Review: Fighting Fate
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2014
I've just discovered this author and am making my way through her books. This is another one that is part of a series. This first book deals with a  lot of issues and emotions. I wouldn't say it was full of romance. Paige's brother was killed three years ago. She decides she will live out his dream and go to the University he was supposed to attend but on her first day there she encounters Logan Xander - the boy who killed her brother.Paige tries her best to avoid Logan but when she gets a job at the same place Logan works and when she encounters Logan at a grief counselling group, she starts to realise that he is hurting to. Logan was lovely. I wanted to give him a big hug. As the story progresses, we learn about what has happened in both their lives in the three years since her brother died. Both have suffered different forms of loss. Yet when Logan discovers more about Paige's life it just makes him feel more guilty for what he has taken away from her. As Paige learns more about Logan's life, she slowly starts to feel a connection with him.I did feel Logan's declaration was a bit soon but these two slowly move towards a romance. The romance side of things is very YA (young adult). There is a mild sex scene. Paige struggles with falling for the boy who killed her brother. She has her best friend (her brothers girlfriend) and her father to think of but the pull of Logan is too much. I liked Paige and I loved Logan, I just wish the author had given us a bit more of their romance. I didn't quite feel their full connection.Towards the end the story takes a darker turn but this leads to happy endings all around.I enjoyed this story. It's emotional and thought provoking. The next book will be about Paige's friend Tess. I look forward to it.