Twisted Fate by Jessi Elliott | ARC Review

Twisted Fate by Jessi Elliott
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication Date: February 13, 2018
Genre: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Pages: 296
Source: eARC from Author
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Goodreads Description

Being kidnapped by the leader of the fae really puts a dent in your senior year. 

Aurora Marshall is sharp, witty, and always has a plan. Ready to finish her business degree and graduate, her life is going smoothly—until the night she meets Tristan Westbrook. 

Tristan, the overbearing, gorgeous Fae Leader, and an admired businessman in the human world, is all kinds of dangerous. While he finds Aurora intriguing, her refusal to bend to his will keeps them locked in a constant power struggle. 

Entering into a deal is the only way to escape Tristan’s clutches, which only plunges Aurora deeper into the fae world. With her future at stake, she is forced to handle his arrogance and extraordinary fae abilities as she fights to stay grounded in her mundane life. 

Not to mention her struggle to ignore the growing attraction she knows she shouldn’t feel for the man who kidnapped her. 

When people said college would be the most exciting time of her life, Aurora never thought this is what they meant.

My Thoughts

Twisted Fate follows Aurora, a senior in college about to graduate with a business degree. At the beginning of her second to last semester she goes out to a party with a couple friends to enjoy herself before the year gets too stressful. Not long after arriving to the party she wanders off to find the bathroom and ends up getting kidnapped. Aurora discovers that fate exist and she is being held hostage by Tristan, a Fae Leader.

I was a little disappointed that I didn't enjoy Twisted Fate as much as I was hoping to. The plot was entertaining but it didn't feel like it was developed enough. There was such a big focus on the romance between the two main characters and because of this I felt like that took away time that could've been used for other parts of the story.

With all that being said I'm still interested in Twisted Gift, the sequel to Twisted Fate. The ending of this book went in a direction I wasn't fully expecting. There are also a lot of unanswered questions that I need a solution to. While this story didn't completely hit the mark for me, the storyline has a lot of potential.

You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston | ARC Review

You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication Date: February 6, 2018
Genre: YA, Thriller
Pages: 304
Source: eARC from InkSlinger PR
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Goodreads Description

Love turns deadly in a new, heart-pounding thriller from Natasha Preston, author of the runaway bestsellers The Cellar and The Cabin.

ROSES ARE RED

VIOLETS ARE BLUE

WATCH YOUR BACK

I’M COMING FOR YOU

Lylah and her friends can’t wait to spend a night out together. Partying is the perfect way to let loose from the stress of life and school, and Lylah hopes that hitting the dance floor with Chase, her best friend, will bring them closer together. She’s been crushing on him since they met. If only he thought of her the same way…

The girls are touching up their makeup and the guys are sliding on their coats when the doorbell rings. No one is there. An envelope sits on the doormat. It’s an anonymous note addressed to their friend Sonny. A secret admirer? Maybe. They all laugh it off.

Except Sonny never comes home. And a new note arrives:

YOUR TURN

My Thoughts

You Will Be Mine is a mystery/thriller that takes place around Valentine's Day. This book centers around Lylah and her group of friends right before they are about to go out to a Valentine's themed play. Right before they leave there's a creepy note that has been left on their doorstep made using letters clipped from magazines. They all play it off as a prank but that changes when Sonny never comes home.

I didn't enjoy this book as much as I was expecting to. The mystery element was really interesting and what made me want to push through the story. However, there were more elements that I had problems with than I enjoyed. I didn't care for any of the characters. One person made a suggestion of who might be behind what was going on and they all just blindly went along with it even though there wasn't any proof. It frustrated me that characters constantly made terrible decisions even when they knew what they were doing was wrong. Also, I didn't find it very believable the way the investigators handled the whole situation. Overall, I thought this was an okay thriller but it's not one I would recommend for everyone.

You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston | Excerpt

You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication Date: February 6, 2018
Genre: YA, Thriller
Pages: 304
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Goodreads Description

Love turns deadly in a new, heart-pounding thriller from Natasha Preston, author of the runaway bestsellers The Cellar and The Cabin.

ROSES ARE RED

VIOLETS ARE BLUE

WATCH YOUR BACK

I’M COMING FOR YOU

Lylah and her friends can’t wait to spend a night out together. Partying is the perfect way to let loose from the stress of life and school, and Lylah hopes that hitting the dance floor with Chase, her best friend, will bring them closer together. She’s been crushing on him since they met. If only he thought of her the same way…

The girls are touching up their makeup and the guys are sliding on their coats when the doorbell rings. No one is there. An envelope sits on the doormat. It’s an anonymous note addressed to their friend Sonny. A secret admirer? Maybe. They all laugh it off.

Except Sonny never comes home. And a new note arrives:

YOUR TURN

Excerpt

I breathe in deep through my nose and out through my mouth-an exercise my therapist taught me when I started to feel like I was going to fall apart. I can slowly feel myself start to relax when the doorbell rings.

Sighing, I get up. My housemates must've forgotten their keys or be carrying too many bags to unlock the door.

I glance through the window, but no one is there.

Another doorbell ditch?

My blood runs cold as I open the door.

An envelope is sitting on our mat. The world turns mute as the blood rushes to my ears. Bending down, I scoop up the envelope. It's addressed to Isaac. And it looks like exactly the one that came for Sonny. 

No…

I turn it over and pull out the note. My hands are shaking as I read:

YOUR TURN

"Isaac!" rips from my throat.

"What?" he calls from his room down the hall. My voice is trapped in my throat as I look up and down the street. There are still a few folks leaving flowers, looking at the makeshift memorial in front of our house. Did one of them do this? Did one of them see who left the note? I feel so exposed. Vulnerable.

I draw back inside and shut the door, trembling.

Isaac's footsteps thud from his bedroom into the foyer. "Lylah, what?" His face falls and his eyes widen as he sees what's in my hand. "Is that another note?"

Nodding, I hand it to him.

"Jesus," he whispers. "Who was it addressed to?"

I look up at him, my vision blurring with tears. "You."