Happy Saturday guys!
I hope you're weekend is being quite fantastic, I'm only hoping that things won't be too terribly busy at work and that I can get some quiet reading time tonight!
For this week's Saturday Pages I have an ARC review that I was supposed to leave for later in the month but thanks to miss Alyssa from The Eater of Books I ended up devouring in one day!
It's my first full ARC read and reviewed for ARC August! and since there's quite a lot of Greek mythology involved in this one (with the three Fates and all) it'll also count towards my 2015 Mythology Reading Challenge!
Fated by Sarah Fine
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Servants of Fate books were my first contact with Sarah Fine's books and I couldn't have chosen a better gateway because I've loved them all, and now I want to read all of Sarah's books!
That said, this one has to be my favourite book of the trilogy and an absolutely perfect and brilliant ending for it!
When I finished reading Claimed I suspected and hoped that the final book would be about Jason Moros and Aislin Ferry and when it was confirmed, I was both very happy and intrigued! None of them had seemed easy characters to like or understand in the previous books, even if Moros had a certain charm to him, if he seemed unreliable and dangerous.
But from the first moment we see things from their POVs things quickly change on our perception. Aislin is not the seemly cold and ambitions person we thought on Marked, but someone that is fully dedicated to protecting her family and to do what's necessary to keep humanity safe too. She knows how to handle power and how to hold it and use it, thankfully for the right cause! I loved that she allowed herself to lose control here and there and that her feelings towards her family are showcased so strongly too!
And Jason Moros... oh dear, I have massive crush on the personalization of Death ladies and gents! From his worry about his sisters (the three Fates) to his growing devotion to Aislin and how determined he was to fight Chaos no matter what! I loved how he proved that he was not just worried about keeping himself in business so-to-speak but he had the well being of his Keres very much in mind. And he's ready to fight for what's right even if no one expected him to!
One word of warning, this is a fantastic book, but not an easy one to read sometimes, because there are some tough bits, with Aislin suffering at the hands of Moros' other siblings (Lies, Strife and Vengenace) and with things getting really dire and with very little hope of a HEA, you might need a lil breather now and then while reading, just be sure to persevere!
Not only we are fighting for Aislin to keep the Ferries under control and supporting her for whe she'll have to face the Keepers but we also continue with some fantastic world building by visiting yet another realm that could not be more diffent from what we've seen so far!
I'm having a very hard time trying to review this and not spoil anything (anymore than I could possibly have done already!) but this was such a fantastic book and even if I got a few suspicions on what could happen in the end, I was still surprised that it happened the way it did!
I give up, just... READ THIS! IT WAS BRILLIANT! Very much deserved 4.5 stars to this one!!
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I hope you're weekend is being quite fantastic, I'm only hoping that things won't be too terribly busy at work and that I can get some quiet reading time tonight!
For this week's Saturday Pages I have an ARC review that I was supposed to leave for later in the month but thanks to miss Alyssa from The Eater of Books I ended up devouring in one day!
It's my first full ARC read and reviewed for ARC August! and since there's quite a lot of Greek mythology involved in this one (with the three Fates and all) it'll also count towards my 2015 Mythology Reading Challenge!
Fated by Sarah FineMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Servants of Fate books were my first contact with Sarah Fine's books and I couldn't have chosen a better gateway because I've loved them all, and now I want to read all of Sarah's books!
That said, this one has to be my favourite book of the trilogy and an absolutely perfect and brilliant ending for it!
When I finished reading Claimed I suspected and hoped that the final book would be about Jason Moros and Aislin Ferry and when it was confirmed, I was both very happy and intrigued! None of them had seemed easy characters to like or understand in the previous books, even if Moros had a certain charm to him, if he seemed unreliable and dangerous.
But from the first moment we see things from their POVs things quickly change on our perception. Aislin is not the seemly cold and ambitions person we thought on Marked, but someone that is fully dedicated to protecting her family and to do what's necessary to keep humanity safe too. She knows how to handle power and how to hold it and use it, thankfully for the right cause! I loved that she allowed herself to lose control here and there and that her feelings towards her family are showcased so strongly too!
And Jason Moros... oh dear, I have massive crush on the personalization of Death ladies and gents! From his worry about his sisters (the three Fates) to his growing devotion to Aislin and how determined he was to fight Chaos no matter what! I loved how he proved that he was not just worried about keeping himself in business so-to-speak but he had the well being of his Keres very much in mind. And he's ready to fight for what's right even if no one expected him to!
One word of warning, this is a fantastic book, but not an easy one to read sometimes, because there are some tough bits, with Aislin suffering at the hands of Moros' other siblings (Lies, Strife and Vengenace) and with things getting really dire and with very little hope of a HEA, you might need a lil breather now and then while reading, just be sure to persevere!
Not only we are fighting for Aislin to keep the Ferries under control and supporting her for whe she'll have to face the Keepers but we also continue with some fantastic world building by visiting yet another realm that could not be more diffent from what we've seen so far!
I'm having a very hard time trying to review this and not spoil anything (anymore than I could possibly have done already!) but this was such a fantastic book and even if I got a few suspicions on what could happen in the end, I was still surprised that it happened the way it did!
I give up, just... READ THIS! IT WAS BRILLIANT! Very much deserved 4.5 stars to this one!!
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I read both Marked and Claimed when they were Read Nows on Netgalley. I rated them three stars because the romance was a little to cheesy for me, but I loved the storyline, and I sure do want to know what happens next in the story. Is this the last book? Thanks for the heads up. I went and requested it on NetG. I hope I get approved because the others were quick reads and I could use one of those right now.
ReplyDeleteYep, this is the last book of the trilogy! I hope you'll enjoy it!
DeleteAnd yay for ARC August! This challenge really helped me get back on top of my ARC pile last year. :)
ReplyDeleteYES! I'm already at 79% on NG!!
DeleteOooh I know Sarah Fine is a much loved author for her writing, and it sounds like this one has some pretty fantastic elements to it, with twists an intensity about it. Lovely review Pili!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeann, this was a really intense & gripping book and I love those!
DeleteYaasss. Yay for me being a pushy buddy ;) I LOVED this one too! I'm so happy that we loved it! My favorite Pili-Pushed novel to date :D
ReplyDeleteAlyssa @ The Eater of Books!
YES!! So happy you loved this one so much!! =D
DeleteYay :D Gorgeous review Pili. <3 So glad that you liked this sequel :) You make it seem awesome. Sigh. Hoping I might want to read this series some day :D Thank you for sharing your thoughts. <3 I'm thrilled you weren't disappointed with this one sweetie :)
ReplyDeleteI do hope you'll feel like reading it some day! Sarah Fine is brilliant!
DeleteThank you so much sweetie!
Oh my goodness I just love the cover for this one! I have never heard of it before as well so I will definitely be checking out.
ReplyDeleteDo check out the full trilogy! Fantastic romance paranormal with hints of mythology!
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