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Bound by Destiny
Children are raised to have a sense of wonder. A feeling of awe at the unexplainable, delight at the thought of hidden worlds and fantastical creatures. Eve was not that child. She was happy in her logical life and didn’t need the unicorns and wizards. To her, magic simply didn’t exist. Until it tried to kill her. After she’s saved by men of fiction, Eve soon discovers that binding an eight-hundred year old vampire to herself is the least of her worries. An unexpected reunion with her mother exposes secrets and she quickly learns that what she doesn’t believe in could be the death of her.
460 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 30, 2019
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December 14, 2019
An excellent start to a series. Some spoilers
Yes, a series, as it states Book One on the cover so it shouldn't come as a shock. It amazes me how often people complain about a cliffhanger when it plainly states that there is more than one part to the book. Anyway, enid that pet peeve.
First, I'd like to state that the blurb really doesn't do the book justice. I was worried based on the blurb that a lot of the book would be based around Eve's inability to accept that magic exists. Happily, that wasn't the case.
The first chapter or to started out a bit choppy, but definitely smoothed out and got better and better throughout the book.
A few inconsistencies existed which bothered me, the biggest being that she works in a library yet has no idea what the Fae are?
Eve has a nice blend of tough and tender without swinging too far either way. Being raised to be human seemed to give her a sense of shame for her sexuality when she was younger. Thankfully that gets worked out without overdramatics.
The actual storyline is great, and I get the feeling that a lot of unanswered questions will be settled in the next book.
I am really looking forward to the next in the series. I liked the story so much that in of itself I'd be tempted to give it a 5 star rating, but the biggest reason that I can't is due to editing issues. Misspelling, missing words, wrong homonyms (to vs. too), and such kept my rating down. Luckily, that is an easy fix. The creativity, ingenuity, and excellent writing style in the book wouldn't be so easy to come up with.
One other point that I truly enjoyed is the frequent change in POV. I know some people don't enjoy it, but I really like getting a fuller picture of thoughts and feelings from the characters without feeling like I'm getting taken out of time or missing how someone is interpreting an important event that is happening.
Yes, a series, as it states Book One on the cover so it shouldn't come as a shock. It amazes me how often people complain about a cliffhanger when it plainly states that there is more than one part to the book. Anyway, enid that pet peeve.
First, I'd like to state that the blurb really doesn't do the book justice. I was worried based on the blurb that a lot of the book would be based around Eve's inability to accept that magic exists. Happily, that wasn't the case.
The first chapter or to started out a bit choppy, but definitely smoothed out and got better and better throughout the book.
A few inconsistencies existed which bothered me, the biggest being that she works in a library yet has no idea what the Fae are?
Eve has a nice blend of tough and tender without swinging too far either way. Being raised to be human seemed to give her a sense of shame for her sexuality when she was younger. Thankfully that gets worked out without overdramatics.
The actual storyline is great, and I get the feeling that a lot of unanswered questions will be settled in the next book.
I am really looking forward to the next in the series. I liked the story so much that in of itself I'd be tempted to give it a 5 star rating, but the biggest reason that I can't is due to editing issues. Misspelling, missing words, wrong homonyms (to vs. too), and such kept my rating down. Luckily, that is an easy fix. The creativity, ingenuity, and excellent writing style in the book wouldn't be so easy to come up with.
One other point that I truly enjoyed is the frequent change in POV. I know some people don't enjoy it, but I really like getting a fuller picture of thoughts and feelings from the characters without feeling like I'm getting taken out of time or missing how someone is interpreting an important event that is happening.
April 20, 2020
I loved the suspense and desire evoked by this book and I'm currently reading the next one in the series.
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