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Darkness Falls (Darkness Falls #1)
by
Jessica Sorensen (Goodreads Author)
When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep underground, far away from the vampires—humans that were transformed by the disease. The vampires are hideous, starving, and they will kill any human they come across.
Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive...more
Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive...more
Paperback, 1st Edition, 288 pages
Published
March 16th 2012
by Jessica Sorensen
(first published March 14th 2012)
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I love post-apocalyptic and dystopian stories and I heard many good things about this book. So I bought an Ebook copy from Amazon for 3 dollars/130 pesos. I have no idea who Jessica Sorensen is. All I know is that, how blind am I? How come I don’t know this author? This book is impressive! I couldn’t put it down. It is full of action and romance. I was completely blown away.
Rule #1—Never go out after dark.
Rule #2—Always carry a weapon.
Rule #3—No matter what, neve...more
I love post-apocalyptic and dystopian stories and I heard many good things about this book. So I bought an Ebook copy from Amazon for 3 dollars/130 pesos. I have no idea who Jessica Sorensen is. All I know is that, how blind am I? How come I don’t know this author? This book is impressive! I couldn’t put it down. It is full of action and romance. I was completely blown away.
Rule #1—Never go out after dark.
Rule #2—Always carry a weapon.
Rule #3—No matter what, neve...more
The only reason this gets 2 stars instead of 1 is because, on the whole, it's grammatically correct and so many other books aren't. To the meat of the matter - the story wound around unnecessarily. Hinting at the revelation of secrets but not actually following through. It's like a grand tease. But without the joy of anticipation that can make a tease fun. This was just frustrating. Maddening even.
And then there's Aiden. An overbearing, annoying know-it-all serial liar who, I'm sure, the author...more
And then there's Aiden. An overbearing, annoying know-it-all serial liar who, I'm sure, the author...more
Jun 02, 2012
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Jessica Sorensen has done it yet again, she has blown me away with yet another series!
I really love Jessica's Fallen Star Series, and while waiting for that next book, I read this one, and loved it. I think this book is totally unique, has a different spin on the usual vampire books. I was pleasantly surprised, which i should not have been, as i love Jessica's writing.
DARKNESS FALLS:
When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep u...more
I really love Jessica's Fallen Star Series, and while waiting for that next book, I read this one, and loved it. I think this book is totally unique, has a different spin on the usual vampire books. I was pleasantly surprised, which i should not have been, as i love Jessica's writing.
DARKNESS FALLS:
When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep u...more
I'm confused. I had everything planned that I wanted to say, but then I just read through the blurb and realized something didn't mesh. It says in the provided blurb that The Colony is underground but I don't remember it that way. Maybe it was, but there was also mention of a walled city in the book! So which is it? And if you can't even decide what your setting is going to be, no wonder this book was so unsatisfying. And so now everything that I had planned to talk about will be out of order. B...more
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Darkness Falls by Jessica Sorensen is another well thought out, very entertaining Dystopia themed book(like Enclave by Ann Aguirre, which I also gave a 5 star review). Jessica Sorensen, shows readers once again just how talented she is when it comes to writing, with the first book from her new book series by the same name 'Darkness Falls'. I completely enjoye...more
◆Book Review◆
Darkness Falls by Jessica Sorensen is another well thought out, very entertaining Dystopia themed book(like Enclave by Ann Aguirre, which I also gave a 5 star review). Jessica Sorensen, shows readers once again just how talented she is when it comes to writing, with the first book from her new book series by the same name 'Darkness Falls'. I completely enjoye...more
Darkness falls is dystopian books about a world where vampires have taken over and alternative colony of people are run by Highers, who have ultimate control over all aspects of the colony.
Kayla is a seventeen year old who runs into the city and collects things needed to keep the colony going. Kayla learns early on that you do not challenge the authority of the Highers. Soon she is struggling to discover what it the truth and what is a lie...
...and the fate of the entire world rests in her hand...more
Kayla is a seventeen year old who runs into the city and collects things needed to keep the colony going. Kayla learns early on that you do not challenge the authority of the Highers. Soon she is struggling to discover what it the truth and what is a lie...
...and the fate of the entire world rests in her hand...more
I'm usually all for mysteries slowly unraveling as a story progresses, but this book was pretty much ridiculous when it came to that. I was halfway through the book and still had no clue what was going on. Every time someone or something was going to explain what was going on, something else had to occur to interrupt the explanation, and I was right back at square one. It was only near the last third of the book that anything important really happened, and of course, nothing was completely expla...more
The concept is pretty basic: A vampire outbreak killed modern civilization, and now there's only The Colony (Which Must Be Capitalized). Kayla is a Bellator for The Colony, meaning: She goes out and scavenges whatever is needed.
Of course the Colony's leaders are oppressive, dictatorial, people die for no reason, yadda-yadda. The usual. And when Kayla gets thrown out of the Colony (During The Capitalized Gathering), she takes on the task of saving mankind.
So, yes, Sorensen didn't reinvent the whe...more
Of course the Colony's leaders are oppressive, dictatorial, people die for no reason, yadda-yadda. The usual. And when Kayla gets thrown out of the Colony (During The Capitalized Gathering), she takes on the task of saving mankind.
So, yes, Sorensen didn't reinvent the whe...more
this book was actually alot better than i was expecting it to be, which is great :D
i was somewhat confused at the start cause the author pretty much just throws you in the deep end but it doesnt take long to figure out whats going on.
the "world" is great i just loved the concept and the way the author kept things hidden from us untill right towards the end *head shakes* she's smart. i never felt bored or impatient, the flow was good and the surprises came at good times. it was pretty much just m...more
i was somewhat confused at the start cause the author pretty much just throws you in the deep end but it doesnt take long to figure out whats going on.
the "world" is great i just loved the concept and the way the author kept things hidden from us untill right towards the end *head shakes* she's smart. i never felt bored or impatient, the flow was good and the surprises came at good times. it was pretty much just m...more
From reading the blurb I thought I would love the story right away and I would have if it wasn't for the monotony of the book's tension and the lack of a proper ending.
It's definitely a page turner, which usually is a good thing and it worked well for me for the first half of the book. Unfortunately all the scenes feel like high tension, so after a while sitting on the edge it gets dull. There is no slow build up, the stakes are constantly at the maximum. And if the added twists (there were ple...more
It's definitely a page turner, which usually is a good thing and it worked well for me for the first half of the book. Unfortunately all the scenes feel like high tension, so after a while sitting on the edge it gets dull. There is no slow build up, the stakes are constantly at the maximum. And if the added twists (there were ple...more
The story line had a lot of potential and some interesting twists on the vampire virus outbreak. Also, even though the perspective provided is first person, present tense, the author manages not to fall into the trap of pointing out what the main character feels and wants all the time. This is definitely a plus in my eyes.
What let the book down for me were:
- the frequent typos, grammar mistakes and formatting duds that give self-publishing a bad name. I know the product description provides a ph...more
What let the book down for me were:
- the frequent typos, grammar mistakes and formatting duds that give self-publishing a bad name. I know the product description provides a ph...more
This was my first Sorensen book (I've gone on to read her Fallen Star series too), and I was pleasantly surprised. So often the free or cheap kindle books are terrible, with no decent story lines. Darkness Falls was one of the rare gems.
Based around the rather unlikeable Kayla, Darkness Falls is set in a world where vampires are destructive, viscous creatures and the human race is the prey that hides in built up fortresses. But its not just the vampires that have changed the world, human societ...more
Based around the rather unlikeable Kayla, Darkness Falls is set in a world where vampires are destructive, viscous creatures and the human race is the prey that hides in built up fortresses. But its not just the vampires that have changed the world, human societ...more
Darkness Falls by Jessica Sorenson is a vampire fantasy novel about Kayla, a teen growing up in a world over ran by vampires. She is a bellator, a warrior allowed to go outside the confines of The Colony to search for supplies among the ruins. Her world turns upside down when she is selected for The Gathering. No one selected for The Gathering ever returns. Instead of dying, she wakes up and runs into a group outside The Colony who insist they were once part of The Gathering. These people know h...more
I liked this book and am now reading the next in the series because I have to know what is going on. This story has one of the best the opening lines ever. The sky is black; the streets are full of cries, and my clothes are drenched with either rain or blood. After sifting through a multitude of books I own I read this line and said I am reading this!!! I was taken on a roller coaster of emotions and every few pages I would have a new theory as to what was going on. At every turn, my previous th...more
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Book One and Book Two of this series brings you into an intricate heart stopping world where you can trust no one but yourself everyone lies and you cannot go out at night.
Kayla Juniper is the main character of this horror style thriller, she is a warrior a solider first, a teenage girl later. Victim of a life full of lies and horrible experiments these books lead you through her journey to save the world, with instructions by the ma...more
Book One and Book Two of this series brings you into an intricate heart stopping world where you can trust no one but yourself everyone lies and you cannot go out at night.
Kayla Juniper is the main character of this horror style thriller, she is a warrior a solider first, a teenage girl later. Victim of a life full of lies and horrible experiments these books lead you through her journey to save the world, with instructions by the ma...more
Jessica has completely changed the word vampire by portraying them as not the beautiful, mysterious creatures that we have come to know but by making them ugly, scary and the monsters that they were originally made to be, this book is a refreshing break from today’s stereotype.
I fell into Kayla’s world easily and after the first few chapters it was easy to grasp the backstory and understand just what Kayla’s world was about. This book shows an apocalyptic future filled with vampires that were cr...more
I fell into Kayla’s world easily and after the first few chapters it was easy to grasp the backstory and understand just what Kayla’s world was about. This book shows an apocalyptic future filled with vampires that were cr...more
I have previously read Jessica Sorensen's Fallen Star series and enjoyed it so I decided to give her latest work a try. Boy, am I glad I did!!! Darkness Falls is fantastic, eclipsing even the Fallen Star books. It's the kind of story that makes you scratch your head and keeps you going for 'just one more page' trying to figure out what the heck is going on, but at the same time it gives you answers quickly enough that you won't be missing hair by the end. And finally, FINALLY, we have a story wh...more
Could have been a really great young adult dystopian novel... if only the main characters didn't lie so much.
Darkness falls is all about a girl who's living in a world where vampires are amass. The world has been in chaos that people were forced to live in a "colony" where freedom is unlikely. Their setting is good. The author knew her thing. Reading this is like watching a movie unfold.
What I love about the main character, Kayla, is her fighting abilities. I still don't know what she is exactl...more
Darkness falls is all about a girl who's living in a world where vampires are amass. The world has been in chaos that people were forced to live in a "colony" where freedom is unlikely. Their setting is good. The author knew her thing. Reading this is like watching a movie unfold.
What I love about the main character, Kayla, is her fighting abilities. I still don't know what she is exactl...more
Title: Darkness Falls
Author: Jessica Sorensen
Number of Pages: 281
Date of Release: March 16th, 2012
Summary From Goodreads:
When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep underground, far away from the vampires—humans that were transformed by the disease. The vampires are hideous, starving, and they will kill any human they come across.
Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive,...more
Author: Jessica Sorensen
Number of Pages: 281
Date of Release: March 16th, 2012
Summary From Goodreads:
When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep underground, far away from the vampires—humans that were transformed by the disease. The vampires are hideous, starving, and they will kill any human they come across.
Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive,...more
A very good read. If you liked any of the other books written by Jessica Sorensen(which I LOVED), then you will be pleased with Darkness Falls, also. It is a vampire story, but not like some of the stories these days. The vamps were actually human, before the horrid virus hit, then turned people into flesh eating, blood spewing monsters. The ones that were not hit with this virus are being "protected" in a secured city by the Highers, whom are not very nice and get rid of anyone they do not like...more
I really liked this book and I'm gonna buy the other ones too, hopefully without getting disappointing. One of the best vampires books that I read lately and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that finally.. oh, so finally, vampires are quite grotesque, not at all sparkly and lovable! yess!!! I was even a little, just a little horrified.
And the main character... I liked her a lot despite the fact that she can't get passed that lying. I really liked that the Jessica Sorensen kept me on the e...more
And the main character... I liked her a lot despite the fact that she can't get passed that lying. I really liked that the Jessica Sorensen kept me on the e...more
When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep underground, far away from the vampires—humans that were transformed by the disease. The vampires are hideous, starving, and they will kill any human they come across.
Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive, there are three rules she must follow:
Rule #1—Never go out after dark.
Rule #2—Always carry a weapon.
Rule #3—No matter what,...more
Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive, there are three rules she must follow:
Rule #1—Never go out after dark.
Rule #2—Always carry a weapon.
Rule #3—No matter what,...more
Set in a dystopian world, vampires have taken over and the few remaining humans are in hiding in the Colony, presided over my mysterious figures called The Highers. Kayla is a bellator, one of the humans whose job it is to go out into the world to retrieve things the colony needs.
A promising premise, but to me, something fell flat in the execution. I didn't hate the book, but I'm not rushing out to get the sequel either.
In the beginning I found it hard to get into the book, too many gaps and thi...more
A promising premise, but to me, something fell flat in the execution. I didn't hate the book, but I'm not rushing out to get the sequel either.
In the beginning I found it hard to get into the book, too many gaps and thi...more
Rules:
1. Never go out after dark.
2. Always carry a weapon.
3. No matter what, never EVER get bit.
Darkness Falls introduces us to Kayla, a Bellator. It's her "job to go out and retrieve things." Sometimes that means going out after dark. It is when she does that she realizes she is a bit more different from the others in The Colony than she initially realized. She is never afraid herself, yet she can sense the fears of others.
The author has created an intriguing post-apocalyptic world filled with...more
DARKNESS FALLS (YA) Darkness Falls #1 by Jessica Sorensen
FROM THE PUBLISHER: When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep underground, far away from the vampires—humans that were transformed by the disease. The vampires are hideous, starving, and they will kill any human they come across.
Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive, there are three rules she must follow:
Rule #1—...more
FROM THE PUBLISHER: When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep underground, far away from the vampires—humans that were transformed by the disease. The vampires are hideous, starving, and they will kill any human they come across.
Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive, there are three rules she must follow:
Rule #1—...more
This book is a mix of vampires and zombie apocalypse scenarios. It starts off in The Colony where it's ruled by beings called highers and a type of police force called Watchers. The main character, Kayla Juniper, is different than the other humans in the colony.
I can appreciate an author using the WTF factor in her story to keep readers hooked, but Sorensen is over using it. Just when you think you'll get answers, Kayla freaks and runs or doesn't get any answers at all.
By the end of the book,...more
I can appreciate an author using the WTF factor in her story to keep readers hooked, but Sorensen is over using it. Just when you think you'll get answers, Kayla freaks and runs or doesn't get any answers at all.
By the end of the book,...more
I enjoyed this book and I have not read any of Jessica's other books before. The story line was different, set in a future where vampires and day takers are outside in the world hunting and killing for blood and the humans are protected in colonies with Highers as their leaders who are little better than vampires only more controlled. The majority of the humans just want security and to feel safe.
Kayla is different and although she is a Bellator, a highly trained soldier, she has no fear and que...more
Kayla is different and although she is a Bellator, a highly trained soldier, she has no fear and que...more
I give this book three stars and I feel that I am being generous doing so.
What I liked about the book. It has good action combat scenes. It starts off with a steady pace and keeps at that same pace. I liked the book cover. I liked the storyline (just not the execution of it).
What did not work for me about the book:
The characters, especially our protagonist, fall flat. Kayla falls into the Y. A. stereotypical 'heroine' who needs a man (teenage boy) to tell her what to do/think/feel. This has beco...more
I downloaded this book on my iPhone for free.
I started reading out of boredom when stuck at my in-law's house for several hours. It was a bit of a mess, but offered up enough mysterious questions that I decided to stick with it for the answers.
Bad news: no answers.
Worse news: there seems to be little to no editing of this novel.
I am not usually a grammar freak. I can overlook a multitude of mistakes when I'm really into a story. But, some of the mistakes in this book broke me out of the story...more
I started reading out of boredom when stuck at my in-law's house for several hours. It was a bit of a mess, but offered up enough mysterious questions that I decided to stick with it for the answers.
Bad news: no answers.
Worse news: there seems to be little to no editing of this novel.
I am not usually a grammar freak. I can overlook a multitude of mistakes when I'm really into a story. But, some of the mistakes in this book broke me out of the story...more
I've read Ms Sorensen's "Fallen Star" series and so going into this, having enjoyed Fallen Star, I knew I'd enjoy this book. True to her writing style, she created another series that I can't help but enjoy!
The storyline seemed so different and unique, so I was instantly intrigued. Blending post-apocalyptic/distopian genre with paranormal can either go well, or not, and this book definitely went well. If I had to complain about anything...I'd have to say some minor editing slip-ups. I find them...more
The storyline seemed so different and unique, so I was instantly intrigued. Blending post-apocalyptic/distopian genre with paranormal can either go well, or not, and this book definitely went well. If I had to complain about anything...I'd have to say some minor editing slip-ups. I find them...more
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May 08, 2012 03:44pm
It's okay. :D
May 09, 2012 01:30am