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Fearless #8
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Another saga in the monthly series about a high school girl born without the fear gene. Gaia Moore has been living with friends since her father, a covert anti-terrorism agent, went underground. She gets herself into dangerous situations, righting wrongs, avenging hurts, and solving mysteries. The series has been optioned for TV by Columbia TriStar.
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First published May 1, 2000
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Francine Pascal
1,139 books1,849 followersFrancine Paula Pascal was an American author best known for her Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. Sweet Valley High, the backbone of the collection, was made into a television series, which led to several spin-offs, including The Unicorn Club and Sweet Valley University. Although most of these books were published in the 1980s and 1990s, they remained so popular that several titles were re-released decades later.
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June 6, 2012
Just because I want to do something different I'm going to write the reviews in a Friends episode format. Enjoy!
The One Where Sam Moon is a Cheating Pig
Gaia's relationship with Mary will never be the same. She told something that she has never told anyone before: Her childhood. Loki is not happy that someone else knows about this, so he is planning on eliminating Mary . . . forever. Meanwhile, Sam discovers that Heather slept with someone else(Book #6 Payback. She was drunk, y'all!), so he gets very drunk and sleep with Ella . . . Gaia's foster parent and the evil sidekick of Loki. Too bad he didn't know that then.
Sam Moon is making me so angry!! Eight books. Eight books and still no process on Sam and Gaia!! Coward!! Pig!! Hope you get herpes.
More!! More, please!!
The One Where Sam Moon is a Cheating Pig
Gaia's relationship with Mary will never be the same. She told something that she has never told anyone before: Her childhood. Loki is not happy that someone else knows about this, so he is planning on eliminating Mary . . . forever. Meanwhile, Sam discovers that Heather slept with someone else(Book #6 Payback. She was drunk, y'all!), so he gets very drunk and sleep with Ella . . . Gaia's foster parent and the evil sidekick of Loki. Too bad he didn't know that then.
Sam Moon is making me so angry!! Eight books. Eight books and still no process on Sam and Gaia!! Coward!! Pig!! Hope you get herpes.
More!! More, please!!
September 1, 2018
Basic plot: Mary tries to research more into Katia, Gaia and Mary spend more time together, and other stuff happens before Mary gets killed by Loki.
Heat has a few exciting moments but not enough to really go out on. ( pls put more detail in this section)
1) In the beginning of the book Gaia talks down nostalgia yet nostalgically recalls memories in the same monologue?
2) Gaia says she doesn't fight with multiple people at once even though she did a few times in past books.
3) Where did Ella's affection for Loki come from? It seemed to have formed out of nowhere.
4) While researching about Gaia's parents it never dawns on Mary that more than one Thomas Moore can exist at the same time and also be married with a daughter. This should be common sense.
5) "Dreams were just little movies in your head, not predictions about the future."
Despite how prophetic dreams CAN exist and how if you analyze things that appear in said dreams online, it can mean something symbolic and be good advice for dealing with your current state of living. Source: Have been looking into my dreams for years and deemed helpful.
6) "And no matter what Mr. Freud said, not everything was about sex."
Yet this book is ramped up with sexual content and contradicts that sentence.
7) "Guys have to learn how to dance. Girls don't."
I have plenty of arguments against that statement.
8) CAN THIS STORY GO ONE CHAPTER WITHOUT MENTIONING HOW GAIA IS INSECURE ABOUT HOW HER MUSCLES LOOK?? I've been enduring this same fucking thing for 1+ books and it keeps repeating like it's entirely new each time.
9) I know Sam is 18 and a college student but the sex scene with him and Ella came off as more disturbing than it should be once I remember she was in her 30s.
10) Sam justifies his actions by saying Heather cheated first. Actually she was completely loyal to him and she's not the one lusting over her rival or wishing to be out of the relationship. Sam may have been informed about Heather being with Charlie, but if he actually cared and implored further he would have found out she got raped and would support her from there. But instead Sam goes out on one thing Brian said like any caring boyfriend. I'm on Heather's side.
11) It was actually sad when Mary died aka the only moving moment for me thus far.
Blood, What are you bringing to the table?
Heat has a few exciting moments but not enough to really go out on. ( pls put more detail in this section)
1) In the beginning of the book Gaia talks down nostalgia yet nostalgically recalls memories in the same monologue?
2) Gaia says she doesn't fight with multiple people at once even though she did a few times in past books.
3) Where did Ella's affection for Loki come from? It seemed to have formed out of nowhere.
4) While researching about Gaia's parents it never dawns on Mary that more than one Thomas Moore can exist at the same time and also be married with a daughter. This should be common sense.
5) "Dreams were just little movies in your head, not predictions about the future."
Despite how prophetic dreams CAN exist and how if you analyze things that appear in said dreams online, it can mean something symbolic and be good advice for dealing with your current state of living. Source: Have been looking into my dreams for years and deemed helpful.
6) "And no matter what Mr. Freud said, not everything was about sex."
Yet this book is ramped up with sexual content and contradicts that sentence.
7) "Guys have to learn how to dance. Girls don't."
I have plenty of arguments against that statement.
8) CAN THIS STORY GO ONE CHAPTER WITHOUT MENTIONING HOW GAIA IS INSECURE ABOUT HOW HER MUSCLES LOOK?? I've been enduring this same fucking thing for 1+ books and it keeps repeating like it's entirely new each time.
9) I know Sam is 18 and a college student but the sex scene with him and Ella came off as more disturbing than it should be once I remember she was in her 30s.
10) Sam justifies his actions by saying Heather cheated first. Actually she was completely loyal to him and she's not the one lusting over her rival or wishing to be out of the relationship. Sam may have been informed about Heather being with Charlie, but if he actually cared and implored further he would have found out she got raped and would support her from there. But instead Sam goes out on one thing Brian said like any caring boyfriend. I'm on Heather's side.
11) It was actually sad when Mary died aka the only moving moment for me thus far.
Blood, What are you bringing to the table?
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January 16, 2017
More like 2.5.
Ed and Sam are starting to annoy me. I mean, fine, they're teenage/college boys - they're not exactly going to be glowing specimens of humanity. But Ed is way too Nice Guy for my tastes, and also hopelessly in love with like three girls at this point, so please at least pick one and stop being creepy around the others.
And then there's Sam. Sam who's been so helplessly in love with Gaia, but is still jerking Heather around (although, to be fair, she's kind of doing the same thing to him). In this book, he
Tom, Loki, and George continue to be flops. I mean, come on, Loki's game plan continues to make no sense, probably because it's being twisted to fit the plot needs of each book.
Although, speaking of the plot, it's moving about as slow as molasses. It'd be nice if something interesting happened soon...
Ed and Sam are starting to annoy me. I mean, fine, they're teenage/college boys - they're not exactly going to be glowing specimens of humanity. But Ed is way too Nice Guy for my tastes, and also hopelessly in love with like three girls at this point, so please at least pick one and stop being creepy around the others.
And then there's Sam. Sam who's been so helplessly in love with Gaia, but is still jerking Heather around (although, to be fair, she's kind of doing the same thing to him). In this book, he
Tom, Loki, and George continue to be flops. I mean, come on, Loki's game plan continues to make no sense, probably because it's being twisted to fit the plot needs of each book.
Although, speaking of the plot, it's moving about as slow as molasses. It'd be nice if something interesting happened soon...
December 1, 2012
Things got a little more interesting...
(But I still gave it 3 stars because of the way the author sets things up. I don't like how she doesn't have chapters, but sections.)
(But I still gave it 3 stars because of the way the author sets things up. I don't like how she doesn't have chapters, but sections.)
April 9, 2023
This book GRIPPED me as a kid. I still have vivid memories of reading Mary's death and being absolutely floored by it. As an adult, it's...well.
Is there a reason Loki has to be so dramatic in killing Mary? The stalking, sneaking around, tempting her with cocaine...why? Shoot her already. He's such a diva. He also states he wants to kill her cuz it's impacting Gaia too much but then he dramatically kills her in a way that mimics how Gaia's mom died and wonders what it will do to her mentally and it'll be "interesting". Why? You killed Mary cuz of the impact it was having on Gaia so why is it now okay to damage her mental health to see what will happen?? What sort of condition do you want her in dude? Make up your mind.
As usual, it's time to bitch about Sam. Sam finds out Heather had sex with Charlie (was raped by Charlie) and is furious and ends up fucking Gaia's stepmom. Back when Heather was raped, the book at the time made it pretty clear the two were broken up. That's apparently retconned and now Heather has cheated. Sure okay. Also I don't think being raped can be classified as cheating but alright. Heather also muses "whatever happened with Charlie I still went into that bedroom" girl you were plastered. That's still rape - you know what forget it.
Anyway, so Sam gets all righteous that Heather "cheated" which is hilarious seeing as this man has spent the ENTIRE series lusting and being in love with Gaia including MAKING OUT with her but somehow Heather is in the wrong??? Man I hate this dude.
Is there a reason Loki has to be so dramatic in killing Mary? The stalking, sneaking around, tempting her with cocaine...why? Shoot her already. He's such a diva. He also states he wants to kill her cuz it's impacting Gaia too much but then he dramatically kills her in a way that mimics how Gaia's mom died and wonders what it will do to her mentally and it'll be "interesting". Why? You killed Mary cuz of the impact it was having on Gaia so why is it now okay to damage her mental health to see what will happen?? What sort of condition do you want her in dude? Make up your mind.
As usual, it's time to bitch about Sam. Sam finds out Heather had sex with Charlie (was raped by Charlie) and is furious and ends up fucking Gaia's stepmom. Back when Heather was raped, the book at the time made it pretty clear the two were broken up. That's apparently retconned and now Heather has cheated. Sure okay. Also I don't think being raped can be classified as cheating but alright. Heather also muses "whatever happened with Charlie I still went into that bedroom" girl you were plastered. That's still rape - you know what forget it.
Anyway, so Sam gets all righteous that Heather "cheated" which is hilarious seeing as this man has spent the ENTIRE series lusting and being in love with Gaia including MAKING OUT with her but somehow Heather is in the wrong??? Man I hate this dude.
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August 15, 2025
This didn't end the way I wanted it to go at all. I can't wait for the next one when Gaia gets revenge because it seems like she just lost a friend in worst way. I was hoping Gaia would get there in time to save them but I don't know til read next one if she did cause seems they might be dead which sucks.
I really want Ella to be gone soon and Loki too because they are both horrible people. What they both did in this one sucks horribly.
I'm glad that Gaia's dad didn't die but Loki set up an explosion take him out or tried to. Least think was Loki could been Ella.
This was little better than last one but if that ending hadn't gone way did would been a 4 star. Mary had done her research and she found out truth about Gaia's mom's death and what was supposed to have happened that night instead her dying.
I really want Ella to be gone soon and Loki too because they are both horrible people. What they both did in this one sucks horribly.
I'm glad that Gaia's dad didn't die but Loki set up an explosion take him out or tried to. Least think was Loki could been Ella.
This was little better than last one but if that ending hadn't gone way did would been a 4 star. Mary had done her research and she found out truth about Gaia's mom's death and what was supposed to have happened that night instead her dying.
January 24, 2019
A great read, the last 50 pages were very tense!
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June 4, 2008
The Fearless series is a great young adult series with appeal (i think) for both boys and girls (of course never having been a teenage boy~i can't really say for sure). Although it deals with the feelings of a young woman "born without the fear gene" and all the subsequent doubts and insecurities of dealing with that and the normal growing pains of adolescence it also has a fair amount of adventure and intrigue.
It makes great high interest reading for the "reluctant reader" because it is not difficult but it keeps up a rather frenetic pace, one novel leading into the next with cliffhanger after cliffhanger.
Unfortunately the author originally couldn't keep up with my demand and i moved on to other books. I kept collecting but never picked up the storyline again (i have every intention to~you know what they say about good intentions...)
It makes great high interest reading for the "reluctant reader" because it is not difficult but it keeps up a rather frenetic pace, one novel leading into the next with cliffhanger after cliffhanger.
Unfortunately the author originally couldn't keep up with my demand and i moved on to other books. I kept collecting but never picked up the storyline again (i have every intention to~you know what they say about good intentions...)
September 3, 2010
I've read this series over ten years ago. But I remember it being very good. For the first 18 books. After that the more it lasted the worst it got. I stopped at book 32. These days I wouldn't give it more than 20.
Back to the good stuff. I found that Gaia was a good strong, pretty but still flawed character. She was special without being annoying. It's just that once the author stopped looking over the shoulder of the ghost writer. Things went down the drain pretty fast.
Last note. The series may be in boxes but I won't be giving them away any time soon. She's a good example of an interesting main character in an interesting premise.
Back to the good stuff. I found that Gaia was a good strong, pretty but still flawed character. She was special without being annoying. It's just that once the author stopped looking over the shoulder of the ghost writer. Things went down the drain pretty fast.
Last note. The series may be in boxes but I won't be giving them away any time soon. She's a good example of an interesting main character in an interesting premise.
March 3, 2014
Wow, I breezed right through that book!
The writing lends to an extremely fast pace, and while the sentence structure may come across as a little simple, the quirky and colloquial narrative are excellent!
The writing lends to an extremely fast pace, and while the sentence structure may come across as a little simple, the quirky and colloquial narrative are excellent!
July 12, 2008
Another great (yet heartbreaking) book in this series.
May 25, 2025
Heat
The tension in this one is so well done!
Gaia is actually starting to be happy so naturally Oliver has to try and ruin her life again. A certain death STILL destroys me.
The tension in this one is so well done!
Gaia is actually starting to be happy so naturally Oliver has to try and ruin her life again. A certain death STILL destroys me.
November 10, 2011
The end to this one was very sad 'cos they had to kill off Gaia's best friend. The part, tho', where her best friend challenges Gaia's "fearlessness" is kinda cool.
June 20, 2013
So far the series is all about various guys in love with Gaia and Gaia kicking various people's asses.
June 28, 2009
God these are addicting
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