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This
is the latest installment in the House of Night Series and, by far, my
personal favorite. Kalona is a fallen immortal and anti-hero of the
series. Much like Neferet's Curse (my review of that novella is here), novella is an origin story.
Check out a snippet from the House of Night website below:
In KALONA’S FALL, the shadows in Kalona’s past will finally come to
light… We will learn about the winged immortal’s secret history and
discover how he went from being the Goddess’s Warrior and Guardian to
her enemy and betrayer. Did Darkness taint Kalona as it did Neferet, or
has the powerful immortal always preferred power over honor, and control
over faith? This novella will be crucial to fans’ understanding of
Kalona, before his role in the explosive final installment of the House
of Night, REDEEMED coming in October 2014.
Ah-ha!
Besides this novella being insanely wonderful, this book also has a lot
of key character information that is supposed to play a big part in the
final novel. Exciting!
Kalona has been a favorite character of mine since his debut in Untamed,
the fourth book in the house of night series. He started out as a
"conduit of evil" but his character has progressed and developed by
leaps and bounds since that early novel. I love Kalona's sassy dialogue
that covers his more trusting and loving nature.
The only fault I had with Kalona's Fall
was that I felt the first few chapters were very stiff. It almost read
like the first few verses of the book of Genesis in the Bible, but not
quite as memorable. This novel also follows the classic "trials of
three" trope which is a little played out, in my opinion.
In conclusion, I found Kalona's Fall to be a great read with lots of character information for Kalona.
I give Kalona's Fall 4 out 5 crowns!
PRINCESS APPROVED!
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Princess K, out!
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