Darkness Fades

Darkness Falls #3

by Jessica Sorensen

Kayla knows she has to save the world from the vampire virus, but what she didn’t realize was just how complicated it could be. As the secrets to the cure start to unfold, Kayla realizes that not only will her strength be tested, but her willpower as well. Tough choices will have to be made. In the end, she must decide just how much she’s willing to sacrifice to get to a cure.

Genres: Vampires, Paranormal, Young Adult, Dystopia, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Post Apocalyptic

195 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 12, 2013

About the author

Jessica Sorensen is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author from the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she's not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.


http://www.jessicasorensen.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jessica...

Reviews

[Juliebells ♫ · Rating 1 out of 5]

I struggle to describe how bad this is, but in all honesty, it reads like really amateurish fanfiction for a couple of reasons.

I've read the first book about a year ago and it was bad; but I'm one of those people who have to finish a series.
First I spent about 15 minutes reading summaries and reviews, even my own, of the first two books because I couldn't even remember most of what had happened: they're that memorable.

Also: Get a fucking EDITOR, woman, or learn your goddamn grammar; the sheer amount of errors drove me up the walls. If I waste my time reading sub-par fiction, at least let it be grammatically correct - it's just really fucking shameful when you're calling yourself an author and can't even type a couple of error-free paragraphs.

Not that it would've changed anything about the godawful story itself. The characters were a pile of steaming, inconsistent, annoying shit:

- the whole Aidan charade (For fucks sake, why the fuck didn't she say any-fucking-thing after he ratted them out? Nah, you gotta go check on the goddamn kid and leave him with the guy who's your ONLY HOPE FOR A CURE.)
- Aidan's rape-y-ness (Oh, he's just trying to mindcontrol you into loving him? Let's just overlook that. Not that bad.)
- a supposedly strongwilled heroine who's just a hormone-whipped bitch (So you're sneaking off to make out with your guy before the impending attack of an army of abominations. Good on you!)

And hell, the whole "We've found the cure!"-part was so goddamn stupid, badly written and unbelievable there was no amount of suspended disbelief enough to make that alright. It read like it was badly thought out and the author just wanted to get to the end, so it ended up with "so we inject this into her and take her blood and inject this and that because SCIENCE!".


This book, this series, is garbage. I like my light reading, but believable characters and a consistent story are obviously something not everyone's cable of.

/vent

[Christina]

10-14-13 It has FINALLY been released! Yay!! (Happy dance)

Saw on her blog that Darkness Falls will be released September 30, 2013

Edit 10-7-13
Update: My editor is working on Darkness Fades right now so it should be ready in a week and a half give or take a few days. Sorry, it's behind schedule. (From her blog)

[Lise · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was so excited to read the third and final book of this series. However, I was a little disappointed with the way it was written. It seemed rushed and there were some inconsistencies and numerous spelling errors as well. I just wish the author put as much detail into this book as she did in her previous books.

[April J · Rating 2 out of 5]

At first I loved this series and expected the final book to really deliver on the details; however, there were a major loose end that was never completed/explained.

The Highers language, this seemed to be a big deal in the previous book, especially when a non-higher was found to know or understand their language, yet no explanation was even given has to where this language even came from. The whole language thing hinted at the Highers being an alien race or from some unknown/unheard of region, but this was left a big mystery when some closure should have been given in the final book.

The publication date of this book kept being pushed back, which is not only annoying but very unprofessional. Don't advertise a publication date then keep pushing it back, over and over, it will cost you fans and buyers of your other works. I almost gave up on this final book/author because I had to keep remarking my calendar for the release of this book. I have decided that if I do read another series by this author it will only be a series that is already completed.

On her blog she stated this book was with her editor and would be released soon, who did she use as her editor, there were several mistakes/misspellings. At one point when Kayla was speaking to Mathew there was a mistake made the wrong name was used, leading you to think Monarch just walked into the room. It was only a typo of using the name Monarch when it should have been Mathew.

2 stars.

[Liz Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book felt like it was a rush write to me. I really enjoyed the first two books in the series, then this one I read in 3 hours. I don't think everything was finished either. I think I left the series with more questions than answers.

[Kristin Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great ending to this series!

I love this series; the different types vampires, apocalyptic world, love triangle, suspense. I waited so long for this book and it didn't disappoint. Jessica has a way to build suspense and keep it last. Battle and fighting scenes can be visualized perfectly, where in other books I'm wondering, "Wait, how did that man go from ripping whats-his-faces head off on the bottom of the stairs to suddenly being on the top of the stairs, falling over? When did he climb up the stairs? And how is he falling over?" Sorry, for that jabber. Point is, that doesn't happen in Jessica's books!

I think fans of this series will be gripping their kindles or books, turning pages non-stop to see how everything ends!

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty consistent writing (and editorial misses) in the final book of the series. The too-ing and fro-ing of the various 'viruses and antidotes' remains fairly vague, as does the transition from all out assault to victory in the final pages, nevertheless I was invested enough in the characters to let that go. A satisfactory close to the trilogy, and an entertaining weekend read, though a high level of violence makes it a questionable YA despite the age of the protagonists.

[Jen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nice idea for a story but I couldn't get past the major errors in grammar. If children are reading this it will reinforce their current issues with there/their/they're and than/then (seriously how can two completely different words be confused?)which the author seems incapable of using in the correct places.
These errors amongst others really detract from the story.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was just not a page turner for me like the other two were. The story was somewhat lacking and I found myself skipping pages. Overall, I feel pretty disappointed in the execution of this final chapter in the series.

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh....

I can honestly say that only emotion that I muster after finishing this book is let down. There was simply nothing that felt worthwhile and it seemed like all of the character development went out the window.

[Bcoghill Coghill · Rating 2 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed the story. But this final episode me left me a little wanting more plot and less romance. is that to much to ask? The first installment created an expectation of more story than I found in this episode .

[Katy Horner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it but it wasn't as good as the first two...

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

great series, wish there was more. Loved the characters great all round read no matter what your age

[Birdie Colvert]

C

[TERRI WEBB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vampires with a twist

I throughly enjoyed these books. It’s completely different to any other vampire stories I have previously read. Nice easy read.

[becky bowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

These books are great.. I could not put it down, Jessica Sorensen out did herself, it is definitely a must read!!!

[Lissa Smith Reads'~A Bookaholics Bookshelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rated
4 Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Great Read
Kindle Unlimited

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been looking forward to finishing this series for awhile. It's nothing phenomenal, but it was fun and I like Kayla.

While I enjoyed reading this, I didn't love it. The ending wasn't very satisfying to me. I felt like it was kind of cop-out and everything wrapped up to nicely. Sorenson is a creative writer, but she stays on the surface in this book. I would have loved to see her go deeper with the characters and their relationships.

Kayla finds herself trapped with the Highers and then Aiden shows up to rescue her. He has turned himself into a Day Taker, just to save her. Kayla is forced to leave without Sylas, even though she doesn't want to.

They make it back to the cave and meet Nichelle - a gal from another town sent to find Kayla. They decide to go back with her and see if a man named Mathew can help. Things are getting more and more complicated though, especially with Aiden acting moody and weird.

They go back to the compound and Sylas, as an abomination, bites Kayla and it saves him. Aiden is missing but they head back to the village anyway with the papers Mathew needs. Aiden attacks Mathew and steals the papers. Turns out Aiden is turning into a Higher. When the Highers attack Kayla makes the choice to turn human and use her blood as a cure. Sylas drinks from her in the end so they can be humans together.

[David Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am reviewing the teen fiction novel Darkness Fades by Jessica Sorensen which is a very good story which I bought from kindle. This book is a bit of a horror novel and might be unsuitable for younger readers. The lead character is a kind of half human, half vampire entity called a day taker and has been captured. Her friend who has become a day walker with the aid of a blood transfusion and now has incredible strength rescues her but she is reluctant to leave Sylas who was attacked by something worse than a vampire and may be injured or even mutating into the creature. She does leave though and has a dispute with Aiden regarding whether they should kill someone they meet. He fleas but comes back and helps save them from an onslaught from a group of vampires which they would be unlikely to fend off if they were left to their own devices. The heroine of the story does have incredible strength due to being a day walker & Aiden needs a blood transfusion from her as the story continues. They meet up with Sylas but he has the terrible affliction they feared he might have. This is the final installment in the trilogy and I have enjoyed all three books. I think Jessica is good in general at writing fantasy novels and certainly has a great imagination. I do recommend this novel.

[Jacqueline Vey (Bradley) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes!!!! All my favorite characters are back!!! Kayla, Sylas, Tristan, Aiden, and Maci!! I am such a fan girl for Sylas! Those of you who have read the series…you know why ; ) I finished this book in one day! I couldn’t put it down because I soooo wanted Kayla to have her happy ending and for all of this madness to end. This book continues off when Kayla and Sylas were captured in the end of the second book.

I don’t want to give anything away, but there is alot of fighting, and blood shed. There is some romance mixed in as well. All of your questions will be answered…if not most. There were some scenes that had my heart racing…and slowing…but it didn’t bring out any tears, but I can say I was very happy with the ending!! I loved this series…and I hate that it has to end…but I think it ended perfectly for Kayla. I give this book 4.5 stars!!

* I know some may have complained because they were not patient enought to wait for this book to come out. However, I think some need reminders that there is a long process before books can be published. It's not easy to complete a book...there's a lot of little things that go into it. All good things come with time grasshopper!

[Halston Seabolt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished reading the final book in Jessica Sorensen's Darkness Falls trilogy. The perfect ending to an amazing story. This trilogy sucked me in from the very beginning. I couldn't stop reading. The characters are so well developed and the way she lets you see little snippets of Kayla's past was so well done. The way you can connect with Kayla even though she's not human anymore is amazing. Loved the little twists she throws in with some of the main characters. They make you want to keep reading just to find out what happens next. I'm such a big fan of Jessica's writing. She has an amazing style all her own. I highly recommend not only this series but pretty much every series she's written thus far.

[Khrisma M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how Aiden and Tristen died basically leaving her with Silas. The end was perfect. It had the perfect climax and ending. I was frantically flipping pages and re-reading them. The way Sorensen wrote this trilogy where Kayla has flashbacks is a good way to tell readers what exactly happened to Kayla when she was experimented on. I think she should actually do a novella about it because that's what I'm most curious about. I'm so glad Slais won Kayla's heart. I love that arrogant bastard. Aiden was okay but weak and too emotional. Tristen -_- no one really cares. But to conclude this series is a monster horror fans dream. Its similar to Frankenstein in a way but total vampire romance. A must read.

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did like this book...kind of. For one thing, it felt too rushed! The author should have taken her time. Yes, I know people were desperate and needing this book and bothering her, but really. Also, i nearly threw down the book in frustration. Really, Jessica? What did Aiden do to deserve that ending? Making him a total idiot does NOT mean you have to kill him. Now, that was just unfair. A terrible ending for Aiden. :( I did not exactly like him in the first two books, but you did not have to kill him. I think it is fantastic Sylus and Kayla end up together, but poor Aiden's death just drew the line for me with this book. R.I.P. Aiden. Another thing, the cure was totally predictable. I knew from the start that the people should have just used her blood as the cure.

[Nicholas Reardon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have just finished all three books in the Darkness Falls series and what I think is most important to pass on it is that you have to read all three, it is a trilogy so just reading the first is pointless as all you will be is confused.

The covers all look great.

No. 1. Darkness Falls
A very different sort of vampire story and by the end of book one you will not have the faintest idea of what is going on.

No. 2. Darkness Breaks
By the time you get to book two the story opens up and hints are given as where the story is leading the reader.

No. 3. Darkness Fades
And this is what you are waiting for as at last everything all comes together with a great ending.

Yes a very different and refreshing new take on vampires, I can not say everyone will like it but I did.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, I enjoyed reading this series. It had its ups and downs, but it was an interesting world to read about. The ending, however, was drawn out and far too predictable.

It was obvious since the beginning the cure was going to be in Kayla's blood, but she acted surprised by any clue leading her to that conclusion. It was also ridiculously obvious that when Aiden was draining her he was going to change. And then, of course, Monarch and Gabriel conveniently drained Aiden to prove the cure was a success. It was just too easy. The only problem they encountered was the setback from having to fight, which they were already prepared for.

I still gave the book four stars because I was glad for the happy ending. Also, I liked Sylas. That it all.

[Clarice · Rating 4 out of 5]

kayla and sylas have been caught in the end of the last book. this one starts there with us knowing sylas is changing into an abomination while kayla is being tortured. aiden comes to her rescue though. but aiden isn't aiden anymore. and kayla has a hard time deciding whether he is good or bad. while kayla is intent on finding sylas, she must save the world as well.
as much as i have looked forward to this book coming out, i was a little disappointed that it lacked the punch that the other two had. it didn't seem quite as put together. i would personally give it a 3.5 if it would let me. but 4 it is because the ending does somewhat redeem the book.

[Uju]

Words can begin to describe hoe angry i am right now, Kayla is just freaking annoying. Hated her character from the very first page. Gosh am so angry don't even know how to vent probably. I can't rate it cos i would give it a one star and Jessica Sorensen is one of my favourite authors i just had a total disconnect, at some point the plots were a bit tricky and the loop holes just too much. I just didn't connect with the heroine in the story, not one bit and then Aiden had to die, like seriuosly!! getting riled up again. Really wish i hadn't read it.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was spectacularly intense and I loved every second of it. Unfortunately the spelling errors ran absolutely rampant and left me wondering if the author even read through the work before publishing it. At one point the error goes as far as to call one character by the wrong name which left me gasping in shock that this character had shown up only to realize he hadn't. It was very annoying, but errors aside the book was amazing.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Darkness Fades was the perfect conclusion to the series. I enjoyed every minute of this quick read. Kayla is one of the best heroines I have read. She is strong and brave and fights until the end. And I was so excited to have Sylas back. He is one of my favorite good/bad guys. I never really liked Aiden, and he definitely didn't help his case in this book. Great vampire series!

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great ending to a really good series. I was sad to see a main character die, but that is how it goes in the dystopian type like world. I so think that it was for a worthy cause though, and I will not rant and rave because it was a tragedy. Lots of excellence happened from it and for that it was worthy. Great how it ended short and sweet, and not forced like ones that are recently published!