Review: Exciting and Romantic all wrapped up in one book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2013
First let me say - "Hello Jonathan, my name is Tonya, I am single and well I could use a break and some one to pad my bank account and take me on a vacation too - lol" Handsome, accent, pushy, sweet and money wow, who could ever pass that up? And he was Mandy's best friend. You go girl!!!I really liked Mandy, she is beautiful yet doesn't seem to notice it. She is hard working and very smart. Had a tough life growing up but she didn't seem to let that make her bitter or angry and it certainly didn't hold her back.Nicolas and Jonathan are brothers and Elemental's and live in the Carpathian mountains, which in themselves are absolutely beautiful and steeped in mystery and folklore. From vampires to werewolves, fairies and Elemental's of course. It is also where the anti christ is believed to come from in some stories. So I loved that the author chose this as the location for these handsome immortal brothers to come from. I mean what would a story about immortals with amazing abilities be if it was placed in your average little town? Mystery, allure, suspense and excitement always follow folklore so for me this was just the perfect place for this story to take place.Welcome to the Jungle was running through my head as I was reading Mandy's initial introduction, so to say, to Carpathia and where Jonathan and Nicolas lived. Nothing like a huge wolf and a fey to let your secret spill out that you have spent your entire life hiding from everyone. She sure handled things a whole lot better than I would have.Talk about a crash course in mythology and folklore being real. That is exactly what happens to Mandy in this book, I loved it. The banter between the brothers at times is down right funny, boy they love to goad each other at times about the women they are in love with. The draw that the brothers have on Mandy and Anna oh how I wish I was Mandy right now. I thought Jonathan was hot, but Nicolas, phew my heart.Destiny, Fate, In the Stars, that book has all of this and so much more.And how is a woman supposed to choose when both men are equally hot, I mean beyond belief hot, sweet, charming, protective, and well just so OMG can I be Mandy or Anna please. Jonathan and Nicolas are surely dreams come true. And that is exactly how Mandy feels, what her and Nicolas share is far from what she ever expected for her life.I loved the age old anger, bitterness, rivalry that was within these pages and how it was all swept away by the love between people in this book. How things that were done in the past, and held onto with such anger, are in essence washed away with fate.And the "bad guy" in this book as scary as he was, and just knowing in my gut that something was going to happen, I still wasn't prepared for how his end came to be. It's not that the big bad wolf was well bad, just a bit touched and seeking desperately for his mate. The mate he thought was his and would do anything for. In the end I really did feel his pain.This book is really good, it never stops. There are no lulls or breaks that make you want to skip pages to get to something good. It kept me from washing dishes and laundry - I still hear it yelling for me but oh well it will wait, this book deserves my attention a bit longer. I just had to see how things turned out for Mandy, Nicolas, Anna and Jonathan. I am very happy to say - oh sorry can't spoil it - you will have to go and get the book for yourself and find out.