Meredith & Jennifer's Musings : Fighting Fate by Linda Kage Blog Tour

Fighting Fate (Granton University, #1)

By: Linda Kage

Publisher: Omnific Publishing

Release date: July 18, 2013

Age Group: New Adult (more for age than content)

Genre: Contemporary

Tour organized by: AToMR Tours

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Book Description

*New Adult Romance*

Forgiving your brother's murderer may be noble, but falling in love with him borders on betrayal.

When Paige Zukowski enrolls at Granton University in honor of her dead brother, she has no idea fate will land her on the same campus with the very guy who killed him. But Logan Xander isn't quite the murderer she's always believed him to be.

A day hasn't passed since the tragedy that Logan doesn't wish he could go back and undo everything. It doesn't take Paige long to realize he's suffered as much as she has. Forgiving him for ruining her life might not be so impossible after all. But when she actually starts to like him and realizes he likes her in return, their true anguish begins.

Jennifer's Review:

I have to say I was a little skeptical of how Linda was going to successfully execute this plot! To sum it up it is a story of forgiveness, healing and creating your own new life story in the wake of a horrible tragedy.

Three years ago, when Paige was 15 her brother Trace was accidentally killed by another teenager in a fight. She and Trace were very close and Paige sees his death as murder. After losing him, her mom went into a depression, and her dad became a mean drunk. Then 2 years after losing Trace, she loses her mom. All tied to Trace's accidental death. That's a lot for one person to go through. After graduating from high school she heads off to college, but not to follow her dreams. No. She's going to follow Trace's dreams. She goes to his college of choice, Granton and plans to pursue the degree he would of chosen.

First day of classes, and who shares the class with her?? Her brothers killer, Logan Xander. Paige runs out the room the moment she hears his name and wonders how is this happening to her?

What follows is the process of letting go, moving on and, for both Paige and Logan, finding their new self. Paige has had so much hate built up against Logan -- he took her brothers life and has caused her and her family an immense amount of pain that is unending. She assumes he is this arrogant rich kid who got off from bearing any responsibility for Trace's death because of his hotshot lawyer dad. She didn't count on Logan being the complete opposite of what she thought...She didn't count on him carrying a guilt so strong.

Logan.....he's lived the past 3 years trying to do good things and be a good person. Working, going to school, living by himself, and doing good deeds for others. But Logan keeps himself from getting close to anyone as he feels he doesn't deserve any goodness in his life. He has never forgotten or forgiven himself for taking Trace's life. His family,well they shunned him so that he is out there on his own. He never thought he'd come face to face Trace's little sister.... Paige Zukowski.

The interaction of the characters was very nicely done. The way Linda writes is great. I love the alternating point of views. The story tells both sides of the story of the terrible tragedy. Linda makes you feel and understand both perspectives which is a tough thing to do. You actually feel your heart breaking for both of them. My issue with the book was that I thought too much negative stuff (really horrible situations) happened to Paige in the span of this book. I could of done with just a little less tragedy.

Linda is a contemporary romance author from the midwestern USA, where she lives with her wonderful husband, daughter, and nine cuckoo clocks. The eighth and final child of dairy farmers, she was forced into having a vivid imagination if she ever wanted to do something one of her siblings hadn't already tried. Feel free to visit her at her website: www.LindaKage.com