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Divine Fate by Morgan B Lee
3.5
adventurous funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was my least favorite. There was so much potential but it just dragged in the 2nd part. At some point I think the author forgot Maven had lost memories to get back because at one point they stopped happening then at the end she goes back to paradise and figures out the blood oath because she gets all her memories back being there. There was so much potential to have this be part of the plot! Wasted.

I didn’t like how we weren’t part of the actual strategizing. We figure out their plans as it’s happening. I would have preferred those scenes over the constant gushing of how hot everyone is or the spice. The 2nd half is all about ending Amadeus but it didn’t feel like it was that important because it took forever to get there - unnecessarily. 

I liked her hunting down the guys in the first half and I thought it was comedic with them all living with the curses again. Silas and his crazy head was so funny.

Reflecting on the two major events of this book - getting her real heart back and killing Amadeus - these two moments happened so quickly and easily. Even what happens to Everett has so little emotional impact because it was conveniently fixed in a blink of an eye. Why bother doing that at all?


I wanted more depth with the quintet in this book. She comes back and she saves the guys from themselves. And she still couldn’t even say she loves them freely until the very end. She had no growth or change until losing Lillian and stopped being so self sacrificing. I wanted her to lean into the humanity she lost. To recognize risking herself hurt the guys. I wanted the connections with the guys to be MORE. It was still very sexually driven and relying on fated bonds to drive home their love and connection. I wanted more moments where they connect outside of the bedroom.