Title: FatedAuthor: Alyson NoëlPublisher: St. Martin’s GriffinPublish Date: 22 May 2012Pages: 306ISBN: 978-0-312-66485-5Source: ARC from publisherGenre: YA, paranormalSeries: Soul SeekersOther books in series: Echo (13 November 2012), Mystic (2013), Horizon (2013)Rating: LovedThe first book in a magnificent new series about a girl who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead by #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël.
Lately strange things have been happening to Daire Santos. Animals follow her, crows mock her, and glowing people appear out of nowhere. Worried that Daire is having a nervous breakdown, her mother packs her off to stay in the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico with a grandmother she’s never met.What is happening to Daire Santos? That is what she would like to know. She is perfectly content to travel with her mother, who works on movies. Then she starts to see the “glowing ones,” having dreams and acting out. Her mother, Jennika, is at her wits end and doesn’t know what to do. She ends up sending her to live with her grandma Paloma in New Mexico.
There she crosses paths with Dace, a gorgeous guy with unearthly blue eyes who she’s encountered before...but only in her dreams. And she’ll get to know her grandmother—a woman who recognizes Daire’s bizarre episodes for what they are. A call to her true destiny as a Soul Seeker, one who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead. Her grandmother immediately begins teaching her to harness her powers—but it’s an art that must be mastered quickly. Because Dace’s brother is an evil shape-shifter who’s out to steal her powers. Now Daire must embrace her fate as a Soul Seeker and find out if Dace is one guy she’s meant to be with...or if he’s allied with the enemy she’s destined to destroy.Daire isn’t pleased about living with someone who she has never met and her mother has only met once – at her father’s funeral. She is set against going there to live, but it is either that, or go to a psychiatric hospital to help her and Daire doesn’t like doctors.When she arrives in New Mexico, she learns about Soul Seekers and what role she plays in them. She also meets Cade and Dace, the twins, who both play an important role. The question is, what role do they play?I have long been a fan of Alyson Noël’s writing having read both the Immortals and Riley Bloom series. Fated was an easy book for me to read. I love the way that Noël writes so that you are immersed in the story. She doesn’t just tell you about the characters, she allows you to experience what they are experiencing. In some books, I find it really difficult to get through the history, but not so in Fated. I like how Cade and Dace are twins, but are opposites. Even their names are composed of the same letters, but make different words. Daire is a strong character who does things her way and doesn’t take the easy way out.The Soul Seeker series is one that I will continue to follow.
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Aug 12, 2012
Fated
Jul 6, 2011
Anasazi
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| Emma Michaels |
“Last time I checked, bub,” Megan snapped back at him, anger rolling out of her in waves. “It is your job to make sure things are safe around here. You want a roast? I’ll bring the marshmallows – you bring the wiener.”
Megan gets texts from David inviting her to come out to the desert to visit him for a week. Megan arrives and cannot find David anywhere. In the texts, there were pictures which serve as clues as to David’s whereabouts. Things start to happen that suggest to Megan that some people of the desert town that David was doing archeological research in, do not want her there poking around trying to find him. The depths of their friendship are tried by what Megan has to go through to discover what is really happening.
Goodreads synopsis:“Alright, I have just one question,” Megan remarked, a glare forming. “Which one of you old geezers put this on my chest?”
One year ago, something happened to David. Following the only clue he had he headed out into the desert. Now he has asked me to come see him. But when I arrived, he was gone. The people in town claim they have never heard of him and everyone wants me to leave.
But I know he was here and he is in trouble.
He can't survive out there for long.
Can he?
David. I will find you.
But I know he was here and he is in trouble.
He can't survive out there for long.
Can he?
David. I will find you.
I liked the fact that this book had some history and is educational as well as has a good story line. It keeps you interested trying to figure out what is happening. This book makes you want to learn more about the Hopi and Navajo Indians and their cultures. Well worth the time spent reading it!
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