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Hazel (1853 KP) rated Waterfall in Books

Dec 17, 2018

Waterfall

Lauren Kate | 2014 | Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult (YA)

7.6

(5 Ratings)

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This ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

The end of Lauren Kate’s fantasy novel Teardrop saw the beginning of the destruction of the earth after teenage Eureka Boudreaux shed a tear sparking off a devastating flood. Waterfall continues on from this point as Eureka goes on a journey to try and save the world. Readers are reunited with the lovable characters of the previous novel such as the twins and Cat as well as the mysterious Ander.

Three quarters of the novel is full of excitement with Eureka and family swimming to Turkey to locate a lost relative of Ander’s who they hope will be able to advise them on what to do next. Solon is a great character – comes across as mean but really has everyone’s best interests at heart. Solon instructs Eureka in the tasks ahead of her all the while the threat of Atlantis rising rests heavily upon her. Meanwhile Atlas, the evil one, who is determined to make Eureka produce one final tear, has possessed Eureka’s best friend Brooks.

Up until this point the novel was even better than the first. The lack of everyday life that Teardrop was composed of meant that the fantasy story line could quickly develop. However the remaining quarter of Waterfall was largely disappointing.

The setting for the finale of the book was a complete contrast to what the characters had been exposed to previously. Whilst there was nothing wrong with this, the story became confusing and difficult to grasp. It was hard to picture the scene and it felt like the personalities of some of the characters, Eureka in particular, had suddenly changed.

Initially Waterfall was working towards a four star review however after the frustrating changes in writing style the novel no longer feels like the fantastic story it promised to be.

As mentioned, this is a sequel to Teardrop and readers would greatly benefit from reading that first, but the beginning chapters of Waterfall contain enough information for new readers to catch up to speed.