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Cruel Fortune

(Cruel #2)

K.A. Linde (Goodreads Author)

4.05 · Rating details · 1,470 ratings · 259 reviews

Lose yourself to the dark and glamorous underbelly of the Upper East Side in the second book in USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde's new billionaire romance Cruel Trilogy.

I finally have everything I ever wanted--fame and fortune and literary success.

Only one problem: I lost my muse.

He was tall, dark, and handsome. Broody, enigmatic, alluring, and right for me in ever ...more

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Apr 14, 2019 Christy rated it really liked it

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4 stars

KA Linde never fails to deliver books that keeps my attention from start to finish. This one pulled me in from the start and had me hooked entirely. The angst, drama, and the many OMG moments- I was addicted.

Natalie is now a best selling author. Her dreams are coming true. But she finds herself somewhere she never really wanted to be again… back in the city. New York. The Upper East side. As soon as her book release is over, she’ll be gone. That is, until she realizes that NYC is wh ...more

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Apr 30, 2019 Aysha rated it did not like it

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Apr 26, 2019 Carla Bulian rated it it was amazing

4,5.
The author show us what a confusion every mind was, and I loved every word.
I understood the characters very well, but I didn’t support them.
This story was raw!
It’s worth the reading.

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Apr 14, 2019 Rochelle | Rochelle Reads ♡ rated it liked it

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In Cruel Fortune, New York’s Upper East Side returns with no shortage of malicious intentions, devious seduction and deceptive characters. Brimming with maddening pretences and frivolous schemes, the intensity rushing through this sequel will leave your mind stunned, heart racing and emotions unsettled as unexpected situations surface and the dramatic events continue to unfold.

They would lie, cheat, and steal for what they thought belonged to them.

Natalie Bishop goes back to Manhatta ...more

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Apr 17, 2019 Sanaa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, 2019

4.25 stars.

I don't even have any words right now.

I just...what?

I'm shook. Like I need the next book yesterday and I can't believe it's not here until July.

One day I'll write a coherent review, but today is not that day.

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May 06, 2019 Snow rated it it was ok · review of another edition

the shit doesn't end or simmer down in book 2...
it only gets worse...even though I wanted to believe that the heroine learnt from her mistakes...BUT apparently that's not the case

I'm not pleased by the outcome...there's too much nonshalance in the sexual diversity, I felt like all the characters were mainly thinking/acting out with their holes/heads and nothing really giving an actual thought to the matter/problem/issues...

and still, nothing was resolved...nothing

pretty annoying

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Apr 23, 2019 Sonya PD rated it did not like it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I have to say that I’m completely disappointed at the direction this story took and more importantly the direction the main character Natalie took.

I thought the whole Lewis-Natalie thing was weird, unnecessary, not classy and made Lewis, a character that could have been one of the good ones, into a creepy/borderline psychopath.

Natalie was the biggest disappointment. Here all the reasons why her character took a major nose dive and turned into a character I can’t respect:

1. Hooking up with your ...more

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Apr 22, 2019 Sarah - Musings of the Modern Belle rated it really liked it

***AVAILABLE NOW***

4 Cruel CROWNS

Filled to the brim with the elite and entitled, K.A. Linde continues to captivate readers with the scandalous and treacherous world of the upper east side.

The characters are very much the same as they were in book one. Natalie has grown a bit, isn’t as naive as she once was, a bit more aware of the dangers of the CREW. With that being said, she also willing enters back intro his world with an unexpected choice. Honestly, I’m still not sure how I feel about it all ...more

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Apr 17, 2019 RentasticReads rated it it was amazing

Good freaking heavens! My heart’s still racing from all the madness and anxiety these Upper East Siders gave me, and my mind’s still reeling, trying to catch up after everything that just went down.

They would lie, cheat, and steal for what they thought belonged to them.

Cruel Fortune has left me laying like a ball of exposed nerves, stunned speechless and completely stupefied. I mean, what a way to follow up on an already addicting and jaw-dropping book in the series! This was just as ...more

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Apr 16, 2019 Rohina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary-romance, reviews, romance, series, arc, adult, 2019-favourite

Fake it till you make it. Fake it till you just don't give a f*ck.

Someone hold me, please?!
K.A. Linde has been delivering some serious attention gripping books and I've been lapping them up like crazy!

Set a year later after Cruel Money, Natalie is now a New York Times Bestselling author. Her dreams are finally coming true! Everything is going according to her plan and she is actually moving on until she receives an email from her agent that she has to go back to the place that ruined her.. ...more

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Apr 15, 2019 Courtney rated it it was amazing

You know it's a damn good book when you completely ignore all your work and devour the book in hours because you are so invested in these characters. Whoops - not sorry at all. And now I need book 3 - pronto!!

Cruel Money is the 2nd book in Linde's Cruel series and let me tell you, this is one series you MUST READ!!

We are thrown right into the heart of things at the start of Cruel Money and the story never dies down. The story is told from both Penn and Natalie's POVs, however, I was hoping to ge ...more

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Apr 25, 2019 KMM rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I feel a little bad for leaving a negative review about someone’s hard work, but WOW I found the heroine , Natalie, to be annoying as f***! I really don’t know how I finished this book. I think I was so annoyed by it that I had to finish so I could give an honest rating. This does not need to be a three book series - it is so dragged out!!! I really don’t feel much of anything happened in this book and even the drama at the end was unrealistic. I am happy to be done and to find something else to ...more

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Apr 24, 2019 Rebecca rated it really liked it

The Natalie Bishop readers reunite with in Cruel Fortune is not the one who they were left with at the end of Cruel Money because a year later, she’s not as naive or as innocent to the world around her, and she seems to understand her worth more and the people she can trust, which no longer include who she thought would be the love of her life or Penn’s crew of Upper East siders.

But Natalie’s hesitancy to go back to the ‘scene of the crime,’ to the city that chewed her up and spit her out due t The Natalie Bishop readers reunite with in Cruel Fortune is not the one who they were left with at the end of Cruel Money because a year later, she’s not as naive or as innocent to the world around her, and she seems to understand her worth more and the people she can trust, which no longer include who she thought would be the love of her life or Penn’s crew of Upper East siders.

But Natalie’s hesitancy to go back to the ‘scene of the crime,’ to the city that chewed her up and spit her out due to a crew of manipulative and entitled pricks, even if it’s for something as glorious as her own book release celebration, speaks to the damage that was done to her and her refusal to be a part of any environment that thrives on lies, secrets, and manipulation.

The Upper East Side Crew did give Natalie something, though, in return for the hell they put her through - they gave her an outlet for her anger…for her pain…for her grief…an opportunity to be exactly who and what she had always wanted to be - a writer. And while the consequences of the crew’s actions left her broken hearted and betrayed, she channeled those feelings into her writing and crafted quite the tale about her experience with The Crew, exposing who the Upper East Side elite are, the games that they play, and the hearts and lives that they destroy simply because they have the money, the power, and the desire to do so.

But the extent of Natalie’s transformation is still very much a work-in-progress and because she’s thrown back into the lion’s den for a number of reasons, the games that she doesn’t want to play and the despicable people she doesn’t want to be around are, once again, points of contention and torment for her, and her choices when she’s back in the mix of the elite, including who she chooses to spend her time with and confide in, make me question exactly how much she’s grown and learned from her past mistakes and if everything she was hoping to avoid, especially further heartache, has no way to be prevented due to her reemergence into the world that almost destroyed her.

I have to admit that I was a bit perplexed by the way things played out in Cruel Fortune; I didn’t understand why Natalie seemed to make the same mistakes as last time, only with someone other than Penn. Natalie’s decisions, while good for her writing career, were not ones that make sense when readers look at the big picture and everything she’s risking, yet again, to be in the company of the Crew.

But I know I have to trust in the story that KA Linde has laid out and where she’s leading her hero and heroine, and while it’s difficult at this point, as long as everything comes full circle and the journey fits the characters, I’ll be ready for the conclusion of Penn and Natalie’s story.

With the small insight Linde gave readers for the final book in the trilogy, I can’t wait for Natalie’s reckoning…I want the Crew to understand that they have no right to do the things they do by playing with other people’s emotions and lives! And I have one person in particular in mind for her to unload on; I desperately need a certain Queen B to get hers in the end…the games she played and continues to play with other people’s lives speaks to the spoiled and entitled bitch she is, and she deserves everything that Natalie has in store for her.

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Apr 22, 2019 D rated it really liked it

Original angsty K.A. Linde has reared that sweet, beautiful, I want to throw my kindle, head of hers. Cruel Fortune is reminiscent of her Avoiding Series, while having its own vibe and layers of complexity. I will admit I wanted to aim my kindle at Natalie in the hopes I'd hit her in the head with it but I loved the "dance" between her and Penn. There were times she could be a bit whiny but I think that was more her naivety and she is young (my old self thinks everyone is whiny).
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Apr 20, 2019 Bookgasms Book Blog rated it really liked it

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Cruel Fortune was another exhilerating ride by K.A. Linde. I was addicted after Cruel Money and was very intrigued about the direction of this story after that ending in book one. Natalie was absolutely amazing but if you thought book one was high in angst and drama you haven't seen anything yet!!

This review will be dreadfully vague because..spoilers, but we are now in New York and Natalie is a successful novelist. But the dramatic secret filled world she thought she escaped has once again reare ...more

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Jul 16, 2019 Shyralf rated it really liked it

Shelves: love-triangle, billionaire, professor

4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars! Wow! Each book just got better and better. I’m ready for some revenge along with the heroine, because damn, they did her dirty!

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Apr 16, 2019 Polly rated it really liked it

So going in I was super excited to see where this story was going. Right off the bat I knew it was not going to go the way I had hoped but I was still hooked. Linde paints a story of angst, intrigue, and upper class assholes like no other. Even though the story wasn't how I hoped things would go, the writing really sucked me and and kept me engaged.
I'm looking forward to the next chapter of this series and can't wait to see how it pans out!

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Apr 23, 2019 Jennifer Wolfel rated it it was amazing

Oh K.A. Linde what have you done to me! I went into this book fulling believing that it would be one thing and what I got was completely unexpected. If you have read the first book in the series you know that this Upper East Side Crew is ruthless and undeniably some of the most cunning people you will ever read about in a book or even meet in real life. I was literally terrified to read this one... I was so afraid of what would happen and honestly I was partially right, but never saw it going Oh K.A. Linde what have you done to me! I went into this book fulling believing that it would be one thing and what I got was completely unexpected. If you have read the first book in the series you know that this Upper East Side Crew is ruthless and undeniably some of the most cunning people you will ever read about in a book or even meet in real life. I was literally terrified to read this one... I was so afraid of what would happen and honestly I was partially right, but never saw it going where it led in the end.

Our heroine Natalie is sucked back into a life with a promise that things can be different and that she does belong in their world. She now has money and prestige even if her pen name keeps people from knowing that she wrote the New York Times debut Bet On It. She insisted that her name be kept out of the public eye, for obvious reasons, since the book is from her real life experience. They always say write what you know and now that Natalie is doing what she loves and making a career about it, she makes some decisions thinking that she can trust, and that things can be different this time.

Our hero... well he's still broken and defeated. He tried so hard to win the heart of his beloved only to watch her in the arms of another. I don't want to spoil the who, what, when, where, why and HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN!!!! But let's just say Penn will NOT be giving up or giving in without a fight. Natalie is his, and he will win her back. Now he just has to figure out how and when to make the right move... I wish I could tell your more about what's happening in this book with Penn and Natalie, but you really need to read this one all for yourself!

I don't know where book three is going to lead us, all I know is that we need to brace hard for the impact, because I think our heroine is about to burn down the Upper East Side in a fashion like we have never seen. Natalie showed some real backbone in this book, and I think that after the final chapter of this book and that epilogue... Natalie is coming to play, and she's got fire in her veins! I cannot wait to see what Ms. Linde has in store for us next!!! ...more

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Dec 28, 2019 Surbhi Das rated it did not like it

Shelves: 2019-reads, adult-romance-chick-lit

This going to sound extremely harsh but this sequel is absurd and pointless!

As much as I have enjoyed K.A Linde's books in the past and as much as I liked the lies and betrayals that happened in Cruel Money, I have no idea why this book exists...

After everything that went down in the last book, I really expected, the MC, Natalie to be wise but instead, she turned dumber, if possible. At least in book one, Natalie was unaware of the manipulative ways of the "crew" but in this book, she made on ...more

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Apr 21, 2019 Love & Lavender Book Review rated it really liked it

4.5 how can they be so cruel stars!

Penn and Natalie's story continues with twists and turns I NEVER expected. This story leaves you REELING for the next!! Holy cracker jacks.....Cruel Fortune picks up in the same fashion as the first book, twisted friendships, glitz and glamour, bored socialites, and more money than people know what to do with. Natalie is thrust back into the world that nearly broke her the first time.

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Apr 21, 2019 Gloria Herrera for As You Wish Reviews rated it really liked it

Natalie has now written a book about the underbelly of the aristocrats of the Upper East Side. She was smart enough to write it under a pen name to protect herself. But is that enough?

As she begins to promo the book, she is exposed to Lewis again. Of course, the highest bid by a publisher for her book was from his father's publishing company. Does this smell like a set-up? You know it! The games are starting again.

Lewis pursues Natalie relentlessly. Too bad he is not totally sincere and continu ...more

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Apr 26, 2019 Sofia Lazaridou rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-hate, heroine-sucks-i-hate-her

Whoever wrote that the trilogy is Penn and Natalie's story must have meant that it's Natalie's story with another man and at the same time we get Penn's story. For most of the book, Natalie is in a relationship with another man which was way too predictable and I was kinda expecting it to happen since the moment I finished book 1. She even has sex with the other man, so she is not just casually dating him and spends more and more nights at his house. Isn't it romantic to have her sleep with anot ...more

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Apr 23, 2019 Holland Prince rated it did not like it

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Apr 19, 2019 Amy rated it it was amazing

K A Linde takes you on a crazy ride with this book, and you will find yourself alternately screaming at the characters and screaming at Linde herself.

A brief warning before we get to the good stuff: this review will contain spoilers from Cruel Money, the first book in the Cruel trilogy. So if you haven’t read that–and if you haven’t read it, what in the world is wrong with you–be warned.

Cruel Fortune picks up a few days after Cruel Money ended, letting you see the immediate effects of Natalie’s ...more

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Apr 17, 2019 Sara ✨ Next Book Review Blog ✨ rated it it was amazing

********* AUDIOBOOK REVIEW *********

Well, Good Lord! This was sexy AF! I sooo want to spill everything or at least chat about it all but… I can’t! You all deserve all the surprises like I got while listening! KA Linde should write storylines for porn! I mean, shesh, I feel like I ended up pregnant after this book! * fans self and proceeds to wiggle * Besides being an insanely sexy book, Linde perfects the mean girl vibe in this story. I felt a constant unease that something was amiss. Her writin ...more

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Apr 22, 2019 KFForever rated it it was amazing

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Reviewed by Donna on behalf of KindleFriendsForever

Cruel Fortune is the second in the Cruel trilogy and picks up a year after an incident which happened in Cruel Money. Natalie is now a successful bestselling author and finds herself going back to the place she never thought she'd step into again. It’s only for a short while before her book’s released and then she’ll be out of there and back home in Charleston. The only issue is she’s struggling to write at home. She’d lost her muse KFForever

Reviewed by Donna on behalf of KindleFriendsForever

Cruel Fortune is the second in the Cruel trilogy and picks up a year after an incident which happened in Cruel Money. Natalie is now a successful bestselling author and finds herself going back to the place she never thought she'd step into again. It’s only for a short while before her book’s released and then she’ll be out of there and back home in Charleston. The only issue is she’s struggling to write at home. She’d lost her muse previously; the hot alpha enigmatic man, Penn Kensington. Natalie would sacrifice seeing him again to have the words flow freely but it’s possible she’ll find a new muse in the Big Apple with lots of potential stories in such lively surroundings. After all, she knows she’d never belonged in the world of filthy rich people who will scheme to get what they want or give a second thought as to whom they'd step on. Obviously, even though it’s a large city, Natalie finds herself bumping into the Crew, a bunch of ruthless people that had hurt her in a spectacular way. However, new friendships and a relationship are formed regardless of her being a little apprehensive. In the back of her mind, she isn't sure about people's intentions towards her.

“Your passion is my favorite thing about you. Most people around here lose it, contain it, leash it. You set yours free and it lights you up.”

I can’t go into this story too much without potentially giving loads away. But let me tell you this; it’s a rollercoaster of a ride full of drama, scheming and abounding angst. I mean angst with a capital A! Brilliantly executed, I was on the edge of my seat watching what felt like a car crash in slow motion. I couldn't stop reading to find out what was going to happen; especially some of the decisions and actions key characters took. I couldn't figure out who was sincere and I certainly knew who wasn't, that's for sure. I mustn't forget the chemistry and passion in Cruel Fortune. Wow, one scene was intensely hot!

The writing and storytelling were absolutely outstanding and there’s a brilliantly put together playlist which if you listen to periodically as well as reading, you’ll feel like you’re living the story. When an author can transport you right there in the moment, it's evident the writing is cleverly put together. I was kept wondering if certain characters’ actions had a lot more going on then what I was being led to believe, and intrigued as to where Ms. Linde was taking the story. I have so many books to read and it was with trepidation that I picked up my kindle to read another since this thrilling book was still stuck in the back of my mind. The ending definitely left me thirsty for more. The only clue I will give is I think the next and final part of this trilogy will have the readers even more on edge as the closing scenes were fighting talk. Bravo for a fabulous story Ms. Linde.

One of my favourite quotes is:
“Fake it till you make it. Fake it till you just don't give a …..” ...more

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Apr 15, 2019 Jennifer rated it really liked it

Shelves: blog-review, cliffhanger-ending, adult-romance, dual-pov, quick-read, horrible-parents, arc-read, loved-cover-art, friends-who-become-lovers, series-duets

* A review copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review *

~ 4 Cruel Stars ~

I have to be honest and say I spent at least half of the story totally aggravated with the way the story line went. I can’t explain why because it is a major spoiler, but I’ll just say it wasn’t how I was expecting or hoping it would go.

Now even with that said, I really enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down. I just liked the first book better and I am hoping things change for the third a * A review copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review *

~ 4 Cruel Stars ~

I have to be honest and say I spent at least half of the story totally aggravated with the way the story line went. I can’t explain why because it is a major spoiler, but I’ll just say it wasn’t how I was expecting or hoping it would go.

Now even with that said, I really enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down. I just liked the first book better and I am hoping things change for the third and final book. I understand why the storyline took this direction….it totally added to the angst factor of this story.

There isn’t a lot that I can say about this story because I don’t want to give anything away. Just know that this book was filled with more angst, lies, and secrets….just like the first book. This book also does have romance and sexy times. But not everything is what you think. This book will keep your attention until the very end.

I thought this was a good middle book in this trilogy. Even though this went in a completely different direction than I was expecting, it was another good addition to this addictive story.

I will say this….YES this book ends on a cliffhanger. There is one more book coming out in July. So if you don’t like cliffhangers you need to wait for the next book and binge read all 3 together. I thought this cliffy was rougher then the first book. I want the next book like YESTERDAY!!! I have to see where she is taking Natalie’s character. With the way she ended this book, I can’t wait to see what Natalie does. I have to say I didn’t like Natalie’s character as much in this book. She really kind of grated on my nerves. She wasn’t like the heroine we met in the first book. I can’t explain why. I just hope we get the old Natalie back in the final book.

This book is NOT a standalone novel. You do need to read book 1 first to understand this story. This book picks up right where book 1 ended. So this book won’t make sense if you don’t read Cruel Money first.

This is definitely a trilogy you need to add to your TBR list!!

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May 04, 2019 Cynema rated it liked it

THE FOOL ME ONCE, FOOL ME TWICE PITFALL FOR A WEAK HEROINE **2.5 stars**

It’s unfortunate that the Cruel series came after another series with the same concept and better creativity. Back then, it was fresh and original and thrilling. Now it’s recycled.

The Cruel prequel was perfection and I was all-in because there was no predicting where the series would lead. Then, the first book was a letdown for being conceptually similar to a better series in the past. This book was the test of whether the THE FOOL ME ONCE, FOOL ME TWICE PITFALL FOR A WEAK HEROINE **2.5 stars**

It’s unfortunate that the Cruel series came after another series with the same concept and better creativity. Back then, it was fresh and original and thrilling. Now it’s recycled.

The Cruel prequel was perfection and I was all-in because there was no predicting where the series would lead. Then, the first book was a letdown for being conceptually similar to a better series in the past. This book was the test of whether the series would find a foothold of originality beyond sheer imitation, but it did not. If a Cruel Intentions-themed story about a grown-up group of rich, manipulative friends playing games with a gullible victim is up your alley, then skip this series and read the brilliantly written Fixed Trilogy by Laurelin Paige because this series seriously pales in comparison. When I started this series, I wish I hadn’t known just how well done the premise of victimizing someone in the game of love could be in more capable hands.

This book should have been titled “Stupid Natalie Hasn’t Learned a Thing”. It was hard to stay focused on appreciating Book 2 on its own merits because it kept reminding me of Fixed at every turn. Despite all my criticism of Book 1, at least it was better than this one. Very little ground is covered in this story. Natalie finds success as an author and supposedly has put the Crew and Penn behind her. The idea of this is ridiculous because she hasn’t learned a thing from the humiliation that went down in the Hamptons a year ago. Natalie’s fresh start begins with publishing a fictionalized best seller, under a pseudonym, about the Crew’s manipulation of her.

Everything that happens to Natalie as a result is conveniently contrived, but also is salacious soap opera about who the publisher is and how Natalie’s sudden celebrity catapults her back into the clutches of the Crew. Only a moron would think that she could keep her alias identity a secret, while also letting herself get involved with the Crew crowd again. Scheming Katherine is still her nemesis, but she foolishly believes she can selectively socialize with some of the Crew without the others knowing about it. Keeping secrets from those snotty gossips? What was she thinking? She insists she hates them all and has run as far from Manhattan as possible, only to slink back to explore a glitzy new life coincidentally connected to the Crew crowd, and get INVOLVED with one of them. Yes, cheating to the max. It was impossible to understand her reasoning for accepting some of the Crew once again, even as she demonized Penn despite his sincere apologies, love for her, and expressed desire to win her back. How can she put the sole blame on Penn for what happened and forgive the others? It made no sense. The first time, she was a true victim. The second time, she walked into it with eyes wide open. To that, I say she got what she deserves at the end of this book.

If you think Penn and Natalie get together in this book, think again. This is the standard issue, 3-book stretch in which the lovers are separated in the middle book. Oh, and it gets worse. Not only a different love interest for the dreaded OM drama, but they’re “together, together”. She sleeps and lives with him, too. I wasn’t feeling any of it. That relationship turned my stomach because I was already heavily invested in her connection with Penn to remotely consider throwing another guy into the mix. And what was up with Penn’s basically cameo appearances? He’d make some grand statements, then disappear. He wanted to fight for her, but was a no-show most of the time.

This installment felt like it was just marking time to amp up the drama, ramp up the stakes between Natalie and the Crew once again, make us yearn for Penn, and watch Natalie dig herself into another hole with the Crew and then wonder how she got there. All for a grand finale in the final book. This is what I know: Natalie is a gullible pushover. That said, I like the author’s writing style and would have enjoyed the story much more if it didn’t remind me of a better series. The plot isn’t identical, but the concept is the same and some of it is too similar for comfort. Although I’ll read the final book (and can predict every page of it), this trilogy has too many strikes against it to stand on its own merit. ...more

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Apr 22, 2019 Candyce Kirk rated it it was amazing

After reading Cruel Money, I really wasn't sure how Cruel Fortune would play out. Let's just say this author gave us a book I wasn't expecting and didn't know I needed. Cruel Fortune starts off a year after Cruel Money ended and you're in for a ride.

I don't want to give too much away about the plot (that's the hard thing about sequels), but we get to see the Upper East Side like we've never seen it before. Natalie eventually gets sucked back in and the games, lies and vicious webs all come out t ...more

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Apr 17, 2019 Mel rated it really liked it

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4 stars!

Cruel Fortune brings us back to the cruel world that broke Natalie, only she's not as broken as when she left it a year earlier. Natalie’s dream is finally in her grasp as her newly published debut book hits the best seller lists. She has no desire to go back to NYC where her heart was broken but that’s exactly where she is sent to promote her book. Her plan is to pop in and out before anyone from her past can take notice but once she is there, Natalie realizes that NYC might just be wha ...more

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K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of the Avoiding Series, Wrights, and more than thirty other novels. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy n ...more