Author:Heather Van Fleet
Pages:226
Publisher:Sunshine Press (June 14th, 2013)
Source:Received for review
Reading Level:Young Adult
Rating:4 Paws-
Pawtastic!
Summary:
Seventeen-year-old Emmy O’Connell is the epitome of a hot mess.
Her boyfriend’s been shipped out of town to some boarding school four states away. Her step-douche is constantly drunk and badgering her. And then there’s her good-ole-mom… The lady is nothing more than a miserable shell of a woman. She’s turned off all of her feelings and her ability to be a good mother as well, leaving poor Emmy and her four year old brother Jamie to suffer. Life couldn’t get much worse, right?
Enter the elusive, cocky, and oh-so-broody Jack Hartman…
The jerk cousin of her boyfriend becomes Emmy’s worst nightmare…times ten. He’s cruel. He’s insensitive. But he also has this strange little ability over her – he makes her weak in the knees with thea single touch. No matter how miserable or amazing Jack makes her feel, Emmy can’t seem to deny him, especially when he takes on the role of her protector –her pseudo-knight in a black leather coat.
A knight who also happens to ride in on his black Harley, instead of a white horse…
And to make a bad situation worse…
Werewolves and teens shouldn’t mix! But what can Emmy do when she finds herself thrown head first into the center of it all. Can she handle the supernatural mess her life rapidly becomes or will she fight against the inevitable fate her heart desires?
Review:
Oh Jack....
Alrighty then, let's get back on track.
This was a great read! I sat and read the whole thing on my phone in one sitting because I couldn't wait to pull it up on my laptop (Thank you still broken Kindle -_-) and I didn't regret a second of it!
Jack is the bad boy cousin of Emmy's ex boyfriend and while he's a total jerk, it's alway the jerky bikers that gets the girls going. And man, does Jack get the girls going! While he may seem like a jerk on the outside we definitely get to see his softer sides. Jack wants nothing to do with Emmy and honestly, she doesn't want anything to do with him either. Her heart still pretty much aches for her ex boyfriend Zack. But as times go by, things get weirder and weirder, Emmy is pulled into something a little more than she thought was possible. And what a wild ride!
I loved how I forgot this was supposed to be a werewolf book, Van Fleet flowed in all together beautifully. As a huge fan of supernatural, I was beyond excited that recalling "Oh yeah!/Duhhh" moment when the werewolves came in and we got to learn a little about them. Every author sees their supernatural creatures a little bit differently and it's always fun to see how they're portrayed. In Resisting Fate, when wolves mate they mate for life and if their mate dies life is unbearable for them. This is going to put everyone in a sticky situation, mating is not taken lightly nor should it. But then again, these are always the love stories readers drool over!
I appreciate Van Fleet's character dialogue. A lot of young adult authors like to censure their dialogue but come on, what teenager doesn't curse at least sometimes these days. It seems a lot more realistic to me and it keep the story flowing. Both Emmy and Jack can be pretty sarcastic and witty and it's always an interesting conversation between the two of them.
I can't wait for the next book and I hope that once you read this, you will too!