1.5 stars... it got rounded to 2, and 1.5 was really generous.

I couldn't finish it. I read the first part and that was about it, really boring! Normally a book does not take much to please me, it needs:
1. Romance
2. Action
3. Cool back story
This book had all of this but together they were all really crap. I bought the book for $15 and am now really regretting it. The only reason I read it was because I wanted to read it before I watched the movie. But truthfully really not worth it! Don't both More...

Reviewed by Laura for Book Chick City.

Aaron is one of those characters you immediately endear to when you begin reading. Orphaned and having spent his life in care, he has finally found a family who loves him and is making a place for himself in the world, doing well at school and hoping for a college scholarship.

But things start to get strange. It's starts with the the dreams, but then inexplicably on his eighteenth birthday Aaron is suddenly able to speak and understand multiple languages, and More...

Tematika anjelov patrí medzi moje obľúbené, preto som sa na túto knihu tešila. Moje nadšenie bolo obrovské, a tak som dúfala, že ma nesklame. Nestalo sa tak, ba naopak. Ešte viac ma pohltila, ako som očakávala. Podľa knihy bol natočený aj seriál, ktorý okolo príbehu išiel obrovskou okľukou, keďže seriál z knihy pochytil iba námet, nič viac. Ak ste videli seriál a nepáčil sa vám, nesúďte podľa toho knihu, pretože majú spoločné žalostne málo. Padlí anjeli a Leviatan je prvá kniha, ktorá obsahuje d More...

This omnibus edition of the first two books in Sniegoski's series about fallen angels is both entertaining and thought-provoking. In The Fallen, we are introduced to Aaron, a lonely seventeen year old boy who doesn't feel like he belongs in the world, and in the sequel, Leviathan, we follow Aaron as he finds out more about his Nephilim heritage.

The Fallen

The first thing that stuck me about the book is Aaron: despite all the angst and woe-is-me stuff, he is a genuinely nice kid who is just trying More...

aídos revela uma guerra entre o céu e a terra, uma guerra onde anjos que outrora amaram os homens limpam com o sangue os vestígios da sua passagem roubando, sem piedade, as vidas daqueles que nunca chegarão a saber a sua verdade, a sua verdadeira identidade.

Esta história encontra-se dividida em duas partes distintas. Numa primeira fase conhecemos Aaron e vivenciamos intensamente o momento em que este se apercebe das mudanças que ocorrem dentro de si após completar 18 anos, é dado ao leitor a opo More...

What can I say about this book? The first part was dull and the second part was, while admittedly more entertaining, a bit bizarre. And not in a creative, original way, but just in a "wtf" sort of way.
And then there's Verchiel, our villain. And at times, he can be a pretty bad-ass one. But most of the time he was around, all I could do was scratch my head and wonder why. What's his motivation? I get what he's SUPPOSED to be. He's that self-righteous villain who thinks God wants him to do evil th More...

This book surprised me in that it is a thoroughly entertaining story and a fresh take on the realms of Heaven, Hell, Angels, and the Nephilim. It is compelling reading, and was nearly impossible to put down once I began reading the story. Despite what some other reviewers may have said, the story is not a predictable one. This is definitely not for those with rigid notions or religious purists. Lucifer Morningstar, for example, is NOT depicted as a vile, reptile-like creature with horns out to d More...

i latched on to these after watching the movie and tv mini series so i may be biased as i love paul wesley in conjuncction with anything supernatural. i got the books awhile ago thoigh and never got to read them so the movie is mostly faded from my mind. forst of all i absolutely adore aaron. hes so down to earth and awkward its hard not to want to just pinch his cheeks. his interactions with vilma though sadly stinted in my romantic opinion captured everything it is to have that first real crus More...

Fallen Review:

About the Book:
What this book is about is fairly simple. Upon his eighteenth birthday, Aaron Corbet starts to experience strange things. He is able to speak and understand all languages, including animals. Soon after, Aaron finds out that he is Nephilim, or an offspring of a fallen angel and a human woman. Not only that but Aaron is also part of a long told prophecy. It is said that he is to be the one to forgive the Fallen of their sins so that they may return to Heaven. However, More...

Tematika andělů, především těch padlých, táhne v dnešní době podobně jako tematika upírů a vlkodlaků. Ne vždy se ovšem autorský počin podaří a ne vždy je u nás kniha s anděly čtenářsky dobře přijímána, proto jsem k románu Thomase E. Sniegoskiho přistupovala poměrně zdrženlivě. O to příjemněji mě příběh překvapil.

Aaron Corbet je jako každý jiný osmnáctiletý chlapec – chodí na střední školu, čeká ho maturita, má laskavé rodiče, kteří ho milují i přes fakt, že ho jako malého adoptovali, a navíc se More...

The Fallen and Leviathan

I wanted to read these books because I enjoyed the tv miniseries Fallen where I first discovered Paul Wesley of Vampire Diaries fame. I'm not ashamed to say that I struggled through reading this book. It took me about two years! This is just the first combination of two books. The series has four. You would think that a series about angels and demons would have a lot of action but I didn't find this to be true. It was slow. It was wordy and too descriptive of surrounding More...

This book is amazing.

I was looking for a new series to pick up - and grew interested with the cover of this one (sorry, lol, hot half-naked dude on the cover), so I picked it up and read it. I wasn't disappointed. I loved it, more than anything. It's engaging, it's paced dynamically, and it's written in such a way that I kept flipping the page over and over and wanting more.

Our main character is a teenage boy. I was a bit weary at first, but the prologue was so damn interesting, I kept reading More...

this w the very first book i had read involving angles in a story othere than the bible and i have to say i was pleaslently surprised! Aaron corbet in a 17 year old teen who has been put into the foster care system ever since his mother died during child birth. nut on his 18th bithday aaron discovers that he is a nephiliam ( the son of an angle and a motral woman)now aaron can speak the language of the animals, create weapons of heavenly fire,and not to mention he is being hunted by the angles k More...

THESE BOOKS ARE AMAZING!!!!

I was immediately hooked on these from the very first sentence in the first book and read all the way through to the end of the second omnibus. They are a FANTASTIC series of four WONDERFUL books with losts of unexpected twists(and a few expected ones) and turns. DEFINITELY a must read for anyone who loves the supernatural! Yes, there are strong Catholic and Christian overtones in the books(it IS a series about angels, after all), but they don't beat you over the head More...

Wouldn't you freak out if you suddenly started hearing voices? That is what happened to Aaron on his eighteenth birthday in the book "The Fallen Omnibus Vol.1" by Thomas E. Sniegoski. But what he didn't know was that was the beginning of a life changing experience. one that had to do with angels, kidnapping, a talking dog, man eating people, monsters, and a romance through all the madness. This is just the beginning of his biggest life changing adventure.
This is part of a four book series. This More...

I struggled with reading this book. I read a lot of the YA stuff. And lately, I have really been enjoying the stuff related to angels. This was hard to read though for me. I think for 2 primary reasons.

First - The Fallen:

First, I read somewhere the the author got started in comic books. If that's true - I totally see it. The abruptness with which chapters jumped between our main character, Aaron, and others was hard for me to handle. The character development was almost non existent. In fact, More...

Supernatural is the way to go these days, but this is not the vampire scene. He (Aaron Corbet) is untouchable, but only because of his destiny. He has the worst day on his 18th birthday,which turns out to be the beginning of a new life to which he tries to deny. His ability to understand all languages, yes... I mean all including animals, and it drives him to the point of going crazy.

With the help of fallen Angles he is able to crossover into his new found heritage without being eliminated by th More...

It's not really one of the best books I've read, but it was definitely an interesting read. I'm going to write the review as a whole, which means I'm including Volume 2.

The whole journey was a bit so-so. Not that exciting but there's a sense of intrigue. I don't know, perhaps I wanted to see what would happen to the Morning Star ...(I mean, c'mon, we all want an insight on the ultimate villain's head...) the writing is consistent and I could really see where things were going..although sometime More...

Aaron Is An Average Teenage Guy, Until He Turned 18. A Foster Child With Quite A Temper, He Begins Having Terrible Nightmares. Two Men Appear To Warn Him About His Destiny. And So Begins An Adventure You Will Never Forget! Aaron Learns He Is A Nephilim, A Child Born Of A Human Female And An Angel. There's A Group Of Angels That Are Out To Finish Everything They Feel Is Ungodly. They Are Called The Powers. They're Seeking Aaron Out Because According To The Prophecy, There Is The ONE That Will Hav More...

More of a 3.5...not quite a 4.
It keeps me interested but I kept finding myself wanting the chapter to end so that I could do something else. However, every time that happened, I was picking the book up again 5 minutes later 'cause it just sat there calling to me, beckoning to be read.
I like the idea of Gabriel, I think he makes a lot of it interesting and I had a good old laugh when he had gas.
Aaron is down right yummy, a little stubborn and boring, but whatever, Ebony Wings make my head spin More...

I have to say I was really surprised with this book, I wasn't expecting much to be honest, especially after I only paid $9 for each volume, and the cover didn't really inspire me either, I thought it would just be another romance & angst ridden YA book that seem to be a dime a dozen lately (not that I don't like them, I do!!!, as long as they are done well!) But it wasn't what I was expecting at all, the first story builds up nicely although I do have to say that I'd like there to be a littl More...

The Fallen Book 1 was an enjoyable read. To my surprise, it was actually pretty different from what I thought it would be and that’s a good thing.

Let’s start with the characters: Aaron Corbet was a good main character but he didn’t stand out from the hundreds of YA male characters that I read about. I mean, yeah, he is a Nephilim, the ‘chosen one’ with the power to forgive the fallen angels etc. But personality-wise, he wasn’t that special. However, his interactions with Gabriel, his beloved La More...

Highly predictable and poorly written, The Fallen and Leviathan are half-baked novels, an interesting idea presented in the most stale, cliche way possible. Editorial errors starting within the first couple pages (the protagonist Aaron is described first as 18 years old and then as 19 years old just two pages later without any change in the time or setting), an over abundance of description and unnecessary details, and a reliance on telling rather than showing mark this novel as another hastily More...

I wanted to love this book so bad! Aaron was a vision of pure perfection and I was so excited to dive in and get to know him and everything he was about.

After the bore of the firt few chapters I kept trucking along thinking that at some point it would have to get good. About halfway through, I realized that nothing good was going to come out of this book but I insisted on finishing since I have already spent the money on the book and invested my time. Unfortunately for fallen angel lovers everyw More...

hidup dg keluarga angkat, tanpa tahu siapa orang tua kandungnya membuat aron bertekad punya kehidupan yg ga muluk2. nilai bagus di sma, lulus dg predikat terbaik, masuk universitas top, punya pekerjaan mapan kemudian nikah dan punya anak. walaupun ga punya banyak teman, aron ga pernah merasa sepi, punya anjing yg setia dan keluarga angkat yg baik.

semuanya mulai berubah sejak dia menginjak usia 18 tahun. dimulai dari sakit kepala yg akhirnya menambah kemampuan baru aron dlm mengerti bahasa asing More...

The Fallen was a rather interesting text and I am pondering upon how I should review such a book. The writing was, well – truly breathtaking, however, gore seemed to be a main theme within the plot (which is to be expected). Sniegoski did a phenomenal job writing this book, the writing was fluent, detailed but carried the story along nicely. I’m not sure I would have written it in any other way if given the chance.

The thought of fallen angels, Nephilim and among other things including angels an More...

First two of the Fallen series (Nephilim) are combined into this book. I reread the entire series of 4 books on occasion, running through each of the 4 stories in sequence. So well written and inspiring. Two of my favorite things about the series of stories is the lead character's humanity (Aaron), despite the tension and pressures of transforming into something other than the normal kid he's been all his prior 17 years. Second thing I totally cherish about this series is the loyal friendship be More...