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nmulder81's review against another edition
5.0
Have you ever read a book where you were so on the edge of your seat that your belly tingled, your heart beat just a bit to fast, and your brain keeps saying skip ahead I want to know the ending NOW! That’s what Fated did to me.
Talen is a vampire that has been around for centuries. Him along with his band of brothers rule their Realm and try to keep the peace between races. For years he has searched for his one true mate. When he finally finds her in an empathic stubborn single mother, Cara, he knows he has his work cut out for him. He has been and always will be a dominating alpha male. His combat skills are as lethal as his smile. Taking no for an answer is laughable. Not gonna happen.
Cara has an independent streak a mile wide. She wants nothing to do with the overbearing, arrogant vampire who has just popped up announcing he is her mate and they must be married to ensure her safety. But with the realization that her and her daughter Janies lives are about to be shattered by an evil race of vampires, she figures she will submit….for now. Protection for her daughter is the most important thing after all. Since Janie is a high functioning psychic and both sides need her in the upcoming war.
Being thrown into another world filled with all kinds of creatures makes Cara’s head spin. Talen fills her nights with touches and embraces that set her skin on fire. But during the day his overbearing personality grates. Learning to open herself up to not only him, but her own abilities proves to be a hard challenge. Once her shields are down, and she starts caring for the man, can she come to grips with his do or die mentality? Can she fully submit to her calling as his lifelong mate?
Not many books make my heart pound. I am totally in love with big bad alpha, Talen. His drive to possess and protect was so thrilling. I found myself yelling at Cara to submit already! Give your heart to this guy because he is melting mine! The emotions as possess and protect turned into love and cherish was nearly my undoing. And the fact that he would charge headfirst into an ocean of big guys, slashing throats and ripping off heads to get to his woman….wow *le sigh*. I want him…BAD.
I also enjoyed Janie’s character. So cute, sweet and wise beyond her tender age of four. She knew Talen from the beginning, knows what is going to happen and is willing to stand against it. She communicates in her dreams with a young boy a few years older than her that seems to be her future mate. He will have a fight coming I’m sure, as the other sides young protegé wants her as well.
The secondary characters of the brothers (Dage, Conn, Jase and Kane) are well wrote and they definitely hint at future stories in the series. I also hope we get some closure for Jordan and Katie either in their own book or woven into the books of others. Those two cougar shifters are destined to end up together I just know it.
Seriously, this book has got to be one of my all time favorites. I LOVE IT! I really don’t know how I am supposed to wait for the next book in the series, Claimed (Emma and Dage’s story),which to my knowledge doesn’t have a release date yet. LOL. The suspense is gonna kill me!
Thank you Rebecca for allowing me to read Fated and for pulling me out of the book slump I have felt myself sliding into recently. Fated will pull you into a world of dominating, hot and hard vampires…steal your breath…and never let you go.
Talen is a vampire that has been around for centuries. Him along with his band of brothers rule their Realm and try to keep the peace between races. For years he has searched for his one true mate. When he finally finds her in an empathic stubborn single mother, Cara, he knows he has his work cut out for him. He has been and always will be a dominating alpha male. His combat skills are as lethal as his smile. Taking no for an answer is laughable. Not gonna happen.
Cara has an independent streak a mile wide. She wants nothing to do with the overbearing, arrogant vampire who has just popped up announcing he is her mate and they must be married to ensure her safety. But with the realization that her and her daughter Janies lives are about to be shattered by an evil race of vampires, she figures she will submit….for now. Protection for her daughter is the most important thing after all. Since Janie is a high functioning psychic and both sides need her in the upcoming war.
Being thrown into another world filled with all kinds of creatures makes Cara’s head spin. Talen fills her nights with touches and embraces that set her skin on fire. But during the day his overbearing personality grates. Learning to open herself up to not only him, but her own abilities proves to be a hard challenge. Once her shields are down, and she starts caring for the man, can she come to grips with his do or die mentality? Can she fully submit to her calling as his lifelong mate?
Not many books make my heart pound. I am totally in love with big bad alpha, Talen. His drive to possess and protect was so thrilling. I found myself yelling at Cara to submit already! Give your heart to this guy because he is melting mine! The emotions as possess and protect turned into love and cherish was nearly my undoing. And the fact that he would charge headfirst into an ocean of big guys, slashing throats and ripping off heads to get to his woman….wow *le sigh*. I want him…BAD.
I also enjoyed Janie’s character. So cute, sweet and wise beyond her tender age of four. She knew Talen from the beginning, knows what is going to happen and is willing to stand against it. She communicates in her dreams with a young boy a few years older than her that seems to be her future mate. He will have a fight coming I’m sure, as the other sides young protegé wants her as well.
The secondary characters of the brothers (Dage, Conn, Jase and Kane) are well wrote and they definitely hint at future stories in the series. I also hope we get some closure for Jordan and Katie either in their own book or woven into the books of others. Those two cougar shifters are destined to end up together I just know it.
Seriously, this book has got to be one of my all time favorites. I LOVE IT! I really don’t know how I am supposed to wait for the next book in the series, Claimed (Emma and Dage’s story),which to my knowledge doesn’t have a release date yet. LOL. The suspense is gonna kill me!
Thank you Rebecca for allowing me to read Fated and for pulling me out of the book slump I have felt myself sliding into recently. Fated will pull you into a world of dominating, hot and hard vampires…steal your breath…and never let you go.
bookslovebrains's review against another edition
3.0
I’m finally finished! God this book was agony. It read like an early 2000s cringey paranormal romance novel.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m gonna read the other books in the series - based on the reviews they just get better - but I’m so glad I’m done with this book.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m gonna read the other books in the series - based on the reviews they just get better - but I’m so glad I’m done with this book.
larissa568's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the story but I couldn't connect with either character...it was like something was missing. I didn't like how Talen was too dominant and Cara had no say. I get the Alpha male allure but this seemed too much?
bama_mama2026's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed Talen and Cara's story. It was a different twist on the vampire lore, but I really liked how the 21st century woman clashed with the ancient predator. The novel left me wanting to know more and I am looking forward to book 2.
peach_dream's review against another edition
DNF @48% / End of ch 19
Issues, imo, in no particular order:
-Kalinis 15yo when he mentions how he wants to "take" Cara, an adult (age not specified)? Kalin also can't wait until Janie (4yo) is 20yo so he can break her ??? EW
-Mentions of pain during sex. Twice. Definitely dubcon
-Talen says "mine" so often it reminds me of the seagulls from Finding Nemo
-Doesn't indicate when the POV switches
-Excessive use of "male" this, "female" that. For example, "a feminine fear... whispered through her ," and "Talen felt an age-old male instinct to draw blood ." Happened 17 cringeworthy times within 202/415 pages if I counted right.
-Talen is a possessive control freak
·Talen, p.73: "We're married, Cara. Soon we'll be mated. 'No' isn't an option for you. " BLEH
·Talen, p.78: "There was no issue of Cara refusing him. He didn't ask. He took. " 🙄
·p. 81: "Cara gasped in shock as he penetrated her to the hilt, no preliminaries, no easing, just pure, primitive possession. " Um??
-p.136: "She was a female, she was a mate. Love was her calling. He may not be able to feel love in return, but he sure as hell could give her safety and peace. Making sure she smiled and laughed, well, that was his calling now. " Uhhhh she what? He can't what? Was how he "can't love" ever explained or mentioned before?
-A nipple is now a pink berry... Apparently
-p.43: "[Cara] needed a shrink. " Yes, actually.
-p.136: "I won't let anyone hurt you Cara, ever. " Yet here you are, Talen.
Issues, imo, in no particular order:
-Kalin
-Mentions of pain during sex. Twice. Definitely dubcon
-Talen says "mine" so often it reminds me of the seagulls from Finding Nemo
-Doesn't indicate when the POV switches
-Excessive use of "male" this, "female" that. For example, "
-Talen is a possessive control freak
·Talen, p.73: "
·Talen, p.78: "
·p. 81: "
-p.136: "
-A nipple is now a pink berry... Apparently
-p.43: "
-p.136: "
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident and Death of parent
awitiak's review against another edition
2.0
I wasn't impressed. The story was extremely inconsistant...oh, I can't stand being away from my daughter! (5 weeks later) oh, I still need to get back to my daughter.... Over 100 pages in and the leading lady is still wishy washy, sleeps with Talon every chance she gets, but still can't decide if she likes him. The leading man goes from angry (all the time it seems) to awkwardly sweet to horny in the blink of an eye. I was hoping the storyline would go somewhere, but it was stuck on the couch with Cara and Katie watching their bad werewolf (or in the case of the book, vampire) movie.
walokat2's review against another edition
2.0
This story was good. I have to say, throughout the majority of the book, I kept seeing links to Lora Leigh storylines and characters. Maybe the vampires and genetics and shifters and whatnot have been done so much that they're all starting to lump together, but there was so much that was eerily similar to the Breed books that it took my focus from the story a lot. And I do get that the Breeds weren't vampires or shifters, but the first half of the book I felt like I was reading Elizabeth's Wolf all over again, just not as good.
The writing itself was good, but nothing amazing for me. The relationship came extremely quickly, and the conflict felt forced. There were times that I wondered if an editor said, "You need to add conflict A here, then add some more of conflict B here." It seemed obvious and not completely believable. The relationship of the main characters was nice, but again, felt forced, both by the timelines and by the sex. The sex was hot, but all the scenes were fast and had little emotional depth.
All that said, however, the writing itself was pretty good, and I'm intrigued by the storylines and other characters. Clearly the author is building a series, and I'm interested in seeing how the other characters get together.
The writing itself was good, but nothing amazing for me. The relationship came extremely quickly, and the conflict felt forced. There were times that I wondered if an editor said, "You need to add conflict A here, then add some more of conflict B here." It seemed obvious and not completely believable. The relationship of the main characters was nice, but again, felt forced, both by the timelines and by the sex. The sex was hot, but all the scenes were fast and had little emotional depth.
All that said, however, the writing itself was pretty good, and I'm intrigued by the storylines and other characters. Clearly the author is building a series, and I'm interested in seeing how the other characters get together.