Fate's Fables Series: Her Dark Destiny #1 Published by Original Mix Media Incorporated on September 15, 2020
Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Coming of Age, Young Adult Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations
Pages: 504
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Create anything with the stroke of a pen.
Power of a god or ultimate destruction?
Fate will decide.
Seventeen-year-old bestselling fantasy author, Fate Floyd, is suddenly ripped from the pages of her charmed life and cast between the covers of a deadly storybook realm in search of a magical object only she can retrieve.
While that would normally be an awesome beginning for her next book, nothing from even her darkest nightmares could have prepared her for the horde of mythic monsters and seductive fae out for her blood.
Then there's Finn. The young, golden-haired Scottish druid who looks as if he stepped straight out of her secret journal. She will soon discover why he feels eerily familiar and way too good to be true...
With precious little time to come to grips with her shocking new reality - let alone understand her unpredictable new power - can Fate survive a world-spanning epic quest, which could not only destroy her, but all she longs to return to?
Brimming with fierce magic, breath-taking action and a heart-wrenching romance, FATE'S FABLES, is perfect for readers of Brigid Kemmerer, Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black.
Review:
What happens when a storyteller becomes trapped inside the very stories she creates? Fate’s Fables by T. Rae Mitchell leans fully into that question, delivering a fairy-tale–soaked YA fantasy that blends metafiction, romance, and classic fable magic into one sprawling adventure.
Seventeen-year-old Fate Floyd is already living a life shaped by stories—she’s a bestselling fantasy author with a vivid imagination and a complicated relationship with the idea of destiny. But when she’s pulled into the mythical Book of Fables, imagination turns into survival. To escape, Fate must journey through a series of dark and dangerous fables, rewriting their tragic endings into happy ones. Fail, and she risks being trapped forever.
From the start, Fate’s Fables stands out for its inventive premise. The idea of a character rewriting stories from the inside gives the book a playful, meta quality, while still maintaining real emotional stakes. Each fable feels like its own mini-quest, filled with enchanted settings, moral dilemmas, and a steady undercurrent of danger. Mitchell clearly loves fairy tales, and that affection shines through in the lush worldbuilding and mythic atmosphere.
One of the book’s strengths is its sense of wonder. The magic system—centered around the power of words and storytelling—feels especially fitting for a protagonist who is herself a writer. Fate’s ability to shape reality through narrative reinforces the novel’s core theme: stories matter, and who tells them matters even more.
The romance adds another layer to the story, particularly Fate’s connection with Finn. Their relationship carries emotional weight and tension, especially as secrets surface and the line between fate and choice blurs. While some moments lean into familiar YA tropes, the emotional payoff works well within the fairy-tale framework.
That said, Fate’s Fables is undeniably ambitious, and that ambition occasionally works against it. The episodic structure—moving from one fable to the next—can feel repetitive at times, and the pacing may drag for readers who prefer a tighter, more streamlined plot. Fate herself can be frustrating early on, though her growth over the course of the story helps balance that initial roughness.
Still, for readers who enjoy immersive fantasy worlds and aren’t afraid of a longer journey, the book offers a rewarding experience.
Final Thoughts
Fate’s Fables is a love letter to storytelling, fate, and the power of rewriting your own ending. It won’t be for everyone, but readers who enjoy fairy-tale retellings, imaginative worldbuilding, and meta twists on classic fantasy will find plenty to love here.
Perfect for fans of:
✨ Fairy-tale fantasy
✨ Stories about stories
✨ YA adventures with romance and magic
If you’ve ever wished you could step inside a book and change the ending, Fate’s Fables might be the journey you’re looking for.
About T. Rae Mitchell
T. Rae Mitchell is an incurable fantasy junkie who spent much of her youth dreaming up worlds and bringing characters to life. While most kids outgrow such things, T. Rae didn’t and she sometimes took playing make-believe a bit far. Like the time a wizard hid a bottle of dragon beans in the back yard and left her son convinced he could grow his own dragons. Needless to say, the beans failed to produce and disappointments were had. That’s when T. Rae decided to funnel her crazy imagination into writing young adult fantasy.
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