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ana_banana13's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
This book just wasn’t for me. At the 70% mark I was honestly just completely bored of it. I came for the alien spice, but it was pretty tame and bland. I skimmed the rest from there.
virgo_reader's review against another edition
1.0
Ok! This book was… odd. If you’re looking for a sci-fi, alien romance that feels a bit like exophilia, a bit like beastiality… this is the one for you.
Alice is a human who winds up getting sucked through a vortex and spat out on a wasteland-type planet. She meets a four armed alien who looks like a lion, and later a reptilian, lizard-like alien. I’m all for aliens that looks like aliens or monsters that looks like monsters, but when the character drawings directly compare them to actual animals from earth I feel a bit… squicked out.
On top of that, there was a language barrier until 70% in. I prefer it when that can be cleared up quickly because reading about characters living in silence or with gestures only is frustrating.
And finally - the world isn’t one that I enjoy reading. It’s barren and hostile which means she and her sister will be fighting throughout the series as men try to capture them to use them for money or sex. Sci-fi romance settings are so hit or miss if like me you don’t want to read about constant war and survivalism. We were really spoiled with the little ecosystem on Not Hoth (IPB).
Alice is a human who winds up getting sucked through a vortex and spat out on a wasteland-type planet. She meets a four armed alien who looks like a lion, and later a reptilian, lizard-like alien. I’m all for aliens that looks like aliens or monsters that looks like monsters, but when the character drawings directly compare them to actual animals from earth I feel a bit… squicked out.
On top of that, there was a language barrier until 70% in. I prefer it when that can be cleared up quickly because reading about characters living in silence or with gestures only is frustrating.
And finally - the world isn’t one that I enjoy reading. It’s barren and hostile which means she and her sister will be fighting throughout the series as men try to capture them to use them for money or sex. Sci-fi romance settings are so hit or miss if like me you don’t want to read about constant war and survivalism. We were really spoiled with the little ecosystem on Not Hoth (IPB).
geo_ix's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Slow at times but I loved the communication barrier. I liked their customs & how conflicted they all were.
kerebdis's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
katskinner's review against another edition
4.0
All her life Alice has wanted to feel normal. She just wanted to forget about her crazy father who would rave about his alien artefact… and live a normal life. She wasn’t prepared for him to be right.
THE BLURB
Alice longs to forget her childhood, filled with memories of her survivalist father pushing her to learn how to thrive in the wilderness. Even as a teen it was hard to make friends as she lacked in traditional schooling, being that odd-child with a crazy father. She wasn’t prepared for the camping trip with her sister, to visit their father’s old belongings…
Iyaren has been living in exile from his people for many years. He’s managed to build himself a home in this strange land underneath the vortex that swirls in the sky. On one of his scavenging trips in the ruins he wasn’t expecting to hear a voice call out for help… let alone a sacred female.
Tak Et wants to secure his place in this strange new land. He’s been here only a few years, and it’s time to finally make his mark. He can do that by hunting the warrior that lives on the outskirts, the very warrior that has caused all sorts of havoc for the city he now calls home. A warrior he believes comes from his own home-world.
TONE OF THE BOOK
I would say that this novel fits firmly in the neutral tone. There is no humour to lighten the mood, however the book doesn’t dwell excessively upon negative topics and emotions. Any negativity that emerges is designed to push the characters and plot forward.
SENSITIVE TOPICS
Into The Dead Fall series is intended for mature audiences. There are a number of erotica scenes and violence.
Into The Dead Fall features a multi-partner relationship, with two males and one female. It is not a threesome.
There is mention of characters having past emotional abuse, as well as experiencing the damaging effects of war.
SERIES SYNOPSIS
Into The Dead Fall is the first novel in the Into The Dead Fall series. At the time of this review there is currently 5 novels in this series.
The novel is 262 pages long, making it the standard length of a romance novel (at 300 pages).
The novel has a happy for now ending. It leads with a world-story cliffhanger that introduces the couple that will feature in the second book. Each novel in the series follows the adventures of a different couple.
REVIEW
Alice was a fun heroine to follow throughout the adventure. Susan portrayed her heroine as a bit more of a realistic human, highlighting how an average person wouldn’t be able to suddenly fight, or even forage for food themselves. Granted Alice has a backstory that gives her a bit more of an advantage (which is revealed within the first few pages). Despite being weaker and slower than many aliens surrounding her, she still has a strong and forceful personality that drives her towards goals (even if sometimes it’s not safe to actually pursue those goals).
Whilst in the story you don’t get to explore beyond the initial “landing point” so per say, Susan Trombley has introduced what seems to be a vibrant and comprehensive world to explore. Even more fun as the Vortex will keep things shifting, allowing Susan to easily introduce new and exciting elements to the story as a whole.
The world building is already pretty well done with a variety of unique alien races to meet, each with their own super-powers and flaws. I’m excited to meet some of these new alien species in future novels.
True to my word, I won’t give spoilers in my reviews. I do want to admit that I wasn’t entirely happy with the ending of the novel, especially given the heroine’s sudden behaviour change. I understand what Susan was aiming for in her writing, but wasn’t a huge fan of how it occurred. Enough said! Already I’m borderline spoiler…
FINAL WORD
I enjoyed Into The Dead Fall a lot more than I suspected I would; the world building much more interesting than the description makes it sound. It does land on somewhat of a continuation, introducing a new couple as well as the continuation of world-story. I’m excited to read the second novel in the series.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Our Pet by S. M. Matthews may appeal to you if you enjoy reading reverse-harem sci-fi novels. Mistaken for a unique alien pet, Maisy finds herself on a spaceship surrounded by her three new owners – all brothers. It doesn’t take long for them to realise that she’s not an animal and that she can communicate with them.
One of my own personal favourites is Calista Skye’s Caveman Alien’s series. A group of women are abducted and crash-land on a hostile planet. The stories involve the ladies finding ways to integrate with the current caveman culture, all the while caught up in and preparing to fight what seems to be an intergalactic war.
sprinkled's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lilyluna731's review
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
king_taylor's review
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
tiffiny's review
3.0
DNF @89%. This was a really sweet, anticlimactic book (what I read of it). However it got really boring unfortunately. The FMC was utterly useless which is fine.... if there was more action in the story to still keep things interesting, but there wasn’t. It really fell off towards the end and became dull. It was well written grammatically with few errors. I also really liked that the guys truly appeared alien.
I know this series does two or so story lines simultaneously and that more love interests are added later, but I just don’t have the patience to power through the snore-fest.
I know this series does two or so story lines simultaneously and that more love interests are added later, but I just don’t have the patience to power through the snore-fest.