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muffreads42's review
5.0
Romantic Souls
This was an amazing collection of stories! I enjoyed reading and loved this book. All were new authors to me but one (Lila Mina). Fated Souls was very entertaining, page turner, great characters and well written. I look forward to reading more of the other and work!! I highly recommend reading this book.
This was an amazing collection of stories! I enjoyed reading and loved this book. All were new authors to me but one (Lila Mina). Fated Souls was very entertaining, page turner, great characters and well written. I look forward to reading more of the other and work!! I highly recommend reading this book.
muffreadsreview71's review
5.0
Romantic Souls
This was an amazing collection of stories! I enjoyed reading and loved this book. All were new authors to me but one (Lila Mina). Fated Souls was very entertaining, page turner, great characters and well written. I look forward to reading more of the other and work!! I highly recommend reading this book.
This was an amazing collection of stories! I enjoyed reading and loved this book. All were new authors to me but one (Lila Mina). Fated Souls was very entertaining, page turner, great characters and well written. I look forward to reading more of the other and work!! I highly recommend reading this book.
rjordan19's review
5.0
Fated Souls by The Romance Cafe (Authors include Barbara Russell, Belle Langtree, Chele MacCabe, Ariel Dawn, Lila Mina, Layali Grimshaw, and A Perveen)
I was very excited to get this paranormal anthology. Perfect to read a short story before bed, or with a cup of coffee before my kids wake up (or 2 or 3 stories haha!) It has been forever since I have read anything paranormal.
This anthology has lots of steam which I love! I was expecting only werewolves and vampires, but these stories have introduced me to so much more. Ghosts, liliths, werewolves, vampires, hunters, dragons...a very fun mix of plots and characters.
My favorites stories of the group include The Kiss Thief – A Royal Occult Bureau Novelette by Barbara Russell, How to Tame a Dragon by Lila Mina, and Between the Ocean and the Flame by A. Perveen. I especially loved The Kiss Thief. I am not sure what year it takes place, but it has a historical feel (my true love!) with a debutante at a ball, her strong bodyguard, and an interfering Unnatural.
Thank you, Romance Cafe for another wonderful novel that provides hours of entertainment as well as supporting Breast Cancer research and care.
I was very excited to get this paranormal anthology. Perfect to read a short story before bed, or with a cup of coffee before my kids wake up (or 2 or 3 stories haha!) It has been forever since I have read anything paranormal.
This anthology has lots of steam which I love! I was expecting only werewolves and vampires, but these stories have introduced me to so much more. Ghosts, liliths, werewolves, vampires, hunters, dragons...a very fun mix of plots and characters.
My favorites stories of the group include The Kiss Thief – A Royal Occult Bureau Novelette by Barbara Russell, How to Tame a Dragon by Lila Mina, and Between the Ocean and the Flame by A. Perveen. I especially loved The Kiss Thief. I am not sure what year it takes place, but it has a historical feel (my true love!) with a debutante at a ball, her strong bodyguard, and an interfering Unnatural.
Thank you, Romance Cafe for another wonderful novel that provides hours of entertainment as well as supporting Breast Cancer research and care.
thequeerbookish's review
5.0
Get more queer reviews and additional information about Fated at The Queer Bookish.
The Queer’s Review
I don’t know if I’ve ever felt this bittersweet reading a book.
I was so excited for Fated but somehow I managed to surpress the knowledge that this means the end of the Temper saga. I couldn’t ignore that knowledge anymore while actually reading it though. I didn’t want it to end and even though Fated is over 600 pages long it still feels too short.
Are you wondering why? Because I just love this series to pieces! Everything from the characters to the worldbuilding to the writing style is just… what I want and need in a book.
You could read Fated without reading the other books first, but you’d miss so much. The way Yuki, Honda, and Lana get together, how they grow, what they have to get through, how Francesco finds his way into this family… and then enjoying how much they’ve grown and how it affects their daily lifes. Especially comparing Temper!Honda to Fated!Honda is… unbelieveable joyful and sweet.
But let’s get to Fated on its own. I’ve really enjoyed how Lila Mina ties every loose end together without it feeling in any way forced. And then opening up even more options which I’m really hoping will be explored somewhere down the line. But even without those new options I’m so down for her new series – the Honda clan having guest rolls is just the cherry on top.
There are so many different relationships with their own dynamics and every last one gets loving attention. But the relationships aren’t the only things that are detailed. I really enjoy how Japanese culture is interwoven into the actions and reactions and how it clashes with the Italian, Spanish, and historical Japanese culture. Since the author is living in Japan I believe it is respectfully done, but if there is a Japanese book blogger reviewing Fated (and the other books) I’m happy to link to that review to make absolutely sure.
I don’t know if I simply forgot or if the at times nearly poetical approach to language is a new development that might be a reflection of a more balanced psyche of our beloved characters. Either way I had to mark many sentences in my Kindle for further enjoyment.
Bookish Thoughts
Time travel is a trope that I am in theory very interested in but more often than not I end up feeling disappointed because I find the way a character has to acclimate to the new timelime very lacking. Here I get two characters who find themselves in a timeline not their own and both read realistic to me – and in a certain case very, very amusing.
Disclaimer
I’ve received a free copy through the author via StoryOrigin in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.
The Queer’s Review
I don’t know if I’ve ever felt this bittersweet reading a book.
I was so excited for Fated but somehow I managed to surpress the knowledge that this means the end of the Temper saga. I couldn’t ignore that knowledge anymore while actually reading it though. I didn’t want it to end and even though Fated is over 600 pages long it still feels too short.
Are you wondering why? Because I just love this series to pieces! Everything from the characters to the worldbuilding to the writing style is just… what I want and need in a book.
You could read Fated without reading the other books first, but you’d miss so much. The way Yuki, Honda, and Lana get together, how they grow, what they have to get through, how Francesco finds his way into this family… and then enjoying how much they’ve grown and how it affects their daily lifes. Especially comparing Temper!Honda to Fated!Honda is… unbelieveable joyful and sweet.
But let’s get to Fated on its own. I’ve really enjoyed how Lila Mina ties every loose end together without it feeling in any way forced. And then opening up even more options which I’m really hoping will be explored somewhere down the line. But even without those new options I’m so down for her new series – the Honda clan having guest rolls is just the cherry on top.
There are so many different relationships with their own dynamics and every last one gets loving attention. But the relationships aren’t the only things that are detailed. I really enjoy how Japanese culture is interwoven into the actions and reactions and how it clashes with the Italian, Spanish, and historical Japanese culture. Since the author is living in Japan I believe it is respectfully done, but if there is a Japanese book blogger reviewing Fated (and the other books) I’m happy to link to that review to make absolutely sure.
I don’t know if I simply forgot or if the at times nearly poetical approach to language is a new development that might be a reflection of a more balanced psyche of our beloved characters. Either way I had to mark many sentences in my Kindle for further enjoyment.
Bookish Thoughts
Time travel is a trope that I am in theory very interested in but more often than not I end up feeling disappointed because I find the way a character has to acclimate to the new timelime very lacking. Here I get two characters who find themselves in a timeline not their own and both read realistic to me – and in a certain case very, very amusing.
Disclaimer
I’ve received a free copy through the author via StoryOrigin in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.
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