I "A Choice of Fate" to be a good solid romance with a unique plot.

Wow! I really liked this story! This was a pleasant surprise and a great read. I've read Jezz before but really loved this one. It gave me the feeling that I was with the characters in the outback with them.
That's tough to do in a book. I felt drawn to the characters, Olivia and Jarrah. Jarrah was quite a man, so many facets to him and I loved all of them. Fancy lawyer with his fancy car and suit and Liv is not impressed. But when he goes home to his tribe, he slides right into that role. That of a brother, son, cousin and one huge family. His dedication to his family, which extended to Olivia as well. He's quite taken with her.
Olivia I loved. Right after finishing med school and has the perfect job waiting back for her in LA after she takes a month off to fly to Australia (in coach) for her sisters wedding. She's going to meet this large extended family of the Harpers which seemed like most of the town. She's missed that. They lost their parents when they were teens, Liv gave up things so her sister could thrive and took care of her. When she meets Ryder, and watches Abi fall totally into love with him she can move ahead with her plan. Med school. Ryder and Abi head back to the Outback and that's where Liv ends up for a month. The indigenous have their own wedding customs and the book was so filled with layer upon layer of life there I couldn't put it down and makes me want to explore that much deeper.
Above all this is a love story. Olivia and Jarrah have deep feelings for each other. There is a sub plot as well as Jarrah fights big business from trying to buy off indigenous and protected land.
As I said, it was almost like I could taste the dust, the constant coating of dust that covered everything.
What a great book. It's a 4.5 for me. I loved it and it's a must read. Perfect. It's just perfect.

**I voluntary read an advance copy of this book. My honest review and opinions are mine alone.**

**arc form NetGalley and Entangled** many thanks.

First I should mention I did not read the first book and I did not want to. It stars Abi who has cancer and in that book she meets a guy who she ends up engaged to. In this book she is getting married and Jarrar is her foster brother, Olivia is the younger sister to Abi and she is a dr.

The book takes place in Australia and everyone has weird names and the culture was very different than I imagined. I did like all the characters but at times I felt like I was missing something not having read the 1st book. I iffy if this book stands alone. Other times I felt Jarrar's family was so big I got lost with all the different characters.

Then there was the story. I felt it was very slow moving and nothing really seemed to happen with Jarrar and with Olivia. I just wanted to get to the story and I felt things moved way too slow for me.

This book was a mixed bag for me - parts of it I absolutely loved so much it even brought a tear to my eye, while others were so over the top that it detracted from the story. I loved Olivia and loved her story and the sacrifices she willingly made to help with her sister's (Abi) health problems (in book 1).

This novel picks up with Olivia traveling to Australia for Abi's wedding and first meets Jarrah (the groom's brother) in real life....as opposed to their skype conversations and messaging. Olivia immediately is smitten, but is wary of Jarrah's playboy reputation. Before long, Jarrah and Olivia are exploring their relationship, but believe it is just a fling. Jarrah is a hot shot attorney from the city and Olivia is a physician that just completed her residency and about to start her first big job with a big salary - after years of pinching pennies, and she will not do anything to jeopardize it.

I loved the ending to this novel and would have rated the book with five stars based on it, however, some parts of the book were so over top, that I would have rated it a three star. The average left me with four stars. That said, the author is very promising and I am looking forward to his future books. He is on my must read authors' list.

While this novel is part of a series, this is a stand alone novel.