Embracing Fate

Embracing Fate is the second book in the A Series of Fate series by C.C. Dado. This book is just as good as the first book. The plot is fun, and the characters are lovable. It’s a short story, and like the first book, there are no on-page sex scenes. I did like getting to see more of Max and Christian and Zeus, who is the alpha’s second-in-command. Oh, and I did like how some of the lies that Seth tells end up having some funny consequences. Poor Zeus is never going to believe anything Seth says again.

I greatly enjoyed getting to read about Seth finding his mate. That his mate is a human and a dog trainer is a complication until Seth convinces his best friend Max to pretend that Seth, in his wolf form, needs training. His best friend tries to point out that it isn’t the best idea since the towns’ people, which go through a very strict background check to get to live there on a month to month lease, have no idea that a wolf shifter pack owns the town. Seth and Max risk the alpha’s displeasure should Jack, the dog trainer, find out that the wolf he’s training is actually Seth, his next-door neighbor and owner of Sweets and Meats bakery. But Seth can’t think of any other way to interact with his mate with how painfully shy he is and the anxiety he has around strangers. What they didn’t expect was that Jack would form such a close bond with Max’s pet wolf that he would want to adopt him from Max. One of my favorite parts of the book is when Jack, Seth in wolf form, and Jack’s dog, Winston, are all basking in Jack’s yard after a training session and they all fall asleep and Seth shifts back into his human form. And he has to sneak back to his bakery naked with only some shrubs to preserve his modesty.

I loved the part of the book when Seth is in the back baking, and he overhears his new neighbor, Jack, giving commands to his dog, Winston, and Seth’s wolf responds to them also leaving him sitting on the floor of the bakery and then lying there a minute later. I couldn’t stop giggling. And that was only one of the parts that had me laughing. The book was just fun to read, and sometimes you just want to be entertained without having to pay a whole lot of attention to make sure that you didn’t miss something.

I can’t wait to read the next book in the series Fearing Fate which is going to be about Zeus finding his mate.

I was delighted to jump into Seth’s story as I really liked him when I met him in Max’s novella. Seth is Max’s best friend and, to be honest, not as ditzy as Max. Seth is more levelheaded and rational than Max so it was no surprise that when Jack moved in next door and Seth realized this human was his mate, well, he went a wee bit batty himself.

Now, Seth doesn’t have a telenovela going on in his head (and streaming out of his mouth) 24/7 like Max does, but his idea to get to know Jack by being a “dog” Jack needs to train is certainly not exactly rational. Funny, but not ideal. Granted, Seth doesn’t do well with people at all and his anxiety over trying to talk to his mate when he’s a man is just too overwhelming. I knew it wasn’t going to take Christian, pack alpha, all that long before he realized something was going on and stepped in to rectify the situation. In this world humans don’t know about shifters, so Seth can’t run the risk of endangering his pack until he’s sure that Jack will accept the mating and hold their secrets.

This was a good addition to the series and I certainly enjoyed the tale. There was a little drama at the end but I think the author did a decent job of handling it and not blowing it out of proportion. Now I’m looking forward to the next installment as it features Zeus and I’ve been dying for Christian’s beta to find his mate, and waiting to see how badly Max and Seth will tease him.

NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews

5 Hilarious Stars

This book was seriously the funniest book I’ve read in a while, I was laughing the entire time.

Seth is hilarious and totally steals the show in this book. I absolutely love his character. While I really liked book one and the main character for that book, Max, Seth’s best friend, Seth has surpassed my love for Max. LOL. Max is an awesome and slightly, completely insane Omega. Seth is just a smaller wolf shifter, who finds his mate in a human named Jack who recently moved to town. Jack is a dog trainer. When Max and Seth come up with a totally harebrained and crazy scheme for Seth to get closer to Jack, without telling him he’s a shifter, this book gets interesting. And freaking Funny!! We’re talking wolf shifter and dog trainer, you can only imagine what will happen… This book and the series has been great so far. I was really looking forward to this one after I read book one. And now I am really looking forward to book three.

*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie by Dreamspinner Press for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***

This is book 2 in A Series of Fates and it can be read on its own but I think you would understand things and who the other characters much better if you read in order. They are short and fun so go ahead and read the other one!

This is Seth's story and I loved him so much in book one I couldn't wait for this one. I also liked it better. Seth is sweet but has picked up some bad habits from his bestie Max. I loved some of the lies he told to get what he wanted and the laughs I got from some of them.

Jack is the new guy in town and a human. He is also a dog trainer. When Seth first heard the new man's commands outside the window and hit the floor sitting, I thought I would choke from laughing so hard.

I also liked getting deeper glimpses of Zeus the bad boy Beta with a big heart. I can't wait for his book next.
This is a short, funny book that will make you smile, laugh and sigh. There is no sex in this one which I was kind of glad. It just wasn't needed.