The Fallen 1: The Fallen And Leviathan (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
The second book in this angel series and so much worse than the first one. It is just sooo unrealistic (yeah I know angels can't be realistic because well, they don't actually exist, but still...Even though I'm quite trained in accepting unusual things by reading so much fantasy and science fiction this just went overboard. This series makes you believe that angels are hidden amongst us without us knowing... but at the same time this books makes sooo many impossible things happen to the regular earthen population that you just feel the entire time like going *really?!* and *you did not just try to rationalise that now, did you?*Furthermore the giant octopus-thingy at the end just seemed like such a B-movie touch that I just felt like I had to finish this book and hope for the best in the next one, because I hate quitting in the middle of a series.I also felt like the author did not use all his trump cards. He introduces us to the archangel Gabriel, but he hardly uses this character at all. It's like "hi and goodbye" with that character which I thought was a real let-down. The Fallen and Leviathan, beautifully written by Thomas E. Sniegoski, is an extraordinary book, in the way that it is written, that both genders can read. The main character is an adopted teenage boy called Aaron Corbet. He has always lived a bad life in the many times he was adopted. He is then adopted by the Corbet family; Lori, Tom and their little boy Stevie, and from there he begins to settle into his new happier life. He doesn't know though that greater, more dangerous things await him. His past, his future. He finds one day that he is able to talk to his dog and can understand when this girl he likes and her friends talk about him in Portuguese. His life takes another turn right about here. He is encountered by a fallen angel disguised as an everyday beggar, that tells him in a rather unusual way that he is not human, but a much greater being, destined to save all the fallen angels on earth that are willing to be forgiven. I found that this book was extremely interesting given the fact that I read a lot of angel related books and am quite familiar with the topic. I thought that it would have the usual girl point of view, where she falls in love with an angel, in this case a fallen angel, and her life is at risk. However, this book is set in a male point of view, making it one of the factors that make the book interesting. I couldn't put this book down, all I waited for after school was to pick it up and start reading it. Every page I turned kept me reading late at night, and even when it was late I found it hard to close it and go to sleep. It was full of mystery on every page, it had a lot of action, but more towards the middle-end of the book. I liked how for once the story didn't rely on a love encounter. It had those few very little snippets of the small love between Aaron and Vilma but it mainly focused on the supernatural theme at hand. I liked how at the end it left a cliff-hanger, which to be honest is something I like in every book so that it keeps me reading the next books in the series. This book's cliff-hanger was in one word amazing. I cannot say what it was due to the fact that I do not want to spill any 'secrets', but trust me when I say that it will make you want to keep reading. I am looking forward to reading the second book, and am hoping that it will be just as good as the first one or, even better. Mr Sniegoski has made the characters, being supernatural, very believable, especially Aaron in his very important role. Having described the angels very well, one of the fighting scenes in the book, is exactly what you would expect (or rather imagine) from fighting, angry angels. I think that Mr Sniegoski was really successful, at least according to my standards, in writing a book on fallen angels, since nowadays, a lot of books possess this theme. Besides the fact that I really loved the book, I think that a bit more action, in the first part of the book should have been included.
What do You think about The Fallen 1: The Fallen And Leviathan (2011)?
It was a great book just a bit confusing with the constant switching of the character perspectives.
—Jennabeth
was a really good book with a good developing story line. should start to get interesting!
—xcondez
Great teen read - you need at least book one and two though
—grace
Surprisingly good! Can't wait to read the next one!
—littlelele
