My Review

Surrender to Fate is a romance novel set in 1939-1942. It tells the story of Sarah and Will, two childhood friends, and how when fate intervenes, sometimes you just have to surrender to it.

Sarah Ellis and William Harston are best friends, and have been since they were little. Their mothers are close, as are their fathers and brothers. But things are beginning to change between Will and Sarah.

One summer day, while at the creek with Will, his brother and her brother, Sarah decides to go off on her own to look for rocks. Will offers to go with her, but she declines. While she's by herself, a bear comes ambling out of the woods and stops, seeing Sarah. Sarah is petrified and is trying to figure out what to do when Will comes to her rescue.

From that moment on, Sarah and Will realize their feelings for one another are more than just friendship. Will shows Sarah a carving he made and tells her it symbolizes Me Ware Wo, which translate to "I will marry you." They make a promise to one another that they will be together forever and eventually get married.

Fate, however, has other plans in store. Sarah's family is a bit down on their luck and is going to lose their farm. Sarah's father accepts a job in California, which means Sarah has to leave Will behind. Neither one is happy, but both promise to stick by Me Ware Wo and find their way back to one another someday.

Sarah refuses to find anything to like about California, but when she meets Adley, the son of the man her father is working for, everything changes. She doesn't want to like Adley, and she feels like she's betraying Will, but she just can't seem to help herself.

Back in Colorado, now that Sarah is out of the picture, Margaret Thurston, a fiery redhead used to getting everything she's ever wanted, is free to move in on Will. And move in, she does.

Now I don't want to give too much away, but I can say I really, really despised Margaret. She was the most unlikeable character besides her father. Some of the things she does are just petty, but then she does something closer to the end that just makes you want to slap her. I wanted to throw my Kindle.

Sarah was a bit...naive, but I did like her. She was a character who you could either relate to, or you wanted to be her friend and sort of guide her through life. And she was able to stick to her guns when something felt...wrong for her.

Will was a lot like Sarah, but I did get sort of annoyed with him when he caved and let himself be manipulated in a way.

Adley was a decent enough character, although I did find him a bit pushy and a bit manipulative in his own way. There were times I liked Adley, and times I wanted to slap him, too.

Overall, I thought the plot flowed well enough. I did think it started to drag a smidge near the end, but I kept reading because I did want to know what would happen. And let me tell you, I cannot wait for the second book. Definitely need to know what fate has in store for all of the characters now.

Surrender to Fate is a really good romance novel, and I did enjoy it. If you're looking for something that will make you laugh, cry, and scream at your e-reader, then definitely get yourself a copy of Surrender to Fate.

I give it 4/5 stars.






 



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