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Destiny's Revenge (Destiny #2)
by
Nancy Straight (Goodreads Author)
There was no reason for Lauren to be in a coma. Her physical injuries had healed, but she had been non-responsive for so long that her doctors told her family and Max to move on. She awoke to find her life in a shambles; the man she loved was gone, her friends had moved on with their lives, and her family was ripped apart by her accident. No one knew of the evil forces wat...more
Kindle Edition, 225 pages
Published
August 2nd 2011
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Meeting Destiny was an interesting tale of a young woman coming of age and recognizing her gift of clarivoyance.
Destiny's Revenge picks up the saga after Lauren's awakening from a two year coma. She wakes to a very different reality where family and friendshave seemingly moved on without her. Seth is with Amanda and Max has enlisted as a Corpsman in the Navy. She also discovers that she has awakened with a gift from her captor, the Beast. She now has the gift of sight which could be used to des...more
Destiny's Revenge picks up the saga after Lauren's awakening from a two year coma. She wakes to a very different reality where family and friendshave seemingly moved on without her. Seth is with Amanda and Max has enlisted as a Corpsman in the Navy. She also discovers that she has awakened with a gift from her captor, the Beast. She now has the gift of sight which could be used to des...more
Loved it!!! Excellent middle book to this series. It kept throwing me for loops. My head is still spinning.
Recommend : To all those who loved the first book! If you have not read the first book then what are you waiting for?
Warning: If you haven't read the first book(Meeting Destiny)then you will be reading some spoiler's that I have not hidden.
The theme of this book can be summed up by a song - Heartbeat by The Fray. *If you have read this book you will see many similarities in this song with...more
Recommend : To all those who loved the first book! If you have not read the first book then what are you waiting for?
Warning: If you haven't read the first book(Meeting Destiny)then you will be reading some spoiler's that I have not hidden.
The theme of this book can be summed up by a song - Heartbeat by The Fray. *If you have read this book you will see many similarities in this song with...more
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Title : Destiny's Revenge
Series : Destiny
Pages : 278
Author : Nancy Straight
Publisher : Self-Published
Format : Paperback
Source : Book to review from the author
My Opinion:
Destiny's Revenge arrived in the mail about two weeks after I had read Meeting Destiny, the first book in the (GREAT) trilogy. I couldn't wait to received my own (AWESOME) copy of the two next books! As soon as the two arrived, I began readi...more
Title : Destiny's Revenge
Series : Destiny
Pages : 278
Author : Nancy Straight
Publisher : Self-Published
Format : Paperback
Source : Book to review from the author
My Opinion:
Destiny's Revenge arrived in the mail about two weeks after I had read Meeting Destiny, the first book in the (GREAT) trilogy. I couldn't wait to received my own (AWESOME) copy of the two next books! As soon as the two arrived, I began readi...more
I had to read Destiny's Revenge right after I finished Meeting Destiny! I mean how could you have not with that cliff hanger! It killed me and then I read the first few chapters of Destiny's Revenge and it broke my heart! I was hoping for the cliff-hanger ending to be some type of fluke but it wasn't :( That's all I'm going to say about that because you people out there that haven't read Meeting Destiny don't want the ending to be spoiled because it is a biggy.
As you probably know every review...more
As you probably know every review...more
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A new tone is set in Destiny's Revenge, the second book of the Destiny trilogy. There is an underlying feel of foreboding that radiates from the pages as the story progresses. I did not anticipate the turn that Destiny's Revenge took, I was completely blown away!
Now the hard part is going to be highlighting the story in a way that gives nothing away. Here it goes! Differences, Lauren and Max have both changed, they have both matured, but that is not the only difference. Their destiny was altered...more
Now the hard part is going to be highlighting the story in a way that gives nothing away. Here it goes! Differences, Lauren and Max have both changed, they have both matured, but that is not the only difference. Their destiny was altered...more
Feb 21, 2012
Charlayne
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Age 15+ who love Paranormal
Recommended to Charlayne by:
self-reading after Meeting Destiny
Shelves:
paranormal-romance
Nancy Strange has done it again. Destiny's Revenge is a fantastic book, longer, stronger, and full of the twists and turns I've come to expect from her stories.
This book picked up where Meeting Destiny, the first of the series, stopped. Lauren Davis is recovering from the attack while she was camping with her boyfriend, Max. When she wakes up from the coma, it's two years later and Max is in Afghanistan as a corpsman, having given up on her coming out of the coma.
I won't give the rest of the sto...more
This book picked up where Meeting Destiny, the first of the series, stopped. Lauren Davis is recovering from the attack while she was camping with her boyfriend, Max. When she wakes up from the coma, it's two years later and Max is in Afghanistan as a corpsman, having given up on her coming out of the coma.
I won't give the rest of the sto...more
Picking up where we left off, Lauren has woken up from the coma she was in for two years following her "bear attack". She is going through physical therapy and Max is in Afghanistan serving as a corpsman. Lauren has inherited the power of "sight" from her fight with the beast. She is able to leave her body and travel to where she wants to. She checks on Max in the desert saving a fellow soldier and waiting for rescue.
While recuperating from the coma she makes friends Joe, with an elderly gentlem...more
While recuperating from the coma she makes friends Joe, with an elderly gentlem...more
Feb 12, 2012
Hazel G. (I ♥ Mr. Grey) *Craves the Angst Reviews* .
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
paranormal-romance
Destiny's Revenge is the second book in Nancy Straight's Destiny series. I read book one as a R2R and liked it enough to carry on to book two and Im so glad I did.
I LOVED this book. A lot of my questions from book one were answered but more questions were raised leaving a terrific opening for Straight's third book. I really felt like the author grew as a writer from book one to this book. She really brought her A game!!! I was wholly impressed with her writing style as well as the character deve...more
I LOVED this book. A lot of my questions from book one were answered but more questions were raised leaving a terrific opening for Straight's third book. I really felt like the author grew as a writer from book one to this book. She really brought her A game!!! I was wholly impressed with her writing style as well as the character deve...more
There are only so many words that can describe a book that is so amazing you cannot get it out of your head...so I am just going to be simple and say this book rocked, even more so than the first. The characters are amazing, the idea of the story is incredible, and I can’t get enough of it. Nancy Straight has come up with an authentic twist to the paranormal concept and I commend her for it. I loved that in this book we were able to get Max's perspective on what was going on in his head. Lauren...more
Great read. Just when you think that things will calm down, something else gets thrown into the mix and you are in for another joy ride. Lauren's life will never be the same and she has come to accept it but the cast of characters in this second book just goes to show how twisted Lauren's life has become. Max thinks he can be the prince in shinning armor and rescue Lauren and be her everything but in the real world it doesn't quite work out to be that way. In fact, I don't think Lauren would lik...more
Destiny’s Revenge is a continuation of Max and Lauren’s story but it’s also much more than that. Ms. Straight delves into deeper themes of good vs evil and the interconnectedness (is that even a word?) of our lives.
For example, Lauren saved a life in the first book, Meeting Destiny, but because of it, someone else dies. Someone that would have made a difference for all mankind.
Fascinating new characters are introduced. And just like in real life, nothing is black and white. Beings I thought of...more
For example, Lauren saved a life in the first book, Meeting Destiny, but because of it, someone else dies. Someone that would have made a difference for all mankind.
Fascinating new characters are introduced. And just like in real life, nothing is black and white. Beings I thought of...more
If you have not read Meeting Destiny...then A.) there might be spoilers and B.) why the flip not?
Lauren wakes up and realizes years have passed and the man she loves has left her, believing she will never wake from her coma. Each day after she is fighting to walk again and busy making friends with one of the residents recovering from hip surgery. Yeah life is good for Lauren...she young and living in a nursing home. *Insert sarcastic sigh here*
Soon Lauren realizes that she gained a new talent w...more
Lauren wakes up and realizes years have passed and the man she loves has left her, believing she will never wake from her coma. Each day after she is fighting to walk again and busy making friends with one of the residents recovering from hip surgery. Yeah life is good for Lauren...she young and living in a nursing home. *Insert sarcastic sigh here*
Soon Lauren realizes that she gained a new talent w...more
Again, this is ACTUALLY 3.5 stars!
Remember how I said in my review of Meeting Destiny that the ending of that book was horrible with a cliff-hanger and I had to immediately pick up the next book to start reading it? Well, this book was a very good sequel. As the middle book in a three-part series, it was expected to lack a little because I have seen this so many times before in second books. But this book was not any less good than Meeting Destiny was.
Something I loved about this book was that r...more
Remember how I said in my review of Meeting Destiny that the ending of that book was horrible with a cliff-hanger and I had to immediately pick up the next book to start reading it? Well, this book was a very good sequel. As the middle book in a three-part series, it was expected to lack a little because I have seen this so many times before in second books. But this book was not any less good than Meeting Destiny was.
Something I loved about this book was that r...more
Very interesting book. It seemed like the first book was more of a prequel to this book. This book explained so much more of what was going on.
The beginning was so sad and terrifying at the same time. Well, the whole book was an up and down with sadness and loss as the defining emotions. I felt so bad for Lauren and Max. Every time they got together, something tore them apart. It was heartbreaking.
As the plot thickened and more was explained, it really made you wonder what was right and what wa...more
The beginning was so sad and terrifying at the same time. Well, the whole book was an up and down with sadness and loss as the defining emotions. I felt so bad for Lauren and Max. Every time they got together, something tore them apart. It was heartbreaking.
As the plot thickened and more was explained, it really made you wonder what was right and what wa...more
Firstly, my thoughts on the cover. I think this model is so beautiful. Even better when you look at the paperback. She is simply stunning. I am a self-confessed cover-magpie, as regular visitors to my blog know by now. For me, there is something to be said about a remarkable cover as opposed to a cover that fades into the background. The cover for DESTINY'S REVENGE is one that stays with me. The colour is bold and striking. I could not have wished for better. The whole trilogy actually have some...more
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Awaking from a coma is bad enough... but having been IN that coma for 2+ years? Not so good. Her love has abandanoned her (or so it seems?), family has moved on, fearing the worst but never totally leaving her side. What's a girl to do?
The continuing journey of Lauren, Max and their friends... or ARE they friends? Adding to the controversy and intrigue, Lauren and Max must can now only trust themselves. (view spoiler)...more
The continuing journey of Lauren, Max and their friends... or ARE they friends? Adding to the controversy and intrigue, Lauren and Max must can now only trust themselves. (view spoiler)...more
Dec 06, 2012
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From the start of book 1 of this series we are introduced to a very strong, courageous girl who is not afraid of anything. But in the start of book 2 After being attacked by a beast and put in a coma for almost 3 years Lauren wakes up not quite as brave and sure about everything like before. She is afraid of being alone, afraid of the dark and extremely afraid of the thought of ever having to see Samuel again. Now she has to find that courage and her strength once more so she can destroy the bea...more
The ending to Meeting Destiny shook me up so badly, that I had to run and get the sequel before I burst. Learning that Max couldn't handle the pain and anguish and left Lauren there in a coma was excrutiating. But Lauren is strong and brave and independent and used her pain to carry her through her recovery.
It's a rare find for a sequel to outdo it's predecessor. But Nancy Straight has done just that in Destiny's Revenge. This novel is nothing short of riveting. The action, suspense, mystery,...more
It's a rare find for a sequel to outdo it's predecessor. But Nancy Straight has done just that in Destiny's Revenge. This novel is nothing short of riveting. The action, suspense, mystery,...more
lauren is in a coma for no good reason and when she wakes she finds out she was attacked by a bear which she knows isnt right and she finds out that it has been more than two years. she also sees that max is not at her side, he couldnt handle his blame on himself that she was hurt and goes off to war. as she is in the nursing home recovering she befriends Joe and his grandson is visiting and when he brings him to her to meet it turns out to be max. and its like no time has passed at all. they ar...more
Destiny’s Revenge is the second book in the Destiny Series Trilogy; it was a thrill ride to write. Lauren finds her strength and resolve tested as the evil all around her tries to encompass her. Her love of Max and their destiny together guides her every decision. Rather than waiting for the evil to find her, she takes the fight to it and nearly loses Max and everyone she loves in the process. This story is at its core a love story, two people willing to do anything for each other – even standin...more
I think one of my favorite things about Nancy Straight is that her books are a good blend of predictable and WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED? There are parts of the book that I can totally see where it is going and it is a predictable part of the plot, but then she turns around and twist everything all up so that your back at square one again.
This book was actually better (in my opinion) than the first book in this series. It had action, passion, drama, a driven plot, great side characters, and char...more
This book was actually better (in my opinion) than the first book in this series. It had action, passion, drama, a driven plot, great side characters, and char...more
Review originally posted at Doodle's Book Blog
I fell in love with Lauren and Max in Meeting Destiny. Now, I'm more in love with them. Nancy Straight wrote an amazing second book to her Destiny Trilogy that left me wanting more.
Two years have passed. Lauren is just waking up from a coma. Max isn't around and Lauren is heartbroken. Her home is now a retirement center and it's there where she meets an old man who will forever change her Destiny.
Upon waking from a coma, Lauren learns that Max left h...more
I fell in love with Lauren and Max in Meeting Destiny. Now, I'm more in love with them. Nancy Straight wrote an amazing second book to her Destiny Trilogy that left me wanting more.
Two years have passed. Lauren is just waking up from a coma. Max isn't around and Lauren is heartbroken. Her home is now a retirement center and it's there where she meets an old man who will forever change her Destiny.
Upon waking from a coma, Lauren learns that Max left h...more
Didn't like this one as much as the first. The story just keep getting weirder and weirder. I really enjoy fantasy books but this one, I don't know how to describe it. I'd almost say that part way through this book author was running out of ideas and so change some of the character personalities. Its especially evident after you switch to Max and Samuel's point of view. I just kept thinking, what. Anyway I'm certainly disappointed since I really enjoyed the first one. Debating whether I'll read...more
Another well written book by a great author! The pacing worked much better for me in this book and I thought the character interactions were realistic. I also felt like the author, and characters, brought up a great point about knowledge and where said knowledge is attained from.
You learn a lot more about how the mystical world works in this universe - mainly who's who and who does what, though still important. I thought the villain in this story was GREAT. Yes he might be evil(ish) but he does...more
You learn a lot more about how the mystical world works in this universe - mainly who's who and who does what, though still important. I thought the villain in this story was GREAT. Yes he might be evil(ish) but he does...more
I really hope things get better for Lauren and Max's relationship, I've never seen a PNR couple have so much obstacles keeping them apart. I don't even think they spent an entire six months together since meeting approximately three years ago. That being said, I really enjoyed Destiny's Revenge as much as or possibly more than Meeting Destiny. The story was fast paced and there was always something taking place. Lauren and Max faced even greater roadblocks to their ultimate destiny. Can't wait f...more
Feb 02, 2012
Wanda
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone
Recommended to Wanda by:
Goodreads Making Connections
Another awesome installment in the Destiny series! Just as with the first, I couldn't put it down. I was so anxious to see how things worked out for Lauren and Max.
Loved the sarcasm and the action that I fould throughout. I also loved a twist on the "two sides to everything".
Can't wait to read the final book in the series. I have to know what happens. I have to read the resolution of the issues. I can't note the other things I need to know without spoilers.
Loved the sarcasm and the action that I fould throughout. I also loved a twist on the "two sides to everything".
Can't wait to read the final book in the series. I have to know what happens. I have to read the resolution of the issues. I can't note the other things I need to know without spoilers.
I definitely like the second book more than the first as the characters develop and grow. As the story evolves, so does the theme as the author adds new and intriguing complexities to the struggle between good and evil. As such, she requires us to reevaluate which characters are good and which are evil...in fact, we begin to realize that the question of who and what is evil may not even be the most important...or one with an answer.
Woah. The coma thing was a big surprise. The way they came out of it felt very realistic, the friends along the way were also interesting. The end sucked...the first possession, the running, the hiding, the not thinking at all by Lauren pissed me off, the being possessed again- grr!! But then it was all wrapped up so quickly it seemed a bit rushed and a little weird. Granted I was happy for them.
this was a great read from the beginning to the end. I never got bored or wondered when we would get back to 'the good stuff' because it was very exciting throughout. I liked that even when things were good, there was a sense of something coming around the corner that kept me from putting the book down. Really enjoyed both in this series and can't wait for book 3 to be released!
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Nancy was born in Sioux City Iowa, left the cold of the Midwest in 1991 and only returns to see family in the summer time. She spent ten years traveling the world as a US Marine and settled in rural SC with her husband and two children.
She enjoys reading all types of Paranormal and Young Adult literature.
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She enjoys reading all types of Paranormal and Young Adult literature.
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“All souls make choices throughout their lives, some are good and some are evil - their fate with the universe has no bearing on those choices. Their choices permit them to be whole or to remain fragmented”
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