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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
Fate of the Fallen is an interesting take on the whole - village boy (person) saves the world. What if the chosen one dies before he or she does what they are 'fated' to do?
I like Kel Kade's books even if they are bit predictable and the hero is a bit of male Mary Sue. So I was curious to see how this new series would pan out. There is both good news and bad.
The good news is Fate of the Fallen is very similar in writing to the earlier series. It is fast paced, there is plenty of action and one generally does not feel like putting the book down. The bad news is that the question of 'what if the chosen one dies' is answered in the most insipid way possible. I really wish Kel Kade had come through on this promise instead of coming up with another Kellen like character. So, while the story and world building are decent, the overall uniqueness of the book is diluted.
Overall, I liked the book and will probably read the sequel. But this is not a book that does justice to its premise. Hopefully, the sequel will feature more of an ensemble cast like how a movie Rogue One does.
Ove
I like Kel Kade's books even if they are bit predictable and the hero is a bit of male Mary Sue. So I was curious to see how this new series would pan out. There is both good news and bad.
The good news is Fate of the Fallen is very similar in writing to the earlier series. It is fast paced, there is plenty of action and one generally does not feel like putting the book down. The bad news is that the question of 'what if the chosen one dies' is answered in the most insipid way possible. I really wish Kel Kade had come through on this promise instead of coming up with another Kellen like character. So, while the story and world building are decent, the overall uniqueness of the book is diluted.
Overall, I liked the book and will probably read the sequel. But this is not a book that does justice to its premise. Hopefully, the sequel will feature more of an ensemble cast like how a movie Rogue One does.
Ove
Definitely not my normal genre of book, but boy was I pleasantly surprised. It is an Eragon meets Harry Potter meets GoT type of book. Essentially one that brings you in to the story and doesn’t let you go. I will say the fighting were sometimes overplayed or even under described and kinda hard to follow at times, especially the last one where Kade had a lot going on at once but not quite enough description on some parts and too much of others. To be fair though, I was also going through really fast because I honestly wasn’t sure of the outcome. It was a refreshing take on the hero story where the “chosen one” is not the main character but instead of of a secondary. Overall, really great and am looking forward to the rest of the series! Hope that the originality continues!
This book is the first part of a series and feels like that, not one cohesive story. Before you read it, be advised that you are going to have to read the later books of the series to get one cohesive story.
I can't believe I didn't realize this is a series that just started so I have to wait.
A traditional fantasy with everything turned on its head. Has funny secondary characters to help on the quest.
I'm excited for the next one.
A traditional fantasy with everything turned on its head. Has funny secondary characters to help on the quest.
I'm excited for the next one.
2.5/5
I am really sad to be giving this book a low rating, while I did enjoy the story and the characters, the writing was lacking for me. I want to start out with the positives: I really enjoyed the premise of this! It was such an interesting twist on the chosen one trope and I liked that our main character was very different from our typical charismatic chosen one. All of the side characters really added a lot of spice that this missing because of the ‘dullness’ of the main character. I also really liked the world itself! I thought that the foresters were super interesting. Okay now for the negative side of things. I think they all could be summarized into this: the book was too short and needed more refinements/editing. I can appreciate that the author was trying to make this book comedic and lighthearted but the humor just didn’t connect with me and in my opinion came off as kinda silly. With such a focus being make on the comedy elements it made it really hard to feel any sense of urgency or dread at the supposed incoming doom. Any real action or “scary” scenes were very glossed over. That leads to my main problem with this book: the timing. There was so much happening in this book that just sped right on by without allowing the reader to really sit in the scene and get to know the characters and world. There would be very pivotal scenes and world building opportunities that were so quick moving we couldn’t get a good sense of it. It reminded me of trying to get a good view of a beautiful mountain while you’re driving 100mph past it. Because of this a lot of plot progression seemed very coincidental rather than occurring naturally, the author does explain this but I still would have appreciated a more natural development. I think this was an effort to keep the book from being too long but it just did not lead to a great immersive reading experience. We also are following a few different perspectives which I would have enjoyed had the book been about double the length but with such a short and ambitious book I think the focus needs to be on a single character to really get the proper balance. My last note would be that the book ending did not feel complete, it felt as if it ended in the middle of the book. I really would have loved this book to be a 600 pager rather than just over 300. So while I did not hate the book itself the writing left something to be desired.
I am really sad to be giving this book a low rating, while I did enjoy the story and the characters, the writing was lacking for me. I want to start out with the positives: I really enjoyed the premise of this! It was such an interesting twist on the chosen one trope and I liked that our main character was very different from our typical charismatic chosen one. All of the side characters really added a lot of spice that this missing because of the ‘dullness’ of the main character. I also really liked the world itself! I thought that the foresters were super interesting. Okay now for the negative side of things. I think they all could be summarized into this: the book was too short and needed more refinements/editing. I can appreciate that the author was trying to make this book comedic and lighthearted but the humor just didn’t connect with me and in my opinion came off as kinda silly. With such a focus being make on the comedy elements it made it really hard to feel any sense of urgency or dread at the supposed incoming doom. Any real action or “scary” scenes were very glossed over. That leads to my main problem with this book: the timing. There was so much happening in this book that just sped right on by without allowing the reader to really sit in the scene and get to know the characters and world. There would be very pivotal scenes and world building opportunities that were so quick moving we couldn’t get a good sense of it. It reminded me of trying to get a good view of a beautiful mountain while you’re driving 100mph past it. Because of this a lot of plot progression seemed very coincidental rather than occurring naturally, the author does explain this but I still would have appreciated a more natural development. I think this was an effort to keep the book from being too long but it just did not lead to a great immersive reading experience. We also are following a few different perspectives which I would have enjoyed had the book been about double the length but with such a short and ambitious book I think the focus needs to be on a single character to really get the proper balance. My last note would be that the book ending did not feel complete, it felt as if it ended in the middle of the book. I really would have loved this book to be a 600 pager rather than just over 300. So while I did not hate the book itself the writing left something to be desired.
A young man who only cares about his forest is suddenly thrust into the role of the hero when his friend, his brother, the Chosen One, is slain on the first day of his journey.
Overall, Fate of the Fallen is a wonderful, fun book that I couldn’t put down. The characters are enjoyable, although Aaslo comes off a bit repetitive at times.
My complaint comes down to the way the characters were handled. Myropa’s sections constantly felt like a session of name- dropping. There’s also little character arc when it comes to this cast - the main character repeatedly comments that he’s just a forester and incapable of greeting other people. He talks to a head constantly, out loud and in front of others, and this act doesn’t draw much attention. The other characters, from Mory to Teza, feel little more than props for Aaslo; they are conveniently there to help him and move the plot along and are pushed aside so that the main character can shine.
These characters, too, come across as emotionless at times. Matthias dies, but Aaslo, practically his brother since birth, doesn’t really seem to take time to mourn. The forester briefly takes a moment to think about chopping off his friend’s head, but then that’s it. He does the deed and is suddenly all right with carrying a head around. Even when Teza “fixes” his arm, he hardly feels distraught.
Overall, Fate of the Fallen is a wonderful, fun book that I couldn’t put down. The characters are enjoyable, although Aaslo comes off a bit repetitive at times.
My complaint comes down to the way the characters were handled. Myropa’s sections constantly felt like a session of name- dropping. There’s also little character arc when it comes to this cast - the main character repeatedly comments that he’s just a forester and incapable of greeting other people. He talks to a head constantly, out loud and in front of others, and this act doesn’t draw much attention. The other characters, from Mory to Teza, feel little more than props for Aaslo; they are conveniently there to help him and move the plot along and are pushed aside so that the main character can shine.
These characters, too, come across as emotionless at times. Matthias dies, but Aaslo, practically his brother since birth, doesn’t really seem to take time to mourn. The forester briefly takes a moment to think about chopping off his friend’s head, but then that’s it. He does the deed and is suddenly all right with carrying a head around. Even when Teza “fixes” his arm, he hardly feels distraught.
Was this the epic high fantasy I'd been expecting to read? No. Was this written with literary eloquence? No.
But you know what? I really, enjoyed reading this. Once I got over my initial disappointment (I thought it'd be like reading LOTR, or like the Witcher series) and accepted it as it is, I found that I liked it far more than I would have had I not cast aside my expectations. FOTF is a great first book to a series I'm now looking forward to. I'm glad to have spent money on this book.
But you know what? I really, enjoyed reading this. Once I got over my initial disappointment (I thought it'd be like reading LOTR, or like the Witcher series) and accepted it as it is, I found that I liked it far more than I would have had I not cast aside my expectations. FOTF is a great first book to a series I'm now looking forward to. I'm glad to have spent money on this book.
I have many mixed thoughts on this book.
-WHAT I LIKED-
I liked what the story was trying to do with having the friend of the chosen one trying to make sure things go as planned. I actually really enjoyed the characters. I enjoyed Aaslo's dark and brooding personality as well as the contrasting personalities of the other characters. I really liked seeing the different gods and how they manipulate events without the characters knowing.
-WHAT I DIDNT LIKE-
Although I liked the fact that this story is about the friend of the chosen one, I disliked the fact that the chosen one died so early within the story and we really didn't get a chance to really know him to see why he was chosen. I guess were supposed to get to know him through the running commentary of the head but its not his true character and only what is in Aaslo's head. Also, the book got a bit boring for me in the middle. The only thing that was happening was that Also was going place to place only to search for help but no one was willing to give him help. It didn't start to pickup again till the end.
-THE UNKNOWN-
I can see that this book is setting up the events of the next one and I'm curious to see what is going to be done to try and save the world.
-WHAT I LIKED-
I liked what the story was trying to do with having the friend of the chosen one trying to make sure things go as planned. I actually really enjoyed the characters. I enjoyed Aaslo's dark and brooding personality as well as the contrasting personalities of the other characters. I really liked seeing the different gods and how they manipulate events without the characters knowing.
-WHAT I DIDNT LIKE-
Although I liked the fact that this story is about the friend of the chosen one, I disliked the fact that the chosen one died so early within the story and we really didn't get a chance to really know him to see why he was chosen. I guess were supposed to get to know him through the running commentary of the head but its not his true character and only what is in Aaslo's head. Also, the book got a bit boring for me in the middle. The only thing that was happening was that Also was going place to place only to search for help but no one was willing to give him help. It didn't start to pickup again till the end.
-THE UNKNOWN-
I can see that this book is setting up the events of the next one and I'm curious to see what is going to be done to try and save the world.
DNF @ 29%
I feel bad DNF'ing this because I really, really was looking forward to reading this and was hoping to like it. Unfortunately, it failed to pull me in and I've had to force myself through the last 20-odd pages I read and I cannot make myself read any further. The writing just feels too unpolished, the characters undeveloped (and immature for their supposed ages,) and the story itself feels rushed and confused. I think it could have benefited if it had slowed down and given me any reason to care about any of the characters or anything going on, but unfortunately, I don't care about any of it. The concept is interesting at a very, very high level but that doesn't really matter much when the execution is so lacking.
I feel bad DNF'ing this because I really, really was looking forward to reading this and was hoping to like it. Unfortunately, it failed to pull me in and I've had to force myself through the last 20-odd pages I read and I cannot make myself read any further. The writing just feels too unpolished, the characters undeveloped (and immature for their supposed ages,) and the story itself feels rushed and confused. I think it could have benefited if it had slowed down and given me any reason to care about any of the characters or anything going on, but unfortunately, I don't care about any of it. The concept is interesting at a very, very high level but that doesn't really matter much when the execution is so lacking.