Review: Twisted Fate (Twisted Series Book 1) by Jessi Elliott

Twisted Fate by Jessi Elliott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Excellent Start To A New Series

I’d probably give this 4.5 ⭐️ if I could.

I’m getting a bit weary of New Adult Academy Fiction so I nearly bypassed this book but it was recommended in a Facebook Group, so I decided to give it a try, especially as it was on special offer. I’m glad I did.

Aurora Marshall is a bright, witty and driven young woman. She’s in her final year of a business degree and wants to do well in order to get a good job after graduation to help repay her parents’ investment in her future. Her best friend is Allison and they have been room mates since the start of their degrees.

Then at a party she was dragged to by Allison, Aurora is kidnapped by a fae. It turns out that it was a case of mistaken identity, but now she’s seen the fae world it proves very difficult to get back out again, especially as Tristan, the leader of the fae, finds her fascinating.

I really liked this book. Aurora is kind of spiky, which I liked, but she still is compassionate and loyal to her friends and family. She is not happy to have been thrust into this new world in which the fae share the Earth, and is really angry about not being let to live her old life, but she picks herself up, dusts herself off and tries to make the most of it. She is also capable of changing her mind about things, which is seems rare in NA fiction when young people are always so certain about everything.

Aurora’s friendship with Allison is not one way, as Allison has been very supportive and loyal to Aurora over the years, it’s just she has been a bit limited with the truth when she had to be.

Tristan is a dark and complex individual, who seems incapable of setting aside his own desires for someone else, but then he shows how much he gives to his people and you see how much he puts his own desires on hold for others. It takes a while to warm up to the character and I like that there is no insta-love on the part of Aurora.

There are other secondary characters that are all well written and interesting, with a few hints of greater depth that may be shown in future books.

I liked Aurora’s relationship with her family, in particular with her younger brother. Theirs is a very loving and tight bond that warms the heart. Her parents are academics (which helps explain Aurora’s intelligence) but they are also warm and loving. They don’t expect Aurora to live their dreams and they don’t expect her to put them first. It’s nice to see a NA Paranormal book with a character who has a good relationship with her family for once!

It’s a well thought out book with interesting world building and well constructed characters. I really enjoyed it and will definitely be reading the next book to find out what happens next, because this book ends with bang.

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