And if a hot guy said to me, “It involves muddy logging roads, four-wheel drive, and holding on to the ‘oh, shit’ handle above your door” – I’d be like, HELL YEAH I’M IN!!! Not shaking in my sorry little shoes like a coward.

She’s happy being the little doormat that she is. Most kids would have rebelled, but nope, not Theia. He was really strict, not wanting her to live for herself – no dating, no having fun, and he has her clothes picked out for her and regulates the music she listens to. Not to mention she was dense – seriously, who doesn’t know what a succubus is? I guess I should give her a break, she was that way because of her father. A shy and insecure wallflower, a pathetic and spineless martyr. She was a boring person with no personality whatsoever to speak of. I’m talking hate like, if-I-ever-met-you-I’d-stab-you-in-the-eye-with-a-rusty-fork hate. I won’t be reading the second book in this duology because I just don’t care.I hated Theia. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend reading this book, there is much much better YA PNR out there. The first half of the book is flat out bad and boring, but the second half was more interesting. Overall this is an okay and very typical YA paranormal romance. I wish I had known that this was the first book of a duology when I started the book. I did enjoy the irony at the end of the story (which ends on a pretty bad cliffhanger). The second half of the book was more interesting, this is the part where they visit Haden’s home…however I won’t say more than that because of spoilers. The first part of the book was pretty bad Theia is constantly making puppy dog eyes at Haden even though he is emotionally abusive and a bit of a stalker (super unhealthy relationship between these two). Right away you know he’s not human but has something to do with demons. Haden is your dark and dangerous yet sensitive bad boy. Theia is your super uptight repressed heroine that has a hidden wild side. Haden is determined to protect Theia from the danger he represents, but is he strong enough to push her away?Įverything about this story was very typical paranormal YA.

Theia finds herself drawn to Haden but she knows he’s not normal…probably not even human. Then the burning boy Haden starts appearing in her dreams, followed by his appearance at her school. However, things start to change when she sees a boy fall flaming from the sky. Theia leads a very sheltered life with a very strict father. This is the first book of a duology, the second book is called Dreaming Awake.

The writing was okay and so was the story but nothing all that interesting or creative. It was a very typical YA paranormal romance. This book ended up being exactly what I thought it was going to be. I have had this book on my to be read pile for quite a while. Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Falling Under series

Falling Under by Gwen Hayes