4.5/5 Stars

First off, I want to say a huge thank you to Sarah Ready, NetGalley, and the publishers for gifting me an ARC of this book!

I walked into this book blindly, not having read the others in the series, and boy am I glad I gave it a shot. This book had me smiling, laughing and crying throughout it. It’s not often a book will make me gasp out loud, but this one did (iykyk😭)

All of the characters felt so full and well rounded, and I did not have to work hard to imagine them. I found Fiona to be a great character and really appreciated the flaws laced throughout. No one likes a “perfect” character. Sarah’s writing is easy to understand, yet she has such a way with words that I found myself instantly picturing the locations of the book.

My only criticism of the book is that I wish there were maybe one or two extra chapters at the end. I just want a few more moments with Fi and her dream man❤️

I received an advanced review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I wasn't expecting this to make me feel so much?? In the beginning it was alright, I was aiming for 3 stars just like with Switched. But then everything suddenly changed right around the 80% mark and I felt a rollercoaster of emotions while reading. Sarah you'll pay for my tears.

Max deserved better and I'm glad the next book in the series is about him because I need to see him get his happy ending. I cannot wait for Wished.

Also one of the stars is for Jillian's and my husband Daniel🤭

Thank you to Netgalley for this arc.

Because of a few minor issues, I did not rate this book five stars. I was troubled by Fiona's accidental brutality to Aaron—not giving him the truth about herself—and the great anguish it caused. It's also annoying because this story takes place before Jillian and Daniel Abry's meeting, denying readers the opportunity to experience their relationship as a huge fan of the Ghosted duo.

However, Sarah Ready continues to develop remarkable partnerships that defy logic, time, and space. There are so many twists and turns in this third novel in the Ghosted series that readers will be left guessing until the very end whether Fiona's dream guy, Aaron, is real but exists in another dimension, or if he is simply a creature of her imagination. Strongly recommended!

I just finished this and I'm not sure I have the words to do this book justice, so I apologize for that. Fiona and Aaron are meant to be together. I love the magic aspect in Sarah Ready's work. I loved it in Switched and I love it here. I'm mad at myself that Ghosted is still on my shelf unread, but I'll take care of that very soon. Fiona is a single mom who is a workaholic. She resists finding love, but worries that her brother won't find it. She has a wonderful relationship with her brother and loves her daughter very much. Her mother left her with her father when she was 6 and has been in and out of her life ever since. Fiona is shot on Christmas Eve at a party and that sets everything in motion. There's a magic watch, beautiful dreams and heartbreaking realizations. I usually see twists and connections coming from a mile away, but I truly only caught 1 of the many that were there. I found myself holding my breath for the last 25% of this book. I wish I was better with words, but all I can say is, READ THIS BOOK, YOU WILL LOVE IT. There, I'm done yelling.

Thank you to NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC for allowing me to read an ARC of Fated by Sarah Ready, in exchange for my honest review.

Enchanting! Sarah Ready's writing is amazing! The characters, dialog, imagery, all of it! Throw in a little magical realism, and voilà, a whimsically euphoric story!

I definitely recommend this book!

This is my first book from this author and I found the writing a bit too descriptive for my liking. It's an interesting premise for a romance, if not entirely unoriginal (a woman who dreams a parallel life, in which she inhabits the body of a different woman and has a husband and children - then falling for said husband)

It has good, tight pace, making it very readable and accessible. I think my reading experience suffered from not having read the previous books in the series - there is a lot of referencing, and some of the investment banks on knowledge of the characters and their relationships.

Just after Fiona Abry and her brother Daniel make a bet over who will find and accept love first, Fiona’s hippy dippy mother Buttercup, who abandoned her at age 6, comes for a very brief visit and gifts her a long-lost family heirloom, the first pocket watch made by Adolphus Abry, founder of the family’s watch company. According to her great-great-uncle Leo, who gave her mother the watch to pass on to her, if Fiona falls asleep holding it, “it will show you your heart’s desire. And then once you’ve dreamed it, you can grasp it.” Next thing she knows, she’s waking up on an isolated Caribbean island in bed with a stranger, Aaron, and mother to two children. To further confound things, she looks like the woman whose body she seems to be possessing. Over the course of the summer, she revisits the island nightly in vivid dreams, never knowing how much time has passed, if any, and slowly falling for Aaron.

There were a couple of minor issues that kept this from being a 5* read for me. It frustrated me how unintentionally cruel Fiona was by not being honest with Aaron about who she is, causing him such incredible hurt. Also, as a huge fan of Jillian and Daniel Abry, the couple from Ghosted, it is disappointing that this story takes place before they meet, so readers don’t get to revisit with them.

As always, though, Sarah Ready does an incredible job of crafting romances that defy time, space, and logic. In this third book of the Ghosted series, there are so many twists that readers are left guessing until the end whether Fiona’s dream guy, Aaron, is real but in another dimension or just a figment of her imagination. Highly recommended!

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Swift & Lewis Publishing through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

What if your dreams were real?! This book was so magical and makes you believe more in dreams. I love seeing an incite into Fi's HEA after reading the first two books. And I have to say I feel like this one is my favorite. It's so unique and full of wonder but still has twists to keep you guessing. The writing and the characters were great and had you fully invested in their story. I just loved this story ❤️

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I loved this book so so so SO much!!! I will be thinking about it for months. I loved the unpredictability of it all. I had no idea where it was going or what to expect and I loved every second of the wild ride.

Sarah had me in stitches with laughter and wheezing through tears. I don’t know how she does it. She’s a MASTER!! I will read every word this amazing author writes!

Read this now!!! Just trust me, thank me later. Your heart will burst with joy and you’ll be squealing in glee you’ll love it so much.

I am becoming such a huge fan of Sarah Ready and am going to catch up on her backlist now. This book was incredible! I love these types of stories so much that transcend reality and feel so romantic and fated. I eat them up. This was just perfect and I need a copy for my home library!

This is the 3rd book in a series, which can be read alone.

Sarah is very descriptive and her words guide you through each scene. Her love of reading, poetry, and watchmaking jumps off the page through her characters and their development.

Sarah continues to build a world that dances on the edges of reality and fantasy by weaving the two together.

To eliminate any confusion, this book takes place before Daniel’s book (Book 1 in the series: Ghosted) — so need to be devastated by thinking Daniel is single.
It took until about 30% in for things to start to click for me with Fiona’s story. I couldn’t put it down because I wasn’t sure where Ready was going with this book.
If I didn’t read the prologue or the previous 2 books, I’d have a better grasp from the start on things.

I do not want to post any spoilers, but the structure of Book 3 kept it from being a 5 star read for me. I’ve enjoyed this series, but this book felt very disconnected for the first 30%.

Thank you NetGalley and WW Crown Books for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC, and Sarah Ready for the chance to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Wow! What a story! Sarah Ready really wove us an intricate web of possibilities here. With many romance novels- as we read we desire the most obvious happily ever after. With this story- I was so torn wanting her to have it ALL and not to settle from less than! I truly did not know where this story was going to end up at any point!

As far as the series goes- I've read Switched, loved it. Now, Fated. I do believe they can all be read alone but both are so good that I absolutely will go back and read Ghosted.

"Fated" by Sarah Ready is a captivating read that made me smile, laugh, and experience a range of emotions that few books manage to evoke. The twists and turns kept me on my toes, and I found myself wishing I could read it again for the first time. I raced through it, setting a personal record for how quickly I finished it. While the detailed descriptions at the beginning slowed the pace a bit for me, the engaging plot and well-developed characters more than made up for it. This book is fantastic, and I'm eager to dive into more of Sarah Ready's work.

I don’t even know where to start with this book. It made me smile and laugh and feel emotions that only a few books can give me.
I was shocked by the twists and turns and it’s one of those book that I wish I could read again for the first time. I may have set a personal best for how fast I read it!
One thing I disliked slightly was the amount of description in the beginning as I wanted to get into the plot quicker (but that’s just a personal preference).
The book is fantastic and I look forwards to reading other work by Sarah Ready.

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review. I have enjoyed the previous books in the Ghosted series so I was looking forward to this next one. I have to say I was absolutely delighted with it! Definitely my favourite story in the series so far. On the surface it appears as a lighthearted book for a little escapism but I found it to be so much more than that. The story was full of brilliantly written characters that I adored and I desperately wanted a happy ending for them all. The story for me was a deep dive into our dreams, fears and hopes and was so beautifully written. I cannot wait for the next book. Highly recommended. 5 stars.

Fiona Abry excels at keeping busy, running her family’s Swiss watch company, and guarding her heart. She’s so busy she doesn’t have time for a vacation much less a love life. But then she’s given a family heirloom rumored to let you dream your greatest desire. Suddenly, Fiona is spending her nights on a tiny tropical island in a completely different life. She’s married. She has two kids. She lives in a colorful cottage on the beach. This dream life is so different from her hectic, busy life in the city that Fiona decides to live her dreams to the fullest. But what happens when opening yourself to love means falling for a life that isn’t real and a man who doesn’t exist? Because in the end, it’s not fate, it’s just a dream.

Once I started Fated, I couldn't put it down. This one is so different - yet felt so similar to the other books in the series. It's exciting to read because you never know which one is real and what comes next. Our connection to the rest of the series is Fiona, who is Daniel's (from Ghosted) sister. While the first two are best read in order, this one is absolutely okay to be read as a standalone or first in the series. As always, Sarah writes such beautiful characters that you just can't help but fall in love with.

Thank you to NetGalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing and Sarah Ready for an advanced copy for review. Fated, book three in the Ghosted series, is set for release July 16th 2024.

The dreamy-est book by Sarah Ready, literally. Imagine meeting a man in your dreams. A book of fate and dreams. Definitely recommend!

Love this book! As always, I’m a huge fan of Sarah Ready and this book was no different! The characters were very interesting and the plot keeps readers entertained!

This was interesting! First of all, this book was a GOOD time and I will always apreciate that. I loved how it wasn't too cheesy or too serious, it felt well balanced, something that can be hard to find in the romance genre.
That being said, I don't think this was the deepest love story out there. I don't know why, but I couldn't fully connect with the characters even though I really liked Fiona and how the dichotomy of what you really want out of life was explored. Something was missing but I can't pinpoint exactly what. I haven't read any of the author's other books and that may be it, since they are interconnected standalones (from what I could gather). So I feel like I couldn't do this book justice. But honestly, these are minimal complaints and I liked the main couple, their development and the end of their story (I can't say much, but I think it was pretty perfect).
Definitely mixed feelings, but honestly mostly positive, so four stars for me!
Oh, and this is a personal taste thing, but I love how the premise of this book has that magical realism aspect to it, it's what made me pick it up!
*Thanks to NetGalley uk, the publishers, and the author for the ARC*

The third installment in the series, this one fell flat in comparison to the other two. I enjoy that author Sarah Ready utilizes some supernatural/magical elements in her romances to add a unique flair. This time, though, it ended up making me feel removed from the story. Fiona is quite interesting on her own, but having her have to balance between Becca's persona and hers was tough. Then, it added some tough-to-swallow moments when everyone had to over-answer Becca's questions in order to fill Fiona's query.

The conclusion of the story was a nice wrap up that brought back the romantic elements I was expecting, and it was nice to see Daniel, Mila, and Max from the earlier books, too.

Overall: 3 stars (I liked it)

**Thank you to NetGalley & Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles for the free ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.**