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The Lives We Lost (Fallen World #2)

by Megan Crewe (Goodreads Author)

3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 · rating details · 450 ratings · 122 reviews

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First, the virus took Kaelyn’s friends. Then, her family. Now it’s taken away her home.

But she can't look back—the life she once had is gone forever.

A deadly virus has destroyed Kaelyn’s small island community and spread beyond the quarantine. No one is safe. But when Kaelyn finds samples of a vaccine in her father's abandoned lab, she knows there m...more

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Published February 12th 2013 by Disney Hyperion (first published February 3rd 2013)

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Mar 14, 2013 karen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: why-yes-i-ya, upstairs-neighbors

were i feeling at all ambitious or clever right now, i would write this review as a continuation of the conceit i chose for the first book's review; a "round two" if you will, but both ambition and cleverness are eluding me right now.

all i can do is say it is more.

more running from exposure to the deadly virus, and more running from those who would try to take the potential vaccine from kaelyn, more disappointment, more confusing feelings in the form of a trembling love triangle, more hope, more...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Kate rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-challenge

I've been very, very impatiently waiting for this book to come out, technically I should still be waiting, but by an excellent stroke of luck I got the book from NetGalley. I was actually terrified to start it- I was so in love with the first book that I was concerned this book would disappoint me. It's happened before. Great first book, downer of a second and then by the time the third comes out you're only reading to know the ending.This book absolutely lived up to every high expectation I had...more I've been very, very impatiently waiting for this book to come out, technically I should still be waiting, but by an excellent stroke of luck I got the book from NetGalley. I was actually terrified to start it- I was so in love with the first book that I was concerned this book would disappoint me. It's happened before. Great first book, downer of a second and then by the time the third comes out you're only reading to know the ending.This book absolutely lived up to every high expectation I had.

When we last saw Kaelyn, Tessa, Gav and Meredith they were coping with their whole world falling apart and seeing Leo, Kaelyn's old best friend for the first time since the virus began. With Leo's arrival they also learned that the rest of the world is no better off then the island, and this knowledge changes everything.

****Spoilers Ahead*****

This book follows the group as they leave the island sooner then anticipated. Their journey to the mainland is pushed forward by two things. One, Kae has found the vaccine her father was working on (and it seems to work) and two, the island in under attack. It's go or die. Unfortunately they don't know exactly what they will face on the mainland, and over the course of their journey they realize how bad it is everywhere.

At the end of the last book I particularly concerned about Kae's brother Drew, who disappears and we get no closure on him at all. Luckily his story is touched on here. We don't get an entire picture of what happened to Drew when he left the island, but we do get enough to know that he made it to the mainland in tact. Beyond that, you'll have to read to find out! We also pick up some new characters and leave others behind. Tobias, who defected from the military, is the one who warned them of the oncoming attack and helped them off the island, and once he hitched his wagon to Kae's train, he was on board for the long haul. He was a great addition to the group and it lent a level of believability to having 4 teenagers heading off on foot across several Canadian Provinces. They needed someone with Tobias' abilities, and by having him be at first a rescuer and then a full-fledged member of the party worked really well.

Despite the fact that they have a vaccine and that at least 2 members of the group (Kae and Meredith) are now immune, the virus and death still play the central role in the story. Nobody isn't touched my the disease. Everyone's actions are dictated by either fear or determination, both of which are a response to the illness. Even in the small group that travels with Kae there is sickness, I'm not telling you who... but it's there and how they choose to deal with one of their own being sick is hard to read.

There was another moment that struck me. A lot of times the title comes from somewhere in the book. Sometimes I pick up on it and sometimes I don't (or it's not there). In this book it's one short line, one little comment, but it resulted in a little bot of an "aha" moment for me. When I saw the title I immediately assumed it referenced all the lives that were lost in the epidemic. The people who died either from the actual disease or from the violence that followed. But the actual line was much more poignant. At one point Kae reflects on the how different her life would be if the virus hadn't been spread and she comments on "the lives we lost", not the actual loss of life, but the loss of the lives they were living and the loss of innocence. I kind of love that I totally misread the title to start, because it made the actual moment in the book where it emerged much more impactful.

Much like in the last book Crewe manages to end the book with just enough of a cliffhanger that I really, really want more (right now). Enough story lines were tied up that I felt satisfied with the ending, but there were a few that are just cut right off. At the end of the last book I said "But what about DREW!!!" and then scoured the internet until I was content with the knowledge that this was a series and there would be more to come. This time I flipped that last page and thought "WHAT?! That's it, what about _________?!?!" I'm not going to tell you what fills in that blank because it gives away too many plot points... but suffice it to say I was left feeling like there was so much more to the story, but at least this time I know that there is another book on the way which will, eventually, make me very, very happy. (less)

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Feb 20, 2013 Katie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-collection

Obviously, I loved this book...

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So much so, that I even color-coordinated my sticky-tabs to match the cover!

I think I'm going to start taking cool pictures of all the books I read.

Summary:

It's been weeks since the last time contact has been made to the mainland, and all hope has been lost that the islanders will ever recieve the help they desperately need. No one could have imagined, however, that it is just as bad- if not worse- on the mainland than the island ever was.

Driven by the faith of ret...more

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Jul 28, 2012 Aneeqah marked it as not-released-yet

Shelves: dystopia

UPDATE: Guess who won an ARC of this? I know you're jealous! ;) SO excited to pick this one up now. =)

Reeeeally looking forward to this one! I'm interested to see what the author is going to do with this one, because I felt like the first book could have easily been a standalone, if the author added a few more pages.

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Mar 18, 2013 Mike rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi, canadian, 2013-science-fiction-challenge, all-time-favorites, detailed-reviews, diary-epilistory, excellent-ya, good-books-have-good-covers, medical-and-diseases, quiltbag, post-apocalyptic, saved-by-everything, survival, why-is-there-no-hype, non-white-protagonist, love-triangles, this-is-how-i-want-to-write

My God. This was so intensely good that I don't think I can describe it. I loved the The Way We Fall back when I first read it, six months ago. This isn't quite as good, but it's still brilliant, and it still found a place among my favorite books.

Here's the biggest reason why. And I have no idea if I'm going to be able to put it into words the way I want to, but I have to try. Plots - good ones, anyway - revolve around change. The 'inciting incident', the event that starts the rising action, is...more

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Apr 27, 2013 Sally Moen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: apocalyptic, teen, violent

Kaelyn and her merry band of plague survivors trek across Canada in hopes of delivering a cure to the devastating epidemic that has decimated Canada--and possibly the entire world.

The novel isn't bad, per se, but it falls into the trap into which many YA apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic/dystopian titles fall: there's a kinda-sorta journey in the middle, but it doesn't really feel like a story in and of itself. A good middle novel ought to be able to stand on its own, at least in terms of some arc or...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Owlcat Mountain added it

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(Description nicked from B&N.com.)

“First, the virus took Kaelyn's friends, then her family, and now it's spread beyond her island. The only thing people know for sure is that no one is safe. But when Kaelyn finds samples of a vaccine hidden in her father's abandoned laboratory, she knows there's only one option: seek out someone who can replicate it. As Kaelyn and her friends head to the mainland, carrying with them hopes for a cure, they fa...more I don't use star ratings, so please read my review!

(Description nicked from B&N.com.)

“First, the virus took Kaelyn's friends, then her family, and now it's spread beyond her island. The only thing people know for sure is that no one is safe. But when Kaelyn finds samples of a vaccine hidden in her father's abandoned laboratory, she knows there's only one option: seek out someone who can replicate it. As Kaelyn and her friends head to the mainland, carrying with them hopes for a cure, they face greater challenges than they ever could have imagined. Not everyone they meet wants Kaelyn to succeed-and many simply want her dead and the vaccine for themselves. With the chance of finding help slipping away, will Kaelyn be forced to sacrifice those she loves in order to rescue the human race?”

This book is very different from the first in the series. Instead of the epistolary style used previously, Kaelyn only makes a few journal entries before abandoning it altogether. I found that while I had no problems with the more “normal” writing style, I did miss the journal, because it gave the story a much more personal and immediate feel. The author did keep the narrative to first-person, though, so there is still some of that sense in the story.

Another difference is the setting. Kaelyn and her group leave the island and venture onto the mainland in search of someone who can synthesize the vaccine and hopefully create a cure. In this respect, the story begins to lose some of the uniqueness that initially drew me into the series—there are plenty of novels about a small group of people surviving in a hostile world devastated by disease/war/zombies/etc. However, Crewe’s descriptions of the people that they meet and the places that they discover are well-done and continued to hold my attention.

It’s this choice—moving the action to the broader setting rather than the limited one—that contributes to this book really feeling like a “middle novel”. The first book showed us the effects of the disease, and presumably the final book will show the final push to get a cure and rebuild society. This second book consists of a lot of traveling and short vignettes of what happens on the way (kind of like the random encounters of a role-playing group as they head to the main adventure). While it’s certainly not boring, there’s not a lot of plot advancement happening.

The suspense in this novel is still pretty high. The characters are now encountering strangers, and you never know if they’ll be friendly or hostile, or if they’re sick or healthy. Members of the group are still vulnerable to the virus, and much of the book is spent wondering who will fall ill—or if they will. By the time the story is over, a lot of different problems have occurred and some events have been set up that will have ramifications far into the final novel. The unpredictability of most of the character interactions keeps the tension high and the book’s pace moving briskly along even with the long stretches of traveling place to place.

Although I missed some of what made the first novel unique, The Lives We Lost is nonetheless a suspenseful story that will keep readers turning pages to find out what happens next. I’ll be waiting eagerly for the final book to see how Crewe gets her characters past the many obstacles now facing them.

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Apr 05, 2013 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, series-unfinished, romance, dystopian, sci-fi

The Lives We Lost was just as captivating as The Way We Fall. If you haven't read The Way We Fall yet, stop reading this right now and go order a copy of that book first. This isn't a series that I would suggest jumping into in the middle of it. From the moment I read the synopsis of TWWF I knew I wanted to read it. I am fascinated by the spread of deadly viruses and I enjoy reading nonfiction books like The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story and Virus X: Tracking the New Killer Plagues, so I was...more The Lives We Lost was just as captivating as The Way We Fall. If you haven't read The Way We Fall yet, stop reading this right now and go order a copy of that book first. This isn't a series that I would suggest jumping into in the middle of it. From the moment I read the synopsis of TWWF I knew I wanted to read it. I am fascinated by the spread of deadly viruses and I enjoy reading nonfiction books like The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story and Virus X: Tracking the New Killer Plagues, so I was incredibly interested in reading a YA fiction book with the same topic. This series is much more realistic than many other YA books in this genre because no one turns into a zombie or monster from this disease and it could really happen. Viruses like this have taken hold of the world in the not-so-distant past, which makes these books scarier to me than any fiction horror story.

The Lives We Lost starts off right where TWWF ended. Kaelyn and her handful of friends (and her cousin) from the island that have survived the virus has also torn across the country, and probably the entire world. She finds her dad's key to the research center and discovers a vaccine he was in the process of testing when he was killed. Since there is only one doctor on the island and she is unable to test and duplicate the virus, Kaelyn and her friends decide to leave the island in search of a doctor who can help her replicate the virus. They encounter many horrific situations along the way and the worse it got, the more I found myself cheering them on and hoping that they would find the person that could help them.

Kaelyn is one of my favorite heroines. She is not naturally an outgoing person, but she is caring, selfless, and brave even when she is afraid. I have read so many books with wimpy, whiny female main characters lately so Kaelyn was an absolute breath of fresh air. She has been through so much and never gave up, not when she felt she could possibly help others out.

I waited until The Lives We Lost were out to read The Way We Fall so that I could read straight through to the second book, but now I have to wait almost a year until the third book is out! I am so bummed, I can't wait to read the third installment of this series! I would recommend this series to everyone. :)
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Mar 13, 2013 Ferdy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: dystopian, orphan-heroine, teens-saving-the-world

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This wasn't quite as enjoyable as the first book, The Way We fell. The Way We Fell was written in a diary format, which I felt added a serious and desperate tone to the story. Whereas, the first person narrative in The Lives We Lost made everything less tense, less engaging and less serious. I'm hoping the next book goes back to the diary format.

It was still an okay read but I wasn't enamoured or gripped with anything. The plot itself was rather unimaginative - Kae and co tra...more 2.5 stars - Spoilers

This wasn't quite as enjoyable as the first book, The Way We fell. The Way We Fell was written in a diary format, which I felt added a serious and desperate tone to the story. Whereas, the first person narrative in The Lives We Lost made everything less tense, less engaging and less serious. I'm hoping the next book goes back to the diary format.

It was still an okay read but I wasn't enamoured or gripped with anything. The plot itself was rather unimaginative - Kae and co travel to the mainland to find someone to replicate the vaccine Kae's dad made… So it was basically one long journey that was occassionally interrupted by bad guys chasing after them so they could take the vaccine for themselves — it was quite boring at times.

Kae was kind of dull but she was still likeable enough. I liked her relationship with her younger cousin (Meredith), her friendship with Tessa and her relationship with Gav. The love triangle didn't irritate me as much as most triangles usually do since:

1. She knew both guys for a long time. She grew up with her best friend, Leo, and she'd dated Gav for months. There was no inexplicable insta-love.
2. She had strong bonds with each guy based on something real. Most connections heroines seem to share with their love interests are very shallow — it's usually based on looks or an over the top nonsensical attraction.
3. The love triangle made sense. It was easy to see why Kae had conflicting emotions. Also, It didn't spring out of nowhere. In the first book, Kae and Gav developed feelings for each other because of the situation they were thrown in and they leaned on each other and helped the other to survive — their relationship grew naturally. Before she met Gav, Kae also mentioned how much Leo meant to her and how she wanted to be with him. The triangle was well developed and was easy to understand.
4. The love triangle wasn't the focus of the book — apart from a couple of instances it was pretty much in the background.

Most of the side characters were decent - Leo, Tobias, Tessa and Anika were likeable and somewhat interesting. I disliked Justin and Meredith, they were so annoying - I know they were meant to be irritating little brats but because they were so bloody awful, I had to rush through their parts.

What bugged me throughout the book was how dumb and naive Kae and co were — they more or less broadcasted the vaccine they had to every random stranger they happened to bump into — even when the strangers were obviously behaving in a threatening way. Their stupidity was very frustrating to read about.

All in all, it wasn't bad but it wasn't very good either. The plot was the biggest letdown — it was just one long journey and that to me doesn't make an interesting story.
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Feb 20, 2013 Paradoxical rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-reading-list, books-otherwise

There are things that I really liked in the second book of the Fallen World series (the ending, for example) and other things that just made me unhappy (love triangles, general idiocy). They balance themselves out for the most part, though I wish that the beginning and middle of the book was anywhere near as good as the end.

Now that Kaelyn has a few vials of a vaccine, she and her friends race around Canada, trying to find people who are able to replicate what Kaelyn's father has created. Excep...more

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Jan 12, 2013 Brichimt rated it 4 of 5 stars

This sequel to “The Way We Fall” finds Kaelyn the lone survivor of her home, family and friends who were all strucken down by a deadly virus in which there is no cure. Kaelyn once lived on a small remote island community in which most of the inhabitants no longer exist due to the deadly spread of an uncurable virus. Kaelyn discovers samples of a possible vaccine in her father’s lab and realizes that she has to get to the mainland to find someone who can duplicate the vaccine that could bring abo...more

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Nov 13, 2012 Karen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: speculative-fiction, teen

It is very difficult to write about this book, knowing that by discussing the events of this book I have to talk about the events in the first book and I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

So. The Way We Fall is about a remote Canadian island that is ground zero for the "Friendly Flu," a fatal virus is no cure. The Lives We Lost follows the teenage "heroes" from the first book as they leave the island, make new friends, try to save the world, and realize that humanity is in as much danger from i...more

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Jun 06, 2013 Jasmine Rose rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-books-read

I just really haven't been having luck with sequels lately.

I didn't really have any expectations going into The Way We Fall and ended up pleasantly surprised. Needless to say, I did, in fact, have some expectations going into The Lives We Lost and in the end they simply weren't met.

So here's the thing about the sequel: nothing happens. Sure, some stuff happens here and there (we wouldn't have a book otherwise, would we?), but ultimately, nothing really happens.

Here's how it goes:
Kaelyn finds som...more

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Mar 03, 2013 Tammy Cordeiro (devadasi7) rated it 4 of 5 stars

You can also find this review on my blog, Into the Mystic on March 6, 2013.

Initial reaction
WTF??? What is it with authors and cliffhangers??? I’m getting tired of this!!

Cover story
Meh. Just like the first one. The cover is boring. I don’t hate it. I just don’t have any feelings for it. I like the title and the way it continues the same pattern. This cover is a little more attractive than the first one and I like blue better.

What’s the Story?
The Lives We Lost picks up where The Way We Fall finish...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Isamlq rated it 3 of 5 stars

Oh, second book, you... why is there nothing great I can recall from you? Your ending has saved you and so have a couple of key moments but truthfully, nothing much happens except! Of course, there’s Kae being all brave and gung ho about taking things in her hands and the rest of them following along. And then there’s also a bit of Leo and him finally opening up, his whole bit about people about being good but circumstances forcing them to be different. I liked that part... it’s the most honestl...more

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Jan 19, 2013 Brandy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, favorites, netgalley, nook, ya

Kaelyn has lost a normal life to the virus that has decimated North America. She has lost most of her family and friends, and now she will lose her home. When she finds samples of a vaccine in her dad's lab, she decides that it is up to her to get the vaccine to scientists that can test and utilize it. When she and her companions step foot off the island, they are not prepared for how far the virus has spread and how far civilization has fallen. Will she and her friends be able to stay safe as t...more

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Dec 16, 2012 Ivy Zheng rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was really good. It was very interesting and sad at the end. I didn't even read the first book but it's still good even without the knowing what happen in the first book. The characters was okay. Kae is like the boss of the group when theyt their island. Tobias( I KNOW TOBIAS. HIS NAME MADE ME REMEMBER TOBIAS FROM DIVERGENT.) They're both good at fighting, and this Tobias is a soldier. But they're both awesome. Leo, Tess, and Meredith is also in the group though Tess and Meredith stay...more

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Apr 18, 2013 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Really enjoyed Book 2 of the Fallen World Trilogy. I love that these books take place in Canada for one. I don't think I have ever read a book where the characters are from Canada let alone from the Maritimes or at least close to. It's really nice to read and a lot easier for me to picture the characters and their surroundings with them being from Canada.

I love the fact that Kae is head strong and compassionate in such a sick & scary world. Her friends stand by her no matter what. I come to...more

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Feb 08, 2013 Kelli (I'd So Rather Be Reading) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2013, review-request

What an outstanding read! I loved book one in the Fallen World series, The Way We Fall, but The Lives We Lost was even better. I had no idea Crewe would take the story in the direction she did, and I loved it. My only complaint is that now I have to wait for book three to be released to find out how it all ends.

One of my favorite things to read about is character growth, and The Lives We Lost had it in spades. I loved watching the characters adapt as the situation they were in demanded. Instead...more

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Feb 14, 2013 Ellen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

The Lives we Lost is the second book in The Fallen World Series and picks up where book one leaves off. Kaelyn and her friends live at ground zero, a small Canadian island that has been quarantined as a result of the "friendly flu virus," a virus that is deadly and has no cure. Kaelyn has lost family, friends, and loved ones as a result of the virus, and has somehow manged to be one of the only ones who survived a less potent strain of it, leaving her immune. Her little cousin Meredith is also i...more The Lives we Lost is the second book in The Fallen World Series and picks up where book one leaves off. Kaelyn and her friends live at ground zero, a small Canadian island that has been quarantined as a result of the "friendly flu virus," a virus that is deadly and has no cure. Kaelyn has lost family, friends, and loved ones as a result of the virus, and has somehow manged to be one of the only ones who survived a less potent strain of it, leaving her immune. Her little cousin Meredith is also immune after contracting the flu and being treated with some of Kaelyn's blood. Cut off from the outside world, they assume that their island is the only place that has been devastated by the illness, but when her best friend Leo returns to the island after making his way there from New York, they soon find out that the the virus has spread world wide and everything is in a state of total chaos.

It is Kaelyn's 17th birthday. Not knowing where to go from here or what to do next, she is going through some of her father's things when she discovers a key, a key that was missed before, a key that just happens to be to his lab. She sneaks into the lab and discovers her father's journal and a vaccine that he has been working on, a vaccine that he had tested on himself before he died. Kaelyn know she has to get the vaccine to someone who can replicate it and make enough to treat everyone left alive, putting a stop to the virus. Not willing to let her go alone, her boyfriend Gavin insists on going with her, while the others stay behind on the island. Before they are able to leave a military strike by some rogue soldiers forces all of them to evacuate sooner than anticipated in order to save their lives. Warned and rescued by one the soldiers that deserted this rogue group, Tobias, they make plans to together travel towards Ottawa, to find someone who can replicate the vaccine.

This is their story, the story of their journey in a world ravaged by illness where people are just trying to survive by any means possible. Not only do they have to stay away from those who are sick, they also have to constantly face the threat of danger from those who want what they have and are willing to take it by any means necessary. They meet friend and foe along the way, and face some of the hardest choices that they have ever had to make in the process of the journey, finding themselves hunted by those who say they want to help, not knowing who they can trust. When illness threatens one of their own, they are faced with a whole other set of trials, which tests their character and their resolve. Can they find help before it's too late, not only for the world, but also for one of their own?

I enjoyed this novel. The concept and premise of the story, while not unique, is still very intriguing and sobering, as it is easy to foresee something like this happening for real, especially since those contracting the virus don't turn into zombies, which leaves this fictional novel having more of a nonfictional feel to it. I like Kaelyn's character. She is a strong heroine and truly cares about those she's with, knows, and loves, and also those she has never met, all of whom she is trying to save. She and Gavin are in a relationship, as are Leo and Tessa. Leo is Kaelyn's best friend, who she loves dearly, but also wonders if those feelings are all just rooted in friendship, and she's not the only one who is wondering this. Two new characters are introduced into their close-knit group in this installment, Tobias and Justin, who is young and a bit of a loose cannon. There is not a lot of closure on anything in this installment, but more of a building up to the third book. I did like it, but it does still leaves you with some really "I need to know what's going to happen" type of questions. We get a glimpse of Kaeyln's brother Drew, but hopefully he will play a bigger role in the next book. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger, though not a killer one, but more of a hopeful, rooting for the best type of situation.

One of the things I found intriguing was the title itself. At face value, you would just think it centers around all who have died because of the virus. Actually, Kaelyn is pondering upon the past, about how everything has changed, and how no matter what they do, things will never be the same again. The lives they once knew that were happy, carefree, and normal, no longer exist......becoming the lives they lost. I thought that was a very creative concept. This apocalyptic novel also has a dystopian feel, along with some romance, and some intense situations. If you enjoy this type of novel, then The Fallen World series series is something you might want to check out.
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Mar 11, 2013 Charlotte rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: advanced-readers-copy, nexus

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I am always up for a good post-apocalyptic novel and I did enjoy The Way We Fall so I was eager to see what Megan Crewe brings us in the sequel. She changed things up by forcing them out of their homes and off of their island. I enjoyed the twist where Kaelyn "runs into" someone familiar to both her and the reader. Of course there were some major challenges along the way and the gang met up with some new friends, but the trip to Toronto was anything but ea...more

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May 05, 2013 Jen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: dystopian-speculative-fiction

Kaelyn has found a potential vaccine for the virus among her dad's stuff and she decides it's up to her to go out and find someone who can replicate it. She's willing to go alone, but when bombs start dropping on the island, the rest of the gang decides to go with her. As they leave everything they've ever known for the unknown, each is apprehensive, but determined to find some help. Along the way, they meet Tobias, who's an interesting and integral part of the team later on.

As they move farthe...more

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Feb 14, 2013 Mary (BookHounds) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley, arc, from-publisher-author, 2013, young-adult

MY THOUGHTS
LOVED IT

***spoilers if you haven't read the first book***

This second installment of The Fallen World picks right up where the first one left off. The group of teens are trying to survive with limited resources and Kaelyn find her father's work on a vaccine for the virus that kills people within days and has decimated the world. Leo, her boyfriend and best guy friend, Gav decide to head off the island and take the cure to the capitol in hopes that someone there can replicate it. Her co...more MY THOUGHTS
LOVED IT

***spoilers if you haven't read the first book***

This second installment of The Fallen World picks right up where the first one left off. The group of teens are trying to survive with limited resources and Kaelyn find her father's work on a vaccine for the virus that kills people within days and has decimated the world. Leo, her boyfriend and best guy friend, Gav decide to head off the island and take the cure to the capitol in hopes that someone there can replicate it. Her cousin, Meredith and BF, Tess decide that they must come as well. When bombs start dropping on the island, it forces there hand to move quicker into action and leave for the mainland.

Once outside their contained island, they find the world is in chaos. As they travel, they come across what amounts to a war zone and as they stop looking for supplies, Meredith blurts out that they have a vaccine and that throws the group into the view of the new guy in power, Michael. As they escape from this new threat, they find refuge in an artist colony. There they meet up with a new kid, Justin, who is a bit trigger happy. This does end up serving them well in the long run. Meredith and Tess remain in safety at the colony as they travel through the devastation. Of course, they end up not being able to find any success in the capitol and meet up with a new girl from the opposition that helps them escape again. They now have a new destination: the CDC in Atlanta.

AHHHH...I hate waiting. I know it will be another year before the conclusion to the story is released. This second installment was fast paced and well written. For as hopeless and dire their circumstances are, the group seems to find hope in little things and Kae keeps them going in the hope that they can actually save the world. I really loved this one. Parents: there are a few kisses, some violence and lots of hardship. This is such a great series and I love the authors writing. I can't wait until the next one!
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Apr 19, 2013 Caylee rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite-author, meh-still-good, book-boyfriend, favorites-shelf, role-models-found-here, thought-provoking

The Lives We Lost definitely carried the plot line so tactfully set up in The Way We Fall. However, I felt that the characters, Kay especially, lacked certain distinctual points that set them so apart in the predecessor of this novel. At points, Kay seemed to be careless, and lost any cautiousness that may have lingered at the the end of the Way We Fall. She seemed to just march around and risk her life talking to sick people without even fully knowing if she is immune. On the upper hand of this...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Trisha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: grief-loss, road-trip, survival, ya-literature

As gritty and as somber a survival book as you'll ever find. The first in this series was a beautiful quiet book full of sad realisations and desperate clinging to life.

This was is just as beautiful, just as sad and yet more action packed with Kaelyn and her friends having to make some tough decisions. I didn't agree with a lot of them, although they are clearly sensible and realistic in the light of the chaos around them.

I came to love all of her new crew and am unhappy with the turn of events...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Rebekah rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a really remarkable series. I am looking forward to the last (it is a trilogy, right?), though it will be a long wait. Sad.

I liked the first of the series, The Way We Fall, better. This one was a lot bleaker and I also felt like it was mostly a set up for the last book. I felt this way because Kae set out from the island with a specific goal in mind. She didn't reach that goal in this book. It was a journey where they met people, some helpful, most not. It was a glimpse of the world bey...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Teresa Bateman rated it 4 of 5 stars

In "The Way We Fall" a virus strikes and teens in a small island community must try and survive and help others do so as well. In this sequel Kaelyn and her friends have a reason to go to the mainland--the vaccine that her father created. If they can get it to the right people maybe it can save lives. But where might those people be? The virus has hit the mainland and not everyone can be trusted. The group of teens must travel through blizzards, looking for supplies and trying to survive. And th...more

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Mar 09, 2013 TheBookSmugglers rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: dystopian, apocalypse, 2011-favorites, young-adult, thriller

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When the deadly "Friendly Flu" sweeps through Kaelyn's island home, the Canadian government immediately quarantines the isolated location, hoping to staunch the spread of the virus. On the island, things have been bad - Kaelyn has seen the death of many neighbors to the virus (she's barely survived the flu's effects herself) and her parents have succumbed not only to the virus but to the ensuing chaos on the island. After her microbiologist father's death...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Briggsteenscene rated it 4 of 5 stars

The virus has gone completely across the world and Kaelyn and her friends may have just found the antidote that can save everyone. Now they just have to get it to a doctor to reproduce and make in larger quantities. But the world is vastly different then it was, and people will stop at nothing to get the antidote.

I liked this one a thousand times more then the first one. There was a lot more action going on which helped to move the story along quicker and it wasn't all just an internal dialogue...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Me rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is amazing. Although like the first book it doesn't carry such a strong emotional impact (maybe it's just me). I guess on a personal level I just can't feel the character's emotions. I thankfully have never had to survive an epidemic.
What I love about this book so much is that the characters don't make the same mistakes you see over and over again in YA lit. In any other book you'd expect that they'd drop everything for family, or that the heroine would forget everything in a love tri...more

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