*****5 Stars*****
I'll kick off this review by saying that this book (Ethan's Fall) is a spin off from Dee Palmer's Choices trilogy and although things that happened in that series are mentioned, it's not necessary to have read them.
However, if you haven't, I highly recommend you do, they're brilliant!
However, if you haven't, I highly recommend you do, they're brilliant!
Ada starts this tale off quite heart-wrenchingly and her sorrowful history immediately draws your empathy. She's surviving but only just and the weight of her past keeps her in isolation, in a self confining solitude.
In comes Ethan (who I already loved) who has had his own hardship to overcome. The betrayal he's experienced has left him stubbornly fixed on a life of fun, with a no-strings attached policy. He's a great guy, popular and caring but when he comes face to face with Ada, he seems to get a thrill out of riling her up.
This book is beautifully written! There are parts that are so amusing, I may have snorted in laughter a few times but it's also emotionally evocative and definitely drew a tear or two and had my heart stopping in fear more than once.
You know that feeling when you so desperately want things to work out but you're not sure they ever can, leaving you with a premature devastation? That's what this book did to me.
You know that feeling when you so desperately want things to work out but you're not sure they ever can, leaving you with a premature devastation? That's what this book did to me.
So if you're looking for a quick read, that you won't be able to put down (I was up til 3am!) then this is the book for you.
I can't recommend Ethan's Fall highly enough!
I can't recommend Ethan's Fall highly enough!
Reviewed by Vivienne Kauffer
They say once bitten…
Ethan Cates is anything but shy. A little time away from his playboy playground has hardened his heart. After returning from his travels, he has every intention of keeping it locked away. This summer his plan is for the three S’s: Sun, Sea and Surf…It’s just not his entire plan. Three more S’s: Sex, Sex, and more Sex. Ethan loves women. He is just never going to love only one woman; this summer he is on a mission to prove it.
Twice shy…
Everyone has a story but not everyone wants to tell about it. Ada is hiding and has no choice but to stay that way, because she needs to find the person who means the most to her more than her next breath. If she is found and identified, she knows she will never get that chance. It’s not a life choice; this is self-preservation. She’s lost too much to give up now.
For the first time since moving to the small coastal town, Ada feels isolated in her opinion of Ethan, the town’s favourite prodigal son. He is arrogant, rude, and a complete arse to her. But, the first time in forever, Ada is distracted by a man who seems to delight in torturing, teasing, and playing a game Ada can’t afford to lose--- one she can’t afford to play at all.
Ethan Cates is anything but shy. A little time away from his playboy playground has hardened his heart. After returning from his travels, he has every intention of keeping it locked away. This summer his plan is for the three S’s: Sun, Sea and Surf…It’s just not his entire plan. Three more S’s: Sex, Sex, and more Sex. Ethan loves women. He is just never going to love only one woman; this summer he is on a mission to prove it.
Twice shy…
Everyone has a story but not everyone wants to tell about it. Ada is hiding and has no choice but to stay that way, because she needs to find the person who means the most to her more than her next breath. If she is found and identified, she knows she will never get that chance. It’s not a life choice; this is self-preservation. She’s lost too much to give up now.
For the first time since moving to the small coastal town, Ada feels isolated in her opinion of Ethan, the town’s favourite prodigal son. He is arrogant, rude, and a complete arse to her. But, the first time in forever, Ada is distracted by a man who seems to delight in torturing, teasing, and playing a game Ada can’t afford to lose--- one she can’t afford to play at all.
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