Tenaya JayneFallen

4 “Fallen” Stars!The Review:Fallen was amazing! I loved it! This was my first read by this author and as any reader knows, trying new authors can be a good experience or a not so good experience. Well, in this case, it was ALL GOOD! From the moment this book opens up, I was consumed. The story was creative, riveting and I NEEDED to turn the pages to see what happened next. The writing was incredibly well done and the characters immediately drew me in.I’m hooked! Simple as that. I can’t wait for the next book in this series!Story/Characters...Erin lost her mother at the tender age of twelve. Her father, having lost his fated mate, was drowning in heartbreak and suffering an unknown disease, leaving Erin to grow up way too fast in a world that didn’t always love halflings such as herself. On the night her mother died, a mysterious stranger leaves a condolence note, a rock imbued with comforting magic and some much needed money at her door. It was the first time Erin felt a true connection with someone ... even though she didn’t know who the giver was.Seven years later, Erin is all grown up. Her father is close to taking his last breath and she fears an uncertain future. She still dreams about the shadow giver and still gets comfort from the gifts he left for her that night, so long ago. When her best friend catches the eye of a notorious womanizer and tabloid bad boy, then turns up dead, Erin is set on a mission to avenge her friend ... until fate steps in and changes the game!Maddox is royalty, both in blood and in the world they live in. The media loves him, he’s popular, handsome and girls fawn all over him. Living up to the legacy his parents and his older sister have amassed is hard enough, but being used by the people he trusted and by a public who doesn’t really know him, has forced him to wear a mask of indifference. And he was okay with that until fate stepped in and he couldn’t get the one girl that was destined to be his.I LOVED the way this story played out. Erin’s attitude towards Maddox was fun to read. She was sassy and vehemently opposed to being just another notch on his bedpost. And poor Maddox suffers, which was both exciting and painful to read. He’s had this whole life of privilege and notoriety going for him. He was used to getting what he wanted, until he couldn’t. Erin intrigued him, frustrated him and even hurt him ... all things he wasn’t used to. I enjoyed their interactions and their chemistry. The author did an incredible job with the intensity and the slow build to romance between them - a true enemies to lovers kind of story. They took their time getting to know one another, to find common ground and ultimately to care for one another. Maddox turned out to be the hero his family wanted him to be and Erin’s cold heart thawed and opened to the possibilities around her. And all the while, there’s this insidious mystery going on in the background, ready to destroy Maddox, his family, and Erin, the one girl he’d die to protect.I enjoyed the sub-characters too! Fallen is a spin-off from another series by this author and I’m very much interested in reading those books so I can see these sub-characters stories from the beginning. But don’t get me wrong. It is a spin-off, but you don't HAVE to read the books in the other series to know what's going on. I just WANT to.Wish List...I wish there had been more to the ending. I wanted to see more of what the future held for Erin and Maddox. Erin’s path seemed pretty set. She had a job she loved, she was helping people and she’d found her fated mate. However, I wanted more of what was in store for Maddox. He discovered himself throughout the story and though his future was hinted at and you know he’ll be fine, I wanted a more definitive ending.Maybe we’ll see them again in future books as side characters in this series. I hope so. I’m not ready to let them go yet, which is a testament to how much I enjoyed their story.The Wrap Up:Fallen was fun, a little angsty, sometimes light, sometimes heavy and all the time amazing. I’ve been needing a good PNR for a while and this one did nicely. I’m definitely a fan!

Background: Sometimes you get a free book and it sucks. Other times you get one and it's good... but not great. Then there are the books where the author draws you in with the freebie and you fall in love - with the plot, the setting, the characters and more! Tenaya is one of those authors who is able to weave a story that ensnares your heart and soul. I may have gotten the very first Regia book for free but every single one from then on had been purchased because of the quality and content of her writing.As for Fallen itself, who doesn't like a bad boy exterior? Apparently, our girl Erin; though she also just so happens to both loathe and be drawn to Maddox. She is a girl who lost her mother early on and had all but lost her dad. Then you have Maddox, the boy of royal birth who masks a whole host of insecurities with a playboy attitude. As Fallen traces their story, you will find yourself drawn in to the world of Regia, its descriptions, characters, plots and sub-plots holding your attention until the very end. And, if you are anything like me, you will experience a wide range of emotions and will find you are craving for more.Note: Fallen is book 1 in the spin-off series Shadows of Regia. While you could definitely read this one on its own, the original series (The Legends of Regia) are all amazing and will add a rich history and depth that you will not regret!

This book has a really interesting concept that got better as it went along. The start is really kinda bad, and I had to look at what the story was about that interested me in buying it. To be honest, I think you can skip a good portion of the beginning of the book and not miss a darn thing. The other negative is that the author slaps a dictionary in the front of the book and expects you to read it instead to building the world for you. After that dictionary you get dropped in the world and expected to know who everyone is. To be honest, I skipped the dictionary, so I was a little confused in the beginning, but once I got he lay of the land I enjoyed it mostly. I feel e little but like the author used this book to learn to write, and it could have REALLY helped to get an editor to work out the holes in the story, and also this bonding ceremony thing at the end that seemed to come out of nowhere... Yeah, I know, it sounds like I hated it... but I didn't. I'm glad I stuck with it because I did enjoy it. I'm kind left wondering if the author has worked out the kinks in her writing, because I think she has some great ideas. SHe just needs to hone her skills. An imagination like this could go places.