You would think after helping save her boyfriend from an eternity in Hell that things would go back to normal. Well, as normal as life can be when you can see souls and your boyfriend is Death. But for Pagan Moore, things are just getting weirder. The high school quarterback and reigning heartthrob, Leif Montgomery, is missing. While the town is in a frenzy of worry, Pagan is a nervous wreck for … wreck for other reasons. Apparently good ‘ol Leif isn’t your average teenage boy. He isn’t even human. According to Death, Leif doesn’t have a soul. The quarterback may have skipped town but he’s still showing up in Pagan’s dreams… uninvited.
Dank has known from the beginning Leif wasn’t human. But he hadn’t worried about a simple soulless creature. Now, he realizes he made a grave mistake. Pagan’s soul has been marked since birth as a restitution, to a spirit so dark not even Death walks near it. Dank knows saving Pagan’s soul won’t be easy but Pagan is his. And he’s already proven he’ll defy Heaven to keep her. If Hell wants a piece of him too, then bring it on.
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Another fun addition to an entertaining young adult paranormal romance series. I still hate the names, though. Especially Dank’s.
3.5 stars
“Predestined” is the second book in the “Existence” series. I buddy read this book with Jamsu and realized that we haven’t read anything together that isn’t paranormal!
In this book we finally get to find out what’s so special about Pagan and why she’s able to see souls. I didn’t really saw that storyline coming. I was afraid that the new addition wouldn’t work for me, but it ended up good after all! Dank is his usual self, however he shows the possessiveness he feels towards Pagan. After all he’s used to not having any feelings, and what Pagan makes him feel is strong and new to him.
I had issues with most of the secondary characters. Leif was constantly everywhere Pagan was and most times he came out as stalkerish. I really liked him in the first book, but my thoughts changed after this one. I dislike Pagan’s mom as well. Her decisions and actions were what brought Pagan to this predicament. She acted almost selfish at times; in ways I can’t fathom a mom acting.
Since I was listening to the audiobook, I had a hard time with the narration. For some reason, the narrator was using an annoying and obnoxious voice for some of the secondary characters. The worst one was Miranda’s; I had a hard time listening when she was speaking.
All in all, it was a good book. The ending left me content and I think that the story could have ended there. I’m really curious to see what the author has in store for the characters in the next book. According to the synopsis there’s to be more drama and difficulties for Dank and Pagan!
*** AUDIO BOOK REVIEW ***
As if I wasn’t obsessed with the first book in this series enough, this book has me even more addicted.
** If you haven’t read book one, stop, go read it and join me in the obsession that is the Existence series **
Now back to my review. This book really made me question my love for Dank. He didn’t do anything wrong really but Abbi Glines had already made me love Pagan’s sort of ex boyfriend Leif. I say sort of because they didn’t really break up. He just disappeared. Until he comes back but not how Pagan expected. Secrets come out that are shocking and now Pagan’s soul is on the line, again. Just when I thought I felt one way this story shocked me and made me question my feelings. I loved it! Yes we still have the teenage romance that we love in this story but this story has much more. There is the value of true love. Not just romantic love but the love a parent has for their child. A parent will do everything they can to save them even if the consequences aren’t real clear. I can’t wait to continue on in this series. Another great book by Abbi! And again this narrator brought this story to life. I felt like Pagan was confiding in me personally. And I still obsess over her voice for Dank.