Falling Slowly

by Gracie Ray

After the unexpected death of her parents, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth is left with several mysteries to solve. As if adjusting to her new life wasn’t bad enough, she begins to have nightmares about creatures in the woods and a boy, by the name of Tristan, who comes to her as an angel and saves her from what he calls, the Hounds of Hell. When a new student enrolls at her high school, she is left with more unanswered questions when she discovers the newly enrolled heartthrob is none other than the boy in her dreams. She fights to keep her emotions stable as she watches all the other girls swoon over him, including her best friend. But when mysterious dead bodies start turning up around her school, she is forced to question if Tristan is the boy of her dreams or if he's the nightmare.

Genres: Paranormal, Angels, Young Adult, Fantasy, Ebooks

270 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 6, 2012

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed but hope there is a second book.

[Shraddha]

Is this book available on the internet at all? I've tried finding it, but no luck!

[Aiswrya · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was so poorly written. None of the characters were well developed. Tristan and Lizzy's relationship had no depth to it. I wouldn't even call it insta-romance. It was no-romance.
The second half got every confusing, as the author tried to cram all possible super natural beings into 100 pages. Less than an average read!

[Kristan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was enjoyable but was for me lacking.

[Elisabeth Wheatley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book as part of the IndieReadAThon hosted by the blog My Pathway To Books and I enjoyed reading it immensely. The romantic elements were not overwhelming like in some stories, but they were there and the impending danger is never forgotten. I thought this book was a delightful mix of mythology and legend, blended together seamlessly in a lovely, whimsical yet gothic tale.

So why only 4 stars? I think this book had a few rough details that could've been easily smoothed out. There were some story elements that I thought should've been explained or made clear sooner. There were also a couple of typos and formatting issues, but those really didn't bother me. I think the issues were minor and I still highly recommend this book.

Just a note to you guys, Falling Slowly ends in a tormenting cliffhanger, so if you don't want that, I suggest you wait for the next book comes out to read it. 

The plot:
I thought the plot was very original. The idea of a girl whose blood drives all supernatural creatures mad was something I found to be very fascinating. The plot moves smoothly and swiftly and I never felt that it was lagging or slowly down.

The characters:
I adored Lizzy. She was the right balance of vulnerable and headstrong and I really cared about her. I also found the relationship between her and her sister to be very touching. I did wonder why she kept hanging out with her "best friend" Elle, but at the same time it was good to have a "wild" character in the mix. Lizzy and her sister are considered to be the hottest girls in school by everyone in their high school, but they aren't sluts and aren't the stereotypical "popular girls" either.

Dorian, our prevalent baddie, appears mainly in dreams and illusions until the end. But that doesn't make him any less frightening or downright creepy. He is an evil Nephilim, bent on securing Lizzy's blood for his family so that they can use it to rule the other supernatural beings. I thought he was a completely sufficient antagonist and I watched for him in the pages as if he were after me! One of Dorian's brothers, Chase, also becomes quite important to the ending, but I'll refrain from spoilers. 

Since I mentioned the romance, I should probably mention the love interest, right? Tristan is a Grigori or pureblood angel. Lizzy is his soulmate which is probably self-explanatory. If Lizzy were to die, the loss would drive Tristan mad, turn him forever to evil, and would result in him going to Hell. He was a sweet, likable character that, despite how gentle he could be, was completely capable of turning lethal in an instant. I grew quite fond of him and I am now quite concerned as to what will happen with him and Lizzy.

In closing, I enjoyed this book greatly. Even though there were a few rough points, I certainly recommend it to fans of clean paranormal romance and urban fantasy. 

To Ms. Ray: I will be watching for that sequel!

[Radiant · Rating 4 out of 5]

When i read synopsis...i was really dragged into this book..it was different,dark and edgy and always has twists and turns at every corner and it keeps u ur toes!

Lizzy has always had nightmares which felt more real than she knows and there was always a guy who saved her from the hooded creature stalking her.

So when Lizzy and her sister lexi loose their parents ,her uncle now becomes their guardian and looks over them.The both sisters are extremely beautiful and everyone are jealous of them..even lizzy's best friend.But Lizzy was never interested in boys until new student -Tristan- comes to school..the rescuer from her dreams..literally!

But when the small town gets covered with deaths,and people/weird creatures are trying to kill her..lizzy has her doubts...tristan is not what he is and somewhere she too knows she is not who she is..the incident when she was 4 years old is a proof of it.

So who is she?...When the truth comes out,prophecies,supernatural creatures and tritsan is involved..lizzy has to make a choice..to let others protect her and fail by dying or to face the death herself...what choice does she have?

We don't get to see more of Lizzy and Tristan and i really wanted it.It gets a bit bored with the history of the stuff(but i think that was necessary for us to know),also the story gets tangled as new characters enter sometimes..but overall i loved reading it.

Falling slowly is definitely a new story in itself and i liked it..it was new,refreshing..i really hope we do find some answers in next one at least especially with a cliff hanger like that.

For a debut it was great one!
Sri.

[Nereid · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this story as it offered something different, Elizabeth and her sister are close and when their parents were killed suddenly, their Uncle Criss comes to live with them. A new guy starts at their high school and he is the boy from her dreams or more like nightmares. She has been dreaming of him for ages and he always seems to be around when she needs rescuing. Tristan is good looking and only interested in her which does cause a problem as her childhood friend Lyle wants to go out with her also. Lizzy just does feel that way about her friend but she has difficulty in breaking it to him gently. Life is changing really quickly and things are about to get worse. Secrets are revealed and a prophecy comes to light that will change her life forver. Just when her hardest problem in life was thinking about where to go to college, Lizzy discovers that vampires, fairies and werewolves are real and they are all coming to kill her. She is something special and Tristan may be the only one who can protect her but at what cost?

[Christy · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author had an interesting premise. However, she seemed to lack direction and depth. Her characters were not developed as well as they could have been. The plot was off. One minute we are talking about snow and then the next we are anticipating it. The worst part for me was the grammar errors and tense issues. Can you really be emitted to an emergency room?

[Kathy Harrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

Angels and werewolfs and vampires oh my!! what a great mix for the start of this series. It did get a little dizzying in the middle had to re-read a couple of areas twice but a good book

[Tracey · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars. An interesting concept and totally readable plot. Now have to wait for more.

[Cierra McCauley (Cierra's Corner) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book had me on the edge of my seat!