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A review by bookedbrunette
The Fallen by Liz Braswell
2.0
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The Fallen (TNLOCK)
Liz Braswell
254 pages
FC: Alyec
Unfortunately, this was not as ground breaking as I initially thought it was going to be. Of course, there are three books and I have time to find out if the whole series is baloney, but I donβt REALLY have high hopes.
The one thing I HATED in the book, like really disliked, was the age gap in all of her romance. It was so Weird to read and just unnecessary. Of course all of the real plot twists came 200 pages in and that was cool, but the scenes and plot lines prior to the plot twists werenβt interesting enough for me to be SO PULLED AND SHOCKED by the twistsβ¦
Also why is a newly 16 year old, who was never allowed to date and has never dated before, dating a boy from her school AND A GRADUATED 18 year old? Sadly, The Fallenβs downfall was not the supernatural abilities or world building, it was Chloeβs romantic relationships. Iβm not a prude by any means, but this girl was really getting frisky at 15-16. And if Braswell only made her raunchy and filled with lust because it βdisplays cat-like attitude.β Actually shut up. I hate that. And itβs not true!
Like I said, Iβm not a prude and I know this is YA but, why Braswell is pushing the cheating narrative and completely saying itβs normal to be filled with desire for a 22 year old at 15. AND ACTUALLY ACT ON THAT! Is beyond meβ¦
Like. If weβre showing younger girls how to be confident in their bodies and safe, THAT AINT THE WAY SISTER!!! Just strange.
Unfortunate. The characters were pretty solid but the way they thought was weird and the arguments and real βpersonal relationshipsβ didnβt really feel real to me
:( sorry Braswell!
βοΈβοΈ/5
The Fallen (TNLOCK)
Liz Braswell
254 pages
FC: Alyec
Unfortunately, this was not as ground breaking as I initially thought it was going to be. Of course, there are three books and I have time to find out if the whole series is baloney, but I donβt REALLY have high hopes.
The one thing I HATED in the book, like really disliked, was the age gap in all of her romance. It was so Weird to read and just unnecessary. Of course all of the real plot twists came 200 pages in and that was cool, but the scenes and plot lines prior to the plot twists werenβt interesting enough for me to be SO PULLED AND SHOCKED by the twistsβ¦
Also why is a newly 16 year old, who was never allowed to date and has never dated before, dating a boy from her school AND A GRADUATED 18 year old? Sadly, The Fallenβs downfall was not the supernatural abilities or world building, it was Chloeβs romantic relationships. Iβm not a prude by any means, but this girl was really getting frisky at 15-16. And if Braswell only made her raunchy and filled with lust because it βdisplays cat-like attitude.β Actually shut up. I hate that. And itβs not true!
Like I said, Iβm not a prude and I know this is YA but, why Braswell is pushing the cheating narrative and completely saying itβs normal to be filled with desire for a 22 year old at 15. AND ACTUALLY ACT ON THAT! Is beyond meβ¦
Like. If weβre showing younger girls how to be confident in their bodies and safe, THAT AINT THE WAY SISTER!!! Just strange.
Unfortunate. The characters were pretty solid but the way they thought was weird and the arguments and real βpersonal relationshipsβ didnβt really feel real to me
:( sorry Braswell!