The Trouble with Fate (Mystwalker, #1) in Vampires, Weres and Fae!

Jan 25, 2013 Yodamom rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, urban-fantasy, drama-rama, werewolves, mystery, shifters, want-to-do-it-again, romance, yummy-men, sexy-eyes

4.5 stars
It all started with a day dream, a blue eyed hunk and boob grabbing stone.
Heidi, was just trying to make it through the day and not get fired when the dreams came. If that wasn't bad enough, he walked in the door to her coffee shop. All her control slipped, her memories warred between hate and love. This was only the beginning of her storm to come. She will be dragged into a fight they never wanted any part of. She is betrayed, heartbroken, beaten, and yet there is so much hope and *din ...more

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Oct 13, 2016 Gidget rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I'm not sure if I just had a hard time relating to or liking any of the characters but the first half of this book had me on the fence. I really enjoyed the second half of the book and liked the pacing. With the slight cliffhanger ending, I do want to try the next book to see where the series is going. ...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Lori {Romancing the Dark Side} rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-reviews, urban-fantasy, werewolves, fae-fairies, magic, reviewed, read-in-2013, 2013-immortal-reading-challenge

Original Romancing the Dark Side Review:

Filled with magic, mayhem and a snarky anti-heroine you'll gravitate to!

While I found that book starts off a little slow, you really get a good look into the life of the main character, Hedi Peacock which sets the tone of the story. Hedi is a half-fae, half-were, working as a Starbucks barrista, who has left her old name and life behind the night her family was murdered in front of her and she loses her twin brother, taken by the fae into another realm Original Romancing the Dark Side Review:

Filled with magic, mayhem and a snarky anti-heroine you'll gravitate to!

While I found that book starts off a little slow, you really get a good look into the life of the main character, Hedi Peacock which sets the tone of the story. Hedi is a half-fae, half-were, working as a Starbucks barrista, who has left her old name and life behind the night her family was murdered in front of her and she loses her twin brother, taken by the fae into another realm. Her quiet, simple life is short-lived when her aunt is kidnapped and she's faced with the man who betrayed her family, werewolf Robson Trowbridge who just happens to be sporting an amulet similar to the special one she wears. To save the only family she has left, Hedi embarks on a journey that reveals the truth about the night she lost her family and forces her to accept herself and destiny.

When I first started this book I thought to myself: "This might not be my cup of tea." The book introduces us to what I'd best describe as an anti-heroine in Hedi, she's a thief, sassy and not so friendly. It was difficult for me to like her but I kept on reading, you don't always have to love the heroine to enjoy a book, right? She steps up as a heroine as the story progresses and grew on me about halfway into the story. Hedi might not be the type of leading lady I'm used to, but she has a tragic story and doesn't let that stop her from living her life, however unconventional it might be, that deserves credit in my book.

I really like that the author stepped out of the "perfect heroine/hero" comfort zone and created flawed characters that we're unsure about. Hedi is rough around the edges but there's definitely more than meets the eye with her, I'm looking forward to getting to know her better in the future. Robson Trowbridge is definitely Hedi's counterpart, he's a rogue werewolf who also has a tragic past that has made him cold and broody. Trowbridge is an imperfect hero that treats Hedi like a child for most of the book and while he started off being a little sexy in my eyes, I wasn't able to warm up to him as much as I would have liked. These two characters share a past but their relationship is far from romantic, one minute they're hot and the next they're cold making it hard to believe up until the last half of the story. With all the chaos and forbidden romance element, Trowbridge and Hedi's feelings are justifiable. The relationship between these two characters isn't picture perfect but I think that's what makes it work, I found myself rooting for them in the end.

The world building in The Trouble with Fate is intriguing and the characters while flawed, do not lack substance. The pairing of fae and werewolves is new to me and Ms. Evans drew me in with her fluid writing style and knack for suspense. With its strong characters, action at ever turn of the page and some unresolved issues, this book is a terrific debut that will leave you eager to read more of Ms. Evans stellar work. The Trouble with Fate is one of those rare gems you stumble upon accidentally and wins you over by the last page!

{ebook courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.} ...more

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Jan 22, 2017 Snarktastic Sonja rated it liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy

I really don't know what to think of this book. I *really* wanted to like it. I really did. But, I just didn't. Ultimately, my problem was that I just didn't like Hedi. I just didn't. I had no sympathy for her, I could not relate to her, and she had no relationships that showed me how I SHOULD care for her. So, I didn't.

The world was slightly intriguing - with the Fae having locked out the Weres years ago - and the half bloods and who has what and why they have it. But, there were too many chapt ...more

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Sep 15, 2019 Connie B rated it really liked it

I really didn't think when I started this book that I'd be able to finish it. It took almost half of the book before I started to really get into it. But then I started getting invested in the characters and getting to know them and like most of them. I had a bad feeling about Lou from the very beginning and it turned out to be the right feeling for sure. Heidi and Bridge are perfect together if they can just get all the kinks and curls worked out! The end wasn't what I expected at all. I can't ...more

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