~ An Awakened Fate novella that follows Return, Book Three of the Awakened Fate series ~
Life in her underwater home of Nyciena has always been fun and games to Ina Ociras, until now. Her brothers are missing. Her father is gone. The adventurous party girl is fighting just to keep her family from falling apart, all while avoiding Egan, the guy who committed the one crime she can’t possibly forgive.
But when she receives a message that changes everything, Ina suddenly finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy more horrifying than she could have imagined. One that strikes at the heart of her kingdom, and one that could destroy her family once and for all.
An Awakened Fate Novella that follows Return, Book Three of the Awakened Fate series. Abide is a 25,000 word / 70 page novella.
The Awakened Fate Series #1 - Awaken #2 - Descend #3 - Return #3.5 - Abide: An Awakened Fate Novella #4 - Arise #5 - Become
Skye Malone writes action-packed fantasy and paranormal romance. A fan of magical books since childhood, they adore stories that pit ordinary characters against extraordinary odds and reveal the strength within. Abandoned buildings are their passion, along with old castles and deep, dark parts of the forest where anything is possible. A graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in English literature, Skye lives in the Midwest with a retired racing greyhound and a three-legged mutt.
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I loved this novella. The reader gets to see what's going on underwater while Zeke is away with Chloe. The romance was also sweet but not sappy at all. Ina is my new favorite character! It's a nice break from all the violence and drama in Chloe and Zeke's life!
I liked this little story following Ina. It was a nice read that allowed us to see and understand more about dehaian world. I just can't believe these people are so fucking stubborn.
I did really enjoy this one but not as much as the others. This book is one of those ones in a series that is an added extra in the middle. It's in Ina's perspective after Zeke has gone off with Chloe back to land and she and her grandfather are left in the ocean. Often people read the little side-books because they don't want to miss something important later on in the story when it's mentioned and you're sitting with the book thinking: "what on Earth? When did this happen?" and so the reader tends to read them through fear of not understanding something. I would say that in this book, although it is still really good, there isn't anything in it that you really need to know, nothing comes up about it in the further books so you don't need to worry. It isn't overly exciting, it's one of those side-stories that isn't particularly interesting but you are still drawn to it anyway. So yeah, still really good and you learn a little more about Ina and their grandfather but otherwise, there isn't anything in it that you absolutely have to know in order to understand different parts of the following books.
Ina is confronted with conflicting stories and decisions to be made about what needs to be done. If that isn't enough she is also hit with romance issues that leave her groaning. This is going on while Zeke and Chloe are in Kansas.
It showed another aspect of he royal family at how they show their feelings and their relationships. I like to see them with others as they show off their 'humanistic' emotional side and gets things right.
Once again this author has surprised me and continued to challenge the reader to continue to the next page and then the next page. On to the next book!