Review: Two people falling in love by trying to rewrite their own destiny
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2014
“It’s that soul-mate connection. The pull of two souls born for each other.”—LucyWith the soul-mate mystical connection between them, Caden and Lucy bring peace and happiness to any one who hears them sing together. But Caden also brings Lucy betrayal and heartbreak, and it’s finally enough to send her running away to heal her broken heart. When she meets Seth, a man crippled by the loss of his own soul-mate, Lucy has to decide what’s more important: being with the man that fate chooses for you or the man that your heart chooses…“We’re two people desperate to know one another. By choice, not fate.”—LucyFirst off, I absolutely love when paranormal romance books throw in fated mates together and you just know that no matter what, they’ll get together in the end, because…well, you know—they’re fated mates! So I was definitely intrigued by the concept in this book of what do you do if fate doesn’t choose the correct mate for you? In this book, there isn’t the high level of paranormal that you normally expect when the word ‘mate’ gets thrown around. This book reads like any other normal new adult contemporary romance except for the fact that soul-mates share a talent and together make that talent practically magical. In Lucy and Caden’s case, it’s music. I loved this simple concept and the fact that the talents could be anything like cooking, farming, painting, and more.Anyway, on to the characters! Lucy and Seth are fantastic leads, and I loved their connection. I felt so bad for what Lucy went through in the book, and the author did such an heart-wrenching job showing the turmoil in Lucy’s life thanks to the soul-mate connection. Oh, before I go on further about Lucy and Seth, I should point out that the soul-mate connection is really, really important in this story, and the author did an amazing job showing its effect on people. It’s strong enough that when two mates find each other, they will leave their current partner, because nothing is as great as a soul-mate. That means leaving long-term relationships, including marriage with a kid—a.k.a. Lucy. So, that’s the first soul-mate connection that hurt Lucy since it meant her mother left her dad for a stepfather that makes the word ‘creepy’ creeped out.OK! Back to Lucy and Seth! Throughout the book, as Lucy and Seth get closer, we have that soul-connection bond looming over them like a disapproving chaperone (although that does not stop a medium-high heat level on the romance scale!). Remember, people don’t leave their mates. Ever. No relationship can match up to a relationship between soul-mates. Lucy knows that. Seth knows that. Jerkface Caden happily knows that. I loved the characterization in the book, and the struggles that our leads go through are heart-breaking to read. I was completely rooting for Lucy and Seth to get together even though I love the idea of fated mates! What a dilemma!I love how in this book, it’s not two people falling in love for a once in a lifetime relationship by finding the one person made for them. Instead, it’s two people falling in love by trying to rewrite their own destiny. Sure, you can go the easy route and go for the one that fate gives you. Or, you can go the hard route and fight for the one that heals the wounds that fate gives you. Overall, this is a 5 out of 5 for me!(Originally posted on my blog; I received an ecopy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)