Tiffany Tumbles: Book One of the Interim Fates

Interim Fates #1

by Kristine Grayson

Recently fired from her job as an Interim Fate, one of the most powerful people in the world, Tiffany VanDerHoven must move in with her mother in Eugene, Oregon. Tiffany finds living without magic hard enough, but high school? Not even movies or TV prepared her for that.

Tiffany has tumbled into “the real world,” and it baffles her.

To make matters worse, she can’t talk to her sisters Crystal and Brittany (the other two Interim Fates)—except for an hour or so, on the weekend, under strict parental supervision. Parental, meaning their mothers’ supervision. Because none of the girls can talk to their father, the Greek God Zeus, who started this entire mess when he wanted his daughters to use their Fateness to get rid of true love.

Tiffany needs to face her future, but first she must decide what kind of future she wants. One with her crazy magical Greek God family? One in the “real world”? Or can she discover the strength to straddle both worlds?

Whatever Tiffany decides will impact not just her own fate but her sisters’ fates, too.

“Grayson’s clever, humor-tinged writing is absolutely delightful.”
—Booklist

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

154 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 14, 2015

About the author

A pseudonym for Kristine Kathryn Rusch, other pseudonyms include:
Kris Nelscott
Kristine Dexter
Kris DeLake
Sandy Schofield
Kris Rusch
Kathryn Wesley

Reviews

[Christa Schönmann Abbühl · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fish out of water high school story. It was short, and is part of a larger story about three half sisters, daughters of the Greek god Zeus, who give up their magic and their life among gods to live with their American mothers among mortals. We learn something about why this happened, but only in bits and pieces.
As I said, it is short, and part of a larger story. I think the three stories together would make a whole book out of it, and then I would probably give it four stars.
Because I liked what I got, it just did not feel complete. So now I have to decide if I want to buy the rest. I might.

[David Macpherson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this one a lot. A YA novel about one of the daughters of Zeus stripped of her magic and forced to live life as a teenager in Oregon. The voice was good, the story moved along and the big climax was surprisingly satisfying. This could have gone on longer, it kind of was cut short, but it is part of a trilogy. Not my usual type of read but a fun book

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

just wasn't for me. Too many 'Whatever that means," "Whatever that is," and "or whatever"

[Howard Brazee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is one of 3 showing high school girls who were "Interim Fates", powerful beings who took over the Fates' jobs when their father, Zeus (who isn't quite a god), set them up for political reasons.

Their finding out how to live as teenage girls should be popular with other teens. (I will recommend it to my granddaughters).

There are other books in this series that appear to be designed for adults.

The author is prolific with several working names as well as her real name - Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made me smile. Also made me want to buy the other two.