It's been a while since I've read this, so this review may not be very accurate.Okay, I really liked the KoLCs book series when I first started it. This book was pretty violent, but nothing you don't encounter in many books. The main characters are brave and put themselves in danger for what's right. He also talks/thinks a lot in the beginning about his failed attempts to kiss girls.įrom what I remember, there is excessive use of damn (on almost every page), and Vane mentions that he put in a healthy mix of words that his mom would kill him for using, however none of the words are read, if that makes sense. Either way, there was a lot of thought from the main character, Vane, about seeing the other main character wearing a skimpy dress, and they kiss a couple of times. I didn't love or hate the 'romantic' content (it wasn't a lot) but I just generally don't read romance so that could be why. I think this book would be appropriate for kids 12 and up-maybe even a mature 11 year old could read it. I won’t be around to see, because I don’t care enough to continue reading. I don’t know if Vane changes this attitude through the rest of the trilogy. (Also, near the end, there’s a kiss that’s described for a page and a half straight… I like romance, but that’s just overdoing it.) Part of me wonders if all the sex references and junk helped cover up the fact that Shannon Messenger maybe doesn’t have the strongest plot. There were so many other good qualities about Audra (she was strong, brave, loyal) but the one thing that was highlighted was her sex appeal. His character arc in that respect was pretty much nonexistent (as a writer, I was disappointed by that.) Girls are so much more than their bodies, and I’m surprised the author- a married woman- portrayed her male character as thinking of the girl that way, consistently, through the end of the book. I guess the thing that bothered me the most was the way Vane thought about Audra. While admittedly very clean (it’s middle-grade, not YA) the plot is just… more creative than LTSF. I love Shannon Messenger’s other series, Keeper of the Lost Cities. P.S for KoTLC fans: At least we don t have to wait some 8000 pages (9 books) for a kiss: just a little 350 but it still feels like a lot. (The book is not that innapropiate compared to other YA novels and the romance is mild- with just ONE kiss- and it is not true that they swear in every page. I will say if your kids are younger give them KoTLC and when they're older (teenagers) then give them LTSF and they will love it. There are tons of YA books where even the cover is too inappropiate to read but in Let The Sky Fall the main love story are forbidden to kiss so all they do is look at eachother sometimes (Vane always expresses how much he wants to kiss her and how much he links her skimpy shirt but that's all- until the passionate kiss at the end- but again its's in the middle of a battle so its not that bad- its written great actually) As for violence, its nothing more than KoTLC.Ĭonclusion: Shannon Messenger is an excellent author and I loved LTSF a lot. I mean, sure, Shannon targeted this toward a more teenage audience (with ONE- just one- passionate kiss and a few longing looks which is normal in YA fantasy.) Poeple exagerrate in saying that this book is really innapropiate in the "sex" column because its not. And, oh, I loved it! Don't let anyone convince you to need read these, becuase they're just SO good. BUT after reading 8 KoLTC books and loving them I was like, Can Shannon Messenger really write bad? And so I read this book. It's innapropriate and stupid version of KoLTC not worth reading." I was almost convinced that this was just some dumb fantasy book. Don't get me wrong- I love KoTLC and when a lot of reviews said, "Don't botter with Let the Sky Fall. Let's start off this review by saying this: No matter what other people say, this book is just as good (If not better) than the Keeper of the lost Cities Series.
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