A review by sarahjf
Fates Illuminated by Aimee Vance

4.0

I was fortunate enough to beta read Fates Illuminated by Aimee Vance and it was a thrill.

If you’re a fantasy/adventure/romance fan you will devour this book. It has:

❣️intriguing and mysterious magic
❣️an adventure into the unknown
❣️Hot Vikings
❣️ loyal animal companions
❣️ a host of amazing side characters

But the real reason I think we all need to read this book is because of the main character: Shelbie.

When Aimee asked if I was interested in reading a story about a 31 year old woman who felt a little stuck in life and ends up on an adventure I said DIBS.
Shelbie will make you laugh and then look at yourself in the mirror and say “it’s time to get our shit together”. How her internal narrative evolves over this story is beautiful and I will always remember her journey.

Romance fans won’t be disappointed in this story, our grumpy male counterpart is very swoon-worthy. But this is Shelbie’s story.

Note: this is the first book in a series so there are unanswered questions (as there should be). Please go on this adventure with Shelbie you won’t be disappointed.