Author: Amelia Hutchins
Release Date: June 4th, 2013
Rating: 3.5-4/5
Hey there!
As of one minute and 37 seconds ago, I finished reading Fighting Destiny by Amelia Hutchins. And holy-hot dang. A few weeks ago I was looking at the championship round to Mel, Erin & Regina's Book Boyfriend Battle Royale, and found that Ryder was one of the contestants. I dug a little deeper and found his novel and I was hooked. I ordered on amazon ASAP, and when it got here, I couldn't put it down. Now, with my emotions still boiling, I must share them through a review:
First there must be this warning: do not pick up this book unless you are . . . exposed . . . to more . . . sensual books. Seriously, in the first ten pages there were three very explicit . . . ahem experiences. At first it seems like that is all the book focuses around, (and in a way I guess it does, but not in the way you're probably thinking. You dirty reader you). You see, the mystical creatures in this novel are Fae, which feed off of emotion. And these Fae found the best way to get emotions out of people was from bringing out their more emotional side (if you know what I mean). This was not necessarily my favorite part of the book.
Another part of the overall writing of this book that bugged me was the way the author never explained anything. She would just state what was happening and expect the reader to know what it meant. This was difficult for me as I am not very attuned in the Fairy world, especially the one she came up with.
The characters. Ah how I love them. Syn, our main, is such a bad ass and I love it. She bottles her emotions up, which I relate to, but then when she lets them out, she explodes and I love it. Larissa is the sweetie that everyone can't help but love. And Adam. The other half to our Synthia. My thoughts are that Adam and Larissa are perfect for each other. Now, to the most important (in my perspective) character; Ryder. Honestly, Ryder is probably the only reason I was so enthralled by this book. I couldn't wait to see what happened next between Ryder and Syn, whether it be hate, love, violence, deception, or acceptance. He is what made this book complete and I can see how he finished second in the Battle Royale.
The plot, sadly, was not laid out very well. Don't get me wrong, dear reader, I loved the twists and turns. But I did notice that some of the details in the beginning were dropped, as if the author decided to go another path with the story and didn't edit out the mistakes in the beginning. This thoroughly bugged me. It probably didn't help that the company I ordered from delivered a book with a blurry cover, as if it was photocopied onto it. It just looks horrible, and was a turn off for me. Overall, this felt like it was the authors first novel, which it is. I just hope this means there is room for improvement.
Don't get me wrong! I am definitely entrapped in this story Ms. Hutchins has created and will definitely continue to read the series, I just hope to see the improvements to the books overall. I give this book a 3.5 out of 5, simply because of the few plot/clerical errors. This is definitely an enjoyable and fast paced read.
Until next time, Keep Reading!
