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A review by angelicqueen28
Destined by Kristin Cast, P.C. Cast
4.0
My first review and its a house of night book. Here we go. At first when I got the book I was all like jumping up and down in my head because well it IS a HoN book isn't it?
Anyway, the book at first continued where Awakened left off with not only tens of hundreds of questions but thousands of tens of hundreds of questions. I admired the beginning but the undying suspense throughout seemed to be exactly what I've been getting used to since Idk, Untamed (the fourth book).
The story was amazing as always and the fact that some of the not as well known characters got to step up to the plate was just as wonderful. Its not everyday you read a book where a side character actually does something important. I also must say Destined seemed to be that book we HoN fans have been waiting on since the ending of Tempted. Zoey is back, semi focused, and on top of everything as it should be. Even though some of the Nerd Herd seemed majorly OOC I found it refreshing to see them burst out of their nonexistent sideline character shells. I loved the fact we weren't circling around say Stevie Rae and Aprhodite (even though I love her much <3) any more.
I have one word and honestly depending on who you are you may hate or love it: Aurox. The boy on the cover is hotter than fire in the Sahara Desert. There I said it may we proceed to fanboy/fangirl now? Aurox held my attention like no other person in the book. I was captivated by his lost little boy routine and unlike Kalona he meant it. In the beginning I was just panting over the cover. Now, I am panting over the adorable lost little boy who just happens to be sharing a soul with someone I didn't like alive and wished stayed dead (sorry Team Heath). Aurox was the nitty gritty of the book. He was all we could have asked for and more.
Shaunee. Yes. Shaunee. Who is this girl and why haven't met? I feel as if she also made the book bearable when Zoey just wasn't cutting it for me to keep going. Fire has never looked so beautifully sassy and not just because this girl has some hidden attitude. She's nice and sincere which is WAY more than I can say for oh say...an ex twin.
Kalona. Kalona...OH MY GOD KALONA!!! *insert fanboy squeal here* Kalona has always had a special place in my heart since Untamed and honestly if your imagination is as good as mine he should be yours too. My baby has finally seen the light and honestly in all my happiness for him. He was majorly overshadowed by Aurox.
Zoey. I love the fact that she is back and all but my first reaction to her coming back was like when did you get here? I thought you were lost forever. Anyway, Zoey being totally back is amazing like seriously. Her humor throughout the book and sarcasm on the most serious situations was a relief and very teenager like. My favorite example was the almost fight between Dallas and Rephaim. Her wondering what element would be effective against electricity was too hilarious for words. I read that and was like 'Idk Zoey, EARTH?!!'
Even though I was thoroughly impressed with the characters the plot had me going where are we going? How fast are we going? Will I be regretting reading this by next Tuesday? Unfortunately in the end it had me wondering why what was Destined really was Destined. I keep thinking Aprodites' vision will come true any minute BUT, it looks like it keeps getting prolonged to the next book. The humor was funny but it just couldn't cover up how serious the book "tried" to be when it counted and left me more than a little agitated.
There was just too much damage from previous books to expect it to be saved and righted in one book. I love HoN but seriously some major improvements were the new characters. The already introduced characters disappointed me I mean the lack of Damien was horribly devastating. Even though the right choices were chosen this time around I couldn't help but wonder what would have happened had the book been longer or even extended. We answered questions only to leave more questions and even more unanswered questions. I'm sorry but I am getting tired of waiting around for the end.
In spite of dragging it out and making me madder than any other book in existence outside of the series. But then again, its a HoN book which is why I am giving this a solid 4 out of 5.
Anyway, the book at first continued where Awakened left off with not only tens of hundreds of questions but thousands of tens of hundreds of questions. I admired the beginning but the undying suspense throughout seemed to be exactly what I've been getting used to since Idk, Untamed (the fourth book).
The story was amazing as always and the fact that some of the not as well known characters got to step up to the plate was just as wonderful. Its not everyday you read a book where a side character actually does something important. I also must say Destined seemed to be that book we HoN fans have been waiting on since the ending of Tempted. Zoey is back, semi focused, and on top of everything as it should be. Even though some of the Nerd Herd seemed majorly OOC I found it refreshing to see them burst out of their nonexistent sideline character shells. I loved the fact we weren't circling around say Stevie Rae and Aprhodite (even though I love her much <3) any more.
I have one word and honestly depending on who you are you may hate or love it: Aurox. The boy on the cover is hotter than fire in the Sahara Desert. There I said it may we proceed to fanboy/fangirl now? Aurox held my attention like no other person in the book. I was captivated by his lost little boy routine and unlike Kalona he meant it. In the beginning I was just panting over the cover. Now, I am panting over the adorable lost little boy who just happens to be sharing a soul with someone I didn't like alive and wished stayed dead (sorry Team Heath). Aurox was the nitty gritty of the book. He was all we could have asked for and more.
Shaunee. Yes. Shaunee. Who is this girl and why haven't met? I feel as if she also made the book bearable when Zoey just wasn't cutting it for me to keep going. Fire has never looked so beautifully sassy and not just because this girl has some hidden attitude. She's nice and sincere which is WAY more than I can say for oh say...an ex twin.
Kalona. Kalona...OH MY GOD KALONA!!! *insert fanboy squeal here* Kalona has always had a special place in my heart since Untamed and honestly if your imagination is as good as mine he should be yours too. My baby has finally seen the light and honestly in all my happiness for him. He was majorly overshadowed by Aurox.
Zoey. I love the fact that she is back and all but my first reaction to her coming back was like when did you get here? I thought you were lost forever. Anyway, Zoey being totally back is amazing like seriously. Her humor throughout the book and sarcasm on the most serious situations was a relief and very teenager like. My favorite example was the almost fight between Dallas and Rephaim. Her wondering what element would be effective against electricity was too hilarious for words. I read that and was like 'Idk Zoey, EARTH?!!'
Even though I was thoroughly impressed with the characters the plot had me going where are we going? How fast are we going? Will I be regretting reading this by next Tuesday? Unfortunately in the end it had me wondering why what was Destined really was Destined. I keep thinking Aprodites' vision will come true any minute BUT, it looks like it keeps getting prolonged to the next book. The humor was funny but it just couldn't cover up how serious the book "tried" to be when it counted and left me more than a little agitated.
There was just too much damage from previous books to expect it to be saved and righted in one book. I love HoN but seriously some major improvements were the new characters. The already introduced characters disappointed me I mean the lack of Damien was horribly devastating. Even though the right choices were chosen this time around I couldn't help but wonder what would have happened had the book been longer or even extended. We answered questions only to leave more questions and even more unanswered questions. I'm sorry but I am getting tired of waiting around for the end.
In spite of dragging it out and making me madder than any other book in existence outside of the series. But then again, its a HoN book which is why I am giving this a solid 4 out of 5.