The Fallen 1: The Fallen and Leviathan
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THE ULTIMATE QUEST FOR REDEMPTION
On his eighteenth birthday, Aaron starts to hear weird voices and is convinced he is going insane. But having stirred from foster home to foster home, Aaron doesn’t know whom he can trust. He wants to tell in the cute girl from class, but fears she’ll confirm he’s crazy.
Then a mysterious man starts following Aaron. He knows about Aaron’s troubled past and his new powers. And he has a message for Aaron: As the son of a mortal and an angel, Aaron has been chosen to redeem the Fallen.
Aaron tries to dismiss the news and resists his supernatural abilities. But he must accept his newfound heritage — and quickly. For the dark powers are gaining might, and are hell-bent on destroying him….
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I struggled with reading this book. I read a lot of the YA stuff. And lately, I have really been enjoying the stuff related to angels. This was hard to read though for me. I reflect for 2 primary reasons.
First – The Fallen:
First, I read somewhere the the leader got ongoing in comic books. If that’s right – I really see it. The abruptness with which chapters jumped between our main character, Aaron, and others was hard for me to handle. The character development was nearly non existent. In fact, there were a number of chapters where we met characters and they died – in the same chapter. That’s all we ever seen of them. It was, I reflect, proposed to provide background. Or context so that we see that the “Powers” (real original name for them by the way) are really scary and should be taken seriously. But we sort of know that all along. Aaron is the one who needs to know that but since these chapters don’t have anything to do with him or people he knows (for the most part), persons chapters feel very wasteful. Additionally, there is a lot that is left unsaid. I reflect if I had a lot more bible knowledge/knowledge on the “lore” of angels it might have helped. I reflect. But the jumps and the use of these disposable characters felt very comic book like. If there were artwork to go along with it, the chapters might have been more appealing.
The second reason I struggled with this book was the religiousness. It’s sort of tone, but it was more then that too. It’s like the tale itself should be one that is discussed in a theology class. I don’t mind the theology of angels, but it’s as if the plot itself is really about believing in God and having faith. And when I selected this book up, I thought it was just another YA book with an angel theme/spin. I didn’t expect to feel like I was sitting through the homily at my church (a roman catholic one – I say that for context).
The plot goes something like this: boy is a half angel/half human; there are “terrible” angels who judge they are doing God work by killing all the Nephilim; Aaron is a special Nephilim (and I can guess who his father is after the first time it’s commented about how powerful he is, so why not just spit that out as a replacement for of pretending like that’s some huge dark secret); Aaron needs to embrace the angle half of himself and then he will save the “Fallen” angels who are stuck on planet and can’t get to heaven because of their sins. We have the predictable “terrible” guys: the Powers. Lead by Verchiel who is so evil it was nearly comical to reflect that he is an angel (and the line he says towards the end to God about why he’s been forsaken… REALLY? am I supposed to judge that an angel that evil really can’t see it? Pleeeaaasssseeeee say it ain’t so!) and the guy we aren’t sure to trust or not (Camael) and the faithful companion to Aaron (that is really the only appealing/original part – his faithful friend is a dog. But, agreed the changes to the dog when Aaron heals him, he’s more intelligent so it’s hard to continue to reflect of him as a dog throughout the end of the first and all of Levithan). And we are left with a tragic event that forces Aaron to chose whether he is going to accept or reject his right self as a Nephilim. Add in lots of religious theory and some honestly gruesome deaths and there you have it.
At 272 pages, it’s a honestly fleeting read too. So, there isn’t a whole lot of room for character development. But it certainly would have been nice to have some. When the battle at the end happens, I barely felt sad for the characters that are lost (and I didn’t feel at all sad about the characters we loose in the beginning because the leader never even attempts character development for persons folks – as mentioned earlier) – because we barely know the characters. Even Aaron isn’t really all that well developed. Zeke certainly isn’t – he comes and goes quickly. I felt like if there had been pictures to go with the tale you might know more about him. The leader tells us very quickly that he’s a loner. There’s a whole whopping 2 scenes with him at school…? How does that really tell me anything? It introduces us to Vilma but she is promptly set aside and we get very few scenes with her (although, I read this in the re-unrestricted double with Levithan – which will get barely 1 star, and I see that we will end up seeing more of Vilma in the next installment, but I am not sure I care enough to pick it up, especially after reading Levithan).
The end of this book leaves the reader really hanging off a cliff. I reflect it was smart to re-puiblish this with Levithan, but Levithan was terrible enough that I probably won’t bother with the next two (maybe they should have place all 4 together and just charged a small more – then I would have spent more money and that’s probably the only way they would ever get me to end the series). And since we really don’t have much additional resolution or information even after Levithan, well, I was unsatisfied.
Second – Levithan:
Yikes. Worse then the first half. I don’t have a whole lot of religious background. I’ve never read the bible. While raised Roman Catholic, I’m not exactly a staunch church-goer nor was I raised on the “lore” of demons and angels and stuff. So, I really, honestly had no thought what the “Levithan” could be. This was a detour in the overall tale line if you question me. Had this installment been skipped, with the exception of a few tiny chapters, I am guessing you could go on and read the additional 2 that come next and not have noticed anything. The yucky sea monster that is Levithan and the battle to kill it (I marvel, was this written before or after Tommy Lee Jones pulled the same basic stunt in Men In Black?) was just pointless. Granted, we wouldn’t know that Stevie is now some grotesque tracker in an adult body with no memories or Aaron, nor would we have met the Archangel Gabriel, but really, persons couldn’t have been done in the first few chapters of the next book? And since the Archangel disappears quicker then he’s introduced, I am not sure even that would have been necessary to take up in the next book.
This one doesn’t do the jumping around to random people who we really don’t care about nearly as much as the first book (but there are still some – and some really random scenes that seem to not do much of anything – like the scene where Gabriel the dog gets fed by that family tree in the park – unnecessary and unhelpful and a total waste of pages in what already was a pretty fleeting book), but we still get no character development at all. We still don’t have a clue if we can trust Camael and he is only present for about 1/3 of the book (before he ends up in a digestive sack). The Orsha’s…? What the…? They were an annoying distraction. I was interested in knowing what they were and why they were vital to the tale for about 30 seconds. We get so very small about them – even by the end of the book – and they really had no material impact on the plot whatsoever, that I really didn’t care about them.
The plot continues where we left off. After the huge terrible battle, Aaron is struggling to embrace his angel half. If he doesn’t… blah blah blah. He, Gabriel (the dog) and Camael are on their way somewhere – but they don’t know where. Aaron wants to find Stevie and Camael thinks they might be headed to a place called Aerie. Camael thinks Aaron needs to accept his right scenery, and Aaron doesn’t want to. They stop in a tiny town after Gabriel gets bit by something. Aaron gets hired by the vet, get a room to stay in, and they learn something isn’t right with the town or the townspeople. What is it that is incorrect? The Levithan. Battle ensues. For how it ends, see the note above pondering which came first, Men In Black or this. So, clearly, I didn’t find the plot all that thrilling.
Not only did the lack of character development continue, but the religiousness did too. And so did the patheticness of the villain and the “Powers”. They are uninteresting, whiney characters. And I still find it laughable that they are written to judge that they are doing God’s work. There’s a flaw in the logic that is motivating the Powers and their leader and it’s hard to snub (I normally don’t care, but the excellent vs. evil tone of this book and the religious context makes it hard for me to snub their motivations in this case) and so it just made me not want to read them or about them.
When we first are introduced to the Archangel I was hopeful that we’d get some excellent action, some excellent information on what’s really going on, or we’d at least be getting a new and appealing character. My hopes were dashed quickly though since there is still zero character development.
It’s permanently a terrible sign when I start skimming pages. But I read all @280 pages of this half of the larger book last night in about 90 minutes. That’s how terrible this was. I don’t reflect I will bother with the next ones. Unless I am really bored and at the library and there is NOTHING else to read.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Very exciting, like it, for anyone who’s into fallen angels, young adult romance and the dark side of evil.. who will fall and who will rise?
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
“Fallen” is a fantastic tale with lots of potential. It is captivating and original, the writing is brilliant, and the characters are real. Readers will be relieved that the sequel is attached in this new book edition.
“Leviathan” reads like a terrible science fiction movie. Readers may feel alienated and disappointed when they reach the middle of the tale as “Leviathan” takes a major detour from the main tale. The main character, Aaron, does get under your skin as he makes frustrating choices. I, personally, thought the ending was tiresome and far fetched but it does ultimately end back to the original tale where “Fallen” had left off.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
Aaron Is An Average Teenage Guy, Until He Turned 18. A Foster Child With Reasonably A Temper, He Starts Having Terrible Nightmares. Two Men Appear To Warn Him About His Destiny. And So Starts An Adventure You Will Never Forget! Aaron Learns He Is A Nephilim, A Child Born Of A Human Female And An Angel. There’s A Group Of Angels That Are Out To End Everything They Feel Is Ungodly. They Are Called The Powers. They’re Seeking Aaron Out Because According To The Prophecy, There Is The ONE That Will Have The Fallen Angels Forgiven And Returned To Heaven. The Powers Are Not Too Pleased About This And Are NOT About To Let It Take place. Who Could The ONE Be? You Have To Read To Find Out!
This Is A Special Re-Relief Edition Of The First Two Novels In The Fallen Series. This Series Will Compel You To Adore It And Make Your Head Spin At The Same Time. Angels Are Quickly On The Rise! I Was Drawn Into This Book Not Only By The Take in But By Sniegoski’s Wonderful Writing Style. They’re Are Tons Of Surprises And Twists In The Plot That You’ll Be Happily Lost In The World Of Fallen. I Haven’t Read A Book This Excellent Since Last Year! I Already Pre-Ordered Book 2 In The Series (Which Is Really Books 3 And 4 Bound Up Into One!) I Highly Recommend This Book! Especially If You Want To Deviate A Small From All The Vampires, Fairies, And Wolves!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I selected this book up on a whim and chose to give it a try. I had seen previews for the miniseries on t.v. and never knew that it was a book series. I was surprised at how much I liked the tale. Angels are not my favorite mythological creature to read about, but I establish myself liking the tale regardless. I establish Aaron to be likeable and a relatable character. I really loved this book and establish it entertaining and a excellent tale line.
*Spoilers*
If I find myself emotionally connected to a character than I will weep at a part in the book that is sad and I establish myself crying at “The Fallen” when his parents are killed right in front of him. I establish it to be a excellent read and can’t wait to find out how it ends.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5