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All That Falls (Etherlin #2)

by Kimberly Frost (Goodreads Author)

3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 · rating details · 129 ratings · 20 reviews

She should never have touched his blood...

The Etherlin muses have long served as a source of divine inspiration. Now their world stands between the forces of Heaven and Hell.

As his muse, Cerise propelled her musician boyfriend to the heights of fame, but when he died under mysterious circumstances, her powers vanished. Now she's plagued by disturbing half-formed memories o...more

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Published June 5th 2012 by Berkley

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Dec 18, 2012 Gaele rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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In this second book of the Etherlin Series, the story is focused on Cerise a muse who has lost her powers and her man and Lysander, a fallen angel. With very little effort, the author has managed to describe the world and provide background into the characters that allowed me to catch up to the storyline. The writing is clear and smooth, and while there are points in the plot where the pacing lags, the inclusion of background information did keep my interest.

As a love story, this didn’t work so...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Alice Liu rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"All That Falls" continues the Etherlin series by following a different main character - the muse Cerise. It's an easy and natural transition as Alissa and Merrick still figure heavily in the storyline. What I do appreciate about this series is that the main male and female characters are given equal time, so readers can see both where they came from, and how they change and grow. At first, I wasn't as enamored of Cerise as I had been of Alissa in "All That Bleeds." It felt like Lysander's attra...more

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Jun 04, 2012 Melindeeloo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels, paranormal-romance

(4.5 stars) Even though I had high hopes coming into All That Falls, I didn't expect to love it as much as the first book, All that Bleeds, because I so loved that forbidden romance at a distance between, muse Allisa and her dangerous half vampire hero, Merrick.

All That Falls is different from its predecessor, but it is every bit as good and maybe even better. I thought that the 'muse' part of Frost's Etherlin world in the last book was a bit odd - the muses seemed like supernatural cheerleaders...more (4.5 stars) Even though I had high hopes coming into All That Falls, I didn't expect to love it as much as the first book, All that Bleeds, because I so loved that forbidden romance at a distance between, muse Allisa and her dangerous half vampire hero, Merrick.

All That Falls is different from its predecessor, but it is every bit as good and maybe even better. I thought that the 'muse' part of Frost's Etherlin world in the last book was a bit odd - the muses seemed like supernatural cheerleaders and one of the main conflicts like a 'beauty' contest. That's not the case this time around since the leading lady, Cerise, is a muse whose powers are on the fritz which serves to put the 'muse'ness is more in the background and it works better for me there.

In All that Falls author Kimberly Frost shows that she has her leading men skills down pat, I thought that fallen-but-not-damned-angel Lysander was a great leading man. I liked that fact that the unearthly beautiful but dangerous warrior whose sole focus is waiting for his opportunity to redeem himself and return to heaven - and who generally avoids establishing connections with mortals – is unable to avoid the temptation represented by the muse who so fascinates him. And I loved Cerise, who is a strong character who doesn't just succumb to the angel's desires when their relationship takes an unexpected and life altering turn. I also loved that the combination of her own power and an edge that she gets from her relationship with Lysander keeps her from being a victim when the endgame of a prophesy is put into play. If I had any nits with the story, they would be in the reveal of the mystery surrounding the blockage in Cerise's powers – partly due to what she suffered and partly due to the fact that Cerise's reaction seemed out of character for her.

But still, a fabulous heroine, a great leading man with wings, a prophesy and a mystery in the background and some good action sequences - plus appearances by past leads Allisa and Merrick, who I still love - all combine to make All That Falls another winner for me. And when all is said and done the only real downside is that the story felt very finished series-wise and I'd would like more books and more forbidden pairings set in Frost's Etherlin world.(less)

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Jun 22, 2012 Ferdy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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All That Falls is the second book in the Etherlin series, the first being All That Bleeds where readers were introduced to Etherlin’s most famous muse, Alissa and her forbidden vampire lover, Merrick. All that Falls focuses on the romance between Alissa’s muse friend, Cerise and Merrick’s fallen angel friend, Lysander.
Cerise is struggling to cope with the loss of her musician boyfriend, she has no memory of the night of his death and she’s been unable to use her muse powers since he die...more Spoilers

All That Falls is the second book in the Etherlin series, the first being All That Bleeds where readers were introduced to Etherlin’s most famous muse, Alissa and her forbidden vampire lover, Merrick. All that Falls focuses on the romance between Alissa’s muse friend, Cerise and Merrick’s fallen angel friend, Lysander.
Cerise is struggling to cope with the loss of her musician boyfriend, she has no memory of the night of his death and she’s been unable to use her muse powers since he died. Cerise is certain that the loss of her powers is somehow tied into her boyfriend’s death, so she begins to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.
Fallen angel Lysander can’t get distracted from his mission to gain entry back into heaven, but he can’t seem to get Cerise out of his head. He does his utmost to avoid Cerise but is thrust into her life when she’s targeted by vampires and demons.
I was excited to read Cerise and Lysander’s story after their heated exchange at the end of All that Bleeds. Unfortunately, it didn’t live up to expectations, I felt that there was something missing in their romance. It was obvious that Lysander and Cerise were attracted to each other and cared for one another, but I didn’t feel the love and passion between them, their relationship was largely underwhelming. Lysander seemed more concerned about his own goals than he did Cerise, I don’t mind that he had other priorities but I felt as if Lysander put Cerise and his potential future with her at the bottom of his list. At one point he says that she’s become just as important as Merrick, was that supposed to be romantic or flattering? The woman he loves should be more important than anyone, Merrick is Lysander’s friend and distant relation – his love for Cerise should far eclipse his love for Merrick. I would have liked it made clear that even though he had other important people and objectives in his life that Cerise would always come first.
On a positive note I feel that Cerise is a far better heroine than Alissa, Alissa is far too perfect and too much of a Mary Sue. Alissa comes across as delicate and useless - without Merrick she would never have had the guts to leave Etherlin. Cerise is far more capable, she can actually look after herself and she has to actually prove herself to people whereas Alissa seems to gets everyone’s adoration instantly. Lysander was the typical hero – alpha male, overly powerful and excessively broody.
The storyline was predictable and mostly boring. The fighting and action scenes were ok, but I would have preferred if Cerise had gotten more involved with the actual fighting at the end rather than standing on the sidelines whilst the men folk fought. I found Cerise’s interactions with her younger sister, Dorie the most interesting parts of the book. Dorie was a complete cow but I’m starting to prefer female characters that are bitchy and selfish over do-goody, speshul heroine’s.
I wasn’t impressed that Cerise’s ex turned out to be a selfish loser who put her life in danger. Why do authors feel the need to utterly destroy and diminish the heroine’s past loves?? If the hero has been in love previously, his past love is usually never vilified and so his feelings for her don’t change. I’ve noticed that most authors tend to allow the hero’s past relationships to remain loving, pure and memorable but they all too happily wreck any of the heroine’s past relationships so that the hero is the only man that they’ve had a warm, healthy relationship with. Please authors stop doing this.
I was mystified as to why Cerise’s father showed more feelings for Alissa than he did his own daughter, he acted like he loved them both equally. It was so unrealistic, sure he watched Alissa grow up and was a good friend to her parents but surely it wouldn’t elicit the same amount of love that he’d have for his own flesh and blood daughter who he raised since birth. It was bizarre that he had no meaningful interactions with Cerise yet he opened up to Alissa and showed his love and concern for her. Growing up Cerise always had an inferiority complex when it came to Alissa - feeling that her father preferred Alissa over her and it seems like he does. I was disappointed that Cerise didn’t get a heart to heart with her dad and that there was no closure on how he showed favouritism towards Alissa and treated Cerise like second best. I felt Cerise’s complicated relationship with her father was wasted, if it had been explored more it could have added more layers to Cerise and added more depth to the story.
The villains were one dimensional caricatures and over the top cheesy. They were so lazily written and their reasons for being evil were underdeveloped and weak. I wish authors would put more effort behind their villains and not make them so black and white – most people that are evil/bad aren’t simple or have one track minds, they’re complex and have shades of grey. I don’t why authors resort to so many clichés and tropes, it’s like they all have a secret book given to them by publishers on how to write generic paranormal romance.
I think fans of typical paranormal romance will enjoy the Etherlin series but I most likely won’t be reading anymore in the series or anything else by the author, it’s apparent she just writes the same old storylines and romances as every paranormal romance author. I would only be tempted to read another book if Dorie were to be a heroine – but I doubt that’ll happen, she was obviously just a female character that was inserted to make the heroines look good.
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Jun 15, 2012 Raven rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is better than the first book...and I loved the first book! I did not like Cerise in the first book and I started this one feeling I wouldn't like the heroine but right from the beginning she surprised me. A strong woman who is obviously a match made in heaven for a redemption seeking fallen archangel. The characters from the first book seamlessly carry over to this one and, not surprisingly, Merrick remains his exceptional self. Many times, Cerise thinks how "cool" Merrick is and he certai...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Bonny Bon Bon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: good, fantasy, romance

rating:3.5

i had high hopes for this book and although the ending made my rating plummet i enjoyed the two books in this series so far.

i really hope kimberley frost isnt going to leave this book as the last in this series cause that would be ashame. i love the story line except i felt (view spoiler)...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Francesca the Fierce ~Eyelet Ecstasy~ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: series-etherlin, genre-paranormal-romance, books-read-2012

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How can you possibly go wrong with pairing up the rock and roll muse and a sexy as sin fallen archangel!?!?! You can't! I had mixed feelings about Cerise in the first book but I knew I had to see more of Lysander. Bad boy in leathers, plus he has wings and can play the violin.

Cerise definitely grew stronger in my eyes in this book. She took control of her life, tried to figure out what had happened to her and how her lover had died, and didn't let the pr...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Darcy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, angels, pnr, wishlist, psychic-gifts, vampires

This book seemed to expand on the world of Etherlin more and I am glad of it. I really like this world of muses and how these girls hang out with people to inspire them. There is some fall out from the previous book, but it is nothing compared to what I expect after the events of this book.

Lysander is an interesting man, one who keeps his secrets pretty close to the vest. He is so prickly and doesn't seem to want to be around people. He fought his attraction to Cerise, but it seemed like once he...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Jolene Tyler rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was really expecting this series to get better and better, but this just didn't compare to the first book. The relationship between Lysander and Cerise isn't that intense, and sometimes you feel like Cerise isn't that interested in Lysander. Plus the book seemed too short and it kind of just ended abruptly. All in all, it was just ok. Hopefully the next book will get better, because the story premise is really interesting.

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Feb 18, 2013 Andeanna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I easily connected with Cherise the grieving rock-n-roll dancer muse. It took longer to appreciate her hunky fallen angel romantic interest Lysander. His offensive anti-social female phobic ways are actually key to the plot. This book is action packed with lots of plot twists to prevent you putting this romantic story down until the last page.

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Jul 28, 2012 Jessica rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoy Kimberly Frost and the way she writes. Her books are always so easy to read and just fall into. This is the second book in the series, it follows the muse Cerise and a fallen Angel. Not your typical love story and not as good as the first book but I still enjoyed.

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Jun 05, 2012 Janice (the_red1) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels, supernaturals

Better than the first one, IMO. The ending was a bit rushed and unbelievable - good triumphing over evil too easily - but overall, an enjoyable read.

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Jun 30, 2012 Amanda [Novel Addiction] rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels, favorites, for-review, rrt, series, vampires

I thought this was excellent! I'd love to check out the first book, too. See my review of All That Falls on Romance Reviews Today in July 2012!

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Sep 02, 2012 Raynell rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Exquisite and hail to the Angels. I have found a new author..

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Feb 17, 2013 Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Good read, loved the Fallen character Lysander and also appreciated that Merrick was in this one as well. I am hoping there will be a book 3 somehow in this series.

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Jun 15, 2012 Ellen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-series, paranormal-series

Saddens me that the series has come to a close.

Lysander and Cerise weren't a pair I'd have picked, but they go together so well.

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Mar 28, 2013 ViVi Alentine rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, contemporary, romance

loved! seriously hope more is to come!

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Mar 12, 2013 Denise rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoy these books, as their themes are so unique. They are a great cross of fantasy with modern fiction, and are really entertaining! I seem to like everything Ms. Frost writes, as I also really enjoy her Southern Witch series. I am looking forward to the new entries in BOTH series!

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Aug 20, 2012 Jerrica Saylor rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Cool ending to the Etherlin novels. I especially enjoyed how the characters from the previous book were solidly involved in this book. Great story with a few twists in between. A very enjoyable read.

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