Review to come, I accidentally got this one and didn’t download before archive. Will read and update

From the very first page I was HOOKED. Right off the bat you are sucked into the world of Geneva and this family. You are dropped right in and wondering how the heck this is going to work. By day Fi is a single mother, running a bougee watch company with her brother and scared to love. By night, she’s living a completely different life, in a different body! Fi takes dreaming and a dream man to a whole other level. Then again who wouldn’t dream about Aaron McCormick.

If you love a slightly mystical premise with some a fantastic line up of characters that leave you enthralled and ready for more, please take a chance on Fated. So far this series has not let me down once. Truly an entertaining read that will keep you captured until the absolute end.
-Mackenzie Bibliophile

"Fated" by Sarah Ready is a captivating standalone installment in the Ghosted series. Narrated by Shakira Shute, this audiobook weaves romance with a touch of the supernatural.

Shute’s delightful narration brings the characters to life, enhancing the story’s charm and humor. Ready’s writing is witty and heartfelt, exploring themes of fate and connection with relatable characters.

I’d rate this audiobook 4.5 out of 5 stars. It’s a fantastic listen for contemporary romance fans, and no prior reading is necessary. Thank you to NetGalley for my copy; all opinions are my own!

#NetGalley #SarahReady #Fated #GhostedSeries

This one was interesting. It had shades of paranormal but not really. Fiona is in a rut and her mother comes to visit and gifts her a family watch and tells her a story about if she sleeps with it in her hand she will get the love she deserves. What she gets is a dream man. However, her dream takes her into a life she doesn't recognize and people who know her but she doesn't know them. As we grow with the story we find out more about everyone and she travels back and forth to the dream. What is true and what is dream. The ending was unexpected but oh, so satisfying!

I am such a Sarah Ready fan and will read anything that she writes which is why I knew I had to request Fated.

Thank you to NetGalley and Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC for my gifted audiobook copy.

This story was unique and beautifully written, everything that I expect from a Sarah Ready book. I actually love this series and cannot wait for the next one.

I loved Fiona as the main character, a single mom who is in the watch business and how the story played around this business as well. I enjoyed the other characters in this novel as well like Fiona's brother who is such a huge support for her.

There were so many aspects of this book that I loved and I listened to the audiobook so quickly while cleaning because I did not want the story to end but wanted to find out how this story played out.

I would highly recommend this series.

I have never read a book which has a real and dream life, it was so inruiging and fascinating at that.
Absolutely adore the authors mind and work process, its such an amaying book.
I don't want to spoiler anything and would like to say: read it. Just read it to see it for yourself. (Or listen to it like I did, the audiobook was lovely.)

Many thanks to Netgalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC and the author for the ALC/ ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

As always Sarah Ready did not fail to impress me with the level of cinematic brilliance that I only seem to find in her books.

Like this whole series have been such a stroke of brilliance in terms of magical realism, dual timelines, small revelations, personal growth, crossing comfort zones and beautiful relationships, it's been a treat.

This book follows the story of Fiona Abry, the stoic sister of our shirtless ghost MMC from book 1. We very shortly got to meet her in book 1 and she seemed through Julian's eyes, a protective serious sister of Daniel. This book gives us context as to why. Fiona is afraid to dream, to fall in love, to lose control. She does not (quite rightfully) believe or trust anybody other than her brother and her best friend Max and she loves her daughter more than anybody else. So when her mother gifts her a watch that started the legacy of Abry watches to help her dream and when she finds out that this watch lets her live someone else's life and love without fear, she decides to take a leap. But little did she know, the moment she took the leap she has fallen, in love, trust and much more.

I will be honest, I had no idea how this book can possibly reach a happy ending, I did not appreciate the cheating characters but at the end it all made sense. I felt so genuinely bad for Max, but I know next book is his, so, I will wait for him to have a happy ending then.

The narrator as usual did a brilliant job, especially in expressing all of Fiona's confusions and stress and other emotions.

What a cute, romantic story! It had me on the edge of my seat, would she try and stay in the dream? Is the dream real? Loved it. I have read similar dream/reality books before and the ending on this one was perfect. Nothing left for debate. Thanks for another great read! I listened to the audio book for this story and I enjoyed the narrator as well. I would recommend this book, but I do recommend reading these books in order because there are Easter egg character appearances!

This is my second novel by Sarah Ready. I love her creativity and ability to craft a story that exists beyond time and location. I really enjoyed reading her novel, Switched, but I struggled with this one.

Fiona Abrey is a businesswoman and single mother with no time for love or life’s simple pleasures. When she falls asleep with a magical watch, however, she’s transported to a “dream life” on an isolated island. In this dream life, she’s a married mother of two, and her husband is, of course, a gorgeous hunk.

I think what made this story hard for me was not that Fiona lived her “real life” side by side with her “dream life.” It’s that she supposedly lives in two different bodies. Dream-life Fiona is given the body of a selfish woman who plans to abandon her family and take off with her husband’s best friend. Her dream body also looks nothing like her real-life body. A large part of the story, Fiona is falling in love with her hunky dream-life husband and having him fall in love with her, but when she wakes up in reality and returns back to her dream life, she finds that without her “spirit” (for lack of a better word) her dream-life body and its original persona has treated Aaron and their children horribly. Poor Aaron then seems to be living with a woman with split personalities: this woman is attracted to me and (eventually) loves me, but this woman also rejects me and wants to leave me immediately. As a reader, this made me feel horrible and interfered with the “magic” of the story.

Overall, this was still a good read. I may just be sensitive to angst and stress, which were more prevalent in this storyline than in Switched. Although this is book 3 in a series, it stands alone. The audiobook narrator did an excellent job and pacing was good. (I listen at 1.5x speed.) I’ve already started book 4 and am excited to see Max Barone (the amazing man Fiona rejects in her “real life”) get his happily-ever-after.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

"Fated" is another great addition to Sarah Ready's Ghosted series.

In this installment, which works fine as a standalone story, Fiona Abry is finding it hard to open herself up to love. After being abandoned by both her mother and the father of her child, she simply doesn't trust love. She sees it as a painful thing that makes life harder, not a wonderful thing that makes life beautiful.

When she is shot during her family's annual Christmas gala by a stranger for no reason that anyone can surmise, she is plagued by nightmares that make living that much more challenging. But then her mother appears with a long-lost watch that has been part of her family's history and is supposed to have the ability to make its owner's dreams come true. Her mother gives her the watch in the hopes of helping Fiona regain her happiness and her ability to trust and perhaps even love.

Over the next several months, she finds herself living a dual life. She is still Fiona Abry by day, mother, sister and friend. But by night, she is someone called Becky who lives on a remote island and has a complicated marriage as well as two kids.

She realizes that her dream life is part of the watch's gift to her; granting her the ability to learn to trust and love in an environment that's not real. The problem is, the more she allows herself to love her "husband," McCormack, the more she realizes she doesn't want to live her life without him.

But how do you make a dream become reality?

Sarah Ready has that all figured out; thank you very much. And her excellent storytelling skills draw you in and keep you reading. Keep them coming! I love this series.

Thank you to Sarah Ready, Swift & Lewis Publishing, and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

I really enjoy Sarah Ready's captivating story telling - the moderm paranormal/magical romances are so fun! Fated is an installment in the Ghosted Series. This book can be read as a standalone, but I'd absolutely recommend the series!
The narrator did a fantastic job, I'd definitely recommend as a listen!
Thank you to Swift & Lewis Publishing, LLC | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks and NetGalley for this ALC.

I’m a huge fan of Sarah Ready’s books! Her storytelling is off the charts and when I read her books I’m always transported to another world. This series is very different from what I typically read. You definitely have to suspend reality and just go with the flow.

What I loved:
🩷characters from previous books
🧡can be read as a standalone (but don’t)
🩵magical realism/romance
💙descriptive writing (setting/characters/food)
💜great narration


Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ALC of Fated by Sarah Ready. I already have her next book, Wished, up next.

Fated is the third book in the Ghosted series. This was my first book in this series.

I love audiobooks and enjoyed Shakira Shute as the narrator. This book was very slow in the beginning and it took me a while to get into this book.
The story is about Fiona who is given a family heirloom that is thought to make your dreams come true. She is then transported to a completely different life.

Stars: 3/5

Thank you to Sarah Ready, Swift Lewis Publishing LLC, and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 3.5/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Pub Date: 7/16
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Fated is book number 3 in the Ghosted series. I was super excited to read this one after enjoying the first two in the series.
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This story focuses on Fiona, a single mom, who owns a watch business with her Brother. When given a family heirloom that is rumored to make your dreams a reality, while skeptical, Fiona gives it a try.
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I had a bit of a hard time getting into this story. I am not going to lie, I started and put this to the side a few times. I finally pushed through and found this to be a really cute and unique story. I liked the characters, but I am not going to lie, it bothered me at how easily Fiona was able to fall in love with this “dream mans” children while simultaneously forgetting her own real life child….
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I found this to be very very slow paced. But I probably really got into this story towards the end where there was the big reveal/twist. I absolutely love where Ready went with this one, I was not expecting that one bit. The ending was perfection!
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I listened to this one via audiobook. It was narrated by Shakira Shute, who did a fantastic job. I’m super happy I had an audiobook of this otherwise I cant say that I would have finished it.
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Out of the three in the series this was my least favorite but I am super excited to read the 4th in the series! To my romance fans - you will probably eat this up, as I think I am more of an outlier in my review! Check this out! Huge thank you to NetGalley, Swift & Lewis Publishing and Sarah Ready for the ALC in exchange for my honest review.

First I like to thank NetGalley, the
Author, and the Publisher for this ARC.

I needed some time to get into this, although the narrative and the story were intriguing, I felt like it was a very slow pace, and for me, it could have been more spicy.
That is not to say that this isn't a beautiful romance with cleverly timed surprises and a heartwarming ending.

I did read/listened to the audiobook, wich is probably the reason why I couldn't get into it, but it is also the reason why I completed it. If I had read the paperback, it would have been a DNF form me.
The audiobook is 13 hours and 36 minutes.

I did do a couple of facepalms since I find certain things very obvious. Like say, someone just "saved" you from drowning in the ocean, and they kiss you, their lips are OBVIOUSLY going to taste like salt...
But hey,.... That might just be me....

The setting and decor are gorgeousy described. And it made me want to pack my bags and go to Geneva.

I do think this can be read as a standalone, however, I'm currently reading "Wished", wich takes place after, during and before the events of "Fated", Atleast that is my understanding. So they do intertwine.

Enjoyed it nonetheless.

I am loving this series. Sarah Ready takes some of the situations we only dream of and brings them to life on the page. I can't wait for more!

As someone who has never tried an audiobook I was pleasantly suprised with how easy it was to get lost in this story and listen and follow along with it.

The person speaking on the audio book had a captivating and easy voice which I feel really helped me get into the book as I think this could be crucial to my level of enjoyment otherwise.

‘I’m in love with a dream, with a man who isn’t real,and there isn’t any coming back from it’
A powerful yet endearing line from the book, if this doesn’t make you want to read it I don’t know what will x

I just love this series! The mysticism, the characters, the storylines....it's all just perfect!

Fiona's story is a clever twisty one that requires you to suspend reality in your mind a bit which is no problem for me. I love a good mystical read. It's the way the author wove all the different pieces of this story together and made them connect and ultimately make sense that was truly impressive.

All along Fiona is falling in love in her dreams with a man that she doesn't believe is real. But is she right? Is he simply a dream man? Or is he the man she is fated to be with?

This story is just so good and I loved everything about it. This series just keeps getting better and better.

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The narrator for the audiobook did a stellar job and really made you feel immersed in the storyline. 5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley for early copies of both the ebook and audiobook.

Fated is a sweet story that plays with dreams and reality while offering up a lovely romance. Sarah Ready has provided yet another romance with more substance than your average beach read.

Shakira Shute did a lovely job narrating the audiobook.

Thank you Sarah Ready, Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC, and NetGalley for providing this ARC for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.

This book gave me all the Hallmark movie vibes I was hoping for! Fiona and Aaron are literally dream goals!! This is the 3rd book in the series however it can be read as a standalone. Definitely worth the read if you have or have not read the other books in the series.