Review: Destiny Awaiting

Lily

3 years ago

Destiny Awaiting
by Jan Foster

She stole away to discover a new world, but interrupted a thief.

Now Aioffe can’t escape from him, or her growing curiosity.

Across England and France, Henry V is relentlessly raising an army to secure his throne. Tarl’s skills as thief, blacksmith and bowman might land him in the firing line, but all he wants is to clear his debts and restore his family’s honour. To pay for his crime he must hand over the strange fae girl to the Church authorities, or he will end up warring with more than just his heart.

Fighting with each other risks both of their lives. To avert war breaking out between their races as well as their countries, Aioffe and Tarl must discover what true love is if they are to survive the destiny which awaits them.

★★★ A thrilling, historical fantasy romance prequel in the Naturae Series. Discover the love story which started the journey and escape into a magical past, where battles of the heart are destined to fight with faith and hope itself.★★★

5 out of 5 fairies

Having read Disrupting and Anarchic, I was eager to see what happened before it all began. I love Aioffe and Tarl, and getting to see where they come from was so interesting. Foster has again done an excellent job of bringing the setting and characters to life, taking the reader back in time to a historical era where magic is very real. I loved meeting younger Aioffe and Tarl, watching as they grew together. The story grabs your attention immediately, and moves along smoothly at a decent pace which means you won’t want to put it down once you start. As this is a prequel, you don’t need to read the following books first, but if you haven’t, you’ll want to read them as soon as you’re done with this one.

Destiny Awaiting (prequel 0.5)
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Risking Destiny (prequel 0)
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Disrupting Destiny (book 1)
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Anarchic Destiny (book 2)
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Jan writes in between being a mummy, business consultant and landlord. In her spare time, she loves reading with children in her local school and helping them find the joy and escapism in books. Passionate about getting kids active, the Mitch and Mooch series is aimed at supporting children with not only reading and comprehension but also trying new activities. She also loves history and folklore, which has fed into her historical fantasy ‘Naturae’ series of novels.

Jan is based in the North West of England and tries to drag her family and dogs out into the wilds or into windswept castles as much as possible – when it’s not raining!