A review by laural444
Fallen Skies by Philippa Gregory

1.0

I was really enjoying this one, despite the somewhat unlikely situations (Charlie lost both testicles and half of his penis, but he was otherwise able to romp around in the ocean?) and characters that were a little wooden. Anyway, I was plugging along, finding the book to be enjoyable, even if it wasn't that well-written, until I got to the part where Stephen stabs a baby in the stomach. Totally unnecessary, and it ruined the entire book for me. My son is a baby boy with blue eyes, too, who kicks and smiles big toothless grins when someone comes over to the crib to look at him. So reading the part about Stephen killing the little boy with a knife sickened me. I tossed the book away and spent the rest of the night watching my baby sleep.