Review : Marked by Sarah Fine

Summary (from Goodreads)

Title : Marked (Servants of Fate #1)
Author : Sarah Fine
Publication Date : January 1st 2015
Publisher : 47North
Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble

In a broken landscape carved by environmental collapse, Boston paramedic Cacia Ferry risks life and limb on the front lines of a fragile and dangerous city. What most don’t know—including her sexy new partner, Eli Margolis—is that while Cacy works to save lives, she has another job ferrying the dead to the Afterlife. Once humans are “Marked” by Fate, the powerful Ferrys are called to escort the vulnerable souls to either eternal bliss or unending fire and pain.


Unaware of Cacy’s other life, Eli finds himself as mesmerized by his fierce and beautiful partner as he is mistrustful of the influential Ferry clan led by the Charon—who happens to be Cacy’s father. Cacy, in turn, can no longer deny her intense attraction to the mysterious ex-Ranger with a haunted past. But just as their relationship heats up, an apparent hit takes the Charon before his time. Shaken to the core, Cacy pursues the rogue element who has seized the reins of Fate, only to discover that Eli has a devastating secret of his own. Not knowing whom to trust, what will Cacy have to sacrifice to protect Eli—and to make sure humanity’s future is secure?

Personal Thoughts 

Fair warning, there will be LOTS of gushing in this review! I know you all are probably already pretty sick of my constant fangirling over Sarah Fine's books! But guys! She continues to amaze me and make me fall in love with her characters over and over again. With Marked, her new adult UF/post-apocalyptic series, she has once again managed to impress me.

From the very first page of Marked, I was hooked. I knew while reading that first chapter that I was in for a ride and boy was I right. To accompany me on this ride were some fantastic characters. Being a psychologist really helps Sarah Fine in fleshing out her characters, in my opinion, because she manages to dig deep into her characters' personalities and really make them across as realistic. Over the course of the story, you get to know these characters and love them dearly! Cacy, the main character, was so badass! I loved that girl fiercely, as much as I loved her love interest, which is quite the rare occurrence for me. Her strength and independence were such admirable qualities. I was truly amazed by how much I was able to bond with her. Then, there was Eli, her love interest! SWOON! Sarah Fine sure knows how to write swoon-worthy love interests and Eli was no different. He was such a sweet guy with a huge heart and I loved how he was slightly possessive, but never over the top. His dark story made me want to hug him tightly and never let go. Despite everything he had had to face, he was loyal to his sister, whom he cared so much for. Eli was definitely a man after my own heart with how gentle he was. The secondary characters were also all very intriguing from Eli's sister to Cacy's siblings to Morros! I can't wait to read their own stories in the next books in this series.

Marked also had such an interesting concept. It was a blend between Urban Fantasy and Post-Apocalyptic genres, which I thought was really cool. Sarah Fine also worked well with the two genres such that it never got confusing. Her mythology was rich and complex and while we don't get answers to every question, she provided enough world building to give the reader a good understanding of what was going on. The plot too was filled with twists and surprising revelations. Marked elucidated a few gasps out of me because of certain events that I couldn't see coming, yet another rare occurrence. The best part of Marked for me without any doubt, was the romance! *Fans self* Sarah Fine's romances in her YA books always have me drooling, and since this is an adult book, the steam level is much more intense! I was a happy camper for sure! ;) The chemistry between Cacy and Eli was smoldering, but the sweet moments they shared together were my highlights of reading Marked. Honestly, Sarah Fine is just an amazing author and if you have not read anything by her yet, then I'm judging you pretty hard! Her prose is just so gorgeous, it sucks you in from the first word!

A new adult companion series that promises to be thrilling and exciting in every way, Sarah Fine's Marked should not be missed out by fans of the genre. If you're looking for a sexy read, with endearing characters and a plot that will leave you breathless, then I assure you that Marked will deliver! I can't wait to get my hands on book 2!

Rating

Cover : 4/5
Plot : 4/5
Characters : 5/5
Writing : 5/5

**Overall Rating : 4.5/5**


Thank you to 47North for the ARC of Marked.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

In My Mailbox (8)

Image
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren . Touch (Denazen #1) by Jus Accorda Summary (from Goodreads) When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home. Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized. Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking dow
Read more

In My Mailbox (3)

Image
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren . Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer Summary (from Goodreads) Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future. The Alchemy Of Forever (Incarnation #1) by Avery Williams Summary (from Goodreads) Seraphina's first love made her immortal...her second might get her
Read more

In My Mailbox (10)

Image
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren . Don't You Wish (Obtained From Net Galley - Big Thanks To Random House Children's Books for the ARC) by Roxanne St Claire Summary (from Goodreads) When plain and unpopular Annie Nutter gets zapped by one of her dad's whacked-out inventions, she lands in a parallel universe where her life becomes picture-perfect. Now she's Ayla Monroe, daughter of the same mother but a different father—and she's the gorgeous, rich queen bee of her high school.  In this universe, Ayla lives in glitzy Miami instead of dreary Pittsburgh and has beaucoup bucks, courtesy of her billionaire—if usually absent—father. Her friends hit the clubs, party backstage at concerts, and take risks that are exhilirating . . . and illegal. Here she's got a date to lose her V-card with the hottest guy she's ever seen. But on the insde, Ayla is still Annie. So when she's offered the chance to leave the dream life a
Read more