Review: Good beginning...and I want more!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2014
I usually have a strict no partial "serial", parcel reading policy (reading books with less than 100 pages in an unfinished series). If I want to read this type of series, I wait until all the parts are available to read. Exceptions have been made here....because Scarlet Dawn is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors! (If you haven't started reading the Forever Evermore series, you should.) So, I set aside my self-imposed rule and picked up Fall knowing full well it's a serial installment. On top of this, it's written with the fantastic prose and story-weaving that is Scarlet Dawn's signature. Apparently, I'm a masochist... because this was darn good... and now I have to wait for more...ugh!Fall claims to settle into the relatively unexplored sub-genre of New Adult Sci-Fi Romance. Although, it looks like it may also be steering into the erotica genre... A good portion of the story centers on personal relations, sexual attraction, and we do have a relatively erotic sex scene. Also, although our MC is 18, I did not see any hint of character growth or dealing with the growing pains of coming into adulthood that is hallmark of NA. But considering this was only 66 pages, I'll reserve classification and see where Dawn takes it.Here's a few points to address for the curious would-be reader:POV:1st person from Braita, our MCWhat's the gist of the story?Braita is taken as a slave to a neighboring planet. She is human and the planet she is taken to is inhabited by an alien species, the Mian. While there she catches the attention of two of the ruling members of the planet, Leo and Malik. She soon discovers that they claim her as their Soul and she is taken to live with them.Is there sex?Not much. At the end we have a little M/M action from a third party perspective. But it's not really graphic. However, the setup definitely lends itself to the possibility of a threesome in future books. Or maybe not. The ending of the book has left me a little confused and little intrigued to how the story will play out.Is there graphic violence? No.How much romance is there?None so far. But there is plenty of potential. The real question is with whom will it be? Will it be with the two alien men who have claimed her, Leo and Malik? Or perhaps we will see more of her best friend, Jax? Hmmm, I like that I have no idea right now!How sci-fi is it?The only concrete defining characteristic of sci-fi is that the story happens in the future. Which this story does. We also associate most sci-fi with space travel and aliens. Fall certainly meets this definition as well. So, if you aren't a fan of aliens and exploring the idea of other planets, species, and cultures, you probably would need to keep a very open mind if choosing to pick this up.Overall impression:Ms. Dawn is a great storyteller and as usual I wasn't disappointed in her delivery at all. However, considering its length, I am unable to comment further on how I feel about the story on the whole. I have a more general sense of whether or not I'd continue reading the series. So, overall, I will read the next installment... although I am a little confused on where the story is heading... which is a good thing!Print Length: 66 pagesNext installment release date: Sink is slotted for release in November