Review: Destiny Fulfilled
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2012
So I was eagerly anticipating this book, after falling in LOVE with Annie Gunn's freshman novel 'Cash on Delivery'. Honestly, I didn't care much for the cover but knew that the content inside would more than enough to satisfy me, so without hesitation I one-clicked this book.The beginning of the book immediately starts with Destiny on her first date with Hakim. I fell in love with his character immediately. Annie's dialogue is completely realistic and one of my favorite aspects when I read her books. The men have a sort of smoothness to them that I LOVE!!! Of course, when Ace's character was introduced, I fell head over heels for him (looks-wise he is my DREAM MAN. But that personality... You'll soon see)At times, I'll admit that I've been like Destiny (won't say whether or not that's a good thing. lol), so I do find that her character is realistic to some women. But a lot of times I just wanted to smack her for the things that she did. This book had me fallin' in love with characters, yelling at characters, and opening my mouth in shock at some events that occurred in the book. I do feel that the storyline was different from a lot of the books I read, but still had that street edge even though I would probably classify this book as contemporary.I did have a few small issues with the book (Thankfully, EDITING is NEVER a problem), such as I didn't feel a few relationships were fully explained by the end of the book and some things I wish were expanded on, weren't, but nothing that completely took away or distracted from the book. There is a lot of designer name dropping but I didn't feel it was overkill. It was necessary (IMO) to show how glamourously these characters were truly living. Sometimes I felt there could've been more action, other times the action would hit you like a car accident--completely unexpected and leaving you unable to put down the book even for a second, eager to see how things would pan out. It was also great to see a small appearance from Bianca and Capone (C.O.D. 2 comin' soon and I can't wait!). I certainly can't forget the descriptive imagery. Some of the places and things were described had me feeling as though I was there with the characters and I wondered if the author had been to these places herself. Her books have me curious to visit STL.All in all, I enjoyed this book and would recommend to friends. Can't wait to read her next novel and I'm sure it won't disappoint! Definitely download a sample and see what 'A Date with Destiny' has to offer.