The Fated Series by Cosette Verga
Cosette Verga has created a beautiful world within the pages of The Fated Series. The story line is full of deep, beautifully flawed characters, starting with Ash & Areya. The world she created is full of magic, villains, vampires, shapeshifters, giants, dragons, and so much more. Along the vast journey these characters go through, more and more couples are introduced and become vital as the storyline progress.
That said, there are technical errors in this story. There is a huge missed opportunity to make each book about a different couple, and really provide the readers with the depth of character building we have become accustomed to with romantasy works. There is quite a bit of repetition in all of these books. Things are consistently repeated, and it almost feels as though the repetition is done intentionally to extend story. It is completely unnecessary. I was able to overlook these things as I have beta read quite a bit, however, I worry readers won’t be so forgiving. I would highly recommend that the author get a couple of really good beta readers who are going to be real with her and not worry about hurting her feelings. Authors want to know that their work is good and ready to be made public, they don’t want smoke blown up their butts.
It’s clear that Ms. Verga has a beautiful storytelling ability, there’s always refinement that is needed on the end product. Regardless, I wouldn’t have traded the journey I took with Ash & Areya, Calyx & Reize, and all of the other beautiful characters she has introduced me to. Ms. Verga, if you’re in need a good beta reader, hit me up.