Of Dreams and Destiny

By Author / Illustrator

Sandhya Menon

Genre

Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

Age range(s)

14+

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

ISBN

9781529325355

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

19-09-2023

Synopsis

It's Daphne Elizabeth 'DE' McKinley's senior year at Rosetta Academy - and things are going from bad to worse. Bad? The painful break-up she's trying to get over. Worse? A mysterious storm causing the Academy's students to fall into a deep sleep. Even worse? The only person who can help is new-boy Xander, whose dreamy charms DE is determined to resist. But as they race against time to find the source of the magic, can she stop herself falling under Xander's spell too?

**READERS LOVE ROSETTA ACADEMY** 'Menon as an unique perspective on romance novels, she just adds that little extra spark we didn't know we needed until we see it in her books . . . The Rosetta Academy ones have my heart and soul!' 'This book is a wonderful sequel with lovable characters, beautiful world building, and great continuations of precious characters'.

Reviews

Of Dreams and Destiny follows Daphne Elizabeth 'DE' McKinley's senior year at Rosetta Academy - and things are not going as smoothly as she had hoped... DE is still getting over a painful break up, there is a mysterious storm raging around the Academy that is causing its students to fall into a deep sleep and to top it all off; the new boy Xander is gorgeous. He's the one that will help her solve this magical curse but that's ok as she has vowed not to get into another relationship. Nothing can go wrong then, can it?

Will DE fall under Xander's charm? There is plenty of action as DE and Xander race against time to find the source of the magic, alongside a slow-burning attraction that runs between them. Will they admit their feelings for each other before it's too late?

The creepy, mysterious story has a Grimm's fairytale feel. It's only suitable for the 13+ reader just because of the regular use of offensive language throughout, which I feel is a shame as younger readers of this genre would enjoy the plot.

Of Dreams and Destiny is the third book of the Rosetta Academy series. It had lots of 'hairs standing up on the back of your neck' tension throughout the plot and can be read as a stand-alone, however, I would advise that you to read the whole series as you will miss lots of back story about existing characters, especially DE.

272 pages / Reviewed by Linda Brown, school librarian