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angelic712's review
3.0
At no point in time while reading this book was I bored or easily distracted from the page in front of me. However, at no point when I wasn’t reading did I think about the book and want to find out what was going to happen next. Probably just not for me.
socorrobaptista's review
4.0
Ficção científica com muita ação e muitas surpresas. Lembrei-me muito da teoria eugenista sobre raças puras, e de como tal teoria foi e continua sendo prejudicial para a humanidade. Gostei bastante.
krysley's review
4.0
You know how there's a specific type of book you want to read and sometimes you just can't find enough of them? That's what happened to me recently and that's exactly why I requested a copy of Fallen. I wanted a military science fiction story featuring a kick ass heroine (preferably written by a female author) and I think Amy J. Murphy did a pretty good job of creating what I was looking for.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Sela often reminded me a bit of Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr (from [a:Tanya Huff|1967|Tanya Huff|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1207242126p2/1967.jpg]’s Valor series). Not exactly like Torin (I think the author still has a ways to go to meet that level of awesomeness), but there are shades there and a lot of potential. Sela is definitely a great character and I can’t wait to see where the series takes her.
I do think there could have been more growth or better interaction between Sela and Jon. Though I understand where Murphy was trying to go with their relationship (and I really liked that she chose that route), I felt that was an area that really could have been beefed up. Though their relationship wasn't shallow at all, I do feel like Murphy did not give us readers enough depth for it.
On the other end of the spectrum was Erelah, whose naivete in the beginning annoyed me to no end. I can understand how she would be so naive considering how she grew up, but it was a little grating. However, the naivete worked when compared to the changes she was forced through and she was a much stronger character by the end of the book.
So I enjoyed the story ... but I really disliked the audio narration by Erin Bateman. I can guaran-damn-tee that I would like this story a whole hell of a lot better if I had read it rather than listened to the audiobook. Overall, Bateman wasn't horrible, but her voices and accents for the characters were seriously atrocious. There is very little variation between the characters and sometimes even less when it’s switching between dialog and the story. That made it very hard to keep track of what was going on and who was saying what, never mind the fact that the accent for the priest was so cringeworthy and inconsistent.
And every time Bateman said sorry, out, or been, I laughed because her accent came through really strong and always pulled me out of the story. If I was a betting person, I'd put money on her being Canadian or a Minnesotan.
Saying all that, the narrator actually does have a great tone and cadence for narrating a story … she just needs to work on her character voices … a lot.
One last negative to this book. I really didn't like the sound effects that sometimes appeared between scenes. It was really jarring and I thought it signaled the end of the chapter. I didn't understand why they were there when they served no real purpose.
Funny thing as I was getting ready to post this review. I saw that the Kindle version of this book was free on Amazon (as of Jan. 28, 2020). I snapped it up because I'd really like to try this series as an ebook since I didn't care for the narration. Here's hoping the rest of the series is as enjoyable!
I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Sela often reminded me a bit of Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr (from [a:Tanya Huff|1967|Tanya Huff|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1207242126p2/1967.jpg]’s Valor series). Not exactly like Torin (I think the author still has a ways to go to meet that level of awesomeness), but there are shades there and a lot of potential. Sela is definitely a great character and I can’t wait to see where the series takes her.
I do think there could have been more growth or better interaction between Sela and Jon. Though I understand where Murphy was trying to go with their relationship (and I really liked that she chose that route), I felt that was an area that really could have been beefed up. Though their relationship wasn't shallow at all, I do feel like Murphy did not give us readers enough depth for it.
On the other end of the spectrum was Erelah, whose naivete in the beginning annoyed me to no end. I can understand how she would be so naive considering how she grew up, but it was a little grating. However, the naivete worked when compared to the changes she was forced through and she was a much stronger character by the end of the book.
So I enjoyed the story ... but I really disliked the audio narration by Erin Bateman. I can guaran-damn-tee that I would like this story a whole hell of a lot better if I had read it rather than listened to the audiobook. Overall, Bateman wasn't horrible, but her voices and accents for the characters were seriously atrocious. There is very little variation between the characters and sometimes even less when it’s switching between dialog and the story. That made it very hard to keep track of what was going on and who was saying what, never mind the fact that the accent for the priest was so cringeworthy and inconsistent.
And every time Bateman said sorry, out, or been, I laughed because her accent came through really strong and always pulled me out of the story. If I was a betting person, I'd put money on her being Canadian or a Minnesotan.
Saying all that, the narrator actually does have a great tone and cadence for narrating a story … she just needs to work on her character voices … a lot.
One last negative to this book. I really didn't like the sound effects that sometimes appeared between scenes. It was really jarring and I thought it signaled the end of the chapter. I didn't understand why they were there when they served no real purpose.
Funny thing as I was getting ready to post this review. I saw that the Kindle version of this book was free on Amazon (as of Jan. 28, 2020). I snapped it up because I'd really like to try this series as an ebook since I didn't care for the narration. Here's hoping the rest of the series is as enjoyable!
I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
silelda's review
3.0
My favorite part about this book is that it shows the different ways a person can be strong. Sela is bred and trained to be strong physically and mentally while shunting down anything emotional. At a couple points her obvious strengths are complimented. At the same time, Erelah is obviously of frail build and naive, yet she has the mental endurance and strength to do whatever it takes to shut out Tristic, one of the most powerful mental influences. Sela's sergeant, Valen, has the strength of will to look out for the less fortunate, even while severely injured. The point is, you don't have to be muscular or be a bully in order to be strong. There are many ways you can show strength and this book does a good job of showing those.
I also greatly appreciated the mythology/theology Murphy included in this world. It's easy to draw a some parallels to myths we have on Earth, but it still different enough that it really adds another layer to the world.
Overall, this was an entertaining read. It wasn't a great book, I'll admit that, but for $.99 it was a good grab. The world is well built and the characters even more so. There is a love story, but also a lot of action and spaceships. Definitely an entertaining read for a sci-fi fan.
I also greatly appreciated the mythology/theology Murphy included in this world. It's easy to draw a some parallels to myths we have on Earth, but it still different enough that it really adds another layer to the world.
Overall, this was an entertaining read. It wasn't a great book, I'll admit that, but for $.99 it was a good grab. The world is well built and the characters even more so. There is a love story, but also a lot of action and spaceships. Definitely an entertaining read for a sci-fi fan.
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