Alison E. Steuart ● The Essence of Fate

Date Started : 11th November 2025

Date Finished : 13th November 2025

The Essence of Fate (Souls Reunited Book 1) is a spicy billionaire alpha romance with a twist of fate. I would like to thank Alison E. Steuart and NetGalley for the opportunity to arc read this amazing story.

This fantasy novel had me hooked from the start, I had issues with putting it down and stop reading (which didn't really happen that much). The love story within this book had me captured, while reading I could just image what was happening. 

"Where Charlotte Lefay fights against her connection to the man she wants to despise...."

The story line was well written, with the spicy, billionaire, alpha romance, and characters. You fell in love with the characters from get go, it was hard not to.

This book was a fun, easy, hooking, gripping novel that you don't want to miss the chance at reading. I know that sometimes I'll write about what happens in the book, but I feel that if I do this it will ruin it for other readers. It's one of those you need to jump in blinded, get hooked yourself and wish that you were inside the book.

"But when two souls are destined to be together - Fate will not be denied"

Did this book kill me in the end? I don't really admit this in forums/social medias, but this book made me cry (and I mean ugly cry) with Charlotte and Ian's ending. 

Would I recommend this book to anyone? Well that is a easy yes especially if you are wanting a good, easy, beautiful and spicy read. It's not a hard read, and you'll be as hooked with it as I was. Would I read this book again? Well that is one easy "HELL YES" from me, I would read it more than once I bet you.

Thank you again for giving me the chance to read this book, and I know that at some point in 2026 I will make sure I get special editions for trophy copies on my bookshelf (which I will end up reading, thinking I've never read it before) just to be hooked once again!