Meant to Be Immortal
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- Author：Lynsay Sands
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Reviews
Rebecca Barfay Fisher
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I just absolutely love this series！I love this series and the characters。 I look forward to each new Argeneau story。 Please keep them coming so I may continue enjoying them
Cia
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Another one！ （In DJ Khalid's voice）。She done did it again， great story， it was worth the wait。 Another one！ （In DJ Khalid's voice）。She done did it again， great story， it was worth the wait。 。。。more
Angela Harriman
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Another great adventure I just love these Argeneau stories。 Mac is one funny guy。 Smart and easygoing。 CJ is something else。 Serious and flatly independent。 And with a whole bunch of past characters joining in， this new adventure is fabulous。 Can't wait for the next story。 Another great adventure I just love these Argeneau stories。 Mac is one funny guy。 Smart and easygoing。 CJ is something else。 Serious and flatly independent。 And with a whole bunch of past characters joining in， this new adventure is fabulous。 Can't wait for the next story。 。。。more
Lovely Loveday
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Meant to Be Immortal by Lynsay Sands is a paranormal fantasy that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat。 A well-written story that is sure to leave you wanting more。
Amanda
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Not to her standard The characters were flat。 Seriously no real depth。 The about face at the end was very much rushed through to make it work in the last little bit。 Meh。
Sissy's Romance Book Review
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Meant to Be Immortal by Lynsay Sands is book 32 in Argeneau Series。 This is the story of CJ Cummings and Mac Argeneau。 CJ is a special investigator who happens to be interested in the arson that took place at Mac's house。 Mac is an Immortal but one of the ways for him to 'die' is by fire so he too thinks someone started it。 But Mac can't be to upset about the fire because it brought CJ into his word bring out feelings that he hasn't felt before really。 But the dance starts know winning her over Meant to Be Immortal by Lynsay Sands is book 32 in Argeneau Series。 This is the story of CJ Cummings and Mac Argeneau。 CJ is a special investigator who happens to be interested in the arson that took place at Mac's house。 Mac is an Immortal but one of the ways for him to 'die' is by fire so he too thinks someone started it。 But Mac can't be to upset about the fire because it brought CJ into his word bring out feelings that he hasn't felt before really。 But the dance starts know winning her over and keeping who he really is a secret until all can be revealed。 I am such a fan of Ms。 Sands writing。 I highly recommend this book and of course Ms。 Sand's writing。 Loved it。 。。。more
Lauren
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I love how this series always stays fresh with new plot lines and characters。 Mac is a hematologist and someone seems out to kill him， but he has no idea why。 CJ is in this small town investigating a complaint against a police officer when she’s drawn into protecting Mac。This book is more slow burn than others in the series and Mac is seriously deficient in the romance department as a “logical scientist。” And CJ is focused on protecting her heart and getting her job done。 There’s more of a focus I love how this series always stays fresh with new plot lines and characters。 Mac is a hematologist and someone seems out to kill him， but he has no idea why。 CJ is in this small town investigating a complaint against a police officer when she’s drawn into protecting Mac。This book is more slow burn than others in the series and Mac is seriously deficient in the romance department as a “logical scientist。” And CJ is focused on protecting her heart and getting her job done。 There’s more of a focus on the danger and investigation in the first half of the book。 There’s the humor and family love that I adore in this series and the steam level rises later in the book。 。。。more
Mary Kirkland
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Mac had just moved into the home he's renting and hasn't even finished unpacking when he smells smoke and knows there's a fire。 Now being immortal means that it's hard to kill him but fire will definitely do the trick。 He finds himself with only one way to stay alive until the fire department can get to him， but it's not gonna be pretty once he gets out。 CJ is just getting into town to interview a police officer about a complaint against him when she gets recruited to go to the fire and investig Mac had just moved into the home he's renting and hasn't even finished unpacking when he smells smoke and knows there's a fire。 Now being immortal means that it's hard to kill him but fire will definitely do the trick。 He finds himself with only one way to stay alive until the fire department can get to him， but it's not gonna be pretty once he gets out。 CJ is just getting into town to interview a police officer about a complaint against him when she gets recruited to go to the fire and investigate it because the the other police are busy on another case。 She thinks she's just getting the run around again but goes to the fire and that's when things start to get weird。 Mac is an immortal （think vampire） but they don't call themselves vampires because they are nice but they don't want humans to know they exist。 So when Mac is hurt in the fire， he has to drink blood from several firefighters in order to heal。 But that just makes CJ more curious about why he was being transported to the hospital and then they changed their minds and turned back。 It was would have been easier to just wipe her mind of that and give her new memories but since he can't do that to her because she's his mate， he has to come up with a believable lie。 Mac has just found his mate， but she's human and knows nothing about him or immortals and she's not interested in pursuing a relationship with him because of her past。 So Mac has no choice but to make himself seem like there's a stalker after after him trying to kill him and he needs her to be his bodyguard。 CJ tries everything she can to get away from him and out of this assignment but things just seem to pile up in her way every time she wants someone else to take his case so they end up spending a lot of time together。 CJ has feelings for Mac and Mac wants to spend the rest of his life with her but it's not going to be easy to convince her of everything he has to tell her about him and his people。 The truth comes out after they are both put in danger and now CJ has a choice to make。 The romance and the mystery surrounding the fire and the officer with the complaint against him made this a very interesting book。 I really like how everything came together and we get a couple of twists thrown in at just the right time。I've been reading this series for such a long time and the books are always so good。 I love this series and plan on reading as many books as the author plans to write。 Disclosure: I was give an eARC of this book via NetGalley but all thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Celeste
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Always a pleasure reading the Argeneau series books。。。 A great plot， strong characters and of course a beautiful love story！
Dee
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Another good Argeneau story！This is Mac and CJ' s story。 Mac has been living a long time and CJ is a 36 year old police officer。 Some of the storyline is timely with what's in the news in the United States。 I appreciate the drama and mystery in the book。 I have read and love the other books in this series。 I received a free ebook from a Goodreads contest。 I dream this world。 For me， that's a sign of a well written book。 Another good Argeneau story！This is Mac and CJ' s story。 Mac has been living a long time and CJ is a 36 year old police officer。 Some of the storyline is timely with what's in the news in the United States。 I appreciate the drama and mystery in the book。 I have read and love the other books in this series。 I received a free ebook from a Goodreads contest。 I dream this world。 For me， that's a sign of a well written book。 。。。more
Niki （mustreadalltheromance）
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Hematologist Macon Argeneau knows that immortals like himself can still be killed and fire is especially dangerous for them。 When his house is set on fire with him trapped inside， evidence points to arson。 Mac can’t think of anyone who’d want to kill him， but he’s able to see the bright side in the whole mess when the lovely investigator on scene turns out to be a potential life mate for him。CJ Cummings is only in town to investigate a potential case of misconduct in the local police department Hematologist Macon Argeneau knows that immortals like himself can still be killed and fire is especially dangerous for them。 When his house is set on fire with him trapped inside， evidence points to arson。 Mac can’t think of anyone who’d want to kill him， but he’s able to see the bright side in the whole mess when the lovely investigator on scene turns out to be a potential life mate for him。CJ Cummings is only in town to investigate a potential case of misconduct in the local police department but winds up being roped into going to the fire scene when the locals are shorthanded。 She’s amazed that the wildly attractive scientist made it out unscathed and she’s sure he’s hiding something。 She’d love to get to know him a bit better anyway， but she can’t afford a distraction from her work。 But when it becomes apparent， he needs a bodyguard， Mac insists it must be her。 When another attempt on their lives puts CJ in danger， their roles are reversed， and Mac is the one determined to keep her safe。I liked the premise of this book and Mac was a lovely hero。 CJ was rather rigid and downright rude to Mac though her reasons made sense when they came out。 Still， I wanted more time with her actually being nice to Mac and developing that relationship with him rather than most of that occurring off page and the reader being told about it later。 I loved the scenes we did get in which CJ began to open up to and trust Mac and I especially enjoyed the scene when she learned about immortals and such。 The villain aspect here had promise and I appreciated that law enforcement was shown respect and not painted with a broad brush。 There was， however， a lot of potential here with the villain element that was lost and handled a bit nonsensically， only to pop up later and be given a very speedy resolution。 The ending to that particular storyline felt rather abrupt， as did the conclusion of the book in general。 I would’ve liked a bit more， perhaps an epilogue， to make things seem truly settled between Mac and CJ。 Nonetheless， I loved how Mac had no real clue how to woo CJ and eventually she was the one who escalated their relationship。 The help they received from other Argeneaus was also pretty hilarious to me。 Though I wanted a bit more development of both the mystery and the romance， I thought this was a cute story and I enjoyed it。I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Blog link: https://mustreadalltheromance。blogspo。。。 。。。more
Darlene Foster
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I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an advance reader copy of this story。Meant To Be Immortal， by Lyndsay Sands， is available at booksellers on 4-27-2021。 As part of the Argeneau series of Immortal stories it still stands up as a story by itself。 I'm sorry to say that this couple didn't charm me or have me interested in their wellbeing。 I found CJ and Mac to be bland and unappealing。 I admit to skipping the last couple of chapters to see how things ended up and even that was I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an advance reader copy of this story。Meant To Be Immortal， by Lyndsay Sands， is available at booksellers on 4-27-2021。 As part of the Argeneau series of Immortal stories it still stands up as a story by itself。 I'm sorry to say that this couple didn't charm me or have me interested in their wellbeing。 I found CJ and Mac to be bland and unappealing。 I admit to skipping the last couple of chapters to see how things ended up and even that was a bust。 Things were left hanging， no real resolution。 I'm bummed， I usually like Ms Sands vampire stories， just not this one。#LyndsaySands #MeantToBeImmortal #AnArgeneauNovel #Immortals #Vampires #Netgalley #Avon 。。。more
Janine
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An entertaining immortal love storyI always enjoy revisiting the world of the Argeneau family。 This story is about Mac Argeneau， a hematologist for Argentis Inc。 After centuries， he finally meets his life mate， CJ Cummings， an investigator with SIU， who responded to the scene after his house was burnt down。 This book has everything you need for a fun afternoon escape。 As with the rest of the books in this series， it can be read as a stand-alone。
The Weekly Romance
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I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 I absolutely love this series so when I saw this book was available I immediately requested it。 I also was really excited after reading the description and how different it was from the latest books because I feel like they haven't had to explain the whole immortal thing in a while so it was fun to have that。 I really liked this one， it was cute and sweet。 I liked the plot becaus I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 I absolutely love this series so when I saw this book was available I immediately requested it。 I also was really excited after reading the description and how different it was from the latest books because I feel like they haven't had to explain the whole immortal thing in a while so it was fun to have that。 I really liked this one， it was cute and sweet。 I liked the plot because it was really different than any other in this series。 I find it incredible that Lynsay Sands after so many in these series is still able to come up with such original stories。 Though I think at this point I need a family tree of some sort because I'm not sure how everyone's related though I love that Marguerite is everywhere。 I'm waiting for us to go back to Port Henry to see what's going on with Stephanie though。 I think my only real issue with the whole book was the pacing。 It moved too slowly in the beginning but the end was almost too fast。 Overall， it was really good！ I give it 4 cups of tea。 - Hannah 。。。more
Robin （Bridge Four）
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This review was originally posted on Books of My HeartReview copy was received from NetGalley。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。3。5 heartsWhen I requested Meant to be Immortal， I apparently didn't see the 3 in front of the 2。 I thought this was the second book in a series and could just read the first book and then jump into the second。 But there is no way I could have read 31 other books in the Argeneau series before this one， so I jumped in cold。 I ha This review was originally posted on Books of My HeartReview copy was received from NetGalley。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。3。5 heartsWhen I requested Meant to be Immortal， I apparently didn't see the 3 in front of the 2。 I thought this was the second book in a series and could just read the first book and then jump into the second。 But there is no way I could have read 31 other books in the Argeneau series before this one， so I jumped in cold。 I have no backstory for all the characters， or the world。 Good news is， I was able to catch onto everything that was going on。First， off props to Lynsay Sands for writing 32 books in a series since the early 2000s， that in itself is a huge accomplishment。 Second， I was so surprised I'd never heard of this series before since I read a lot of UF and totally went through a vampire phase。 While true the immortals are not really vampires， they are close。 Third， even though I hadn't read any of the other books in the series， I was able to keep up with the story。 Of coarse I think I would have enjoyed it even more， if I also knew some of the side characters that were obviously from other books in the series， but this story at least is pretty self contained。 I could tell there are some nuances to overlaying characters I missed but it didn't seem too bad。Mac meets his life mate after someone sets the house he is living in on fire。 Immortals are very flammable so he was lucky to survive。 CJ is in town to interview a cop accused of using too much force on someone he pulled over。 When the small town has an extra busy night she gets roped into helping and Mac figures out a way make sure she is the one protecting him from whoever might be out to kill him。 CJ is really prickly and standoffish and the last thing she seems to want is Mac around， but he needs to figure out a way to get her to thaw to him or lose this chance at a life mate。Overall the story is cute。 Mac is likeable enough but I'm not overly attached to him。 CJ is a little harder to like since she has some baggage she is dragging around and goes out of her way to keep people at a distance。 It seems she was a side character in a different book so maybe if I would have read that one I would have had a better base for her。 Still I liked how Mac and CJ finally start to talk and get to know one another， building something。 Her reasons for being off men were valid and her history a little sad。 Still once she opened up I liked her a lot more。The mystery in the small town was interesting and the reason the fire set， when it came out was almost comical。 Still that was the weakest part of the story when it is all boiled down since this was much heavier on the romance aspect than the mystery。 After reading this book， I will probably give the series a shot。 It is interesting and I liked how the origin story of nanos seemed a little different than some of the other vampire/immortal origin stories。 I could see really enjoying the series overall and liking this book even more had I read some of the others。 。。。more
Candy Briggs
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C。J。 Cummings had been a homicide Detective， then worked for CSIS and finally with SIU。 She liked her work now。 When she was married and a young bride， her husband lived his life as if he were single， he got into drugs and was a cop。 He even gave his wife HIV。Mr。 Macon Argeneau was caught in a full house fire。 He had just moved in that day and was trying to set up his lab。 He was found in the bathtub in the basement， no one thought he would live long。 His body had been pan-broiled and had Bliste C。J。 Cummings had been a homicide Detective， then worked for CSIS and finally with SIU。 She liked her work now。 When she was married and a young bride， her husband lived his life as if he were single， he got into drugs and was a cop。 He even gave his wife HIV。Mr。 Macon Argeneau was caught in a full house fire。 He had just moved in that day and was trying to set up his lab。 He was found in the bathtub in the basement， no one thought he would live long。 His body had been pan-broiled and had Blisters， big blisters。 He was nice enough but brought up a suspicious question。 A lovely story of two people meeting each other around strange behavior。 She has no idea who he is except he is a doctor of Hematology。 They try to investigate the fire and put Mac in protective custody， her protective custody。 They seem very compatible。 but of course， it is going to be a little strange， they are immortal， Mac's people。 This my first immortal book and I did enjoy it and think Lynsay Sands is one heck of a good author。 It was a fresh look into Vampires， only the immortals are not but they do from time to time need to get a booster of blood。 They do have Nanos to feed。 The characters are great and Justin and Decker are so funny。 The tale takes place in Canada and also on Peele Island。 I hope you find yourself as mesmerized as I was。 I received this ARC from Net Galley and voluntarily reviewed it。 。。。more
J
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Ms。 Sands’s Argeneau series is the only vampire series I read regularly。 I love her writing， especially when it is infused with her normal humor and witticisms。 In this book， CJ is a self-isolated person who has her reasons for it。 She has a no-nonsense personality with a little bit of humor added。 Mac is a laid-back man who realizes that CJ is his mate from the beginning。 Now begins the fun and games as Mac tries to break down CJ’s defenses with a little bit of help from his family and the alwa Ms。 Sands’s Argeneau series is the only vampire series I read regularly。 I love her writing， especially when it is infused with her normal humor and witticisms。 In this book， CJ is a self-isolated person who has her reasons for it。 She has a no-nonsense personality with a little bit of humor added。 Mac is a laid-back man who realizes that CJ is his mate from the beginning。 Now begins the fun and games as Mac tries to break down CJ’s defenses with a little bit of help from his family and the always funny Bricker。 。。。more
Maria Rivera
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I love Lynsay Sand's Immortal series。 This latest book is just as great as all the other books in the series。 Its always wonderful to delve back into the Argeneau family and their querky dynamics。 Although， after 32 books I'm losing track of the various family members。 It took we awhile to realise that Mac is Basil's son。 Wish Lynsay would publish a family tree！ I love Lynsay Sand's Immortal series。 This latest book is just as great as all the other books in the series。 Its always wonderful to delve back into the Argeneau family and their querky dynamics。 Although， after 32 books I'm losing track of the various family members。 It took we awhile to realise that Mac is Basil's son。 Wish Lynsay would publish a family tree！ 。。。more
Deana-Coffee， Books， Life Blog
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3。5 StarsIt’s been a while since I have dived into the world of the Argeneau。 Meant to Be Immortal is a nice book to dive back in on。 Macon “Mac”Argeneau is just trying to set up his new lab in his new house。 In a matter of an hour of moving in， someone torches his house， he almost dies （which is not the easiest thing for Mac） and meets his life mate。 Talk about a moving day。 CJ Cummings is a former cop who now does special investigations， is in town to investigate one of their own。 She is a sma 3。5 StarsIt’s been a while since I have dived into the world of the Argeneau。 Meant to Be Immortal is a nice book to dive back in on。 Macon “Mac”Argeneau is just trying to set up his new lab in his new house。 In a matter of an hour of moving in， someone torches his house， he almost dies （which is not the easiest thing for Mac） and meets his life mate。 Talk about a moving day。 CJ Cummings is a former cop who now does special investigations， is in town to investigate one of their own。 She is a smart cookie who realizes that she is getting a run around。 When she arrives for her meeting the town sheriff convinces her to do some detective work as his men are all on other calls。 What should be a simple questioning and gathering of evidence turns into something she quite doesn’t understand。 Meant to Be Immortal is an intense， hot and suspenseful read。 Hooked from the first page to the last。 Lynsay Sand has her Argeneau world well built and even with Meant to Be Immortal being the thirty second book of the series she delivers surprises the reader doesn’t see coming。 Mac and CJ shine in many ways through this book。 From there bickering back-and-forth to the laugh out loud moments they gave the readers。 She is smart and he is clever。 The two of them together make quite the team。 Their attraction is from the get go and their chemistry is as hot as the fire that took Mac’s house。 Meant to Be Immortal was an entertaining and fun read。 。。。more
Shae
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True Rating 3。5 starsI do think if this had not been my first Argeneau book， I think I would have been more invested overall。With that said， I do think that this is still an enjoyable paranormal！ I found the world and our characters to be interesting。 Yes， I got a little lost at times， but I still got the most important points of the story。 The romance was great， and I enjoyed their dynamic a lot。I will be exploring more of this series for sure。
Sandy Reilly
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I'm sorry， but I just really did not like this book。 I finished it， but I wouldn't recommend it。 The characters were a bit flaky and changed characteristics partway through the novel （view spoiler）[（i。e。 CJ being described as "prickly" for almost the entire book and then is willing to jump right into a relationship with Mac and even calls him "my love" after just a few weeks together） （hide spoiler）]， and just mis-characterized people in general （i。e。 CJ says Mac has a killer sense of humor but I'm sorry， but I just really did not like this book。 I finished it， but I wouldn't recommend it。 The characters were a bit flaky and changed characteristics partway through the novel （view spoiler）[（i。e。 CJ being described as "prickly" for almost the entire book and then is willing to jump right into a relationship with Mac and even calls him "my love" after just a few weeks together） （hide spoiler）]， and just mis-characterized people in general （i。e。 CJ says Mac has a killer sense of humor but he was serious and deadpan for almost the entire book up to that point）。 The secondary characters were more interesting than the main characters， and the ending seemed incredibly rushed -- （view spoiler）[CJ went from not trusting anyone to telling Mac she loves him， and when she first balks at becoming an immortal and he suggests it would make their lives easier she quickly gives in （hide spoiler）]。 The whole book had me scratching my head and the plot was very weak at times。 It started off really strong but fizzled out quickly and never really picked back up。 I'm sorry！ I really did try to enjoy this。。。 。。。more
Michele
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See the full review & more at HarlequinJunkieWith all the quirkiness， humor， attraction， and beloved Argeneau characters I crave from this series， Meant to Be Immortal was an entertaining new read by Lynsay Sands。If you can believe it， we are thirty-two books into the Argeneau series now！ And I’m still finding the plots to be solid and the offbeat cast as charming and fun to catch up with as ever。 Mac and CJ’s book might not have been the most thrilling or fastest moving one of the lot for some See the full review & more at HarlequinJunkieWith all the quirkiness， humor， attraction， and beloved Argeneau characters I crave from this series， Meant to Be Immortal was an entertaining new read by Lynsay Sands。If you can believe it， we are thirty-two books into the Argeneau series now！ And I’m still finding the plots to be solid and the offbeat cast as charming and fun to catch up with as ever。 Mac and CJ’s book might not have been the most thrilling or fastest moving one of the lot for some readers， but I definitely enjoyed their polar opposite personalities。。。 Read More 。。。more
Toni
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4。5 starsThis is the thirty-second book in the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands。This story had quite an exciting start。 Mac Argeneau has just moved into a new home when nearing the end of the unpacking he realizes that house is on fire。 And the only thing his kind can be killed by after beheading is fire。 He saves himself by filling the tub with water and immersing himself in the depths of the liquid。CJ Cummings is in town to investigate one of the town’s police officers。 She gets roped into deal 4。5 starsThis is the thirty-second book in the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands。This story had quite an exciting start。 Mac Argeneau has just moved into a new home when nearing the end of the unpacking he realizes that house is on fire。 And the only thing his kind can be killed by after beheading is fire。 He saves himself by filling the tub with water and immersing himself in the depths of the liquid。CJ Cummings is in town to investigate one of the town’s police officers。 She gets roped into dealing with this obvious arson case and thus gets thrust into the path of Mac。 Turns out she is his life mate and now he must find a way to make her realize that they are meant to be together。This book is long but not boring at all。 It is easy to get into and really keeps your attention all the way through。 I love the world building here and how intricate the storyline is。 Quite a page turner。 Loved so much about it。 If you like a paranormal romance， definitely check this one out。 You won’t be disappointed。I received this as an ARC （Advanced Reader Copy） in return for an honest review。 I thank NetGalley， the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title。 Opinions are completely my own。 。。。more
Jaime
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Ever since the looming crisis of evil insane fangless vampires were taken out there has been no big bad for the good guys to fight which has allowed the stories to become light hearted again。 The problem with the last few books is that they are too light。 Unfortunately this installment doesn't avoid that fate。 There were some great possibilities to give the leads scary villains and actual conflict。 The thing that basically brought the two leads was Police Brutality。 What's the point of bringing Ever since the looming crisis of evil insane fangless vampires were taken out there has been no big bad for the good guys to fight which has allowed the stories to become light hearted again。 The problem with the last few books is that they are too light。 Unfortunately this installment doesn't avoid that fate。 There were some great possibilities to give the leads scary villains and actual conflict。 The thing that basically brought the two leads was Police Brutality。 What's the point of bringing up such a currently hot button issue if it's not going to be explored？ Especially if you make the female lead a Cop whose job it is to investigate corruption amongst Police？ There was so much potential for the leads to be in risky situations and have deep conversations that actually bonded them together。 Instead a crew of beloved characters showed up and we got long interactions with them talking about frivolous things。 I'm so disappointed the female lead didn't actually get to do her job。 Like so many other Paranormal Romance stories the leads didn't actually fall for each other organically。 If the nanites didn't keep Mac from "hearing" CJ he wouldn't have given her a second glance and vice versa。 Also the reason why CJ didn't just drop her panties right away and turn was another thing that could've been so interesting and explored。 Once again creating real conflict and actually bonding the leads。 Especially when you consider Mac's job。 To me that issue should've been one book and the police issue should've been someone else's story。 But it was brought up at the very end of the book and solved like two chapters later without any fanfare。 This story had so much potential。 Instead we got two people who ended up together at the end of the book with and HEA just cause。 It wasn't a bad book， it just wasn't very good。 I will be reading the installment。 I love this world and want to see what happens with the characters in it。 Hopefully we'll get a much needed grand conspiracy overarching enemy soon。 。。。more
Megan LovabullBooks
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Reading Rate: ****Romance: ***What I liked:-tEven though this book is a part of a series you can read as a stand alone and not feel lost-tThe book had a very good setup and I was really excited for the Police mystery elementWhat I struggled with:-tIt seemed like so much time was put into building out the characters and the mystery set up but then the book was just rushed to completion in the last 20 mins。 All of the pieces just fell together without any real climax or action needed from the char Reading Rate: ****Romance: ***What I liked:-tEven though this book is a part of a series you can read as a stand alone and not feel lost-tThe book had a very good setup and I was really excited for the Police mystery elementWhat I struggled with:-tIt seemed like so much time was put into building out the characters and the mystery set up but then the book was just rushed to completion in the last 20 mins。 All of the pieces just fell together without any real climax or action needed from the characters。 I really think this could have been a great book but their story was just cut short。 There was so much potential for a good angsty romance。 。。。more
Catherine
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Thank you so much to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for providing me with this eARC in exchange for an honest review。This book。。。。whew。 I'm not sure where to start。 Let me preface with the fact that I was a big fan of the Argeneau series about ten years or so ago。 I was for sure too young to have been reading them but they were exactly what I wanted right after my peak Twilight phase and I devoured and all vampire romances。 These books were such a different take on a typical vampire trope Thank you so much to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for providing me with this eARC in exchange for an honest review。This book。。。。whew。 I'm not sure where to start。 Let me preface with the fact that I was a big fan of the Argeneau series about ten years or so ago。 I was for sure too young to have been reading them but they were exactly what I wanted right after my peak Twilight phase and I devoured and all vampire romances。 These books were such a different take on a typical vampire trope and thought it was fun and interesting and steamy。 Fast forward ten years and I haven't read any of this series in a long time， but I still have a lot of nostalgia associated with it because I enjoyed them so much。 So I'm still not sure if my different feelings about this book compared to the rest of the series are due to my growing up， or because the quality really has declined as the series went on， and I also don't think I really want to find out。 Mac and CJ as characters were。。。underwhelming。 I was so interested in Mac being a nerdy scientist， but that was not really a factor in his character at all。 His entire character was "ooh she's my life mate and I need to claim her"， to the exclusion of anything else。 Honestly， his thoughts and his family's recommendations were all geared toward the best way to manipulate CJ into spending more time with him and liking him back， regardless of the things that have happened in her history or reasons for being hesitant about a relationship。 And CJ herself。。。I was so interested in her backstory and history， but I think they could have spent a lot more time helping her work through a lot of that。 Instead， a particular issue （for lack of a better word that could give away what it is） that she had for not wanting to be in a relationship （I won't go into specifics because spoilers） was thrown out the window simply because Mac lied to her and said that he shared that "issue"。 And when she found out about that and what he and his family all really are。。。。。there was no adjustment period。 She just shrugged it off and went immediately to "taking care of her man"。 And on top of that， （I don't think this is a spoiler because it's an inevitable discussion at the end of all of these books but if you don't like anything remotely spoiler-y， stop reading） when the discussion of her being turned came up at the very end， her resistance to the idea was similarly thrown out a window simply because "she didn't want to do anything to make Mac sad。" Are you kidding me？ Like that wouldn't be a major life altering decision that you need more than 5 seconds to decide on for a guy that you've known for three weeks？I just。。。。yeah。 I didn't hate this， and I managed to read it as what it was supposed to be: an easy， light hearted （？） vampire romance。 But I think I'm done with this series in the future， and probably won't be re-reading the older ones to try and preserve some of the nostalgia I still have for them。 I gave this a 3 stars， but that feels generous and it probably was more like a 2。5， realistically。 。。。more
Matilda Dix
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Are you ready to fantasize about a hot， nerdy immortal （aka Vampire）？ Well， Mac Argeneau just might be the book boyfriend for you。 Mac is a hematologist doing research on blood for Immortals。 Totally makes sense。 If you have kept up with the previous 31 books in this series， you will know that the family trees are huge and intertwined。 Mac is one of Basil’s 23 children and he has been on his own for a very long time。 Sands does not disappoint on the bedroom scenes， but I would say that this was Are you ready to fantasize about a hot， nerdy immortal （aka Vampire）？ Well， Mac Argeneau just might be the book boyfriend for you。 Mac is a hematologist doing research on blood for Immortals。 Totally makes sense。 If you have kept up with the previous 31 books in this series， you will know that the family trees are huge and intertwined。 Mac is one of Basil’s 23 children and he has been on his own for a very long time。 Sands does not disappoint on the bedroom scenes， but I would say that this was a bit more of a slow burn because Mac was trying to woo CJ and not just surprise her with the whole Life Mate story。 I mean， wooing is super romantic。 It gets even better when the rest of the family steps in to “help”。 Readers will recognize some of the family members from previous books， but you could jump right in without knowing all the details from their backstories。 They are funny and determined so a few of the scenes will make you laugh out loud as they try to help with the wooing。I think you will like CJ’s character。 She is a former police officer who is now an investigator of the police。 She does the detective work when there is a complaint against a police officer。 Because of that， she is not very well liked by the officer or the department she is investigating。 However， she is called in to investigate a local arson case because that particular small town does not have enough police to take care of it。 It just so happens that it’s Mac’s house that caught on fire。 He had just moved in and he barely escaped。 In fact， it would have been impossible for a human to escape such a devastating fire。 So， now she has two investigations to conduct in the same small town。I love the Argeneau world and I keep coming back to read all the new releases。 I enjoy the author's style of writing and the humor sprinkled throughout the books。 I also love the sexy scenes and the great chemistry that all the couples have。 Nothing better than a happy ending！ I highly recommend this series， especially if you want to escape into a bit of fantasy set in the real world。 I just read somewhere else today about a STEM romance and I sort of laughed at that term。 However， I think I would consider having a lab and being a hematologist fits right into the Science and Technology part of the acronym， so maybe we label this a paranormal STEM romance？？？ 。。。more
Angel Young
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I have voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book given to me via NetGalley。 Meant To Be Immortal is the 32nd book in the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands。 There was humor and omg the heat in this book！ I devoured it in less then 10 hrs。 went to work bleary eyed because of Mrs。 Sands， but it was worth it。 Don't hesitate get this book！ I have voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book given to me via NetGalley。 Meant To Be Immortal is the 32nd book in the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands。 There was humor and omg the heat in this book！ I devoured it in less then 10 hrs。 went to work bleary eyed because of Mrs。 Sands， but it was worth it。 Don't hesitate get this book！ 。。。more
Alex
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Thank you NetGalley for this ARC to review。 Honestly， if I had read the other books， I feel like I would have been able to connect more with what was happening in the story。 Instead， I was confused。 The book itself had all the right ticks， action， mystery， and， of course， romance， but I just couldn't get into it。 I will consider coming back and re-reading once I can get into the other books in the series。 For now， it just wasn't for me。 Thank you NetGalley for this ARC to review。 Honestly， if I had read the other books， I feel like I would have been able to connect more with what was happening in the story。 Instead， I was confused。 The book itself had all the right ticks， action， mystery， and， of course， romance， but I just couldn't get into it。 I will consider coming back and re-reading once I can get into the other books in the series。 For now， it just wasn't for me。 。。。more
Douglas Meeks
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