Review: Spectacular! Totally worth the wait!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
The Fall is a PHENOMENAL continuation of the Siren Series. Time has passed since the end of The Rush. It's summer now, and Ivy and Ryder are closer than ever. However much Ivy tries to convince herself that they are "just friends", they are more than that. They are more than just friends. They are more than best friends.We start off with Ivy's seventeenth birthday. Nix, her twisted godfather (and, oh yeah, POSEIDON!), has an elaborate party for her. We learned from the last book that Nix is a controlling and demanding tyrant, but that still doesn't stop Ivy from ditching Nix's birthday event to hang out with Ryder no matter what the outcome will be when Nix finds out. From then on, the book is a full of twists and turns as Ivy continually battles to break Nix's hold on her, fights for her freedom and the freedom of her friends who are oppressed under the same force, and learns shocking truths about people in her life that she never would have guessed.What I loved most about this book was that despite everything that was going on in Ivy's life, she was still so strong. She didn't give up. No matter what Nix demanded of her, she kept pushing against the boundaries and fighting to be free. (view spoiler)And I think an influential part of Ivy's strength was found in Ryder. His strength gave her strength. She learned from him that she wasn't trapped in a life she could never escape. She had a choice.My favorite quote:I promised to let him rescue me from every day forward. And I let him promise to hold onto me forever. As long as we had each other, I could fight hell and I could survive.Can't wait for The Heart!