There she crosses paths with Dace, a gorgeous guy with unearthly blue eyes who she’s encountered before...but only in her dreams. And she’ll get to know her grandmother—a woman who recognizes Daire’s bizarre episodes for what they are. A call to her true destiny as a Soul Seeker, one who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead. Her grandmother immediately begins teaching her to harness her powers—but it’s an art that must be mastered quickly. Because Dace’s brother is an evil shape-shifter who’s out to steal her powers. Now Daire must embrace her fate as a Soul Seeker and find out if Dace is one guy she’s meant to be with...or if he’s allied with the enemy she’s destined to destroy.
I really enjoyed this first book in a new series by Alyson Noel. I was unfamiliar with her other work but had heard good things and Fated lived up to them.
ReplyDeleteThe story built slowly, gradually letting us in on Daire and her gift/curse as she's sent by her mother (as a last resort) to live with a grandmother (Paloma) that she doesn't know...but who seems to know her and what is going on with her all too well. Noel takes a bit of a meandering path as Paloma tries to teach Daire what she needs to know to survive this family legacy and then the end rushes upon us and suddenly the tale is over.
This is copied from this review on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2BF9B3YHQ1NR7
DeleteI don't know if Portugal is the original writer of this review, but there have been a rash of review comments being copy and pasted in the comments of another review. I will not tolerate plagiarism. These people work hard on their reviews and it's not right to copy them unless given permission or a source link is provided.