Helpful Score: 3
Rereading...
Heart Fate is book 7 in the Celtan Heart Mates series. The hero is Tinne Holly, a continuing character throughout this series. At the start of this book, you've got to feel for this guy; if it weren't for bad luck he wouldn't have any at all. But sometimes 'bad luck' is another way for Destiny to kick you into the path you need to take. The setup is very dark. Tinne's wife [not hearmate] has divorced him [the first time this has happened in 400 years] and he is ravaged with guilt and pain. His heartmate Lahsin who was married off to someone else when she was 14 has been brutalized by her husband, something Tinne does not find out until she runs reaches an age where she can repudiate the marriage and runs away. He finds her hiding in First Grove and tries to help; not as a heartmate but as a friend. The actual story between them is about growing into the person you need to be and about hope and family love and friendships.
Although both have fam animals [eventually], the two residences they are dealing with are the true supporting actors in this story. Lahsin describes the Balm-Heal residence is a 'crochety, old, g'uncle of a place' and Tinne's Turquoise House is a young house with all the insecurities of the young looking to find their way...
One of the strengths of Robin Owens' writing is her believable world-building. She has crafted a fascinating, self-consistent world that she draws the reader into - background information always appears when needed and is never presented out of context. The characters have depth and you see their world, and their stories through their eyes.
Do not read the series out of order...
Celta Heart Mates series
1. Heart Mate (2001)
2. Heart Thief (2003)
3. Heart Duel (2004)
4. Heart Choice (2005)
5. Heart Quest (2006)
6. Heart Dance (2007)
7. Heart Fate (2008)
8. Heart Change (2009)
Heart Fate is book 7 in the Celtan Heart Mates series. The hero is Tinne Holly, a continuing character throughout this series. At the start of this book, you've got to feel for this guy; if it weren't for bad luck he wouldn't have any at all. But sometimes 'bad luck' is another way for Destiny to kick you into the path you need to take. The setup is very dark. Tinne's wife [not hearmate] has divorced him [the first time this has happened in 400 years] and he is ravaged with guilt and pain. His heartmate Lahsin who was married off to someone else when she was 14 has been brutalized by her husband, something Tinne does not find out until she runs reaches an age where she can repudiate the marriage and runs away. He finds her hiding in First Grove and tries to help; not as a heartmate but as a friend. The actual story between them is about growing into the person you need to be and about hope and family love and friendships.
Although both have fam animals [eventually], the two residences they are dealing with are the true supporting actors in this story. Lahsin describes the Balm-Heal residence is a 'crochety, old, g'uncle of a place' and Tinne's Turquoise House is a young house with all the insecurities of the young looking to find their way...
One of the strengths of Robin Owens' writing is her believable world-building. She has crafted a fascinating, self-consistent world that she draws the reader into - background information always appears when needed and is never presented out of context. The characters have depth and you see their world, and their stories through their eyes.
Do not read the series out of order...
Celta Heart Mates series
1. Heart Mate (2001)
2. Heart Thief (2003)
3. Heart Duel (2004)
4. Heart Choice (2005)
5. Heart Quest (2006)
6. Heart Dance (2007)
7. Heart Fate (2008)
8. Heart Change (2009)
Helpful Score: 3
I have really enjoyed the Celta series by Robin Owens. Even when the story lines appear on the surface to somewhat dark, the actual stories themselves are full of hope and family love and friendships. This book actually more so than some of the others. The story of Tinne Holly and his heart mate, a very sweet romance with the young couple takes a bit of a back seat to the residences and fams and the healing of a family. Of course we are treated to a full round of the characters from the other books of the series, so it feels like a visit with old friends.
Helpful Score: 1
Great book in the Heart series. I didn't enjoy this one as much as the previous books, but that may be because the main heroine was a bit timid at the start and then grew into her own. I have quite an aggressive personality, so it was hard for me to understand such a different point of view. But that's just my personal bias, otherwise the writing was as wonderful as in the previous books in the series. (My personal favorite in the series so far is Heart Choice.) Enjoy!
