Falling
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In Falling, Christopher Pike explores the depth and breadth of human emotion through two brilliantly etched characters: Kelly Feinman, who pays a terrible price to understand the nature of true evil; and Matt Connor, a classic anti-hero who captures the reader's sympathy.
Kelly Feinman: Once a brilliant FBI profiler and field agent, Kelly went rogue on her last case, hunting the serial killer known as the Acid Man. Now, still recovering from the madman's brutal assault, regarded by her fellow agents as a weak link, Kelly struggles to find her footing on a new case: the kidnapping of an infant, Jimmy Techer. Making matters worse, Kelly's husband has taken their daughter and left. Kelly fears she cannot even trust her own instincts.
Matt Connor: Deeply in love with his girlfriend, Matt is devastated when Amy leaves him for another man. He plots a diabolical revenge that begins with his apparent death. By the time Matt is through, Amy—Jimmy's mother—will know the intensity of Matt's pain, because it will have become her own. And Matt…Matt will pass through the fires of hell and, in the eyes of baby Jimmy, will recover his soul.
Matt Connor is a kidnapper. Kelly Feinman is the agent on his trail. They should be enemies. Instead, they become friends, and together, they help each other become whole.
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Christopher Pike
Christopher Pike is a bestselling young adult novelist and has published several adult books as well—Sati and The Season of Passage being the most popular. In YA, his Last Vampire series—often called Thirst—is a big favorite among his fans. Pike was born in Brooklyn, New York, but grew up in Los Angeles. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his longtime partner, Abir. Currently, several of Pike’s books are being turned into films, including The Midnight Club, which Netflix released as part of a ten-part series. The Midnight Club also draws from a half dozen of Pike’s earlier works. Presently, The Season of Passage is being adapted as a feature film by Universal Studios while Chain Letter—one of Pike all-time bestselling books—is also being adapted by Hollywood. At the moment, Pike is hard at work on a new YA series.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When I was in high school, I read almost every Christopher Pike book available - finding that he had a new release that was not YA fiction, I had to read it. Overall a good story, I like the fact that there are two different-but-linked stories going on in the book...the jilted lover seeking revenge and the acid-burning serial killer.The book seems to throwback a bit to the Silence of the Lambs concept, that a law enforcement agent seeks help from a criminal that is in some way their mentor. While reading that part of the book, the idea kept coming up to bother me, but if you can look past that, this is a great read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A page turner for sure. Plot is good enough, as far as crime fiction. But the use of crude language and expression was very off-putting. The first 30 pages didn't do much for me: I was even wondering what I was doing reading this book - the motive seemed quite feeble, Matt's and Amy's characters too trite. But in Ch. 2., as soon as FBI agent Kelly was introduced, it became more believable, and I was turning the pages faster. She and her partner Charlie (though his was a minor part) were much more convincing as characters. The "Acid Man" (the villain here) was a psychological insight, with horrible twists. But I thought the writing throughout was rather primitive. Still, it might make a good movie.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This being my long over due reintroduction to Christopher Pike, I was at first a bit disappointed. It had been so long since I'd read any of his work that I was bored by the story. But then I remembered that Pike is the kind of storyteller that *eases* you into a plot. Sure, he'll thrust you into the action - but that's wholly separate. Once I was introduced to the web of the plot it was intriguing and gripping. The gradual reveal of the twists and turns were sometimes sudden and other times not.My favorite thing about Pike, as an writer, is his understanding that when you have a conversation between two people - it doesn't have to be marred down with "he said" "she said" descriptions. They were quick and felt natural and never did I have to ask, "Who is saying what?" I was anxious to hear what was going to be said next and was glad I didn't have to wade through a river of internal thoughts and theories - there is a time and a place for internal monologue and Pike was always aware that it's not during gripping dialogue. God Bless him :DI would have given this 5 stars, but I just don't like profanity and crude language no matter how much brutality it is lending to the story - sorry!
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Love Christopher Pike to death, but I’m still not convinced he’s up to writing for adults. Kelly is a rather ridiculous character.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Pike entwines two criminals in this thrilling tale. Matt Conner plots revenge on his ex-girlfriend by kidnapping her son. Meanwhile, Kelly Fienman hunts down a serial killer called The Acid Man who kills his victims by pouring acid onto their hearts. Kelly's and Matt's stories will come together as this novel of betrayal and trust comes to its conclusion. A Kirkus review calls Falling "Literary crack cocaine". While I'm not sure that's a compliment, it's certainly true for parts of this book. Although I disliked all of the characters by the end, part of me felt compelled to finish the book to figure out how everything fit together (and I was surprised, although the ending is not unbelievable... as far as thrillers go).
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