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A review by soddy
Fated by Rebecca Zanetti
3.0
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