lizzie1096 's review for:

The Falling by Anna Todd

2.0

slow-paced

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I don't know if it's because I'd already read this in its original form years ago or what but I just did not click with this one. The story just seemed to drag so unbelievably slow with so much extra description and time passage that lent nothing to the plot. 

Every chapter was exactly the same with Karina going to work, massaging the same people over and over again, her and Elodie switching shifts and her running into Kael until finally he started staying there. And also, their breakup felt so dramatic considering how little time they were together and furthermore the fact that Karina has openly admitted she knows nothing about Kael but still becomes this stoic, shell of a person without him. It didn't make any sense. 

Since I did read the original Brightest Stars novel there were a lot of things that came back to me as I read, specifically the plot twist at the end involving her brother that made the ending pretty lackluster for me. In all, I probably could've given this one a skip but I wanted to ensure I had all the neccesary information to continue reading the trilogy as it's written. 

My hopes are still fairly high for the next one as it'll be new content completely and we won't have to spend so long setting the scene rather we'll be able to jump right in.