mignon mykel { reviews }: FATE | by Elizabeth Reyes { read-along + review }

Thursday, February 4, 2016

FATE | by Elizabeth Reyes { read-along + review }

Self-Published | December 12, 2013 | New Adult Romance
Fate, book 1
★★★★

SOURCE: INKSLINGER PR

When Rose tagged along with her big sister to a baby shower the last thing she expected was to meet a guy. But this wasn't just any guy. This was the exciting, sexy as sin, way out of her league black sheep of his family--Vincent Moreno. Even more surprising, this heart-stopping bad boy seemed interested in her.

Fate always had a way of interfering in Vince's best-laid plans. His forced attendance to his annoyingly perfect cousin's baby shower was no different. He was sure to be bored out of his skull, but instead, he met sweet little Rosie Zendejas.

What begins as a unlikely friendship between two very different teens turns into one of the most intense and passionate relationships that neither ever saw coming. But just like it had so many times in Vince's troubled past, Fate steps in once again, threatening to take away the one thing he can't seem to even breathe without now--Rose.

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{ about elizabeth reyes } .

Award winning, USA Today Bestselling Author, Elizabeth Reyes continues to answer her calling on a daily basis. Since releasing her debut novel FOREVER MINE (MORENO BROTHERS #1) in 2010 she has since published seven more in that series, FOREVER YOURS, SWEET SOFIE, WHEN YOU WERE MINE, ALWAYS BEEN MINE, ROMERO, MAKING YOU MINE, and TANGLED with more stories about the Moreno family and their friends to come. She's also published a second series, 5th Street which includes, NOAH, GIO, HECTOR, ABEL. FELIX. Her Moreno Brother's spinoff series FATE includes FATE, BREAKING BRANDON, SUSPICIOUS MINDS and AGAIN (Sydney's story). Her debut traditionally published title is DESERT HEAT and her latest release is her first ever three part romance serial DEFINING LOVE.

When she's not writing (which is rare) she spends as much time as she can with her husband of almost twenty-one years, two young adult children, her Great Dane, Dexter and big fat lazy cat named Tyson.

{ read-along: what happened in Chapter 22 - the epilogue ? }

A couple of weeks have passed since Rose wrote him a letter, and she hasn’t heard anything back. She sees that her family is keeping something from her, and discovers that Vince has been reported as MIA. She’s scared and devastated, but no news comes.

One day, Lorenzo is giving Grace her injection in her bedroom, and her sister comes home unexpectedly. She makes no comments, but she’s suspicious about the circumstances. Rose is late for her game, and Lorenzo drives her there.

When she gets to her game, she sees that her teammates are visibly shocked by something. She turns and looks, and there’s Vince. He’s injured - he’s hurt his arm, but he’s there and alive.

They have a family gathering that evening, where Grace pulls Rose aside to confront her about seeing her in her bedroom earlier with Lorenzo. Vince overhears, and demands to know what’s going on as well. He’s seen texts between Rose and Lorenzo on Lorenzo’s phone, and is worried they’ve gotten together while he’s been gone. Rose comes clean about her b12 deficiency and her injections, which she’s been keeping secret so as not to worry anyone.

Vince gets a contracting position with his brother’s security firm, and uses that signed contract as a ruse to get Rose out for dinner to celebrate. Their family is hiding in plain sight, and Rose catches her mother hiding behind a plant. Confused, and unable to find Vince after he goes to the restroom, Rose sees him out on a boat in the marina, asking him to marry her.

{ read-along: favorite quote } .

She wrapped her arms around his neck as soon as she reached him, sobbing against his chest. Holding on for dear life - she’d never let go again.

{ read-along: discussion questions } .

If you were Vince, would you have suspected something between Rose and Lorenzo?

What's the most romantic proposal you can think of?

{ review } .

After only reading Rage, I had an idea of Ms. Reyes's writing style. Now, I've read the last book in the series and the first, and I can definitely say that Ms. Reyes's style is an easy-to-read, easy-to-love type writing.

In Fate, we watch as Vince and Rose work through a break-up -- most of the book they are fighting the need and simply the want to be with one another. However, miscommunication and white lies have driven them apart. Vince, never a true believer in fate, learns in a small amount of time just what fate is, and in this story we see just how much every misstep, every turn, every decision shapes the outcome of your life.

Vince and Rose were sweet to read about. Definitely young in their thoughts and actions, but cute regardless. The epilogue is done in the style that is my favorite -- I love groups of people and seeing interactions among family and friends. I am getting the change to read-along with Breaking Brandon next week, so I'm super excited to continue this series! Books 1, 2, and 5 are mine ;) 3 and 4 are on my to-be purchased list.

Follow along with the Fate Read-A-Long!

Fate, Day One: Monday, February 1st - Margie's Must Reads
Fate, Day Two: Tuesday, February 2nd - Morning Books and Coffee
Fate, Day Three: Wednesday, February 3rd - Real Talk Book Talk
Fate, Day Four: Thursday, February 4th - Mignon Mykel Reviews
Fate, Day Five: Friday, February 5th - Romance Bytes

Make sure to join InkSlinger PR on Monday, February 8th to begin the read-a-long of Brandon's story, Breaking Brandon, the second book in the Fate series.

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GOODREADS updates

Dirty Saint: A Secret Baby Sports Romance by Vesper Vaughn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book almost failed to get my attention. Why?

The hero.

He is the exact public person I despise. You know the type -- all biblical with publicized praying and verses all over his public persona. Great. Good for you. Bet you're not like that behind closed doors...

Which is exactly what Esther thinks of him.

Saint and Esther attend the same super religious college. Esther is on the fast track to becoming a nun, and no I do not kid, and Saint, given name Francis, can do just about whatever he wants, because he is the star athlete and the school knows he has connections. What in the world can these two have in common? The actions of their parents.

But where Saint does what his father says, usually, because his father is pushing him toward a pro-football careers, Esther follows her parents (father) because if she didn't... Her life would literally be a living hell.

I really enjoyed these two, once we started to get to know Saint a little bit better. My only drawback with the book would be the last half goes by in super-fast time. While it helped to keep the story moving, I would have liked to see more of that time drawn out so the feelings and emotions of our two characters felt more genuine and real -- rather than simply a two month courting that their lives demanded.

I'm giving the book the full 5 stars because it came out of left-field for me. It was a book that I didn't expect to like, but the author wove it in a way that I fell hard for our characters both as individuals and as a couple. I liked watching Esther grow and find her voice in life, just as I liked watching playboy, always for the chase Saint, settle down and find a person to be terribly protective over. I loved him most in the last two chapters.

*ARC received in exchange for an honest review

Everything by Erin Noelle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Here's something you may know about me if you've followed my reviews -- I'm an epilogue reader. I will almost always read the epilogue first. Call me a spoilsport or no fun, or whatever but that's how I've been reading books for years. It's no wonder that when I write books, I tend to have the epilogue all figured out before I even start with "Once upon a time...".

That said... I read this epilogue and while I liked it, I just couldn't get past the ages of our characters. Couldn't do it. So I read the beginning. Still... If anything, the age of our characters was even more pronounced. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to read this. You see, I have an issue with "Happily ever after" and the hardly-twenty crowd, let alone an eighteen year old.

But that's my hang-up.

Another thing you may know about me? I will sometimes read a book in what I call a inside-out fashion. I jump all over the place until I find a snippet of story that absolutely grips me. And people -- there are a few of those parts in Everything. So because I found those gripping parts, I put my faith in Erin Noelle, and I started from page one -- and I gave Everett and Belle a chance.

And I'm so glad I did.

Everett and his twin sister have been making music forever -- literally. They're the children of a rockstar; music has always been their life. When their father's group decides to get back together (dad always said he'd go back when the twins were done with school), Mason tells the label -- if you take me, you're taking my kids: thus, giving Everett and Ashlynn the opportunity to take their music to a larger level than they have before.

Along the way, with a local gig, Everett meets Belle -- and so begins their story.

This is a story about growing up. This is a story about following your heart -- be it for a person or a career, or even both. It is about learning to trust the person you are giving your heart to, and about taking the ever-looming jump into unknown feelings. When you put your life, your wants, your desires in someone else's hands, the world opens up -- and it certainly does for Everett and Belle.

The part I most appreciated was that the author made Everett true to his age and situation. Belle was too, yes, but it was Everett and his new lifestyle that had me wanting to see true characterization for. He's a guy; he's a musician; he's new to love. He makes mistakes. And for those mistakes, I truly got on board with this story.

Everett and his Tinker Bell were incredibly cute. I liked that there's a decent time jump at the end, further allowing -- you guessed it -- growth of our characters. I'm excited to watch more of them when (if?) Ashlynn's story comes out.

*ARC received in exchange for an honest review

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

FATE | by Elizabeth Reyes { read-along + review }

{ about elizabeth reyes } .

{ read-along: what happened in Chapter 22 - the epilogue ? }

{ read-along: favorite quote } .

{ read-along: discussion questions } .

{ review } .

{ giveaway } .

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