Reviews

Fighting Destiny by Amelia Hutchins

bayleemckinney7's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

jonrafferty's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Entertaining but also soooo bad lollll

brittanyb_0615's review

5.0

I was so in love with this book. It started out kinda slow but it got really good pretty fast. It was very well written. I laughed and cried and felt all of the different emotions. Definitely will be reading the rest of the series

alexandra_ninelives's review

3.0

3.5⭐️
OK I don’t know what to say. Sometimes it was too much, sometimes it was not enough.
rtc maybe

kayliethewriter's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

It was so incredibly bad. The writing was terrible, the characters were boring, and the plot was meager. Plus it was rife with typos, misused idioms, repetitive adverbs, and too many commas.

readlovereviewblog's review against another edition

5.0

This story is a thrilling dark paranormal romance with an enemies-to-lovers theme and a badass heroine. I love how gritty and action-packed the plot line is and the adventure packed in with a short trip to fantasy land. The Fae, the Witches, and so much supernatural magic with characters you can't help but enjoy. I love how Ryder is all Alpha male, and Synthia is broken yet amazing. She may be damaged, but she is one strong woman and goes through so much in this story. Her history and current events meet as they investigate gruesome events, fight their destiny, and uncover so much. I really enjoyed this read. This series might become my new guilty pleasure, something to enjoy when I want to escape into another world.

The blurb of this book absolutely caught my interest. This book warns about mature content, scenes, and language. The author teases us in the warning making me want to read this all the more.

This book starts off action-packed as Synthia is on a mission and gives us a little back history about the Fae and herself as a Witch. Her mission is to steal from Ryder, the dark Fae Prince. Unfortunately, things don't go according to plan. Oh, I love her fire; even in the darkest of times, she surprises me with her moves and motivations. However, afterward, this gets even more twisted.

Wow, the supernatural talent in this book of the Fae Prince is mind-blowing and very erotic. Ryder has some Alpha male issues, but his dominance is sinfully hot. Unfortunately for Synthia, she always seems to find herself on the wrong side of his temptations. Ah, the real crux of the book finally presents itself or is wholly explained.

Omg, Synthia's powers are so incredible. I love her second sight. This book has a CSI feel to the story except paranormal. I am enchanted by Synthia, her story and how broken she is, and how much intrigue there is with her history and powers. The chemistry with the dark Prince is very angsty. However, the author threw me for a loop with the inclusion of a specific character. This book is moderately thrilling with how dark and mysterious the plot line is and the deaths they are investigating. Ryder is a massive tease with his actions and words.

Oh, the wild hunt definitely brings this story from paranormal to fantasy. All the angst finally erupts in one sizzling scene that is very long and detailed. The interspecies coupling is hot as hell. The mystery of who and what Syn is finally getting some answers, but wow, it took a while; however, I loved her character no matter the paranormal she turned out to be. The fact that it changes makes it much more exciting, and her powers are truly remarkable.

Synthia and Ryder are stubborn, passionate and a match made in hell. We see her strength and weakness as this book turns very dark. As if it wasn't dark enough, these enemies turn into lovers again with a sizzling scene that helps end the book. We don't get all the answers, but we do get some which make me wonder if there is more of this fantastic couple. I do like how this ended with speculation instead a dramatic ending.

smithrachaelynn's review

4.0

This book really hits the ground running with the story. There is a lot of information that you learn along the way as the plot develops. Loved the spice and the romance. I especially loved Syn’s character. She’s a kickass woman!

afearnow's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jessmjduncan's review against another edition

It wasn't well-written in my opinion and the plot was very thin!

c_babybear's review

4.0

I’m not the biggest fan of romances involving fae but this book gets it right!
This book has its own Rich mythology that you just want to get lost in!
When starting out Syn seems so well trained as a soldier that you question how much you’ll be able to empathise with the character but when you dive into her backstory and see what got her to where she is you can understand her motives if not connect with her.
All though I’m not a great romance fan I do love the dark princes and Ryder has become a new favourite of mine, smooth, possessive and Provocative to boot. Like syn you want to resist Ryder as he loves to use his sex appeal powers to control but personally I just cant resist!
I have deeply enjoyed the first book and can’t wait to continue the story will all the twist and turns it’s going to be one hell of a ride!