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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
My super quick review/recap:
➵ Heroine: 4 (Cara is so darn brave. I loved how she stood her ground with the bossy vampire but OMG did she make some bad heroine-in-a-horror-movie decisions)
➵ Sexiness: 5++ (Yes, absolutely sexy. There was no doubt these two burned up the pages)
➵ Feels: 5 (all them: thrilling excitement, intense passion, some sweetness, lots of love and family loyalty)
➵ Plot/Pace: 5 (unputdownable)
➵ Hero: 4 (Yikes, I think I'm going to be somewhat alone with this one. I did like Talen. A lot. But it came to a point where it really rubbed me the wrong way every time Cara demanded not be treated like a possesion and he used their attraction "against" her. So even though the loved her deeply, the feminist in me just doesn't agree with the way he handled things)
➵ Overall rating: 4.6
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➵ Heroine: 4 (Cara is so darn brave. I loved how she stood her ground with the bossy vampire but OMG did she make some bad heroine-in-a-horror-movie decisions)
➵ Sexiness: 5++ (Yes, absolutely sexy. There was no doubt these two burned up the pages)
➵ Feels: 5 (all them: thrilling excitement, intense passion, some sweetness, lots of love and family loyalty)
➵ Plot/Pace: 5 (unputdownable)
➵ Hero: 4 (Yikes, I think I'm going to be somewhat alone with this one. I did like Talen. A lot. But it came to a point where it really rubbed me the wrong way every time Cara demanded not be treated like a possesion and he used their attraction "against" her. So even though the loved her deeply, the feminist in me just doesn't agree with the way he handled things)
➵ Overall rating: 4.6
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adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
let me act like a moron with the dude protecting them……………really?? Really?? Over all though it was a good read there’s just some tropes that make me go uugh lol.
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
I tried. I really tried. I like spice. I like smut. But the spice wasn’t spicin’ and the plot wasn’t plotting. I love an alpha but it was icky feeling coercion. Also, the changing POV was hard to follow. I loved some of the characters but not enough to endure the MMC and MFC. 😕
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
When single-mom Cara and her daughter Janie are kidnapped one night by a mysterious warrior, Talen, Cara has no idea what she’s getting herself into. Because Talen wasn’t there to hurt any of them; evil vampires, the Kurjans, had found out about Cara’s and Janie’s psychic abilities and were on their way to retrieve them. To protect both herself and Janie, Cara agrees to marry Talen and is then dropped right into the middle of a war between the races; the evil Kurjans on one side and the nice vampires, like Talen, on the other.
Liked
The story-line captured me quite literally from the beginning since the action started already on page one and not page fifty. Instead of having a tedious first chapter explaining all the circumstances, the imperative facts where eased into the story when Cara found out about them and page one begins with Talen breaking into their house. The story then continued in the same fast pace throughout the book, making it an enjoyable page-turner.
I also liked that there were some scientific explanations to the vampires, which made it seem more realistic than vampires and supernaturals in books usually are since there most often is no feasible explanation to all the weird stuff going on in the novels.
Disliked
I didn’t enjoy the characters all that much since I didn’t think they were realistic. The one character I was the most annoyed with was actually Janie, Cara’s daughter. Which four-year-old girl behaves, or talks, in that way? If Zanetti hadn’t written Janie’s age I would have probably guessed at ten or something like that, but certainly not four. When it comes to Cara I’m not actually sure what’s wrong with her, maybe it’s simply something missing that I can’t put in words. Talen, on the other hand, is a lot easier to place on the whys since he is the most arrogant, overbearing, possessive male main character I’ve ever encountered. Especially with his incessant use of the word “mate” and his view that he has the right to decide Cara’s every single move like she’s some sort of property of his.
Tags
Paranormal romance, Urban fantasy, Vampires, Shapeshifters, Alpha males
Liked
The story-line captured me quite literally from the beginning since the action started already on page one and not page fifty. Instead of having a tedious first chapter explaining all the circumstances, the imperative facts where eased into the story when Cara found out about them and page one begins with Talen breaking into their house. The story then continued in the same fast pace throughout the book, making it an enjoyable page-turner.
I also liked that there were some scientific explanations to the vampires, which made it seem more realistic than vampires and supernaturals in books usually are since there most often is no feasible explanation to all the weird stuff going on in the novels.
Disliked
I didn’t enjoy the characters all that much since I didn’t think they were realistic. The one character I was the most annoyed with was actually Janie, Cara’s daughter. Which four-year-old girl behaves, or talks, in that way? If Zanetti hadn’t written Janie’s age I would have probably guessed at ten or something like that, but certainly not four. When it comes to Cara I’m not actually sure what’s wrong with her, maybe it’s simply something missing that I can’t put in words. Talen, on the other hand, is a lot easier to place on the whys since he is the most arrogant, overbearing, possessive male main character I’ve ever encountered. Especially with his incessant use of the word “mate” and his view that he has the right to decide Cara’s every single move like she’s some sort of property of his.
Tags
Paranormal romance, Urban fantasy, Vampires, Shapeshifters, Alpha males
Fated is a unique, uber-sexy take on a well-worn trope.
2.5/5
I wish the heroine didn't just roll over and let the hero tell her what she should do/not do, because it was like she didn't have her own free will. The one time she really went against him was the time she nearly killed herself (TSTL alert). But I did enjoy the world and the secondary characters. Her sister sounds more kick ass so might pick up that one.
I wish the heroine didn't just roll over and let the hero tell her what she should do/not do, because it was like she didn't have her own free will. The one time she really went against him was the time she nearly killed herself (TSTL alert). But I did enjoy the world and the secondary characters. Her sister sounds more kick ass so might pick up that one.
Lol. This was awful. DNF at 18%, and that's after continuing on for a few chapters after I wanted to put it down, hoping it would get better.
It didn't.
Trigger warning: DubCon. Probably. I noped out before we actually got there.
The story starts in the middle of the action. A guy is breaking into the house of our FMC, a single mother, and her 4-year-old daughter to save them from the bad guys who are coming to abduct them. So he's abducting them first. The daughter is cool with this because she's had dreams about this guy before. Apparently, she's psychic or something. The FMC has no idea what the fuck is going on so is understandably a little put out. She also has powers as an empath but I guess they don't really help her here. Too scared for herself and her daughter, I get that. Of course, the MMC doesn't really bother to explain what's going on. He's too busy telling her to get dressed or stopping to pick up a teddy bear to bother with any details.
We know absolutely nothing about the characters at this point so I'm not really caring too much about what's going on, but willing to go along with things for now. Until they get to the car, strap the daughter in, then stop for a make out session. She resists at first obviously, but as soon as their lips meet, she's all in. He apparently forgot that bad guys are supposed to be turning up any minute, and she's forgotten that he's actually in the process of kidnapping her and her daughter and she thinks he's a bad guy.
That's pretty much where you lost me.
But I continued on hoping that the book would get better.
It didn't.
Turns out our MMC is a vampire, has recognised the FMC as his fated mate (not why he took her, just a fun little coincidence), and marries her straight away. She goes along with it because I guess she has no choice. We're 10% in here. He expects her to "join" with him that night which will solidify the mating. Or something. She has no choice.
Oh yeah, after reaching the 'safe house' the MMC takes her to after the abduction, she's then abducted again from there by the bad guys and ends up separated from her daughter. This is at 11%. Story moves fast.
Not to worry though, the MMC rescues her pretty much straight away, whisks her away to a cabin and informs her they'll be having sex whether she likes it or not. She does not, but it doesn't matter. As soon as he touches her, she'll undoubtedly change her mind.
Hey remember the daughter? Don't worry. She doesn't really either.
At this point I was 'done' done.
It didn't.
Trigger warning: DubCon. Probably. I noped out before we actually got there.
The story starts in the middle of the action. A guy is breaking into the house of our FMC, a single mother, and her 4-year-old daughter to save them from the bad guys who are coming to abduct them. So he's abducting them first. The daughter is cool with this because she's had dreams about this guy before. Apparently, she's psychic or something. The FMC has no idea what the fuck is going on so is understandably a little put out. She also has powers as an empath but I guess they don't really help her here. Too scared for herself and her daughter, I get that. Of course, the MMC doesn't really bother to explain what's going on. He's too busy telling her to get dressed or stopping to pick up a teddy bear to bother with any details.
We know absolutely nothing about the characters at this point so I'm not really caring too much about what's going on, but willing to go along with things for now. Until they get to the car, strap the daughter in, then stop for a make out session. She resists at first obviously, but as soon as their lips meet, she's all in. He apparently forgot that bad guys are supposed to be turning up any minute, and she's forgotten that he's actually in the process of kidnapping her and her daughter and she thinks he's a bad guy.
That's pretty much where you lost me.
But I continued on hoping that the book would get better.
It didn't.
Turns out our MMC is a vampire, has recognised the FMC as his fated mate (not why he took her, just a fun little coincidence), and marries her straight away. She goes along with it because I guess she has no choice. We're 10% in here. He expects her to "join" with him that night which will solidify the mating. Or something. She has no choice.
Oh yeah, after reaching the 'safe house' the MMC takes her to after the abduction, she's then abducted again from there by the bad guys and ends up separated from her daughter. This is at 11%. Story moves fast.
Not to worry though, the MMC rescues her pretty much straight away, whisks her away to a cabin and informs her they'll be having sex whether she likes it or not. She does not, but it doesn't matter. As soon as he touches her, she'll undoubtedly change her mind.
Hey remember the daughter? Don't worry. She doesn't really either.
At this point I was 'done' done.