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Fearless (Fearless #1)
Fearless introduces us to Gaia Moore, a girl born without the gene for fear. Gaia's mother was murdered, and her father, Tom Moore, a famous covert antiterrorist mastermind, is in hiding. Now 17 years old, Gaia is living in New York City with Tom's CIA friend, George, and his wife, Ella. Gaia is a prime target for terrorists and is in constant danger, but she is trained in
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Published
October 1st 1999
by Simon Pulse
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I read the first 3 books I think, all in one volume. The first seemed promising but it all went downhill from there. Gaia rattles off a long list of her skills- and the only one she ever uses in the book is martial arts. I mean, if she's so good at spy tricks, why can't she just pick Sam's lock instead of going through all that trouble to get hold of a key?
Also, the whole thing about having no gene for fear is done really poorly. She's afraid all the time- but "abstractly." so it doesn't count,...more
Also, the whole thing about having no gene for fear is done really poorly. She's afraid all the time- but "abstractly." so it doesn't count,...more
May 08, 2008
Sparker Pants
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who wishes to laugh at late 90s pop culture references
I owned like the first 17 books or something ridiculous in this series in high school- I picked up the first one the last time I was home and I had forgotten how HILARIOUS it was; chock full of priceless late 90's pop culture references. I also dig that the main character (Gaia, just like the evil cat! I'd forgotten!) has a BFF in a wheelchair and he is all awesome.
After like book three or maybe around six or seven they stopped being as awesome and apparently I just kept buying them out of blin...more
After like book three or maybe around six or seven they stopped being as awesome and apparently I just kept buying them out of blin...more
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Nov 28, 2008
Amanda
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Amanda by:
Found it on my sister's bookshelf. From the old days.
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2008
Hmm... Ok, this book wasn't awful. I was upset at first that the entire book wasn't in first person, but actually, Pascal switches back and forth between 1st and 3rd AND she switches between points-of-view of the different characters. Multiple POVs is one of my favorite storytelling vehicles!
I don't think I'd recommend this book for adolescent girls, because there is way too much value placed on sexiness and having boyfriends and stuff--it takes away from the storyline! The book is about a tough...more
I don't think I'd recommend this book for adolescent girls, because there is way too much value placed on sexiness and having boyfriends and stuff--it takes away from the storyline! The book is about a tough...more
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This book took me a long time to read. I think that is why I did not enjoy it that much. At first it was okay because it seemed interesting. But then it got really repetitive. That took all the fun out that the main character, Gaia was beating guys up. That, I was interested about. She was the heroine and she was independent. It was something that attracted me to the book. Gaia didn't need anyone but herself. She relied on only herself. That made me think deeply about my life. That was the only...more
The book was a disappointment at best. I loved the idea of it and thought (at first) that the author was genuinely good. When the main character meets a boy I thought it was just a bit of a crush. However, my hopes for this book were completely shattered when everything turned to the main character, Gaia, and her want--no, the incessant NEED--to lose her virginity. Why, you may ask? Just to get it over with because she didn't want to die without having lost it.
Now, I'll admit, I wasn't extremely...more
Now, I'll admit, I wasn't extremely...more
I loved this book. It has a lot of plot and was woven well into the story. At times there was a few boring parts that I think might have been better if the author had taken them out, but I feel that every book has a few of those.
A girl name Gaia is born without the gene to fear. At her favorite place, the park, there has been many people that have been slashed at night time.A girl who is rivals with Gaia goes into the park at night time. Gaia half heatedly tries to warn her, but when the girl d...more
A girl name Gaia is born without the gene to fear. At her favorite place, the park, there has been many people that have been slashed at night time.A girl who is rivals with Gaia goes into the park at night time. Gaia half heatedly tries to warn her, but when the girl d...more
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Ooh, I found this while I was re-arranging my bookshelf. Brings me back to the good old days.
Gaia (oh-my-god her name!) was born without the fearless gene. I don't know how true that is since I never got the chance to follow up on the series. So let's just stick with it. She was trained from a very young age in various fighting skills an 11-year old me would envy. I still would, actually. She roams around at night in the most dangerous part of the park just to see who would ambush her. But lo-a...more
Gaia (oh-my-god her name!) was born without the fearless gene. I don't know how true that is since I never got the chance to follow up on the series. So let's just stick with it. She was trained from a very young age in various fighting skills an 11-year old me would envy. I still would, actually. She roams around at night in the most dangerous part of the park just to see who would ambush her. But lo-a...more
Heyy so here goes my first review ever~
Recently I've been reading kinda bland books cos I'm running out of options alr so Fearless struck me as kinda interesting. I think the main factor here is that we get to know the characters' feelings and thoughts so it definitely adds more drama and the emotions of the characters are very vivid here~ it's like if gaia screws up (--cough-- with the email --cough--) I felt really anxious for her like... WHAT?!!!!!! Gotta bury myself alr lol. Another good poi...more
Recently I've been reading kinda bland books cos I'm running out of options alr so Fearless struck me as kinda interesting. I think the main factor here is that we get to know the characters' feelings and thoughts so it definitely adds more drama and the emotions of the characters are very vivid here~ it's like if gaia screws up (--cough-- with the email --cough--) I felt really anxious for her like... WHAT?!!!!!! Gotta bury myself alr lol. Another good poi...more
I was intrigued by the premise of this book when I read the back cover copy. I was doing lots of reading of YA books with non-traditional female protagonists, especially female protagonists who took on traditionally masculine actions - for an avenue of research I was pursuing. I liked Gaia as a main character (not to mention her name), and the story kept me interested enough to read the next 5 books in the series until I got too busy - and then decided I might eventually get back to the full ser...more
Gaia Moore is a trouble maker.Her mother was murdered and her father is in hiding, she lives with her fathers friends. If you hang out with her you may end up hurt,or dead. But she wont. Gaia Moore is fearless, literaly she was born with out the fear gene to top it of she knows five different kinds of martial arts and is a genius. She spends some nights beeting up muggers. But she isn't invincible. She's seventeen and has a pretty bad social status even though she just moved. Gaia finds a friend...more
Gaia is THE SHIT.
Sorry for the outburst. But I forgot how much I loved these books. I first read the Fearless books by Francine Pascal when I was 12 or 13 – so over a decade ago. I remember devouring these books, up until at least book #17 – by then I had caught up with the books in the series already published, and after that I forgot about them and went and read other things. Of course, this was before I had the internet and could look up release dates for the books I liked
So, the Fearless bo...more
Sorry for the outburst. But I forgot how much I loved these books. I first read the Fearless books by Francine Pascal when I was 12 or 13 – so over a decade ago. I remember devouring these books, up until at least book #17 – by then I had caught up with the books in the series already published, and after that I forgot about them and went and read other things. Of course, this was before I had the internet and could look up release dates for the books I liked
So, the Fearless bo...more
In need of an easy read that would fit in my coat pocket, I grabbed this book. I haven't read it for probably 10 years, but it was easy enough to remember everything that was going to happen.
So the book is about Gaia, a girl who can't feel fear, thanks to a genetic defect. The book is full of scenes of Gaia kicking the butts of various knife-wielding thugs, but it also has the typical teen mush: worries about boys and her looks, and run-ins with the most popular girl in school (who is mean, of c...more
So the book is about Gaia, a girl who can't feel fear, thanks to a genetic defect. The book is full of scenes of Gaia kicking the butts of various knife-wielding thugs, but it also has the typical teen mush: worries about boys and her looks, and run-ins with the most popular girl in school (who is mean, of c...more
I wish this series had a condensed edition.
I really can't make a proper review on this book, since reading this was like reading a TV show because certain tiny things required several books to complete when they could have been completed in one chapter, and sadly I only got to read the first three.
Imagine that the story was a loaf of bread. Then, separate the loaf into 36 pieces, each piece different in size from the other. The pieces represent the 36 books and the sizes represent their importan...more
I really can't make a proper review on this book, since reading this was like reading a TV show because certain tiny things required several books to complete when they could have been completed in one chapter, and sadly I only got to read the first three.
Imagine that the story was a loaf of bread. Then, separate the loaf into 36 pieces, each piece different in size from the other. The pieces represent the 36 books and the sizes represent their importan...more
Jun 10, 2009
Maggie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Maggie by:
Found it on the shelf at the library
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Who just read the most awkward book of the 90s? *raises hand*
Yeah, so this was apparently published in 1999. This alone probably made the book more interesting because of all the beautiful pre laptop/Gmail/21st century pop culture references (e.g. LOL to the archaic forms of email). All these little moments of old 90s culture provided a minor form of amusement, but otherwise this book was basically pointless.
Gaia has what I call the "Alex Rider" syndrome: she is just so darned perfect at everyt...more
Yeah, so this was apparently published in 1999. This alone probably made the book more interesting because of all the beautiful pre laptop/Gmail/21st century pop culture references (e.g. LOL to the archaic forms of email). All these little moments of old 90s culture provided a minor form of amusement, but otherwise this book was basically pointless.
Gaia has what I call the "Alex Rider" syndrome: she is just so darned perfect at everyt...more
i read the 3 book omnibus, but entering the separately for the reading challenge.
really enjoyed this novel. i really liked the writing and the plot, very original story.
i breezed through it in one day. i enjoyed the short chapters, with the short subchapters.
very fast paced.
weird thing...applauded the author when she used he at the end of a sentence in stead of him...great job, but then when the same instance comes up regarding i vs me, she used me...the wrong one
"he was taller than me"
it should...more
really enjoyed this novel. i really liked the writing and the plot, very original story.
i breezed through it in one day. i enjoyed the short chapters, with the short subchapters.
very fast paced.
weird thing...applauded the author when she used he at the end of a sentence in stead of him...great job, but then when the same instance comes up regarding i vs me, she used me...the wrong one
"he was taller than me"
it should...more
Feb 26, 2013
Claire Elise
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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Let me just start by saying Gaia is probably one of my favorite main characters ever. EVAAAH.
Not only could she kick some SERIOUS ass, but she managed to be hilarious, witty, sarcastic, beautiful, level-headed, oh and did i mention she's literally fearless . Like dayummm ma you really got it all.
This book was 580-something pages. And I read it all in a day (view spoiler). It was action packed and had a pretty intense plot. My only issue was I felt like the...more
Not only could she kick some SERIOUS ass, but she managed to be hilarious, witty, sarcastic, beautiful, level-headed, oh and did i mention she's literally fearless . Like dayummm ma you really got it all.
This book was 580-something pages. And I read it all in a day (view spoiler). It was action packed and had a pretty intense plot. My only issue was I felt like the...more
Patience is a virtue...sadly, it's also one I'm lacking severely. The plot was sluggish and it was hard to follow (even with all the fancy font design). Even then, the intrigue of a girl without fear was enough to keep me for about a quarter of the book. I mean, with a name like Gaia, she has to be interesting.
No.
She had all of the elements of Cat from 10 Things I Hate About You (whom I love), but poorly executed. She's supposed to be this hardened bitch or something...but with this softer side...more
No.
She had all of the elements of Cat from 10 Things I Hate About You (whom I love), but poorly executed. She's supposed to be this hardened bitch or something...but with this softer side...more
I'm going to give this book a 4.5 out of 5 stars. I really loved the vibrancy of the characters, and I also think that this idea, of being unable to feel fear, is completely original, at least as how it is presented in this novel. I Love hove Gaia was able to kick some serious butt, and how at the same time is is like a super-genious! Love it! But some other characters got to me, like Sam. I hate it when people can't make up their minds on who they like, and keep going back and forth between the...more
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I read this book years ago, when I was in middle school I think, so about 12 or 13 years old, and I have to say that this series was probably one of the best I read at that point. I was a major book worm and the length of this series just attracted me to it because it meant I could enjot it for a longer period of time. Gaia's character was my hero for years and I'll probabaly never forget her because she was a total badass and didn't really care what most people thought. (I realize now that she...more
I chose to read this book because the title seemed very cool and the tiny caption under the title make the book even more mysterious. This book was about a girl, called Gaia, who seemed to be born without a fear gene. She was afraid of nothing, and she was just like a trouble magnet. Wherever she went, she always got into fights, but her training from her youth time had helped her to stay alive until now. I liked this book because it was a mixture of different point of view (like 1st & 3rd p...more
Meh.
The POV changes throughout the book from 3rd to 1st person and with a ton of different characters. I wouldn't mind this much, except I found the constantly changing font type, font size, and odd sideways "chapter titles" incredibly confusing and distracting.
In terms of the characters- I do like them. I think that Gaia is the perfect example of an unlikable heroine that the reader still likes, despite her gruff exterior. I really liked Ed. I would have liked to know more about him. Sam seems...more
The POV changes throughout the book from 3rd to 1st person and with a ton of different characters. I wouldn't mind this much, except I found the constantly changing font type, font size, and odd sideways "chapter titles" incredibly confusing and distracting.
In terms of the characters- I do like them. I think that Gaia is the perfect example of an unlikable heroine that the reader still likes, despite her gruff exterior. I really liked Ed. I would have liked to know more about him. Sam seems...more
This Book was okay. It was sort of a last minute book. I found it kind of boring. The characters, the setting, just everything the author included into this book was dull. I guess it was not the type of genre I'm used to reading. I just wasn't captivated. I thought many of the problems weren't realistic enough. This book kind of reminds of one of an old book I read two summers ago. It had the same issues this book had but it was just a drag. :( Maybe it may be interesting to you but at the same...more
Uh....no, co k tomu říct? Do knihy jsem se vrhala se smíšenými pocity, a že nevím, co mám očekávat. Celé téma a zpracování knihy se mi líbilo, takže za tohle je určitě plus. Co mi ale brání v tom abych Neohrožené mohla dát plný počet hvězdiček, je zápletka. Ano, celá kniha mě bavila a vůbec jsem se u ní nenudila, ale pořád nemůžu přijít na to, co byla hlavní zápletka celé knihy. Nejvíc se přikláním asi k záležitosti se Samem...
Ach, ano Sam. O tom vůbec, ale vůbec nevím, co si mám myslet. Ze začá...more
Ach, ano Sam. O tom vůbec, ale vůbec nevím, co si mám myslet. Ze začá...more
So...this is a tough one because it was a good book and I don't want this three stars to make it seem otherwise. Gaia is a totally kick-ass heroine. The story was interesting if slow. I guess it all boils down to where this book falls in comparison to all the other great books I've read lately. Fearless had all the elements it takes to really be a great book. Gaia's fearlessness lends a unique viewpoint to the story. The supporting characters might have been a bit underdeveloped but I was able t...more
I picked up one of my daughter's old books lying around the house, and it sucked me in. Gaia is a teenager with a special power: she feels no fear. Because she has no fear, she has a tremendous strength, energy, and speed. Luckily, she uses her powers for good and not evil. She's not sure if you do good, and enjoy it, is that a good thing or not?
And she's a teenager. Did I mention that? She's never been kissed. She doesn't have any friends and when the opportunity to make friends comes along, it...more
And she's a teenager. Did I mention that? She's never been kissed. She doesn't have any friends and when the opportunity to make friends comes along, it...more
I got half way through this book and I just couldn't take it anymore. First of all it just dragged. 6oo pages to tell a story about a girl that doesn't feel fear was too much. I didn't connect with the main character at all she is mopey and depressing. Granted she has had a hard life but her character is hard to like. Since she can't feel fear and she has been trained in martial arts she goes out looking for bad guys to beat up. There is a gang in Central Park that is slashing women. This part o...more
This is a fun book written by an author with a good sense of humor and a real understanding of New York City, who is (at times) surprisingly perceptive.
It's also too long, and splutters to an unsatisfying ending. It's meant to make you read the next book in the series, but none of the questions it leaves unanswered are compelling enough to be considered effective cliffhangers.
Still, I read it in one sitting. And laughed a fair amount. And was impressed by some of her insights. She's a real write...more
It's also too long, and splutters to an unsatisfying ending. It's meant to make you read the next book in the series, but none of the questions it leaves unanswered are compelling enough to be considered effective cliffhangers.
Still, I read it in one sitting. And laughed a fair amount. And was impressed by some of her insights. She's a real write...more
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Francine Pascal (May 13, 1938— ) is an American author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of novels. In 1982 she created the characters and the stories for the first six books and her agent, Amy Berkower of Writers House sold them to Bantam Books. Book number one is mostly written by Ms. Pascal. From then on she wrote the stories for every book ever published in the series. After the...more
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“He slowed down a bit more. "Gaia, how do you know these things?" She shrugged. "I'm smart." "And modest, too." "Modesty is a waste of time," she pronounced. "I'll keep that in mind.”
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