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Fractured Fate: There's a reason it stayed lost

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Fractured Fate by Caja Coyote: Unsolicited Review.
By Shirley Tathwell
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I live in Arizona, but I have never visited Sahuarita, a small town south of Tucson which is the setting for the young adult book, Fractured Fate. One of the book's characters, Grace, caught the essence of the landscape: "The tan landscape was accentuated by tall cactuses with big arms and short ones that had spikes all over them. I loved the mountains in the background, every direction I looked." (p.27).

Fractured Fate is actually authored by five young adults who are friends in real life. As they all live in Sahuarita, the descriptions of the town and its environs are authentic and realistically presented. Each of the five has a specific role in the story and a unique tale to relate. The authors are Zoë Bentley, writing as Valencia; K.T. Blacknight, representing Grace; Joshua Blackwell, known as Joe; Carly Frieders, who plays Natalie; and Rocket Rose, who takes the part of Drake. I leave it to the reader to discern Caja Coyote! You will also meet Levi, a surprise!

There are two formats in the book that are outstanding and which I particularly like. One is the presentation and stories of each of the characters in the beginning chapters. By the time the rather awesome plot unfolds, I felt like I personally knew each one. The other thing I liked was the way in which the authors brought each of these characters together in Sahuarita, even though they had not previously known each other. Their common goal was to save the earth from extinction, and that is what they accomplished.

Along the way, I did note a couple of grammatical errors in the text.

Billed as a young adult novel, Fractured Fate transcends the generations. Anyone, young or old, who loves the genre of science fiction/ fantasy, will enjoy Fractured Fate, I'm sure. The book can be purchased from www.amazon.com.