Review: Still lots of fun
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Fighting Destiny. I admit the first few chapters in I was a little afraid it was going to be a Fever knock off; but it proved to be an original and entertaining story. Taunting Destiny picks up immediately where Fighting Destiny left off and is a solid second installment. TD has it all: an interesting story, likeable characters, action, humor, romance and some pretty hot sex. The story has lots of twists and turns and sometimes in fact seems a tad convoluted - but that's likely just me having a hard time keeping track of all these weird Fae names and who's related/connected to who.I enjoyed the love/hate tension between Ryder and Syn. Ryder is the perfect crude, possessive, controlling, alpha hero in the bedroom - where it is generally best to be confined. Outside of the bedroom he does recognize that Syn is capable and competent and autonomous. He doesn't like that he can't wrap her up in bubble wrap and order her about, but he still acquiesces - when she decides to leave Faery after her transition, when he needs to ask for her help to recover the missing relics and when he accepts that she needs to go after the assassin that killed her parents. When it counts, Ryder recognizes Syn as an equal. For her part, Syn is still a pretty tough chick; a bit impulsive but passionate and courageous and never one to shrink from a fight if she believes she's in the right.The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger; OK actually it's a huge cliffhanger - but that's OK because I have Escaping Destiny loaded up next on my kindle and ready to go!