ARC Review: Ruling Destiny by Alyson Noel

Ruling Destiny picks up pretty much where Stealing Infinity picks up.  After rescuing Killian from Versaille, she’s his only friend at Gray Wolf.  She struggles with her draw to him and her developing relationship with the secretive Braxton.  At the same time, she’s dealing with what happened to her when Killian rescued her from the hands of the Duke, trying to study for her upcoming Trip to Renaissance Italy and somewhat hiding from her best friend Mason.

Unfortunately, Natasha spends much time sweeping things under the proverbial rug.  She has feelings for both Killian and Braxton.  She ignores what she feels for one to dive into the other (half-heartedly at that). She definitely shows her age with the way she handles both of these guys.  It’s somewhat irritating at times, especially when she insists on calling them boys.  It’s quite obvious these are men, Natasha.  Perhaps that is part of your problem!

I did enjoy the trip back to Florence.  The intertwining of history into this story is very good.  The way the author described Florence had me back in the piazza staring up at the duomo.  I wish Natasha could have spent more time, because it was while she was tripping that I enjoyed her the best.

This was a good story, but I wasn’t as drawn to the storyline and characters like I was in the first book.  I’ll continue on with the series (I need to know what happens) but I’m hoping maybe Natasha’s next Trip causes her to grow up just a little bit.