Lexile Measure: HL620L (What's this?)
Series: A Shadow Falls Novel (Book 5)
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st Printing edition (April 23, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250012899
ISBN-13: 978-1250012890
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (329 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #75,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #101 in Books > Teens > Mysteries & Thrillers > Thrillers & Suspense #130 in Books > Teens > Mysteries & Thrillers > Fantasy & Supernatural #140 in Books > Teens > Mysteries & Thrillers > Romantic
Age Range: 12 - 18 years
Grade Level: 7 and up
I love the Shadowfalls Series, don't get me wrong, but Chosen at Sunrise felt just a little too saccharine for me. I love Kylie and the entire crew, I like the direction that the plot goes, I like the subplots and I like the threat of Mario that looms, but there wasn't a single twist I didn't see coming. While most of this review might seem negative, I don't want that to take away from the series overall which is still delightful. Frankly, tons of people will LOVE this last book for precisely the reasons it annoyed me.The ending, which many will love, ties everything up in a nice happy bow. I'm not really a nice happy bow kind of girl. I'd like a hint of reality please. While I'm happy with the way Kylie deals with the problems facing her and the decisions she makes, it all seems to end just too perfectly. I also felt (and this is a big no no for me) preached at on certain subjects, like protected sex and pregnancy. I probably could have let it slide but it was repetitive and constant in a way that it hadn't be in previous books and it just irked me. And lastly, there were points where I thought the writing was so basic it felt like a completely different author. There's a place where she describes what Kylie and Lucas are wearing and it's just that. It felt weird and awkward and strange and not at all like what the writing in the first 4 books was like. Bottom line: the series is great, the last book is just okay. Still worth the read though.Overall: B
I love this series and couldn't wait for this book! And, it didn't disappoint. Kylie had some tough choices to make and she didn't fail. I love the cast of characters. Holiday and Burnett. Miranda and Perry. Lucas. Derek. Della.I both love and hate when a series ends. Those characters have become part of my life and I want everything to be perfect for them. It's not perfect, but CC Hunter does a great job wrapping up Kylie's journey to realizing who she is. I've loved every second I spent reading these books. When I finished Chosen at Nightfall, I hugged the book to myself, knowing it was over and it was good.Great series with a great ending! I'm so glad CC will be continuing this series with Della's perspective.
This book is the end of this series. It has very little action to it. Most of the book is closure. Which there isn't anything wrong with. I did enjoy the book but I felt there were things I was waiting for that never came about.There will be another series, which is good, but it's not about Kylie. Unfortunately that means some things I wanted to see never will happen. As it stands I really don't see why chameleons were so important to the series. In this book I expected some depth to how chameleons change their patterns. Which doesn't happen. The entire series Kylie changes it accidentally. Which I can understand early on but at the end? The grande finale?I was expecting Kylie to triumph by being a chameleon. I have been waiting for the time where Kylie would purposely change her pattern multiple times in a fight to win. I thought this would be the book. Nope, I was wrong.I thought the ending was entertaining but I also felt cheated. The twist at the end did not help. The author also takes Kylie in a new direction in this book. I thought it was interesting but at the end of the series?! It completely changes how things proceed. I felt like the rest of the series was a big misdirection and the author yells out Psyche, and pulls the curtain away. As far as I can tell, the only thing accomplished by Kylie being a chameleon was to create drama because it didn't do anything else. I could see where it could lead but oh yeah, no more books for Kylie. I have this feeling all this will happen in the background of someone else's book and that would be a real shame.
Today I am finishing up with Shadow falls series, okay there is a short story left which I will cover on Sunday, but thatâs it, today Iâm saying goodbye to Shadow Falls, but Iâm not saying goodbye to all of the characters. Why? Because as Iâve mentioned in previous reviews, Iâll be starting the spin off soon. So more of my and hopefully characters will make an appearance on the blog.But let me get back to the book. Ah, it was a fantastic conclusion, well, itâs not all that much of conclusion, as there are many questions and concerns left open, but itâs the ending that is called happy! We still have to see Kylieâs ad Lucasâs wedding and her mom coming to terms that her daughter is dating a werewolf and living with a vampire. No problems with witches whatsoever.What I really loved about this book is all those feelings that Kylie and Lucas have. Theyâre raw, and at some ties you just hate Kylie for her rationality, because you just want her to run into a different pair of arms, but thatâs not the case you get! Sorry, ad apologies for spoilers. If you were team Derek, well he does end up with a chameleon in the endâ¦Thereâs one moment, itâs right at the beginning that every time I read it I feel for Lucas so deep, and every time I reread his words:â No, youâre wrong. I didnât give her my soul. I lied. I couldnât have given her my soul. Because my soul was already given away. You took it when I was seven years old.â His voice shook. âAnd if I had any of it left you took the rest of it when you walked into Shadow Falls that first day. In the were culture, itâs believed that there is only one soul mate. And you are mine, Kylie Galen. I knew that then, and it hasnât hanged.âAmazing right? U thought so too when I first rad it. Through out the book, I had lots of highlights, but this one always makes me underline the words again.This book draws conclusion to many things, if you were anti-John person from the beginning, well, his identity will leave you shocked for a minute, but youâll get over it soon, no time to dwell on it. Some ass kicking is coming!If you arenât a fan of this book, I advise you to reread it, how could you miss all that fantastic humor, slang, and plot? Iâm more than happy that one night 4 years ago I stumbled on this book! I hope youâll love this book as much as I did. I know the review is a bit short, but if I started I would have spilled so many secrets like Della is⦠see, Iâm on the verge of starting spoiling the amazing series. Hope you stay tuned for the next books in the spin-off series â Shadow Falls: After Dark. Donât forget to share your thoughts below. I really want to know what you thought about this book.
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