Fallen Angels. By Tara Hyland (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
This book consisted of more than Sins of the Mother, we also have sins of the brother, sister, boyfriend, Nun and lord floating throughout the whole book. There was so much tragedy in Hyland’s book and gosh NOONE had any common sense… Cara a bit, but mostly no and I’m guessing that maybe it was because of the year the story is set it but still it was all just insane. So many things could have been avoided if the characters had maybe an ounce of common sense. It was hard reading about how good Franny was as a Mother to her daughter Cara for like the first 6 years of her life only to watch her turn her back on her so that she can make it big in Hollywood. All the horrible crap Cara had to suffer through while growing up could have been circumvented if not for her Mothers selfishness and cowardice or that Nuns deviousness too it was just a shame. Seeing her struggle and still excel though albeit some stumbling along the way showed how strong her character was. Although I ended up strongly disliking Franny for what she did to Cara (I mean really she should have just got the abortion for all that Cara went through growing up) but I felt horribly sad for her when she got sick, no one deserves that. I also felt that Cara’s grandmother lacked common sense for the fact that she had no close friends that she could trust enough to tell about Cara and didn’t think to find any in case anything happened to her and I understand why she didn’t tell Maggie but she was very old and something was bound to happen with her isolating herself and Cara…when she got Alzheimer’s Cara didn’t know what was going on or what to do and when she eventually died Cara still didn’t know what to do literally, she was just too young to have to go through all of that. Everything was just downhill for Cara after that for a good a while, while her Mother was living it up in Hollywood, although she’s getting sicker and sicker but she’s married to a freaking billionaire for goodness sake. Also, what the crap was up with those Nuns back then and why did the ones at the orphanage obviously wanna kill Cara, the other girls not included, it all was just wrong and evil. What happened to Cara’s sweet friend there was just sad too, I knew what happened as soon as the little girl came back and wasn’t her usual self, I was also glad that Cara didn’t have to suffer the same fate. Oh and how Cara couldn’t see right through Danny after watching how acted in general was embarrassing, I think she was stuck on how he was towards her as a child but even then that was sketchy and that’s the only excuse I can think of. The whole plot twist at the end was a bit sad but marvelous and just WOW for some of it, Poor Olivia, Poor Naihm and Poor Cara because not only did she face hell growing up but as an adult she has to worry about getting alzheimer’s and huntington’s disease which is awful. Summing this story up I would say WHOA, WOW, DANG and THAT”S MESSED UP. Overall though I’m glad Cara got to finally see her Mother again and vice versa. I’m also glad Franny found Max, he was a very great and sacrificial man and he didn’t feel the need to brag about it which makes him perfect in my book, he obviously loved her dearly…Hilda too, the only person out of the whole staff at his castle that they could trust. I’m glad that Cara may seem to have found some true happiness with Jake or Jack…whatever his name was, lol. I loved this book for the simple reason that it wasn't what I was expecting. It was more. The story, that for a moment I thought it would be simple and perhaps somewhat tedious, talking only about disputes and problems between mother and daughter, turned out to be a story full of drama, love, relationships with no future, injustice, mystery and incredible twists. The story is more than credible. Tara Hyland does a magnificent job creating those characters and developing their story, so I'm not so surprise why this book caught my attention immediately. The situations, the places and the relationships are described perfectly. I spent two days reading the book and couldn't put it down until I finished. There were occasions I felt happy for the characters, other times I felt sorry and sad to see the extreme situations in which they were, and that I was unable to do something to help them. I even got angry with the author for writing those things. But I really enjoyed it. What I didn't like too much was the speed with which the author ends the story. After so much suffering and so many mixed stories, the book ends abruptly, as if there was no more space to write on. I would have preferred to read an epilogue and to know more about the relationship between Franny and Clara, (their real relationship) and to know more about Clara's life and to read more about some other characters that the author didn't talk about at the end. So, what can I say? If you like family dramas, family secrets, intrigues and stories like real life, this book is for you, but if you prefer short stories, not so dramatic and kind of fairytales, skip this one. Recommended for adults and older teens.Happy Reading!
What do You think about Fallen Angels. By Tara Hyland (2011)?
I really liked this book and the story was interesting and I liked the layout and setting of it
—Caitlin
I enjoyed this book, it was well,written and there were many twists that were not predictable
—Willemor
Really interesting book, I read it in two days but it didn't left impression on me.
—Purv
