Review of Chaos by Lanie Bross

Advance Review of Lanie Bross' Chaos

Release Date: January 27th, 2015

Synopsis as found on GoodReads.com:

Can they change their destiny?

They kissed only once—and it was electric, like the air before a storm. But Corinthe and Luc broke the rules of the universe, and learned too late that their love would have consequences. In the dizzying aftermath, Luc refuses to accept his destiny—not if it means a life without Corinthe. As a fire rages through the Crossroads that connect worlds, Luc must find a way to turn back time and save Corinthe once and for all.

Meanwhile, Luc's 15-year-old sister Jasmine starts to realize things are not as they seem when time begins stuttering, sending her everyday life in San Francisco spinning into chaos. She’s thrown into the path of Ford, a troubled soul with a secret past, who helps her unravel the mysterious threads that connect them all.

Two breathtaking romances interweave across time in this story of what lies on the other side of Fate, as both Jas and Luc discover the incredible lengths they will go for love.

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Excerpt from Chaos:
She didn't really believe in miracles - had not even known the word until coming to Humana. Fate was controlled by the Unseen Ones. Everything that happened was orchestrated and carried out exactly as planned. There were no last-minute reprieves. No changes in plan. No sudden moments of salvation.

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I have always been a fan of books that have their base in Mythology (mainly Greek), so I was excited to read Fates when it first crossed my path earlier this year. I absolutely loved the story. As a Fate, Corinthe was tasked with sorting people's destinies into the right path. She was not allowed to ask questions at all. But when she becomes too inquisitive, she is cast out of her home world, the only existence she has ever known, and sentenced to Earth. She now has to make sure that everyone's fate is followed according to plan.

Book 1, Fates, had a lot of world jumping via the Crossroads to find Luc's sister, Jasmine. There was a lot of excitement, fighting, action, & suspense. There was also the inevitable love story between Corinthe & Luc, which all led up to death of Corinthe & the saving of Jasmine.

Chaos begins right where Fates left off. The only difference is that we read the story in the eyes of Luc & Jasmine alternately. Luc wants to fulfill his promise to Corinthe & find a way to be with her, even if he has to turn back time to do so. Jasmine has lost days from her memory & when Luc runs off, she goes in search of a way to recall what she has lost. Now that Jasmine has been saved, the Unseen Ones send out Executors to hunt her down, because even though she was brought back to life, her fate is still to die.

Where Fates is full of World-Hopping, Chaos has a lot of Time-Jumping. While Luc is searching for Corinthe, Jasmine is running from Executors. Every so often, she blacks out & finds herself in a different day. There is a lot of back & forth, which is much different than the fluid grace of the adventure in book 1. But this book introduces a new character & love interest for Jasmine, Ford.

If you are a fan of Green Mythology, check out Aimee Carter's The Goddess Test, Meg Cabot's Abandon, Jennifer L Armentrout's Covenant series, and Kendare Blake's The Goddess War series... to name a few.