? It was fast paced, filled with strong relationships and intriguing characters. I was so interested in the characters that I was completely taken by surprise as the book unfolded. I won't say anymore because I want you to be able to enjoy it as well as I did! I absolutely cannot wait to start the next in the series and I will be impatiently waiting for the next installment! Read this book! You won't be disappointed ❤️
I devoured it in one day! I just finished and it's one of those books. Ya' know the one, where you feel like you don't know where to go from here? How will I ever read another book again after how much I loved this one? It was fast paced, filled with strong relationships and intriguing characters. I was so interested in the characters that I was completely taken by surprise as the book unfolded. I won't say anymore because I want you to be able to enjoy it as well as I did! I absolutely cannot wait to start the next in the series and I will be impatiently waiting for the next installment! Read this book! You won't be disappointed ❤️
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Blurb:
Leath Elliott is a seventeen-year-old competitive shooter living with her mother in Woodvine, North Carolina. Leath's father was killed in a tragic accident when she was fourteen, and her friend Victor Santana has been there for her every step of the way since. But the friendship starts to change when Victor develops deeper feelings for her. If that wasn't complicated enough, newcomer James Turner, an emancipated minor with a dark past, wanders into her sights. Leath is captivated by him and wonders if he might be the boy of her dreams—literally.
Blurb:
Leath Elliott is a seventeen-year-old competitive shooter living with her mother in Woodvine, North Carolina. Leath's father was killed in a tragic accident when she was fourteen, and her friend Victor Santana has been there for her every step of the way since. But the friendship starts to change when Victor develops deeper feelings for her. If that wasn't complicated enough, newcomer James Turner, an emancipated minor with a dark past, wanders into her sights. Leath is captivated by him and wonders if he might be the boy of her dreams—literally.
February 15, 2021
Pleasantly surprised by this one. It wasn't amazing or anything but still enjoyable. It was a random book I decided to get because it was free for amazon kindle. Figured why not try it 🤷♀️
There were grammar and spelling errors throughout the book but nothing so terrible it was unreadable.
It follows the basic YA Romance formula. One girl, two boys love triangle and of course the relationship has some toxic qualities. A handful of shenanigans and sexual tension.
All in all not bad.
There were grammar and spelling errors throughout the book but nothing so terrible it was unreadable.
It follows the basic YA Romance formula. One girl, two boys love triangle and of course the relationship has some toxic qualities. A handful of shenanigans and sexual tension.
All in all not bad.
September 8, 2018
Good young adult fantasy romance!
Leith has grown up dreaming of a young man who always made her feel safe and loved. She had friends and a loving mom. Life seemed almost perfect. When James starts at her school, he seems so eerily familiar...she has no idea!! I enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to the sequel!
Leith has grown up dreaming of a young man who always made her feel safe and loved. She had friends and a loving mom. Life seemed almost perfect. When James starts at her school, he seems so eerily familiar...she has no idea!! I enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to the sequel!
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April 26, 2021didn't finish because at +/- 30% I realized this serie is the type that could have been one thick book/long story, but was cut into parts without a real ending. I didn't like it enough to continue.
September 19, 2018
Eh
The ending twist thing was gooood. A little sappy, creepy and just oddly situated in places. Not a big fan of this.writer.
The ending twist thing was gooood. A little sappy, creepy and just oddly situated in places. Not a big fan of this.writer.
September 4, 2018
Great read
A friend asked me to download her sisters book so I did. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book!
A friend asked me to download her sisters book so I did. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book!
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March 1, 2022This book gave off Twilight vibes from the outset. I kept half-expecting bad boy protagonist James to confess he is a vampire (he doesn't). This book doesn't contain a Happily Ever After, or a Happy For Now ending, so if that's important to you, maybe you might not enjoy this.
On a prose level, this books wasn't too badly constructed.
The plot goes as follows:
- Best friend since childhood, Victor, is in love with Leath.
- Leath loves Victor deeply - just not in the way he wants. That's okay, though, because he's willing to wait for her.
- But wait, there's a new student in town, a mysterious bad-boy with a troubled past and #secrets. James is immediately in love with Leath, and - despite some misgivings - she falls quickly in love with him.
There are minor subplots about college choices and Victor briefly dating Annamae, Leath's best friend (in a transparent attempt to make Leath realise what she's missing. It doesn't work.).
Then we find out that James has been lying about his past. He's not an orphan from Columbia, he's from another world Judaculla. In Judacalla, women only bear boys, and their soul mates are chosen by their mothers at birth, and inserted into their lover's dreams. When they reach marriagable age, they must go into the human world, get their soulmate to fall in love with them, and trick them to come into Judaculla, where they will be constantly mistreated until they fall pregnant. Once they bear a child, the cycle continues.
It's not super clear why the men *have to* mistreat their wives. James' dad refused to, so instead, he sent her back to the human world, because he loved her too much. It seems to me that sharing dreams with your future wife - essentially growing up together in the dream world - would make it difficult to mistreat them.
It's also not explained why the women only bear boys, and, really, why that's a problem, since they seem to have no issues with getting wives from the human world.
It's not clear why the men cannot return to the human world after they have married.
James falls in love with Leath and decides he loves her so much, there's no way he will bring her back to Judaculla. So he leaves her the day after she is in a car accident. Because of magic she forgets him (hence the title "Fading"), and thinks she's dating Victor. But that doesn't feel right. When she comes off the sleep meds, she remembers James, but Victor, and everyone else, thinks her memories are a symptom of concussion.
James appears to Leath in a dream and says goodbye, and that he will always love her. She wakes and races to Judaculla. The portal opens, and Leath steps inside.
On a prose level, this books wasn't too badly constructed.
The plot goes as follows:
- Best friend since childhood, Victor, is in love with Leath.
- Leath loves Victor deeply - just not in the way he wants. That's okay, though, because he's willing to wait for her.
- But wait, there's a new student in town, a mysterious bad-boy with a troubled past and #secrets. James is immediately in love with Leath, and - despite some misgivings - she falls quickly in love with him.
There are minor subplots about college choices and Victor briefly dating Annamae, Leath's best friend (in a transparent attempt to make Leath realise what she's missing. It doesn't work.).
Then we find out that James has been lying about his past. He's not an orphan from Columbia, he's from another world Judaculla. In Judacalla, women only bear boys, and their soul mates are chosen by their mothers at birth, and inserted into their lover's dreams. When they reach marriagable age, they must go into the human world, get their soulmate to fall in love with them, and trick them to come into Judaculla, where they will be constantly mistreated until they fall pregnant. Once they bear a child, the cycle continues.
It's not super clear why the men *have to* mistreat their wives. James' dad refused to, so instead, he sent her back to the human world, because he loved her too much. It seems to me that sharing dreams with your future wife - essentially growing up together in the dream world - would make it difficult to mistreat them.
It's also not explained why the women only bear boys, and, really, why that's a problem, since they seem to have no issues with getting wives from the human world.
It's not clear why the men cannot return to the human world after they have married.
James falls in love with Leath and decides he loves her so much, there's no way he will bring her back to Judaculla. So he leaves her the day after she is in a car accident. Because of magic she forgets him (hence the title "Fading"), and thinks she's dating Victor. But that doesn't feel right. When she comes off the sleep meds, she remembers James, but Victor, and everyone else, thinks her memories are a symptom of concussion.
James appears to Leath in a dream and says goodbye, and that he will always love her. She wakes and races to Judaculla. The portal opens, and Leath steps inside.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 30, 2019
Fading by Cindy Cipriano may not contain vampires or werewolves yet it still has a slightly supernatural/paranormal feel to it. This book is in a similar group as Twilight as a forbidden love book. Also, this is only the first book in a series that is expected to be three or four books long.
Leath is the typical seventeen-year-old high school girl. She has her mother’s full support after her father died and her two best friends Victor and Anamae. The three of them have been considering college visits and what the future may hold for them. Leath and Victor have always been close but when Victor starts showing interest in being more than just friends with Leath she resists him. Victor believes Leath is confused and will come around to recognizing her feelings for him but Leath is not too sure. Then while working in her guidance councilor's office Leath sees the transfer file for a new student, James.
As if fate put them together James and Leath run into each other on Jame’s first day and they instantly become inseparable. Leath feels as if she has known James for her entire life and James feels the same way about her. Leath wonders if James is the same boy that Leath has actually been having dreams about all her life. Is she prepared to make the huge sacrifice required for her to be with James? Leath must choose between her friends, family, and freedom, or James before he makes the decision for her.
What I liked best about the book was honestly James himself. Even if he seemed somewhat creepy at times he is a great guy. His willingness to live alone and possibly face the wrath of his race just to protect Leath from his societies traditions are commendable. What I didn’t really like was the abrupt change around chapter fifteen. I understand the need for it but it was a little rough at first. I also didn’t understand completely why the fading worked so well on Leath that time when it didn’t work the first time. The only difference I can really come up with was the medication Leath was on and everyone else forgetting James helping her forget as well.
Teens of all ages will find this book to be appealing as the language is mild and there isn’t really any inappropriate content. Readers of romance will defiantly enjoy this book more so than fans of other genres. I give this book a rating of 4 out of 4. Fans of teen romance will love this twist on a classic forbidden love story. The entire concept of fading allows for the story to move on without having messy explanations in the middle of everything.
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Leath is the typical seventeen-year-old high school girl. She has her mother’s full support after her father died and her two best friends Victor and Anamae. The three of them have been considering college visits and what the future may hold for them. Leath and Victor have always been close but when Victor starts showing interest in being more than just friends with Leath she resists him. Victor believes Leath is confused and will come around to recognizing her feelings for him but Leath is not too sure. Then while working in her guidance councilor's office Leath sees the transfer file for a new student, James.
As if fate put them together James and Leath run into each other on Jame’s first day and they instantly become inseparable. Leath feels as if she has known James for her entire life and James feels the same way about her. Leath wonders if James is the same boy that Leath has actually been having dreams about all her life. Is she prepared to make the huge sacrifice required for her to be with James? Leath must choose between her friends, family, and freedom, or James before he makes the decision for her.
What I liked best about the book was honestly James himself. Even if he seemed somewhat creepy at times he is a great guy. His willingness to live alone and possibly face the wrath of his race just to protect Leath from his societies traditions are commendable. What I didn’t really like was the abrupt change around chapter fifteen. I understand the need for it but it was a little rough at first. I also didn’t understand completely why the fading worked so well on Leath that time when it didn’t work the first time. The only difference I can really come up with was the medication Leath was on and everyone else forgetting James helping her forget as well.
Teens of all ages will find this book to be appealing as the language is mild and there isn’t really any inappropriate content. Readers of romance will defiantly enjoy this book more so than fans of other genres. I give this book a rating of 4 out of 4. Fans of teen romance will love this twist on a classic forbidden love story. The entire concept of fading allows for the story to move on without having messy explanations in the middle of everything.
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August 11, 2018
Wow
I can’t believe how fast I became hooked on this book, by page four I was lost.. I am so looking forward to reading the next book in this series..
I can’t believe how fast I became hooked on this book, by page four I was lost.. I am so looking forward to reading the next book in this series..
November 28, 2018
I was given the honor of reading and reviewing Fading by Cindy Cipriano. While Fading is a YA book, that is not all it is. What would do you are faced with the possibility of finding the boy of your dreams? Literally, your dreams?? That is what happens to Leath Elliott. 17 year old Leath is facing her senior year with her best friend, Victor Santana. As we all know being a senior brings out so many emotions. Each a little scarier than the last when we realize that soon we will be out in the real world, all alone. For Leath this is all even scarier, as she lost her father when she was young and Victor was all that she had other than her mom. Then out of no where James Turner enters her life. He is everything she has dreamt of. Leath feels emotions for James that she has no clue how to figure them out. It seems like they have always known each other. He has some uncanny built in knowledge of her.
Cipriano builds the mystery of who James is so beautifully. It draws you in deeper and deeper, until you realize you have to know. When you finally know you are left with a decision that is so complex I don't think I would know what to do. To choose between the love of my dreams or the love of my reality, who can seriously do that?? Leath is scared of what her choice will do to both young men. Yet, in her hearts of hearts, she knows who has completely captivated her heart and soul. She needs to get. With the beautiful characters and relationships that Cipriano has built up in Fading you won't be able to wait until the next book in the series. While Leath makes her decision (sorry ya'll know I don't do spoilers) would you make the same one??
For me, Fading was a sweet love triangle that made me want to actually be back in high school (did I really just type that??) for a few brief moments. I truly enjoyed and recommend Fading. It is a book that any young teen to grown woman would enjoy disappearing into.
Cipriano builds the mystery of who James is so beautifully. It draws you in deeper and deeper, until you realize you have to know. When you finally know you are left with a decision that is so complex I don't think I would know what to do. To choose between the love of my dreams or the love of my reality, who can seriously do that?? Leath is scared of what her choice will do to both young men. Yet, in her hearts of hearts, she knows who has completely captivated her heart and soul. She needs to get. With the beautiful characters and relationships that Cipriano has built up in Fading you won't be able to wait until the next book in the series. While Leath makes her decision (sorry ya'll know I don't do spoilers) would you make the same one??
For me, Fading was a sweet love triangle that made me want to actually be back in high school (did I really just type that??) for a few brief moments. I truly enjoyed and recommend Fading. It is a book that any young teen to grown woman would enjoy disappearing into.
January 18, 2019
Fading is a YA romance novel with a paranormal twist. It was a great pleasure to read this book and find a delightful romance with a splash of mystery.
The story begins in the junior year of high school, hanging out and daydreaming in Woodvine. Leath Elliott is 17 and facing a new year at school which includes all the emotional mayhem of the real world. The real world hasn't always offered her the best, so she finds herself remembering a boy who always came to her dreams at night. One could say, they grew up together.
When a new boy James Turner arrives at the school, she finds something uniquely familiar about him. One of Leath's gifts was the ability to recognise a person's scent. James captures Leath’s attention much to the annoyance of her best friend and love interest, Victor, building the tension between the two young men. As James spends more time with Leath a budding romance begins. As they get to know each other it feels like they have known each other for the longest time.
Cipriano creates a wonderful foundation for the mystery to unfold. The characters are fleshed out nicely with glimpses of a mother and daughter relationship filling the pages with depth and feeling. The romantic relationship with James builds but new factors come into play as her childhood dreams return. It then becomes a dance between truth, love and decision. A choice between two young men who offer her very different alternatives in life.
This is an enjoyable romantic story for anyone who loves a good YA romance. I thoroughly adored it.
The story begins in the junior year of high school, hanging out and daydreaming in Woodvine. Leath Elliott is 17 and facing a new year at school which includes all the emotional mayhem of the real world. The real world hasn't always offered her the best, so she finds herself remembering a boy who always came to her dreams at night. One could say, they grew up together.
When a new boy James Turner arrives at the school, she finds something uniquely familiar about him. One of Leath's gifts was the ability to recognise a person's scent. James captures Leath’s attention much to the annoyance of her best friend and love interest, Victor, building the tension between the two young men. As James spends more time with Leath a budding romance begins. As they get to know each other it feels like they have known each other for the longest time.
Cipriano creates a wonderful foundation for the mystery to unfold. The characters are fleshed out nicely with glimpses of a mother and daughter relationship filling the pages with depth and feeling. The romantic relationship with James builds but new factors come into play as her childhood dreams return. It then becomes a dance between truth, love and decision. A choice between two young men who offer her very different alternatives in life.
This is an enjoyable romantic story for anyone who loves a good YA romance. I thoroughly adored it.
January 14, 2019
Well written story about the dangers of trusting love over respect. Leath has dreamt of her mystery boy for as long as she can remember, and when the new guy in town, James, does everything he can to get her to like him, she feels an innate sense of love for him. This story is quite nerve-racking to read the way Leath is manipulated by James. Watching the way she views 'love' as more valuable than 'respect' was quite difficult to read from a parent's perspective, especially reading the times when Leath feels unsafe around him, yet she continues to dismiss those misgivings in favour of the love she feels. Luckily, James turns out to be something other than expected and grows in his maturity by the end of the story. It will be interesting to see if Leath learns from her mistakes in the second book!
September 14, 2020
4.5
I went into this book knowing absolutely nothing and I'm glad I did because honestly if I'd read the Synopsis first I definitely wouldn't have picked it up.
I found this book so different to anything I've read before, boy meets girl, girl falls for boy.. But they're both from 2 completely different worlds and surprisingly I loved it. James and leath are great characters, I think the back story of them meeting was a super clever idea and it definitely helps with the Insta love there's so much of.
The writing is great, characters even better and I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
I went into this book knowing absolutely nothing and I'm glad I did because honestly if I'd read the Synopsis first I definitely wouldn't have picked it up.
I found this book so different to anything I've read before, boy meets girl, girl falls for boy.. But they're both from 2 completely different worlds and surprisingly I loved it. James and leath are great characters, I think the back story of them meeting was a super clever idea and it definitely helps with the Insta love there's so much of.
The writing is great, characters even better and I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
May 26, 2018
Great book with well written characters. It’s nice to have a female lead with her own strength. I read the book in less than a day. I highly recommend to anyone who loves a YA romance with a twist!
P. S. I pick James.
P. S. I pick James.
October 27, 2018
Well done, Cindy! I enjoyed reading this and look forward to reading its sequel. I especially love the quote on page 98. "Don't ever let fear rob you of something you want. Fear is just the flip side of excitement. Exhale the fear and breathe in the excitement."
April 6, 2019
Did not want to put it down
I loved Fading so much. The characters are so well written, and the story is the best kind of intense. I can't wait to read the next book. I will never stop loving these characters. Not even in death. I definitely recommend.
I loved Fading so much. The characters are so well written, and the story is the best kind of intense. I can't wait to read the next book. I will never stop loving these characters. Not even in death. I definitely recommend.
June 8, 2020
Would give 3.5 stars if I could. I did enjoy the story but kept swaying over whether to like James or not. It was very much a journey of discovery with Leath and I loved the whole memory thing. Would like to find out what happens next.
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